A list of obscure horror gems that you'd like to recommend
 

I’m not talking about well-known movies that we all love, like HALLOWEEN or THE EXORCIST, but those little-known horror flicks that you would want to recommened.
1. AFRAID OF THE DARK (1991)
2. THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1978)
3. DEAD OF WINTER (1987)
4. THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973)
5. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976) 6. THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990)


i would love to find some horror movies that i may not have watched yet, please leave some feedback.

I've only seen 3 of these.

The Little Girl who lives down the Lane is an amazing film - the performances from Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen are top notch.

The Boys From Brazil is amazing! How can you go wrong with Laurence Olivier? In fact, I just bought this!

yeah i have got to check these movies out, if anybody got any obscure movies we may have not watched please share.

i found another movie last week called Let's Scare Jessica to Death, anybody heard of this, sound very good from what iread about it.

I remember this well from when I was a kid. Seen it again since good movie - great atmosphere.

Wow. I could do a whole series on this. I'll try not to include anything on the HDC lists (which are extremely valuable):

Hidden Gems

Two Thousand Maniacs
The House That Screamed
Sisters
Shivers
Burnt Offerings
Rabid
Coma
They Live
Prince Of Darkness
Dead And Buried
Inferno
Phenomena
Parents
Mute Witness
The Relic
Tales From The Crypt
Vault Of Horror
Who Can Kill A Child
Young Poisoner's Handbook
Stir Of Echoes

Pure Cheese

Kingdom Of The Spiders
The Giant Spider Invasion
The Car
Food Of The Gods
Frogs
Slugs
Night Of The Lepus
Squirm
Devil Dog Hound Of Hell

Guilty Pleasures

The Godsend (1980)
Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch
The Entity
Tourist Trap
Lair Of The White Worm
The Gate
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Impulse (1984)
Race With The Devil
Of Unknown Origin
Thirst (1979)

Small Screen Horror

The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home
The Woman In Black
The Kingdom (Lars Von Trier)
Children Of The Stones
Ghostwatch
To Catch A Killer
The Deliberate Stranger
The Stranger Within (Barbara Eden)
A Warning To The Curious
The Legend Of Lizzie Borden
Intensity

i think i will watch that soon, i like the sound of it.

And:

Whispering Corridors
Puppet Master
Night Of The Creeps
The Last Broadcast
The Last Wave
Helter Skelter
Dolls
Brain Damage
Basket Case
Arachnophobia

wow wicker lol, u got enough to keep me going for a year. i have seen some of the, but alot of them i havent.

I hope you find something you like.

Be sure to check out the HDC Unsung list. There are some great films in there.:)

i watched race with the devil, was so good i ordered it on dvd :)

Wicker, can i just say that you are awesome. So many movies on there i havent seen. I'm gonna check those out.

i have been slowly working my way through that list :D

Ok not sure what already made the official lists and wicker has already mentioned but off the top of my head I LOVE these-
Viy
Jigoku
Visitor q
The Holy Mountain
Frightmare (finally saw it amazing)
Inferno
Tenebrae
Don't Deliver Us From Evil
Hatchet For The Honeymoon
The Monster Club
Lisa and The Devil
Black Sunday
Night Of The Devils (1972 not seen the 1971 one yet)
Witchfinder General
Mark Of The Devil
The Devils
The Funhouse
Eaten Alive (tobe hooper)
Lifeforce
In The Mouth Of Madness
The Resurrected
Dagon
The Living Dead Girl
The Lair Of The White Worm (guilty pleasure its quite trashy)
The Burning
Session 9
The Other
I Walked With A Zombie
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Night Of The Demon (50s one or trashy 80s one)
Evil Aliens
Curtains
Shivers
Dead Of Night
Ghost Story (UK film)
and probably many others.

thanx fear, these movies r def going to keep me going for a long while.
just nice to watch movies that dont get alot of mention.plus alot of movies ive never heard of.

Thanks dude awesome list.

Hope you both enjoy them-forgot to mention that there are two movies called Dead Of Night both great-the old forties british film and the 1977 american one (sometimes called Dead Of The Night). Oh and there's also one from 1974 usually known as Deathdream but also known as Dead Of Night-but I wasn't too keen on that one-although it was very spooky and atmospheric.

Deathdream fucking rules.

I've mentioned it about 10,000,000 times on here but Deranged (1974) is one I'd recommend.



Stage Fright (1987) is one that seems to have slipped most people by.



Alone In The Dark (1981)

Jack Sholder is one of the genre's best directors. Criminally underutilised. Great how this one had a stalker in a hockey mask before Friday The 13th :D



The Deadly Spawn (1983)

One of the best monster flicks. Fully of trashy goodness.



Trick Or Treat (1986)

This one is a lot of fun and perhaps the best rock n' roll themed horror flicks.



Patrick (1978)

Franklin wasn't quite as an effective Hitchcock protégé as De Palma but I dig this one.



Gotta throw some slashers in just because...

Blood Rage (1983)



The Mutilator (1985)



Nightmare (1981)

Great list Elvis..

I always find it weird that no one mentions Deathdream but Child shouldn't play with dead things gets all the hype.

Have you seen Patrick 2 - its a fucking insane sleaze bucket of a film.

Man I hated Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. One of the top shitty zombie movies. Didn't quite beat out Curse Of The Screaming Dead but yeah what a pile of shit. Hard to believe it's the same director!

Just seen bits and pieces of Patrick 2 need to get round to watching it properly looks like a blast.

not seen alot of those films, i will be checking them out, trick or treat was a good movie.

Deranged is one of those films that almost always slips through the cracks for some reason. It's probably the best straightforward film about the Wisconsin ghoul, Ed Gein.
Looking over the other recommendations and the HDC Unsung list, I'd strongly back up:

The Devils
Tenebre
In The Mouth Of Madness
Dagon
Session 9
The Other
Sleepaway Camp
Society
The Brood
Ravenous
Possession
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
Profondo Rosso
Picnic At Hanging Rock
The Vanishing

oh man i love the vanishing, that is def up there with my fave. not seen deranged yet.

Goodness I still haven't seen Deranged, The Vanishing, The Mutilator or Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things so need to catch up with those.

On the subject of Trick Or Treat-my sister had the original VHS and it had some trailers on it including one for Dream Demon which I think starred Timothy Spall-has anyone seen it?-the original VHS has long been out of print.

I'll back up The Bird With The Crystal Plumage and Sleepaway Camp-should have included those on my list.

I agree with most of the movies listed here. Other good movies unnamed

1.Hell Master (My personal favorite movie)
2. Dead Pit
3. The Pit
4. Infection (Japanese)
5. Dead Snow (Newer German)
6. The Loved Ones (Newer)
7. George Romero's Martin & Knightriders (Not Horror)
8. The Gate
9. The Blob (1988)

Can't think of anymore. Oh yes, And there is two Frightmares that come up, one from 1974 & another from 1986 or something.

Theres a few there i havent heard of. Gonna check them out

Its the 74 one you want....


Did i mention Mum&Dad already..if not than :



http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news.../MumAndDad.jpg

that was one twisted movie, i still need to buy that.

tony was a good movie.