Horror films
 

I'm thinking of making my Sunday evenings "Horror Night," so I need suggestions for films to watch.

Obviously, I've seen the Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Scream, and Conjuring films; along with the Japanese original versions of "Ring" and its sequels/prequels.

I'm happy to watch either slasher or psychological horror films, and I don't mind non-English-speaking films as long as they are good. They need to be either on Netflix or rentable on Prime.


Hook me up! :wave:

Funny Games (2007)

A Dark Song

Void
The Ritual
It Follows
Cargo
The Babadook
The Invitation

For Netflix also maybe add

RAW
Eyes Of My Mother

I'll start on these this Sunday. :y:

What kinda face is that?

Face?

think he means your avatar

That Mandy film with Nic Cage is kinda a mind fuck.

It is a ship's figurehead; I took the photograph 6 years ago at Helsingor Castle.

Midnight Meat Train

You've edited.

There was a " :y " there.

Kazaam

Audition.

Dead Birds

Terrifier on Netflix is pretty gory.

I've been reviewing horror films in the review thread. Do you want new stuff or does it not matter? A DARK SONG (Netflix), is fantastic for something newer, I loved it. For something a little older if you haven't seen THE WICKER MAN (1973) on Prime, go see it asap.

Ha. I saw that 10-15 years ago. The final 20-30 mins are psycho.

What sort of horror are you looking for?

Sean have you seen A DARK SONG yet? Set is beautiful Wales. I think you should see it. Modern classic.

I'll look it up.

I'm happy to watch either psychological horror films (Ringu) or slasher films, or anything that will freak me out.

I'm going to start next week with Funny Games; I'm too knackered from travelling all day to begin this evening, and just watched a couple of Hannibal episodes instead.

Funny Games isn't a horror film. Some people think it is but it's sort of a meta-psychological thriller with fourth wall breaks and a focus on tension through extreme sadism. It's violent and nasty but it's also nowhere near as bad as critics make it out to be. It's just that it's extremely unforgiving and fairly realistic. It haunts the part of your brain that knows you are never entirely safe even in polite society.
Michael Haneke makes unbelievably tense films about uncomfortable topics. If you watch Funny Games watch the 1997 original, it has Arno Frisch and if you enjoy it you can move onto "Benny's Video" which is probably one of the most nausea inducing films I have ever seen despite the fact that you see no violence or gore. The 2007 remake is sort of pointless, it has a good cast but it's like Van Sant's Psycho or Let Me In.

I like Michael Haneke a lot, he's a man that can make inaction and build up so much more vital than violence. Funny Games is an indictment on violence and so it has to be ugly. It's an ugly film that disturbs people.

In contrast you have a film like Eden Lake which adapts the idea and takes none of the style turning it into emotional torture porn.

Gave it a watch. Pretty good if you like traditional slashers. Some fun kills.

Not realy my bag though. Prefer supernatural/sci-fi horror. Disturbing, unnerving imagery. That kind of stuff.

I hate Funny Games. To be fair, I've only seen the remake, but I hated it. Completely unrootable characters who deserve to die because they are fucking stupid.

If it horrifies me its horror. Its a straight forward metric. Horror snobs would prob disagree. Fuck em.

I don't disagree w/ you Destor.

I define a horror flick as any film w/ horror elements, whether human or inhuman.

Maybe I'll give Funny Games another shot someday, the first time I just couldn't 'get' what was supposed to be so disturbing.

Maybe I'm too focused on things like A Serbian Film being what I define as disturbing, I donut know. I just couldn't get past someone being intimated by a golf club and doing nothing the entire film to fight for their life. If it was made in the 70s, before slashers became rampant, I'd probably be more lenient...someday I might give it another watch.

I did hate Eyes Wide Shut the first time I watched it and now I think it's more brilliant upon every viewing.

not everything is for everyone

I don't see it as a horror film. It's too obviously about media violence and it's an indictment rather than a thrill chasing exercise.
I can see it being horrific but that doesn't necessarily mean it is a horror film.
That's my opinion, I understand the reasons why others may feel differently but I agree with Michael Haneke when he says it isn't.

Personally I think it's a purpose made thriller acting as a proclamation against aesthetic violence and is far more disturbing than it is enjoyable.

Austrian cinema is crazy.Anyone ever seen "Michael?"

This is why it's more of an anti sensationalist film than a horror. It blatantly provokes anger with no reward.
Ask yourself why? To make a formulaic plot? Unlikely. It's to make you wonder why violence in some films seems so enjoyable and easy.

Also there are people in the world who just freeze up and do nothing to protect themselves in these situations so the golf club situation is pretty believable to me.

I'd say it's sexist since it shows women can't defeat a skinny teenager or two

Ronda Rousey would break dat arm

I would describe many non horror films as "haunting" because I'm not a three year old. Solaris is haunting, The Shawshank Redemption is haunting, Million Dollar Baby is haunting... All for completely different reasons.
You can't reserve a single use for words like that or you'll run out of words when you need them. All I meant was that it stays with me, not that I had ghostly feelings about it.

It's also unrealistic and unrelatable from the start.

No one 'borrows eggs' or 'asks to borrow eggs'.
The film would have worked in that context if it was sat in 1950. I don't even answer the door when I hear someone knock and if someone I didn't know asked me for something I'd assume they were up to something so I'd say I didn't have any and shut the door.


Especially a rich affluent neighborhood, like the one in the film. No one asks to 'borrow' they just go purchase.


Anyways, to each their own, re: Funny Games!

I wish I lived in your ivory tower

I bet you run out of eggs now too. Fate temptress.

I'd just go to the store and buy some, they're like 2-3 bucks.

Who answers the door unless they are expecting a delivery or some technician/plumber/etc?