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James- did you watch The Shout yet?

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I do not know if these two films belong in the horror genre, but I love them both: Peeping Tom (1960) and The Driller Killer (1979).

I love Polanski too. A few days ago I watched The Fearless Vampire Killers for the first time; the photography in that movie is nothing short of breathtaking.

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Oops! I have a copy. Forgot all about it. Might watch tonight.

Right now I'm marathoning John Carpenter's non-horror films. Dark Star and Big Trouble in Little China were surprisingly delightful.

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Indeed, I was tempted to put Repulsion on there as well, such a fantastic film. Really few other films that depict mental degradation as well as this.

Driller Killer is a great film, not only a disturbing look into the psyche of a man pushed over the edge, but some excellent footage of New York punk in the 70s. Gotta love that.
Peeping Tom has been on my to-watch list for many years, its time I corrected that.
The Fearless Vampire Killers is another Polanski masterpiece in my opinion, as you said, the photography is spectacular. And I love the quirky, gothic atmosphere. Like in The Tenant, I love that Polanski stars in it as well, he's an excellent actor, should have been in front of the camera more.
This has become my go-to christmas movie.

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I'd like to offer acknowledgement to this old classic. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920) features wonderfully-twisted surrealistic sets, a full range of gothic facial expressions, and a very spooky Somnambulist. Slow-moving by frenetic modern standards but still horrific and eerie.

Here's a good clip:

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Caligari was an important one for me. Actually quite brisk compared to a lot of silent horror films.

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I watched The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari years ago as part of a filmclub, remember being blown away by the strange atmosphere and creepiness. Definitely a classic!

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From more recent times, Frontiers, Martyrs, Inside. All WAY beyond the average person's ability to witness due to the extreme nature of these films. Martyrs is perhaps my favorite of those. Well, if you want to get into Slaughtered Vomit Dolls territory, it is almost not even horror. It is something beyond that which has no definition, but to call it vile would be a vast understatement. Ichi The Killer and Visitor Q also fall into a similar category so absurd it isn't even right. Many underground films produced in the last 15 years or so have been particularly disturbing like the "found footage" style films like The August Underground. Toe Tag pictures seems to market in horror porn such as Fred Vogel's pretty twisted stuff. It isn't for everyone, and they are like the Blair Witch Projects of such films, but in this case, more like faux snuff films, if you will. In many instances, the mere fact that people are producing and consuming movies like these are an indication of something rather dark about the human psyche, to say the least.

Having said that, if you want to be changed forever, see Aftermath. It brings necrophilia to a whole new place, not that there should be many places to go with a film about necrophilia, if you catch my drift. Trust me, though. If you watch it, you'll never look at a horror movie the same way. And, it is so realistic that it is hard to believe what you are witnessing is not authentic. It is deeply disturbing. It also conjures all kinds of ideas about what might happen to a corpse between the time they are declared dead, to the time they are placed in a casket.

Oh...add A Serbian Film to the list as well!

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Inside and Martyrs are both outstanding. I was somewhat less keen on Frontiers and left generally cold by High Tension.

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Watched last night Dario Argento's Inferno and I enjoyed it very much.Do you guys know other movies by the same director that are worthwhile ?