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Horror Movies?

1137

1137

Here until I storm off again
Premium Member
I'm not a big gore guy, and I don't like jump scares. For me, the scariest fiction I've been exposed to is Lovecraft, that ever present crushing darkness that feels like the twilight zone having a bad trip. I loved horror like Black Swan and The Others, Babadook was ok, things like that. Sadly, this rare form of horror is my favorite form of entertainment. Can you recommended and true, soul darkening horror movies that don't rely on gore or cheap scares? I don't necessarily mind either unless they're in excess.
 
1137

1137

Here until I storm off again
Premium Member
LittlePinky82 said:
Check out Asian horror. Whether it's Japan, Korea, China, Thailand. There's some really great ones out there. A lot of Asian movies go by psychological scares.
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You just reminded me of the Spanish move "The Orphanage." That type of stuff is exactly what I'm looking for, I'm not sure why I rarely look beyond American movies.
 
Taylor Seraphim

Taylor Seraphim

Angel of Reason
1137 said:
I'm not a big gore guy, and I don't like jump scares. For me, the scariest fiction I've been exposed to is Lovecraft, that ever present crushing darkness that feels like the twilight zone having a bad trip. I loved horror like Black Swan and The Others, Babadook was ok, things like that. Sadly, this rare form of horror is my favorite form of entertainment. Can you recommended and true, soul darkening horror movies that don't rely on gore or cheap scares? I don't necessarily mind either unless they're in excess.
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The Thing and Ringu are really good.
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

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Japanese horror is often very creepy scary. I've recently started watching American Horror Story, which isn't the cheap "jump" scare but more along the lines of Lovecraft with elements of mind-numbing terror the characters go through that adds some tenseness to the scene for the audience.
 
Taylor Seraphim

Taylor Seraphim

Angel of Reason
Shadow Wolf said:
Japanese horror is often very creepy scary. I've recently started watching American Horror Story, which isn't the cheap "jump" scare but more along the lines of Lovecraft with elements of mind-numbing terror the characters go through that adds some tenseness to the scene for the audience.
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Eh but Covens was just silly.
 
Erebus

Erebus

Well-Known Member
1137 said:
I'm not a big gore guy, and I don't like jump scares. For me, the scariest fiction I've been exposed to is Lovecraft, that ever present crushing darkness that feels like the twilight zone having a bad trip. I loved horror like Black Swan and The Others, Babadook was ok, things like that. Sadly, this rare form of horror is my favorite form of entertainment. Can you recommended and true, soul darkening horror movies that don't rely on gore or cheap scares? I don't necessarily mind either unless they're in excess.
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The last horror film to truly disturb me was Martyrs. It's fairly gory in places, but the real horror is in the systematic abuse of others. I can't say too much about it without spoiling it. What I can say is it heavily features torture and the effects of torture on the psyche.

It's a very bleak film and not one I'd want to watch again. I would say it has more artistic merit than most horror films about similar subjects though.
 
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Smart_Guy

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For some reason some people confuse thrillers and jump scare as horror. Heck, the latter is more comedy to me than horror!

I want active horror acts. One of my all favorite horror movies is the Italian Demons 2.
 
Abishai100

Abishai100

Member
Hooper 1974: TCM Yearling


Even though Tobe Hooper's ground-breaking "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" [1974] is gory and bizarre and truly horrifying (and shocking), it is a rare feat in cinematic art, because it captures a social fascination with Occultism cannibalism.

Hooper's film (I just abbreviate it as TCM) is the perfect caviar for someone searching for the artistic side of hell, though you might find the sequels and re-makes too blatantly violent and crazy.


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