View Full Version : Throwback/retro horror new movies in the old school vein
The last however many years I have been obsessed with new movies that are made like they are from the 80's/70's/60's etc. How they are shot looks like it was from back then or that kind of feel, story takes place back then etc.
Some of them are quite mainstream like Rob Zombie's movies, others are completely underground. I'm talking about stuff like House of the Devil, Babysitter Wanted, Frailty, It Follows, The Love Witch, The Editor, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Mandy, Jim Van Bebber's The Manson Family, The Void etc.
I just can't get enough of this stuff. Can anyone recommend some of these type of movies that could've slipped past me?
Bloof
06-25-2019, 03:57 PM
What about "Let the Right One In"?
DeadbeatAtDawn
06-25-2019, 05:02 PM
Hi,
Heres what I have:
Blood Junkie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1543752/
The Theta Girl
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7379906/
Purgatory Road
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6144876/
Discopathe
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2677894/
The Barn
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3390550/
Revenge Is Her Middle Name
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922698/
: )
Let the Right One In was a good story for sure, very original. I don't know if I would consider it a throwback but obviously you do, something about it reminds you of the classic stuff.
I put Frailty and It Follows on that list because they definitely have that old school feel. The plot twists in Frailty remind me of Tales From the Crypt. It Follows, you can't really tell what time period it is but to me it has that vibe, it surely stands apart from almost all the newer movies, at least to me.
Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'm going to check out those trailers right now.
If you guys haven't seen the movies on that list above, I highly recommend all of them.
I just watched Purgatory Road. I'm not even sure I'd call it horror but damn it was good. The best thing I've seen in a while for sure. I'll watch the Theta Girl after work if I can find it online.
Yeah, those recommendations are right up my alley for sure. Shot on film with no CGI. Thanks Deadbeat.
Innsmouth_Resident
07-29-2019, 06:25 AM
I Am Not A Serial Killer comes to mind. Must see!
ChronoGrl
08-14-2019, 07:40 AM
What about "Let the Right One In"?
Not a throwback.
Let the Right One In was a good story for sure, very original. I don't know if I would consider it a throwback but obviously you do, something about it reminds you of the classic stuff.
I put Frailty and It Follows on that list because they definitely have that old school feel. The plot twists in Frailty remind me of Tales From the Crypt. It Follows, you can't really tell what time period it is but to me it has that vibe, it surely stands apart from almost all the newer movies, at least to me.
Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'm going to check out those trailers right now.
If you guys haven't seen the movies on that list above, I highly recommend all of them.
If you have It Follows in there, how about The Guest? And if we're going in that vein, perhaps Drive?
I Am Not A Serial Killer comes to mind. Must see!
Def. That was a good one.
An obvious one is also Summer of '84 and of course Stranger Things.
Bloof
08-14-2019, 09:29 AM
I remember "let the right one in" was made to look like it was the 80's. Definitely remember some of the music was.
ChronoGrl
08-14-2019, 09:53 AM
I remember "let the right one in" was made to look like it was the 80's. Definitely remember some of the music was.
Nah. It was just foreign. ::wink::
Sculpt
08-16-2019, 01:22 PM
I don't recall thinking 'retro' when I saw Let the right one in. It's been a long time ago, but I don't even remember the setting being in the 80s, but like CronoGrl mused, it did strike me as Swedish, and traditional horror. If anything it struck me as both modern and a bit 70's horror drama.
Bloof
08-16-2019, 04:06 PM
I will just leave this here for y'all.
"Let the Right One In*(Swedish:*Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2008 Swedish*romantichorror film*directed by*Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004*novel of the same titleby*John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the screenplay. The film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a*vampire*child in*Blackeberg, a suburb of*Stockholm, in the early 1980s. "
ChronoGrl
08-16-2019, 04:35 PM
I will just leave this here for y'all.
"Let the Right One In*(Swedish:*Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2008 Swedish*romantichorror film*directed by*Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004*novel of the same titleby*John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the screenplay. The film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a*vampire*child in*Blackeberg, a suburb of*Stockholm, in the early 1980s. "
Nah, you totally just made that up. ::wink::
Edit:
“Let the Right One In is a totally of-its-time thriller of the early 2000s.”
Bloof
08-16-2019, 05:01 PM
Can't you guys just humour an old lady, lol??!!!?? You guys probably weren't even alive in the the early 80's. ::big grin::
ChronoGrl
08-17-2019, 08:13 AM
Can't you guys just humour an old lady, lol??!!!?? You guys probably weren't even alive in the the early 80's. ::big grin::
Just messin with you. ::stick out tongue::
Bloof
08-17-2019, 10:22 AM
It's ok. I got a little shit-faced last night....::embarrassment::
Angra
08-17-2019, 04:08 PM
The Final Girls
deaddread
11-07-2019, 06:27 AM
Hobo with a Shotgun 2011, has a grindhose feel.
Summer of 84 (2018), has a very Fright Night meets Stranger Things feel.
Revenge 2017, has some 70's/80's nods.
classic_horror_fan
12-03-2019, 06:18 AM
"Candy Corn" pays tribute to the classic horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, and does an overall good job of it. It also has Tony Todd in there. There's a new horror anthology film called "Tales Of Fear" that is based on the same E.C. Comics that "Tales From The Crypt," "The Vault Of Horror," and "Creepshow" are, and screened at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival, along with winning the Directors Choice Award at the Indie Horror Film Festival near Chicago, which is available on Prime! There is also an old school done right artsy and gory serial killer film called "Violence Gives Him Hope" that has also had a few highly successful public screenings, currently available on Bandcamp, and should be available on Prime! The last one is in a unique black and white format with occasional bright colored scenes. There is also a zombie film called "Destined To Be Injested," which is like a zombie version of "Cannibal Holocaust." Those are a few recommendations on newer horror films with the old school look and feel.