In need of Horror Movie Assistance
 

I thought about posting this in the general thread, but I thought here, made more sense.

So for a person that's only seen Child's Play (and everything else that includes Chucky), Leprachuan Films, Nightmare on Elm Street (and Anything else involving Freddy) as well as Frankenstein, what advice would you get in seeing future horror flicks. Keep in mind, I'm not completely "horror retarded" just a little behind.

Have mercy on me.....please :(

You need to expand your horizons;)

As far as what you've seen and like, you seem to have a love for supernatural monster/slashers. Try the Jeepers Creepers series. I think you'd enjoy them.

Others:
Puppet Master series
Ghoulies series
Friday the 13th
Critters

All of these seem to be right up your ally. Watch them and report back. Then we'll start working on branching out.

Flayed! I'm shocked and dismayed!

I was certain that you'd point her towards the HDC Top 100 threads.

By the time you watch through the movies on those lists - specifically The Official HDC Top 100 - you'll be a horror pro.

I'm rusty. Give my old ass a chance to get back into the wing of things, you young little punk!:p

Looks like we ought to change the site to drama.com ! What a shocker!

But thanks for the advice guys. :)

Some flicks I dug when first getting into horror:

Phantasm II
The Burning
Night Of The Creeps
My Bloody Valentine
Creepshow
Return Of The Living Dead

Man, I waited FOREVER for that to get a region one release. It's nice that it's finally making the rounds after being overshadowed by Ft13th for so long.

I just always had the tape. The R2 DVD was kinda hard to come across too. The R1 release looks great I'll have to pick it up sometime.

Some more recs:

Motel Hell
Martin
The Thing
Maniac
Demons

What are you looking for in a horror movie?

bump...........

You could always go for some nice Jap horror , like Ju-On The Grudge, or Ringu films.
The Final Destination films are pretty cool, Oh and the Saw , Hostal films to.

Final Destination 2 is actually really good. The rest are terrible screamteen garbage.

How so?:confused:

I've only seen the first one, but thought it was one of the better post-Scream slashers. Really original kills and a well-written story - I really enjoy it.

Haven't seen #2 or #3, but I recommend the first one for sure.

2 is incredibly good. Three has its ups and downs, but I still think it's fun. Definately check out two, though. One of the better sequels mad in the last 30 years, probably surpassing the original.

The boxset is literally sitting about 2 feet from me - I may pop in #2 later this evening.

Check out
The Burning
Halloween Series
Scream
The Thing
The Hills Have Eyes
House of Wax (Original)
Hellraiser
Candyman

Fine. Ignore me. NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU. :p

Hey, sorry my bad...didn't see it.

Let's see. Suspense...Intrigue....not as much gory stuff...usually the psychological ones are cool to me...if there's any horror villain that possess charm and wit like Leprachaun and Chucky that be great. I don't really like the characters whom are for the most part monotone, with the "just kill and destroy" attitude.

Thanks in Advance...I'm very appreciative:)

It's not necessarily horror, but if on the off chance you haven't seen it already The Silence of the Lambs would fit your description.

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).

Well I won't give away the ending because that spoils all the fun :-P But it's incredibly well written with good acting (which is pretty rare in horror movies I think) and the way the atmosphere is created works effectively. I'm probably not saying this in the best way because I don't know a whole about film, but you really need to see this movie. You won't be disappointed.

not sure what gave me that impression - mistakenly thought i read it somewhere.

makes sense though - it's way too good for a TV movie .. pretty scary too

Perhaps you're thinking of The Dark Secret of Harvest Home- also based on a Thomas Tryon book,and adapted as a TV mini-series.

no (although i have that book) I was definately thinking of The Other. I first saw it on TV - and it was a long time ago - so that may be why ..

about a year ago - after searching for ages I found the DVD for sale in the UK - bought it ... and then about 2 weeks later i found it in a used DVD store in my home town for $7. Havent seen a copy anywhere since.

-Friday the 13th's.All of them,fuck it!
-Halloween1
-THE THING
-The SHINING
-American Wererwolf in London
-MANIAC
-Henry:Portrait of a serial killer
-Texas Chainsaw mAssacre 1974

I mean I could go on forever.................. There are just a few must see's!

Thanks for keeping me busy :D

Looking for more titles let me know.I could give you a list full of stuff.....

Backed. All essential viewing!