Horror General - /hor/

Discuss horror films and television series.

What was the last horror film you saw, and how was it?

Are you looking forward to David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot?

Are you sad that the Friday the 13th reboot was cancelled?

I watched Seventh Moon a few days ago. It's by the guy who made the first Blair Witch so I thought there's a chance it'd be good.

It was garbage. It's not a found footage movie but for some reason it still uses an obscene amount of fucking shakey cam. Really, really, really bad.

I had no idea that the guy who did The Blair Witch Project made other films. Are any of them worth checking out or is he a one hit wonder?

He has a segment in VHS 2 that's really good. I forget what one it is.

But no, not really. One hit wonder.

What are some good snow/winter horror films? There's a big snowstorm in my state right now. I've already seen every The Thing film and The Shining.

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>It Follows

Eh. They had a really good premise and built up some great tension but they just went nowhere and did nothing with it so it fizzled out pretty quickly. You can only have your characters run around in circles with the idiot ball for so long before you have to make something happen and they just never did. It was pretty much "Okay we're gonna go far away over here. It's here now let's go far away the other direction. It's here again let's go. Until the end with the pool when they finally tried to DO something.

Best Scene: Pic related

>DGG Halloween

Not at all really. I haven't looked up anything about it other than the people behind it but are reboots ever a thing to look forward to? Surprisingly I actually did like the Rob Zombie ones for the backstory but once it got to the Shape and the killing it stops being interesting. I also know for a fact they're going to give Danny McBride a role in the movie and I hate seeing his face. Ultimately I'd have rather seen Carpenter come back to create new horror rather than retread Halloween again.

>Friday the 13th Reboot

I didn't even know it was a thing or that it was cancelled so I can't be too upset. I stopped watching most slashers before they got too bad so dropped Friday after 4, Halloween after 1, Elm Street after 3, Scream after 1.

My favorite horror film is The Blair Witch Project followed by Evil Dead 1.

30 Days of Night takes place in Alaska or something like that

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Pontypool. Dreamcatcher. The Thing. (The Grey kinda? More survival than horror I guess)

>What was the last horror film you saw, and how was it?
Harbinger Down with Lance Heriksen. It's basically The Thing on a fishing boat. Pretty okay B-movie but definitely could have used a bigger budget for effects.
>Are you looking forward to David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot?
Cautiously optimistic but as with any new horror shit these days, I have low expectations for.
>Are you sad that the Friday the 13th reboot was cancelled?
Not really.

>Friday after 4
5 is a mess but 6 is a great dumb fun slasher. It's by far the best of the Friday the 13th series. You should watch it.
>Halloween after 1
2 has some very sloppy writing but it's a solid slasher. It's the only Halloween sequel that comes close to replicating the dread filled atmosphere of 1.
>Elm Street after 3, Scream after 1
Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Scream 2 are legitimately good meta slashers. Watch them.

watch Fortitude! Season 1 was good, season 2 is try hard entertainment but still better than most stuff.

I have New Nightmare on my plan to watch for sure just because the concept sounded so interesting. I just got really turned off by 3 and to a lesser extent 2 taking the series in a more campy direction because I felt 1 was a masterclass in horror.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare has some meta humor to it but it's less campy and more straight-faced than 2 and 3. Besides 1, it's the only ANOES film that treats Freddy like a very serious, ominous threat. I hope you enjoy it.

Just watched The Borrower, trashy 80's flick

Looking forward to the new Aliens

Not sad that Friday the 13th was cancelled. t. Jason X

While I like it for the most part, the kid is awful. At least 2, 3, and the rest don't have that obnoxious shit.

My feelings on Alien: Covenant are 50/50. On one hand, I'm very happy that Damon Lindelof is gone and Ridley Scott is directing. On the other hand, the trailer was pretty meh and the writers don't fill me with hope. I'm praying it turns out better than Prometheus.

yo, is hellraiser III worth a watch? II was already kind of bad

The kid is a bit annoying at times and is definitely is the worst part of the film but I don't hate him.

I do, I wish Freddy killed him, that would have been fucked up.

Black Mountainside

Fortitude definitivly has that cold and isolated feel. Plus the science is not completely bonkers.

horror is the reddit genre

Trips lie

Yeh same. I didn't like Prometheus at all, i felt like it took itsrlf too seriously above all. But I'm looking forward to what they're going to do with the Alien and what new ideas they have. It will be worth watching.

It's really bad. The club scene is kind of fun. Hellraiser: Inferno is a lot better imo

If you didn't even like the second one, you'll probably hate Hellraiser III. It's definitely worse.

1 is the only great Hellraiser movie, 2 is the only Hellraiser sequel that some people argue is good, the rest of the series is varying degrees of bad. Don't bother with 3 unless you're a completionist or a horror fan who likes dumb schlock.

I'd defend Hellraiser 2 because even though it's disappointing as a sequel, it's an okay horror movie all by itself.

thanks, watched the first 20mins, realized it was horrible, skipped through the rest (club scene is pretty good, cd flipping cenobite is pretty good too)

I actually really enjoyed Prometheus and felt like it had some of the same vibes that made Alien work just too updated and flashy.

Covenant on the other hand makes me think more of Ali3n. It feels a little too slasher shlocky with none of the artistic inspiration that went into making Alien so legendary. Hell, Danny McBride is in it. It looks like a teen summer camp movie with xeno.

Prometheus was entertaining and the technical aspects of it were fantastic. The problem with it was the script. Lindelof's "DUDE MYSTERIES LMAO" shit really hurt the movie.

Black Christmas
The Brood

My favorite

this. it's pretty unknown, and also underrated for some reason but it's really creepy if you're into more of a slow burner creepy horror.

Seconding Black Christmas.

Last real horror film I've seen, highly recommended. Clever writing, great tension, interesting and distinct female characters, superb pacing. Light on gore, not that much violence but used quite effectively.

Didn't Harbinger Down have a big kickstarter?

Name my band /hor/

Satan's Semen

Should've Ended at 2

I've seen a good amount of creepy/atmospheric/horror films recommended to me by Sup Forums the last couple of weeks.

>Jacob's Ladder 8.5
>Mulholland Drive 9
>The Ninth Gate 4
>Pontypool 6.5
>Picnic At Hanging Rock 3
>The Exorcist III 7
>eXistenZ 6

The Exorscist III really surprised me. I thought it would be crap, to be honest.
I have no idea why anyone would recommend Picnic At Hanging Rock to anyone. The scenes with the lordling and the servant guy were good, and the final dinner scene, but everything else was completely abysmal.

Pontypool, its low budget but its a bottle film so it doesnt need a whole lot. I really enjoyed it

>this faggot forcing his shitty general again

You left for months, fuck off. There aren't enough good horror movies getting released nowadays to justify an eternal general every fucking weekend.

I agree that The Exorcist III is a surprisingly good film. I watched it last month after Blatty died. It doesn't get the credit it deserves.

Yes, there is.
I still a hven't seen a lot.

What are some good horror television series? I've already seen Outcast and Ash vs Evil Dead, right now I'm in the middle of The Exorcist and I plan on watching Hannibal.

>tfw you've seen all the good horror kinos

lmao stay mad nigger

Have you gotten into Italian horror, Japanese horror, the old Universal monster movies or the old Hammer Horror monster movies?

I've heard the Strain and Penny Dreadful are both good but I've yet to start either.

Is "Possession" worth watching ?

I recommend Penny Dreadful

Godhand

Yeah, Exorcist III is a great movie. I even enjoyed it more than the original, probably because of the lack of hype.

Very great

I haven't seen the original, but really liked III.
Would you recommend it?

If you don't mean just current ones, the The X-Files of course.

I never liked it but since so many people do, I guess you should, at least to have an opinion of your own.

rewatched pic related last night. 4/10

the last scene is the only good thing about it, but I can't say it justifies sitting through the entire movie. meg tilly looks like shit. time's a bitch.

What state you in? I live on the coast of Maine and we're looking at 2ft in the next 24hrs

Different user here, the original The Exorcist is a masterpiece. Although the "SCARIEST MOVIE EVER" shit is hyperbole. If you ignore the hype you'll probably really like it.

Connecticut

>Are you looking forward to David Gordon Green's Halloween reboot?

Since when is this a thing and is JC involved in any way?

Thank you, Mr. Funny Shoes!

I enjoyed Harbringer Down but the acting(outside Based Lance) is pretty atrocious and yeah it's basically a crappy The Thing remake on a boat.
But I can't hate a horror movie with a practical monster.

It was announced a few days ago on John Carpenter's facebook page. David Gordon Green is directing/writing, Danny McBride is co-writing, John Carpenter is exec-producing and he might do the score.

20 minutes in, I had some hope for it because the two lead girls weren't terrible actors.

then nope! it turns to shit 1/10

I thought Danny McBride is ALSO starring

Dead Snow
Dead Snow 2

Alright. Thanks.

You're probably thinking of Alien: Covenant, Danny is starring in that movie. No one has announced who's starring in the Halloween reboot. All we know is who's directing, writing and producing.

Just watched this. More of an edgy comedy than a proper horror movie. Also, every character is an impossible asshole.

7/10

It's a 7 because I like edgy shit, by the way. It's barely a 5 as a horror movie.

Just watched for the first time two nights ago. Very fun!

Is where all the shitposters from reddit post?

What do you mean by this?

Make can on English.

I guess The Return of the Living Dead counts as horror...

It was just as great as I remember it being. One of the best zombie movies ever.

Thanks to whoever recommended Housebound, it wasn't really funny at all (someone described it as a comedy/horror film) but it was a lot less shit than what I expected and the twist was kind of interesting. I thought the start was a little slow and they dragged out the final 20 minutes or so, but it was a solid 7/10 film that should get more recommendations.

What?

Watched this last night. Incomprehensibly bad. Do not buy into any of its "A LOVE LETTER TO THE SLASHER GENRE XD XD ALSO KANE HODDER" marketing. It's garbage.

2/10

I've never got the insane amount of love that Kane Hodder receives. 7 is the only Friday the 13th film he has been in that isn't total shit.

It's a really product of its time. It almost comes off comedic these days but you have to appreciate how fucking terrifying it would have been in the year it came out.

It's almost a guarantee he always gets thrown in shit as a bit part.

Guys, I'm gonna be snowed in for the next few days, recommend me some comfy horror movies.

Right here

Yeah, it has a fantastic atmosphere and some subtle scares that still work but a lot of the stuff that was outrageously scary in the 70s is considered comedic by today's snarky kids. The writing, acting and cinematography have aged flawlessly though.

what that user said, also add in "Storm of The Century"

I enjoyed the first three hellraiser films and thought nightbreed while having shit editting was actually dumb fun. I remember thinking candyman was up there with the first hellraiser too in terms of Barker's work.
Should I bother with lord of illusions? There are two versions of it.

pureasu reccomendo sai-fai saikorajikuru horu pureasu

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yeah, watch it for famke

Noroi is good.

Which cut of Nightbreed did you watch? There's a theatrical cut and a director's cut.

He's okay in some stuff, like in the Hatchet movies or in Exit to Hell, and I do think he has a great horror movie physique, but I agree that he's generally overpraised. Most of his parts (including the one in Muck) could be played by just about anyone.

I need to see Hatchet.

Yeah, it's worth a watch, though it's a bit heavy on the self-aware humor. If you end up disliking it, you should still give Hatchet II a chance. It's a better movie, in my opinion.

How's Hatchet III?