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What's your favourite horror film?

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JorisBonson · 08/05/2021 17:27

DH and I love horrors but seem to have exhausted Netflix etc - what's your favourite? Any hidden gems we might not have seen?

I don't do well with the Paranormal Activity style films but might be brave / give DH a laugh while I scream.

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lughnasadh · 08/05/2021 17:31

Candyman.

The Shining.

The Fog.

Poltergeist.

The Omen.

The originals of all of those, not the remakes.

Astronaut8 · 08/05/2021 17:33

I have no suggestions as I’m a total wimp but when I watched Paranormal Activity I screamed my head off. It gave me sleep paralysis 😂😂

Soubriquet · 08/05/2021 17:35

Orphan
Escape room
Would you rather
10 clover field lane
Sinister

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Skyliner001 · 08/05/2021 17:36

Hereditary is good.

endoflevelbaddy · 08/05/2021 17:37

The exorcist is my all time favourite.
The first Saw film is very good and I think Sinister is on Netflix, which is another favourite.

kennelmaid · 08/05/2021 17:38

Dead of Night
Get Out
World War Z

iklboo · 08/05/2021 17:38

Conjuring
Conjuring 2
Cabin In The Woods
The Thing (John Carpenter version)

PeskyRooks · 08/05/2021 17:42

The original Poltergeist
Sinister
Insidious
The Babadook
The original Carrie
Christine

Soubriquet · 08/05/2021 17:42

@Soubriquet

Orphan Escape room Would you rather 10 clover field lane Sinister
All on Netflix btw
Letsplough · 08/05/2021 17:43

Us
It's on Netflix now

Davros · 08/05/2021 17:45

Night of the Demon (Curse in USA)

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 08/05/2021 17:45

Get out
Us
Orphange
The conjouring series
The Descent

I liked the first 2 Paranormal then it got really silly towards the end.

vampirethriller · 08/05/2021 17:46

It Stains the Sand Red, zombies, it's on Amazon prime. I love the Romero zombie films as well.

IHaveBrilloHair · 08/05/2021 17:47

All of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, the first and third in particular.
No idea if they're available anywhere though.

KurtWilde · 08/05/2021 17:50

If you've got prime there's some excellent independent horror films on there.

AuntMasha · 08/05/2021 17:54

Probably in a minority, but I liked ‘Midsommar’. It’s both a horror and a break-up movie.

AlfonsoTheTerrible · 08/05/2021 17:55

Let the right one in (Swedish version).

NerrSnerr · 08/05/2021 17:55

Misery
Pet Semetary (I know the remake is on Netflix- I haven't seen it though).
The Scream movies

JorisBonson · 08/05/2021 18:01

I'm such a geek that I've seen pretty much all of these 🤦🏻‍♀️ keep em coming tho.

Get Out is amazing, one of the best films I've seen in years

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JorisBonson · 08/05/2021 18:01

I liked it too @AuntMasha, really atmospheric

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Iwantmychairback · 08/05/2021 18:02

Salam’s Lot
The Omen
Candyman

MMM2 · 08/05/2021 18:03

IT.
Misery.
The Shining.

VetOnCall · 08/05/2021 18:03

The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 are great.
The Cabin in the Woods is funny and quite cleverly done.
IT and IT Chapter 2
Pet Sematary
Doctor Sleep

If you like gory movies - The Descent, Hostel, Saw.

Dunairbeanat · 08/05/2021 18:05

30 days of night
From dusk til dawn
Near dark

I think there's a vampire theme going on.

JorisBonson · 08/05/2021 18:06

@Dunairbeanat not seen 30 days of night, will put it on the list! Dusk Til Dawn is brilliant.

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