Dude, I love horror too. I love sharing horror media with other people. I cast my net far and wide in that category. Movies, games, books, short stories, music, podcasts, art installations, internet horror stories, ARG’s, true crime etc. Name a category and I’ll recommend what I know and think is good.
I tend to lurk on r/horror. Sure, throw some recommends my way!
I’ve watched the bad and the great and most everything in between, from the 1960s and especially the 1970s (probably my overall favorite era) forward to whatever is most recent and available on Netflix, Prime or the high seas…but so often I miss some deep cut or some indie thing in more recent times, so I’m game to hear your input.
I actually wrote you a long message with recommendations and then the comment crashed because I wrote too much (I guess?) So I’ll just stick to just movie recommendations this time. I’ve tried to stick to lesser known horror movies that I think are either brilliant or interesting or both. There are some movies I’d like to put on the list, but since you say you are well versed in horror, I assume you know those already as they are pretty mainstream. I will make a few exceptions along the way, though, as I may consider some of them mainstream, but they might still be movies that someone could have missed.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920 - surreal horror
Possession, 1981 - surreal body horror
Felidae, 1994 - animation
Perfect Blue, 1997 - animation
Snow White: A Tale of Terror, 1997 - fairytale horror
Audition, 1999 - horror drama
May, 2002 - horror drama
Rabbits, 2002 - surreal horror (David Lynch)
A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003 - mystery horror
The Signal, 2007 - anthology horror
Wind Chill, 2007 - popcorn horror
Lake Mungo, 2008 - found footage
Eden Lake, 2008 - survival horror
Pontypool, 2008 - surreal horror
AM1200, 2008 - horror short
Thirst, 2009 - vampire movie
Triangle, 2009 - psychological horror
I Saw the Devil, 2010 - crime thriller
Beyond the Black Rainbow, 2010 - surreal horror
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, 2011 - horror short
Silent House, 2011 - psychological horror
Evidence, 2011 - found footage
Grave Encounters, 2011 - surreal horror
The Skin I Live In, 2011 - psychological horror
Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared, 2011 - surreal internet horror series
Resolution, 2012 - mystery horror
Maniac, 2012 - psychological horror
Excision, 2012 - psychological horror
Chained, 2012 - psychological horror
American Mary, 2012 - popcorn horror
Afflicted, 2013 - found footage
Proxy 2013 - surreal horror
The Borderlands, 2013 - found footage
The Voices, 2013 - surreal horror comedy
Starry Eyes, 2014 - body horror
Creep, 2014 - found footage
Human Form, 2014 - horror short
Housebound, 2014 - horror comedy
Black Mountain Side, 2014 - mystery horror
The Invitation, 2015 - mystery horror
The Boy, 2015 - psychological horror (the one with the boy with antlers and fire in the background on the poster. NOT the one with the doll)
When Evil Lurks, 2023 - dystopian horror (Evil Dead vibes without the haha’s)
The Conference, 2023 - horror comedy
Abigail, 2024 - popcorn horror
I think that is all for now. Hopefully there will be a few films on this list you haven’t come across yet. They aren’t all masterpieces, but I tried to pick films that I found entertaining and/or interesting and that I think deserve more recognition.
I tend to lurk on r/horror. Sure, throw some recommends my way!
I’ve watched the bad and the great and most everything in between, from the 1960s and especially the 1970s (probably my overall favorite era) forward to whatever is most recent and available on Netflix, Prime or the high seas…but so often I miss some deep cut or some indie thing in more recent times, so I’m game to hear your input.
I actually wrote you a long message with recommendations and then the comment crashed because I wrote too much (I guess?) So I’ll just stick to just movie recommendations this time. I’ve tried to stick to lesser known horror movies that I think are either brilliant or interesting or both. There are some movies I’d like to put on the list, but since you say you are well versed in horror, I assume you know those already as they are pretty mainstream. I will make a few exceptions along the way, though, as I may consider some of them mainstream, but they might still be movies that someone could have missed.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920 - surreal horror
Possession, 1981 - surreal body horror
Felidae, 1994 - animation
Perfect Blue, 1997 - animation
Snow White: A Tale of Terror, 1997 - fairytale horror
Audition, 1999 - horror drama
May, 2002 - horror drama
Rabbits, 2002 - surreal horror (David Lynch)
A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003 - mystery horror
The Signal, 2007 - anthology horror
Wind Chill, 2007 - popcorn horror
Lake Mungo, 2008 - found footage
Eden Lake, 2008 - survival horror
Pontypool, 2008 - surreal horror
AM1200, 2008 - horror short
Thirst, 2009 - vampire movie
Triangle, 2009 - psychological horror
I Saw the Devil, 2010 - crime thriller
Beyond the Black Rainbow, 2010 - surreal horror
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, 2011 - horror short
Silent House, 2011 - psychological horror
Evidence, 2011 - found footage
Grave Encounters, 2011 - surreal horror
The Skin I Live In, 2011 - psychological horror
Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared, 2011 - surreal internet horror series
Resolution, 2012 - mystery horror
Maniac, 2012 - psychological horror
Excision, 2012 - psychological horror
Chained, 2012 - psychological horror
American Mary, 2012 - popcorn horror
Afflicted, 2013 - found footage
Proxy 2013 - surreal horror
The Borderlands, 2013 - found footage
The Voices, 2013 - surreal horror comedy
Starry Eyes, 2014 - body horror
Creep, 2014 - found footage
Human Form, 2014 - horror short
Housebound, 2014 - horror comedy
Black Mountain Side, 2014 - mystery horror
The Invitation, 2015 - mystery horror
The Boy, 2015 - psychological horror (the one with the boy with antlers and fire in the background on the poster. NOT the one with the doll)
Maggie, 2015 - horror drama
The Silenced, 2015 - mystery horror
Deathgasm, 2015 - horror comedy
The Balckcoat’s Daughter, 2015 - mystery horror
The Devil’s Candy, 2015 - popcorn horror
Southbound, 2015 - anthology horror
Demon, 2015 - horror drama
Bone Tomahawk, 2015 - horror western
Krampus, 2015 - Christmas horror
The Eyes of My Mother, 2016 - fairytale horror
The Wailing, 2016 - folklore/crime horror
A Dark Song, 2016 - mystery horror
Berlin Syndrome, 2017 - psychological horror
The Evil Within, 2017 - surreal horror
Zygote, 2017 - horror short
Lords of Chaos, 2018 - horror/crime drama
Elizabeth Harvest, 2018 - mystery horror
Climax, 2018 - surreal horror
Suspiria, 2018 - surreal horror
Come To Daddy, 2019 - horror comedy
The Night House, 2020 - mystery horror
His House, 2020 - psychological horror
The Invisible Man, 2020 - psychological horror
Run, 2020 - horror drama
All My Friends Hate Me, 2021 - horror comedy
Blood Red Sky, 2021 - popcorn horror
The House, 2022 - stop motion anthology horror
Something In the Dirt, 2022 - surreal horror
Men, 2022 - folklore horror
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, 2023 - horror comedy
When Evil Lurks, 2023 - dystopian horror (Evil Dead vibes without the haha’s)
The Conference, 2023 - horror comedy
Abigail, 2024 - popcorn horror
I think that is all for now. Hopefully there will be a few films on this list you haven’t come across yet. They aren’t all masterpieces, but I tried to pick films that I found entertaining and/or interesting and that I think deserve more recognition.