Suspiria (the OG 70's version) is such a good avante garde horror film to introduce urself to that side of cinema
And Hereditary (a big big personal favorite of mine) and Men (another avant garde film but from 2023)!
Apr 24, 2024
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I am someone who says they hate horror yet all my favourite films are horror films. This is because I have a very specific type of film I love. I donāt particularly like to be scared, I donāt like harrowing gloomy horror, I donāt like jump scares. i dont like extreme violence (when itās realistic, I donāt mind silly gore). I have no interest in watching kids get their heads smashed in or whatever. I LOVE a good concept, I love highly stylish and stylised films, good set design and costumes. I love when things just feel a bit likeā¦weird and off centre? With that in mind here are a few of my favourite films (theyāre all horror but theyāre also just the best films). Iāve also attached a link to my list on letterboxd, itās not just horror but like all films that to me feel like high concept weirdness? Itās a vibe thing š¤·š»āāļø
Sci-fi horror:
Annihilation
Donnie Darko
Under the Skin
The Substance (i am partial to a silly body horror)
A Cure for Wellness (this one also fits under Gothic Horror too)
Get Out (also has moments of horror comedy)
Horror comedy:
Jenniferās Body (probably my all time favourite film)
what we do in the Shadows
The Love Witch
Cabin in the Woods
Fresh
Gothic Horror:
Bones and All
Byzantium
Crimson Peak
Only Lovers Left Alive (I would argue this isnt even a horror at all but its a vampire film so I guess it counts)
Then these are a few others that still (to me) have the same vibe but I canāt categorise them as easily:
Shirley (possibly gothic?)
The green knight (isnāt quite a horror but has horror elements)
Promising young Woman (has horror comedy elements but is also just far too painful to be a comedy)
Nightmare Alley (also probably gothic?)
Horse Girl (quite similar to Donnie Darko imo, but plays more on the insanity route to be called a sci-fi)
Parasite (this is called a comedy but likeā¦is it really?!)
Saltburn (also kind of gothic kind of comedy)
Two honorary mentions I will say that might deviate a little is It Follows (which does have some jump scares and is genuinely terrifying but is high concept and weird vibey enough for me to love it) and Midsommar (which has a lot more intense violence than I usually enjoy but is again great concept and isnāt dark and jumpy).
Oct 28, 2024
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lots of great recs here, but if you want horror that is more based in storytelling and has a bit more on its mind than just slashers or gore you should check out folk horror or older horror films from the 60s/70s. as others have recommended, The Wicker Man (1973) is a must. Rosemaryās Baby (1968) is also a classic. The VVitch (2015) is also fantastic as an intro to more conceptual horror. you said you wanted deeper cuts, so check out Viy (1967) or Alucarda (1977), both of which iāve posted more detailed recs for on my profile. also!!!! i donāt know how you feel about silent/b&w films but Nosferatu (1922) is an all-time genre mainstay that still holds up. Ari Asterās work is great but itās probably more gruesome than youāre looking for. have fun!!!
Apr 24, 2024
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giallos are my other favorite sub genre but uhhhh check out:
The wicker man (original NOT the Nicolas cage one)
The wind
the other lamb
Messiah of evil (this kind of doesnāt fit but Iām trying to shoe horn it in bc I love )
The ritual
The dark and the wicked
For religious/possession shit I like:
the omen
The first omen
Possession
The devils doorway
Dark waters (90s one)
The others (idk kind of Counts)
The house of the dead
The conjuring series (avoid the like Annabelle spin offs and the one called something like the devil made me do it)
Horror movie docs are also a great way to learn about the different genres and stuff my favorites are:
In search of darkness (the first installment - you gotta stream it on like a sketchy site I donāt think itās anywhere else)
Eli Roths history of horror
cursed films
Horror 101
Woodlands dark and days bewitched
Oct 28, 2024
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I finally started a new job I've been wanting to for months, and I have been there for a week
And I had a big breakthrough and I feel so good and so successful, I'm on cloud 9 and now I want to go into a coma all weekend and sleep bc I'm tired af LMAOOOOO
I'm so so proud of myself
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Idk who is into astrology on here (like really into it), these transits are fucking me up so badly my god
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Late last year I was saying (as an astrologer and I was looking at the 2024 transits and just things happening in my life) that Summer 2024 is going to feel like soooooo many people coming back to their interests or personality traits that they had when they were younger!!
We're just older, more mature, and now can actually really delve into our niche interests :)
in: wearing sunscreen, early morning walks with friends, yerbamate, skorts, summer playlists curated by friends, abandoning your phone for grass, trying new fruits, sincerity
out: plastic water bottles, sweating, irish exiting (guiltyā¦..), being a pigeon hater (nyc people unleash urself from this fear)
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