Watched The Dark and the Wicked last night on Shudder. Talk about a depressing movie. It's about a brother and sister that come home to see their dying father off. It doesn't ever say exactly what is going on, but there's some paranormal shit involved that wants the dads body or soul.
Not a lot of jump scares, but I think the fact that you aren't sure what exactly is going on or why, adds to the hopelesness and creepiness factor. The whole dying dad is just a vortex of evil that sucks everyone involved into killing themselves. Like, literally the only things that live are the goats.
On a side note, there's a few other good flicks on Shudder right now. Summer of 84, Clovehitch Killer, and Train to Busan. Summer of 84 had a Stranger Things/Disturbia feel, Clovehitch Killer would be what you would do if you found out your dad was the BTK killer, and Train to Busan has fast zombies. [Reply]
Collectively V/H/S/99 is a steaming pile of shit (and I'm somewhat of a fan of the franchise) but the 3rd segment is some great TV in a WTF am I watching kind of way. Some truly fucked up shit.
Wouldn't really recommend the other segments but YMMV. [Reply]
Barbarian. It's on HBO Max and in theaters. It fucking rocks. I'd avoid any trailers or anything. It's a wild ride with some crazy turns. Legit tense and scary with some dark humor mixed in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kysirsoze:
Barbarian. It's on HBO Max and in theaters. It fucking rocks. I'd avoid any trailers or anything. It's a wild ride with some crazy turns. Legit tense and scary with some dark humor mixed in.
I came here to post this exact thing.
Clever, hilarious, scary and most of all memorable.
Fantastically fresh take of a horror movie. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
Anyone see any horror worth mentioning lately?
Nope, not me.
I tried watching a Korean horror flick called The Wailing on Reddit's recommendation and that movie was fucking garbage. I only got halfway through before my girlfriend made me turn it off because she was so bored.
If you can do found footage, I'd recommend Hell House LLC if you haven't seen them. I watched them semi-recently and was pleasantly surprised. [Reply]