Horror movie recommendations for somebody new to the genre?

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aaand probably bunch of others i can’t remember right now

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Does Cube count as horror? How about Sphere? I recommend both anyway. They’re a bit older but i think they’re kind of unique and i count them as classics.

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Ooh boy, THANK YOU! :heart_eyes:

I even see some there which I watched when I was younger and loved (but kinda forgot about, because it’s been so long), like 13 Ghosts, Candyman and Final Destination. The latter is actually due for a re-watch, along with the rest of the franchise, maybe except that one that was so over-reliant on 3D.

I get some horror inspirations from YouTuber Ryan Hollinger, and his video on the Final Destination series is well worth a watch, as well as the ones he made about Halloween and Hereditary.

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I think I watched Cube before, my aforementioned horror friend brought it to our attention and we watched both the first one and the second, Hypercube. I completely forgot whether I liked or disliked them though, it’s been a few years :sweat_smile:

The Sphere sounds unfamliar though, I’ll add it to my watch list, thanks! :slight_smile:

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The Thing has been added to my watchlist. Also 28 Weeks Later. ^-^

Sadly me and my brother don’t know more spanish than the little bits we got taught in school, and I heard the English remake of Rec was hot garbage, so I fear we gotta pass on that one :confused:

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Though @Gnuffi already mentioned it he failed to make it stand out. So I’m going to say you absolutely have to watch:

It is in my opinion quite possibly one of the scariest movies ever made. It’s also amusingly easy to draw lines of connection from it to a few modern game franchises if one wants to.

I’m generally not a great fan of horror movies myself so I do not watch them much. The last pure horror movie I watched was The descent, which I thought was pretty good.

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Got to say that Horror is rarely my thing but one I did enjoy was 1408.

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alright, made the entire list a little more "stand out"ish/added IMDB links to each title, hopefully that will appease people… :neutral_face:
(and added 1)

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I very much recommend watching Rec with subtitles and I didn’t think Quarantine was so bad either. If you’re willing to watch with subtitles then there’s a great japanese movie called One Missed Call.

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I’d recommend The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 imho one of the best horror movies of all time. The fact it’s inspired by the real life serial killer Ed Gein makes it even more thrilling.

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I love me some Lance Henriksen.

That reminds me, I need to buy some milk

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I skimmed the thread so apologies for any duplicates, but here are my faves over the last few years:

  • A Quiet Place (more suspense than horror, but good regardless)
  • Annihilation (again, not straight horror)
  • It (2017)
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane (more suspense)
  • The VVitch
  • The Babadook
  • What We Do in the Shadows (far more comedy than horror, but still)
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Let the Right One In (original)
  • 1408
  • [Rec] (original)
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Oh, and I’d be remiss to not mention the new movie coming out by the director of Hereditary soon:

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I’m such a silly goose, I completely forgot we watched both Annihilation and A Quiet Place last Halloween. Annihilation was really cool, kind of an SCP movie, and I love that kind of stuff. A Quiet Place was mostly good, but some serious flaws held it back imho, like the scene with the nail on the stairs, and (SPOILERS!!!) the dad’s sacrifice in the end.
The Cabin in the Woods was amazing, how could I forget about it on my list?

Oh, and definitely looking forward to Midsommar! :o

Also, kind of a source of recommendations for horror is Ryan Hollinger’s channel. He is how I even learned about Hereditary, and also why I am definitely going to watch Ghost Stories, which beat Hereditary as Ryan’s favorite horror movie of 2018.

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Tossing in a classic: the original Wicker Man.

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Boom! Said the same.

You should totally see that, man. Double recommendations means it’s haha lit. :fire:

Anyway I’m trying to find some of my lists now. I’ll edit this post when I find some.

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Me too! Me too! He’s the only reason I watched Alone in the Dark II right to the end. (That is a very bad movie, though not as random as the first one).

Interrupted my scrolling to squeal happily but so far lots of interesting things on the list. I’m not into gore either. Prefer say, The Stepford Wives to most Tales from the Crypt offerings. Perhaps, it’s suspense vs horror? Not sure.

In terms of horror, I can only suggest Pumpkinhead. Found the ending deep and a little sad. It’s a monster movie, but you’ll see for yourself.

Love creepy stories so I’ll lurk here for suggestions. One thing I want to watch in the original Halloween, because Donald Pleasance. :slight_smile:

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Dude I fell asleep yesterday, I’m so sorry.

I use a website called Letterboxd to log my movies. Here goes some excellent stuff for you:

MODERN HORROR LIST:

https://letterboxd.com/vvitchenbaum/list/modern-horror-just-isnt-good-anymore-sure/

RIDICULOUS MASTER LIST:

IF YOU WANNA UNSETTLE YOURSELF:

THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME:

Some tips:

  1. you can sort the list. By year, rating, etc.
  2. you can change the list views to be either only posters or titles as well.
  3. these lists are all very good, and several of the movies already recommended by our chorinies are in there.

You got a LB account by any chance? I’m there. Feel free to ask whatever you want about LB, I’m a crackhead for that website.

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Just watched Creepers, which the die-hard fans on Youtube complained was heavily edited and missed crucial points. I dunno about that. It was very good on twists and yea Donald Pleasance again. :stuck_out_tongue: First met him in an episode of Columbo. Never knew about his other works until lately. :slight_smile:

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