Dead and Breakfast (2004)
Dead & Breakfast manages to stir a lot of laughs into the cheesy and gory mix that makes this indy film shine. The gags are mostly funny with the occasional joke that falls flat but the good outweighs the bad. D&B did the gore thing right as well with some innovative death scenes some of which manage to be amusing as well as bloody. Mix those things with a cheesy story and some great music that hops from genre to genre as well and you've got a great little independent horror comedy. This movie doesn't take itself too seriously and you shouldn't either. If you're looking to have some fun with a zombie flick then you have to pick up Dead and Breakfast. -
Despare
Dead of Night (1945)
So how can a horror film from 1945 be scary, right? Especially when it's a mish-mash of short stories from different authors.
When an architect arrives at a country house to which he's been invited, he has the feeling he's met all these people before. He's able to predict some minor occurrences that will happen in the room, and when they come to pass it leads the others to describe weird experiences of their own, while a sceptical psychiatrist attempts to provide a rational explanation for each. However, the architect is convinced that this gathering of people can only end in horror...
A beautifully crafted film, this is a great example of an intangible 'fear of something', though we don't know what. Though the characters are very dated, as would be expected, nonetheless the film creates a great atmosphere and the wonderful ending brings everything together.
It shouldn't work at all, but it really, really does. I would highly recommend this film to everyone. -
Ash's_evil_hand
Dead Birds (2004)
Deathwatch (2002)
Profondo rosso (aka Deep Red) (1975)
Dario Argento is a name that has become somewhat legendary in the roots of underground horror. Most famous for
Suspiria, Argento uses bizzare color schemes, shocking gore, and dramatic play-like sets to create giallo (Italian crime horror dripping with style) masterpieces. His true masterpiece, however, is
Profondo Rosso. The entire film is a trip into what we horror fans are always searching for- a two hour, grimy nightmare that completely takes us out of our comfort zone. The movie doesn't get the credit it deserves, and has given way to many beloved horror movies of today (look out for a scene which completely sucks the "originality" out of Saw). We are never safe, and
Profondo Rosso is chock full of surprises. -
alkytrio666