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Hello everybody. I figure this is as good a place as any to make my first post.

Here are a few of my favorite horror films that I haven't seen mentioned (although I didn't go through every post). They are not all categorized under 'horror' in many of the venues that house them, but they all terrified me to a certain degree.

Possession (1980)

Confessions (2010)

Noroi: The Curse (2005)

Funny Games (1997) *There is an American shot by shot remake by the same director that is basically pointless.

Alice (1988)

Irreversible (2002) *Also check out I Stand Alone (1998) by the same director.

Angst (1983)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

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Welcome to the club. You have great taste! The only one of those I haven't seen is Confessions.

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Louis Malle's Black Moon (1975)

Robert Altman's 3 Women (1977...and, by the way, my favorite film of all time. Should be of particular interest to Aickman fans).

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Black Moon is pretty bizarre. Wish he did more films like that.

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The Ninth Gate. There. I said it.

Despite all its flaws, I love that movie.

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Yep, that movie is like comfort food. I can put it or Eyes Wide Shut on pretty much any time day or night and feel satisfied.

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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I can't seem to stop watching the golden era of Dario Argento (in my mind Deep Red to Opera) over and over.

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I love to watch horror movies, I have been rabidly collecting horror and exploitation movies for many years now. I'm especially fond of horror from the 60s up to the 80s. Here is some of my all time favorite horror movies: (in no particular order)

Rosemary's Baby – 1968 Dir. Roman Polanski
The Tenant – 1976 Dir. Roman Polanski
The Ninth Gate – 1999 Dir. Roman Polanski (Yes, he's my favorite director along with Jess Franco)
A Virgin Among the Living Dead – 1973 Dir. Jess Franco
The Diabolical Dr. Z – 1966 Dir. Jess Franco
The Evil Dead - 1981 Dir. Sam Raimi
Dawn of the Dead – 1978 Dir. George A. Romero
The Beyond – 1981 Dir. Lucio Fulci
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue _1974 Dir. Jorge Grau
Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told – 1967 Dir. Jack Hill
The Thing – 1982 Dir. John Carpenter
Possession – 1981 Dir. Andrzej Zulawski
Don't Look Now – 1973 Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Invasion of the Body Snatchers – 1978 Dir. Philip Kaufman
The Exorcist – 1973 Dir.William Friedkin
The Exorcist III – 1990 Dir. William Peter Blatty
In The Mouth of Madness – 1994 Dir. John Carpenter
Let's Scare Jessica to Death – 1971 Dir. John D. Hancock
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 1974 Dir. Tobe Hooper

Ok, I have to stop here I think, before this list just goes on and on. Too many to mention.

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I can't think of a better horror trilogy than his Apartment set of films. Argento's Three Mothers trilogy would have come close, but the final part seemed like a rushed and careless piece of work.

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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 ?

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Suspiria, Deep Red, Tenebrae and Opera.

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Much obliged.

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John Carpenter's The Thing...pure paranoia, pure dread on many levels.

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Mulholland Dr.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Audition

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http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2...urbing-movies/

This is a pretty comprehensive list of really good horror flicks, including many considered to be obscure but punishingly brutal, bizarre, gory, etc.

If experimental horror is your thing, Begotten should not be missed.

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Several of those films really aren't that extreme or disturbing. I barely remember the violence in Valhala Rising, the atmosphere makes a stronger impression. Visitor Q is a bit gross but it's too funny to be on the list.

Would still like to see In A Glass Cage but my days of gruelling for its own sake are long gone.

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Well, of course any list composed by others is going to have holes in it, and this one is no different. The difference is that many films among the list are simply not that great, or even "disturbing", but many on that list are outside the scope of what the average viewer of "horror" films might want to see. I would be willing to bet that your average horror "fan" has not seen many of those, and like I said...lists made by other people simply satisfy the list-maker, and will always include those many think should not be there and those missing that others feel do, thus the nature of a "best of" anything. Ever.

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What gruelling? In A Glass Cage is a must watch. Villaronga is no exhibitionist, it's deadly serious film, especially considering Spanish context.

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Rotten Tomatoes list of top 150 horror movies

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com...s-of-all-time/

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Recent favorite horror movies:
IT FOLLOWS
NIGHT OF THE DEMON
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO
SESSION 9
NEON DEMON

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The Neon Demon is amazing.

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Although maybe not considered a horror movie, it's David Lynch: Blue Velvet.

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I get your point, many would argue that Blue Velvet isn't horror, but I don't know what else it could be. It's absolutely horrific.

To me, David Lynch is probably the greatest living director of horror, yet most don't consider his films horror. It's weird. Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr, and Inland Empire disturbed me in a very deep, profound way when I saw them. What I mean is, they didn't just give me the thrill of fear (like widely recognized "horror" films do) but actually disturbed me, maybe even contributed to my depression. The way he explores the subconscious is deliciously haunting and you realize that maybe the most frightening thing isn't always a demon or monster or killer, but the facade of reality, the lies we tell ourselves, and the way we can dissociate when that veil is dropped.

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GirlyGirlMask: I agree with you 100% about David Lynch. His films and tv series are disturbing and eerie without the demons, ghosts, and monsters, but there is a serious hauntology in his work. Want a Ligottian film? Go no further: Eraserhead.

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Absolutely. I don't think it's a coincidence that Ligotti and Lynch are my two favorite living storytellers.

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acute angles potentially painful...strongly encourage starting positions

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Somebody on Twitter asked me for my top five favourite horror films, but it was an impossible task, so after a tortured number of hours I have drafted up a list of my top 250 favourite horror films – listed in chronological order and spanning the last century. Happy Halloween!

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Someone asked me yesterday for Horror film suggestions.
I asked what he had watched and enjoyed.
Most were from the last five years.
My choices were well known (though he had not heard of any), but they are favorites I tend to rewatch.

Black Cat - 1934 - Karloff/Lugosi
Re-Animator - 1985 - Twisted humor in spades
Dark City - 1998 - part Noir, part Horror, good mind puzzler
Audition - 1999 - Fine film to break "first date jitters"
Descent - 2005 - I used to cave a lot, this captures the claustrophobia

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I saw In the Tall Grass recently, and although I'm not going to say its a classic I did like seeing something with Lovecraftian, cosmic horror themes. I also liked that it played on the primal fear and disorientation cause by something as simple as being in a situation where there is limited visibility, like being caught in the mist, or in the dark. I at first thought it sounded like a bit of a rip-off of the Children of the Corn, but because it turns out to be based on a story by King (along with his son), I suppose thats excusable. Haven't read the novella its based on yet but looks like it could be worth checking out.