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Scary movie thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Oct 18, 2019.

  1. looking for movies to match this month:

    What’s a good unheralded scary movie?
    Or what’s your favorite “little” scary movie?
     
  2. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Of the modern stuff, anatomy of Jane Doe is very good. Lags a little at the end, but overall it’s a strong horror film. Meanwhile, the VVitch was crap.

    If you are looking for something a little more vintage and obscure. Suspiria is freaky little film from the 1970s. It’s got some amazing visuals.

    If you want a lost classic, try Carnival of Souls. It’s a creepy black and white film from the 1960s.

    I recently rewatched the original Sleepaway Camp, which is famous for its twist ending, but the entire movie is strong because the cast is authentic. These arent 20 year olds playing teens, they are real teens and it shows.
     
  3. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Duel. Directed by an obscure start up.
     
  4. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Paranormal Activity (well it was a cool little movie when it came out(

    cloverfield

    the exorcist never gets old

    I love scary movies.
     
  5. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Get Out isn't exactly a "little" movie, but it's a helluva thriller.
    It: Chapter One is among the best horror movies I've ever seen.
    A second for Cloverfield, which was awesome.

    Also worthy of watching:
    The Descent
    28 Days Later
    I Spit on Your Grave
    The Ring

    I'm sure there are more, but those are off the top of my head.
     
  6. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Cabin in the Woods is my favorite horror movie of the past 10 years. I don't know how heralded it is.
     
  7. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Oh yeah The Descent (book was even better)
    28 days also good
    The Ring yeah but Rengu or Ringu, the Japanese original was better
     
  8. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    Train to Busan
    Drag Me to Hell
    Rosemary's Baby (if you're of a mind to overlook Roman Polanski and his history)
    Pontypool
    The Wicker Man (1973, spare yourself having more Nicholas Cage in your life)
    Battle Royale
    Martyrs
    The Descent
    Audition (1999)
    Let the Right One In
    A Tale of Two Sisters (steer clear of the US remake)
    REC (2007)
    It Follows
     
  9. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    I may have to watch The Descent, based on the reviews on here.
     
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  10. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    The Changeling with George C Scott. Scary as he'll and not a drop of blood.
     
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  11. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Re-animator

    Phantasm
     
  12. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Tombs of the Blind Dead. It can be found on YouTube in several cuts. It can lag at times, but some of the set pieces: the ritual scene, the undead on horseback and the train attack are legitimately terrifying almost 50 years later.
     
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