Mind Hunters was sort of psychological too, but also not necessarily considered horror.

Hmmmm... Suspense but with little gore.........

• Ils is a fantastic little French horror movie that has a LOT of suspense, but not a huge amount of gore.
• The Orphanage is also a good view in terms of suspense and intrigue.
• Crazy Eights is a good little ghost story with quite a bit of suspense. It's low-budget, but incredibly well-done.
• The original Black Christmas (1974) is so incredibly underrated, most likely because it was ahead of its time. It is a masterful suspense film that creates that sort of stoic, emotionless Big Bad that you mentioned enjoying.

In terms of fantastic psychological horror...

• Session 9 is an absolute must-see. Brilliantly creepy and well done (also done locally - the asylum is only about an hour or so away from me)
• Jacob's Ladder is a true classic. Talk about tortured and incredibly well-done.

Possession horror... Hmmm... Leprechaun and Chucky aren't really my cup of tea... Maybe you should check out the Nightmare on Elm Street and Candyman movies (I lump them into that category of absurd horror).


In terms of stoic and emotionless Big Bads, no one has surpassed Michael Myers in terms of my own horror bank. Check out the original Halloween (1978).


If you get around to watching them, please, let me know what you think.

What? :rolleyes:

If you want good psychological horror with little gore, check out The Other. It's a brilliant little PG-13 flick that was overlooked for a long time and just recently got re-released.

I can't believe I didn't think of that one. Definitely check this one out. One of my favorites.

i think it was made for TV origionally.


creeped the hell out of me when i saw it as a kid. very effective movie. hard to find though

The Other was not a TV movie. I saw it in its original release in the theatre.

Thanks. Wow...absurd horror? So if you don't mind break it down--your categories and sub categories of horror. I'm interested.

What's the best part. I'm not the type that gets pissed or sad if you give away the ending. I'm the type that before I read a book in it's entirety, I'd read the last chapter first, to know what to expect; just a weird habit of mine.

Ack. "Absurd" was the wrong word to use there; I was being lazy. Didn't think you'd pay attention. ;) TRUE absurdity (in the way that I honestly define it to myself) would be a movie by Lynch (Eraserhead) or Miike (Gozu, Visitor Q).

I think a better term would be "super-natural horror," but not in the sort of super-natural ghost/apparition sense; in the super-natural urban legend, stuff of dreams kind of sense. These examples should help:

• Freddy is intricately bound to legends and dreams (with the "cause" being the great reveal).
• Chucky is the stuff of super-natural possession.
• Candyman is the stuff of pure urban legend.
• Leprechaun, too, is the stuff of pure legend.

Honestly, I find those movies... just... silly because I have a difficult time suspending my disbelief. They're not really my cup of tea...

I would probably lump Pet Sematary in there as well.

ACTUALLY, in a related vein with movies that I DO like...

You should check out Fright Night and Lost Boys. Pretty classic modern vampire films. They loop to legend because you have characters in "modern day" dealing with the stuff of lore and fantasy (vampires).