Oculus (2013) is, despite its shortcomings, one of the best horror movies I’ve seen.
Maybe because I have siblings, maybe because I’m attracted towards occult and paranormal movies, but it was a fantastic ride from beginning to end.
As a show, not a movie, the excellent Archive 81, which again is a flawed gem, but has one of the best soundtracks a horror movie could ask.
Now and then I’ll play it and it needs mere seconds to make my skin crawl.
If we go a bit back, I love Night of the Hunter, not scary per modern standards, but a fantastic story that is seldom seen nowadays.
@massive_bereavement Yeah, Night of the Hunter is what I’d call suspense with horror elements. It definitely crosses that line into horror at a few key moments. And it’s a classic not a lot of people mention nowadays.
Another oldie that I really like is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. It’s super campy but so creepy, and I’m not 100% on that one really being a horror movie either but it does that same kind of thing Night of the Hunter does where it veers into horror at several moments.
just watched oculus due to this recommendation, wild fucking ride. very enjoyable and unique. was glad to not see another supernatural formulaic jump-scare based ‘horror’ movie. has its flaws, but i recommend it to others.
My feeling is that with every new movie Mike Flanagan went further and further away from Horror into Drama.
Midnight Mass is probably his strongest drama and the most mature production of all his work. That said, it is a clear departure from horror compared with previous installments.
That’s why it is between Doctor Sleep and Ouija: OoE, not because of quality but due to the level of horror in it.
Oculus (2013) is, despite its shortcomings, one of the best horror movies I’ve seen.
Maybe because I have siblings, maybe because I’m attracted towards occult and paranormal movies, but it was a fantastic ride from beginning to end.
As a show, not a movie, the excellent Archive 81, which again is a flawed gem, but has one of the best soundtracks a horror movie could ask.
Now and then I’ll play it and it needs mere seconds to make my skin crawl.
If we go a bit back, I love Night of the Hunter, not scary per modern standards, but a fantastic story that is seldom seen nowadays.
I really liked Occulus!
@massive_bereavement Yeah, Night of the Hunter is what I’d call suspense with horror elements. It definitely crosses that line into horror at a few key moments. And it’s a classic not a lot of people mention nowadays.
Another oldie that I really like is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. It’s super campy but so creepy, and I’m not 100% on that one really being a horror movie either but it does that same kind of thing Night of the Hunter does where it veers into horror at several moments.
@clitoris
just watched oculus due to this recommendation, wild fucking ride. very enjoyable and unique. was glad to not see another supernatural formulaic jump-scare based ‘horror’ movie. has its flaws, but i recommend it to others.
Huzzah!
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There are other recommendations that come from the same director, from great to OK:
I think I’m the only person who liked Midnight Mass more than Haunting of Hill House (which I still love for the record).
My feeling is that with every new movie Mike Flanagan went further and further away from Horror into Drama.
Midnight Mass is probably his strongest drama and the most mature production of all his work. That said, it is a clear departure from horror compared with previous installments.
That’s why it is between Doctor Sleep and Ouija: OoE, not because of quality but due to the level of horror in it.