Good horror movie recommendations.

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#27948 12-Nov-2008 09:42

Just wondering what other peoples favourite horrors are? I found out while watching The strangers the other half is scared of mask movies, but is absolutley fine with your normal run of the mill horror.. So im trying to track down some other good mask horrors (or just general good horrors), anyone have any other suggestions? apart from the obivous freddy and jason movies etc unless theres a particulary good one (ive seen a few freddy, jason, halloween etc movies as a kid and wasnt scared then so havnt got high hopes..)

Anyways heres a list of some of my recent favourite horrors:
Hills have eyes (2006)
Texas chainsaw massacre: The new beginning (2007)
The Strangers (2008)
Saw 1 (2005)

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#177504 12-Nov-2008 09:51

It (1990)

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#177509 12-Nov-2008 10:07

I remember seeing that on tv way back when.. that clown terrorised me.. i recall a scene where he grabs a kid through a stormwater drain.. As stated on the imdb forum, i thought the second half was a bit of a let down too, but i was all of 10 so i might have to revist this one.

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#177517 12-Nov-2008 10:41

Its not as shocking as modern horrors (which need more and more gore to stay popular), but it is a really good movie in its own right.

Scared the wits out of me when I was a young'un.

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#177520 12-Nov-2008 10:56

They havent made them yet, but when they do, Ill be terrified in seeing them :
Shortland Street : The Movie
McLeods Daughters : Yet Another Daughter

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#177533 12-Nov-2008 12:15

You may not call all of these horror's as such, since they're not all gore-fests but they all have plenty of tension nonetheless:

28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later
30 Days of Night
1408
Bogeyman
Cabin Fever (A favorite of Peter Jackson)
Close Your Eyes
Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder Dir.)
Resident Evil
Saw 1
Seven
Perfect Creature
Pitch Black
The Descent
The Final Destination Trilogy (huge fun)
The Ring
Thirteen Ghosts
Underworld
Underworld Evolution
The Orphanage (Spanish version, superb movie)
Severance (more black comedy than horror, but next time your employer suggests a "Team Retreat" you'll think twice).
REC (Spanish, also soon to be released in English as "Quarantine")

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#177549 12-Nov-2008 13:03

Not a horror fan but I think the Eye might fit your bill.

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#177555 12-Nov-2008 13:24

Cheers for the replys! ill check some of those out forsure!

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#177991 14-Nov-2008 14:22

tonyhughes: It (1990)

I remember seeing this on VHS back when I was about 7. I was the only one watching it really, as the two teenagers I was with were hiding behind the couch they were so scared :)

Ahhh, the days when we were so young and innocent...

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#177998 14-Nov-2008 14:49

The Exorcist
Poltergeist
The Return of the living dead

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#178005 14-Nov-2008 16:19

freitasm: The Exorcist
Poltergeist
The Return of the living dead

Me thinks you are showing your age there

Good choices though, all excellent movies. The exorcist would have to be my all time favourite. I was too young to see it when it came out in the 70's but my parents remember going to see it at the "pictures" as they were called then and people were being sick, feinting, leaving early etc.

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#178007 14-Nov-2008 16:32

Keeping it home grown..
Event Horizon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119081 6.2/10

gives me the shivers just thinking about it.

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#178635 18-Nov-2008 19:01

Session 9 scared the heck outa me... also The Strangers, excellent film, based in (but not really on) reality, so even more creepy.

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#178665 18-Nov-2008 20:21

Steven King's Dreamcatcher is meant to be horror, but when you watch it with a group of mates it became halarious.

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#178679 18-Nov-2008 21:07

BorderlandThe Exocist - Don't bother with the sequlsThe Machine girl - Cross between asian horror with Bad TAste - Cheesy asTrue Blood - Not technicaly a mo\vie TV series starrin Anna Paquin with Vamps Currently hooked on thisBad TasteShaun of the deadDead set - Once again TV seriesSAW 1-4 Havn't seen 5 yet - But apparently fills in sum gapsHostel if you are keen on gorenography
Hostel 2 made more sense though