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[carmenbeaudry]

I need some help, Oh LJ Hivemind.  I like well made horror films.  (I like reading horror as well, but I can find a lot of books).  I DO NOT enjoy the run of the mill, "Friday the 13th/Halloween/Saw/Texas Chainsaw Massacre" type slasher flick.  They bore me, and while I have a pretty strong stomach, I don't enjoy gore unless it's well-done and integral to the plot.  I'm also not entertained by the recent trend of "The Blair Witch Project/Paranormal" faux-documentary.  Again, boring.

Movies I do like include:  Let the Right One In, The Crow, Lost Boys, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, The Sixth Sense, The Wicker Man, and The Skeleton Key.

So, any suggestions?

Comments

[cantarella.livejournal.com]

Silents. --> Nosferatu; The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and the like.
I vastly prefer those to the new horror flicks such as Saw. They engage your brain/imagination instead of just being bloody/yucky.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

I do, too, but I've seen most of those. There are some really good new films, like "The Skeleton Key" that are well-made, look beautiful and are genuinely scarey without the gore, and I'm hoping to find more. The problem I'm having is when I look through the horror genre, it's hard to tell what will be good from the garbage.

[tudorlady.livejournal.com]

I was going to jump in and recommend my favorite cheesy 'haunted house' movies, but I see that you don't like quasi-documentary stuff. Rats. See, I like 'em because they're cheesy ;> However, An American Haunting (2006) is a good hybrid of ghost story and Jacksonian costume. It's an uneven retelling of the Bell Witch story, but visually, I liked it.

P.S. BOO!

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

I was bored by the Amityville Horror and its various cousins, and the film style of The Blair Witch Project gave me a headache (and I found it rather boring as well), but I've heard good things about An American Haunting.

BOO! back at you.

[nmsys.livejournal.com]

Frailty

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Hmm, never heard of that one, I'll have to look it up.

[scratchel.livejournal.com]

yes, Frailty. Great movie.

[gwen-the-potter.livejournal.com]

"The Innocents" with Deborah Kerr.

"The Nanny" with Bette Davis

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Those are both good ones.

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

The Ring, but it might be too paranormally for you. scared the crap out of me, and it was BEAUTIFUL as it did it.

[loopyzany.livejournal.com]

Yes, very creepy!

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

I got to see it with tall gothy former apprentice boy. which was awesome...we both got scared silly but he could make it a bit more detatched talking about the visual effects, etc.

I'm glad I saw it in the theater tho....seeing it on DVD? eek!

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

I liked the original Japanese version better, but it was ok.

[tsuruko-sensei.livejournal.com]

The Mummy with Boris Karloff. It's one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen!

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Scared me to death when I was a kid.

[sjusts.livejournal.com]

Ok I am showing my age here but: Pit and the Pendulum Vincent Price

Ghost Story with a boat load of my favorite old actors

Die Die My Darling.

There are a couple others but my brain is making like swiss cheese at the moment.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Those are good, especially Ghost Story.

[dangerdean.livejournal.com]

Near Dark (vampires), Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers (both werewolf films).

There is gore in all of these films, but it isn't gratuitous. They're all extremely well done.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Dog Soldiers. I'll look for it.