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Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012) (go in spoiler-free with this one) are both good comedy horror.

Alien is my favorite horror movie by far. I really dig Hellraiser too. I watched Pontypool recently and was surprised how good it was. And The Shining is fab.

The Thing (1982) has basically consistently been my favorite horror movie

Signs (2002) is my favorite horror movie to watch during spooky season. While it was mocked so perfectly in Scary Movie 3, I feel like the atmosphere it creates is still so unnerving. The humor in the movie adds an element of B movie campiness to an otherwise serious movie.

Cabin in the Woods (2011) disassembles the horror tropes in a hilarious way. Inspired by the Evil Dead movies.

I really enjoy Event Horizon, especially with the 40K theory in mind.

Oh baby, time to proselytize the masses of Lemmy and introduce a whole new set of suckers to "Fido". It's zombies with big Fallout vibes and is unironically one of the best C to B tier movies I've ever seen. It's the kind of movie where it looks like everyone involved was just having fun with it, ya know? Check it out and make sure to let me know what you think!

Event Horizon

The Witch (2015)

Since you asked the favorite, i will have to describe it, trying to avoid the spoilers.

It is a masterpiece on many aspects at the same time. It is a historical movie, focusing on an isolated devout settler family living on the frontiers in the beginnings of US history. It is a dramatic and heavy movie with believable people, showing their realistic hardships in everyday living, how they really live and think the world through their strict religion, and how they react realistically to the supernatural events that unfold. It is a Horror movie that gradually builds the mystery, tense and fear thorough the relatively long stretch of time it takes (months i guess), and the actual terror moments felt deserved (i.e. not a cheap scary gag).

For all that, it is considered one of the more 'artful' horror films out there, and i'm sure it will (or already is?) considered one of the Greats in the genre with Dracula 1932 and The Exorcist 1973. It however leans on being slow and heavy, not good if you seek a lighthearted film.

Difficult to pick one, but Annihilation is up there.

It Follows

I like that it's such a simple concept for a horror movie, but it's still highly engaging for the audience.

The shining. I watch it every year at the first snow. I'm afraid I won't get that chance this year.

Hereditary is my favourite supernatural horror film

The thing is my favourite Sci fi horror film

John Dies at the End is a good b/c/campy movie. It is absolutely not 1:1 to the books (which are good) but its a weird fun movie.

Braindead/Dead Alive is always in my top horror movies. Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn is a really good movie too. Both have an amazing number of fantastic one liners.

28 Days and 28 Weeks Later are great zombie movies that are less camp and humor.

Rec (2007) . A slow night where a novice news reporter shows a day in the life of the local firestation turns into so much more.

I think there's something about the intersection between found footage and a foreign (to me) film that makes it so much more believable and enjoyable. This is miles beyond the US remake, quarantine. No big name actors here to ruin the found footage vibe. Just a small town news reporter meandering through a slow night at a local fire station.

Sinister - the home movies and music are so creepy.

I also recommend It Follows. It is so different. And the characters don't act dumb. And everything makes sense in the context. Like why they dont get a car or catch a plane, because they are broke teenagers.

Alright I can think of a few that strangely haven't been mentioned yet!

• Barbarian - Woman checks in to an AirBnB. But beneath it lies a horrible secret. This one's pretty disturbing in subject matter, actually. But it's solidly eery.

• Tremors - It's bright daylight! In a small desert town! What's so spooky about that? Vibration-sensitive, man-eating sandworms maybe. This movie is just solidly fun all around. Legendary B-movie monster film.

• The Descent - Always thought caves were creepy? Want to experience claustrophobia from the safety of your own home? Wanna see how an all-woman horror film cast is done correctly? This one's a treat.

• Dog Soldiers - The Scottish Highlands are gorgeous for a hike. Less appealing though if you're a squad of British soldiers doing a training exercise in a monster movie. Features reasonably smart cast of soldiers doing their best, but cleverly using the training scenario premise to take away their live ammo so they can't just shoot away their problems. Also, I remember it being very "B movie" in a good way. A well-placed cheesy joke or two had me laughing out loud without it being Marvel-grade snark, but it was still tense and exciting.

• Pandorum - Guy wakes up from hypersleep on a giant ship where things have gone horribly wrong. His only other awake crewmate is uh...a bit off, maybe? This one feels VERY Deadspace. If you like "Creepy massive cathedral-like dungeon ships" flavored sci-fi horror, this one's pretty good. I'd say maybe much tamer than Event Horizon, but clearly took some inspiration there.

• 30 Days of Night - You know how in Alaska they get really long periods where the sun is just gone? You know how certain classic horror antagonists hate sunlight? Uh oh.

• Overlord - A World War 2 horror film. I mean, WWII was full of horror but...like... unbelievable horror. No, like, pulpy mad scientist supervillains and secret experiments horror--No, like stuff that DIDN'T actually happen. It's the closest to a Wolfenstein movie as we're gonna get. (And very "Weird Wars 2" if you've played a good Savage Worlds TTRPG or two)

• Resident Evil - I liked maybe two or three sequels too, before it got utterly ridiculous to farm cash, but the original is always cited as a horror classic, even among people who aren't fans of the games. (Almost entirely unrelated characters and plot.)

picking a favourite is hard, but In The Tall Grass (2019) is definitely up there, and i never see anyone talk about it. also, Malignant (2021). definitely try to go in blind for that one if you can.

Suspiria (2018)

Small shout out to !horrormovies@lemm.ee

Haven't yall seen The Conjuring II, The Nun, or am I an idiot to call these horror 😒

That nun is something else. Goosebumps every time! And I've rewatched it dozens of times

Noroi - The Curse (2005, Japan) Supernatural first-person video documentary style POV, but with higher image quality than Blair Witch Project for example. No jump scares, just very creepy and unsettling. Slow burn, but good pacing IMHO. No weaknesses IMHO, hence on top of my list. Just a very unsettling and disturbing, almost real-feeling, horror movie.

Also good:

• A Tale of Two Sisters (2003, South Korea): less horror, more artistic, intelligent and original. Great story
• Shutter (2004, Thailand): my favorite jump-scare horror with cool effects
• Incantation (2022, Taiwan): great supernatural slow-burn horror with a cool twist
• Hereditary (2018, USA): great supernatural slow-burn horror, original as well
• Sinister (2012, USA/UK/CAN): great supernatural horror
• Event Horizon (1997, USA/UK/CAN): great sci-fi horror, very unsettling
• REC (2007, Spain): one of the best zombie style movies and also one of the most horror-like ones
• It Follows (2014, USA): kind of a stupid plot but it works. It's original, well executed and unsettling (supernatural)
• Smile (2022, USA): an even more stupid plot, but also well executed. The ending is bad. But it still terrified me so it works at its core, and that's all that horror films need to do (supernatural)
• As Above, So Below (2014, USA/France): the weakest one on this list but it's very original as well, I like it because of that

Try this one.

"Altered States."

A Harvard neuroscientist is experimenting with sensory deprivation and other hallucinogens.

It’s not a movie, rather a game: Layers of Fear

We played it at a friend (well, he played and we watched) back in… 2018? Or maybe 19?

Long story short, I try to forget it to experience it again later in 2030.

The Platform https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platform_(film)

Let The Right One In

The Blair Witch Project. Terrifying.

100% Nope: A episode from supernatural, where ghouls half way succeed to eat Sam. (I consider it as the most gruesome horror I have ever seen, and I don't think I have the stomach to see it ever again. The blood draining is a ... no.)

Yellow brick road on otherhand hits the weird places spot of SCP, which I can't get enough. (not horror really, but still)

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Fright Night (1985)

The Reanimator (1985)