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To not be able to find a good horror movie

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WhatwillitTake · 25/02/2026 15:19

Please recommend some good horror movies! I'm not interested in anything with subtitles at this moment in time.

I am scrolling through Netflix and similar and, I have seen all of the interesting ones like The Haunting of Bly Manor etc.

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TheApocalypticiansApprentice · 25/02/2026 18:56

Oh yes - a Jordan Peele trilogy would be a tremendous horror session. (Though I don’t quite think of Nope 😍as horror - because I didn’t want to run away from the cinema.) Get Out is fabulous. Ashamed to say I’ve never yet plucked up the courage for Us. Because I don’t actually do horror.

StormyLandCloud · 25/02/2026 19:04

The I spit on your grave movies are good and pretty jumpy, and drag me to hell

woodpeckersounds · 25/02/2026 19:10

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 25/02/2026 15:25

The visit, knock at the cabin, cabin in the woods, Saw films. What sort do you like? Abigail has just come to Netflix and I love that one. It’s humorous, serious and gory.

Take away will be here imminently and was wanting to watch a film myself, so Abigail it is! Thank you!

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 25/02/2026 19:12

Do you want blood/gore or more jump ones?

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 25/02/2026 19:14

woodpeckersounds · 25/02/2026 19:10

Take away will be here imminently and was wanting to watch a film myself, so Abigail it is! Thank you!

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Abigail is fab. I’ve watched it twice x

Nitgel · 25/02/2026 19:16

2nd borderlands

Namingbaba · 25/02/2026 19:18

Agree with Midsommar - it’s in English so no subtitles.
What kind of horror do you like? Midsommar is more psychological horror than gore.

Elsvieta · 25/02/2026 19:21

Let The Right One In

ElsieMc · 25/02/2026 19:23

Midnight Mass. Horror with a storyline and decent acting.

On MN a few months back, someone mentioned a film.on bbc iplayer called Ghost Stories with Paul Whitehouse. I think it may have gone now, but it really scared me, particularly the warehouse part of the story.

NotAWurstToIt · 25/02/2026 19:26

30 Days of Night was one I liked and The Others also, although more spooky than horror

Goingbacktoit · 25/02/2026 19:27

Hostel
Smile 1 and 2
Saw
Host

Goingbacktoit · 25/02/2026 19:27

Hostel
Smile 1 and 2
Saw
Host

TheApocalypticiansApprentice · 25/02/2026 19:28

Ok - I’m not sure I’m actually recommending this, because it honestly traumatised me for months afterwards, but I guess that’s a mark of its achievement. The performances are frankly a bit too spot on.

Feel sick even typing the words:

Bones and All

There. Don’t blame me if you’re never the same person again after seeing it.

Mumblechum0 · 25/02/2026 19:29

follygirl · 25/02/2026 15:58

The Descent is brilliant

Yes. Best horror film ever

Youreatragedystartingtohappen · 25/02/2026 19:29

The Descent gets my vote, the strangers and Eden Lake. The last one isn’t a typical horror but it was genuinely unsettling.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 25/02/2026 19:29

Jane Doe is excellent … very very creepy

it Follows is terrifying

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 25/02/2026 19:30

Jordan Peele films are awesome and some of the best ones to come from the horror genre in a long time

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 25/02/2026 19:31

purplekoala79 · 25/02/2026 16:27

Barbarian
sinners
smile
The conjuring
insidious
old favourite like Halloween and Texas Chainsaw
IT
Borderlands

The first Smile is the great combination of fucking scary and very depressing 😄

SwankyPants · 25/02/2026 19:32

I loved the Hell House films.
Grave Encounters
Gonjiam Haunted Asylum

Middlechild3 · 25/02/2026 19:38

follygirl · 25/02/2026 15:58

The Descent is brilliant

Just came on to add the Descent. Really good scary film!

Aaaaaaaaawwwwwww · 25/02/2026 19:40

The Loved Ones (Australian)

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 25/02/2026 19:43

Martyrs is bloody good. Leaves you a bit unsettled after it. Also bring her back which is a newish film and Lowlifes and Companion. I bloody love horror films. Have enjoyed all the Jordan Peele films and all the 28 days/weeks/years. But also love a low budget too.

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 25/02/2026 19:44

Aaaaaaaaawwwwwww · 25/02/2026 19:40

The Loved Ones (Australian)

Yes. Forgot this one. This is one I’ve watched and don’t really want to watch again. Like Eden lake.

Blarn · 25/02/2026 19:45

follygirl · 25/02/2026 15:58

The Descent is brilliant

The Descent terrified me! I thought it was going to be some sort of psychological horror!

Mikabli · 25/02/2026 19:46

Last shift (2014)
The descent
The orphan
The babadook