The 40 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen 3
Here are some more off the shelf movies to dine on. Enjoy.
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- DirectorAnthony WallerStarsAdrian PaulAmanda DougeAnthony WallerA security expert is sent to a remote scientific camp to investigate strange things that are happening.An extremely well made horror fest that's bound and hell-determined to please the majority who view it. This one will keep you guessing. Highly recommended.
- DirectorAndreas MarschallStarsPeter MartellAnja GebelMagdalena RitterA creepy three-part anthology which is actually constructed from a trio of German-produced independent short films that form a narrative around a mysterious cult in 1983 India as a wrap-around story. In the first story "Shakti", a reporter talks to an institutionalized cult survivor who claims to have murdered her boyfriend. In the second story "Devi", a man awakens from a therapy session to discover that he's been beaten senseless and held prisoner by his evil therapist. In the third story "Kali", a faith healer exorcises a spirit from a person only to discover that he has released it into his cellar.This movie is just plain old-fashioned messed up. Wow.
- DirectorAndrey IskanovStarsAlexandra BatrumovaSvyatoslav IliyasovAndrey IskanovA haunted hitman whose violent career has taken a toll on his mental health turns to trepanning as a means of relieving his growing anxiety.I can only imagine what kind of screwed up mind-bent person came up with this. This movie is foreign and it would have to be because I don't know if Americans are capable of imagining something like this.
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsRichard CrennaJoanna PettetAndrew PrineA doctor buys a Civil War era dilapidated mansion, and hires a few friends to fix it up, but the mansion hides a deadly secret.Very good movie with Richard Crenna. It surprised me.
- DirectorAlexandre CourtèsStarsRupert EvansKenny DoughtyJoseph KennedyA group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.Mental hospital horror. Been done before but this one is very well made.
- DirectorBob BalabanStarsRandy QuaidMary Beth HurtSandy DennisA young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers.You like meat? :) Great movie. Definitely kept my interest.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsRalph FiennesMiranda RichardsonGabriel ByrneA mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.Some might not call this horror but from the viewpoint of the main character, it certainly would be. The extremely talented Ralph Fiennes plays the main role and from the first couple of minutes you can tell he's not phoning this role in. I must warn however, it can be slow for a while. This is one that demands patience to get to the end and it demands thought afterwards. It's a web that's for sure.
- DirectorMatthew ChapmanStarsJennifer Jason LeighBrenda VaccaroJack HallettCarol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special relationship with her uncle as she battles her memories and her surroundings in her new home.Not your typical 80's fare. If hollywood made movies as original as this today, they'd still be revered as the most talented movie makers the world over.
- DirectorJon KnautzStarsAaron AshmoreCindy SampsonMeghan HeffernTwo female journalists and a photographer travel to Europe to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances, only to find themselves embroiled in a struggle against a kind of evil they never expected.I'm genuinely not sure how many have seen this and how many haven't but here it is in all its glory. Very much worth a look.
- DirectorAndrzej ZulawskiStarsIsabelle AdjaniSam NeillMargit CarstensenA woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.Haven't come across anyone that hated it but I must admit, it's a strange one.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsGabriel ByrneJulian SandsNatasha RichardsonThe Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.All about the night the story "Frankenstein" was made. Great movie.
- DirectorBrian YuznaStarsBilly WarlockConcetta D'AgneseBen SlackAn ordinary teenage boy discovers his family is part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.Twisted and perverse but with a statement. Messed up though.
- DirectorRolf de HeerStarsSteven VidlerCeline O'LearyRitchie SingerA small Australian town is stricken by unusual occurrences; electrical faults, violent and psychotic human behavior.Watched it twice within a week. Can't go wrong with this one on a Friday night. BTW, it's an aussie flick.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsRobert John BurkeChelsea FieldZakes MokaeA woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.I'm not sure if this movie is well known or not. It wasn't known in my circle so here it is. It's excellent btw.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDuring a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.Many would say I'm not right in the head to put this down as horror but I disagree. It may not be structured like a normal scary flick is but it's got the properties that count. It's based upon a true story.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsCharlotte BurkeJane BertishSamantha CahillA young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.Been a favorite in my circle for years. Really, you can't miss on this one.
- DirectorAntti-Jussi AnnilaStarsVille VirtanenTommi EronenViktor KlimenkoAs a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.Brought to you by Finland.
- DirectorCamilo VilaStarsBen CrossHal HolbrookRuben RabasaA priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.Can be a little sleazy in parts but I've always been a fan of it.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack HawkinsDonald PleasenceGeorgia BrownA psychiatrist tells stories of four special cases to a colleague.The late Mr. Donald Pleasance stars in this classic. A legendary screen presence as always.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsBradley GreggTraci LindMalcolm McDowellThree ex-military robots are reprogrammed as teachers and secretly placed in a school where most students are part of organized gangs. They begin to respond violently to unruly students, and their military training starts to take over.This one could be horror or sci-fi depending on your point of view. It's a B movie but a good one.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsÁlex AnguloArmando De RazzaSantiago SeguraBent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?The mexico version isn't in English and there's no subtitles. The version from Spain has them both if I recall. The cover is all serious but the movie is very funny. Great way to spend a couple of hours.
- DirectorDavid TausikStarsBen CrossJennifer BurnsBeverly GarlandGabriella finds an unfinished symphony that was written by her late uncle Octave Barron who found inspiration through murder. Thrilled by its possibilities she hires Marius (Ben Cross) to complete the symphony. As he begins work on the piece he finds himself stuck in a bizarre murdering cycle handed down from the original composer.It won't change your life or anything but it is a very well made movie. And besides Ben Cross usually doesn't pick duds. BTW another more known title for this movie is "Blood Song."
- DirectorFabrizio LaurentiStarsDavid HasselhoffLinda BlairCatherine HicklandA photographer and others are stranded at a Massachusetts island hotel haunted by a woman in black.A good way to kill a Saturday afternoon.
- DirectorAntonia BirdStarsGuy PearceRobert CarlyleDavid ArquetteIn a remote military outpost in the 19th century, Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.Cannibalism at its finest.
- DirectorWayne CoeStarsJames Earl JonesBrad DourifWill Hare"Grim Prairie Tales" is a 1990 horror anthology movie where a cynical bounty hunter and a clerk traveling through the prairie rest by the campfire telling four stories of terror to each other.James Earl Jones and Brad Dourif in a horror anthology. If that doesn't peak your interest, don't know what will.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsPetr CepekJan KrausVladimír KudlaAn ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.This ones a little different. The Director uses clay animation for his special effects. Sounds odd but it works very well. This one is bound to surprise many.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack PalanceBurgess MeredithBeverly AdamsAn anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.This is an old Hammer anthology. Not just worth the viewing but the buying as well.
- DirectorGuy MagarStarsDennis LipscombLeslie WingSuzanne SnyderA Manic depressive artist survives a suicidal fall only to be possessed by a murdered gangster, who uses the artist to seek vengeance on those that ended his life.The person I was with recently didn't like it. The person I was with in the 80's did. It's a typical B movie from that era but it's unique. I watch it every few years to reacquaint myself with it. Best I can say is give it a shot.
- DirectorÉric TessierStarsMichel CôtéPatrick HuardCatherine FlorentIn Montreal, on the same day that a policeman shot eleven children, killing ten, without any reason, the successful writer Thomas Roy amputates his fingers and tries to commit suicide. Completely catatonic, he is treated by Dr. Paul Lacasse and his big fan, the pregnant Dr. Jeanne Marcoux, in a psychiatric hospital. When the journalist Charles Monette, who is writing a book about Thomas, schedules a meeting with Dr. Paul, he shows pieces of newspaper showing that Thomas was present to the last thirty-seven tragedies in Canada. Dr. Paul reads the notes and decides to investigate further the life of Thomas Roy, disclosing dark secrets about his past.This one was suggested to me because of my all time favorite movie being "In The Mouth Of Madness." The plot lines are similiar but this one is obviously is French. My best advice is not to go into it expecting Mouth of Madness. Go into it as a regular foreign movie. It's got it's flaws but definitely still worth a watch. BTW the English title is "Evil Words".
- DirectorJeff KwitnyStarsMary KohnertBo SvensonVictoria ZinnyAn introverted American student of Balkan descent travels to Yugoslavia as part of a school trip to witness an ancient pagan ritual, but the pagans hide a deadly secret.Another foreign that has its ridiculous moments but its excellent ones as well. I'm a fan.
- DirectorWilson YipStarsJordan ChanEmotion CheungSam LeeA group of young shoppers and employees must band together when a zombie outbreak over runs their Hong Kong shopping center in the middle of the shopping day.English title is "Bio Zombie". It's Chinese and not for everyone. If you have a sense of humor you should check it out. It's not good enough to watch it more than once or so but when you do you don't tend to forget it.
- DirectorMichael LaughlinStarsMichael MurphyLouise FletcherDan ShorA scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.Made when horror had direction and movie makers had talent.
- DirectorEric WestonStarsClint HowardR.G. ArmstrongJoe CorteseAn outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.This was original for its time. Worth a watch for sure.
- DirectorMamoru HoshiMasayuki OchiaiHisao OguraStarsTamoriAkiko YadaKazuma SuzukiA four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.I watched this movie years ago and its still fresh in my mind. A rare gem from the land of Japan.
- DirectorSion SonoStarsChiaki KuriyamaMegumi SatôTsugumiAbout hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.This movie's freaky. If you want your flesh to crawl, pick this one up.
- DirectorMatt CoddStarsAdrian PaulFrida FarrellRhett GilesIn the 1580's English colonists arrive in what was to become North Carolina and find supernatural terror.I liked it.
- DirectorFrank DarabontJeff SchiroStarsMichael CornelisonDee CroxtonBrian LibbyStephen King's "dollar baby" double bill consisting of Frank Darabont's The Woman in the Room (1984) and Jeff Schiro's The Boogeyman (1982).This ones a very early anthology collection based upon Stephen King's "Night Shift" short stories. It's actually in two volumes (volume 1 and 2) on vhs. I've always liked them and never met a person who didn't unless you find the movie "Scream" to be a cinematic work of art. In that case you might want to move along.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsBrett HalseyMeg RegisterLino SalemmeA Canadian archaeological team in Sicily accidentally unleashes vengeful ghosts of five demonic nuns who were murdered 500 years earlier, and the ghosts now set out to kill the group and townspeople alike.A Lucio Fulci classic. Purists have seen it. Don't know of many others who have. Very good movie.
- DirectorLeslie StevensStarsWilliam ShatnerAllyson AmesEloise HardtOn a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.Believe it or not this is with William Shatner. A great movie...really. :)
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsJohn CassavetesJohn IrelandKerrie KeaneA small town's doctor takes matters into his own hands after a series of gruesome and bizarre rape crimes perplex the clueless authorities.Some absolutely despise the movie. Some love it. You can guess which category I'm in. I liked it so much I bought the book afterwards. To each his/her own.
- DirectorTravis BetzStarsJeremiah BirkettSarah LassezWard RobertsA man uses a demon to save his girlfriend but the demon has a nefarious plan.Saved one of the best for last. A true gem.