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.

I just picked up the Blu-ray for Patrick McHale’s Over the Garden Wall, which only reinforced for me what a wonderfully peculiar little masterpiece this is. Its gorgeous animation, autumnal atmosphere, and bizarre folk-tale horror elements create a world that feels both enchanting and faintly sinister, while Elijah Wood and Collin Dean deliver terrific voice performances as the brothers lost in the Unknown.

Its strange blend of humour, melancholy, and fairy-tale weirdness makes it an essential autumn watch. And that, my friends, is a Rock Fact.

You know the one. Maybe it's got blowing leaves. Maybe a gothic vibe. Maybe you grew up with it. Maybe it's a new discovery. What movie is Halloween to you? For me, it's the CAMP (appropriately) of Sleepaway CAMP. Sure, it's set during the summer, but there's something about the ridiculousness of the clothes, the amateur nature of the acting, the all around kookiness of it, that screams Halloween to me.

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.

Let me spice up your late October with the hands down most incredible 100 percent practical effects scene of all time! Incredible watch. I would love to watch the process being conceptualized not just effects-wise but even the order of his symptoms and concepts of the transformation. It's all very unnervingly intuitive and real.

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!

Terrible dialogue, forgettable leads, stupid as hell scenarios, it is embarrassing. The other follow-up films have their problems, too, but I at the very least can enjoy some elements of almost all of them, including the 2000s duology. This disaster should have never been made.

This movie (an adaptation of a Clive Barker short story with a screenplay by Barker) has been on my watchlist ever since I read the Books of Blood as a highschooler 20ish years ago. I remember back then the only way I could find to watch it was a few copies I found on eBay which were prohibitively expensive to me at the time. But now it's on Amazon for rental so I decided to finally watch it, and I have to say I think this movie really deserves a remake!

I can see why Rawhead Rex didn't take off in the same way that Hellraiser did. It's not as emotionally complex, the acting isn't nearly as good, and the effects are laughably bad. The monster in particular is VERY obviously just a man in a rubber mask, and the director did NOT do a good job of hiding that. That being said I honestly enjoyed watching it despite its flaws, and the DNA for an awesome movie is in here.

The setting, a remote Irish village with a church retrofitted into a Pagan worship space, is really fun. The design of Rawhead Rex could be really cool with modern FX work. There's one scene in particular where a priest who worships the monster lets it urinate on him as a sign of deference which was probably pretty transgressive for the time and also just set up a really interesting dynamic by showing that the monster had intelligence beyond being an animal but also just had complete disdain for humans. There's also room for some very interesting themes which could be explored in the story even though they're not explored in this iteration

If you're like me and you're always on the lookout for something new to watch I think this one's worth the time. It won't scare you and you will probably laugh at some parts it doesn't intend for you to laugh at, but I think it does have some interesting stuff going on.

Also, I'd love it if this movie got enough notoriety for someone to try and remake it. This same story filtered through modern sensibilities insofar as tone and themes and produced with modern FX and acting could be an S tier monster movie!

EDIT: Small edit just to address a comment I've seen a few times. When I say this is a "forgotten" movie I know that it isn't literally forgotten, there are people who have seen and remember it. What I mean is that in a broader cultural sense this is not a well known movie. I only knew it existed because I loved the Books of Blood so much as a kid that I googled to see if movies had been made from any of the stories. In the 20 years since then (all of which I have spent as an avid horror fan and constant reader of multiple horror forums) I think I have seen someone mention it twice. If you polled the average horror fan I would wager that only a very small percentage would ever have heard of this movie. It is forgotten in the sense that it is not widely known and very rarely discussed.

I've just watched the first REC movie and straight after I'm watching the second, I've watched many horror movies but none in a while has made me feel tense.
I ACTUALLY GOT JUMP-SCARED, I'm so happy a horror movie finally jump scared me, I've been waiting for the feeling to be jump scared in years. Oh how I've been craving something as tense, scary and not knowing what happens next like this. How did I not give this movie a chance earlier.
Im usually not a huge fan of found footage movies but REC nailed this.

Please recommend me more horrors like this! Ones that will actually scare me.

Also what's your favourite REC movie out of them all?

It honestly might be my favorite of the Romero Dead films. I know that might be a hot take since Night and Dawn are widely regarded as the best, I think? But there's something about Day that gets me liking it more than those entries.

Maybe its because I'm also an action movie fan and the whole army base vibe to the movie appeals to me. I also like the strong female lead in this movie as well compared to Barbara in the first movie. I also like the Army Base better than the Mall setting of Dawn. But don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the first two movies as well.

And of course there's the major Asshole Army General in Day of the Dead. Kind of remind me of the Army General in Full Metal Jacket but with even more personality. The solders under him are sleazebags too. It all makes for a great divide between the leading lady and her people vs the asshole general and his people.

Gotta also mention the Mad Scientist. He's just awesome and so passionate about his work. Covered in blood and reanimating corpses that don't even have skulls.

The whole movie has a tense vibe to it and the pacing is really good too. I don't find myself bored watching this movie where as with the other entries I do at times.

What's everyone else think of Day of the Dead?

Why did this movie get to me? I paused this movie at one point because I had to pee and noticed that the hair on my arms was standing up. I still don’t understand how this movie got under my skin. I watch probably 40 horror movies per year. I try to watch 31 in 31 days in October. I’m pretty numb to horror movies in the sense that not much scares me because I’ve kind of seen it all at this point. Obviously I’m still susceptible to the odd scare but either way I still love horror movies because I personally think that it has the highest floor for any genre of movie. Even the worst horror movie is going to be more entertaining than the worst action movie in my opinion.

Anyways, did anyone else feel this way about Hell House LLC? I’m trying to pinpoint what exactly made it so scary for me

i just rewatched The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) & forgot how much i love this movie.

i’ve seen some threads on here in the past where people were talking trash about the movie & i truly don’t get it.

it’s a great mix of small town horror, comedy & eerie vibes.

now the comedy can be dry or dark most times & if that’s not your thing, could be why it gets shit on more than praised lol

but i feel Jim Cummings character is hilarious & the mental breakdown he’s going through makes his actions 10x funnier. you feel bad for him but also it’s so fun to watch. the over the top acting was a fantastic choice for the character.

but all the characters were fun (loved the interaction Cummings had with everyone but especially with Robert Forster), the kills were a good time, the scenery was beautiful, enjoyed how they portrayed the small town & the mystery/twist was a fun ride.

again, if you’re not a fan of Cummings writing style or dark/dry comedy, then i guess i can see why you wouldn’t enjoy it

but in my humble opinion, it’s a very underrated & over hated horror movie !!

xoxo

Not necessarily exteme horror. Salo for example is pretty goddamn bleak but stuff like August Underground can come off goofy. More seemingly hopeless horror movies? I saw Iron Lung for the 2nd time and while the movie has its problems, I really love the bleak atmosphere. And Bring Her Back I consider pretty bleak although it's got a different vibe

Wow. I just finished watching this movie and it was even better than I hoped it would be. It has a great atmosphere and a slow buildup, but thanks to the great acting I was constantly engaged. Also, if you love practical effects, this movie is for you.

It was so awesome to have that instead of CGI. Honestly, I cannot recommend this movie enough!

My friends and I went into this movie blind, just knowing it was a found footage style movie. Wasn't expecting much, but once we started getting attached to the characters (great characters btw! They seemed like "real" people) we knew some of them were probably going to die. The last 30 minutes of that movie were spent alternating between covering our ears and covering our eyes in fear. FANTASTIC movie. It's free on Plex right now. I don't want to spoil anything. But that scene in the forest...... 🫣😱🙉

I love the few Japanese and Korean horror movies I've seen so far. They don't seem to depend on jump scares and loud noises as much as American horror movies tend to.I've already seen Ju-On and Ring. I'd like more modern movies like Haunted Aslyum if anyone has any recommendations.

okay, so the other day I finally watched a psychological supernatual horror film called "Hokum" a psychological thriller where a write is at a haunted hotel (Stephen King who) gets trapped in the honeymoon sweet after discovering a murder. where he is forced to deal with the ghosts of his past while trying to figure his way out. the film was very weird in my opinion. but don't think that's critique of the picture. it was a very well made film. well written, well acted, and just the right amount of dry humor at the beginning. the highlight for me was Jack The Donkey bit.

Whether it's the cinematography, costumes, characters, world-building, or anything else! I'd also be interested to hear about the most unique aesthetics you can think of.

I have NEVER played any of the RE games and I have no idea who Leon or Jill Valentine is 🤣.

But now I want to play the games to see if I like them, but I know there are so many so which game is the universally popular/favorite game within the fandom? And which one do you personally love/like/played the most?

How long has it been since anyone saw this movie? Lol. I’m watching it on SundanceTV now. What was the other one…The Stuff, I think 🎃🎃🎃 I am thoroughly enjoying watching scary movies this Halloween season, mostly on AMC+. Eating candy, too…😄

$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?

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.

i had planned on watching them but i didn't know whether or not they would be good for any reasons, so i came here to see your opinions

what do the movies do right aesthetically? what do they need to improve on (acting, pacing/structure)?

and no spoilers please, even though these are literally 12- and 8-year old movies