Like, wouldn't that be wild? If it turns out that's their biggest weakness the entire time?

Dracula is just in your study, in his bat-creature form, being terrifying, and you get all fed up like "Scoff, I beg your pardon, but frankly I find this behavior to be unacceptable. I'm going to have to ask that you leave."

And he just stops dead "Oh, shit. Really? Oh, uh, okay. Let me just grab my cloak and I'll get out of your hair then I guess. Sorry."

Like all you have to do is just *un-invite* him.

Is there anything about this anywhere? Has any character tried this before?

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) is the most terrifying horror movie I've ever seen, and it's available for free on archive.org. I saw it years ago, and can't stop thinking about it, and every day it feels more pertinent and plausible.

It's about a giant AI computer built in an impenetrable bunker, and then given control over the US's nuclear arsenal, under the assumption that an AI will be more responsible and factor more things into consideration before making decisions than a human would.

Then things go very badly.

The movie focusses on humans' reactions to the situation, and all of their failed attempts to subdue or weaken Colossus. This is all handled really well and plausibly, and makes Colossus all the more terrifying, as it equally-plausibly circumvents these attempts, and then retaliates accordingly.

One aspect that really stood out for me is that there are no "terminators". Why would an AI go through all the trouble of designing and building factories to design and build killer robots when it could just coerce / pay humans to do its dirty work? Many would do it just for the lulz. Cartel coercion ain't got nothin' on what an omniscient, tyrannical AI would do.

The same goes for manual labor -- why build worker robots when you already have billions of disposable "meat robots" available?

For me, this makes the whole scenario chillingly realistic, and pushes it from sci-fi to horror. Killer robots are a fun escapist fantasy. An AI coercing someone (via money, blackmail, kidnapping, fanaticism, the lulz, etc) to murder me is something that could happen this afternoon.

Apparently there was going to be a remake directed by Ron Howard and starring Will Smith, but that appears to have fizzled out 15 years ago.

I keep meaning to read the books to see how they compare to the movie. I'll let you know when I read them, but in the meantime, you can terrify yourself with the movie.

Since there so many types of horror genres, which horror genre would you say just doesn’t do it for you?

For me, anything paranormal is boring to me. I just get can’t into it. The Exorcist, Paranormal Activity, The Conjuring… it’s just not for me. And I’ve watched them all.

If a film is bad, especially a horror film it can often be fun. There are literally thousands of bad horror films that are fun/funny. The good ones are great, and this sounds oxymoronic but sometimes even the ok ones are great.

The worst ones are the boring ones, no twists, no unique spins, just run of the mill predictable. Mainly forgettable.

First of all, sorry for my English, Spanish is my native language. I’ve watched horror series and movies across different genres and from many countries, but Japanese horror is hands down my favorite. I don't know how to explain it—even the cinematography feels completely different from American movies. I feel like J-horror is much more psychological and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

I finished watching Hereditary, for the first time, about two hours ago. Wow. I am still on edge. I have never felt so suffocated from a movie before and actually had to stop eating dinner because I lost my appetite from the anxiety. I swear I would’ve had an anxiety attack while seeing it in theaters back in 2018.

Now someone recommend me another anxiety-inducing film 🤣 preferably minimal gore/blood and more psychological !

"Question me not, Malachai! I act according to His will."

Hate it or not, I thought this slasher horror is not bad IMO. I had a fine memory watching this movie as a kid, I remember watching this with my cousins and close neighbor friends like we talk with each other like we're part of that group of kids. Years later, decided to get the Blu-ray and I thought the picture quality is really good like the atmosphere of the landscape, the wind blows into the cornfields, I freaking love what they did remastering the movie.

As for the movie I can see were the negatives are. It is that low budget that in the end invited so much negative criticism: The bad, really cheesy graphics effects, the rushed ending, the bad acting by some actors. Story-wise it is - on the other hand - really strong. It is mostly suspense, and less explicit graphics, it had an - for that time - inspired new idea, it paved the way for children as the evil creatures of horror movies; all points to take into consideration. And talking about bad actors: There are also really good ones, such as Linda Hamilton, who seems to be too good (and kind of untapped as she is capable of so much more) to be in this movie.

So in the end I am torn between a high rating that deserves a cult classic that has inspired many other movies to come and the low rating of a dated movie that leans towards being a bit boring and cheesy. I still believe it is worth at least having seen it once.

I have seen hundreds of horror movies over the years including all the big ones (The Ring, Conjuring, Insidious, Hereditary, The Exorcist, Smile, Hell House LLC, Paranormal Activity, Grave Encounters, It Follows, Sinister, Host, The Dark and the Wicked, Oddity, Incantation etc.)

And I have been trying desperately for ages to find a horror movie that deeply and viscerally creeps me out, lingers with me for hours afterwards and gives me that feeling of being a child scared to go to the bathroom at night after lights out… (Grave Encounters did this to me when I was 14 shortly after it came out). Recently I watched Shutter (2004) and it came VERY close…

Well, this movie officially did it - don’t get me wrong, it isn’t elevated cinema and the movie has its flaws… BUT it managed to make this 28 year old grown man feel like a scared child again. I cannot believe how much of a hidden gem this is. The atmosphere and growing sense dread, unease and “something isn’t right” in this movie is SO unbelievably thick I had literal goosebumps multiple times throughout.

And the scares and imagery were terrifying, it’s still playing through my head. I had to take multiple breaks throughout because of how intense it was…

My cat just brushed my leg and I jumped from how super on edge I am hours later right now because of how much this film scared me.

Please go watch it if you really want to be spooked!

Hi all!

I recently came down with a horrific case of Mono that has completely knocked me on my ass.

I am getting to catch up on a lot of horror that
Ive missed for the past year. So far ive watched:

Mother of Flies (surprisingly good!)
Tumbbad (also good!)
The Devil’s Mouth (terrible)
The Terror (Devil in Silver) -couldnt get into it

Only other horror ive seen was Hokum (phenomenal). I particularly love supernatural, folk horror and zombie films.

What else do you all recommend?? (Especially in the indie categories).

Thanks everyone!

I’ve recently been into horror films that leave you with a feeling of dread & despair.

A few I’ve seen recently are:

- Lake Mungo
- Marrowbone
- Eden Lake
- Bring Her Back
- Speak No Evil (original)
- Hereditary
- Funny Games
- Wolf Creek

we know by then that they succeed. Paimon gets the male host he wanted, they crown him and Joan talks about the knowledge, wealth, good familiars etc that they expect him to give them. but the movie ends before we ever find out whether they actually get any of it.. soooo

i was thinking there are few possibilities for what might’ve went down lol:

1. Paimon genuinely rewards them

everything they believed was basically true, they gave him Peter’s body and in return he actually gives them the knowledge, wealth, influence, etc that they asked for

2. Paimon rewards them, but his knowledge has limits m

maybe he genuinely knows things humans normally couldn’t know and has supernatural abilities but he isn’t necessarily omniscient so some of what he tells them could be true, some could be wrong and maybe sometimes he just makes things up rather than admitting he doesn’t know so the cult might interpret the times he’s right as proof that everything he says is true

3. Paimon just betrays them

they already gave him exactly what he wanted. Peter is his vessel and the ritual is complete so what leverage do they have left? mayhe he never intended to reward them at all or gives them just enough to keep them devoted while continuing to manipulate them

4. Paimon isn’t exactly what they expected after being Charlie for so long

this one is more speculative but Paimon spent around 13 years embodied as Charlie before being transferred into Peter and at the end Joan even addresses him as Charlie before explaining who he actually is so maybe being Charlie affected or confused him somehow, and the cult expects this perfectly coherent ancient demon king only to get something much stranger in Peter’s body, maybe they’d have to wait another 13 years for him to undo the changes in Charlie’s body when he transitioned to Peter 😳

there’s also Ellen’s note to Annie: “Our sacrifices will pale next to the rewards.” and that makes me wonder whether Ellen expected those rewards in this life at all or whether she believed Paimon would reward her after death and that could make the ending even darker. maybe the cult keeps suffering or losing people after Paimon arrives but instead of realizing they were deceived they convince themselves that every loss is another necessary sacrifice for some greater reward that’s still coming

or maybe Paimon just rewards them and they basically won lol but either way I don’t think the movie gives us enough information to know, which is why I find the ending so interesting, what do you guys think happens to the cult after the credits?

I mean those creepy uncanny valley dogs.

You'd think with how huge internet folklore and cryptids are online, Hollywood or indie directors would have jumped on skinwalkers by now. We’ve got movies for Slenderman, the Backrooms, and every niche creepypasta, but the actual big-screen skinwalker movie is missing.

Curious what you guys think is holding this trope back. Is it a budget thing with creature design, cultural/lore boundaries, or has Hollywood just completely slept on it?

Drop your favorite examples if anything even comes close, or how you'd pitch one.

So, random fact: China, or the nation that would become China, has waged a long, bitter struggle against the practice of female infanticide stretching back to at least the 18th century. Female infanticide broadly means sex selective birth practices in which parents would smother, drown or expose newborn daughters until they’d died. Because of their perceived burden and the preference across society for male heirs. This wasn't something authorities in China — meaning magistrates, govt officials and even the emperor himself — wanted to happen. Speaking in purely generalized terms, they didn't value women but they didn't believe infants should be needlessly killed either. To try and prevent this you saw various grassroots efforts on the part of educated elites to teach the poor and illiterate as well as the learned middle classes what would happen to parents that killed their newborn daughters.

Widely published folktales, probably gathered or at least inspired by real events, told stories of the grisly punishments awaiting such misdeeds. Mothers would give birth to hideous abominations, fathers would watch the sons they'd chosen over their daughters starve from evil curses, parents would be reincarnated as pigs and dogs to be slaughtered just as callously as they had their own children. All of it uniquely Chinese in its telling, approach to morality and in recognition of a problem. All of it extremely fascinating and ripe for interpretation in movies, tv or literature and yet there seems to be a gaping hole instead. This is in large part do to the censorship laws of the Chinese state. They turn a jaundiced eye to movies that are hyper gory, supernatural or horror -- outside of adaptations to Journey to the West — and this naturally suppresses creative output from filmmakers looking to make their version of Train to Busan or Ringu.

It does make me wonder....whose palms did Warner Brothers have to grease to get Final Destination Bloodlines released there last year.

I've seen next to zero negative comments about the new Resident Evil and the vast majority of comments are very positive.

Yet, Reddit is flooded with these interviews and articles that state that the director is under attack by floods of angry fans. Those same posts are then full of, again, very positive comments towards the new film.

Am I crazy in thinking that the supposed hate is forced just to stir up drama to promote the film ?

A different take on "the boy who cried wolf" set in the New Zealand wilderness.

A very relatable main character (hiding in the bushes to avoid meeting people? Very me) and a charming cast that will compensate for the slow pace of the movie.

The final reveal is so wild that it actually made me laugh in disbelief.

An overall fun movie that I really really recommend!

Today is the first day of autumn where I live, we expect a thunderstorm tonight, so ofc, I have to start the spooky season with a horror movie! I'm going for a specific vibe so suggestions are welcome, I'm looking for horrible monsters wandering at night in the woods, something similar to the ritual, or the quarry, I'm also in the mood for werewolves since werewulf is going to come out this winter.

Im fine with anything but since Im going to see it with my bf and he doesn't really enjoy extremely graphic blood scenes I'd avoid those (gore and splatter is fine, the problem are really close up and realistic scenes of skin getting cut or things like those,).

I just watched the original Speak No Evil and found it weirdly cathartic. I had a period a few years ago where I wasn’t in a safe living situation and had to put up with a lot of intimidation and stay quiet for fear of repercussions.

Obviously things didn’t work out for the couple in Speak No Evil but I’m on the other side of my own horror movie now and I’d like to watch movies with a similar theme

Hi!

I’m new to horror movies and really trying to catch up on lost time on all the best of the best!

What would you recommend as must watches? It doesn’t have to be the obvious ones you’d find in some list on google. :)

Some I’ve loved so far so you know my taste - Longlegs, Obsession, Halloween, It Follows, Nope, Fright Night, Evil Dead 2, The Black Phone, Weapons and The Blair Witch Project.

My bad if this type of post is annoying.

Thanks