Favorite Horror Movies?

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I tend to prefer movies like Grave Encounters that lean towards the supernatural, but have some twists and turns in them. I never got into slashers or gore.

As do I, which I think is why my recommendations tended to be as such. With slashers I was not really a fan of being crazy apparently giving super strength.

Oh, and another interesting movie I watched not too long ago was The Autopsy of Jane Doe, which is about a mysterious body being autopsied to try and find out what happened, and then things start to go to hell.

.... why are they doing an autopsy without power tools? in the words of bender b. rodriguez: what is this? the middle ages?

also: it's worth taking a look at what real pathology labs in hospitals look like. in the movies, it's always tables with corpses, and people with scissors and knives, working on whole bodies.
in reality, it's ... practical. Stationary saws, organ systems extracted whole- heads are routinely cut open (the skin is cut in the back of the head and pulled over the face for this, and pulled back for funeral procedures).

it's really interesting and completely alienating.

Then you should enjoy the movie. I think that there is another trailer that shows more, but I chose this one because it only showed the parts where they sliced open the skin with a scalpel, and used a tool to open the ribcage. But the movie kind of has this whole journey of a number of different methods and steps that I think plays up that alienating feeling that you are talking about. Best to go in not knowing or seeing much yet, and feeling like you are part of the team figuring it out.

I was hesitent on posting here but... -takes in a deep breath- here I go! Hopefully mentioning some of these movies won't get me into any trouble...

• Cannibal Holocaust (my fiancé got me into it, I loved how it used the "Who are the real monsters here?" idea in the plot.) *Be extremely cautious if you decide to watch it and read through what the movie is about before deciding to view it. Not for the faint of heart or those with a strong sense of morality.*

• A Serbian Film (Another one of my fiancé's favorites that he got me into watching) *Be extremely cautious if you decide to watch it and read through what the movie is about before deciding to view it. Not for the faint of heart or those with a strong sense of morality.*

• The Final Destination Series (One of my all time favorite movie series~ ^-^)

• Saw Series

• The Human Centipede (I've seen 2 and 3, but I have yet to see the first one. I can't decide whether I like the 2nd one of the 3rd one more.) *Be extremely cautious if you decide to watch it and read through what the movie is about before deciding to view it. Not for the faint of heart or those with a strong sense of morality.*

• ThanksKilling (I haven't seen the other one yet but maybe I will. Hmmm...I would suggest be careful when watching it because there is a scene which I know would be distasteful for a lot of people)

• The Omen Series

• The Purge Series

• American Psycho ( )

The first one's really good. It's a lot less gross-out, and feels to me a lot more like a classic horror flick. I'm sure you must've noticed there were clips of it in the second movie.

I haven't seen the third one yet.

I liked the Final Destination movies and the Paranormal Activity movies.
Also...
The Bad Seed 1956
The Good Son 1993
The Hole 2002
Black Water 2007
The Visit 2015


These may mostly or all be more psychological thriller than horror, but, well, they float my boat.

IT {2017 version}

The Cabin in the Woods

The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2

Carrie {1976 original directed by Brian De Palma; just pretend the 2012 remake never happened}

Cronos

Videodrome

Scanners

The Silence of the Lambs

The Devil's Backbone

The Machinist

Jacob's Ladder

Rosemary's Baby

The Fly {both the 1958 original and the 1986 remake}

Audition

Bug

High Tension

Eraserhead

Cube

The Descent

Funny Games

The Orphanage

The Mist

The Others

The Sixth Sense

I'm a total softie, so pretty much any horror movie I watch has to be more funny than scary. I hate any horror movie that makes me feel bad for a character. That's the worst!
My favorites are "What We Do In The Shadows" and "Deathgasm." I also love "Lost Boys," probably because it's more creepy than graphic.

Ravenous
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Devil's Rejects
Dawn of the Dead
28 Days Later
Tusk
The Wicker Man
Dead Ringers
Videodrome
Army of Darkness