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Brazil (1985)

No bullshit, the most disturbing film I have ever seen. Ignoring the humor, most of it has actually happened after it was made! No. I dont mean the metaphorical stuff. I mean all the bad things, have happened to lots of people in real life. Much of which is common place. Doesnt make an easy 2nd watch. Seriously.

It would be like watching Schindlers List before the events there after took place. Pretty horrifying.

Not in, but if I may anyway:

There are some horror films I like a lot, like Coppola's Dracula, Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy", but a Halloween movie doesn't necessarily need to be scary. It can be, but really Halloween is more about entertaining, than scary, isn't it? It's about costumes, candy, decorations... it's all kind of a mock-scary vibe. So a comedy-horror like Evil Dead 2 feels appropriate. Maybe The Gate or House if you're looking for something less well known. They are all good combinations of some legit creepy stuff with just complete craziness that makes them more entertaining than frightening. Peter Jackson's The Frighteners is also great.

On the other hand the legit scariest movie I think I've ever seen isThe Machinist, just an amazingly unsettling, creepy film that really had me rattled like in a way I think no other ever did by the end. But it's more of a psychological thriller I guess, maybe walks a fine line close to horror but isn't one really.

I totally get what you mean, because for me the second scariest movie I've seen after the Machinist is Gattaca. It's just such a hauntingly convincing portrayal of a dystopia. It feels so dehumanising, and at the same time almost casual about it. It's not over the top or cartoonish, it just... is.

I'm in! Thanks for the chance, Geralt_of_Rivia!

I don't consider myself an avid horror movie fan and yet, I am surprised to have watched quite a few, some of which have been mentioned here in this thread. ;) There are horror movies in which I've developed an emotional connection with the "monsters" rather than the protagonists (Let The Right One In, Drag Me Down To Hell, Nightbreed, The Ring), while there were other horror movies where I've found myself chuckling every now and then (Shawn of the Dead, M3GAN, We Are Zombies). As much as I enjoyed watching these movies, I did not find them personally "scary". Unlike some...

My pick of movie that scared me to the point of psychological trauma, would be The Shining. Let's just say that as a boy who grew up very afraid of his father, watching an intense movie about a unhinged alcoholic abusive father chasing his wife and son with an axe in a vacant isolated hotel was enough to give me nightmares for a very, very, very long time. xD The bloody visions and haunting supernatural stuff in this movie paled in comparison.

Two other honorable mentions for me, as far as movies that genuinely scared me:

28 Days Later: It was the first time I witnessed "zombies" (in this movie, people infested with a rage virus) that moved so fast and with so much rage on screen, that it scared me to death. I also found the general atmosphere of this movie unsettling and raw.

REC: I watched this frantic film at a festival in 2007 and found it to be a brilliant example of a "found footage" horror movie done right. Shot in a journalistic, documentary style, it added an element of clausterphobic realism that just kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their picks and good luck to all participants! :)

Halloween 3 - A nice segue away from the usual Halloween series fare with a charismatic villain, a soundtrack that hooks you in, and some nice scenes here and there. I watch it and listen to the theme song every year.

NOT IN btw, just wanted to play along :)

Not in my friend

I’m in for scary The Suffering + The Suffering: Ties That Bind.

So many good films have already been mentioned, which I would certainly recommend, so I will point titles that are probably not as well-known, but I hope that they are no less interesting.

The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie)
This is a stylish, humorous, sophisticated play on mystery tales and ghost stories, done in a slightly surreal atmosphere. You can laugh honestly and reflect a little on the human tendency towards mysticism and metaphysics.

Satan's Triangle (1975)
If someone prefers a bit of terror and religious horror, they should not be disappointed by Satan's ominously effective hunt for victims shown in this intimate film. Scary!

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A movie that wasn't mentioned yet is "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1978. I saw that movie only once decades ago and couldn't sleep for days afterwards.

I'm in. Thank you for great giveaway :⁠-⁠)

I'm not a fan of horror those days,.as they are mostly crappy.

I had fun with The Thanksgiving. If you like pastiche, parody and weird horror mixed with humor. I really recommended this one. I had fun with it but it's not typical nor deep. Just movie that sunk me in for some time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpuwcINDHnQ

I'm in, I always welcome some suffering for Halloween.

Since one of my all time favorite movies, The Thing from 1982, have already been mentioned a couple of times, I'll throw in another of my favorite monster movies, The Host from 2006. Like a handful of other great South Korean movies I've seen it has a very special feel to it. I don't know how to describe it exactly, but they leave an impression.

A couple more recent horror movies I liked are Color Out of Space from 2019 and Glorious from 2022.

Color Out of Space is a great retelling of the original story. Even though it's set to modern times they still managed to instill a great sense of isolation to it. Maybe not as much as back when the only means of communication you had with the outside world was a horse and carriage, but still pretty good. It's a great mix of cosmic horror and descending into madness. Some people thought it was a bit too much of a slow burn, but I thought the build up was just perfect the whole way towards a great ending.

I didn't know anything about Glorious before I watched it, didn't even know it was based on the mythos until Ryan Kwanten held the tip of his tongue and said: "Got another one." ^^ Just watched it because it had tentacles on the movie poster, and was really positively surprised by it. Very nice mix of cosmic horror and comedy in a minimal setting with just a handful of actors. Great performance by J.K. Simmons too, especially since you only hear his voice throughout the movie.

It's October, 30th and that means it's time to wrap up. But before I collect the participants and feed them to random.org and see who will be spit out I'd like to thank everyone for their recommendations.

To answer some questions: Yes, sci-fi horror movies like Alien are perfectly fine and so are horror comedies like Army of Darkness or The Fearless Vampire Killers.

Adding that you are in days later is also ok since there was no rule against editing your post. That is usually only forbidden in 'first come - first serve' style giveaways because you can't see what was edited in a post. So once a post was edited it is impossible to know who asked for a game first since the game asked for might have changed.

Since I am not that young anymore I already know most of the recommended movies. I even know some of the obscure classics like The Gate, House, Dèmoni, Warlock, Wishmaster or Lifeforce. Naturally I have to agree with Carpenter's The Thing being one of the best horror movies ever. :-)

I haven't seen Alien Romulus yet though, maybe it's time to change that.

Having received so many recommendations I feel like adding some recommendations for all of you. But once I started to collect recommendations I found that so many movies I enjoyed were not mentioned that the list grew too long to comment on every movie so I'll just drop the titles and an IMDB link.

The classics:

The Exorcist
The Omen
Poltergeist
An American Werewolf in London

Zombies:

Braindead (AKA Dead Alive)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombieland
Zombieland: Double Tap

Vampires:

Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
While not quite as good as the originals, the remakes are worth recommending as well:
Fright Night (2011)
Fright Night 2 (2013)
Interview with the Vampire
Kindred: The Embraced (Series)
True Blood (Series)

Various genre:

Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
The Fly
Scream
The Conjuring
The Cabin in the Woods
Sleepy Hollow

Special mention:

These are mentioned apart from their genre because they break with many of the tropes of their genre. But that's also what makes these especially interesting.

From Dusk Till Dawn: Halfway into the movie this turns from a crime thriller/road movie to a vampire horror movie. Also: With George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo and Tom Savini all in one movie, what could possibly go wrong?

Dog Soldiers: Also looks more like a military movie at first. A squad is sent into a forest for a training mission only to find out that they were supposed to serve as bait for werewolves who live there so that a second elite squad can capture them alive. Naturally nothing worked out as expected.

Brotherhood of the Wolf: A fictionalized history movie based on the Beast of Gévaudan. For those who do not know: The Beast of Gévaudan is a historical fact. During the years from 1764 to 1767, an unknown animal resembling a large wolf (according to the descriptions of those who saw it and lived to tell) killed over 100 people and wounded some 100 others. The Beast was never caught nor was it ever identified. That's why it bacame one of the famous werewolf myths in France.

Kingdom (Series): Almost perfect mix of fictionalized history drama and zombie horror movie set in ancient Korea. The only bad thing about it is that the series does not have more than 2 seasons.

I'm back from random.org and we have a winner. Congratulation, matterbandit!

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congrats to the lucky winner!
and thank you, Geralt, for the GA!

Congratulations, matterbandit! Hope you enjoy your suffering on Halloween :)