Nice post/sig combo. See the second line in the OP. 
Tremors (I); kinda silly, but well-done.
Wrong goddamn rec room. 
The TV series is kinda fun, too.
I rescind “Kinda silly.” A wicked sense of humor is more accurate.
It’s a series? 
I’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.
The Orphanage (El Orfanato). Produced by Guillermo Del Toro, it’s really more of a Sixth Sense-type of slow, creepy mystery than a straight-up horror film.
Army of Darkness…although more of a comedy.
Hush was good for suspense. My daughter liked both Don’t Breathe and Lights Out.
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. I’ll make recommendations in that direction.
Have you seen The Ring? Not the recent Rings, but the one with Naomi Watts. If not, I’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 didn’t have the money to get all loud and stupid.
The Grudge. Can’t go wrong with Japan, right? I also liked the original Chinese version of The Eye; I’ve never seen the American remake, but I’ve heard bad things.
I second The Autopsy of Jane Doe. I also second Hush and Don’t Breathe, but there’s nothing supernatural about them. Still very good.
End note: Tusk is so damn weird I don’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. “What did you think?” he asked. I replied, “I don’t know how to feel about that.” He said, “Yeah, that’s about right.”
Thanks everyone so far. Great suggestions.
Yes, seen it. That’s what I’m looking for.
Loved Frailty! Thank you.
Trying to stay away from comedy. Thank you so much for the suggestions. Loading up my Netflix !
I came in to recommend Get Out, but I’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 who’s squeamish about such things (like me), by this stage of the movie you have a pretty good idea of what’s coming and can avert your eyes if necessary. FWIW, it did not strike me as gratuitously gory.
ETA: I’ll add that Get Out has some funny moments but is primarily a thriller and not a comedy.
Tucker and Dale vs Evil is a nice twist on the standard horror movie
I came in here to add The Frighteners and Zombieland as well. Great fun “horror” flicks. My wife hates horror flicks and enjoyed both of them. I’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!
I haven’t seen it, but Oculus comes up on a lot of “underrated” lists.
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
'Salem’s Lot (original)
Other good non-slashers:
The Other - 1972
The Others - 2001
The Omen - 1976
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.
See the original Japanese versions of The Ring and The Grudge– much better than the American remakes.
If you have never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, see it.
Many that I’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 man’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. It’s not. It’s much more, and not very gory at all. A real blood freezer and skin crawler.
*Cookers. Cookers. COOKERS! *I’ve raved about that movie here before. It’s just genius frightening, and with its three characters and one set, a miracle of storytelling economy
A couple more recommendations: The Innocents (1961), based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, and The Changeling (1980).
There are also a couple of adaptations of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black; I prefer ITW’s television version released in 1989 (and available on the YouTubes here), 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).
I enjoyed the remake. I will also include Identity - there is some gore, but the storyline is pretty good.
Are you interested in a really well done classic ghost story type horror movie?
Then I would recommend The Changeling.