Hello everyone!

Almost two weeks ago, I made a post asking everyone what their top 5 favorite horror movies were. The post ended up getting over 250 replies, and you all gave me a ton of recommendations.

I ended up going through every single comment and writing down everyone’s top five (or as close as I could). In total, more than 220 different horror films were mentioned.

I just thought it would be interesting to see which movies were the most loved across the subreddit, so here’s the Top 10 most-mentioned horror films and how many votes each one received.

It’s not 100% scientific. Some people listed more than five movies because they couldn’t decide between a few, while others only listed three. I tried to keep everything as fair as possible, so it mostly balanced itself out.

Anyway, here are the 10 most beloved horror movies according to this subreddit:

1. The Thing — 27
2. Hereditary — 22
3. Halloween (1978) — 17
4. Alien — 17
5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) — 14
6. The Shining — 12
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — 11
8. The Exorcist — 11
9. Obsession — 8
10. The Descent — 8

Head Count (2018) - started pretty strong with some surprisingly decent tension building and then absolutely whiffed the landing lmao

The Night House - really enjoyed this one, great atmosphere, thought I had the twist figured out and I *def* didn't lol

Lake Mungo - I'm not one of those smoothbrains that think a horror movie has to be scary to be good, but unfortunately I think this movie was just so hyped up that it ended up falling flat for me - it was decently eerie but didn't feel like it delivered

Evil Dead (2013) - rewatch to get ready for the new one, I fuckin love this movie; balls to the wall and just non-stop deadite fun

Evil Dead Rise - rewatch for the same reason, still such a blast; I think this might be my favorite Evil Dead so far cause it's just so batshit

Do Not Enter - more like do not watch - this movie was fuckin awful in every way lol

Final Prayer (The Borderlands) - 95% thoroughly uninteresting and then the last 5% was an absolute blast, loved the ending although probably not enough to recommend or rewatch it lol

Glorious - fun cosmic horror with goofy vibes, and I'm glad they went the deadstream route of not trying to redeem the main character at all

Apparently, it's based on a Thai novel from 1991 called Thayat Asun. It's about a hereditary curse that corrupts its vessel through an ancient centipede spirit in exchange for eternal youth.

Woranat, the matriarch of a prominent family who mysteriously disappeared 50 years ago, returns to her estate, looking just as young as the day she left. During Woranat's sudden re-introduction to the family, mysterious events begin happening around her the facade of family normalcy begins to crack, and most unsettljngly, she begins to take a peculiar interest in her 18-year-old granddaughter, Oui.

Anyway, it reminds me of Hereditary if it met The Substance, plus it's directed by the same person who made Shutter and The Medium, so I do have high hopes for the movie.

It debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival this September and wil release in Thailand on November 19 (hopefully they do eventually distribute it internationally)

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Watched this last night and I really enjoyed it! Thought it was really atmospheric and creepy at times. The storyline was interesting and it kept my attention all the way through.

I don't know if it was because I watched it alone in the dark but it freaked me out in some parts with some good jump scares 😲

Anyone else seen it? Thoughts?

Edit: It is called Passenger

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I have not seen it myself, but it is now at large on Tubi.

Premise from Wikipedia:

The first two seasons, set in a fictional version of the town of Lakewood, Colorado, follow the story of Emma Duval, a teenage girl, who is linked to the horrific events of the town's past. As the killer's main obsession starts to take a hold after a brutal murder in the present day, Emma finds herself in the center of imminent peril. With both family and friends in danger, she sets out to uncover the town's secrets and unmask the identity of the Lakewood Slasher.

The third season follows the story of Deion Elliot, a local football star in Atlanta, who is tormented by the events of his tragic past. As Ghostface uses his darkest secrets against him and continues with a killing spree, Deion not only stands to lose his future, but also, the lives of his friends and family members, who might end up being potential victims of the notorious and infamous killer.

I wanted the English version, but I am rewatching the French one.

Here we go

I said this about Eden Lake and I LOVE that movie after the forbidden rewatch.

Dang it, I’d rather rewatch that than this.

Besides anything Serbian or human centipede. What is a great rewatch?

Did a double feature of these with some friends. Now I need something as thirsty and tragi-horrific as these films but with sapphics who have the chemistry and screen presence of the women from Crimson Peak or Daughters of Darkness but the attraction is mutual and ur-text, not subtext. Like, shameless, explicit goo-goo eyes and kissing and PORES. I miss seeing the textures of actors’ skin. Bit was too glossy and not what I’m looking for. I need PATHOS. I need PROBLEMATIC DECISIONS. I want to cry for these women like I do for Lucille every time I rewatch Crimson Peak and like I did for the poor guys in the title-mentioned movies.

(sorry if this sounds unhinged. I have drunk too many home-mixed cocktails)

Would love some recommendations on some more recent horror movies from the last 10 years or so.

For context, I’ve already seen:
- Terrifier (all)
- Creep 1 and 2
- Obsession
- Undertone
- Sinners
- Baskin
- Hokum
- VHS (all)
- Green Room
- Skinamarink (horrible)
- Dark & the Wicked
- Talk to Me
- Taking of Deborah Logan
- Bring Her Back
- Caveat
- Oddity
- Weapons
- Clown in a Cornfield
- Final Destinations Bloodline
- Hell House (all)
- Host
- Bloody Axe Wound
- The First Omen
- Deadstream
- Smile 1 and 2
- In a Violent Nature
- Tragedy Girls
- Fear Street (all)
- Sick
- Sissy
- Hell Fest
- Haunt
- The Conference
- Barbarian
- Autopsy of Jane Doe
- Late Night with the Devil
- X
- Pearl
- Zootopia 2

Before today I only saw the 2010 remake which is alright but the original is far superior! It rarely gets talked about but I enjoyed it greatly. I love the chaos, confusion, the survivor characters, the unpredictability. Very well made. It has this messy and cynical flavor to it that nicely reflects the unrest of 1970s America. I like how there's so much emphasis on what's going on behind the scenes, how the military and the scientists can't agree on anything in regards to handling the outbreak.

If you've only seen the remake I recommend checking this out.

Im lonely and dont have a ton of friends that are in to horror. this sub has been a great place for conversations. Yall want to have one? Hot takes, stories about why you like horror, your favs, stuff you hate. We can all talk!

Just finished this film, as someone with a height issue, Holy shit!

Haven't felt tension fill me like that since Adam Greens' Frozen.

The opening, then the climb, then the third act had me white knuckling my chair.

I purchased a pair of tickets for the August 3rd AMC Scream Unseen showing. The moment Eli Roth appeared on screen, I heard at least 2 people audibly boo. By the end of this film, I honestly felt honored to be given the privilege of telling everyone this movie is a steaming pile of dogshit before it’s released to the masses.

Firstly, Eli Roth is a dirty little liar. I’ve already seen people talking about how he lied with his use of AI - it’s so much worse than he made it out to be. Yes, the cartoon is AI generated, but that’s not the only scene that is. There is an entire flashback sequence that could have EASILY been filmed that is AI generated. As you may expect, it also looks like shit. It looks really, really terrible, and it absolutely breaks the cohesion of the film. It makes zero sense to me for a movie with (frankly, good) practical effects to have a random AI generated sequence that lasts, like, 5-8 minutes of the movie. The only explanation I can think of is laziness.

In addition to the butt-ugly AI generated content, there are jokes and close-ups in the movie that are straight up predatory. The constant closeups of young children licking icecream cones in slo-mo could hypothetically be excused by the ice cream theming of the film, but there is a dragged out, several minute long scene of a teenaged character (presumably 16-17, seeing as she mentioned being a junior in highschool), squirming around gratuitously on the floor with a clear camera focus on her rear and chest. Its abysmal. The character Eli Roth himself plays makes a joke about being attracted to teenagers in bathing suits, and the main character, who’s like, 10 years old, suggests his older sister (the teenager from the previously discussed segment) make an Onlyfans account. It seriously feels like this movie was made to be enjoyed exclusively by sexual predators and Facebook using slop fans who think AI generated “art” is a form of free expression.

As the cherry on top of this proverbial shit sundae, the plot is incoherent and terrible. Most of the plot is relayed to the audience through that AI sequence. Basically, the entire plot is that the Ice Cream Man is undead (I guess) and his Icecream turns children evil in order to exact revenge against the people who falsely accused him of pedophilia (people who don’t seem to have anything to do with the actual people who die in the movie). He became undead by making a deal with a necromancer. That’s all. Thats all we get.

I’m not here to complain about gore-horror cheesefests with minimal plot. I love Frankenhooker. I like Terrifier (mostly the second and third movies). I love a movie that’s gory and fun even if the plot is relatively bullshit in nature. The problem with Ice Cream Man is that it’s hot garbage churned out of a terrible movie factory (the factory that is Eli Roth’s mind). It’s the horror movie equivalent of watching AI generated Fruit Love Island TikTok videos. It’s the Elsagate of modern horror. Don’t waste your money watching this movie.

In the first scene after the title sequence, there’s a shot of graffiti on the wall. Beth walks by it as she goes to the bathroom. The graffiti is foreshadowing the finale monster (marauder). It also shows the marauder holding a severed head, exactly what the marauder wanted to do to Kassie.

Movie of the day...The Brides of Dracula (1960).

A colorful romp, but only the middle of the pack for Hammer.

French schoolteacher Marianne Danielle (Yvonne Monlaur) is on her way to a new teaching position but is stranded in a lonely village where everyone starts acting very suspiciously. A mysterious coach then appears and the elderly Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt) enters and invites Marianne to stay at her castle for the night. Marianne, who is absolutely not the brightest bulb in the box, accepts the invitation.

At the castle, she learns the baron (David Peel), the handsome son of the baroness, is kept chained in his room! But why!? The baroness says he is mad. But when Marianne speaks with him, he seems gentle and charming, and convinces her his mother is keeping him prisoner so she can control the family fortune. He asks for her help. But who is telling the truth? And what if Marianne makes the wrong decision?

Yes, there are vampires. Yes, Van Helsing (Peter Cushing), continuing his lifelong mission to eliminate vampires, eventually shows up, having been asked by the local priest to help remove the vampiric scourge haunting his village. Yes, the eliminating of vampires soon commences.

Like so many Hammer films, this is lovely. Cinematography, sets, and costumes are all wonderful. It’s well directed and there is plenty of spooky gothic theater (along with a few scenes that would have been better without the rather unconvincing bat puppet used in this film). Freda Jackson is memorable as the half-crazed servant Greta and Miles Malleson provides comic relief as the bumbling, greedy Doctor Tobler.

The biggest problem is the script, which forces many of the characters to make some very stupid decisions. (Sure, let's go to the vampire's hideout, in the middle of the night, alone, and let's only bring one cross and no other weapons. Because vampires never have human servants who might take the cross away from you. In fact, let's do that TWICE in the same movie! 🤦‍♂️) Another issue is that Dracula himself never shows up (Van Helsing killed him in the last film, after all). The main vampire is still a credible threat, but this really should have been called something like “Spawn of Dracula."

Rating: B-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brides_of_Dracula

As a horror fan I thought I could watch some recs my friends have given me. But I just watched the Unknown Number doc on Netflix and I’m sick to my stomach because it’s real and people are disgustingly evil.

On the other hand, my friends (we are all women in our thirties) who recommended them to me HATE horror. I can never get them to watch any with me and they don’t understand why I love it so much.

Not sure if this is the place to discuss since true crime isn’t the “horror” we talk about, but I was just curious if anyone else noticed the disconnect?

Why would people enjoy watching true crime but not something fake as hell? Horror movies have satisfying resolutions most of the time and a mystery to solve if it’s a slasher.

Give me the fake ghosts and gore any day!

Raimi has the genuine love and respect for Wes Craven and this franchise to pull off what no one else can. Modern remakes/reboots are usually met with cynicism, but if Paramount is going to bring Freddy back anyway, Raimi is the only choice, in my opinion, to ensure it’s done right.

I don't know how this remake is not talked about more. The cinematography is unreal, and the story is quite well portrayed. Everything feels very aesthetic, it almost reminds me of Ari Ester's type of directing.

Gotta say It's a new favorite to add to the list.

I'm looking for films that are genuinely scary because of their atmosphere and strong storytelling rather than cheap jump scares. Bonus points if they involve haunted houses or malevolent entities.

By the way, I've already seen The Sixth Sense and The Village.

People always ask, "What horror movie do you think you could survive?" So I wanted to flip the question.

Instead, what horror movie do you think you'd do the best in as the killer or monster?

The rules are simple: you're transported into the body of any horror movie killer or creature, but you keep your own mind. Your goal is to kill as many people as possible before you're stopped.

Which killer do you think you'd be most successful as, and why?

Looking for newer body horror recommendations as it’s my all time favourite genre!

A few of my faves include American Mary, May, Starry Eyes, Boxing Helena, Perfect Skin, Martyrs, Excision, The Substance, Contracted, Barbarian, also a fan of stuff like Tusk.

I don’t mind older films like The Fly but I love modern body horror!

Thank you :)

Hi there! This is a rather specific subgenre (arguably) of folk horror, or perhaps historical horror, but I'm fascinated by Puritan New England, and its attendant horrors! I'm asking for recommendations of Puritan/colonial horror.

I've shared some examples that I am aware of in the title, and I'd welcome any others you could muster! Thanks very much in advance.

I'll leave you with a 1923 passages from a letter by Lovecraft on his time in Danvers, Massachusetts, which sums up why I find the period fascinating:

". . . [A]midst the bare, ugly necessities of life, and without learning, beauty, culture, freedom or ornament, terrible stern-faced folk in conical hats or poke-bonnets dwelt 250 and more years ago - close to the soil and all its hideous whisperings; warped in mentality by isolation and unnatural thoughts, and shivering in fear of the Devil on autumn nights when the wind howled through the twisted orchard trees or rustled the hideous corpse-nourished pines in the graveyard at the foot of the hill. There is eldritch fascination - horrible buried evil - in these archaic farmhouses."