Rec (2007) . A slow night where a novice news reporter shows a day in the life of the local firestation turns into so much more.

I think there's something about the intersection between found footage and a foreign (to me) film that makes it so much more believable and enjoyable. This is miles beyond the US remake, quarantine. No big name actors here to ruin the found footage vibe. Just a small town news reporter meandering through a slow night at a local fire station.

Little Shop of Horrors, original and remake. But I always assign social commentary, regardless if the writer meant any or not.

Small shout out to !horrormovies@lemm.ee

The Platform https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platform_(film)

100% Nope: A episode from supernatural, where ghouls half way succeed to eat Sam. (I consider it as the most gruesome horror I have ever seen, and I don't think I have the stomach to see it ever again. The blood draining is a ... no.)

Yellow brick road on otherhand hits the weird places spot of SCP, which I can't get enough. (not horror really, but still)

Event Horizon

day of the dead is fantastic. perfect build up and release. watched it with a lot of friends and damn we went crazy for that ending

picking a favourite is hard, but In The Tall Grass (2019) is definitely up there, and i never see anyone talk about it. also, Malignant (2021). definitely try to go in blind for that one if you can.

I also recommend It Follows. It is so different. And the characters don't act dumb. And everything makes sense in the context. Like why they dont get a car or catch a plane, because they are broke teenagers.

The shining. I watch it every year at the first snow. I'm afraid I won't get that chance this year.

Sinister - the home movies and music are so creepy.

The Blair Witch Project. Terrifying.

The Thing (1982) has basically consistently been my favorite horror movie

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012) (go in spoiler-free with this one) are both good comedy horror.

Try this one.

"Altered States."

A Harvard neuroscientist is experimenting with sensory deprivation and other hallucinogens.

Alien is my favorite horror movie by far. I really dig Hellraiser too. I watched Pontypool recently and was surprised how good it was. And The Shining is fab.

Society

Signs (2002) is my favorite horror movie to watch during spooky season. While it was mocked so perfectly in Scary Movie 3, I feel like the atmosphere it creates is still so unnerving. The humor in the movie adds an element of B movie campiness to an otherwise serious movie.

Cabin in the Woods (2011) disassembles the horror tropes in a hilarious way. Inspired by the Evil Dead movies.

The Witch (2015)

Since you asked the favorite, i will have to describe it, trying to avoid the spoilers.

It is a masterpiece on many aspects at the same time. It is a historical movie, focusing on an isolated devout settler family living on the frontiers in the beginnings of US history. It is a dramatic and heavy movie with believable people, showing their realistic hardships in everyday living, how they really live and think the world through their strict religion, and how they react realistically to the supernatural events that unfold. It is a Horror movie that gradually builds the mystery, tense and fear thorough the relatively long stretch of time it takes (months i guess), and the actual terror moments felt deserved (i.e. not a cheap scary gag).

For all that, it is considered one of the more 'artful' horror films out there, and i'm sure it will (or already is?) considered one of the Greats in the genre with Dracula 1932 and The Exorcist 1973. It however leans on being slow and heavy, not good if you seek a lighthearted film.

Haven't yall seen The Conjuring II, The Nun, or am I an idiot to call these horror 😒

That nun is something else. Goosebumps every time! And I've rewatched it dozens of times

"The shutter" the original asian one. I remember watching it when it came out and loved it. ETA and the original Halloween of course but I also liked Rob Zombie's version of it.

It Follows

I like that it's such a simple concept for a horror movie, but it's still highly engaging for the audience.

Difficult to pick one, but Annihilation is up there.

I really enjoy Event Horizon, especially with the 40K theory in mind.

John Dies at the End is a good b/c/campy movie. It is absolutely not 1:1 to the books (which are good) but its a weird fun movie.

GYO Tokyo Fish Attack. Body horror is a great genre that doesn’t come around very often without looking kind of cheesy so it helps being animation.

The Fly is another great example of the genre. Such an excellent movie with a sad ending to top it off.

Oh baby, time to proselytize the masses of Lemmy and introduce a whole new set of suckers to "Fido". It's zombies with big Fallout vibes and is unironically one of the best C to B tier movies I've ever seen. It's the kind of movie where it looks like everyone involved was just having fun with it, ya know? Check it out and make sure to let me know what you think!

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 Alien Paranormal Activity (first one) V/H/S Train to Busan Children of the corn Frozen (about three skiers - not sure if this counts) Saw Orphan