Horror

Personally, Last shift (2014).

Not meant movies get under my skin but that one really did.

Now in its 48th year, the Denver Film Festival once again takes over the Mile High City with an impressive and diverse lineup. This season, join us as we explore the darker side of storytelling at DFF 2025. From animal attack terror to a creative conversation panel, DFF 2025 delivered a stacked lineup of emotionally charged and masterful genre filmmaking. Here are a few titles that left their legacy.

• Primate (a slasher blending family, comedy, and chimpanzee carnage)

• Dead Man's Wire (a crime thriller based on true events from the late 1970s starring Bill Skarsgård)

• A Knock in the Dark (a short animated horror film directed by Estee Fox)

Thanksgiving arrives next week, bringing with it the stressful chaos of the holidays and rewatches of holiday horror staples like Blood Rage and Thanksgiving. Despite the horror that the holidays can inspire, it’s a rather niche subgenre when it comes to Thanksgiving. If you’re already tired of the handful of classics or not feeling the holidays this year, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to Thanksgiving-set horror movies that barely bother with the holidays at all. These titles take place on or around Thanksgiving, but quickly become too preoccupied with the terror to worry much about holiday tradition or theming.

• Black Friday

• The Boneyard

• Deadly Friend

• Escape Room

• The Stepfather

Thanksgiving Day isn’t a popular cinematic slasher period, but we have found some that should satisfy your gizzards. Since some of these titles are decades old, we suggest looking on JustWatch to search out where to stream them.

• Thanksgiving (2023)

• Blood Freak (1972)

• Blood Rage (1987)

• Home Sweet Home (1981)

• ThanksKilling (2008)

• Kristy (2014)

I just finished this movie and thought it was fantastic. This is a more classic haunting horror film, with a great slow burn build up that actually made me feel scared, which is generally pretty rare.

Initially I had low expectations, initially the chemistry of the actors wasn't great, but once I got into the movie it blew me away, like 8/10 for sure. Probably the best horror movie I've seen in a long time.

I made the mistake of reading the reviews and it's a freaking 5/10 on IMDB, which surprised and bothered me. I would definitely recommend this one.

So, have you seen this one, what did you think?

On the hard journey to the illuminated city, a group of migrants make their way in their light suits. On their journey they will have to face the dangers that lurk in the dark and what's worse: themselves.

Night Breakers Dir. Gabriel Campoy & Guillem Lafoz

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/movies/p/1444591/five-nights-at-freddy-s-2-official-trailer-2

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/movies/p/1426839/conjuring-prequel-movie-in-the-works-after-last-rites-breaks-franchise-box-office-recor

https://archive.org/details/trick-or-treat-1986

Trick or Treat is a 1986 American supernatural slasher film directed by Charles Martin Smith in his directorial debut, and produced by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

A bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092112/mediaviewer/rm3948492544/

https://ia902804.us.archive.org/18/items/thehowling1981_202002/The%20Howling%20%281981%29.mp4

The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante. Written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless,

After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.

https://ia800209.us.archive.org/35/items/night-of-the-creeps-1986-blu-ray/Night%20Of%20The%20Creeps%20%281986%29%20%28Blu-ray%29.mp4

Night of the Creeps is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Fred Dekker in his feature directorial debut, starring Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, and Tom Atkins.

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091630/mediaviewer/rm1144146688/

https://dn721907.ca.archive.org/0/items/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981_202405/An%20American%20Werewolf%20in%20London%201981.mp4

An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 supernatural comedy horror film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne and John Woodvine.

American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.

https://ok.ru/video/28505279087

Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall.

A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

https://www.polygon.com/in-a-violent-nature-horror-movies-streaming-2025/

Written and directed by Chris Nash, In A Violent Nature is a microbudget slasher with a clever premise: It’s told from the perspective of its undead villain. Awakened by some careless teens, local urban legend Johnny (Ry Barrett) proceeds to chase and murder them across the wooded American back country. That’s pretty much the entire plot, and it rules.

trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXuRmXbS7U

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/movies/p/370049/shock-therapy-why-scary-movies-keep-evolving-and-making-money

With Hollywood favouring franchise fare, horror films have become the last bastion of inventive film-making, producing a new generation of auteurs in the process

https://ok.ru/video/9461502118503

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 American horror anthology film directed by John Harrison.

Betty, an affluent suburban housewife and modern-day witch, plans a dinner party for her fellow witches. The main dish is to be Timmy, a young boy whom she has captured and chained up in her pantry. To stall her from cooking him, the boy tells her three stories from a book she gave him, titled Tales from the Darkside.

• Lot 249

• The Cat from Hell

• Lover's Vow

I am a big fan of the VHS series and found footage in general. The anthologies are generally uneven, with some mid to shit level short stories, some solid releases and some masterpieces.

My favourite in the series are probably V/H/S/85 and V/H/S/94. I loved "Terror" from 94 about the separatist rednecks. 85 had an awesome wrap-around series with Rory, but "Dreamkill" was the star of the show (creepy atmosphere, interesting build up and cool ending that leverages the concept of the story).

That being said many of the other releases have stand out episodes.

• "Second Honeymoon" in V/H/S (the weird honeymoon short in the original)
• "Safe Haven" in V/H/S/2 (the Indonesian cult)
• "Stowaway" in V/H/S/Beyond (I found the ending of this episode to be genuinely scary)
• "Ozzy's Dungeon" in V/H/S/99 (nice style)

V/H/S/Halloween is probably the first VHS release that didn't really have anything to offer all in all (V/H/S: Viral was also rather unimpressive though).

I didn't find the wrap around series in Halloween entertaining/good in any way. Felt like a much shittier version of the Rory story from 85.

"Coochie Coochie Coo" - This was OK, it wasn't bad, but nothing stood out.

"Ut Supra Sic Infra" - I was expecting a lot more considering this was made by Paco Plaza of REC and Verónica fame. It had potential and I liked the setting. The execution was dull and predictable.

"Fun Size" - I've seen a lot of reviews mention that this was their favourite. It might be my own biases (I generally don't like horror x comedy hybrids, with some notable exceptions) but I didn't find this one entertaining.

"Kidprint" - I think this piece had the most potential, but the setting, exposition and "tension dynamic" needed a longer build-up. Everything went a bit too fast. This would be a great candidate for a full movie.

"Home Haunt" - I enjoyed the start of this one, but like with "Fun Size", I didn't think the comedic elements were all that well done.

I don't mind gore, but the execution of the gore scenes in Halloween felt contrived. Too many of the short stories felt like they were trying too hard to be edgy. The wrap-around piece was by far the worst of all VHS series.

I will add it to my collection, purely as a fan of found footage, but this is one release that I am not going to go back to for another 5-10 years.

https://archive.org/details/01halloweenhorror1978donaldpleasenceengsubs720ph264mp4

Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again