# Almost in time for Halloween, new horror movie recs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077 "2014-10-12T00:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/1 "2014-10-12T00:51:25Z")
I’m a horror movie fanatic and have seen most of everything out there. My favorite era, as it is in general, pertains to the 70s classics. Nothing better than a night of _the Exorcist_, _Last House on the Left_ and _The Fog_, to name some of my favorites. But, I’m always looking for new blood (heh). So, anyone got anything that’s been recently, like within the last couple of years, released that they liked? I’m not necessarily a gore hound, but I can appreciate it if it’s really well done. Similarly, I’m not put off by “torture” porn (per se) or the dreaded shaky cam phenomenon. Hope that helps. Lastly, here’s what I’ve enjoyed of late… _Oculus_ _You’re Next_ _Cabin in the Woods_ _Stoker_ _Dark Skies_ I’m into the indie stuff too. Just saw _The Houses that October Built_, _Would You Rather?_ and _The ABCs of death_. Loved them all. As for what I didn’t care for? _Haunter_, the new _Carrie_, _Evil Dead_, _Straw Dogs_, _Maniac_ or _Rosemary’s Baby_, _Excision_ or _Intruders_. And despite the plethora of remakes that have made my shit list, I’m not opposed to them. _Let Me In_ is one of the best. What do y’all have in mind? I know there’s others here that love a good scary film, so I’m counting on you guys to hook me up. Right now, I’m even curious about one of the greatest suspense / horror films of 1976, _The Town That Dreaded Sundown_, being redone. Anyone seen it? The trailer doesn’t exactly look spectacular, but I’ve always been intrigued by the original source material. I turn this over to my fellow Dopers. Make me at least shudder a little. I’m wide open. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/2 "2014-10-12T01:13:24Z")
(In case the other thread gets closed) Couple days ago, I watched **Big Ass Spider** on Netflix (you gotta love that title). A sorta homage to big bug movies. It caught me in a goofy frame of mind and I loved it. A few good shocks, a couple of fun gross-outs, some cheesy FX and some decent acting by secondary characters to carry it along. Only 80 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/3 "2014-10-12T01:50:32Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I’m into the indie stuff too. Just saw _The Houses that October Built_, _Would You Rather?_ and _The ABCs of death_. Loved them all. Aw, geez. I was going to recommend Would You Rather?, which I liked quite a bit. It was weird (in a good way) seeing Brittany Snow in a horror film, for sure, and apparently that film is her sole producer credit. Let’s see, horror movies I’ve seen recently and liked. Hmmm. I loved both VHS films: VHS and VHS 2. Low-budget found-footage horror anthologies, each with around four or five distinct and standalone shorts, sort of like Creepshow. The first film was more interesting, I thought, but the second one had better production value and more traditional stories. I liked Shadow People despite it being super low-budget and cheesy. Not much gore or special effects or even on-screen scares of any kind. They just went for psychologically unsettling and somewhat succeeded. Bad all around (acting, writing, production value) but it worked for me. The Innkeepers was pretty good. Not great, but not bad. I just like Sara Paxton, though, so maybe my opinion of the film is skewed. While not really a scary “horror movie” type of film, I thought Stake Land was fantastic. I know, I know, yet _another_ vampire movie, but it really worked for me. (Post-vampire apocalypse.) One of my favorite films I’ve seen in the past year. Also, I quite liked the first two Paranormal Activity films. The third and fourth were watchable but not particularly good. The Marked Ones kind of sucked. Oculus was awesome, and is one of the main reasons I’m giving Selfie a shot. I don’t watch Dr Who so until Oculus I had no idea who Karen Gillan was. Movies I haven’t seen yet but are on my list to try and see this month: Beneath (2007) Bereavement (2010) Deliver Us From Evil Devil’s Due Texas Chainsaw 3D The Devil Inside The Possession The Quiet Ones EDIT: I’m a huge fan of horror movies, and have watched a ton of them recently but am having trouble remembering them offhand. So I may post a few more times as I remember them. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/4 "2014-10-12T01:57:25Z")
Just remembered Silent House, which I don’t really remember other than it being creepy and worth watching. I couldn’t remember who was in it, who made it, or even what happens at the end, so it’s a miracle I was able to find the title at all. Google to the rescue! Amazingly, the following search term brought it up in the first hit: “horror movie with construction at a house daughter tools”. (No quotes.) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/5 "2014-10-12T02:26:15Z")
Okay, last post for now: One of my favorite indy horror films is Salvage (2006). A girl is murdered by a serial killer, then wakes up earlier that day with a dreamlike memory/sense of her murder, only to have it happen again and again. No stars, no budget, no production value, but I loved it. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) was pretty good. I only watched it because it starred Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes, but I didn’t regret it. The New Daughter is kind of crappy but it has Kevin Costner and a couple really well done creepy moments. Nothing Left to Fear isn’t good, really. It sat on my DVR for almost a full year, multiple times in danger of being deleted to save room but the first couple minutes were just barely interesting enough to keep it. When I finally did watch it, it held my attention the whole way through and despite being bad, I liked it. And finally, I’m assuming you’ve already seen the “big names” from the past few years: Dark Skies Insidious Mama Sinister The Conjuring The Purge The Woman in Black ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/6 "2014-10-12T02:37:01Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > (In case the other thread gets closed) > > Couple days ago, I watched **Big Ass Spider** on Netflix (you gotta love that title). A sorta homage to big bug movies. It caught me in a goofy frame of mind and I loved it. A few good shocks, a couple of fun gross-outs, some cheesy FX and some decent acting by secondary characters to carry it along. Only 80 minutes. I’ll have to search for this, as our Netflix is no more. But thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/7 "2014-10-12T02:40:51Z")
Two older goodies: **Descent** and **30 Days of Night** , but not the sequels. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/8 "2014-10-12T03:02:51Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Aw, geez. I was going to recommend Would You Rather?, which I liked quite a bit. It was weird (in a good way) seeing Brittany Snow in a horror film, for sure, and apparently that film is her sole producer credit. Yes, this was made of win. I’ve recommended it to a few of my fellow fans. > [@](#): > > Let’s see, horror movies I’ve seen recently and liked. Hmmm. > > I loved both VHS films: VHS and VHS 2. Low-budget found-footage horror anthologies, each with around four or five distinct and standalone shorts, sort of like Creepshow. The first film was more interesting, I thought, but the second one had better production value and more traditional stories. I haven’t seen the second one, but a friend loved the first and I watched it because she’s one of my besties. Sadly, I hated it. Do you think the next would be better for me? > [@](#): > > I liked Shadow People despite it being super low-budget and cheesy. Not much gore or special effects or even on-screen scares of any kind. They just went for psychologically unsettling and somewhat succeeded. Bad all around (acting, writing, production value) but it worked for me. I’d never heard of this, but at least it has a sort of name, if by birth only. I’ll have to look it up and see if I can find it on cable. I’m always up for psychologically unsettling. > [@](#): > > The Innkeepers was pretty good. Not great, but not bad. I just like Sara Paxton, though, so maybe my opinion of the film is skewed. I’ve been meaning to see this and I’m not sure why I haven’t. Sara Paxton was certainly good enough in the remake for LHotL. > [@](#): > > While not really a scary “horror movie” type of film, I thought Stake Land was fantastic. I know, I know, yet _another_ vampire movie, but it really worked for me. (Post-vampire apocalypse.) One of my favorite films I’ve seen in the past year. Wow. That has Kelly McGillis. And vampires are okay, although nothing will ever be _Near Dark_. Regardless, this is a definite. > [@](#): > > Also, I quite liked the first two Paranormal Activity films. The third and fourth were watchable but not particularly good. The Marked Ones kind of sucked. You know, I hardly ever get to see anything in the theater, but I did part one. I was so disappointed, because that very well might have been the only movie in the history of ever that would’ve benefitted from home viewing. No matter, I really adored it almost throughout. The second one sucked though. So, meh. > [@](#): > > Oculus was awesome, and is one of the main reasons I’m giving Selfie a shot. I don’t watch Dr Who so until Oculus I had no idea who Karen Gillan was. Total agreement. But isn’t Selfie a TV show? Is it scary? My DVR is almost too full of those right now as we speak, so it might pay to be selective. > [@](#): > > Movies I haven’t seen yet but are on my list to try and see this month: > > Beneath (2007) > Bereavement (2010) > Deliver Us From Evil > Devil’s Due > Texas Chainsaw 3D > The Devil Inside > The Possession > The Quiet Ones > > EDIT: I’m a huge fan of horror movies, and have watched a ton of them recently but am having trouble remembering them offhand. So I may post a few more times as I remember them. I was just reading about _Beneath_. It’s only like $3 on PPV, so that’s a possibility. I soooooo want to see _Devil’s Due_. I just wish some of these didn’t have such generic titles so they weren’t so forgettable or you get them confused with others. It looks intriguing. Films set in Britain can be tough due to heavy accents and poor sound quality, but I may give _The Quiet Ones_ a shot. Jared Harris is wild and Olivia Cooke is under used on _Bates Motel_. I thought that _TC3D_, _The Devil’s Inside_ and _The Possession_ were all varying degrees of not so good. The last one had a bit of potential in the storyline, but the execution was amateurish at best. I think that leaves _Deliver Us From Evil_, which will be a Redbox rental for sure, and _Bereavement_. I read it’s a prequel to another movie, _Malevolence_. Have you seen that? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/9 "2014-10-12T03:17:58Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Just remembered Silent House, which I don’t really remember other than it being creepy and worth watching. > > I couldn’t remember who was in it, who made it, or even what happens at the end, so it’s a miracle I was able to find the title at all. Google to the rescue! Amazingly, the following search term brought it up in the first hit: “horror movie with construction at a house daughter tools”. (No quotes.) Yep. I’m a follower of Elizabeth Olsen, so I got this the minute it came out. The twist was surprisingly effective. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Okay, last post for now: > > One of my favorite indy horror films is Salvage (2006). A girl is murdered by a serial killer, then wakes up earlier that day with a dreamlike memory/sense of her murder, only to have it happen again and again. No stars, no budget, no production value, but I loved it. Until you mentioned it, I’d completely forgotten about this one. I had to find it on IMDb, but I now remember it being quite good. I’ll have to watch it again. > [@](#): > > Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) was pretty good. I only watched it because it starred Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes, but I didn’t regret it. The made-for-TV-movie was one of the creepiest things I’d ever seen when I was a kid, so when this was coming out, and the writer was Guillermo del Toro, I was stoked. But Katie Holmes was so flat, and although I think Guy Pearce is a genius, he pretty much was right there with her. Add in that it wasn’t nearly as charming (or is that the nostalgia talking?), and it left me longing for something more. > [@](#): > > The New Daughter is kind of crappy but it has Kevin Costner and a couple really well done creepy moments. Aww, who wouldn’t want to see Costner terrorized? That’s an immediate inclusion. 😃 No, really, he doesn’t bother me and I feel his acting in his old age has greatly improved from all his earlier preening. So, yes to this. > [@](#): > > Nothing Left to Fear isn’t good, really. It sat on my DVR for almost a full year, multiple times in danger of being deleted to save room but the first couple minutes were just barely interesting enough to keep it. When I finally did watch it, it held my attention the whole way through and despite being bad, I liked it. Me too. I started watching it and got only about a third in before I bailed for the evening. If you say it gets better, I’ll have to reconsider. Not to mention, since it’s taped, it’s free. I’m always about the free. > [@](#): > > And finally, I’m assuming you’ve already seen the “big names” from the past few years: > > Dark Skies > > Insidious > > Mama > > Sinister > > The Conjuring > > The Purge > > The Woman in Black Liked it, was unimpressed, pretty all right despite seeming like a horror version of _Nell_, okay enough, ugh, great premise that didn’t quite deliver (but I do have higher hopes for the sequel!), and better on the atmosphere than the remainder. However, I’m nothing if not up for more Daniel Radcliffe. Anyhoo, you’re amazing for all these suggestions. It’s given me much food for thought and has expanded my “must see” list. Thank you so much!! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/10 "2014-10-12T03:20:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Two older goodies: **Descent** and **30 Days of Night** , but not the sequels. These are both very, very good, even though _The Descent_ gave my claustrophobic self the hives. I had no idea there was a sequel. Fun fact about _30 Days_… I have a friend in New Zealand whose father got to be one of the zombies. Coolest thing to look for in a movie ever. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/11 "2014-10-12T03:23:49Z")
I thought _Triangle_ was pretty good. > **[Triangle (2009 British film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(2009_British_film))** > > Triangle is a 2009 psychological horror film written and directed by Christopher Smith and starring Melissa George and Michael Dorman. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2009. George portrays a single mother who goes on a boating trip with several friends. When they are forced to abandon their ship, they board a derelict ocean liner, where they become convinced that someone is stalking them. > Jess prepares to take Tommy, her autistic son, on a boat trip with her friend G... ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/12 "2014-10-12T03:32:28Z")
A few I liked: Grabbers, Night of the Creeps, House of the Devil, Apollo 18, and Below ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/13 "2014-10-12T03:36:13Z")
I haven’t seen it yet but _The Battery_ is getting really good reviews. It’s an extremely low budget independent movie from 2012 that’s just been released on DVD. It’s about two survivors of a zombie apocalypse. But people are saying it’s not just another zombie movie. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAC0uwuIr8) ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/14 "2014-10-12T03:50:04Z")
Well, let me cart out my 70’s list The Other Let’s Scare Jessica To Death Trilogy of Terror A Cold Night’s Death The Beguiled ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/15 "2014-10-12T04:27:12Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > I thought _Triangle_ was pretty good. > [Triangle (2009 British film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(2009_British_film)) Good call. I _LOVED_ triangle. So much so that I [created a whole thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=627798) about it here on the boards. EDIT: To faithfool, the OP in my linked thread is spoiler-free. If you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend you get and watch it without reading anything else about it. (Other than the OP of the linked thread.) ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/16 "2014-10-12T04:37:52Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > I thought _Triangle_ was pretty good. > [Triangle (2009 British film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(2009_British_film)) This sounds like a winner. On it goes. Thanks! > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > A few I liked: Grabbers, Night of the Creeps, House of the Devil, Apollo 18, and Below _Grabbers_ is comedy, right? I could get on board with that, as I loved both _Shaun of the Dead_ and _Warm Bodies_. _Night of the Creeps_ isn’t as recent as I’m looking for, but maybe later. is _House of the Devil_ a remake? Reimagining? I’m interested. Seen _Apollo 18_, although it’d slipped my memory. It wasn’t bad at all. And I’m gonna have to skip _Below_. Claustrophobia and a war movie? No bueno. 😛 [quote=“Little\_Nemo, post:13, topic:701077”] I haven’t seen it yet but _The Battery_ is getting really good reviews. It’s an extremely low budget independent movie from 2012 that’s just been released on DVD. It’s about two survivors of a zombie apocalypse. But people are saying it’s not just another zombie movie. [/QUOTE] The blurb had me at baseball. A must see. Gracias! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/17 "2014-10-12T04:42:22Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Well, let me cart out my 70’s list > > The Other > > Let’s Scare Jessica To Death > > Trilogy of Terror > > A Cold Night’s Death > > The Beguiled See, this is why I asked for newer stuff. I’ve seen all of these but _A Cold Night’s Death_ and that cast looks promising. I never got what everyone was on about with _Trilogy of Terror_, but having just seen it a few years ago, perhaps I missed the magic of the moment. I wanted to like _Jessica_ more because I’d heard about it forever, but it left me decidedly so-so. Nice premise though. However, _The Other_ freaking rocks. One of my all time favorites. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/18 "2014-10-12T04:43:43Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Good call. I _LOVED_ triangle. So much so that I [created a whole thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=627798) about it here on the boards. > > EDIT: To faithfool, the OP in my linked thread is spoiler-free. If you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend you get and watch it without reading anything else about it. (Other than the OP of the linked thread.) Ooooh, will do then. Maybe I need to re-up with Netflix just for the month of October. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/19 "2014-10-12T04:54:28Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > See, this is why I asked for newer stuff. I’ve seen all of these but _A Cold Night’s Death_ and that cast looks promising. I never got what everyone was on about with _Trilogy of Terror_, but having just seen it a few years ago, perhaps I missed the magic of the moment. I wanted to like _Jessica_ more because I’d heard about it forever, but it left me decidedly so-so. Nice premise though. However, _The Other_ freaking rocks. One of my all time favorites. You’ve even seen The Beguiled? And here I thought I was being clever stretching the boundaries of what one considers horror. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077/20 "2014-10-12T04:57:18Z")
Cockneys vs Zombies. Comes close to “Shaun of the Dead.” A couple of the gags are hysterical. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies. The guy who plays Lincoln is so good, he almost carries the film. Plays around with history in a fun way. Plus, zombies. During the Civil War. ^Dale Sams–“The Beguiled” is a smokin’ little horror film; excellent choice. So is “Cold Night’s Death.” How about “Moon of the Wolf”? (David Janssen) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-in-time-for-halloween-new-horror-movie-recs/701077.md?page=2)