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Favorite horror movie? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by friek@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It's horror movie season in the US and my favorite type is zombies. I also love campy B movies. Watching Dead Snow 2 right now and I think it ranks up there with Shawn of the Dead and Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness.

What is your top pick for whatever genre?

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

The Blair Witch Project. Terrifying.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Fright Night (1985)

The Reanimator (1985)

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Classics!

I like The Blob(1988) too.

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[–] ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Midsommer is my favorite. A slow, realistic slide into horror.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

The 1922 Nosferatu.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The original Night of the living Dead is way up there for vanilla zombie horror. 28 days later for modern zombies.

Thankskilling and Jack Frost for B movie holiday horror.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The ending of NOTLD is still so relevant today, sadly.

[–] Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Not my favourite but Sleepaway Camp is an absolute classic of so-bad-its-good 80s horror with an unforgettable ending.

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

GYO Tokyo Fish Attack. Body horror is a great genre that doesn’t come around very often without looking kind of cheesy so it helps being animation.

The Fly is another great example of the genre. Such an excellent movie with a sad ending to top it off.

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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

day of the dead is fantastic. perfect build up and release. watched it with a lot of friends and damn we went crazy for that ending

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Bob Roberts, a true tale of political horror.

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"The shutter" the original asian one. I remember watching it when it came out and loved it. ETA and the original Halloween of course but I also liked Rob Zombie's version of it.

[–] Lokidawg@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Another horror favorite: Don't Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Set in Venice, it concerns a couple recovering from the accidental death of their very young daughter. Roeg uses the color red as a signature throughout the film: things are not always what they seem.

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