# Canadian Horror Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532 "2016-01-18T22:39:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/21 "2016-01-19T20:19:35Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Followed by Mega Mothra Mashes Mississauga. Warrior Walrus Wrecks Winnipeg… no my mistake that’s how it looks normally in winter. ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/22 "2016-01-19T22:16:53Z")
I saw a good one years ago… about a professor who wears an Aztec mask that he found in Aztec ruins. When he wears it, he turns into a homicidal monster. Don’t recall the name though. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/23 "2016-01-20T01:21:16Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Yes, but the first one is really, really good. The other two are OK, but… Yeah, the first one is definitely the best. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/24 "2016-01-20T01:27:52Z")
[The Cube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_%28film%29), series. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/25 "2016-01-20T01:38:49Z")
The Bonesetter I believe was set in (at least in part) Canada. Things as well maybe? (I hate to admit this but I actually own a copy of Bonesetter and had a t-shirt as well. It was bad but in a really good way.) ---
**Author:** ![tingbudong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tingbudong/32/520_2.png) [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/26 "2016-01-20T07:22:37Z")
Not specifically horror, but the 90’s version of The Outer Limits was a Canadian production, I believe. Many of the episodes were quite spooky sci-fi with rather dark endings. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/27 "2016-01-21T01:21:41Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > David Kronenberg made several films in Canada. > [@theoldman](#): > > I remember The Gate (1987) being filmed north of Toronto > [@tingbudong](#): > > Not specifically horror, but the 90’s version of The Outer Limits was a Canadian production, I believe. Many of the episodes were quite spooky sci-fi with rather dark endings. But were they set **in Canada**? The question isn’t about where they were filmed, but set. Tons of things are filmed in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/28 "2016-01-21T14:12:01Z")
I’ve got a relatively recent one: “Enemy”, set in Toronto. > **[Enemy (2013 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_(2013_film))** > > Enemy is a 2013 neo-noir surreal psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by M. A. Faura and Niv Fichman. Written by Javier Gullón, it was loosely adapted from José Saramago's 2002 novel The Double. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal in a dual role as two men who are physically identical, but different in personality. Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, and Isabella Rossellini co-star. It is an international co-production of companies from Spain, France and Canada. > Enemy pre... ---
**Author:** ![Arizona\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Arizona\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arizona_Mike)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/29 "2016-01-21T17:33:31Z")
Just watched the little-known Hammer suspense/horror film “Never Take Candy From a Stranger”, a realistic depiction of a child molestation set in Canada (but filmed, I think, in England). One of the subplots is how the British family of the victim is treated by the often disdainful Canadian locals after filing a criminal complaint against the father of a wealthy local family. Christopher Lee said that he thought it was the best film Hammer ever made. The scenes of the silent, aged child molester (who was found not guilty) slowly pursuing the girls who accused him through the forest are actually pretty terrifying, like a real-life Kharis the Mummy. It had a realistic depiction of how accusations of sexual abuse, particularly against those who were considered “respectable” in a community, were often treated at the time. The ending is pretty harrowing. It was a commercial failure at the time, as the audiences were very uncomfortable with the subject matter, and Hammer ended its short-lived attempt at “message” films. It has been rereleased on an omnibus disk with “Children of the Damned.” Very well made and has a lot of the Hammer stock company and behind the camera talent. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/30 "2016-01-22T07:22:19Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > I think most Canadian-made horror movies were, to maximize their audience, set in a generic “North American” setting. > > However, I believe that [Videodrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videodrome) and [Dead Ringers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Ringers_(film)) were explicitly set in Toronto (David Cronenberg is a proud Canadian). > > S[avage Messiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Messiah_(2002_film)) is more of a drama than a horror film but it’s based on a true story and openly takes place in Ontario/Quebec. Cronenberg’s “Scanners” (the movie where the guys head explodes? Yes that one) was also shot in Canada. I don’t RECALL any references to it being based in Canada, but I also don’t recall any US references either. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/31 "2016-01-22T07:32:34Z")
> [@botsgotme](#): > > I saw a good one years ago… about a professor who wears an Aztec mask that he found in Aztec ruins. When he wears it, he turns into a homicidal monster. Don’t recall the name though. I remember that one, it was good. It was a 1961 movie called [The Mask.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055151/combined) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532/32 "2016-01-22T12:22:21Z")
[Black Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(1974_film)). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-horror-movies/743532.md?page=1)