Could swear there was a poll thread for this but this is what I would recommend within the thread's time.
A Field In EnglandAmer Strange Color Of Your Body's TearsBorderlands (very good found footage)Haze (Tsukamoto)Drag Me To HellPan's LabyrinthMartyrsThirst StokerBlack SwanBerberian Sound StudioInland EmpireBeyond The Black Rainbow (for a few great bits but it takes patience)Under The SkinBabadook (after the hype has faded I guess it's just good enough to list here)
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:46 (eight years ago) link
Berberian Sound Studio
yes def, this one didn't get enough love imo
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:52 (eight years ago) link
Slither too, that's 2006. so great
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
berberian is great but the horror elements are virtually nil
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
Trying to choose a horror movie to watch on Netflix tonight. Has anyone seen The Canal, Creep or Starry Eyes?
― Darin, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 7:45 PM (12 minutes ago)
You mean the new Creep or the subway one? I'm assuming new, which I haven't seen. Subway one is so-so (and I think possibly too old for the remit of this thread? Early '00s iirc).
― emil.y, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:00 (eight years ago) link
New creep is worth seeing. More than good less than great.
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link
The imaginary horror film being made inside Berberian Sound Studio is plenty spooky. It gave me a bigger dosage than most horror films so I think it has a substantial claim.
Teeth is a pretty good laugh.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:08 (eight years ago) link
yeah Teeth was p good
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
Any love for Henenlotter's Bad Biology 'round these parts? I've been curious.
― Don't Call Me A Lunkhead, You Dingbat! (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
Since the horror polls never progressed this far, I'm curious if anyone has a top ten list of recommendations for the years that fall within the remit of this thread. I realized recently that the past decade is the most poorly-represented (aside from maybe the '40s) in my horror movie collection. There have been a lot of good recommendations in this thread but I wonder what stuff has really stuck with y'all.
In addition to others already mentioned, I'd nominate The Mist, The Descent, Inside, The House of the Devil and Black Death.
― Darin, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
Black Death hell yeah
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:22 (eight years ago) link
Bad Biology: my wife did the evil baby vocalizations in that movie
It is honestly too gross for me tho
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link
The Mist is pretty great, The Descent and House Of The Devil were about 3/4 great.
One of my favorites from the past ten years is the divisive, "hey, that's not horror!" Martha Marcy May Marlene. It's made it into my semi-regular rotation of Halloween-time go-tos.
― Don't Call Me A Lunkhead, You Dingbat! (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
xpost That's rad! It does sound pretty gross, though, yeah.
― Don't Call Me A Lunkhead, You Dingbat! (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:25 (eight years ago) link
MMMM is a fun one, yeah. I'm always up for creepy cult stuff. And I loved The Mist when I saw it in theaters, especially the ending, which was perfect and hilarious.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
Starry Eyes is a solid 6/10, hooked me in enough but not massively memorable.
― ewar woowar (or something), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
I liked Starry Eyes. ersatz Lynch vibes, great lead perf.
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
Agree -- she was great and very committed to her part(s)
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 20:15 (eight years ago) link
Been hovering over the watch button for starry eyes for awhile
What is up with The Djinn? Middle eastern cast, Tobe Hooper directing?
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
Would add to the highlights recap
CalvaireExcisionEden LakeThe Children
― ewar woowar (or something), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 23:30 (eight years ago) link
Yes -- The Children
I've forgotten so many!
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 23:31 (eight years ago) link
calvaire was excellent
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 00:04 (eight years ago) link
google image search for calvaire makes me think i am not down to see that
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 00:45 (eight years ago) link
^^ that could be interesting, especially for the last 5 years - and considering how some ilx users might go for choices off the beaten track. might think of a bunch meanwhile...
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 01:50 (eight years ago) link
Oh shit wait, I did a recent horror ballot poll a while ago, give me a sec to go on computer not phone
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 03:53 (eight years ago) link
Calvaire is not that graphic compared to the nu-French extreme stuff iirc
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
also it has one of the best musical sequences in the history of cinema imo
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 03:58 (eight years ago) link
oh whoops, it was just a 2011 specific poll i think
eh anyway, off the top of my head:deadgirlevil dead remakethe taking of deborah loganthe childrenbabadook100 bloody acresabsentiabagheadthe innkeepersthe guest
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:42 (eight years ago) link
Innkeepers was great
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:46 (eight years ago) link
ah shit, also eden lake. and lords of salem. and hostel 2. and 50 other things im not remembering right now.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:47 (eight years ago) link
innkeepers is the ti west movie i throw down for, as a dude who hates house of the devil
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:48 (eight years ago) link
of interest wrt to this topic, btw: Hey it's halloween, everybody should shit their pants - ilx horror crew top tens.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:50 (eight years ago) link
Sooooo...Halloween 2. That sure was brutal. Not sure I understand why people tend to over- or underpraise it, as it's roughly on par with its predecessor. Malcolm McDowell was pretty good in his inverted portrayal of Dr. Loomis as a pissy famewhore. Essentially, though, if you think Zombie's first Halloween was disappointingly bereft of graphic head smashing and visceral neck sawing, this is the film for you!
― Don't Call Me A Lunkhead, You Dingbat! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:06 (eight years ago) link
Was it Halloween or the sequel that begins with an extended rape scene?
I have trouble slotting The Guest in as horror. It starts off like it could be horror, but it slowly morphs into "The Terminator" as directed by John Carpenter.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:22 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, The Guest isn't horror - it's a throwback action movie. And a great one.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:36 (eight years ago) link
Another vote for The Children. (Not to be confused with the kids-in-a-schoolbus-who-give-toxic-hugs The Children, which is also great, but in a different way).
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
man it's been a slow year for horror, huh? I wanna catch The Witch and that's about it.
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:16 (eight years ago) link
Did anyone see Cooties? I heard good things but the trailer seemed to negate the good things that I'd heard.
― Don't Call Me A Lunkhead, You Dingbat! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:17 (eight years ago) link
My list would look similar to the others here, I'll add theseThe BatteryLa Casa MudaCitadelLovely MollyTriangleFound
― JacobSanders, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:30 (eight years ago) link
Lovely Molly was good yeah
Anyone seen the german thing this year with the mom that comes back from cosmetic surgery all sinister?
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:07 (eight years ago) link
Goodnight, Mommy. Yeah, it's very good. Goes in a direction I wasn't expecting.
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 19:55 (eight years ago) link
^^ loved it. truly disturbing.
some great choices around here. without repeating names (i hope)here are a few more :
end of the linegracehere comes the devil/penumbra/36 pasos red velvet388 arletta avenuesaunathe signal (canadian one)tears of kali
not quite horror, but still worth mentioning : blue ruin
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link
it was ok, i guess - a few good gags and rainn wilson. quite a number of horror comedies surfacing this year - bloodsucking bastards, deathgasm, the editor and that new one with zombies and boy scouts or something come to mind. but everything pales in comparison to 'what we do in the shadows' obv.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 22:09 (eight years ago) link
i mean, is there any need for more zom coms? or even vamp coms for that matter?
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 22:10 (eight years ago) link
zombie comedies pretty well-worn territory at this point. I liked What We Do in the Shadows okay.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 22:12 (eight years ago) link
and also on a "is it really horror" type of situation, tho truly devastating and disturbing i need to add 'red, white & blue'
― rusty_allen, Thursday, 22 October 2015 05:30 (eight years ago) link
I was very impressed by Triangle and Kill List. In fact it's high time I saw these again.
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:37 (eight years ago) link
I caught Red, White and Blue at a genre fest some years back - maybe it was because it was kinda hyped in that context, but I was nonplussed by it.
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Thursday, 22 October 2015 12:07 (eight years ago) link
Anyone care to vet this list of underrated horror films available on Netflix? Some of the selections have gotten a round of thumbs ups in this thread so I'm curious about the rest.
― I Was Picking Up A Teaspoon When Something Happened To My Spine (Old Lunch), Saturday, 24 October 2015 20:10 (eight years ago) link
The Sacrament = Ti West = not to be trusted
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Saturday, 24 October 2015 21:10 (eight years ago) link