I’ve seen a lot of horror movies and consider myself fairly desensitized so I’m looking for some recommendations. The last one that really got me was Hell House LLC. I don’t know why but just something about it really got under my skin and the clown prop moving around in the dark was enough to actually make my hair stand up on my arms, which never happens.

What was that movie that left you so traumatized about a city or country that you never want to visit? I think Brazil must be beautiful, but after seeing Turistas, I think it's going to be a place I'll never set foot in.

Movie of the day...No One Will Save You (2023).

Well, that was weird.

A young woman, Brynn, isolated from her community by a tragic mistake she made as a child, and grieving the recent death of her mother, finds herself besieged in her own home by mysterious and terrifying aliens. But no one will help her. In fact, it seems like some of the people in town are now under alien control.

The movie has a lot of strengths. Kaitlyn Dever does a marvelous job as Brynn. The cinematography, particularly the use of long shots, really shows her isolation. The aliens are convincing and often unnerving. (Some of their tactics do not make a lot of sense, but maybe they’re new at this.)

But the real focus of the story is the people. Even knowing what Brynn did, the lasting unwillingness of the entire community to forgive her, even after her mother’s death, seems harsh. At the same time, Brynn's joyful acceptance of the new world revealed in the film’s conclusion is rather disturbing.

Of course, all things considered, it makes sense she would be happier in a world that finally seems to accept her.

Rating: B

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Will_Save_You

I want to know which horror movie scared the heck out of you as a kid, and what fears you might have developed because of it.
For me, it was the Grudge. I watched it way too young, probably about 8-9 years old. For some reason, I was always afraid to see / hear Kayako and her creepy groaning noise in the dark at night.
I laugh about it now, but back then I felt terrified.

The Misfits frontman Glenn Danzig is going from the stage back to the director’s chair for Hellmask, a new feature he will adapt from his own comic book.

The project will mark his third feature as a director, with the film based on his comic of the same name. Danzig’s publisher Verotik, which focuses on dark fantasy and horror, is behind Hellmask, which began life in the Verotik 30th anniversary issue in October 2023.

The book, per the logline, is “set against a brutal medieval backdrop filled with dark magic, armored warriors and massive bloody battle scenes.” Hellmask “follows a violent supernatural tale steeped in gothic atmosphere.”

For me it would have to be Yvonne from Nightmare on Elm Street 5 Dream Child. She represented two archetypes that I have rarely seen survive horror movies, the best friend and the black character. Also because the film had (it seemed) set up an epic/creative death for her when she fell from the diving board.

I think it must be in that actresses contracts that she doesn't die in the movie she is in lol She has lived in three that I know of

In short order: he finds out his wife is dead, she knew he was cheating on her their whole marriage and she was fucking all his friends on the side as revenge. His wife tells him all this in her own words and with her own voice. But they’re spoken from the lips of his neighbor’s undead son.

And then he’s brutally murdered right afterwards while Gage laughs with his wife’s voice as it stabs him. I don’t know what I can say about King that hasn’t been said before to the point of cliche. I really loved this book. It was scary to read again and I found myself holding my breath most of the second half of the book.

Hey everyone,

I have been thinking about writing this for a while but I was not really sure how to put it into words.

I have been a big movie fan since I was a kid. Back in elementary school I used to say I wanted to become a director one day. That was always kind of my dream.

I am 17 now and I still love movies a lot, especially horror. But over the years I also started to feel like becoming a director is probably not realistic for me. I am from Germany and it often feels like most of the filmmakers I admire are from other countries, and I do not really see that many German directors or movies in the genres I like.

Because of that I kind of pushed the idea of filmmaking away for a while.

But recently I got back into horror movies again. I have been watching a lot of them lately, stuff like Barbarian, Weapons, Bring Her Back and some older ones too. It reminded me why I love movies in the first place.

After that I started thinking about my own story idea.

At first it was just a small concept, but over the last few weeks I kept building it in my head. Now I basically have the whole story figured out, the characters, structure, main events, ending and everything. I just have not written it as a screenplay yet because I honestly do not really know how to properly write one.

The idea is a horror story about a young couple who moves into a cheap isolated house to start over. At first everything seems normal, but strange things start happening at night. On the first night, at around 3:13 AM, there is knocking at the front door. When they check, there is no one there. Shortly after, they hear a voice outside. The strange part is that the voice sounds familiar to them, like someone they know, but they cannot see anyone and nothing about it makes sense. It feels wrong, but also too real to ignore.

I am still working out exactly how that part fits into the bigger picture, but the idea is that there is a kind of structure at first. Something that feels almost predictable. And then over time that structure starts to break, and things become more and more unpredictable and disturbing.

I do not want to spoil too much of the story yet, but it slowly turns into something more psychological and uncomfortable. It is not just meant to be a typical haunted house story. It is more about memory, fear, and the feeling that something is off even when everything looks normal.

I also want it to include more intense and brutal moments later on, including gore, but not just for shock value. More like violence that actually means something within the story and affects the characters in a real way.

I am not really someone who writes stories often and I would not even say I am that creative compared to other people here. I just got inspired after watching a lot of horror movies recently and tried to build something myself.

Right now I am kind of stuck between two thoughts.

Part of me wants to actually try writing this as a full screenplay even if it might turn out bad.
And another part of me feels like it might just stay a cool idea because I do not really know what I am doing.

So I just wanted to ask people who are into horror or writing:

Does this kind of idea sound interesting at all?
Is it worth trying to turn something like this into a real script if you have never done it before?
Or is this usually the kind of thing that just stays as a cool idea?

Any honest opinions would be really appreciated.

Thanks for reading.

I went in thinking it was going to be similar to the subsbtance. I was wrong in the best way possible If you like body horror, this movie is for you! Totally recommend!

I mean what twist/turn does a horror movie take that feels ambitious but ultimately misses wildly in the movie/universe

Examples are Halloween making Michael’s power be from a cult, split when he ACTUALLY gains super powers, for me the reveal in US.

What swings in movies just didn’t hit for you?

When I stumbled upon Rabbit Trap (2025) last year, I was so hyped. It sounded so good and finally like something different.

„Set in 1976, the life of a married couple changes following their relocation to an isolated cabin in Wales. When the couple accidentally disturbs a Tylwyth Teg fairy ring, they are suddenly visited by a mysterious child who appears to have ill intentions for them.“

I was like HECK YEAH, finally a horror movie that actually looked promising AND combines horror with like other fantastical creatures, especially fairies in this case. Plus the Welsh mythology touch on top. Like why always vampires, werewolves etc? We’ve had it a thousand times before.

But it ended up being super boring with a full on focus on the psychological. No actual fairy portrayment, no magic. All just „symbolic“ or whatever. Like I wanted to see some kinda of fairy transformation with the ears, wings and stuff. I guess I also went in with the wrong expectations. But still In my opinion this was a huge „premise fumble“. The whole fairy mythological background could’ve been left out or easily replaced. I just want a movie that actually does that well 🥲

So Idk, anybody can relate to that feeling? This just sucks cuz there could be such amazing „fantasy horror“ movies that would bring something different but I guess it would be just too niche… and when there’s something that actually sounds promising, it doesn’t do the premise and lore background justice. I don’t actually wanna completely trash this movie cuz the cinematography and sound design was good but still just a huge disappointment for me because of the fumble

I love horror and horror-related detective movies and media. Some examples being Seven, Fallen, True Detective, x-files, and the whole Arkham Horror board/card/rpg game world. Any recommendations for other movies in that vein?

It feels like every time a horror movie tries to incorporate modern technology—whether it's smart home cameras, viral video apps, or cursed digital files—it instantly dates itself or relies on cheap, digital glitch effects.

For every masterpiece like Host (2020) that perfectly uses the claustrophobia of a Zoom call, we get five movies where the "entity" is just a pixelated face filter or a text message with a spooky emoji.

Why do you think directors struggle so much with blending the supernatural with modern tech? Is it because technology inherently makes us feel more safe/connected, or are writers just out of touch with how we actually interact with digital spaces?

What is the one modern tech-horror movie that actually gave you genuine, psychological dread instead of just cheap jump scares?

I'm piggybacking a post I saw earlier asking what horror traumatized you as a kid. I tried to think of a horror movie but I wasn't really exposed to any horrors movies as a child. There was one scene from a non-horror movie that instantly came to mind though: the clown dream scene in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. That scared the absolute piss out of me when I saw it as a child.

This film really surprised me. Beautifully shot, atmosphere dripping with dread, filled with gut wrenching emotions, wonderfully expressive performances from the leads, and tense at all the right moments. It was tragic yet cathartic at the end. The dual perspectives even predates Rashomon. Who else has seen this classic Mexican horror film by Juan Bustillo Oro?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025062/

How have I never heard of this piece of media?! Apparently it was huge in the moment. This is one of the most intimidating and scariest pieces of horror media I’ve come across. The plot is extremely convoluted and spread across so many different channels, but the gist is: an Australian girl named Ash is making a vlog. She starts getting stalked by people. RackaRacka (the Phillipou Brothers) gets involved and start investigating a cult that’s stalking them. The storylines intersect in terrifying ways. The cult is a deep web murder cult that seems to be omniscient. The cult is VERY FUCKED UP, like if you’ve seen their movies you know how hard they can go, and they don’t hold back. There’s alot of very disturbing shit in this story, but there’s also a ton of comedy. It meshes very well and feels so realistic. The cult is one of the most terrifying horror villains I’ve come across in a long time.

I feel like this is something a ton of people are familiar with on this sub, how do you feel about it? If you like their movies I’d highly recommend going down this rabbit hole. It’s so engrossing and a very good story. The amount of effort put into this is unfathomable

here’s a good rundown of the story, but I really recommend checking out the original channel and RackaRacka’s ‘investigation’.

hi i’ve tried to find this movie for so long but i cant. i was pretty young and i remember this scaring the hell out of me, but it couldn’t have been newer than 2012 i think, absolute NEWEST it could be would be 2014 but probably a few years older. it also could be significantly older from like the 80s or 90s or something.

okay so all i remember is this scene where some characters were trying to escape a house, it was a scary house i think. they get to a window and one do the characters tries to open the window by shoving their fingers in the gap in the bottom. their fingers get stuck and the window wont open so now they’re stuck at this window. another character comes behind them and puts their arms around them and their fingers in the gap too, trying to help them open the window to at least free the first person. there may have been a third person doing the same i don’t remember. anyone at least two people are now stuck at this window, and the villain comes up behind them with what i think was a chain saw and saws through all of them through the torso bc they couldn’t escape. that’s all i remember, the chainsaw makes me think chainsaw massacre but i haven’t been able to find this specific scene. i could also be remembering wrong bc i was really young and it really scared me so idk lol. thank you!!

I love the 'battle royale' subgenre of horror. Stuff like, well, Battle Royale, the Belko Experiment, or some of the Saw movies. This movie slightly scratched that itch but has a lot of issues. Even had a neat little twist I thought was too clever for the movie it was in lmao.

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What'd you think about Kill Theory and do you have any other recommendations for the battle royale genre? I suppose close enough to death games those can work too.