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Posted April 13, 2016
You may wish to look at some of the Hammer Horror films.
Granted, the special effects and gore have aged badly, but there are some great stories to find (with heaving bosoms as a bonus)!
Posted April 13, 2016
Frozen.

No, not that one.
Posted April 13, 2016
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Devspar: Cause I hate jump scares... so much...
Ok then, have you considered.... BOOOOO!

Just checking.


Jacob's Ladder is pretty good, horror drama. Well, I guess it has a couple of surprising moments, but they are more like haunting than someone screaming at your ear all of a sudden.

Also, it has Macaulay Culkin in it. Scary, huh?
Post edited April 13, 2016 by timppu
Posted April 13, 2016
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timppu: Jacob's Ladder is pretty good, horror drama. Well, I guess it has a couple of surprising moments, but they are more like haunting than someone screaming at your ear all of a sudden.

Also, it has Macaulay Culkin in it. Scary, huh?
I was just going to recemmend this also. :)

It does have frightening scenes, but I don't recall any "jump scares".

I think it's fair to note that Macaulay Culkin has a fairly low-impact role in the film (though it isn't insignificant ) - in IMDB he's actually listed as (uncredited). It's mainly Tim Robbins, who is excellent; and Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames, and even Lewis Black, that drive the story.

Excellent movie..
Posted April 13, 2016
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Martek: I think it's fair to note that Macaulay Culkin has a fairly low-impact role in the film (though it isn't insignificant ) - in IMDB he's actually listed as (uncredited). It's mainly Tim Robbins, who is excellent; and Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames, and even Lewis Black, that drive the story.
I think Macaulay was ok and convincing enough in his role, but I just couldn't get over of the "Home Alone kid" playing a pretty significant drama role with no comedic value.

Also, I am ashamed to say I don't even remember what Ving Rhames was playing in this movie, or that he was in it at all... :( I guess I need to re-watch the movie, yet again.

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Martek: It does have frightening scenes, but I don't recall any "jump scares".
Close calls I guess... I was thinking of "Anybody home???", "Keep dreaming..." etc., but as said at least they are not the worst kind of jump scares.
Post edited April 13, 2016 by timppu
Posted April 13, 2016
The Thing (1982)
Hellraiser I+II
Ravenous
Posted April 13, 2016
The Masque of the Red Death
*tick* *tock* *tick* *tock*...
Posted April 13, 2016
Antichrist
Posted April 13, 2016
Some not mentioned random horror movies I find interesting. My memories are a little vague, but I don't think any rely on jump scares. Some might not even be all that much horror movies at all.

freaks (tod browning) -1932-
rosemary's baby (roman polanski) -1968-
invasion of the body snatchers (philip kaufman) -1978-
the entity (sidney j. furie) -1982-
cat people (paul schrader) -1982-
the hunger (tony scott) -1983-
the company of wolves (neil jordan) -1984-
ringu (hideo nakata) -1998-
shadow of the vampire (e. elias merhige) -2000-
kairo (kiyoshi kurosawa) -2001-
dark water (hideo nakata) -2002-
28 days later (danny boyle) -2003-
the descent (neil marshall) -2005-
the skeleton key (iain softley) -2005-
gwoemul / the host (joon-ho bong) -2006-
bug (william friedkin) -2006-
the mist (frank darabont) -2007-
eden lake (james watkins) -2008-
the midnight meat train (ryuhei kitamura) -2008-
black death (christopher smith) -2010-
monsters (gareth edwards) -2010-
the shrine (jon knautz) -2010-
mientras duermes (jaume balagueró) -2011-
thale (aleksander l. nordaas) -2012-
byzantium (neil jordan) -2012-
only lovers left alive (jim jarmusch) -2013-
as above so below (john erick dowdle) -2014-
spring (justin benson / aaron moorhead) -2014-
tusk (kevin smith) -2014-
the gift (joel edgerton) -2015-
bone tomahawk (s. craig zahler) -2015-
Posted April 13, 2016
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rgnrk: Some not mentioned random horror movies I find interesting. My memories are a little vague, but I don't think any rely on jump scares. Some might not even be all that much horror movies at all.

freaks (tod browning) -1932-
rosemary's baby (roman polanski) -1968-
invasion of the body snatchers (philip kaufman) -1978-
the entity (sidney j. furie) -1982-
cat people (paul schrader) -1982-
the hunger (tony scott) -1983-
the company of wolves (neil jordan) -1984-
ringu (hideo nakata) -1998-
shadow of the vampire (e. elias merhige) -2000-
kairo (kiyoshi kurosawa) -2001-
dark water (hideo nakata) -2002-
28 days later (danny boyle) -2003-
the descent (neil marshall) -2005-
the skeleton key (iain softley) -2005-
gwoemul / the host (joon-ho bong) -2006-
bug (william friedkin) -2006-
the mist (frank darabont) -2007-
eden lake (james watkins) -2008-
the midnight meat train (ryuhei kitamura) -2008-
black death (christopher smith) -2010-
monsters (gareth edwards) -2010-
the shrine (jon knautz) -2010-
mientras duermes (jaume balagueró) -2011-
thale (aleksander l. nordaas) -2012-
byzantium (neil jordan) -2012-
only lovers left alive (jim jarmusch) -2013-
as above so below (john erick dowdle) -2014-
spring (justin benson / aaron moorhead) -2014-
tusk (kevin smith) -2014-
the gift (joel edgerton) -2015-
bone tomahawk (s. craig zahler) -2015-
I loved The Gift but that movie has like 3 jump scares in a row lol.
Posted April 13, 2016
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rgnrk: Some not mentioned random horror movies I find interesting. My memories are a little vague, but I don't think any rely on jump scares. Some might not even be all that much horror movies at all.

the descent (neil marshall) -2005-
Watch it again, it has some very scary jump scares.

I recommend It Follows(2014)
Post edited April 13, 2016 by seppelfred
Posted April 13, 2016
The Others - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230600/
Posted April 13, 2016
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nightcraw1er.488: The Masque of the Red Death
*tick* *tock* *tick* *tock*...
I agree with this, would also recommend most of Vincent Price's other Horror films.
Posted April 13, 2016
You want to watch horror movies but you hate to be scared?!? Well, just stick with Disney then, imo....
Posted April 13, 2016
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KingofGnG: You want to watch horror movies but you hate to be scared?!? Well, just stick with Disney then, imo....
Lol, jump scares aren't everything. :P
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