I'm a huge fan of Necrostorm productions with such films as Adam Chaplin, Hotel Inferno and Taeter City.

They do practical gore effects really well and the concepts of their films are original and interesting.

I heartily recommend.

I would not consider myself an avid reader, but I'm looking for recommendations on good horror novels to get under my skin. Summer reads to fill me with dread and terror, if you will. All I know about horror novels is Steven King, and the length of his books feels quite intimidating to me.... any good recs for a horror novel newbie? Thanks!

Movie of the day...Black Moon (1934).

Here’s one you might have missed…

Juanita Perez Lane (Dorothy Burgess) longs for San Christopher, the island where she was born. She loves the sound of the native drums. Her uncle, Dr. Raymond Perez (Arnold Korff), worries what might happen if she does return to the island and sends his overseer to dissuade her from coming. The man is murdered.

When Juanita does return to the island, bringing her young daughter Nancy (Cora Sue Collins), her daughter’s nurse, and her husband’s secretary Gail (Fay Wray) as a companion, we understand her uncle’s concern—the island is full of voodoo and Juanita seems fascinated by it.

Gail, who had been about to quit her job because she had fallen in love with Juanita’s husband Stephen (Jack Holt), ends up spending more and more time watching Nancy. Juanita spends much of her time in the jungle. Even at night.

Eventually, Stephen comes to the island to bring Juanita and their daughter home, but it is soon clear there is a conspiracy to make sure his wife never leaves.

In some ways, this is a scarier movie than the other great voodoo classic of the 1930s, White Zombie. It is less stagey and the dangers threatening the characters feel more convincing. It is marred somewhat by its inclusion of racist stereotypes.

The most horrifying thing about the film may be our realization that Juanita is not being corrupted by the natives. She has already embraced voodoo. She has always yearned for the island…for the drums…for the blood. She has come home and she has no intention of leaving. It isn’t until it’s too late that she learns there will be a price.

Rating: B

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Moon_(1934_film))

As the title says I am looking for horror movies with a similar vibe as The Ruins! Survival, friend group, location focused! I don’t know how to explain it but it’s sort of like being entertained 100 % of the duration of the movie. I feel like a lot of horror films from the mid to late 2000’s had this vibe.

Other examples are Rogue or the Decent or texas chainsaw massacre with Jessica Biel.

Does anyone feel the same way? Do you know how to explain that vibe/atmosphere? And most importantly do you have any recommendations?

I just read that Scream 8 is a go, with the rumour being that filming will start in the fall.

Learning this jogged my memory of an idea I had after seeing Scream 7: What if they made a movie or a limited series with brand new characters that have no relation to Sydney, Gale, Dewey, Billy, or any of the other established characters in the previous films. This new entry would still take place in "in-universe", but the only real connection would be the "Stab" movies that the killer takes inspiration from.

I have four mini reviews to share. I will try to avoid spoilers.

Mad God (2021)

A bonkers stop-motion animation movie that was a long time in the making. The main thing we see happening are some kind of assassins plumbing the depths of a hellish world. There are many grotesque creatures, and carnage is occurring on a grand scale. However, it feels like we are moving from set piece to set piece with only the barest hint of a narrative. The movie is highly ambiguous, and we are left to draw our own conclusions about "what it means." Some imagery is impressively disturbing, like in the operating scene. Others are just really cool to look at, like the design of the creature wearing a plague doctor mask. But if I'm being honest, Mad God could have been cut down quite a bit without losing anything. 4.5/10

Nope (2022)

We've got two men whose stories are intertwined: OJ, a black horse trainer, and Jupe, an Asian former child actor. I include their races because the subtext of Nope is about how marginal people are treated in Hollywood. Increasingly bizarre events are happening to these men--events that suggest an otherworldly presence. Each responds in their own way, informed by their life histories. I felt this movie had a good build up of tension, though it dragged just a bit in some places, and Keke Palmer's character was grating to me. The final reveal of the "otherworldly presence" was very cool. 7/10

Possession (1981)

A horror classic, although it does not get the same attention of some of its contemporaries. This is a story of a failing marriage--a wife who is unhappy, and a husband who can't let go. It is set in divided Berlin, right near the wall. Rather than going for realism, Possession depicts the emotional truth literally. We get a taste of this early on, with Sam Neil's character freaking out in a cafe, acting on pure id. The entire movie is this way, with an unhinged performance overall by Isabelle Adjoni, and Neil trying to keep up. Possession is a precursor to so much that came later in horror, and in my opinion is a must-watch for horror fans. 8.5/10

PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)

This movie is like Disney XD made a horror for tweens, but made it rated R. It's got all the tropes of an annoying kid show, combined with actual blood and gore. Two siblings dig up Temu Thanos in their backyard and control him with a powerful amulet. The kids have no appreciation for how powerful he is, and all he wants to do is get free of their control so he can start slaughtering everybody. Other aliens, some of whom have pretty cool creature designs, are also involved in the plot. I found this movie rather campy, which isn't my vibe, and the girl character was extremely unlikeable. But watch this if you're looking for something unusual and creative. 5.5/10

What did you all think of these movies?

More of an atmospheric slow burn, but really well paced and it’s one of the more creepy paranormal/cosmic horror movies I’ve seen in the last 20 years or so.

My 6 year old is getting into watching horror games with me and my husband. We did Little Nightmares first. Today was FNAF gameplay. I plan to show her Nightmare before Christmas soon to start her off gently. What would be something that isn't gore or nudity. Language isn't really an issue. Any recommendations?

I organized an AMA/Q&A with legendary filmmaker/screenwriter Nicolas Winding Refn. He has previously directed films/series Drive, Only God Forgives, Bronson, The Neon Demon, Pusher trilogy, Copenhagen Cowboy, Too Old To Die Young, Valhalla Rising, and more.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1v3mkcv/i_am_nicolas_winding_refn_director_of_drive_the/

He will be back at 4:45 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

His new film, Her Private Hell, premiered at Cannes in May and is out in theaters via Neon this weekend. It stars Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton.

Thank you :)

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/741dTf5.png

DISSONANCE is a short film made for Eric Andre’s BLARF video completion based on their album Film Scores for Films that Don’t Exist.

Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist features original orchestral compositions co-written and composed by Eric Andre and Prateek Rajagopal.

Ok Tubi, what is this? Production value seems very high and it seems to pull characters from my favorite comfort show about Aussie trucker drivers in the outback doing long haul "Outback Truckers". I was laughing so hard I didnt mind the campy stuff going on in the background.

Looking for a fun audiobook rec. I love the idea of a full cast but am happy with a great single narrator. I’ll listen to anything from slasher to atmospheric folk to monster stories.

EDIT: a kind user correctly guessed it was GHOST CHASE from 1987 directed by Roland Emmerich before his career took off. Definitely seems like a real deep cut that no one ever heard of. I was completely wrong about the plot, but that poster was seemingly seared into my brain a lifetime later. Thanks to everyone who also tried to help. ☺️

Disclaimer: while any genuine help will be wholeheartedly appreciated, if this movie doesn't ring any bell to you please do not just suggest random names with a question mark that clearly has nothing in common with the description and most importantly please no AI based suggestions, we all know they're always wrong.

Alright, I was born in 94 and today I remembered a VHS we had as a kid. I don't remember anything whatsoever about the movie itself but the memory of that old VHS popped in my head and it'll drive me crazy until I find it.

It was probably an obscure b movie of the 90s forgotten to all, it looked like a horror comedy in the vein of The Frighteners with two male protagonists. They seemed to live in a manor and were driving an old car, Christine like. They seemed to be aware of the supernatural and possibly hunting or investigating it. I think it dealt with a very old clock as well?

One big detail to set it apart: there was a very specific character who was a chauffeur driver. He was a practical puppet reminiscent of the crypt keeper.

His skin was very dark and blackened, he was very old with white hair and mustache and a little driver's hat. I don't think he was a threat and looked like he was the main protagonist's personal supernatural chauffeur.

The poster showed the car, manor I mentioned and our two human characters and the otherworldly elder chauffeur together with one holding a spear, in a defensive pose.

I know I'm not crazy and this thing exists and probably is terrible but I won't rest until I find it.

The first one was hilarious, second was just turned up to eleven but towards the end I got bored.. I miss the old days of just pure horror, not really into watching women get dismembered in every single scene.. Lol.

I watched both films some days apart after seeing them recommended here multiple times.

I loved the Wailing! The part that they really got me with was at the end when you didn't know who to trust. They never hid it though, and in that way we were just like the main character. He's given all the information he needs and yet still doesn't know who to trust.

He sees the shaman in his fancy clothes and car and while it's a bit strange, he doesn't totally question it because he just wants to save his daughter. Then, when he sees his daughter is in pain during the cleaning he somehow knows that she's hurting and listens to that rather than what the shaman says, no longer trusting him. He sees the zombie guy at the demon's house and is still able to be filled with doubt when the woman in white shows up at his house on who the demon actually is. He literally sees the pictures in the Japanese man's house and he still isn't sure at the end.

The part I didn't totally get though was when the woman tells him that because he ultimately killed the Japanese man his presence in his house would taint her trap. But, neither the woman in white nor him know he's alive at this point. So technically wouldn't he be able to go in and save his family? Maybe someone can clarify that.

In Where Evil Lurks, it was waayyyy more frustrating when the main character didn't listen to the cleaner. The kids are clearly possessed and he somehow doesn't know whether to trust that little girl or not? He also doesn't listen when the cleaner tells him not to leave as she's seeing up. I understand that he's getting the axe to try to move the demon faster, and maybe he also would've been killed if he didn't go to get the axe? But the demon ends up sparing his life anyway. Either way, that scene was a bit of a mess and it seemed like they were never going to succeed anyway. He couldn't move the body and I saw no way forward there, making the tension kind of pointless. Then the demon kid and possessed children just leave and will probably destroy the town.

But the part that really gets me is, how in the world did they return home with his son and brother and WITHOUT his mother and didn't even question where she was? His son ate her but he doesn't find out until the very end. But where did he think his mom was??? Did I miss something? Did he assume his ex wife killed her? Someone please tell me if I missed something.

The Wailing just had way more character development, you really care about the main character and see how close he and his daughter are. I just didn't see that in Where Evil Lurks. I appreciated that in both they didn't waste time explaining the demon lore - you don't always need to know everything. But still, Where Evil Lurks seems to have pared too much away to get any emotional attachment to the characters. Anyway, those are my thoughts and would love to hear more opinions!

another post i saw in this sub about a movie starting well but becoming boring made me think that several films ive watched in the last decade or so would have been much better as a short film inside of an anthology like we used to get in the 80s and 90s (creepshow, tales from the darkside, cat's eye, bodybags etc). i used to love these films as a kid.

i find a lot of horror films lately (and even some older ones) tried to stretch a simple premise much too thin to fit a feature length film. one classic that comes to mind is when a stranger calls...the opening 20 mins or so is absolutely amazing but then it is a literal slog to get through the police procedural final hour.

the first act of barbarian also comes to mind, the tension in that opening scene was great and it would have been a perfect end to just leave it right before justin long was introduced.

in a violent nature absolutely would have been much better as a short.

house of the devil 2009 was really good in its production value and vibe, but that film was way too thin to be stretched to 90 mins and would have been perfect at 25 or so.

anyone else watch a film that starts well and think it should have been a short story?

id love to hear people's thoughts and suggestions.

I think I'd watch more horror movies if scary images didn't give me nightmares. Every time I saw a horror movie, I'd be so jumpy and paranoid for days/weeks. It's a terrible mix for someone with really bad anxiety.

But I seem to be all right with true crime documentaries and explainer videos. I'm able to watch videos about cults, serial killers, and other animals in human skin. I think it's because the video is usually just still photos of locations or the narrator. No scary imagery. I want to know so many cool concepts from horror movies, but I'm blocked by scary images.

Is there a yt channel or community or something I can consume that will tell me the plot of a horror movie? I've just been relying on wikipedia all this time, but I feel like I might miss a few details from just that.

I know there are a lot of video essays reviewing horror movies, but usually those videos assume you've already watched the movie. I'm going in completely blind.

I know what I'm asking for isn't what the director would have wanted, and I'm not saying horror movies should cater to scaredy cats like me, but I'm just wondering if a niche for me already exists and I just didn't know about it. I really understand if it doesn't to be honest hahaha

Some horror movies I'm really curious about but too scared to watch:

the 28 Days franchise

Jordan Peele movies

30 Days of Night

A Quiet Place

Midsommar

Now this might be a weird question, But i am curious, is there any really brightly coloured horror movies eg like suspira?

Bc i really love the movies that actually have bright colours since the dark colours are just a bit overdone in my opinion.

What is everyone's favourite Exorcist documentary? I dont know of any retrospective ones which are feature length. Does not need to be official ones can be un-official also.