Hello! This page is a little different from the others on this site so far. I mentioned in my about me that I like scary movies and stuff, so I thought I should probably give an example of some of the ones I like. I might even rate them in the future! Hopefully you see something you'll enjoy on here!
Content Warning for Blood, Needles, Drugs, Human Organs
12 Hour Shift is a dark comedy about a drug addicted nurse, Mandy, (played by Angela Bettis) who sells human organs on the black market. After Mandy's partner in crime, Regina (played by Chloe Farnworth) somehow misplaces the kidney Mandy gave her to deliver, she deamands a replacement. Mandy refuses, leaving Regina up to her own devices on getting the needed organ. Things only get more complicated from there as the police descend on the hospital.
The casting for this movie was amazing, I'm always a fan of seeing Angela Bettis! Not to mention David Arquette and Mick Foley were both in it as well, but Chloe Farnworth really stole the show, though. Her character is so funny, I loved her. All the characters were so funny and interesting. They really were what made the movie great. The story was also excellent, there was a lot in this movie that even though the premise itself wasn't completely unique still felt fresh and new, at least to me. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack! Pure gold right there.
Content Warning for Torture, Gore, Blood, Graphic Depictions of Violence, etc
Martyrs is a French film that depicts extreme content. The movie itself is about a young woman who tries to get revenge on people who abducted and tortured her when she was young, and her friend who was also the victim of abuse. I won't say anything else about the plot of the movie because it's one of those ones that I think is better to go in blind.
I really enjoyed Martyrs, I think it's probably in my top movies I've ever seen. The effects in the movie were amazingly realistic, which made it a visceral experience to watch. It is also important to note that this is a French/Canadian film and all the dialogue is in French, so you will need subtitles if you intend to watch it.
Content Warning for Gore, Blood, Violence
Train to Busan is a Korean tour de force and is one of the best zombie movies I've ever seen. I believe this one is available both dubbed and subbed, but the trailer I am adding is the subtitled version. The basic premise of the movie is about a workaholic father who is on a train to Busan with his daughter so she can spend time with her mom. Without warning, a zombie apocalypse begins and the people on the train all have to fight to survive.
For me, personally, this movie had everything I could have asked for- the characters, the plot, the action, the emotions, all were beautifully executed. I won't lie, the first time I watched this movie I cried.
Content Warning for Blood, Violence, Needles, Depictions of Suicide, some nudity
Martin is a movie from 1977 written and directed by George A. Romero (who people might remember better as the creator of Night of the Living Dead). It is a psychological horror/slasher movie about Martin, who believes he is a vampire. The movie focuses on him and his new circumstances living with a distant cousin. Whether Martin is actually a vampire of some kind or just suffering from delusions is left up to interpretation.
Honestly, I watched this movie on a whim and didn't know what to expect from it. I think, after watching it, it's probably one of my favorite vampire movies I've seen. I liked the occasional shift in style- the black and white romanticism of Martin's memory. And the ending came as a sudden shock- though not as a surprise. Overall, a very good movie! I understand why Romero called it his favorite one.
Content Warning for Domestic Abuse, Blood, Guns, Stalking, and Violence
The Invisible Man is a 2020 film very loosely based on the novel by H. G. Wells. The movie centers around Cecilia (played by Elisabeth Moss, a powerhouse performer in her own right) who has recently escaped from an emotionally and physically abusive relationship with a wealthy optics engineer, Adrian. A few weeks after her successful escape, Adrian dies and leaves Cecilia the bulk of his wealth. However, after his death Cecilia begins to feel like she's being watched...
I just watched this movie earlier today, actually and I really enjoyed it! It's been on my watchlist for awhile and I'm glad I got around to watching it, it did not disappoint. Elisabeth Moss is such an amazing actress, truly one of the best. The cinematography was also fantastic, and a lot of the effects, especially (spoiler) the part where the suit started glitching in and out of visibility were so slick and perfect. The story was also really great, I loved the feeling of paranoia during the beginning part of the movie. And the ending! Truly, perfectly executed.
Content Warning for Depiction of a Corpse
Lake Mungo is a mockumentary style psychological horror movie about a family coping with the sudden loss of the eldest daughter, Alice. The bulk of the movie is interviews with the family as they try to deal with their grief and the possibly supernatural events that have plagued them since her death...
Lake Mungo is less horror than it is a study of both a grieving family and dealing with your own mortality. Honestly, it was beautifully done. I'm not a huge fan of found footage stuff but this one was really great! Very atmospheric. It was also very well made, I think. The ending itself was also a surprise, a real twist that I did not see coming. I will say that you will want to watch the ending credits as well.
Content Warning for Blood, Guns, Graphic Violence, Death, and Body Horror
Annihilation is a sci-fi psychological horror film from 2018 starring Natalie Portman as a biologist who travels with a group into "The Shimmer", a bizarre quarantined area where every living thing still inside of its periphery has been mutated through some sort of strange, alien force.
This movie was amazing! The concept reminded me a bit of something out of a Junji Ito manga. And the visual effects? Hauntingly superb. Absolutely beautiful and visceral at the same time. The stories and the acting was all incredible, and this is definitely a movie where I don't want to share too much or give anything away. I can promise you, though, that there were moments in the film where my skin was crawling. Amazing movie, I enjoyed it so much I'm thinking about reading the book at some point.
Content Warning for Blood, Violence, Gore, and Death
Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break came out in 2021 and is a horror comedy about a middle-aged man (the titular Paul Dood) who after a traumatic event on his road to stardom decides to get revenge on those who wronged him and his mother.
This was one of the most well done movies I've seen in awhile, leaning more on the side of a dry and quirky comedy than on the horror elements (though there were plenty of those- the gore in it was very well done and realistic). Throughout the movie it's hard not to root for Paul, he is such a genuine and sweet guy and the moment he decides to go for revenge is one that is completely understandable to the audience. Definitely worth your time.
Content Warning for Blood, Violence, Graphic Depictions of Suicide, and Death
The Menu is a horror comedy from 2022 about a celebrity chef and the people dining at his exclusive restaurant. I don't want to say any more than that because I knew the bare minimum going into the film and it was so much better than I expected it to be!
The movie was really well done, in my opinion, leaning more on the horror aspect than the comedy, but the jokes were well done and added an extra layer to the movie and the acting was great and all the characters were unique and that really made it stand out to me as something great and worth watching and recommending!
Content Warning for Blood, Violence, Stalking, Gore, Death, and Flashing Lights
This movie is a remake of a movie with the same name from the 1980s. Though I haven't seen that one, I can say that I genuinely enjoyed the remake even more than I was expecting to. The movie is a psychological slasher horror film about a schizophrenic man who has violent urges to murder women and takes their scalps home as trophies that he puts on the mannequins at his restoration shop.
The movie is so well made and interestingly filmed with most of it being from a first person perspective of the killer. Elijah Wood plays the main character and honestly he delivers such a brilliant performance! All the kills were also pretty different and violent, which I really liked. And the scene at the end? Genuinely freaked me out. I loved it!
Here's the trailer! Warning for those flashing lights I was talking about
Content Warning for Blood, Violence, and Some Kind of Gross Stuff
Deadstream is the 2022 directorial debut of couple Vanessa and Joseph Winter, who both wrote, produced, and edited the movie while Joseph starred as well. The movie is a supernatural horror comedy about a disgraced internet personality who tries to win back his followers by livestreaming his stay in a haunted house. Things don't work out the way he hoped, though.
This movie was great actually, the way that Joseph was able to channel every popular youtuber out there in his speech and mannerisms for the camera was phenomenal. It made me instantly feel like I knew what kind of person Shawn was, which made me really want to see what would happen to him throughout the movie. The story itself was also different than what I had initially expected, which was a great surprise! It was a really fun movie and I recommend it, especially if you're watching with a group, I bet that a watchparty with this kind of film would be great!
Content Warning for Some Blood and Gore, Death, and Flashing Lights
Butterfly Kisses is a found footage film from 2018 that perfectly deconstructs the genre and also utilizes the premise of a found footage film to its fullest extent. The movie is about a filmmaker who locates the tapes from two film student's documentary about a local urban legend called "Peeping Tom". The filmmaker hires a documentary crew to follow him as he tries to prove the tapes are real and find out what happened to the students making it.
I don't think my quick description of this movie did it justice. This movie trips you up and makes you question everything that you thought you understood about it throughout its run. There's not a lot of scary stuff on screen most of the time, but the fear and dread are still there. It all comes to a head in the last twenty minutes of the movie, though, and it is so so worth it. Definitely one of the best pieces of film from the 2010s and something anyone who enjoys found footage should watch.
Here's the trailer! Warning for those flashing lights I was talking about