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I thinking I've seen a lot of horror but am always on the look out for something new.
I like most of the classics , a la, Texas Chainsaw, Exorcist, The Shining etc
Also love European horror , in particular the French Extremity stuff and Giallo.
Some American, UK and Asian stuff is great too, especially some of the Iranian or Turkish horror. Love it.
Any recommendations ? I'm particularly unacquainted with pre-70's horror (Hitchcock aside)..... I always feel like it might be a bit tame.
The Wailing as recommended by Lord Kenwynne on this very messageboard. It’s on Netflix. It’s starts off being a bit iffy but jets gets darker and darker with a great climax. It’s on Netflix.
Watched 'Hereditary' last night. Not really sure what happened. :hehe:
Original Friday the 13th is absolutely hilarious.
I saw it last night as a matter of fact. Good film. Enjoyed it. Twistier than I expected. I like the subtlety of Asian horror....rarely get overly gross-out , and when it does it seems less gratuitous than the US stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearcey3
Ones I've enjoyed recently "a girl walks home alone at night" and "Baskin"
Try watching Love if you like that kind of thing. Didn't find it very scary though! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3774694/Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearcey3
Legend of hell house is on tonight , that's a bit dated but creepy and Gayle hunnicutt is sexy as my trousers in it
And the gorgeous Pamela Franklin , who gets crushed by a stone crucifixQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Lots of horror films shock , gore and jump and make you look away now and then in my view a good horror haunts you, and I can only think of a few Exorcist, The Shining ,The Birds and Evil Dead
Bully, salo, aserbian filmQuote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Best ghost story is the original "The Haunting" made in 1963 in b&w, which is based on The haunting of Hill House, but different.(Forget the awful remake with Kath Z-J).
There are a few jumps, but also high tension.
The best thing they did was not show the ghost, nor show any gore.
Will check out. Cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I watched Evil Dead last night. It gets loads of plaudits BUT it was a little bit too trashy for me. Spoiled the mood. I know I’m just probably not getting it though.....same goes for The Smiths, Radiohead and Jazz music.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Norwegian horror Fritt Vilt ( cold prey ) One , Two and Three are decent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Wright
Irreversible..
Get out the cab !!Quote:
Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead
The Cardiff Lift sounds really scary!
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...davids-cardiff
Don't go down to the lifts todayQuote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
It was of its time and I believe Raimi and his cast / crew actually had to live in the cabin for the duration of filming . The demonic tree rape was of its time and got into problems ,still banned in some countries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Wright
Filmed in super 8 ,the low down camera work running in the forest scenes were a first, hugely influenced others and the Coen brothers , don't think it was box office smash, I seem to remember it made its name as a pirate video as its was banned ,bit like Chainsaw Massacre ,you get them as pirate copies ,my kids loved it ??
Don't think I've watched one since Psycho. Don't appeal to me.
No takers yet for The Human Centipede then.....
That is an excellent film and, as you say, all the better for not showing a ghost/monster.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
Let The Right One In is a very good Scandi horror/vampire film.
..the second one was best for meQuote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
what do you mean get out the cabs
I've tried three times to watch Suspiria, with the soundtrack by Goblin. I've never made it past 20 minutes, normally with a pounding headache.
The second person in the centipede, you mean? :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead
If you like gore, then the Japanese film Grotesque is the one for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34obtYC8OK4
Probably not suitable for work or people of a weak disposition.
I've met Laurence Harvey a few times - he's the brother of a good friend of mine from uni days and he's a really nice guy - I was his little green friend (from when he was on Parallel 9 kids show on saturday mornings early 90s as the little green man - if anyone remembers!)Quote:
Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead
He does a lot of shock horror films these days
Scary film , that Dario argento made some sick films , Tenebrae being the bloodiestQuote:
Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost
Bertrand Russell!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead
Flower of flesh and blood is very similarQuote:
Originally Posted by Butterwick Blue
The Wicker Man (original) purely because of Britt Ekland.
That is all.
Martyrs is a chair-squirmer. Started watching it one night in bed to send me off . It didn’t send me off. Gory but more profound than your usual torture porn fodder.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
......feckin ‘ell. Just read the synopsis for Gini Piggu 2 : FFB. . Very interesting!
I'm not into gore porn , prefer a thinking man's film
Hard candy is a tense film
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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Ellen Page is excellent in that
The bad batch is by the same girl who did a girl walks home alone at night - started watching but not finished it yet. Seemed ok I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Wright
Others I've seen (fairly) recently, which you may or may not have seen:
It comes at night
Suspiria (new one) - not finished this yet though
Mother!
The girl with all the gifts
The house that Jack built (uncensored on curzon home cinema but not your usual torrents yet)
The invitation
Snowtown
Raw
I'm not sure any if these really live up to the extremity stuff, other than maybe the nastiness of snowtown but I thought they were good.
There are a load more, a la the witch, it follows, etc which I assume you've seen.
Some of the Thai horror is also supposed to be good - shutter being the most popular it seems.
What Turkish/Iranian ones do you recommend? I saw under the shadow and loved it.
The new Jordan peel one looks good I think - us.
I think I’ve done the ones in the list but I don’t remember Snowtown or The invitation. Snowtown is a vampire one in Alaska or something right? I liked Raw and it comes at night especially. Mother! is just off the wall. I read he wrote thst film in one or two nights without having slept. It shows.Quote:
Originally Posted by welshyoot
Turkish....”Baskin” is worth checking out. The Iranian ones were the ones you’ve mentioned! Two! Maybe that should be my next area of focus. Middle east horror.
If you enjoyed Raw you should go through this wiki page -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_French_Extremity
And just tick them off. Another one I saw recently was
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4266076/
Good. Worth a watch.
Off the top of my head (which is generally a good indication of how good a film is...or maybe how bad your memory is) -
Kill list
Calvaire
Whatever keeps you alive
Mandy
Revenge
The Witch
ils
Inside
Snowtown is about a series of murders in Australia. It's pretty grim (I think the vampire one in Alaska is called 30 days of night?). The invitation is sort of more of a thriller but I think is listed as horror - not sure - it's decent. Not something that's going to blow you away, but an enjoyable watch I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divine Wright
Will definitely check out Baskin and the others you recommend (though, likewise i've seen a fair few of the french ones and others in the list). Those french extremity ones I find a mixed bag to be fair - some are outstanding like martyrs, but some seem to just be bit boring.
The witch is brilliant I thought though. I seem to remember you recommended calvaire before too - i really should get around to watching it!
Ye. I was thinking the same re. Calvaire ! And I think this thread has been done at least twice before. I am so incredibly boring and predictable.Quote:
Originally Posted by welshyoot
I’ve got a thing for the french ones. Bit of a fan so generally they can do no wrong in my eyes.
I’ll post my results on middle eastern horror soon....and won’t mention Calvaire ever again......check out the dancing scene in the pub though at the very least...
https://youtu.be/1owrlQlLExY
...berty berty berty...Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY