Any other horror fans out there?

[Arkhan Land]

anybody checked BABADOOK or Housebound out recently?

[Mr Mystery]

I've watched both.

Babadook is utterly fantastic. Properly creepy, and I love the plot.

Housebound is also good for a laugh. Quite a dark comedy with decent horror chops.

I've got a bit of a backlog to watch at the moment, including some 'classic' Slasher flicks. I think I'll have a wee marathon sesh on Sunday!

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

Yes, of course - should of guessed i like horror by now :P i definitely consider myself a connoisseur when it comes to the weird or good creature ends of the genre. Heres my list :

John Carpenters The Thing is my #1
Necronomicon
The blob (1980's)
From Beyond
Videodrome
Eraserhead
Hellraiser 1 and 2
Alien (first one only)
Nightbreed
Dark Waters (1993)
The Strangeness
John Dies at the End
The Keep
Uzumaki

[Mr Mystery]

I've seen most of those (and all Hellraiser films...)

Those I haven't I shall check out!

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

I've seen most of those (and all Hellraiser films...)

Those I haven't I shall check out!

Yeah I figured you'd of seen *most* of them, which ones haven't you? Recent one for me was the strangeness which i watched on halloween. Obscure average "stuck in a very very dark cave" 80's horror. i mostly liked it cos it has a stop motion, tentacled worm creature which obviously ticked my monster box very well.

[Mr Mystery]

The Thing, The Blob, From Beyond, Videodrome, Hellraiser, Alien, Nightbreed, The Keep.

So a few to catch up on

Currently exploring the 80's Slasher Flick genre, and dabbling with Giallo - though I don't recommend The Night Train Murders. It's not a poor film, but it's stomach churningly rooted in reality.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

The Thing, The Blob, From Beyond, Videodrome, Hellraiser, Alien, Nightbreed, The Keep.

So a few to catch up on

Currently exploring the 80's Slasher Flick genre, and dabbling with Giallo - though I don't recommend The Night Train Murders. It's not a poor film, but it's stomach churningly rooted in reality.

I don't like ones too close to reality, they tend to upset me a little as I am quite sensitive to that stuff. I avoid the so called "torture porn" genre for that very reason, just too close to real life. Give me killer blobs instead. Never really got into the slasher genre but did like the first Candyman film - had such a great gothic street fairy-tale vibe and the killer was kinda relatable due to what happened to him, rather than being the 1-dimensional relentless faceless killer most seem to be.

[Mr Mystery]

Indeed.

Horror films should be entertainingly gory or creepy.

Put in too much realism (and the one in question has stuff all too real) and it just becomes an uncomfortable watch. Compare to another where a bloke is decapitated by a digger? Totally different effect.

[Kirsten]

just watched Harbinger Down. it is basically a remake of The Thing, so on the one hand it wouldn't exist without The Thing first, on the other, it does some elements of it better. the monster is quite interesting, and is very much helped by modern special effects. definitely worth watching.

[Mr Mystery]

I'll keep an eye out for it.

Also, I'd like to posit that Netflix is one of the best things to happen to Horror fans in a long time. Usually has a decent selection of films you don't mind watching, but wouldn't necessarily pay for.