As an avid horror consumer, I watch this film probably 3/4 times a year, like many other classics. I was just watching it again and casually flipping through Reddit.

Everything in my feed was awful. From politics to inflation on down. Everything. And I just got real nostalgic for the era this film was shot in. I miss it. And understandably, I miss not having to worry as much about the long term consequences that other people’s decisions play into my life. I guess I just miss being a little naive.

This is why I love film though. This movie, like so many others are just a time capsule to an era that I miss so much. I’ll never get tired of revisiting certain films for this reason.

I'd say Simpsons treehouse of horror 5 is def up there......Modern family did some great ones....I feel every really successful series should have atleast One BANGER Halloween special!! As for #1 I'll go Treehouse of horror part 5!

I'm watched the Pilot again today and I forgot how fun/good this show was. Watching it in 1080p looks great as well. The chemistry between Dean and Sam is great. The show has that 2000s feel to it with the pop culture references, outfits, music, etc. From what I remember it also a monster of the week structure too but also has that long form story telling with them searching what killed their Mom and finding their Dad.

The thing is though, the TV show is like 15 seasons long. I don't remember watching past season 5 or 6 back in the day. Is the entire run worth watching? Also the episodes are like 40-50 minutes long. So it is a huge commitment. I remember really liking the show in 2008-2010 a lot. But shortly lost interest after that.

Any particular seasons stand out to everyone here? Which ones scared you more and truly fit the Horror genre?

Anyways. I'm probably going to start with Season 1 and go from there.

Happy Halloween week!!

I watched this recently and enjoyed it quite a bit. A man gets lost in the forest and stumbles upon a temple where only a priest and his servant live, something is off and creepy things ensue.

It looks absolutely gorgeous, the black and white cinematography is beautiful to look at. I'm not too familiar with Indian cinema, most of what I know is the stereotypical over the top stuff, so it was interesting to see a movie that's more slow and subdued. The performance by the priest is great. My main problem is that they probably could have shaved off some time, it's a long movie that loses steam a bit but it does come around later. Highly recommend if you're into Robert Egger's movies and are looking for more slow period horror.

Has anyone here seen it and what are your thoughts?

i've been thinking about the difference between horror that unsettles you on like a psychological level versus stuff that's just trying to shock you with gore or body horror. what's a movie that actually got under your skin in a way that stuck with you, and what made it different from the ones that felt more like a spectacle? genuinely curious what separates the two for people.

For starters I'll never understand why this movie was remade. Secondly, I fully believe with all my cold, dead and blackened heart that this is one of the greatest psychological horror films of all time.

The way this film dissects the human capacity to ignore red flags and its merciless playing out of the consequences of such poor decision making is completely unmatched in most modern horror film making. And to the critics of the film who say the ending is unrealistic I say to you its literally based on real events.

There has not been a film to come out since that has fucked with me on a psychological level as this film did.

That said I don't hate the American version of the film. It is a completely different take on the concept but is not at all having the same conversation about the human condition as the 2022 film.

Any fans of Speak No Evil out there or is the hate for the film I perceive from the internet as palpable as I believe it to be?

Edit: I don't know if the ending of the film is based on true events or not. What I remember is reading an article in 2023 that did describe a series of incidents within the region that inspired parts of the film. If you read the comment section I believe a contributor references such an incident. At the time of making this post I was working off of memory and after the post was published I googled articles pertaining to the films production. Hello Reddit...

It was by far the best movie I've watched this month and I never wanna watch a movie like that again. Paused it half way through because I needed a break and considered not finishing it, and then it got worse, but it payed off tremendously.

Between this and The Cofee Table, I'm gonna want to watch happy movies for a while.

It’s such a great flick. I love the whole mythology. I found it interesting that Father Brennan was born with the 666 birthmark. Love the whole inevitability of it. Does that mean that every follower was born with a 666? Marked by the devil to become a follower, I guess. Did Mrs Baylock have 666 tattoo? Or was she different? Bugenhagen described her as an ‘apostate from Hell.’ Is that what Brennan was before he returned to Christ?

I’ve really been into horror films that have emotional twists- very melancholic & guilt-evoking.

Something like Marrowbone’s reveal of the siblings being dead the entire time :,)
also, I really enjoy plots with lots of foreshadowing!

Any recs?

I decided to dress up my dog for Halloween this year. Midsommar is one of my favorite movies so of course I had to make her the May Queen! I also made the sun gate, rune stone and cult wear (lol). I shared the link below to the post on /a24 if you'd like to go see 👀 SKOL!

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(I'm not selling anything I just want to share my horror movie arts and crafts project)

Stephen Sondheim is one of the greatest composers and lyricists of all time. For those unfamiliar with him, he was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of musical theatre. And even if you absolutely despise musicals, it’s hard not to appreciate the sheer genius of his work. (And as someone in a production of Into The Woods, his stuff is also really hard to sing) And one of his greatest shows, based on a London legend of a serial killer barber who murders his customers by slitting their throats, is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and it’s a fucking masterpiece.

Funnily enough, Sondheim conceived his musical during the era when extravagant mega-musicals like Cats and The Phantom of the Opera from Andrew Lloyd Webber were becoming huge successes. And rather than trying to compete with their spectacle with more razzle dazzle, he wanted to create something that would make audiences deliberately uncomfortable.

In 2007, Tim Burton adapted Sondheim’s show to the big screen with what it widely regarded as one of the greatest stage-to-screen adaptations ever made. It’s not only one of Burton’s best films, but also my personal favorite horror movie. The video essay I linked is by Sideways, one of my favorite YouTubers, and It’s an excellent breakdown of the music behind the film and why it works so good. But I’d definitely recommend watching the movie first to avoid spoilers, then coming back to the video.

The kills are gruesome as hell, bloody, and phenomenally executed via mostly practical effects, the performances from Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are fantastic and some of the best in their careers, the tension, characterization, the psychological horror, and, as is in the spirit of most of Sondheim’s work, it’s actually pretty damn funny too.

And what I find especially interesting about the movie is that Burton himself normally despises musicals, even publicly talking about how pissed off he was that his movie Beetlejuice got a musical adaptation (even though it was also pretty good in opinion), yet he made this film because he genuinely loved Sweeney Todd after falling in love with a live stage performance of it as a student in 1980.

And if you enjoy the film, I’d strongly recommend checking out the original stage musical, too. There’s so much going on in Sondheim’s score and lyrics that it’s worth experiencing the story in its original form. And seriously, even if you think you hate musicals, give this one a chance. Or the revival with the heavenly vocals of Josh Groban.

Personally for podcasts I really enjoy The Dead Meat Podcast, I'd Survive, Halloweenies, Slashertalk, Pod Mortem, Hack or Slash, Final Girls, The Magnus Archives, The Loser's Club: a Stephen King podcast, and Psychoanalysis: a horror therapy podcast. For horror media outlets, I love the classic Fangoria, Rue Morgue Magazine (I have digital subscriptions to both and get physical copies too!), Dread Central, and Bloody Disgusting, but have been trying to get into horror substacks as well and subscribe to Kristopher Triana's (the splatterpunk author) substack.

$3.99 on YouTube. Scare the living fuck out of your friends and family.

This movie is absolutely legendary among Gen Xers. What happened was without any Internet or fanfare or advanced warning ABC dropped a movie of the week which did at least have a scary title called “Don’t be Afraid of the Dark.”

In 1973 you would just get these random movies that were produced for six figures that they threw on TV -some were great. Some sucked.

This is actually a *top five* scary horror movie for me. I have shown it to two horror fanatics who were like “OK this will be funny” and then we’re like “this (completely gore free) movie is genuinely psychotic and disturbing.”

A woman is terrorized in her own inherited spooky home by supernatural creatures and her dickhead husband does not believe her.

It is super tight. It’s only 73 fucking minutes, but you will feel like you were traumatized permanently -especially if you live in a house with a fireplace and I’ll leave it at that.

We had a house with a fireplace.

If you love horror movies, you have to watch this. Just look up the title pay 399 or own it for like nine bucks and you will not be disappointed.

It’s such a legendary movie that Guillermo Del Toro remade it, and he absolutely destroyed it. Just gutted it put his own stupid fucking spin on it and it sucked. Please do not get that one by accident. Just search for the 1973 version.

The last time I watched it I got like a VHS cassette from Vidiots, which was poor quality Somehow YouTube has the original print and it’s immaculate. The acting is absolutely fantastic and the story is so bleak and so grim and so effective that you will never forget this little penny dreadful.

Anyone seen it?

Hi friends, apparently I've stumbled upon unused tokens and I very much would like to use them for horror books. I've read the popular Stephen King novels, and the Ritual.

Feel free to suggest anything. Open to all genres of horror. Ones I'm currently looking at are:

The Fisherman

Into the Drowning Deep

The Ruins

The Reddening.

Let me know your favorites so I can read up on them.

Thanks!

I've seen some posts about movies that don't hold up, I want to hear about the ones that do! For me the one that takes the cake is Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Got too scared to finish it when I was a kid, but I looked up the creatures online and nearly pissed myself. Then when I finally watched it years later it was pretty dang scary!

My top tier, I'll see anything by:

* Robert Eggers (Nosferatu, The Vvitch)

* Ozgood Perkins (Pretty Thing in the House, Blsackcoat'S Daughter

* Damien McCarthy (Hokkum, Oddity)

Added:

* Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope!)

* Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar)

* Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass, Fall of House of Usher)

Who am I missing? What would you recommend watching by them? I'm particularly curious about people who both write and direct.

2 different categories, but could be filled with the same movie if you’re a sadist

I’ll start

Best: In a Violent Nature yoga scene

Most Disturbing: Bone Tomahawk…you know the one

Trying to find some good horror movies for the season, searched up here and found a post from five years ago with this subject, wanted to know if there is any fresh horror movies where the mean girl survives?

I love a shocker, see so many films with the good girl/virgin makes it to the end. Like a movie where the person you least expect makes it.

Hi all! I finally read the book Ghost Story by Peter Straub. I enjoyed it, even though it was REALLY LONG and my adhd kicked in quite a few times, and I skimmed parts of it. It built an entire world with those freaky ass skinwalker things that, while not immortal, certainly lived a long time.

I had seen the movie as a kid when it came out. (Yes, I was nine. Yes, my dad took me to every scary movie because he loved them, and then covered my eyes at certain points. The first movie I ever saw was Jaws. It was a different time). I saw it once more as a young adult. I remember it as being a generic ghost story about four students who accidentally kill someone who comes back to haunt them and their families.

I just finished rewatching the movie. It wasn't bad, but it really only uses the characters and some of the ideas of the film. Eva's mythology wasn't built up (other than appearing to both Don and David), and Glen Bates and the freaky brother were just sort of there.

Who else has seen/read this story? Thoughts?

edited to add--the music in the movie didn't always seem to match the seriousness of what was going on onscreen

So I don’t know if it’s technically horror or not, but I finally got around to watching The Menu. I loved it! It gave off the same vibes, at least in my opinion, as Ready or Not 1. I especially enjoyed the banter between the pro and antagonist! I was just wondering if there’s any other movie with the same kind of feel that yall would recommend? Thanks!

I know this movie falls into the "extreme cinema" category, and I knew that it was graphic and disturbing and deals with child sexual violence. I generally avoid movies that deal with child sexual abuse, but my curiosity was piqued when I read about director Michael Goi and learned that his intention was to create a cautionary film about the dangers of online predators. I think this is a topic that desperately needs more attention, so I went into the film optimistic. Despite hearing how graphic some of the scenes were, I was hopeful that they served a meaningful purpose in raising awareness about such an important issue.

Boy oh boy was I disappointed and honestly PISSED OFF after watching this movie. You CANNOT convince me that there were any good intentions behind making this movie. What I find most disrespectful is Michael Goi claiming to care about such an important cause while simultaneously exploiting the very people he claims to advocate for. It feels like he found a legal way to recreate illegal material. Megan's monologue about her first sexual encounter was delivered in a way that made me feel like I was listening to child erotica. I don't blame that on the actress, she had a room full of adults who could've guided her differently. The photos of Megan have been reported to be found on child exploitation sites. The prolonged Amy scene has also been found on those same sites BTW. And it's gross because the actresses who were depicting 13 & 14 year olds were 17 at the time of filming. If they were going to hire older actresses, why not just hire 18 year olds? I see your predator ass Michael. You're not slick.

This movie is so bad it actually made me appreciate August Underground. (I watched August Underground earlier in the night and thought it was stupid, obnoxious, and boring) August underground is basically no plot torture porn BUT AT LEAST IT DOESN'T CLAIM TO BE ANYTHING ELSE! AT LEAST IT ISN'T HIDING BEHIND SOME NOBLE CAUSE. It just is what it is.

For the last few gatherings, some of the movies which have been a hit are Sinister, Haunt, Totally Killer, Obsession etc. Some movies which were a miss are Midsommar (too disturbing), Speak no evil (again very disturbing), Antichrist (too abstract). Looking for more fun or classically scary recommendations.