Having a movie night this weekend, and looking for ideas for a film to watch with good scares? I’m a horror fan so have seen most of the mainstream stuff. Examples of films that I have really enjoyed are like:
⁃ The Others
⁃ The Conjuring (I’ve also seen the films in the conjuring universe and by James Wan)
⁃ The Skeleton Key
⁃ The Grudge
⁃ The Strangers
⁃ Silence of the Lambs
⁃ Get Out
I find it hard to describe the type of horror/thriller I’m into, but I’ll try. I need proper jumps to enjoy a film, I thought films like The Witch and Hereditary were boring. I’m also not into the ‘classic’ horror movies like Hitchcock. Basically I don’t need a film to be thought-provoking or a discussion on current affairs, I just like cheap thrills, but with a decent storyline.
Streaming films I’ve enjoyed over the recent years are
⁃ The Visit
⁃ The Ritual
⁃ He's Out There
⁃ Hellhouse LLC
⁃ Marianne (actually a series but REALLY good)
⁃ The House on Pine Street
⁃ The Taking
⁃ Alone
I’m not into gore, aliens, vampires or werewolves. More supernatural or scary person type of things.
Common themes I seem to enjoy are
⁃ stories set in the woods (but not Cabin in the Woods, really disliked that)
⁃ Stories set in remote houses that are either terrorised by ghosts/random strangers
⁃ Psychological thrillers
If you’re into these kinds of films too, please can you recommend one that you enjoyed? Thanks!