October
Added 2021-09-28 18:58:51 +0000 UTCHey guys. October is one of my favorite review months naturally...because I get to focus a bit on horror. I'm going to talk about some underrated horror movies soon. I'd like to know what some of your recommendations are. Also...I'm going to do a Blair-Witch Project review to start things off. It was surprisingly good!
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Event Horizon!
Hart
2021-10-02 19:12:17 +0000 UTCWhile I think about it, there are also some interesting horror comedies. A lot of times they will take on very serious topics. The movie Frankenhooker takes a critical approach to the objectification of women. There is also a noteworthy Canadian movie called Slaxx which comments on the rise of fast fashion a la Zara and has a strong anti-fascist subtext.
Edward Eiffler
2021-09-29 05:46:14 +0000 UTCI guess that my recommendations depend on why you're watching. One horror movie for which I host a screening every year that we are not in a pandemic is the Spanish Dracula from 1931. It is really interesting because it is a hybrid, containing elements of both silent and sound films. Also, since censors did not care as much about Spanish speaking audiences, it wasn't edited to death like the English version.
Edward Eiffler
2021-09-29 05:39:47 +0000 UTC* The Innocents (Jack Clayton) - Currently my favorite horror movie. It'd be a great one for you to review sometime even if you can't next month. * The Addiction (Abel Ferrara) * Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur) * John Carpenter - The Fog, In the Mouth of Madness * George Romero - Martin, The Crazies * Dario Argento - Deep Red, Tenebre, The Bird with the Crystal Plummage * The Blackcoat's Daughter (Oz Perkins) * Lets Scare Jessica to Death (1971), The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976) - Two I discovered on Criterion Channel last year. Both truly underrated and deserve more attention * Mario Bava - Black Sabbath (1963) A Bay of Blood (1971) * Deathdream/Dead of Night (Bob Clark) * White Dog (Sam Fuller)
Stephen
2021-09-29 03:07:04 +0000 UTCI love Mothman Prophecies. Very underrated film. Imaginative direction by Mark Pellington, a director who I wish had gone on to a better career.
Bennett Oliver
2021-09-29 00:40:58 +0000 UTCIt’s a divisive film, but very influential. Given a few of its set pieces, it certainly belongs in any conversation about horror movies.
Bennett Oliver
2021-09-29 00:35:51 +0000 UTCI need to revisit Poltergeist. I never really felt anything for that one. Thanks for your pics!
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-29 00:16:44 +0000 UTCYeah 1986 was the year I call the “Hopper Trifecta”. He was in three amazing (and very distinctive) films: “River’s Edge”, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and of course Lynch’s Blue Velvet. That would make a great binge night!
Doug Brekan
2021-09-29 00:05:12 +0000 UTCStarry Eyes Bliss (2019) Psycho II Smooth Talk (1985) classified as a drama but in my opinion it’s a horror film and a damn good one at that. The Vanishing (1988). Paperhouse (1988) The Changeling (1979) Mothman Prophecies (2002) Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer The Funhouse 1981 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) Lake Mungo Body Snatchers (1994) Klute (1972) Cujo Poltergeist (1982) I know its Spielberg and highly regarded, so it’s not so much underrated as misunderstood. Underneath its corny surface is something very complex, layered and dark. Much much more than meets than eye.
Doug Brekan
2021-09-29 00:02:32 +0000 UTCAngst*
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 22:16:51 +0000 UTCThis one is on my list to get to soon.
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 22:16:40 +0000 UTCA woman meant for the genre.
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 22:15:58 +0000 UTCThis is one that's been on my list a while. I admit...I've never seen it.
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 22:15:41 +0000 UTCHaha ya know...that's one I've never seen. Perhaps I shall change that soon. :)
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 22:15:19 +0000 UTCThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 totally departs from the first film’s grimy, sweaty and dreadful atmosphere, exchanging it for a gloriously over-the-top and hilarious gore party. Critics didn’t really like that shift in tone, but I appreciate that 2 is completely it’s own thing, and that it successfully displays the technical mastery and morbid humor of Tobe Hooper. I also love that Leatherface is given a bit more depth. On top of all that, we get a totally engrossing Dennis Hopper performance that puts a smile on my face every time.
Jared Angcanan
2021-09-28 20:59:33 +0000 UTCE. Elias Merhige’s cult film Begotten (1989). I can’t even begin to describe it. Very avant-garde, and extreme nightmare fuel. On the strength of this film, Nicolas Cage hired Merhige to direct Shadow of the Vampire (2000), which he produced, starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. You can find the entire film on YouTube.
Bennett Oliver
2021-09-28 20:58:42 +0000 UTCThe Vanishing (the original - not the American remake). That movie legit gave me a nightmare after watching it. It's so eerie.
Ryan
2021-09-28 20:48:36 +0000 UTCJacob’s Ladder (1990) is a worthy horror film to talk about. It has some of the freakiest, most inspired horror imagery I’ve seen. The hospital scene where Tim Robbins is being wheeled down an increasingly gruesome corridor is pure insanity.
Bennett Oliver
2021-09-28 20:40:13 +0000 UTCAny horror film with Isabelle Adjani seems like good call
jared Clarke
2021-09-28 20:39:56 +0000 UTCI’d recommend The Tenant (1976). It’s the least celebrated entry in Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy, but it has some of the most unsettling sequences I’ve seen in a horror film. Many images still stay with me, like the teeth in the wall and the woman in the bathroom covered head to toe in bandages.
Bennett Oliver
2021-09-28 20:31:33 +0000 UTCFrom Beyond and re- animator by Stuart Gordon.
jared Clarke
2021-09-28 20:26:49 +0000 UTCThe Witch, Mandy, and It Follows (strong Carpenter vibes!) for some newer ones! Also, Raw was quite good, and that could be timely as the director's sophomore feature 'Titane' just won the Palme d'Or.
Ian
2021-09-28 20:17:48 +0000 UTCThere are many great horror films, but so few of them are actually scary. Some good ones that spring to mind are: The Thing, American Werewolf in London, Alien, Perfect Blue, 28 days later, Invasion of the body snatchers (50's & 70's versions), Shivers (1975). I saw Jaws when I was young and that caused permanent trauma so any shark films or films with large bodies of water / unseen threat are normally good for getting the blood pumping - The Shallows is decent and my second favourite shark film. But there are only 2 films coming to mind that cause me to feel actual fear (again it's due I think to the unseen threat and how you create the horror in your own mind) - The original Blair Witch Project (so great choice there) and Black Christmas (1974.)
Ross Skilton
2021-09-28 20:16:01 +0000 UTCReview Psycho!!!
Tony Moro
2021-09-28 20:03:49 +0000 UTCDo a review of Alien!!
Tony Moro
2021-09-28 19:56:15 +0000 UTC2009's Trick 'r Treat
Tony Moro
2021-09-28 19:55:47 +0000 UTCPsycho 2 is CRIMINALLY underrated as hell! Also highly recommend The Collector.
Tony Moro
2021-09-28 19:55:33 +0000 UTCOh yeah. The original Blair Witch is great. That's because the amateur camera shots and dialogue make it actually feel like it's really happening which is what found footage is supposed to feel like. The fact that there's no definitive supernatural being makes it all the more believable. Every found footage film since Paranormal Activity is so obviously scripted and shot too conveniently that you don't buy it for a second. As for underrated horror, there's this Australian film called Snowtown which is based on a true story about a neighborhood of murderers. It's incredibly horrifying and brutal that it's depressing to sit through but it's also honest and challenging. Definitely not recommended if you're currently struggling with depression or anxiety. Other ones I can think of are The Innocents (1961) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945).
Wolfman Brandon
2021-09-28 19:42:02 +0000 UTCAngst (1983). It's a big influence on Gaspar Noé's work and is very similar to Possession in terms of aesthetic. Landscape Suicide and Twentynine Palms are also two really interesting avant-garde horror films you should check out.
Floyd Stapleton
2021-09-28 19:41:18 +0000 UTCHaha I watched that recently too for the first time since it was released. I actually found myself quite frustrated with it. It could've been brilliant.
Deepfocuslens
2021-09-28 19:20:59 +0000 UTCIn Fabric and Berberian Sound Studio by Peter Strickland. Unless it's by Mark Kermode, I don't see any discourse around his movies and since he's heavily fueled by giallo, the IMDb scores for his movies are rather low. They have the perfect Halloween vibe imo.
Ronet Jankovski
2021-09-28 19:14:13 +0000 UTCAlso recently revisited Jennifer's Body since it's had a bit of a critical reappraisal in recent years and thought it was quite fun. Well made, kind of campy if very cheesy teen horror flick.
Tyler Shobe
2021-09-28 19:11:21 +0000 UTCTotally agree with you on Blaie Witch Project. I wasn't expecting it to hold up as well as it did this far detached from sort of the context that made it exciting when it came out. Still one of the best found footage movies out there. As for underappreciated horror, Gerald Kargl's movie Angst doesn't get talked about nearly enough. Easily one of the most unsettling and disturbing horror experiences I've had as an adult. It's unbelievably brutal. There are a good number of movies out there that put you firmly in the POV of a deeply unhinged individual but this one communicates that sort of psychosis in such a chilling way.
Tyler Shobe
2021-09-28 19:05:59 +0000 UTCHere are a few recommendations, I believe you may have reviewed a few of these before, so ignore any repeats. Let The Right One In Eyes Without A Face Nosferatu Audition Under The Skin Perfect Blue The Wailing Alien Godzilla (the original is a horror film, I'll fight anyone on that) The Thing
David Goleb
2021-09-28 19:04:40 +0000 UTC
