# Horror Recommendation (Prefer Netflix Streaming) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 8, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609 "2012-07-08T17:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JMH125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JMH125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMH125)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/21 "2012-07-10T15:12:38Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Quarantine 2: Sequel to the American remake of REC. Yeah, it has a gimmick — Zombies on a Plane — but (again) it’s better than it has any right to be. > > Tucker and Dale vs. Evil: Brilliant slasher reversal/parody. Highly amusing, though if you’re familiar with genuine WV accents this might make you cringe. Shockingly, Quarantine 2 is actually an entertaining horror film. And as much as i wanted to love Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, the movie left me lacking. ---
**Author:** ![JMH125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JMH125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMH125)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/22 "2012-07-10T15:13:51Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Wow, totally hijacking here, but this was truly bizarre to read. I actually wrote a draft of this screenplay, years ago. I wasn’t the first writer, and I clearly wasn’t the final writer, since I’m not credited, but I’m still very curious to see if it maintains anything I wrote. I just dug my version of the script out; I’ll need to re-read it and then watch the film. You should post those results in a new thread! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/23 "2012-07-10T16:26:25Z")
> [@JMH125](#): > > You should post those results in a new thread! 🙂 Maybe I will! Didn’t get a chance yesterday to re-read my script, or watch the film. What I’d really need to do is find a draft of the script before mine, the one I was rewriting, to really remember what changes I made/concepts I came up with. My draft was in like 2005 or 2006, and I don’t really remember too much about it. But I do remember it was a pretty major rewrite. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/24 "2012-07-10T16:38:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [The Descent](http://www.amazon.com/The-Descent/dp/B000MVXB26/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341930062&sr=8-2&keywords=descent). Not a found footage film, but creepy, scary, and claustrophobic. Great movie. I’ve been crossing my fingers for it to show up on Netflix streaming at some point; I’d love to watch it again without my heckling SO and her heckling friend poking fun at the creature makeup. Netflix used to provide the sequel, but I never got around to watching the whole thing before its removal. What I _did_ see was rather meh. (Speaking of movies that I hope Netflix brings back, I’ll throw out [Triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(2009_film)), an atmospheric little mindfuck that’s still one of my favorites.) > [@Anamorphic](#): > > Wow, totally hijacking here, but this was truly bizarre to read. I actually wrote a draft of this screenplay, years ago. I wasn’t the first writer, and I clearly wasn’t the final writer, since I’m not credited, but I’m still very curious to see if it maintains anything I wrote. I just dug my version of the script out; I’ll need to re-read it and then watch the film. Oh, hey, that’s pretty cool! I feel bad for taking a little swing at it, even if it turns out you hadn’t much to do with the final product — I really _did_ enjoy it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/25 "2012-07-10T16:53:53Z")
The Dark Hours - Fantastic. Not a traditional horror but horrifying enough. I second Troll Hunter too. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/26 "2012-07-10T17:08:06Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Great movie. I’ve been crossing my fingers for it to show up on Netflix streaming at some point; I’d love to watch it again without my heckling SO and her heckling friend poking fun at the creature makeup. Netflix used to provide the sequel, but I never got around to watching the whole thing before its removal. What I _did_ see was rather meh. The sequel sucked. And for og’s sake, don’t ever expose yourself to the sequel to _30 Days of Night_. The original was pretty entertaining, with some excellent makeup and scary critters, though. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/27 "2012-07-10T17:27:52Z")
Another few I’ve just recalled: House of Voices, French title Saint Ange. Reminiscent of Kubrick’s Shining but more subdued, the Overlook replaced by a nearly-abandoned orphanage. If it seems odd that a French film taking place in France would have (un-dubbed) English dialogue, it _is_; it was filmed concurrently in English and in French. Dunno why they thought doing so was necessary, which had to be a pain in the ass. But I digress. Goth. A Japanese film, not so much _horror_ so much as a detective story from the perspective of two death-obsessed teenagers. Cute in its own way and even reasonably touching. And another _not_ to watch: Fear Island, unless you want to spend a depressing hour and a half staring at Hilary Duff’s much less attractive sister while she tries and fails to act. ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/28 "2012-07-10T19:40:42Z")
Found Footage-style AND foreign (Japanese): Noroi ([imdb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930083/)) one of the few films i actually had difficulty sleeping afterwards. I dont live in the US, therefore i have no idea if this movie is available or not. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/29 "2012-07-10T19:57:54Z")
I thought [The Objective](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962711/) was fairly good - by I was not really pleased with the end. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/31 "2012-07-11T01:21:52Z")
[Paranormal Entity](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1586261/) got to me a hell of a lot more than I expected. I’m hard to scare and generally think the found footage movies are kind of boring, but this one bothered me for a few days. I went into it with extremely low expectations, just looking for anything to watch, and was pleasantly surprised! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/32 "2012-07-11T01:29:30Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I like the whole Found Footage genre (e.g., _Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project_, etc.) \* I also like “classic” ghost stories, like _The Woman in Black_; supernatural thrillers (e.g. _The Exorcism of Emily Rose_); and foreign horror (e.g., _The Host, El Orfanato_). If you liked _el orfanato_, have you seen _el espinazo del diablo_ (The Devil’s Backbone). We watched this recently and really enjoyed it. Personally, the horror movie that’s given me the worst willies was The Ring (American version). My guess is every horror fan has seen that one. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/33 "2012-07-11T03:35:55Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Oh, hey, that’s pretty cool! I feel bad for taking a little swing at it, even if it turns out you hadn’t much to do with the final product — I really _did_ enjoy it. 🙂 No need to feel bad at all! It was definitely a work for hire, not a passion project, so I wouldn’t take it personally, anyway. It may be a few days before I get to watch it, since I’ve promised a friend (who was a fan of my version of the script) that I’d wait to watch it with her. I am curious, does it involve something living in the walls? I seem to remember that was our (writing partner and myself) big contribution to the story. I’m getting the impression from some of the online reviews that it does. If so, we probably should have at least gotten a story credit, since I think that would be a pretty big plot element. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/34 "2012-07-11T04:25:01Z")
Another vote for **Trollhunter** ; I really enjoyed it. **Triangle** is also worth watching, as someone mentioned earlier. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/35 "2012-07-11T12:04:57Z")
Saw _Shiver_ last night. Meh. Was that Catalan they were speaking? Or heavily-accented Spanish? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/36 "2012-07-11T12:06:51Z")
> [@Not\_a\_Platypus](#): > > [Paranormal Entity](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1586261/) got to me a hell of a lot more than I expected. I’m hard to scare and generally think the found footage movies are kind of boring, but this one bothered me for a few days. I went into it with extremely low expectations, just looking for anything to watch, and was pleasantly surprised! Really??? 😕 By all appearances it looks like a dollar-DVD-bin ripoff of _Paranormal Activity_. ---
**Author:** ![JMH125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JMH125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMH125)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/37 "2012-07-11T13:06:24Z")
> [@Mustardseed](#): > > Found Footage-style AND foreign (Japanese): > Noroi ([imdb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930083/)) > > one of the few films i actually had difficulty sleeping afterwards. > > I dont live in the US, therefore i have no idea if this movie is available or not. i’m not a fan of japanese films, but this does look interesting. trailer and review: [http://japancinema.net/2012/04/06/noroi-the-curse-review/](http://japancinema.net/2012/04/06/noroi-the-curse-review/) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/38 "2012-07-11T14:22:14Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Really??? 😕 > > By all appearances it looks like a dollar-DVD-bin ripoff of _Paranormal Activity_. I’ve seen **Paranormal Entity** , and that’s exactly what it is. The creepiest thing about the movie is how interested the “brother” is about documenting everything about his “sister”. Don’t waste your time, unless the phone ringing at odd hours scares you. ---
**Author:** ![JMH125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JMH125](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMH125)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/39 "2012-07-11T18:32:54Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > I’ve seen **Paranormal Entity** , and that’s exactly what it is. The creepiest thing about the movie is how interested the “brother” is about documenting everything about his “sister”. Don’t waste your time, unless the phone ringing at odd hours scares you. You know, i think i saw it, and retained 0% information about the film, it just could not register in my brain as “enjoyable”. ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/40 "2012-07-11T20:03:19Z")
If you can forgive some of the datedness, I think _ **Prince of Darkness** _ is still one of my favorite horror movies. Plus, Alice Cooper! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609/41 "2012-07-13T00:19:34Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Really??? 😕 > > By all appearances it looks like a dollar-DVD-bin ripoff of _Paranormal Activity_. It is! It isn’t a **good** movie and I was really surprised that it had any effect on me at all. I must have just been in the right mood for it, since I thought Paranormal Activity was annoying and dull. I kept putting off watching this one since it just looked godawful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-recommendation-prefer-netflix-streaming/627609.md?page=3)