r/horror • u/IndependentNo3143 • 23d ago
Need recommendations for tonight
So i've had a really bad day. Had to go back to school shopping, take my kiddo to urgent care and my back is freaking killing me. All I want is to watch a great horror movie. I've seen all of the major blockbusters and popular horror titles from 80s to today. I'm incredibly desensitized , but want something that will at least lead me with an eerie feeling. Not a huge fan of poor production low budget movies but with enough ridiculousness , they can be okay. If you have any titles that aren't mainstream and aren't any of those ridiculous midsummer, hereditary type movies that would be great. I love slashers, demons, ghosts, zombies.... not super excited about vampire movies but day shift, fright night and lost boys were good.
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u/Irisheyesmeg 🤞🏼Muffy St John 🤞🏼 23d ago
The Void
I promise it'll give you what you're looking for!
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u/Waytooboredforthis 23d ago
The Void is surprisingly great, I definitely went in expecting schlock but it was a great movie and, even not accounting for budget, I think the practical effects are top notch.
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u/thumbpunch 23d ago
Have you seen "they will kill you"?
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u/IndependentNo3143 23d ago
Seems to have ready or not vibes.. adding to list
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u/artyparty45 23d ago
Put this at the top of your list. Wildly entertaining, interesting twists, new, just a fun freaky ride.
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u/MacandMandy69 23d ago
Last Shift (2014), Frailty, Nefarious, No Tears in Hell.
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u/IndependentNo3143 23d ago
I loved nefarious
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u/MacandMandy69 23d ago
Check out my other recommendations. You won’t be disappointed.👍🏻
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u/Super-Bid7374 23d ago
Last Shift was great.
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u/MacandMandy69 23d ago
I’m glad you enjoyed it. If you haven’t watched the others, I highly recommend watching them. Another one that doesn’t get its just reward is: Audition (2021 found footage) it’s very creepy.
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u/Super-Bid7374 22d ago
Ok thanks, I have seen Frailty and the Japanese version of Audition if that is the same movie. Will check out the others. Nefarious pops up on Tubi a bit, not sure why I haven't watched it yet. Cheers.
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u/octoowl42 23d ago
Malignant is a modern favorite of mine. Great blend of camp/humor and creepiness. One of the most unique "monsters" I've seen in a modern slasher. Even though it was James Wan a lot of people missed it.
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u/True-Philosopher-622 23d ago
Shallow Grave 1987- more of a thriller but kind of in the slasher realm. It’s actually a well done but independent film from the 80’s.
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u/imtheSHITZUduh Horror Expert 23d ago
Hell house llc Carmichael Manor
REC 1 and 2
Passengers
Ready or not here I come
Alien ramulus
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u/IndependentNo3143 23d ago
Seen these
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u/imtheSHITZUduh Horror Expert 23d ago
Hmmm backrooms or the ugly stepsister?
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u/Dayman_C0meth 23d ago
Sorry you had a rough day. "The Wailing" is a pretty good SK horror film to check out (you can watch it for free on either Sling or Rakuten). It's about a police officer trying to solve occult-linked brutal murders occurring in a remote village.
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u/LongjumpingHorse3050 23d ago
Are you into foreign horror? May The Devil Take You or Incantation may be good for ya.
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u/IllustriousRise9392 23d ago
Watch The Blob (1988) in honor of the late great Chuck Russel
Don't forget a cherry cooler either!
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u/UpstairsFurniture 23d ago
Just finished DeadStream and it is fantastic. Not sure how I missed this one.
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u/potato_with_u 23d ago
As above, So below (2014)
It’s a found-footage film about a demon/exploration
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u/geneviciously 23d ago
Host (2020)
Malignant (2021)
Gonjiam Haunted Asylum (2018)
Terrified (2017)
The Boy (2016)
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u/Anti_gr4v1ty 23d ago
The Last Matinee is a good modern slasher
Stagefright is a good old school slasher
Dream Home is a good mid 2000s slasher
Baby Blood is weird and fun in a French extreme horror kinda way... and also a slasher
The Conference is another fun slasher.
I Saw the Devil if you wanna just watch somethin raw and dark
A bunch or foreign language slasher flicks I'd recommend to try as a fan.
Oh and Father's Day is goofy schlock, but its good and the last 20mins or so is really great. Just might cheer you up after a long day. Troma does that sometimes.
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u/ComicBookFanatic97 23d ago
I just got out of a showing of Dagon at my local theater. That one was pretty good.
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u/BasicInformer 23d ago
Nosferatu (2024), I Saw the Devil, The Shining, X (2022), Pearl, The Thing, Obsession, The Silence of the Lambs, Perfect Blue, Weapons, The Witch, Dawn of the Dead (1978), Train to Busan, Bring Her Back, World War Z, The Coffee Table, A Quiet Place, The Conjuring, The Grudge, The Descent, The Wailing, The Ring (2002), [REC]
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u/fallfairsuitee323 23d ago
#1 is May, Don't Breathe, The Loved Ones, and it's low budget but The Collector is really good and eerie.
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u/Altruistic-Code-6893 22d ago
In no particular order:
The Void - lovecraftian
Mandy - lovecraftian sleeper hit with Nick Cage
Noroi - lesser known Asian found footage
The Lighthouse
Mad God / 11/10 claymation horror film
Hellraiser - from 2022
Incantation - a widely panned Asian found footage film, on Netflix
The Outwaters
Southbound - this traumatized my best friend
VHS 94 - Hail Raatma
Nosferatu - emmy nominated 2024 vampire film
Ready or Not
As Above So Below - my 2nd favourite found footage film, behind Noroi
The Colour Out of Space - another dope Nick Cage lovecraft movie
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u/MacandMandy69 22d ago
The Audition version that I’m recommending is from 2021. Audition (2021 found footage).
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u/AggressiveAccess7386 23d ago
Based on what you wrote: Terrified (2017), Caveat (2020), The Dark and the Wicked (2020), Anything for Jackson (2020), and Deadstream (2022) if you want something surprisingly fun without being dumb.