I’m looking for a good, gory horror movie for a halloween party. The plot doesn’t need to be anything really as it’ll just be playing in the background. It should have lots of blood, murders, screams, heads rolling, that sort of thing.
I was thinking maybe the new Dawn of the Dead, though I haven’t seen it. Dog Soldiers was a good flick that I was also thinking about. Other then that I haven’t seen any films that would fit the bill.
Hopefully someone can come up with something good.
Dead Alive or Bad Taste. 2 early very gory flicks from Peter Jackson.
You want blood? Cabin Fever is your movie. Guarenteed to produce WTF moments from your guest, even without the sound.
Ed, what about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre? I don’t remember if it’s all that gory though. Just a thought.
The Evil Dead movies (with the exception of Army of Darkness) work well as background images for Halloween parties before. The most recent movie I saw that qualified as really gory was a Japanese zombie film called Junk. It actually made me feel a little queasy while watching it; there’s a lot of nasty flesh eating, and screaming, and blood running all over the place. If you can find Junk, pick it up.
Resident Evil
The Others <-- it isn’t gory but it is spooky and would make good ambient noise
Any Nightmare, Halloween, or Friday the 13th movie
I second Dead Alive (though I’ve never been able to finish the movie due to nausea)
I nominate the original Evil Dead. Lots of fun weird visuals. Evil Dead 2 is a better movie since it’s more Bruce Campbell but that’s why I recommend the first one…more actors = more mayhem.
Anyone with the name Max Carnage should know what he’s talking about! I’ll have to see if I can find this one tonight.
I give my nominations to Dawn of the Dead remake. I’m watching it as I type, and currently there’s blood gushing out of some guys neck. Plenty of zombies getting shot up, and there’s more than a few laughs of well. Also, “When the Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash plays at the beggining. Brilliant.
The second half of From Dusk Till Dawn is campy as hell. Vampires, and monsters explode for no reason at all, and it’s chaul full of cool characters.
Ant although it contains little to no blood, I’d suggest you consider The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s a very festive movie full of catchy songs everyone can enjoy, and it’s making a comeback in popularity.
I’ll third Dead Alive, and maybe add Ichi the Killer.
There are two different versions of Dead Alive. Get the UNRATED one. Trust me.
“Damn fine custard”
(blergh!)
LOL. 4 of the guys I work with are Brits - and even though they don’t really say things like “bloody good”, for some reason I still translated your title to “I need a bloody good movie…”
OK, its late in the day. 
Okay.
I saw Dead Alive a decade ago or so, but I recall very little of it. Ever since Peter Jackson hit it big with LOTR, Dead Alive has been referenced, with frequent mentions of the custard scene. Allegedly, it’ll put one off of custard for life.
What have I forgotten about custard, some guy, his grandmother, zombies, and a lawnmower?
You’ve forgotten that Lionel’s infected grandmother was sitting at the dinner table with some houseguests. Before Lionel can react, she’s given her face a squeeze, which causes a huge blob of pus to rocket into the bowl of custard in front of one of the guests. Said guest doesn’t notice, and eats with relish (figuratively).
Kill Bill
The Stepfather
Play Misty for Me
I’ve heard that Midnight Run was a pretty good buddy movie.
Another vote for Dead Alive, the unrated version!
Cannabil Ferox (Make Them Die Slowly)
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The Beyond**
I would also recommend “I Spit On Your Grave” but… no. Not for a party.