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what horror movies would you recommend for a newbie?

/u/Straight_Original399 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:24:31 -0400

this is embarrassing lol but i want to get into horror movies but i know nothing abt them, i dont really know what the classics are or the most famous ones and all

during the holidays i went to my cousins and they are big fanatics of horror movies, so they made me watch all the scream movies and fear street and sick. and i liked them so i thought i want to watch more horror movies but i don’t really know what to watch ? help ? i think i particularly like movies where you have to guess the killer and when there are multiple but i don’t mind any if they’re good

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Finally saw Malum and I really enjoyed it!

/u/Pepperidgefarm21 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:44:08 -0400

I know a lot of people did not like it compared Last Shift, but I actually like it better. I liked how they went in depth and went into the backstory of it. The ending was a little out there as I did like Last Shift's better and I get why the hate as is it is close to the original. Last Shift left you wonder if she was nuts, or was this all actually happening, while Malum was confirmed this all happened. I really liked both and kinda siding more with Malum at some parts, the practical effects were amazing.

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Recommend me a zombie movie!

/u/Apprehensive-Alarm80 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:43:51 -0400

What is the best zombie movie that is currently on Disney, Netflix or Hbo max. I havent watched any zombie movies so you can recommend me any zombie movie.

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What would you explain to the police/public if you and your friends went to explore a haunted place but only you were the lone survivor ? What would you explain to them about your friend's disappearance ?

/u/Valuable-Reindeer187 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:35:12 -0400

Imagine going to explore a haunted place (abandoned building or asylum) with your friends , You just went there to explore and have fun but didn't expect some paranormal stuff happening there . You and your friends encounter a horror element (ghost/demon/creature) and got attacked by that . Unfortunately all your friends die and you are the lone survivor , then what would you explain to the public/police about your friends disappearance and what impact would it have on your life ??

this thought came into my mind after me and my friends went to explore an abandoned building in rural area that is said to be haunted by the locals .
we didn't find anything just had fun and a couple scares here and there

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Just watched Bloodline Killer

/u/FridayJason1993 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:05:08 -0400

Didn't care for this one at all. The plot feels like a mixture between Halloween 2018 and Scream. Shawnee Smith plays Moira Cole, a woman who survived her cousin's killing spree decades ago. A movie is made about this killing spree that puts her in the spotlight. Years later, the killer, Skulleton, escapes prison and attacks her home, murdering her husband and then vanishing. One year later, he returns to finish the job.

The plot is confusing, nothing is really explained, and you never really feel like you know what Skulleton's motivations are. The backstory is never properly explained. As a slasher, the kill scenes are bad, with no tension, suspense, build-ups, and the kills are lame and not very creative. The movie just ends without really explaining anything. The backstory becoming a movie doesn't really play into anything and just feels like it's there because Scream did it. I was looking forward to this one, but it was a big letdown.

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What other movies do you consider part of the original Universal monsters universe?

/u/horrorfan555 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:31:40 -0400

Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolfman all crossed over and made the Universal monsters. Fans see Creature from the Black lagoon, Invisible man and The Mummy as a part of it, even if you ignore Abbot and Costello.

Renfield had a return of Bela’s Dracula making it apart of it. Universal is pairing Abigail with the UMs in a lot of posts. The Gillman’s fossilized arm appears in Jason X

What other movies do you consider apart of the same universe as the original 6 movies, and why?

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"The Fog" has a lot to recommend it, but one thing I especially like is the atmosphere of mounting dread John Carpenter orchestrates in the first half.

/u/Mst3Kgf — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:04:03 -0400

Carpenter is, of course, a master at this (see "Halloween, "The Thing", "Prince of Darkness", etc) and "The Fog" is one of the best examples. First the stage is set with that brilliant opening of John Houseman telling the ghostly backstory around the campfire, which makes it clear what the threat is. Then you get the series of paranormal activity around the town, subtle, but creepy. Then the attack on the Seagrass, showing what the threat is capable of and making it clear this is just the opening act. Then the slow buildup during the daylight hours, with the steadily accumulating supernatural actions, leaving you on edge by the time darkness falls again. Add in Carpenter's moody, ominous score and those shots of the desolate lonely countryside, which shows how isolated Antonio Bay is. All that and by the time the ghosts come calling, we are totally primed and expecting the worst. That's how you do buildup in a horror movie. And Carpenter's one of the best there is.

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Things we just ignore in the movies we watch and love.

/u/RMc10151975 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:26:01 -0400

I’ll go first. In several of the Halloween movies over the years, Michael drives. Where or how could he have learned to drive? Seeing as how he was locked up in a mental ward 24/7 pretty much since the time he was a child.

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What is a good horror noir?

/u/_Norman_Bates — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:09:55 -0400

Horror with noir elements or the other way around, it doesn't have to be a perfect genre match

For example I'd say The Night Of The Hunter is one of the OG horror noirs and is really special. Mulholland Drive also fits the description and is a 10/10 movie. Dark city is one of my favorite movies and is a sci fi noir with a lot of horror elements

I want to find some more good ones, especially more modern examples.

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What made 80's horror so good?

/u/onearmedscissor88 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:29:05 -0400

I was recently contemplating why 1980s horror/scifi films were so darn good. While there is some nostalgia factor there I don't think that has much to do with it. There are several 80s horror movies that I have only watched for the first time recently and have said to myself "damn, I haven't seen something that cool in a while!". For instance, I somehow had never seen They Live until about a year ago and it totally blew me away. Another big one that somehow eluded me until recently was Night of the Demons(1988) which I also immediately fell in love with. So it got me thinking, why were the 80s such a great decade for the genre?... Of course had a few directors/writers that were in their prime (Carpenter, Craven, Cronenberg, Raimi) but there was something special about the decade. What do you guys think mad that time so special?

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Scariest Non-Violent Scenes in Movies and Shows

/u/dremolus — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:13:37 -0400

I was rewatching the Coin scene in No Country for Old Men and it stills get to me how tense and scary Anton is even when he's not doing anything violent. Javier Bardem's acting and his voice just radiate a sense of danger that even just talking to an inaccuous convenience store owner is one of the most memorable scenes of the movie. A lot of people think of something horrifying as needing to be violent. But the real test of a threat is if they're able to be menacing or threatening without doing anything violent. If they exude an aura that makes you unsafe.

So what are some of the scariest movie or TV scenes that didn't have any violence. Keep in mind, when I say not any violence, I don't just mean lethal forms. Any physical abuse is not allowed nor any forms of SA. I will allow for verbal threats but offscreen violence does not. Any torture or killing scenes where the violence isn't shown but is implied or heard, those don't count.

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Favorite Foreign Horror Movies

/u/tinytimm101 — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:42:24 -0400

I'm going to see Dancing Village: The Curse Begins and Exhuma next Wednesday at AMC. It's got me thinking, what are some of your favorite foreign horror movies?

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Which film has the scariest, creepiest, and most unnerving child/children?

/u/TobyKeene — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:06:53 -0400

Out of all the horror films featuring kids as the monsters, which one has the scariest ones? It doesn't has to be the best film, just the best horror children.

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Abigail is the best theater experience and such a great 10/10 horror comedy

/u/thunderkhawk — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:26:38 -0400

Comedy. Horror. Gore!

It's such a simple formula. Not even that deep.

When people say Hollywood is out of ideas, they clearly aren't supporting or checking out the horror genre.

What did everyone else who saw this think?

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More like Abigail?

/u/noxnoctum — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:03:05 -0400

I have seen nearly no horror other than The Ring which traumatized me as a teenager.

I loved this movie. Definitely feel ready for more like it and even some more on the harder horror side.

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What’s a horror scene that stuck with you?

/u/horrorologyy — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:35:21 -0400

I’m really curious, what horror movie scene scared you the most or stuck with you the most? This could be for any reason, whether its because you found it really scary, emotional, or even traumatizing.

One example for me is in Baskin when the cops go into the basement and see all the torture, there are certain foods I can’t eat now after watching that.

A couple other examples are the scene in The Strangers when James accidentally shoots his brother, thinking it was going to be one of the strangers or the barn scene in The Last Exorcism. I saw both of those movies as a kid and those are two scenes that have stuck with me ever since.

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It's only me who never forgot the voice from the "Session 9" recordings

/u/No_Marzipan_3546 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:45:37 -0400

Jigsaw doll voice is creepy, but those Session 9 recordings give me goosebumps to this day

the film isn't even that scary, I saw it about 5 years ago, but I still find myself thinking about the voice sometimes

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What is a scene/line/moment in general that completely took you out of a movie or ruined it for you?

/u/AedionMorris — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:31:18 -0400

Mine has been since it was released, and always will be, Friday the 13th remake from 2009. The sex scene where he says, back-to-back "Your tits are stupendous. You've got perfect nipple placement" completely took me out of the movie. I get the reputation the F13 films have and such, but that whole scene felt like the most egregious of all of them.

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Any films where characters die because they played some kind of board game/video game?

/u/Exact-Vast3018 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:41:42 -0400

Much like the Jumanji movies but more twisted. I also think that one episode from Black Mirror is a good example but really the only person physically going through it was the Captain. Do you guys have any suggestions?

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Jason Rising is better than the actual films.

/u/Fearless_Mode1020 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:38:33 -0400

I'm going to get a lot of hate for this but I actually enjoyed Red crow film's 'Jason Rising' more than the actual films. Let me explain.

The acting: Now, the acting was far from perfect, I'm pretty sure that the actors were student actors. But they give decent performances most of the time and they were just giving it there all. And I really appreciate that part of it.
The special effects: Now I"m going to assume that the budget was low because the film was not going to make any money do to being a fan film, but nonetheless, this movie had very good special effects and very good kills. When Jason ripped a dude's rib cage out, my jaw dropped. My favorite effect was Pamela's undead body.
The location: This film looks really good for a fan film. It doesn't feel polished, it feels real and I love that. I also buy the location as Camp Crystal lake.
The story: One of the things that I like about this movie is that the main character is connected to the opening of the movie and he isn't just a random character. I loved the the reboot did it and love it here too. The movie also doesn't just have helpless characters. The characters are armed, they are mildly experienced with this stuff, and with the sting operation in part 9 being a thing that exist, it was nice to see Jason take out people who are kind of similar to that. I also liked how Jason wasn't alone here as he was helped by his undead mother who dug him up in one of my favorite scenes.
The fan service: This film had a few cool scenes but it never consumed the movie and there was way less than I thought there would be. My favorite moments were when Alice returned and of course, we got to see Jason use a chainsaw for the first time.

Now, this movie is perfect by no means, but I personally liked this more than the actual movies. That doesn't make the mainline movies bad, but I really liked this one. So what's your opinion?

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What horror movie would you see in theater if you could?

/u/CosmicallyConstant — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:08:48 -0400

I’m seeing Alien (1979) at the theater tonight, which I’m really stoked for! I’m expecting it to be a great experience. What other movies would you want to/recommend seeing in theater?

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Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey

/u/BloodRedTed — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:39:14 -0400

Surprised to see this book in stock in Mondo's warehouse sale. It's been out of print for a long time and very expensive on the secondhand market. If you've been looking for a copy like I have, get on it.

https://mondoshop.com/collections/warehouse-finds-sale/products/bleeding-skull-a-1980s-trash-horror-odyssey

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Do you actually expect to be frightened by a horror movie?

/u/ManDe1orean — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:29:08 -0400

My bar is pretty high in the fright department and if that was what I was expecting I'd be disappointed by 99.9% of all horror movies. Now if you give a sense of dread or loss, something unknown that'll do fine. How about you?

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Infested is this year's best horror movie. So far.

/u/Glad_Speed_9684 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:54:32 -0400

Not only that, but it's hands down the greatest spider movie ever made. As someone who adores these 8 legged creepy crawlies, this was such a blast to watch.

This is a serious film, no comedy, no goofy fun, just straight up horror. The characters are so impressively fleshed out, and it surprisingly has quite a bit of heart. The visuals are solid and the use of some real spiders just adds to how well made this was.

I really cannot think of a single bad thing about this film, it was just perfect.

10/10

Check it out on Shudder!

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Which horror movie do you regret watching due to it being too scary/ disturbing/disgusting?

/u/Visible_Season8074 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:38:55 -0400

I feel like horror movies are fun, but they can become too much if you're not careful, and it can affect you for days as well.

For me it'd be The Poughkeepsie Tapes, got really bad vibes from that movie and I felt it was too sadistic, wish I hadn't watched it.

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What are the most paused moment in horror film history?

/u/jrralls — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:31:10 -0400

What do you think are the most paused moments in horror film history?

I don't think it is THE most paused moment, but the board in Cabin in the Woods in in the coversation:

https://www.slashfilm.com/img/gallery/did-you-catch-this-firefly-easter-egg-in-cabin-in-the-woods/intro-1660851489.webp

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Two different versions of Saiko: The Large Family? No spoilers please.

/u/Moltenmelt1 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:17:35 -0400

So I’m watching this mostly blind and there’s the version on YouTube with a million views but I also found this other version that looks completely different? https://youtu.be/2oajRZ4OYTE?si=oi5rWU2T7taM7hlH Which version do I need to watch?

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Apartment 7A (Rosemary's Baby prequel) headed to Paramount+ this Halloween!

/u/TheStranger113 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:11:52 -0400

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French without extremity

/u/Sumacstitches — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:01:38 -0400

So, I have an oral French test I need to pass in the next year. General recommendations are to consume as much media in French as possible and get to the point where you're thinking in French.

I'd like to watch more movies in French, but I am a wimp. I'm not a fan of otherwise regular people being horrible to each other, which limits some of the classics of French horror. No Matyrs. Probably no High Tension. On the other hand, creature features - fine; aliens - fine; supernatural - ideal.

Can anyone recommend some good French horror content available for streaming in Canada?

Also, weirdly, if you watch an English movie that's been dubbed into French, it's more than likely that the French subtitles won't match the dialogue. I find it really distracting, but maybe I should try again.

Thanks!

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Looking for apocalyptic horror movie odyssey

/u/Funny-Film-6304 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:58:14 -0400

Title. If anyone got recommendations for a horror movie set into an apocalyptic world, where a group travels through the world/country, it'll be well appreciated!

It doesn't matter if the movie starts with the apocalyptic event, or if the event was long time ago. Only condition, it should include monsters/demons/whatever creatures, not a zombie movie (already watched pretty much everything xD ).

I got Mad God recommended, is it any good?

Thanks a lot to all of you!

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Them (Season 2) - It’s good!

/u/Kukurio59 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:39:32 -0400

So yea, I watched Them Season 1 and enjoyed it.

You don’t need to watch season 1.

Season 2 seems even more “horror” focused. The sound design … chef’s kiss

I never say chef’s kiss.

Go ahead, turn off the lights, turn the volume up high… grab a snack or a loved one or both… and fucking enjoy.

Seriously. I actually cannot wait for later tonight to finish marathoning the rest of the show.

Watched only 2 episodes. Loving it! Anyone else?

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If you haven’t watched the original Woman in Black

/u/MrsValentine86 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:35:44 -0400

Do yourself a favour and watch it. Yes it’s a tv movie. Yes it’s from the 80’s. But it is also one of the best horror movies. It scared me as a kid and scared me even more when I watched it as an adult. It’s extremely atmospheric and haunting. I feel like it flies under the radar quite a bit, or people just watch the newer version. In my opinion, it isn’t nearly as good and relies far too much on jump scares. The original is superior in every way, for those who like a good ghost story.

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I don’t think I’ll ever be able to look at chimps in movies after the Gordy scene in Nope

/u/nowlan101 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:18:38 -0400

The scene of him like, picking at what’s left of the face of that teenage girl he’d literally eaten alive. The sound of the thuds as he beats the older, male actor to death. I can’t see a chimp in tv or movies after this without thinking about Gordy and what lurks underneath the surface of this cute animal.

Which I’m sure was one of Jordan Peele’s intentions

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Two New Evil Dead Movies Now Officially in the Works

/u/cruelsummerbummer — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:06:53 -0400

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As a horror fan to horror fans !

/u/Firm-Definition2181 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:44:20 -0400

How do you chose a movie ?
Do you just watch any movie affiliated to the horror genre ?
What place does horror take in your life ? Like, is it the genre you immediately go to whenever you’re looking for something to watch or to read ?
And what types of movies do you turn to to take a break from it ?
and do you usually guess the plot of a movie pretty easily ?

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Get Out, Us, Nope opinion

/u/guyrandom2 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:09:09 -0400

I’ve seen differing opinions on this thread about these movies and I just rewatched all of them. For me I think Get Out was by far the best in terms of being creeped out and a great story that kind of let me saying “well damn” at the end. Us was not far behind and the added action killings made it a better watch. Lastly though, and this may be an unpopular opinion for some based on what I’ve read in here is that Nope did absolutely nothing for me. I think I would’ve been okay just watching it once. I never felt like I could buy into the whole thing. I thought it was well made and definitely creative but for me it was just meh.

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The Sacrament (2013)....holy cow

/u/Northernpixels — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:21:39 -0400

It seems that this film is a little polarising. I'd just finished listening to the Jonestown Massacre series by Last Podcast On The Left and this film absolutely captured that last day in the compound. It was horrifying to watch, knowing that everything on the screen in front of me 100% happened. This is less a horror film and more a documentary. Granted they took some liberties with the ending. But if you're of the opinion that the film was too slow or basic or something like this and don't have knowledge of what happpened a Jonestown, please go read about it, and you'll see that this film scaled it right back from the true story.

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Wow, Infested on Shudder is GREAT

/u/crumble-bee — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:06:52 -0400

Take a little of La Haine, Attack the Block, Evil Dead Rise and Arachnophobia and you've pretty much got it.

Tense, skin crawling, squirmy and brilliantly directed, very glad this guy is being given the keys to evil dead.

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Great quote, great book

/u/DAMadigan — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:23:29 -0400

"For the small children, bedtime is come. Time for the babies to be packed into their beds and cribs by parents who smile at their cries to be let up a little longer, to leave the light on. They indulgently open closet doors to show there is nothing in there.

And all around them, the bestiality of the night rises on tenebrous wings. The vampire's time has come."

-- SALEM'S LOT, by Stephen King

If you like horror novels, or vampire books, this is a must read book.

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Does No Escape (2015) remind anyone else of Resident Evil 5?

/u/CuteSquidward — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:29:27 -0400

I'm talking about the movie with Owen Wilson, I've noticed a few things about this movie that gave off Resident Evil 5 vibes despite on the surface being radically different (one being sci fi zombie horror about a macho action hero, the other a more realistic political thriller about an everyman and his family).

Both are about American men going to a country they have no familiarity, with the stated purpose of assisting the local population. Upon arriving the Americans meet their indigenous guide ("Kenny Rodgers"/Sheva) and briefly spend time walking through the markets and butcher shop, but notice that there's something strange going on, and soon find themselves getting pursued by never ending swarms of violent angry mobs, forcing them to run from building to building, barricading rooms etc.

The mobs in both stories start off with improvised weapons, but eventually get access to firearms and vehicles becoming more deadly with each scene. The angry mobs in both stories are lead by agitators with megaphones and are depicted as doing brutal executions, in both cases are shown on screen rounding up and killing the American hero's fellow western colleague. Eventually because the mobs killed not only all the westerners but also innocent fellow citizens, they eventually end up taking over the city, with the only friendly local remaining being the guide the American met in the beginning who helps him survive by fighting their way through multiple blocks against never ending swarms.

Other similarities I've noticed is that both have a theme related to neocolonialism, with No Escape revealing the works of Owen Wilson's character's employer, a water company that put the country's government in debt, whereas RE5 has the Tricell corporation that conducted experiments on the host country's population. With both seemingly benevolent but having dark ulterior motives. In addition No Escape is set in an unnamed fictionalized Asian country similar to how RE5 is set in Kijuju which is somewhere in a unnamed fictionalized African country, the creators of both stories kept the settings vague to avoid controversy but ended up getting accused of racism anyway by critics because of their depiction of the locals primarily as vicious redshirts for the American hero to overcome, with the hero's respective guides been perceived as "token goodies" (and westernized compared to others in their respective countries, Kenny Rodgers being an Asian man who named and modeled himself on the American singer, Sheva having a cockney accent). There is also the revelation that the man behind the crisis in both stories is a mysterious bad ass English guy with slicked back hair that wears sunglasses (though the one in No Escape is depicted far more sympathetically than Wesker).

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Hidden Details in Late Night with the Devil (2023)

/u/aya_kinoko — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:15:03 -0400

I don’t analyze horror movies very often, but I did a similar post last year for Sissy, one of my favorite horror movies, and thought I’d make another one for Late Night with the Devil. I don’t feel the need to do deep dives like this very often because not very many horror movies will include a lot of hidden clues, but I noticed a lot of small details in this movie that I didn’t see other people mentioning in their reviews, so I figured I’d give it a try!

This analysis is a bit more straightforward than the one I did for Sissy, because in my opinion, Late Night with the Devil has a much more concise plot that doesn’t leave as much up to interpretation. That being said, there is a ton of attention to detail in this movie that shows a lot of commitment to overall haunted aesthetic the move was going for, which I really enjoyed.

SPOILERS AHEAD

At 7:53 mins, two newspaper clippings appear on screen in succession of each other that have a ton of interesting information if you pause to read. It doesn’t necessarily add anything you can’t put together when you watch to the end, but it confirmed some suspicions I had and drove certain narratives home.

First newspaper: The cohost Gus is being interviewed and says that crew members would joke around about how Jack must have made a deal with the Devil to attract so much success. He also mentions that Jack blamed himself and felt responsible for Madeleine’s death.
Second newspaper: Important context is given away here. This gossip-column-style article reveals that Jack has been romantically involved with parapsychologist Dr. June Ross-Mitchell, which has caused friction with his cohost Gus. It also indicates that Jack has been spending “an alarming amount of time” at The Grove.

The movie doesn’t shy away from the sexual chemistry between Jack and June, but it was fun to see the relationship confirmed in such a sneaky way. These excerpts also made me wonder if Jack and June could have been having an affair before Madeleine died, or if they met because of what Jack had been getting up to at The Grove. Which also begs the question, why was he spending so much time there before the Halloween special aired? It’s not much of a revelation that Jack felt guilt over his wife’s death and that he “made a deal with the devil,” but I think it’s interesting they made a point to emphasize he’d been spending even more time at The Grove after she died.

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The ghost of Madeleine is constantly appearing in hidden shots throughout the movie from the moment she attempts to contact Jack through Christou! In between segments, you’ll often hear the camera crew arguing about how they’re not seeing something on their cameras that the producers and / or audience keep complaining about noticing in the video feeds. I believe this is a reference to all the ghostly appearances of Madeleine. I’m positive there are some I missed, so if you saw something I didn’t I’d love to hear it!

At 24 mins, you can see the apparition of Madeleine in a mirror while Jack is walking by.
At 47:36 mins, Madeleine’s face is visible in the mirror on the table while the surrounding objects begin to shatter.
At exactly 1:00:48, Madeleine’s face flashes briefly in the static of the TV behind the producer’s shoulder.
At 1:16:55, after they play back the tape to reveal the ghost of Madeleine was in the shot, it cuts back to Jack in the live studio audience where you can clearly see a purple arm and hand touching his shoulder just like Madeline was in the tape. This one is more obvious, but I didn’t notice it at all on my first viewing.
At exactly 1:18:01, Madeleine’s face appears for a very brief flash while the screen goes black after the demon possesses Lilly. You have to go frame by frame to catch it because it’s only there for a moment, but this is the creepiest she looks in any of the apparitions. It’s like she was getting progressively more distressed the closer Jack got to his demise.

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Some things that aren’t necessarily hidden details but I think are clever or amusing:

At the beginning of the movie when Jack has his wife Madeline on his show two weeks before she dies, while they’re cutting to commercial she whispers “I love you Jack.” You see him whisper “I love you Minnie,” but it isn’t included in the captions, so you have to watch his lips. This confirms the nickname long before it’s officially mentioned in the movie.
The medium Christou uses a confusing and over-the-top accent that sounds like it’s intended to be a combination of a Middle Eastern / Spanish dialect, evoking this mysterious foreigner cliche you see with a lot of psychics - especially back in the day. But when he gets a genuine message from a real spirit, Jack’s wife Madeline or “Minnie,” he completely drops the fake accent. It shows how much he was genuinely shocked by this message and it wasn’t a part of his act. Jack’s refusal to acknowledge Madeline’s message could be seen as him sealing his fate, as she was probably trying to warn him of what was coming. It could even be the reason Christeau got so sick, since he was desperately pleading with the recipient of the message to accept.

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The implied plot seems to be that Jack was being tricked and controlled by the cult of Abraxas or the demon himself before the Halloween special of Night Owls even started, and that Madeline’s ghost was trying and failing to prevent this from happening. Two keys to this theory are that June tells Jack that Lilly had been acting more strangely than usual and had been talking about him the night before the broadcast, and also in Jack’s cryptic confession to Madeleine in the hallucination at the end of the movie. He tells her that he didn’t believe it was real when he agreed to sacrifice her for fame, probably during his frequent visits to The Grove. Considering that after his wife died, his views actually began to plummet instead of skyrocket, this likely created the desperation the demon needed to influence his rash decision to allow the demon to be summoned live on air.

Abraxas is known as a demon that loves an audience, so Jack gave him exactly what he wanted. In the clip shown to the audience discussing the church of Abraxas and the leader D’Abo, they make it clear that the demon requires a human sacrifice. Jack even ends up using the same dagger that previously belonged to the cult leader as shown in the clip. All of these circumstances and his desperation put him in a situation that allowed him to be tricked into sacrificing Lilly and completing the ritual.

This makes me wonder if The Grove members were in on this plan with the cult. At the beginning of the movie they show pictures of people at The Grove, which includes a man in an owl costume and several other men in robes and owl masks. Throughout the taping, there’s an audience member who is completely silent and is wearing a skeleton costume who gets featured a lot throughout the movie. In the very end before Jack goes to meet Madeleine, we see the same men in the owl costume and robes along with the man in the skeleton costume come to greet him. This gives me the feeling that it was all being orchestrated between the two groups, and the man in the skeleton costume could have been a member of the cult or of The Grove watching to make sure the plan was carried out.

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Overall while there are definitely things I didn’t love about the movie, like it’s pacing or use of AI (although really minimal), I thought it was a super fun watch. I would love to hear from other people what they thought, if there was anything I missed, or if you have different theories!

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Horror movies where the villain has a unique gimmick or ruleset?

/u/Spoonmaster14 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:53:58 -0400

Movies where the monster or killer has a creative gimmick. For example, in It Follows, the monster can take the shape of anyone, is transferred like an STD and can only walk to its target, or in A Quiet Place the monsters are hypersensitive to sound, in Don't Breath, the blind man is blind but still a highly trained fighter. Hopefully I was able to get across what I'm looking for.

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Question about Pet Semetary

/u/Wayne_Nightmare — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:20:11 -0400

So... I was watching the music video to the Ice Nine Kills song "Funeral Derangements" (which was based on Pet Semetary) and something occured to me...

What would happen if you put someone's cremated ashes in the grave at the semetary? Would it reform them into a person again, or would the ashes become a sentient cloud of ashes that talks and everything? Or would the whole thing not work?

(I never read the book, and have only watched the remake, so please try not to bite my head off)

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What is your “I did not care for The Godfather” of horror movies?

/u/tvlur — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:40:46 -0400

What is a horror movie that is “objectively” good that you didn’t like? For me - and I know I’m going to be ripped to shreds and maybe I deserve it - it’s The Shining.

It has excellent performances, beautiful sets, great effects…but I find it so uninteresting and bland. I don’t think it’s that “I don’t get it”… I understand it’s a psychological descent into madness fueled by malevolent forces. I’m not gonna write an essay, I just think its not for me.

What horror film do you feel that way about?

Edit: please don’t spoil anything major in the comments, myself and others haven’t seen all of these films

Edit 2: embrace the downvotes friends, speak your truth

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The Blackcoat's Daughter - Holy Shit This Movie Is Fucked Up

/u/serialkiller24 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:22:48 -0400

I wasn't expecting this movie to turn out the way it did - but I'm not complaining. This movie is really terrifying to its core. It's definitely a slow burner movie (had to watch it again the second time because first time didn't get my attention). But once the dots start connecting and you start to realize what the fuck is going on, it gets really disturbing.

And I did not see the plot twist coming at all and that's what made the movie for me. Even the ending itself is so bleak that it makes the movie a lot more uncomfortable to watch. This movie's cinematography, music and uneasiness reminded me of "The Lodge", "Hereditary", "Suspiria" and "Saint Maud". Oz Perkins (the director) is coming out with Longlegs later this year, so I'm excepting that movie to be as equally (or maybe even more) fucked up.

Have you seen "The Blackcoat's Daughter"? What are your thoughts on it? Cheers and HAPPY FRIDAY!

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Another Late Night with the Devil Post

/u/kimkartrash1can — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:01:33 -0400

Just watched Late Night with the Devil and holy cow. It is such an atmospheric movie. I feel like I was at the edge of my seat almost the whole time. I’m not sure if anyone will understand this, but it honestly reminded me of if one of the Adult Swim late night shows were to make a genuine horror movie.

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Martyrs (2008 French)

/u/abstractReality1 — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:58:49 -0400

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!

I just rewatched Martyrs after six or seven years since i kind of forgot about the movie. For those who don't know about it, it's a very disturbing movie and it is not so much for those with weak stomach.

It is a perfectly written and executed movie.

For those who watched the movie, my question is, how did you interpret the ending?

My theory is that the old lady finds out that there is actually no afterlife at all. Devastated by this, she realises that she wasted her life trying to reveal the afterlife, gets nothing from it, goes into a depressed state and kills herself.

What do you guys think?

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Opinions on childhood franchises getting turned into horror movies/games?

/u/NoAd8811 — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:49:24 -0400

I'm talking about things like winnie the pooh blood and honey and the new mickey mouse steamboat willie movie that got announced, I feel like they have potential but it keeps getting wasted by shitty writing and forced tropes like the blood and honey getting turned into a slasher Michael Myers type film, the was also arthur Malediction wich is an official sequel to the original arthur and the minimoys trilogy but it got absolutely ruined by nepotism from the original director and letting it get turned into a shitty meta horror movie instead of exploring the mystical elements of it and unexplained elements that got brought up ONCE and never again. What other franchises do you thing should get a chance by a good director with an interesting plot?

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best slashers with mortal killers?

/u/satanzbitch — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:40:58 -0400

i love slasher films but i don't like when the killer is immortal or supernatural and just keeps coming back. i love the scream movies because the killer is always mortal. is there any other slashers that yall like that have mortal killers?

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What is the unhappiest ending in a horror movie?

/u/Timsterfield — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:22:29 -0400

We've covered the happiest or closest to happy endings, so what're some of the unhappiest? Could be Eden lake or Smile or even Intruder. What do you got?

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