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down n out posted:The Ring is still a classic to this day Seconding this. The original Japanese version is incredible
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Jun 13, 2021 10:47
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Martyrs is probably the most unsettling film I've ever seen. There might be a couple of jump scares in it - I've only seen it once, over a decade a go but it stuck with me. I will not watch it again. Kill List is another off beat horror about two hitmen that take a contract from some weird hotel room dudes and the entire thing gets increasingly more bat poo poo.
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Jun 13, 2021 10:50
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Jun 13, 2021 10:51
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Noroi (The Curse, 2005) Possession (1981) The Transfiguration (2016) The Entity (1982) Winterbeast (1991) Haze (2005) Not so much horror, but a weird thriller: White of the Eye (1987) Highly recommened.
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Jun 13, 2021 11:22
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsAhBvrFcqY
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Jun 13, 2021 11:47
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Jacob's Ladder (1990) iirc it's one of the movies the Silent Hill devs watched to get inspiration (one of the others is Kindergarten Cop for some reason but I don't think that's the sort of movie you're looking for), it does have one scene that I would very VERY loosely describe as a jump scare but it's really well done so it's worth it
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Jun 13, 2021 11:49
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The old psychological thriller thread in CD has a ton of stuff. Session 9 is good. Folks already mentioned It Follows, Rosemary’s Baby, Jacob’s Ladder and Babadook, they are worthwhile. Kosmo Gallion posted:Martyrs is probably the most unsettling film I've ever seen. There might be a couple of jump scares in it - I've only seen it once, over a decade a go but it stuck with me. I will not watch it again. This movie is loving horrifying and is basically “what if we made human centipede but tried to put emotional weight and meaning behind it”. I also will never watch it again. Still good though, even if it jumps the shark in the last 5 minutes.
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Jun 13, 2021 11:59
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blatman posted:Jacob's Ladder (1990) Yesss, forgot about this one. I first saw it when I was a teen in the early 2000's and wasn't impressed because I'd seen it all before. I dumbly didn't realize it was the origin for the stuff I'd seen before. I also haven't seen it in years, but I remember Angel Heart having a rich, unsettling vibe. Dirty and sordid.
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Jun 13, 2021 12:07
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This thread reminded me that The Girl Next Door (Not the rom-com, the other film) exists.  No jump scares or cheap thrills in it. Don't watch it if child abuse triggers you in any way whatsoever.I'm going to take a long walk outside in the sun now.
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Jun 13, 2021 12:21
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Lake Mongo and the Badlands are both all about atmosphere and Tension building and each has an unsettling ending to match. Session 9 is similar with an incredible atmosphere and nice slow build, but I found the ending underwhelming, so if you absolutely need a good payoff, maybe don't do that one Creep isn't bad for this either. There probably were some jump scares in there though
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Jun 13, 2021 12:31
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Oh also Pulse(Kairo) is super unsettling. Pretty much all atmosphere, with a thin plot. Beautifully made film.
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Jun 13, 2021 12:35
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this one is good but its in spanish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtrJKnnTtc
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Jun 13, 2021 14:34
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Kosmo Gallion posted:
Fun fact: Kill List is a loose adaptation of Arthurian legend! Add to the list The Wicker Man (1973). Freaks out every Christian I watch it with
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Jun 13, 2021 14:37
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The Serpent & the Rainbow (1988) Awful lot of good movies in this thread, but I don’t think I saw this one listed. It’s (I think) Wes Craven’s best work that deals with Haitian Vodou and an overall supernatural atmosphere. I actually saw this in theaters with my childhood friend and his older brother, and it’s stuck with me ever since. Another similar film that came out a year prior dealing with brujería is The Believers (1987). Great performances from Martin Sheen and Jimmy Smits.
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Jun 13, 2021 15:37
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I dunno if it counts as horror but the original funny games is quite disturbing.
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Jun 13, 2021 16:16
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How about DONNIE DARKO!!!!
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Jun 13, 2021 16:28
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The thing is the greatest movie ever you dumb sob wizard master
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Jun 14, 2021 12:06
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The Invitation is a slow burn of a movie but the ending is good and makes it worthwhile I really liked The Taking of Deborah Logan but there may be like 2-3 jump scare moments, its been awhile since I've seen it
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Jun 14, 2021 13:05
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Also the Ring is the only asian horror movie that got americanized where I prefer the american version. Every other time it was done they completely hosed it up (KAIRO) but The Ring is good
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Jun 14, 2021 13:11
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I just watched the movie "Caveat", and it scared the poo poo out of me. The plot is intentionally a bit unexplained, but there's a scene where a seemingly dead body pops its head up in a crawlspace that is one of the scariest things I've seen on film in a long time, I jumped and freaked out my wife who was asleep at the time. I'll also recommending both the US and Japanese Ring (along with the Japanese Ring 2), there's an incredible sense of dread built through those movies.
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Jun 14, 2021 14:33
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Hadn't heard of Caveat, definitely going to give it a watch, ty fancy
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Jun 14, 2021 14:36
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Revins posted:Hadn't heard of Caveat, definitely going to give it a watch, ty fancy It's on Shudder, which every horror movie fan should have. Best streaming site, I cannot recommend it enough.
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Jun 14, 2021 14:39
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The Invitation The Loved Ones The Babadook Hereditary Don't Breathe
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Jun 14, 2021 16:37
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Movies don't easily scare me for whatever reason but I can think of only two movies that ever did. They are Vacancy and High Tension However, High Tension probably had the worst ending I've ever seen in a movie in my entire life (Roger Ebert described it as "a plot hole so bad that you could drive a truck through it, and in fact a truck literally drove through it) so I would instead recommend The Visit even though I typically hate M Night's plot twists.
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Jun 14, 2021 17:17
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The jump scene when the tremor spits out the generator scared the poo poo out of me but i was like 7
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Jun 14, 2021 17:19
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The Pitch Perfect series terrified the hell out of me
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Jun 14, 2021 17:31
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Fruits of the sea posted:This thread reminded me that The Girl Next Door (Not the rom-com, the other film) exists. Came to post this. In some ways I feel the “movie” shouldn’t even exist. It’s wrenching.
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Jun 14, 2021 17:33
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Dead and Buried from 1981 is really good and criminally overlooked. It has some really incredible special effects except for the acid pour into the head, which looks really fake and a constant feeling that something is very wrong with the town but you're just missing one piece of evidence to find out what it is. And The House of the Devil is pretty much the definition of slow-burn horror. Extremely atmospheric, Tom Noonan is amazing in it, and there's a truly shocking scene about halfway through that sets the tone for the insanity that's about to come in the movie.
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CarpenterWalrus posted:Add to the list The Wicker Man (1973). Freaks out every Christian I watch it with The only person that gets hurt is someone who you very much want to see get burned alive in a wicker man. Everyone else is just having a fun costume party on their island utopia.
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Jun 14, 2021 17:41
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Archer666 posted:Savageland this movie convinced me that one of the strongest factors in making something scary/enjoyable is good sound design and pacing
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Jun 14, 2021 18:25
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Suspiria, Hereditary, Rosemary's Baby, Possession, It Follows, The Wicker Man (70's)
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Jun 14, 2021 18:28
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Also, Calvaire: The Ordeal
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Jun 14, 2021 18:29
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Archer666 posted:Savageland Another found footage fan. Savageland is excellent but I found Bad Ben to be a bit boring, I didn't finish watching it.
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Jun 14, 2021 19:06
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Speaking of found footage, I still really enjoy the original The Blair Witch Project. I get that a lot of folks hate that it's just 3 kids getting pissed off in the woods, but it sells the desperation, frustration and hopelessness. I'm sure due in no small part to them not actually acting. I'm a big fan of the Stumbling Across A Terrible, Silent Aftermath thing (see Come and See), and TBWP does it very well. This is always the best part of zombie movies, IMO.
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Das Boo posted:Speaking of found footage, I still really enjoy the original The Blair Witch Project. I get that a lot of folks hate that it's just 3 kids getting pissed off in the woods, but it sells the desperation, frustration and hopelessness. I'm sure due in no small part to them not actually acting. Yeah I'm a huge Blair Witch Project defender. The point is the witch is loving with the group and manipulating things to make them go in circles until they're exhausted and angry with each other then she comes in and does [insert whatever your imagination comes up with] and its an effective horror movie and I like it
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Jun 14, 2021 19:41
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I want to see a director fully commit to the found footage gimmick and film an entire movie and then leave it to be discovered in a random basement or storage unit.
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Honestly people have listed the best in here so not much to contribute. BUT for a movie that isn't what you would consider traditional "horror," I suggest The Invisible Man (2020). Some truly terrifying parts in there that aren't jump scare related, but are psychological. The main actress does a great job.
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