# Recommend me some (no too) horror movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 21, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243 "2017-08-21T01:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/21 "2017-08-21T16:01:45Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > [Cabin in the Woods](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cabin_in_the_woods/)is a must see. Nice post/sig combo. See the second line in the OP. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [August 21, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/22 "2017-08-21T16:05:54Z")
Tremors (I); kinda silly, but well-done. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/23 "2017-08-21T16:09:58Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Tremors (I); kinda silly, but well-done. Wrong goddamn rec room. šŸ˜ƒ The TV series is kinda fun, too. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/24 "2017-08-21T16:15:51Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Wrong goddamn rec room. šŸ˜ƒ > > The TV series is kinda fun, too. I rescind ā€œKinda silly.ā€ _A wicked sense of humor_ is more accurate. Itā€™s a series? šŸ†’šŸ†’ Iā€™m there. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/25 "2017-08-21T16:31:13Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Itā€™s a series? šŸ†’šŸ†’ Iā€™m there. Just one season. They brought in Christopher Lloyd in a recurring role as a local mad scientist, ISTR sort of Doc Brown as a biochemist with a tinge of Jim Ignatowski. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/26 "2017-08-21T16:47:33Z")
**The Orphanage** ( **El Orfanato** ). Produced by Guillermo Del Toro, itā€™s really more of a **Sixth Sense** -type of slow, creepy mystery than a straight-up horror film. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/27 "2017-08-21T18:07:57Z")
Army of Darknessā€¦although more of a comedy. Hush was good for suspense. My daughter liked both Donā€™t Breathe and Lights Out. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/28 "2017-08-21T21:09:51Z")
Based on what you posted, you appear to like fairly low-key supernatural horror, ghosts and such, as opposed to machete-wielding maniacs or giant monsters. Iā€™ll make recommendations in that direction. Have you seen **The Ring**? Not the recent **Rings** , but the one with Naomi Watts. If not, Iā€™d go there first. **Session 9** is worth a look. A lot of the horror comes from its location, an actual abandoned mental hospital, which is creepy as hell. The original **Paranormal Activity** is nice and creepy. The budget was really low, which actually helped, because they didnā€™t have the money to get all loud and stupid. **The Grudge**. Canā€™t go wrong with Japan, right? I also liked the original Chinese version of **The Eye** ; Iā€™ve never seen the American remake, but Iā€™ve heard bad things. I second **The Autopsy of Jane Doe**. I also second **Hush** and **Donā€™t Breathe** , but thereā€™s nothing supernatural about them. Still very good. End note: **Tusk** is so damn weird I donā€™t even know what to do with it. I saw it on the big screen, no one else in the theater. And then the end credits rolled, and I waited until the credits ran, and there was that closing scene, and I got up to leave. There was one theater employee on the exit ramp, waiting to clean up. ā€œWhat did you think?ā€ he asked. I replied, ā€œI donā€™t know how to feel about that.ā€ He said, ā€œYeah, thatā€™s about right.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/29 "2017-08-21T23:47:11Z")
Thanks everyone so far. Great suggestions. > [@Shodan](#): > > Maybe _Angel Heart_ qualifies as horror. Yes, seen it. Thatā€™s what Iā€™m looking for. Loved Frailty! Thank you. Trying to stay away from comedy. Thank you so much for the suggestions. Loading up my Netflix ! ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/30 "2017-08-21T23:56:09Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > Get Out - not really horror per se, more psychological horror than anything else. I donā€™t want to even try to describe the plot for fear of spoilers. Very little blood and guts, very great cast and concept. I came in to recommend _Get Out_, but Iā€™d say that while MOST of the movie is a non-violent thriller it does get fairly bloody in the last half hour or so. However, for anyone whoā€™s squeamish about such things (like me), by this stage of the movie you have a pretty good idea of whatā€™s coming and can avert your eyes if necessary. FWIW, it did not strike me as gratuitously gory. ETA: Iā€™ll add that _Get Out_ has some funny moments but is primarily a thriller and not a comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Zerc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/82dd89/32.png) [@Zerc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zerc)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/31 "2017-08-22T16:19:10Z")
[Tucker and Dale vs Evil](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/) is a nice twist on the standard horror movie ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/32 "2017-08-22T16:25:48Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > \*Troll II > > The Frighteners > > Zombieland\* > > All qualify as horror movies, technically, but theyā€™re all hilarious. I came in here to add The Frighteners and Zombieland as well. Great fun ā€œhorrorā€ flicks. My wife hates horror flicks and enjoyed both of them. Iā€™ve never seen Troll II; but now I will add it to the list. The Frighteners stars Michael J Fox as a person who can see ghosts and uses that ability to con people until shit gets real. Some names you might recognize: Michael J. Fox, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jake Busey, and it was directed by Peter Jackson. And of course Zombieland has a small role by Bill Murray. Both hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/33 "2017-08-22T16:39:31Z")
I havenā€™t seen it, but _Oculus_ comes up on a lot of ā€œunderratedā€ lists. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/34 "2017-08-22T19:52:24Z")
Hate slasher movies! And most movies made from Stephen King novels are not as good as the books - Love King. Best King movies: Pet Semetary 'Salemā€™s Lot (original) Other good non-slashers: The Other - 1972 The Others - 2001 The Omen - 1976 ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/35 "2017-08-23T13:44:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _Near Dark_ Yes, yes, _yesssss!_ One of the classic horror movies of its era marred only by that dumb plot twist from way past out in left field which makes the ending possible. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/36 "2017-08-23T13:51:53Z")
See the original Japanese versions of _The Ring_ and _The Grudge_ā€“ much better than the American remakes. If you have never seen Alfred Hitchcockā€™s _Psycho_, see it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/37 "2017-08-23T14:18:36Z")
Many that Iā€™d recommend have been mentioned already : _The Descent, Near Dark_, the original _Haunting, The Babadook, Let The Right One In_, and _Session 9_ are tops in terror, .and I second them all vociferously not to say vehemently. More greats: _The Addiction_, the thinking manā€™s vampire movie (albeit with a very disappointing ending). \*Martin \*-- a tragicomic, deeply creepy early effort from the Master, George Romero \*The Crazies \*aka \*Code Name Trixie \*-- the remake is actually pretty good; the original, being early Romero, is better. You cannot go wrong with vintage David Cronenberg. \*Black Christmas \*is often unfairly pegged as the first slasher flick. Itā€™s not. Itā€™s much more, and not very gory at all. A real blood freezer and skin crawler. \*Cookers. Cookers. COOKERS! \*Iā€™ve raved about that movie here before. Itā€™s just genius frightening, and with its three characters and one set, a miracle of storytelling economy ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/38 "2017-08-23T16:03:10Z")
A couple more recommendations: [The Innocents](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055018/?ref_=nv_sr_4) (1961), based on _The Turn of the Screw_ by Henry James, and [The Changeling](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1980). There are also a couple of adaptations of Susan Hillā€™s _The Woman in Black_; I prefer ITWā€™s television version released in 1989 (and available on the YouTubes [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFWgz4nRe0Q)), but the 2012 film version, starring Daniel Radcliffe is pretty good as well (it deviates quite a bit from the book, especially at the end, and relies too much on CGI for my tastes). ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/39 "2017-08-23T16:33:08Z")
> [@DLuxN8R-13](#): > > \ > > \*The Crazies \*aka \*Code Name Trixie \*-- the remake is actually pretty good; the original, being early Romero, is better. I enjoyed the remake. I will also include _Identity_ - there is some gore, but the storyline is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243/40 "2017-08-23T19:52:48Z")
Are you interested in a really well done classic ghost story type horror movie? Then I would recommend _The Changeling_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-no-too-horror-movies/794243.md?page=3)