/horror/ general megathread - Let's talk about movies and shit.

[Internet War Criminal]

Now there are a few specialized threads (much love to the living dead megathread) but this one is more about general horror shit, news, reviews of shit you've seen, asking for recommendations, etc...

The thing with horror is that it might be the genre with the most fucking movies released every year with the least actual number of websites and shows covering it. So as a result we're left wading through a bunch of shit movies if you want to pick out gems. So let's share our collective efforts so we can avoid stinkers and discover the smaller indie shit (or mainstream panned movies that are actually good)

I'll start with Bed of the Dead. Two couples show up to a sex club to try swinging for the first time. They end up renting a room with a haunted bed, and if they get off of it, they will die. There are no zombies involved. Less than an hour and a half long. Sounds like shit, doesn't it? It actually isn't.

I mean it's not the greatest movie of all time either, not gonna lie, it's an indie venture and some of the effects are pretty janky, but some of the deaths are gruesome as fuck. It's not stellar but imo definitely worth a watch. I'd give it a solid 3.almost5 out of 5

And Lucky is kind of the opposite. It has great production values, it has solid actors, a solid plot, but it's gonna much better if you can avoid the political and just concentrate on the plot: A woman almost gets murdered by an assailant wearing a mask, and no one is really caring much. Then she learns that it pretty much happens every night, and everyone seems fine with it. And the killer just keeps on coming, and coming, and coming, and people just treat it as a fact of life as she begs for help and attention.

Now the political subtext starts to come through very strong about halfway through, the ~metaphor~ is annoying af but if you can concentrate on the actual plot and avoid caring too much about the OH SO IMPORTANT MESSAGE the woman director and writer are trying to say about men, it can be otherwise fairly enjoyable.

A weak 3 out of 5.

Next up for me: Meander, which is basically Cube but in a pipe, in France. I think, whatever. I'll write about it later.

 

[Gone Ham]

The Shining is forever the greatest horror movie and I’m not just saying it because I like Jack Nicholson

 

[Coolio55]

Yo. Who's seen Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
Guy and his GF run over man who puts metal in his arms and masturbates to it. Hilarity ensues as he gets chased by the metal fetishist's ghost and slowly turns into a robot.

 

[Internet War Criminal]

The Shining is forever the greatest horror movie and I’m not just saying it because I like Jack Nicholson

It's not, but it's pretty good.

Dr. Sleep had no right being as good as it was, either.

 

[Gone Ham]

It's not, but it's pretty good.

Dr. Sleep had no right being as good as it was, either.

I haven’t seen Dr sleep, but I guess I’ll have to check it out now

 

[Syaoran Li]

One of the things I like about horror is that it probably has the most sub-genres of any movie genre out there. So it's honestly kind of hard to pick one "all-time favorite" horror movie.

I will say that my top three favorite vampire movies are The Lost Boys, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

 

[Dollar Store Sentai]

The Shining was boring as fuck and put me to sleep every time I was forced to watch it.

Doctor Sleep, however, was fucking excellent.

 

[Internet War Criminal]

Ended up watching Babysitter Must Die instead. Really happy with my choice, clocks in at 1:15 minutes and didn't need to go on, home invasion movie but I'm not gonna say more not to ruin the plot. but whatever you think this movie is gonna be based on the title and description, it's not.

Fun, nice watch. an actual 3.5/5 bordering on a 4

 

[Epic Fail Man]

I just want to say the blood test scene in 1982's The Thing is peak horror. I have yet to see a movie reach the same level of suspense as that scene.

 

[Calandrino]

Chucky the killer doll is getting a SyFy tv series, continuing from the original series (and ignoring the remake presumably, which I've not seen). I am a bit optimistic. Child's Play is low-key the best of the mascot slasher franchises, taken as a whole, likely because iirc they retained the same writer (Don Mancini) throughout. Thus the movies actually vaguely make sense when taken together, and although Seed is pretty silly and the last two were pretty low-budget, I would aver that none of them are actually shit or feel redundant. At least if the show is woke garbage it'll be Mancini and Brad Dourif burning their own franchise down, I mean I guess they've got the right.

Yo. Who's seen Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
Guy and his GF run over man who puts metal in his arms and masturbates to it. Hilarity ensues as he gets chased by the metal fetishist's ghost and slowly turns into a robot.

I guess that's what happened maybe? I like the soundtrack.

 

[Morch Ponkey]

Do yourselves a favor and check out the Last Drive In on Shudder.

Joe BoB Briggs is doing his old TNT Monstervision hosting gig and it is delightful.

Edit: Shudder still does free trials, last I checked you could use a burner email and check it out.

 

[Jason Wynn]

The Paperboy is one of the greatest cheesy horror movies out there. Imagine the Squeaky Voiced Teen from The Simpsons as a psychotic stalker and this is what you get, it’s fucking glorious

 

[frozenrunner]

I just want to say the blood test scene in 1982's The Thing is peak horror. I have yet to see a movie reach the same level of suspense as that scene.

The movie revolts and frightens me every time I see it. What a masterpiece.

 

[Internet War Criminal]

Anyone watched American Horror Stories so far? I think half of the show is good to great in a campy way (aside from the circus, witch, hotel and roanoke seasons) but I don't see how well that could translate to individual episodes.

Chucky the killer doll is getting a SyFy tv series, continuing from the original series (and ignoring the remake presumably, which I've not seen). I am a bit optimistic. Child's Play is low-key the best of the mascot slasher franchises, taken as a whole, likely because iirc they retained the same writer (Don Mancini) throughout. Thus the movies actually vaguely make sense when taken together, and although Seed is pretty silly and the last two were pretty low-budget, I would aver that none of them are actually shit or feel redundant. At least if the show is woke garbage it'll be Mancini and Brad Dourif burning their own franchise down, I mean I guess they've got the right.

I have very little faith in it because the remake was absolutely fucking shit. Why remove the voice actor and put mark hamill of all people in his place? Fuck that guy the only reason he gets work is that hes coasting on his Star Wars bullshit. Changing from the soul of a serial killer getting into a doll to an AI malfunctioning was also a retarded idea, and the whole movie as a whole felt like it was written to be it's own thing and then the studio was like 'Let's retool it into a chucky movie!'

Absolute shite. Which is a shame, because the one prior to it, Cult of Chucky, was an absolute fucking blast.

Child's Play is low-key the best of the mascot slasher franchises, taken as a whole

Having the same writer doesn't mean shit if they allow to tamper with the character so much that the reboot completely destroys the original's backstory etc..

Jason stands alone in that regard. Even the remake, though it was shit, at least kept the continuity of who he is and what he does, and he's the most consistent one in that regard.

 

[Dollar Store Sentai]

I just want to say the blood test scene in 1982's The Thing is peak horror. I have yet to see a movie reach the same level of suspense as that scene.

Everything in The Thing is peak horror. Such a good damn movie.

I am also going to give Fear Street (At least parts 1 and 2) a recommend. They are campy as fuck, but the kills look practical and the Jason ripoff (197 has the balls to have a high kid kill count.

Anyone watched American Horror Stories so far? I think half of the show is good to great in a campy way (aside from the circus, witch, hotel and roanoke seasons) but I don't see how well that could translate to individual episodes.

I've watched Murder House, Freakshow and Hotel. For the most part I've enjoyed them, I started watched the second season and was distracted by other things.

 

[Calandrino]

Anyone watched American Horror Stories so far? I think half of the show is good to great in a campy way (aside from the circus, witch, hotel and roanoke seasons) but I don't see how well that could translate to individual episodes.



I have very little faith in it because the remake was absolutely fucking shit. Why remove the voice actor and put mark hamill of all people in his place? Fuck that guy the only reason he gets work is that hes coasting on his Star Wars bullshit. Changing from the soul of a serial killer getting into a doll to an AI malfunctioning was also a retarded idea, and the whole movie as a whole felt like it was written to be it's own thing and then the studio was like 'Let's retool it into a chucky movie!'

Absolute shite. Which is a shame, because the one prior to it, Cult of Chucky, was an absolute fucking blast.



Having the same writer doesn't mean shit if they allow to tamper with the character so much that the reboot completely destroys the original's backstory etc..

Jason stands alone in that regard. Even the remake, though it was shit, at least kept the continuity of who he is and what he does, and he's the most consistent one in that regard.

Am I really that bad at explaining things? None of the actual Chucky crew had anything to do with the Child's Play remake. The tv series will pick up where Cult of Chucky left off, with Don Mancini writing, Brad Dourif voicing Chucky, etc. I didn't watch the remake and anybody who did got what they fucking deserved.

 

[Internet War Criminal]

Am I really that bad at explaining things? None of the actual Chucky crew had anything to do with the Child's Play remake. The tv series will pick up where Cult of Chucky left off, with Don Mancini writing, Brad Dourif voicing Chucky, etc. I didn't watch the remake and anybody who did got what they fucking deserved.

You made it sound like Mancini was also the writer of the remake. Unless Mancini didn't sell out and the remake was basically made against his will, I still have little faith. More than I did when I wrote that last post, but still not so much. I got tricked into watching the remake not knowing anything about it and reviews saying it was a great follow up to Cult. Fucking paid off horror websites.

I've watched Murder House, Freakshow and Hotel. For the most part I've enjoyed them, I started watched the second season and was distracted by other things.

Asylum is great, possibly better than the first one

I'd say from best to worst it probably goes

Top Tier
Murder House
Asylum
1984
Apocalypse
(Half of) Cult

Ok Tier
(Other Half of) Cult
Freak Show

Not terrible tier
Hotel
Roanoke

Go Fuck Yourtier
Coven

Coven literally ends on a fucking stevie nicks video in universe and shit.

 

[Product Placement]

Halloween is soon, so this thread could be good to find movies I haven't seen in but I have seen over 1500 horror movies according to imdb, so starting to get hard to find good horror movies I haven't seen lol

 

[Euler's identity]

A couple of more than decent French efforts that I enjoyed are Martyrs and Haute Tension. I think most horror fans would've seen one or both of them but they're definitely worth checking out if you haven't.

 

[Calandrino]

You made it sound like Mancini was also the writer of the remake.

Did I? ofc the remake doesn't count. Don Mancini openly trashed it and complained that its shittiness would hurt the profitability of his own movies before it was even released, but MGM owns the rights to the original Child's Play so not much he could do.