Psychological horror. It Follows is a great example. The entire movie is designed to make you feel uncomfortable and threatened.
It follows was a wild ride, I think the only other thing that can make me that uncomfortable is 6 episodes back to back the office UK :-D
Just watched, thanks!
I agree. Smile and hereditary are some of my personal favorites
I literally had a nightmare that was basically the plot of it follows last night.
I see that in every thread like this and I never understand it. It just never was scary to me, maybe inconvenient.
I prefer the horror comedy slasher that don’t take themselves too seriously.
One example that I enjoy is Stiches (2012).
That looks hilarious, defintely going to check it out!
I was always partial to Tucker and Dale vs Evil for horror comedy
Tucker and Dale vs Evil is fantastic!
On this theme the Evil Dead series after the first movie.
I love horror comedies [Killer Klowns from Outer Space
](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) is a classic and a must see.
Fun fact: the Chiodo brothers did the creature effects for both KKfOS and [Ernest Scared Stupid
](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0101821/) They even refused some of the costumes in Ernest: Killer Klowns into trolls! Such a good movie.
My final rant will be about Sir Peter Jackson’s earlier work. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) is a movie from 1992 that absolutely blew me away. It is also streaming free on YouTube! It has some of the most fun/disgusting practical effects I have ever seen. What a wild ride. Would recommend to anyone who can find body horror amusing. 10/10
Sir Peter Jackson’s earlier work
Have you seen Bad Taste? Disgusting. (And hilarious.)
I just watched Totally Killer and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don’t think it hits any means of “greatness” but it’s a just a fun horror comedy that’s a mix of Back to the Future and 80s slasher films. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Legend of Korra) is hilarious in it and Julie Bowen (Modern Family, Happy Gilmore) does fight choreography – it’s a great addition for anyone looking to add something new to their horror comedy watchlist.
Beyond the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a good example.
I love the 2 Babysitter movies. So much fun.
Most horror enthusiasts agree that “Hereditary” is arguably the best modern horror movie. For older horror movies most won’t shut up about “The thing”. Check both out, they’re both very good
What subgenre would you consider Hereditary? Occult, I suppose.
The Thing is an absolute classic. Alien Creature Horror
Yeah I would go with occult, if anyone hasn’t seen it go into Hereditary completely blind. Will make it that much more impactful
Hereditary is a must-see if you haven’t already! It’s one of the big ones in the “elevated horror” subgenre that strays from traditional horror and leans into arthouse type stuff. Midsommar, The Lighthouse, The VVitch, It Follows, etc., cross into this subgenre. In that way it’s sort of defined like film noir where it’s almost more of a style instead of a subgenre, but can be considered both. It’s not for everyone but I really like the unsettling, creepiness of elevated horror as a nice contrast to the fun, in-your-face tropes of more traditional horror.
I prefer Gothic horror movies (usually with vampires) and some of the very best examples would be Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu by Werner Herzog, Sleepy Hollow, and Hammer Studios’ Dracula.
I’d also like to give a shout out to the most recent hidden gems from this genre that I enjoyed tremendously, The Haunted Palace (Based on The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft) and The Family of Vourdalak (The second segment from the Black Sabbath movie, based on a story from Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy).
The Haunted Palace
I’m gonna look for that one. I love that novella.
Slasher-horror. The A Nightmare on Elm Street movies are an obvious must-watch.
Not exactly sure what I’d put this under, but The Descent. One of the only horror films to really give me a good shiver and make me feel uneasy. Maybe that’s down to the claustrophobic nature of the film.
Stephen King adaptations, plus Kubrick
The Shining
That’s a narrow genre
Quite a few adaptations, but Kubrick made the best one imo
Mine would probably be gore horror, which isn’t really a formal subgenre.
My favorite examples would be The Evil Dead, which is supernatural horror, and Braindead, which is a zombie horror comedy.
Japan kinda has this in “guro” (aka “grotesque”) media. Lots of gore, though there are some extra connotations.
Evil dead is awesome and the newest one was really good too !
Is “gorror” a term? It should be
- The Hunger
- Cat People
- Edward Scissorhands
Spoof horror and the best is Scary Movie 2. Honorable mention to Saturday the 14th The Fishman will get you.
I love gothic horror. Woman In Black and Crimson Peak are favorite examples.
I have to stick to stuff in the Svengoolie league, I get too scared lol. I can handle comedic gore like Shaun of the Dead. I can handle Twilight Zone if I’m not alone.
Cosmic Horror - Mandy
Folk Horror - The Witch
