DISLIKED - My Endless Quest for the Perfect Horror...
This is a list of horror films that I have rated 5/10 or lower and that I didn't like at all or o thought were hugely overated. I usually find lists a bit useless as I don't know what the person doesn't like, or if I haven'tseen the others I have nothing ro compare to! So I have made a list of films liked too, to provide some perspective of my tastes.. This is, of course, a subjective list and kind of a log of my journey to find the perfect/scariest film (8 or 9 plus?). Perhaps I never will, but I am determined in my quest! I find lists, ratings and reviews hard to judge because of subjectivity. I have no idea what those people usually find scary. I can't tell you what you find scary, but I can tell you what I do and don't find scary and perhaps films I like will scare you too! I'm not really talking about gore and thrilling scares, perhaps I mean less tangible, or otherworldly.. ghostly.. Trying to keep it brief, things/moments/scenes/ideas that generally do scare me when done well are; Ghosts, people acting out of character/being creepy, children singing, repetition, people moving in unison, prolonged exposure to something scary, suspense/slow movement/atmosphere, distortion, the surreal, technology (videos photos etc), things moving in the distance that aren't made a big deal of, explanations for ghosts other than religion. I do like the suspense of some older films, but also appreciate modern production and the minimal use of CGI. More specifically, I find scary the twins in The Shining, the man in the dark in L'Interieur, Lin Shaye and her brain in Dead End, people ignoring the fact their sister's head got chopped off, small men talking backwards forwards, etc. And what don't usually find scary.... Jumps, the sudden religious banishment of ghosts, derivative or boring and overdone stories.. I would say I'm scared fairly easily, but perhaps I'm somewhat desensitized. The only film I've ever given a 10 is How to Train your Dragon (not for scariness..)! I'm not a harsh rater and don't write films off because they're not perfect, but I certainly consider the film as a whole. I guess if you liked some of the films on my list then you may like the ones I do.
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- DirectorsAdrian Garcia BoglianoRamiro García BoglianoStarsMaría Nela SinisterraVictoria WitemburgDiego CremonesiA woman hesitantly rents an apartment to an eerie man who she soon realizes has a part in the solar eclipse that is taking place.
- DirectorGilles Paquet-BrennerStarsTim AllenMischa BartonDarla BiccumSupervising the razing of a mysterious building, a young demolition engineer discovers past inhabitants entombed within its walls by a vicious murderer. Now she must turn the tables before she becomes the killer's latest victim.
- DirectorMichael AxelgaardStarsEmily PlumtreeSam StockmanJessica EllerbyOn holiday in the English countryside, two young couples uncover an ancient evil.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsEmma VilarasauKarra ElejaldeTristán Ulloa5 years after a mom's 6 y.o. girl is murdered, she gets a phone call from someone claiming to be the daughter. An ex cop and a reporter help. A secret group called The Nameless may be behind it all.
- DirectorEduardo SánchezStarsGretchen LodgeJohnny LewisAlexandra HoldenNewlywed Molly moves into her deceased father's house in the countryside, where painful memories soon begin to haunt her.
- DirectorPaul SoletStarsJordan LaddSamantha FerrisGabrielle RoseAfter losing her unborn child, Madeline Matheson insists on carrying the baby to term. Following the delivery, the child miraculously returns to life with an appetite for human blood. Madeline is faced with a mother's ultimate decision.
- DirectorEd Gass-DonnellyStarsAshley BellJulia GarnerSpencer Treat ClarkAs Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.
- DirectorJohn PoliquinStarsRichard HarmonShawn C. PhillipsJennica FultonA film student who is obsessed with the movie Grave Encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film.
- DirectorsCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsEmily BrowningArielle KebbelElizabeth BanksAnna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.
- DirectorBryan BertinoStarsScott SpeedmanLiv TylerGemma WardJames Hoyt and Kristen McKay visit an isolated vacation home to enjoy some time together. However, they are in for a rude surprise when three masked assailants make their stay a nightmare.
- DirectorJim MickleStarsBill SageAmbyr ChildersJulia GarnerThe Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsLuke EvansGary GrubbsAdelaide ClemensA gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSheri Moon ZombieMeg FosterBruce DavisonRadio DJ Heidi is sent a box containing a record--a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?
- DirectorEric EnglandStarsNajarra TownsendCaroline WilliamsAlice MacdonaldAfter being drugged and raped at a party, a young woman contracts what she thinks is an STD; but, it's actually something much worse.
- DirectorDavid MorleyStarsHélène de FougerollesFrancis RenaudDida DiafatIn the middle of a zombie apocalypse, a resourceful couple hides out in an isolated abandoned building. The woman is pregnant and the man is infected, slowly transforming into the kind of inhuman monster they are trying to escape.
- DirectorChristopher DenhamStarsLucian MaiselCady McClainAdrian PasdarIn the remote woods of Upstate New York, David and Clare Poe are attempting to live an idyllic life. However, their twin children's bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart.
- DirectorFernando Barreda LunaStarsCristian ValenciaClara MoraledaChus PereiroTwo teenage siblings endure a terrifying experience while investigating a rural legend near their family's vacation home.
- DirectorJason Todd IpsonStarsCorri EnglishScot DavisJoshua AlbaA young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.
- DirectorsHenry JoostAriel SchulmanStarsChloe CsengeryJessica Tyler BrownChristopher Nicholas SmithIn 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
- DirectorBryan GoeresStarsCatherine McCormackJordi MollàSilvia TortosaAfter a long and unsuccessful period trying to have a family, Claire and Adrian finally adopt a girl. The arrival of Isabel is welcomed by almost the whole family, but adjusting an eight-year-old girl with a past of her own to a new life might be something more complicated than they expected. Strange things start to happen from the moment Isabel and "her imaginary friend Stevie" come to live with them. The situation becomes more complicated when Stevie's behavior becomes aggressive. Only Claire and Isabel know that Stevie is more than just a figment of Isabel's imagination. Claire will do everything to find out who Stevie is and what he wants. Perhaps if she succeeds, she will be able to recoup their lives and have the family she had desired for so long.
- DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsAlexie GilmoreBryce JohnsonLaura MontagnaA man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.
- DirectorsSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsRiley KeoughJaeden MartellLia McHughA soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSheri Moon ZombieBill MoseleySid HaigAfter barely surviving prison, the demented Firefly clan go on the run, unleashing a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem.
