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A list of odd, frightening, shocking, scary, funny, twisted or just plain different films I have enjoyed, endured or which have left some kind of lasting impression on me.
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- DirectorKoen MortierStarsDries VanhegenNorman BaertGunter LamootThree handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.Darkly funny, pretty bleak, surreal, quite sleazy and satirical. There are instances of empathy, I guess you might say, that pop up occasionally.
I liked this movie. - DirectorDaniel LiatowitschDavid Todd OcvirkStarsAmy WeberDonny TerranovaNichole PelerineFive young individuals live in an isolated lodge, filming their daily activities, but the house is locked down, and they encounter a murderous serial killer.A weird and surprisingly good, violent horror flick with some nice traps, nasty deaths and an odd premise.
I Got a kick out of it.
Recommended. - DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsCasey AffleckKate HudsonJessica AlbaA West Texas Deputy Sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.Violent, misogynistic thriller about a psychopathic small town cop and his misadventures. I haven't read the novel yet but am looking forward to doing so because I liked this movie quite a bit.
- DirectorChristophe GansStarsRadha MitchellLaurie HoldenSean BeanRose Da Silva takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and Rose begins a horrific journey to get her back.Viewed as a 'stand alone' flick, I regarded it as surreal, eerie and actually quite dope.
Underrated. - DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.Watched this a long time ago now, Martyrs was the second French horror I had watched at that point.
I feel sorry for people who have a hard time with subtitles because this is my 9/10, its been around the block now I suppose, but I rate Martyrs as my absolute, favorite horror movie of all time.
Watch it now please. - DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsKim Yoon-seokHa Jung-wooSeo Yeong-hieA disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.Fantastic.
Brutal, nasty, wry and satisfying - DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBarbara CramptonTed SorelA group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.Lots of fluids, carnage and violence. Foul entities and mutations from another dimension, a few glimpses of black comedy and this film even has the Lovecraft factor.
It's a bad ass 80s Horror flick. - DirectorBernard RoseStarsVirginia MadsenXander BerkeleyTony ToddThe Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.Genuinely scary tale with a mean streak.
If I had to recommend a first time horror movie experience to someone who was keen to sh*t themselves and maybe have a bad dream or two, this would be on the short list. - DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsViggo MortensenCharlize TheronKodi Smit-McPheeIn a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.Not much to smile about during this excellent, unapologetic post-apocalyptic imagining.
It cuts close to the bone and offers little reprieve from the dismal, hopeless grasp of what could certainly be our own reality all too soon.
Very good, 7.5 or 8/10.
Please read the book by Cormac McCarthy!
Readin' be good fer yer brain. - DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigKaren BlackBill MoseleyTwo young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.It has all the trappings and they're piled on thick, it's like I made a wish-list:
satanic rituals, sacrifice, cannibalism, cheerleaders, slaughter, clowns, rednecks, stupid cops and sculpture.
I love this movie. - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.Hardcore semi sci-fi set in the very near future.
Dark and violent with very few likable characters, nearly everyone is corrupt in some way it seems and crime has spiraled out of control.
A classic. - DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsMichael RookerTracy ArnoldTom TowlesArriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.The epitome of Serial Killer flicks.
Take a ride into the mundane realm of a murderous sociopath. - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.This film, the original, is a masterpiece.
We get a hostile environment with no real way out, a healthy dose of cabin fever, paranoia in spades and a general sense of impending doom.
Add to this a very frightening antagonist you would never want to encounter, ever and you have a sci-fi/horror classic the likes of which we are starved of in these current times. - DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.Creepy, atmospheric, beautiful to watch and in a way, quite mean spirited. The twist in this film is simply one of the best.
This is a personal favorite of mine. - DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.Bloody and nasty French horror film that pulls very few punches.
This is a slightly different take on the home invasion theme and runs at full pace from start to finish. - DirectorClive BarkerStarsCraig ShefferDavid CronenbergAnne BobbyA troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who discovers them. Based on the novel "Cabal" by Clive Barker.
- DirectorHarry Bromley DavenportStarsPhilip SayerBernice StegersDanny BraininAn alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.Weird, nasty and...weird.
This movie has an odd premise, high levels of strangeness and indeed some disturbing stuff going on that really sticks to the grey matter. - DirectorMatthew BrightStarsNatasha LyonneMaría CeledonioDavid Alan GrierA teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy tale.A sleazy, nasty movie that impressed the hell out of me.
Vincent Gallo is even in this and if you make the effort you'll enjoy it too. - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.Surreal, beautiful and sad, I recommend it highly if you want to add a nice bit of variety to your diet of horror films.
- DirectorLarry ClarkStarsBrad RenfroNick StahlBijou PhillipsA pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.Dark and unsettling, I felt uncomfortable throughout this movie and that's a good thing, it will certainly make you think about certain societal issues.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsDennis HopperCaroline WilliamsJim SiedowA radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.Weird and wacky compared to the first TCM, I love this movie and all its strangeness.
- DirectorStevan MenaStarsR. Brandon JohnsonSamantha DarkHeather MageeTen years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol, bank robbers hide in an isolated rural farmhouse where a serial killer lurks.This is a very decent, scary slasher flick that once again, knows its role and succeeds due to self awareness.
We have a bleak, foreboding environment, a frightening, relentless enemy and a terribly outmatched victim caught in a bad, bad situation. - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsOliver ReedSamantha EggarArt HindleA man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.Another creepy gem from Cronenberg, it takes an interesting concept and takes it to a dark place. Recommended
- DirectorBuddy GiovinazzoStarsRick GiovinazzoVeronica StorkMitch MaglioA dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.Bleak and unsettling movie about a war vet who returns home, only to exist in another kind of hell hole, worse than the one he has just escaped, or rather, cannot escape.
One of a kind, if you get the chance to watch this, I say take it. - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Surprising noir film that kept me glued to the television for the duration.
This is a fantastic movie and scary in a different way, some of the situations and suggestions really caught me off guard and I was very impressed by that, considering its age.
Great acting too.