It's the horror movie season. What is your favorite horror movie genre, and what do you consider to be the absolute best example of that horror genre?
It's the horror movie season. What is your favorite horror movie genre, and what do you consider to be the absolute best example of that horror genre?
Most horror enthusiasts agree that “Hereditary” is arguably the best modern horror movie. For older horror movies most won’t shut up about “The thing”. Check both out, they’re both very good
What subgenre would you consider Hereditary? Occult, I suppose.
The Thing is an absolute classic. Alien Creature Horror
Yeah I would go with occult, if anyone hasn’t seen it go into Hereditary completely blind. Will make it that much more impactful
Hereditary is a must-see if you haven't already! It's one of the big ones in the "elevated horror" subgenre that strays from traditional horror and leans into arthouse type stuff. Midsommar, The Lighthouse, The VVitch, It Follows, etc., cross into this subgenre. In that way it's sort of defined like film noir where it's almost more of a style instead of a subgenre, but can be considered both. It's not for everyone but I really like the unsettling, creepiness of elevated horror as a nice contrast to the fun, in-your-face tropes of more traditional horror.
I like creature features and body horror, especially when put in the backdrop of space or if the creature is extraterrestrial.
Color Out of Space was a cool bit of both. But I also like stuff like Alien/Aliens, Event Horizon, The Thing, and Ghosts of Mars. These are the best examples. Most of the movies that fit this pretty narrow scope are cheesy and more funny than terrifying. Horror is already pretty campy, as is sci-fi. You mix the two and it's just a mess. Although without it, you wouldn't get goofy shit like Jason X. lol
I just watched Slither for the first time recently, and it fits this perfectly. It was a great fun campy movie. Highly recommend if you haven't seen it.
Have you seen tusk . I really liked that movie found it more funny than scary but still a great watch
I prefer the horror comedy slasher that don't take themselves too seriously.
One example that I enjoy is Stiches (2012).
That looks hilarious, defintely going to check it out!
I was always partial to Tucker and Dale vs Evil for horror comedy
Tucker and Dale vs Evil is fantastic!
On this theme the Evil Dead series after the first movie.
I love horror comedies [Killer Klowns from Outer Space
](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) is a classic and a must see.
Fun fact: the Chiodo brothers did the creature effects for both KKfOS and [Ernest Scared Stupid
](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0101821/) They even refused some of the costumes in Ernest: Killer Klowns into trolls! Such a good movie.
My final rant will be about Sir Peter Jackson's earlier work. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) is a movie from 1992 that absolutely blew me away. It is also streaming free on YouTube! It has some of the most fun/disgusting practical effects I have ever seen. What a wild ride. Would recommend to anyone who can find body horror amusing. 10/10
Sir Peter Jackson’s earlier work
Have you seen Bad Taste? Disgusting. (And hilarious.)
I just watched Totally Killer and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think it hits any means of "greatness" but it's a just a fun horror comedy that's a mix of Back to the Future and 80s slasher films. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Legend of Korra) is hilarious in it and Julie Bowen (Modern Family, Happy Gilmore) does fight choreography -- it's a great addition for anyone looking to add something new to their horror comedy watchlist.
I love the 2 Babysitter movies. So much fun.
Beyond the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a good example.
I prefer Gothic horror movies (usually with vampires) and some of the very best examples would be Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu by Werner Herzog, Sleepy Hollow, and Hammer Studios' Dracula.
I'd also like to give a shout out to the most recent hidden gems from this genre that I enjoyed tremendously, The Haunted Palace (Based on The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft) and The Family of Vourdalak (The second segment from the Black Sabbath movie, based on a story from Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy).
The Haunted Palace
I'm gonna look for that one. I love that novella.
Slasher-horror. The A Nightmare on Elm Street movies are an obvious must-watch.
Not exactly sure what I’d put this under, but The Descent. One of the only horror films to really give me a good shiver and make me feel uneasy. Maybe that’s down to the claustrophobic nature of the film.
Stephen King adaptations, plus Kubrick
The Shining
That's a narrow genre
Quite a few adaptations, but Kubrick made the best one imo
Mine would probably be gore horror, which isn’t really a formal subgenre.
My favorite examples would be The Evil Dead, which is supernatural horror, and Braindead, which is a zombie horror comedy.
Evil dead is awesome and the newest one was really good too !
Is "gorror" a term? It should be
Japan kinda has this in "guro" (aka "grotesque") media. Lots of gore, though there are some extra connotations.
Spoof horror and the best is Scary Movie 2. Honorable mention to Saturday the 14th The Fishman will get you.
I love gothic horror. Woman In Black and Crimson Peak are favorite examples.
- The Hunger
- Cat People
- Edward Scissorhands
Cosmic Horror - Mandy
Folk Horror - The Witch