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[bigboss370]

Recently I find myself enjoying watching scary movies late at night with the lights off and everything. and then still feeling scared or creeped out when i go to bed. make me scared of the dark again, etc.

No slasher or gore fests like Saw, that is hardly horror. And no thrillers either where there is a man hunting down bunch of people. I want to watch movies that will actually scare me and have a lingering effect after its over.

I've enjoyed:

The Ring

Paranormal Activity 1-3

Dark Water (japanese ver) - not the scariest but still enjoyable enough with great moments

Noroi: The Curse (japanese) - again not very scary overall but good parts for sure

I've seen [REC] movies, but only the first one is passable as horror. Can't watch Grudge because one of those parody movies ruined it for me lol.

Japanese horror is welcome.

 

[SpartanForce]

 

[Deleted member 81567]

go watch cabin in the woods

 

[ComputerMKII]

Martyrs

 

[JLG-]

A Tale of Two Sisters

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Check the "Which GAFer is this" thread.

 

[SMT]

Silent Hill!

 

[BertramCooper]

The Descent is pretty freaking awesome.

 

[Sliver]

THE THING

It is the definitive horror movie.

 

[bigboss370]

THE THING

It is the definitive horror movie.

is it anything like the recent one? cuz if so its not horror >_>

 

[Speevy]

I'm starting to warm up to horror movies, but I hate the language barrier for some of them.

 

[Ryaaan14]

The Exorcist, The Descent, and Event Horizon all scared the everloving shit out of me.

 

[Plissken]

The Thing (1982 Carpenter version)
In the Mouth of Madness
The Orphanage
Jacob's Ladder

 

[IndieJones]

Antichrist.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The Thing (1982)

In the Mouth of Madness

 

[MWS Natural]

The Thing (1982 Carpenter version)
In the Mouth of Madness
The Orphanage
Pan's Labyrinth

WAT

 

[Telosfortelos]

go watch cabin in the woods

Cabin in the Woods is horror satire. More comedic than anything. I like the film a lot, but I don't think it's something I'd recommend to someone that wants to see a horror film.

 

[Troll]

When I was 10 or so my family and I moved into a new apartment. We had been there for probably two or three months when this happened.

My dad always had friends over to "bullshit" in the front yard area. This would mainly be drinking beer and talking about guy stuff.

Anyways, they would do this until the early hours of the morning, usually my dad would pass out on the couch and I would have to wake him up to go to bed in the morning.

I woke up in the middle of the night needing to pee, I could hear my father talking in the front yard with other unfamiliar voices. There was a nightlight that illuminated the hallway into the living room including the couch, I noticed that it looked like someone was sleeping where my dad usually does, with a foot hanging off the arm because the person being too large to fit all on the couch. Of course I investigate.

The shoe was foreign to me, it was all that I could make out at the moment. I still remember the smell of smoke, something that I was used to with smoking parents but it was harsher. As I approach the figure I say "Hello" to try and greet him. The man whom I had never met before, I can tell that by now, lays silent. I then ask "Who are you?". The figure sits up, looks at me but says nothing still. I then ask him, "What are you doing?"

"I'm waiting." he says. This startled me a little, I half expected him to be mute. I asked "For who?". That's when he told me "The Devils has his favorites. Now, got to sleep, child."

I was a little confused, so I went to sleep without finishing my bathroom visit. The whole conversation left me a little rattled. I asked my dad who was sleeping on the couch the next day but he claims that no one was in the apartment. Now keep in mind, my dad could have been fucking with me, I wouldn't put it past him to tell me that no one was sleeping on the couch when he knew better.


That's my story. I hope it's better than your movie.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

My favourite.

Spoiler

Who hasn't had fun dreams of being chased by the infected since?

 

[Speevy]

Antichrist.

Yes, if you want to fall asleep and wake up to genital mutilation.

 

[IndieJones]

Yes, if you want to fall asleep and wake up to genital mutilation.

AS per the OP, it sounds like it had a lingering effect on you!

 

[Plexirvones]

 

[Ultima_5]

I always recommend Reincarnation/Rinne in these threads. Doesn't seem like much of GAF's seen this movie. Easily my favorite asian horror film.

 

[JoeBoy101]

is it anything like the recent one? cuz if so its not horror >_>

Light years difference.

 

[burn]

Haute tension

Triangle

If you don't mind having some comedy mixed in, check out Severanceand Tucker and Dale vs Evil

 

[FutureZombie]

Descent and The Thing are not in the least bit scary. Silence of the Lambs is actually pretty scary though.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Haute tension

Triangle

If you don't mind having some comedy mixed in, check out Severanceand Tucker and Dale vs Evil

I thought he didn't want a slasher film? Severance and Tucker/Dale are pretty slasher in nature.

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is awesome though. Hoping the sequel 'Tucker and Dale go to Yale' happens soon/

 

[Violater]

Subscribed.
Ohh and Martyrs is the most WTF did I just watch movie ever.

 

[Manmademan]

Inspired Silent Hill. (the first game.)

very psychological horror, not a gore fest.

edit: yeah, and +1 to The Thing (1982). Movie is freaking amazing.

 

[burn]

I thought he didn't want a slasher film? Severance and Tucker/Dale are pretty slasher in nature.

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is awesome though. Hoping the sequel 'Tucker and Dale go to Yale' happens soon/

Yeah, you're right. I was going to recommend only Haute Tension but it made me remember the other 3.

I haven't seen it yet, but I heard good things about À l'intérieur too.

 

[glow]

Japanese horror? Give Hausu a shot. Psychedelic 70's horror, weird as fuck.

 

[Endo Punk]

Jacob's Ladder

 

[Owensboro]

I'll just assume you haven't seen:

The next one involves a creepy child, but I thought had a very satisfying story (Warning, has subtitles because it's in Spanish):

My last suggestion isn't really a "slasher" movie but does involve two people terrorizing a family. I really, really hate movies like Hostel, so it's not like that. You have to keep in mind while watching that the Director is using it as a commentary on audiences liking violence (It's his reaction to people liking Saw for some reason).

EDIT:
Holy fuck, how could I forget Event Horizon. Pause at the right moment and have nightmares for days.

 

[Plissken]

WAT

Lol, I meant to put Jabob's Ladder, not sure how I confused the two. I will edit it now

 

[bigboss370]

any good japanese horror recommendations?

 

[~Kinggi~]

A Tale of Two Sisters

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/

So far in this thread, this is the one that falls most in line with what the OP says he likes

 

[Az987]

any good japanese horror recommendations?

Marabito was kind of interesting. Someone said Audition already.

Ju-On: The Grudge maybe?

Jigoku is a 1960s Japanese horror. Its pretty interesting.

A Tale of Two Sisters, also mentioned above, is good but its Korean.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Seriously, though, you can't go wrong with Hammer Films.

 

[kaioshade]

My recommendations:

 

[~Kinggi~]

Here OP, you will like these.

 

[bigboss370]

My recommendations:

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can u name them please? can't see the images.

edit: nvm can see them now


thanks for all the recommendations so far everyone ^_^

 

[sixteen-bit]

Japanese horror? Give Hausu a shot. Psychedelic 70's horror, weird as fuck.

This felt like a live action Scooby Doo or something. I thought it was more comedy than horror.

 

[kaioshade]

can u name them please? can't see the images.

edit: nvm can see them now


thanks for all the recommendations so far everyone ^_^

Sure thing,

Silk - Chinese
Arang - Korean
Re-Cycle - Chinese
Alone - Thai
Shutter - Thai
The Eye - Chinese

edit: that was fast

Either way those are some of my favorites.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Sure thing,

Silk - Chinese
Arang - Korean
Re-Cycle - Chinese
Alone - Thai
Shutter - Thai
The Eye - Chinese

edit: that was fast

Either way those are some of my favorites.

Ill need to check some of these. Saw Re-cycle, shutter and eye

 

[ipukespiders]

"Pin" was a freaky movie when I saw it many years ago.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095871/

 

[bigboss370]

Sure thing,

Silk - Chinese
Arang - Korean
Re-Cycle - Chinese
Alone - Thai
Shutter - Thai
The Eye - Chinese

edit: that was fast

Either way those are some of my favorites.

thanks, nvm abt seeing the pics i confused ur post with the one underneath it, so thanks for the names lol.

 

[Persona7]

Alien

Aliens

 

[Gilgamesh]

Little known gem Dead End:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308152/

Saw it last year and absolutely loved it. Very unsettling. I'm usually totally unaffected by horror movies but this one creeped me out a little.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Real-life monsters:

 

[kaioshade]

Ill need to check some of these. Saw Re-cycle, shutter and eye

Horror is prob my favorite genre of movies, especially asian horror. There hasnt been too much lately though, but i have a bunch more i can recommend. Those were just my top 6.