Late Night With the Devil was really fun if you've not seen it. Not sure what your qualifications are really. Horror has important and specific sub genres. X and Pearl would be good to watch before Maxxxine. You'll Never Find Me is a great and moody film from Australia.
John Carpenter's Apocalypse trilogy (The Thing, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness) - Some of my favorites. Has that 80s horror movie style with damn near perfect execution.
Re-Animator (the first one) - Also an 80s classic. Loosely based off the Lovecraft story.
Color out of Space (with Nicolas Cage) - Modernized adaptation of the Lovecraft story. Done quite well. Gorgeous visuals
Mandy - Super trippy horror movie, also with Nicolas Cage
Silent Hill (2006) - Games are way better than the movie and the movie's story doesn't follow the games at all, but it has a good atmosphere. This movie got me into the games to begin with.
Jacob's Ladder - A fantastic, vibey movie that leaves you guessing what's going to happen next.
Annihilation - One of my favorites.
Red State - A fantastic horror movie directed by the most unlikely of people (Kevin Smith)
The Mist (2007) - Steven King adaptation directed by Frank Darapont. Need I say more?
Se7en - A classic
Oculus - No relation to the VR company. Great movie with a great story.
Funny Games - The definition of fucked up. This is the only movie that made me feel angry after watching it. It's amazing.
One Hour Photo - The only horror movie I was unable to finish due to Robin William's excellent performance.
I Saw the Devil - An excellent revenge plot. Gory to all hell.
Tucker and Dale vs Evil - Horror comedy. Fantastic
Shawn of the Dead - Same as above
Cabin in the Woods - Mix between a horror comedy and an actual horror movie.
Troll 2 - If you like "so bad, it's good" movies, check this one out.
Did you read the series Annihilation? Curious what you thought about the books vs the movie.
Oddly, I liked the movie better. Books were a bit too abstract(?) for me
I love horror so much! I'll try to list some that may not be as popular as some others:
The Thing (1980's version)
This is my favorite horror movie, it's a great mix of situation, tension, paranoia, and great practical special effects
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Very well done, interesting premise, and it's a wild ride
Evil Dead Rise
While I'm a huge fan of Evil Dead 1, and 2, plus Army of Darkness, the 2013 Evil Dead reboot missed the main point and feel of the originals. So while the reboot would have been fine as it's own movie, as an Evil Dead movie it failed for me. Evil Dead Rise however 100% captures the feel and magic of the originals, and it is god damn brutal.
Overlord
The movie, set in World War 2 had a trailer that looked pretty cheesy, like an over the top action movie set in WW2 with zombies. It was NOT that movie, it's wonderfully done setting wise, costumes, acting, and it's intense and visceral. I love this movie.
I may come back and edit my post to have some more suggestions.
The descent was really fun! I did not really like Barbarian that much, there where parts that just annoyed me for some reason but worth a watch for sure to see if you like it.
I can understand that about Barbarian. The hard turn it takes about halfway through isn't as much fun during rewatches. But I still appreciate the subversion, and it does eventually get back on track. I definitely wouldn't fault someone for not being into it though.
I like most Vincent price. So House on Haunted Hill from 1959 is pretty great. I really like campy movies too. So... Yea. Price in The Wax Museum and The Last Man on Earth too.
Meh. It was…fine. But, like, aggressively fine. The satire was so heavy handed. Good acting, for sure. But felt like a big disappointment because it could’ve been great, but aimed for and succeeded in being just good.
You're probably right. Just looking back in feels like it could also fall under satire or comedy. I'm not sure why I feel this way. Many of the scenes are so over the top I'm sure Arri Aster knew what he was doing. Interesting movie though.
The Inheritance is one of the best I've seen in recent times. I loved The Ritual and its monster story. I watch As Above So Below once every 2 years because it's so much fun. Rec is a great Spanish film. Dark Water is a classic Japanese horror.
No summaries. I prefer to go into horror not knowIng what they're about.
I really like As Above So Below, but something that drives me absolutely insane about it is they translate this ancient text they found and it just so happens to rhyme in English.
In a Violent Nature is a good anti-slasher if you're tired of the same tropes being used over and over again. If I didn't know any better, I'd think the word "subversion" was created for that film.
Indeed. I don't see a lot of slashers because of that. They are just the same shit over and over again. I love horror movies because there is always something new, minus slashers that is.
My guy! That's my favorite movie from last year. One of the best horrors in recent memory for me. While some of my friends where annoyed at some of the characters I kinda get why they where written that way so it didn't bother me.