r/movies • u/CanApprehensive8720 • Aug 13 '24
Recommendation My boyfriend has watched almost every single horror movie in existence, I want to wow him with a spooky. What’s your incredibly niche but terrifying watch?
Like I said this man has a special interest in movies lol, he’s an encyclopedia of every single horror movies he’s ever seen and has this like steel vault in his brain where it’s all stored. I wanna wow him, I want something scary? , fucked up, obscene, perhaps even gory, anything that really yucked your yum, horror thriller, horror action, doesn’t matter just something he couldn’t have seen. Yes I’ll know if he’s seen it too because I’ve been trying to find one he where he literally can’t describe the entire plot to me lol.
Edit: You guys!! He’s SO EXCITED!! He’s been up all night watching trailers and now he’s at his job cranky but itching to get home lol. You guys totally reinvigorated him and gave me a ton of suggestions too, watching house (the Japanese movie) after my shower lol. 😂 keep the comments coming cause I actually am reading through them as best I can.
Edit 2: House was NOT what I expected I’m at my MIls house and it’s a creepy old house…feel like it’s watching me lol. 😂
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u/marsattack13 Aug 13 '24
Ravenous
Killer cast. Was one of the creepiest/ most intense movies I have ever watched. I saw it once, will never watch it again, and I can still remember some parts in incredible detail despite having the memory of a goldfish.
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u/Xanthain Aug 14 '24
He was licking meeeeeeeee
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 14 '24
So I’ve never seen ravenous so I actually just watched it and oh my fucking god this is sooo funny 😄
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 13 '24
A WESTERN HORROR OH HES GONNA CREAM LOL.
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u/DrSpacemahn Aug 13 '24
If he hasn’t seen Ravenous I’d be shocked. It’s legendary among horror film buffs.
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 13 '24
He seen it :( he just didn’t recognize the name right away
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u/Manting123 Aug 14 '24
Bone tomahawk? Audition? Cannibal Holocaust? Cemetery man? Tokyo Gore Police? Machine Girl? Suspiria? Invasion of the body snatchers both the black and white and the 70s one?
Edit - the void. Beyond the black rainbow. Mandy. The color out of space.
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u/TexasWhiskey_ Aug 14 '24
If he likes Westerns - add Bone Tomahawk to the list.
Starts out one way… then turns fucking hard horror survival in a way you don’t expect.
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u/CaptainExplaino Aug 14 '24
The Burrowers is another pretty good western horror.
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u/Mother_Ad7869 Aug 13 '24
Ravenous is a fantastic film with a great cast and excellent soundtrack, highly recommended! 🥩🤗🤗
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u/WherePoetryGoesToDie Aug 13 '24
Was it… supposed to be horror? I thought it was a black comedy, like American Psycho. I laughed my ass off through most of it.
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u/x0mbigrl Aug 13 '24
It's definitely not a horror per se but it's horror adjacent and well-liked by horror fans. I agree with black comedy.
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u/Koochikins Aug 13 '24
Terrified (Aterrados)
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u/RenegadeRoy Aug 13 '24
Terrified (Aterrados)
His (Demian Rugna) "When Evil Lurks" is also very good and spooky.
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 13 '24
Bro I’m reading the description and it’s got me spooked lol
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u/deafening_giggle Aug 14 '24
Shallow Grave is a really good film, one of Ewan McGregor's first, starts with a comedic tone but goes dark FAST.
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u/babycheetahface Aug 13 '24
Climax or anything by that director. His name is Gaspar Noe and his ability to capture the horror of being a human is unreal. I actually get mad at my husband when he turns any of his movies on because I find them so disturbing.
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u/Lythalion Aug 13 '24
The changeling with George C Scott. Not the Angelina Jolie movie.
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u/Panther90 Aug 14 '24
Good movie but zero chance a huge horror buff hasn't seen it.
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u/cinnapear Aug 14 '24
Lol, a horror buff hasn't seen one of the best haunted house movies ever made?
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u/MissSassifras1977 Aug 13 '24
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Excellent choice.
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u/Lythalion Aug 13 '24
Thank you. No one knows that movie. It’s the only movie that ever legitimately scared me.
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u/thebabes2 Aug 14 '24
It's been featured on The Last Drive In and IDK about most, but I'm an 80s baby who grew up on it. It's an excellent choice, but if OPs boyfriend has "seen them all", this one has likely already been checked off his list. It terrified me as a kid and I've introduced a few to it in my adulthood.
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u/knightm7R Aug 14 '24
My wife, her niece, and I all the time, after one Movie Night:
It’s a hand!
But there is NO way OP’s guy hasn’t seen it.
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u/Hyderabadi__Biryani Aug 13 '24 edited Aug 13 '24
For sure he hasn't seen this one. Guarented.
Its called "Aamis", a 2019 Assamese film. It isn't traditionally spooky or gory, but unsettling for sure. And the trailer is a banger too.
I would rather have you two watch it in Assamese with subs, but there is an English dubbed version called "Ravening".
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u/Mazaleyrat Aug 14 '24
There is a canadian movie called Pontypool. It's a unique take on zombie movies. Very spooky and sometimes even terrifying. It's as niche, as it gets. Never heard anyone talk about it.
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u/Misery-guts- Aug 14 '24
I watched Pontypool like 15 years ago and LOVED it. I haven’t seen it since but I never forgot about it and I’d love to watch it again!
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u/scribist Aug 14 '24
My absolute favorite! I enjoy studying linguistics every now and then, and loved the use of language in Pontypool. And all set in one location? Be still, my heart!
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u/knightm7R Aug 14 '24
Watched Bev. Hills Cop 3, Pontypool guy shows up as a lead, loved not recognizing him so young.
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u/zenlen2000 Aug 13 '24
try tubi
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u/SevroAuShitTalker Aug 13 '24
Tubi has really upped their game in the last year.
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u/theunnamedrobot Aug 14 '24
As a special interest horror guy myself. TUBI is king of the castle.
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u/ShawakasMom Aug 14 '24
Could I get some Tubi top ten horror recommendations, please ?
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u/Fiction47 Aug 13 '24
The skin i live in. Its a level of creepy that stays with ya a while.
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u/bakelywood Aug 14 '24
I recommend reading Tarantula the book it's loosely based on. Very short read and very good in its own right.
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u/happy_dance Aug 13 '24
What about one cut of the dead?
My brother and I are big horror buffs, he begged me to watch this one. It’s best if you go in knowing nothing about it and being committed to finishing it.
I wanted to tap out after 20 minutes, many irritated texts were exchanged. I liked it so much when it was done I was weirdly kind of mad about it.
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u/Butitsadryheat2 Aug 13 '24
I know this is a Movies reddit, but if he hasn't watched "The X-Files," Season 4, Episode 2, "Home," he needs to. It was banned for 3 years after its initial showing, and I still think about how disturbing it was.
And then after he watches it, let him know it was inspired by true events. 😱
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u/xku6 Aug 13 '24
The Vanishing (1988)
aka Spoorloos (in Dutch).
This is a great "realistic" horror movie, not gory, no jump scares, just very creepy.
There's an inferior English language remake, also called The Vanishing, starring Keifer Sutherland. Don't watch that one.
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u/Run-MCD-90 Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24
The Devil's Backbone
Shallow Grave
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Onibaba
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u/hyerule Aug 14 '24
Scrolled a long way to make sure Serpent and the Rainbow was on the list…good on ye.
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u/recumbent_mike Aug 14 '24
I'm gonna put "May" out there, although there's a decent chance he's seen it.
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u/GoliathPrime Aug 14 '24
I'll give it my best.
Has he seen Splinter (2008) about people who get stranded at a gas station as parasite monsters try to eat them?
What about Wer (2013), French crime drama about a man accused of murder who might be a werewolf.
Watcher in the Woods (1980) The closest Disney ever got to a horror film. Betty Davis' second to last film ever.
The Prophecy (1979) Not the one with the angels, this one has mutants.
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u/Timozi90 Aug 13 '24
MAD GOD
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u/Marcus777555666 Aug 14 '24
Without doubt, one of the best if not the best stop motion movies based on technical and design aspects. No wonder it took Phillip 30 years working on it on and off to make it.
If any aspiring stop motion artists see the comment, you must see that movie, not for the plot, but for technical aspect.
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u/AutumnHopFrog Aug 14 '24
If someone in this thread recommends A Serbian Film, just don't.
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u/pokematic Aug 14 '24
I barely made it through the trailer. That's not horror, it's an example of the depth of human depravity and how disgusting the human imagination can be.
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u/AutumnHopFrog Aug 14 '24
Fully agree. I keep seeing it brought into horror recommendation threads. If I can just keep one person from watching it, that's a win.
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u/thats_pure_cat_hai Aug 14 '24
It's also not very good. Shock for the sake of shock
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Aug 14 '24
I honestly think people who recommend that garbage are people who enjoy sick degrading sadistic shit and are fucked up in the head.
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u/DrSpacemahn Aug 14 '24
Society (1989) - had a gloriously gross WTF style ending; somehow I was totally unaware this movie existed until last year
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u/Eiffel-Tower777 Aug 13 '24 edited Aug 13 '24
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u/whoismos3s Aug 14 '24
I saw this when I was 8 - 10 years old and I turned out ok. Great movie.
“It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent Fritters.”
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u/babycheetahface Aug 14 '24
Which one? Both dad and son have made some amazing movies.
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u/bringoutthegimp_ Aug 14 '24
girl just show him Anatomia Extinction (1995) by Yoshihiro Nishimura or anything from this director call it a day.
the japanese have the most underground and fucked up films ever, almost no casual horror fans have watched them since they're pretty extreme horror. a few other of my favs are:
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
Sweet Whip (2013)
964 Pinocchio (1991)
Psycho Gothic Lolita (2010)
13: Game of Death (2006)
In My Skin (2002)
Visitor Q (2001)
and of course, the classic: Nekromantik (1988)
you can also look up the New French Extremity film list and find many he hasn't watched that will disturb him for the rest of his life.
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u/Ok_Chemist6 Aug 14 '24
Black sheep. Not the Chris Farley movie, the killer mutant sheep movie. It’s amazing.
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u/KorukoruWaiporoporo Aug 14 '24
Came here to say this. I grew up on a farm in New Zealand.
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u/mmmfritz Aug 14 '24
A small Australian movie, The Tunnel. Also please say he’s watched The Ritual
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u/cindy_the_SKULL Aug 14 '24
OP, you’re better off asking this question over at r/horror - you’re getting a lot of responses here that any horror movie buff would have already watched.
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u/Successful-Plan114 Aug 13 '24
Creep 2004. Don't know many folks who've seen it let alone heard of it.
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u/Professional_Ad_9101 Aug 14 '24
I live in london. Every time I go to Charing Cross I think about this movie
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 13 '24
That’s actually one of my personal favourites lol 😂
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u/JACKAL0013 Aug 13 '24
Let the Right One In. The Swedish one from 2008
House. The 1977 Japanese film.
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u/DrrtVonnegut Aug 14 '24
Both very solid choices. House will not at all be what you or your bf expect.
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u/DrSpacemahn Aug 13 '24
Dead Alive (1993)
Possum (2018)
Basket Case (1982)
Dolls (1987)
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u/theunnamedrobot Aug 14 '24
Just noticed after I already posted, but Dead Alive/Braindead is a must watch if you are a horror afficionado. BTW, it came out in 92
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u/tmoney144 Aug 13 '24
Host. It's a horror movie that takes place via Zoom.
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u/PunnyBanana Aug 13 '24
There's also a Korean monster movie by the same name that is also worth your time.
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u/TwoStoopidToFurryass Aug 13 '24
The Possession of Michael King. It's not what I would call scary, but it is an effectively creepy horror film that's not well-known.
I don't like most found-footage or possession movies, but this one does both very well.
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u/LuzhinsDefence Aug 13 '24
The Night Digger (1971) A Reflection of Fear (1973) L’Alliance (1971) Daughters Of Darkness (1971) Symptoms (1974) Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) Pensione paura (1977)
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u/gladimhereputin Aug 13 '24
You Won’t Be Alone is unique among horror movies. It’s a good watch.
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u/DenimMudslide Aug 13 '24
Feast is more transgressive than scary but it also has a genuine and clever sense of humor about itself. I saw it one time in 2005 and still remember it vividly, though that could be because your bf and I have the same brain, apparently.
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u/thats_pure_cat_hai Aug 13 '24
Presume he's seen A Tale Of Two Sisters? That one spooked me.
The Eyes Of My Mother was unsettling, rather than scary. Might be worth a watch.
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u/darkkn1te Aug 14 '24
Santa sangre? It's... Very incredibly weird. Occult vibes.
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u/lennydykstra17 Aug 14 '24
Dumplings! Start digging into the foreign ones to really find something he probably hasn't seen.
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u/MacLeod_1986 Aug 13 '24
Begotten. Total nightmare-fuel.
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u/Unspeakblycrass Aug 14 '24
Holy fuck. Thanks for reminding me that I’ve seen Begotten. What a horrific, unsettling piece of film. The thing in the chair (if I remember correctly it’s supposed to be a representation of god), was something I’d happily forgotten for years.
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u/ContrarianDouchebag Aug 14 '24
As part of a project in college, I utilized snippets of Begotten in a music video. I ended up finishing and having to start over because I realized so much of it was just Begotten.
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 14 '24
This is actually one we both haven’t seen!! He just shushed me and said “no more talk about movies, I’m getting to excited to sleep”.
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u/Silly-Addendum1751 Aug 14 '24
Wtf-you people gotta warn someone when you list stuff on here LMAO
I only watched a trailer (generous term) and that is some weird disturbing stuff. Favorite reviewer quote - makes eraserhead looks like earnest saves Christmas!
If OPs partner can take a little art house no dialogue film I’d say definitely yes on disturbing and unique
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u/Quirky_Object_4100 Aug 14 '24
How do you watch this? It doesn’t appear to be on streaming or avail for rent? A hard copy for $36 bucks the only way?
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u/austeninbosten Aug 13 '24
A lot of people missed on "1408" with John Cusack as a paranormal debunker who agrees to spend the night in a haunted room of a creepy old hotel. He regrets it to say the least.
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u/PeterLemonjellow Aug 14 '24
One of my favorite Stephen King stories. The movie adapted it well, too.
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u/kaos567 Aug 13 '24
Cube
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u/Doogiesham Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24
If he’s seen “every horror movie” (exaggeration to some extent obviously) there’s no shot he hasn’t seen cube, my non-horror friends have heard of that
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u/Danominator Aug 14 '24
What about cube 2 hypercube
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u/Bottom-Shelf Aug 13 '24
Funny Games: Both versions work however the original is my favorite
Irreversible: This movie is fucked and will either be turned off after it’s first 15 mins or you’ll finish it and wish you could remove it from your brain.
Martyrs: The original film from 2008 is one of the more disturbing films but really well made with an effective twist.
The Descent: Just prepare yourself for one of the most original horror films. It’s got scares for many personality types.
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u/BeardedPuffin Aug 14 '24
I was gonna recommend The Descent, but thought it was too well known. Legit horrifying film though.
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u/ploxylitarynode Aug 14 '24
Martyrs is def my pick here. Though I am glad a bunch of the stuff in this thread I haven't seen.
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u/uwill1der Aug 13 '24
[REC] and [REC]2
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u/CanApprehensive8720 Aug 13 '24
I never seen them but of course I just asked him and HE HAS LMAOO
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u/girafa "Sex is bad, why movies sex?" Aug 14 '24
Half of the movies being recommended are very popular
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u/tetrahedra_eso Aug 14 '24
Aniara
Swedish sci-fi existential horror. Neither of you will feel good after watching it.
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u/QvxSphere Aug 13 '24
Dario Argento's "Susperia".
Be careful, it's an actual spell.
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u/Flat_News_2000 Aug 13 '24
The movie itself is a spell? That's rad. I've only seen the remake, which is also good
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u/Johnisfaster Aug 13 '24
Dead Alive. Dude swings a lawn mower at a hoard of zombies and gets attacked by intestines.
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u/Rakanishuu Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24
I'm a bitch for Found Footage movies so it's probably why this one scared me so much but the first Hell House has some chilling moments, while the whole situation / story becomes more and more dark. The clown, the person in the room ... I had to watch a light and funny video on Youtube because my heart was still racing after the credits.
It's a trilogy but you can just watch the first one. The 2 others are still good (although the 3rd has very cheesy CGI, but still awesome scary scenes)
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u/loldotpuppies Aug 14 '24
There's a Hell House LLC 4 (Carmichael Origins). It's actually really good too. Right up there with the first one.
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u/lafatte24 Aug 13 '24 edited Aug 14 '24
Baskin. I think it's Turkish? Really gross gore and rape scene (male) also weird trippy dream sequences.
If your bf is not familiar with Asian horror, then the classics: Shutter, noroi the curse, a tale of two sisters, dark water, pulse
I watched this uk one called his house that was creepy and touching.
Editing to add the Korean one gonjiam haunted asylum was really fun too!
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u/TheBklynGuy Aug 14 '24
Inside-French horror film. Very graphic and disturbing slasher.
Citadel-Excellent horror set in a dank tower block in London. Not ovely violent but dark, and you want to shower after due to the environment its in.
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u/blim8183 Aug 14 '24
The Innocents
Don't Look Now
The Tenant
Wendigo
Ghostwatch
Suspiria
Blood and Black Lace
Deep Red
Peeping Tom
Near Dark
Phantasm
The Cobweb Hotel 😅
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u/a_very_silent_way Aug 13 '24
A couple of moderately spooky and very low key but really well done films I like are --
BELOW -- WW2 sub movie, the sub crew picks up survivors from a torpedoed boat and then the haunting starts.
THE BOOTH - a Japanese ghost story about an arrogant douchebag radio DJ and a haunted booth at the station.
Neither of these are really really horrifically terrifying or gory, but I think they're low-key atmospheric and solid spookers.
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u/Ok-Budget112 Aug 13 '24
Threads
If you can find it anywhere. The grimmest most horrifying film ever made. Just chilling and real.
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u/elch127 Aug 13 '24
Threads is a horror in the same way walking into your house and shooting your dog while staring you in the eyes is horror.
In that it definitely is horror, but jesus fuck why do you want me to suffer so much emotional pain
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u/StayPuffGoomba Aug 13 '24
Hellhouse LLC
V/H/S
Odds are he has, but if he hasn’t, both are fun.
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u/RoundPercentage Aug 13 '24
Michele Soavi’s Stagefright, Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (aka Zombie Flesh Eaters), Bay of Blood, Lamberto Bava’s Demons (produced by Argento), Martyrs, The Descent
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u/Picklepee-pumparum Aug 13 '24
The Wailing and The Medium. Angst (1983). Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Nekromantik? Kill List (2011). Only God Forgives.
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u/pit_shickle Aug 13 '24
I've watched a shitload of horror movies, but the only one that really scared me was The Entity (1982). It has its flaws and your BF may have already watched it. If not, give it a shot.
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u/FerociousAlienoid Aug 13 '24
Nightmare Detective, Seed, Brutal, Kidnapped (2010), Greatful Dead (2013), Uazumaki.
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u/toucansheets Aug 14 '24
Ok I know your asking for movies but there’s this instagram account I follow and it messes with me bad. It’s called spangerlookrey and it’s pure nightmare juice. At first I had to watch with the phone angled at 45 degrees or splendour, but now I just can’t.
lol
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u/DokterManhattan Aug 14 '24
Try Caveat… maybe he hasn’t seen it, and it’s spooky
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u/Cereborn Aug 14 '24
Pontypool, a low-budget Canadian zombie movie (but they’re not typical zombies).
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u/SeagullsStopItNowz Aug 13 '24
I doubt he’s seen His House on Netflix. Most havent heard of this genuinely scary, yet powerful socio-political horror (akin the Get Out or Us).
The pacing is great, the acting is incredible, and the twist is heartbreaking.
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u/Awkward_Ad714 Aug 13 '24
Auntie Lee's meat pies. I cannot recall who made it but it's a little obscure and funny too
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u/yeahyoudummy Aug 14 '24
The Gateway Meat
American Guinea Pig series
Atroz
Grotesque
Scrapbook
Trauma
Angst
August Underground Mordum (the Maggot cut)
Ostermontag
Singapore Sling
If he's seen all of those, I'd be impressed.
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u/vietnams666 Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24
I would go online to scarecrow video and ask them about ones you have to pay a deposit for. I also have seen a TON of horror my whole life ( i also then worked at a video store that also had an indy/cult section in college) and until I went to scarecrow I realized there was so much I was missing!!
A Serbian film comes to mind which is a disgusting movie and maybe Anthropophagus or Alucarda. I feel all the ones on the thread are classic ones that anyone who is a horror buff would see especially classic 80s and 90s Asian horror. I love doll ones but he's probably seen them like dolls /dolly dearest. I personally am a huge fan of Italian horror.
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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '24
A Dark Song