What kind of horror do you like ?

checjb said:
Monster movies. Anything which isn't based in reality. Aliens, monsters, the supernatural, all that kind of stuff.
If I want to watch horror based on how evil people can be to each other then I just switch on a tv news channel.
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Exactly my point, this is what im always saying, that's why i like some elements of supernatural, to some extent you can make sense of it.
 
I can't think of a specific film right awaybut I always admire a film that can be scary when the environment wouldnt normally allow it, or make it more difficult..

For example, a creepy scene in bright daylight rather than the dead of night or a really badly lit old house or something.. You get the drift :p

Oh, otherwise a couple of films that I really didnt think I'd like as they were "just schlock horror" were Drag Me To Hell and Cabin In The Woods. Really enjoyed both.
 
Not a fan of shock or gore-fest films. Much prefer horror films which have a decent story - I always think a sign of a good horror is when you get goose-bumps.

Off the top of my head, I cannot think of a recent modern day mainstream horror, when compared to some of the classic's mentioned in this thread? Most modern horror films which I have seen and genuinely give the creeps, originate from either Japan or Europe.

Anyway, a couple of other recommendations:

The Exorcist
Woman in Black (A while back an OC forum member recommended that the BBC original is better than the remake - I agree!)
Most of Stephen King's books when transferred to film were not great - Two stand outs: 'The Shining' and 'The Dead Zone'.

A good thread with films that I have overlooked :)
 
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Fan of the classic Halloween films, used to give me sleepless nights as a kid.

I love "creature features" - B movie galore. Tremors 1-5 are a firm favourite and anthologies like creepshow.


Movies I cannot tolerate are things like the conjuring.... I have never screamed out loud at a film before!
 
Dawn of the Dead (Original).
Night of the living Dead (Original).
Evil Dead Trilogy.

Watch BBC's Ghost Watch. That terrified me when I was little.
 
I am a fan of horror films in general particularly demonic possession type films but sadly to say I haven't seen one to match "The Exorcist" .There are some good ones out there but none that give you that cold chill down the spine that it does.

On the plus side though this thread has given me a few ideas on films I wasn't sure about but will give them a watch soon.
 
MCMLX said:
I am a fan of horror films in general particularly demonic possession type films but sadly to say I haven't seen one to match "The Exorcist" .There are some good ones out there but none that give you that cold chill down the spine that it does.

On the plus side though this thread has given me a few ideas on films I wasn't sure about but will give them a watch soon.
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Yep the exorcist was a good horror, I saw it at the cinema when it came out and if I'm not mistaken it's the only horror movie to win a oscar
 
Horror is my favourite genre by a mile. Its difficult to pin my type into boxes but here is a list in a sort of order :

-Halloween (Carpenter Original)
-The Thing (Carpenter)
-Dawn of the Dead (Romero Original)
-It Follows (seems to be marmite for a lot of people this)
-I Saw the Devil (Korean)
-Chasers (Korean)
-The Poughkeepsie Tapes
-The Conjuring
-The Exorcist
-Jaws (Not sure that this qualifies)

On and whoever mentioned the Exorcist 3 jump scare....that scene still haunts me to this day.
 
DrToffnar said:
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However, I still the the understated master of horror is David Lynch. Fire Walk With Me, Eraserhead and especially Mullholland Drive are THE BEST examples of horror done properly in the industry and have never really been bested. Take this scene from Mullholland Drive for instance. The creeping dread, the suspense and the eventual reveal are masterfully done. It is a perfect example of how to do a jump scare right. The fact that all this takes place on a daylight set is just incredible and adds ever more to the horror.
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That Mulholland Drive scene is amazing, nearly had a heart attack with the guy on first watch.

The Witch was also a good effort IMO.

I'd say i'd give most films a thumbs up if they try something different. The haunted house thing is beyond tired.

Couple others not seen mentioned yet, Jacobs ladder, Dancer in the Dark.

I'd actually love to try some of the horror games that have been made for VR. People seem to really loose it when that immersed.
 
Enjoy quite a lot of horror movies, don't really have a set type which I prefer over others.

Hellraiser (at least the first 3 or 4) I really liked. Think 5 was when they started changing what the movies were about and went far more psychological before reverting back around Hellraiser 7.
 
SixTwoSix said:
Quite a few other horrors have won oscars...Dracula, Aliens, The Fly, Sweeny Todd, Jaws, Misery...others escape me.
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I was unaware of some of those but also some I would not class as true horror, aliens to me is si fi . misery a thriller, I would not call jaws a horror but who am I to define a genre
 
Don't know what I'm thinking, just remembered American werewolf in London also won a oscar, maybe the exorcist was the first oscar winner or I could be waffling even more rubbish
 
I honestly used to love horror growing. The classics like nightmare on elm Street, Halloween, Friday 13th. I don't know if it's as I've grown up or as the films have evolved but I just can't enjoy new horror movies. They feel so cheap and are all about the jumps.
 
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