Yeah jump scare isn’t scary. Although it doesn’t have to be scary for someone to like it. I find for scary movies, it’s always good to experiment it first at the movies. At home with the lights on or being distracted isn’t the same.
For me, like you already know, Hereditary (2018) is the masterpiece. The Witch (2015) and Suspiria (2018) are also up there. Midsommar (2019) too. Longlegs (2024) was surprisingly shocking as well. Blair Witch Project was a great one too.
The scariest part of "The Witch" were the conditions they live in. That was a true horror there!
"Longlegs" was more of a thriller to me and very stylish. Like a throwback to early 1990s. But the ending was a bit ass-pulled if I can be honest. Still had fun but c'mon. It was however the debut so I am more forgiving
"Blair Witch Project" I still haven't seen. No! Don't! Stop! Don't throw items at me!
To me, the best horror movies are psychological. There’s definitely an intersect with psychological thrillers.
In the Witch, being cast out of society was the real horror. It’s basically a death sentence.
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Did you see most of these at the theatre or at home?
I go to cinema once a year at best since covid. But I have a nice setup at home so I don't feel at loss
I have a nice setup at home too. I try to go to the movies as much as possible
Other people ruin the experience. Eating popcorn and talking. I also like to decide when I go to a toilet. I mean I would never drink in cinema and it works too but I got comfy with my movie watching. I will probably go to see the newest Jurassic park
I like the art house cinema not too far from home. People that go there are usually mindful. At the bigger theatres I find it’s less of a problem (the people who ruin the experience). Maybe because I don’t usually go see the super popular thing. Gotta go to the bathroom right before 🤣
But! My friend! Your question triggered something. I saw the Spanish "[•REC]" in cinema and it was one of the scarier things I've seen
I’m telling you. Horror movies aren’t the same at home 🤣
You’re fully immersed at the movies
I might have seen this one but I’m not totally sure. I’ll download it
They made a franchise out of it but it's like with "Saw". You just can tell much more after the first one
I agree. Franchise usually ruin it. Except the ones that don’t take themselves too seriously then it’s fine. If not it’s usually copy/paste forever
But then I like "Halloween". Part 4 to 6 was so audaciously B-movie that one can only appreciate them
B movies are great because they don’t take themselves seriously like a lot of the shitty blockbusters
I really enjoyed the Terrifier series. Has a very B movie feel from the start. Not very scary but fun horror. Entertaining
Part 5 was exactly how I imagined a horror when I was 12. No shame. No nothing
I’ll have to look into those. I’ve only seen the first one. I think all the others are from different directors
Part 2 is Carpenter's. And he consulted on Blumhouse trilogy which is also of quality. "Halloween: Resurrection" has got to be the worst because it's not too funny and not really a Halloween movie. They could have put there any killer in lieu of Michael Myers
Ah sorry. And Rob Zombie's duology is also nice. His "Halloween 2" is the furthest deviation from the canon and it's nice. He was not afraid to experiment
I’ll download those. Curious about his remakes
Screenplay was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill but it was directed by Rick Rosenthal. It was his feature film directorial debut Halloween II (1981). It’s worth to see in your opinion?
Hah. I was wrong. But apart from directing it's his movie. When he did "Halloween" he didn't have sequels in mind so this was sort of ordered job. It's okay and you need to see it for the purposes of 1-2-4-5-6 and 1-2-7-8 timelines
The interesting thing was that they don't ahow killings often and instead only an aftermath so Mike seems more like a ghost. And it's funny that the first move was not a slasher at all when it's considered to be one of genre generators
The setting and ambiance is greater than the killings. Definitely
Another one I really enjoy is Grave, international name is “Raw” (2017). First feature film of Julia Ducourneau. The subject matter is really original in this one
Added to the watchlist. From French language I can recommend "Vincent doit mourir" (Vincent Must Die). Raw image quality and lovely synths in the soundtrack. And again more of an introvert horror
Ooh, a couple in here I hadn't heard of (longlegs and suspiria). Midsommar stands out to me as the one that had most impact and hung with me longest.
Ari Aster is a master horror movie director
Need to watch Witch again. Was part distracted a year or so ago when I did. Heard too many rave about it, and while I liked it well enough it didn't meet my expectations completely (with the hype).
