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Post by Drish on May 4, 2020 16:33:06 GMT
However you want to define it. Something like Black Swan, When A Stranger Calls, Eyes wide Shut, Klute etc.
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Post by pacinoyes on May 4, 2020 16:40:13 GMT
The best movie Todd Haynes ever made, ever will make, and the creepiest one he maybe even ever saw because it's one of the creepiest I ever saw:  Also:  |
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Post by DeepArcher on May 4, 2020 16:40:49 GMT
Rushmore. What the fuck was that guy's problem! What a creep!
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Post by jakesully on May 4, 2020 16:42:17 GMT
One film that comes to mind is the under seen Buddy Boy (1999) starring a young Aidan Gillen. For those that haven't seen it, gotta warn ya it gets weird as hell.  |
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Post by Martin Stett on May 4, 2020 17:33:31 GMT
Kuroneko (1968) -- A story about a man sent to investigate a ghost that is killing samurai in the area. A horror film filtered through the samurai genre. Creepy and tragic. Twin Peaks (1989-2017) -- I'm not the biggest fan on this board, but this is fire when Lynch gets things right. The Unknown (1927) -- Lon Chaney is in love with Joan Crawford, but he's a circus freak who doesn't have hands. Luckily for him, Crawford has... issues... about men's hands touching her. Clearly, they're perfect for each other. This is the first five minutes, and then the movie goes into whole new levels of creepy. And although they aren't movies, I strongly recommend the following comic books: Broodhollow (Kris Straub) -- During the Great Depression, a hapless encyclopedia salesman enters the innocent town of Broodhollow to collect an inheritance from an uncle he didn't know existed. Although his uncle seems to have known of him, before his suicide. A slow-burn horror that mixes its simplistic art style and character speech patterns full of "gee whiz" and the like with an unsettling story of very bad things going on underneath the surface of this town. Currently in the middle of the third book (the writer is publishing it for free on his website), this is a very creepy read. Through the Woods (Emily Carroll) -- A collection of short stories that are the pinnacle of creepy, at least in my book. Featuring a man who murders his brother in an unsettling take on Cain and Abel, a fake medium who is possibly possessed by evil spirits and more. Carroll's lettering and artwork is extraordinary, but it's all in service to her poetic, scary tales for children style.
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Post by Lubezki on May 4, 2020 17:50:05 GMT
 Gives off of a 'Twin Peaks' vibe throughout with it's abnormal neighborhood behavior. The mockumentary style is so well executed and catches the viewers off by guard many a time with twisty plot points. A slow burner with some really chilling imagery and emotional resonance.  Pretty much the film that introduced psychological thrillers to the world. Langs techniques were way ahead of it's time; beautifully utilized lighting, camera angles and sound that amps up the tension and dread. Peter Lorre's performance as the 'whistling killer' is hauntingly brilliant. |
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Post by theycallmemrfish on May 4, 2020 17:54:07 GMT
If you were to ask 6 year old me,  would have been my answer. But most recently, I've been obsessed with Insidious. I really think that's one of my favorite horrors that have come about in the last 10 years. |
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Post by cheesecake on May 4, 2020 18:11:53 GMT
In the Company of Men (1997)
Mum & Dad (2008)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Pin (1988)
Skins (2017)
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Post by therealcomicman117 on May 4, 2020 18:38:47 GMT
If you were to ask 6 year old me, would have been my answer. But most recently, I've been obsessed with Insidious. I really think that's one of my favorite horrors that have come about in the last 10 years. When I was like eight years old, that troll from Ernest Scared Stupid frightened me to no end. |
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Post by Christ_Ian_Bale on May 5, 2020 4:52:35 GMT
Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte is still so beautifully twisted and creepy.
When I was 12, I lost two days worth of sleep because of May (2002).
The Last Exorcism took two of horror's most played out tropes (possession and found footage) and somehow made something that still seriously creeps me out a decade after its release.
Ti West is also reliable in this department, particularly The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, and The Sacrament.
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Post by cheesecake on May 5, 2020 4:59:29 GMT
Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte is still so beautifully twisted and creepy. When I was 12, I lost two days worth of sleep because of May (2002). The Last Exorcism took two of horror's most played out tropes (possession and found footage) and somehow made something that still seriously creeps me out a decade after its release. Ti West is also reliable in this department, particularly The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, and The Sacrament. Good call on May, one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen. Bettis gave me whiplash from making me empathize and recoil from one minute to the next. |
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Post by Nikan on May 5, 2020 7:48:27 GMT
Aside from Twin Peaks...
The ghost appearing behind the window in The Innocents
The zoom-in on the photo at the end of Repulsion
The doll scene in Profondo Rosso
"It" in the form of the tall man in It Follows
Stand-alone moments are all I can think of right now.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 1:31:24 GMT
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse
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Post by Drish on May 14, 2020 3:05:00 GMT
In the Company of Men (1997) Mum & Dad (2008) Mysterious Skin (2004) Pin (1988) Skins (2017) I love Eckhart but I never heard about In the Company of Men. From the plot summary it sounds very off putting 🥶 |
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Post by mhynson27 on May 14, 2020 3:22:57 GMT
Yeah, anything Twin Peaks creeps me the fuck out.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 14, 2020 7:59:17 GMT
I have another TV show to add: Sapphire and Steel, a surreal horror/sci-fi show from the 70s starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. It has something to do with a pair of "time agents" stopping, uh, monsters from outside of time from breaking in and... doing things to time...
Okay, look, it's all nonsense. But it is SCARY nonsense. The whole reason the show is so effectively spine-chilling is that it doesn't operate under any logic that I can understand, but which nevertheless appears to govern the actions of everyone present. Below is a homemade trailer for one of the stories that does a good job of capturing the feel of this show.
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Post by cheesecake on May 14, 2020 15:20:29 GMT
In the Company of Men (1997) Mum & Dad (2008) Mysterious Skin (2004) Pin (1988) Skins (2017) I love Eckhart but I never heard about In the Company of Men. From the plot summary it sounds very off putting 🥶 Oh, it's fuuuuuucked.  Neil LaBute is not everyone's cup of tea for sure, but it's his film I "like" the most. |
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Post by countjohn on May 14, 2020 19:43:31 GMT
Eraserhead always takes the cake for "creepy" as far as I'm concerned.
As much as people trash M. Night these days the middle acts of Signs and The Village are also as creepy as it gets. I prefer that kind of atmosphere to trying to be viscerally "scary"
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Post by Martin Stett on May 14, 2020 20:17:35 GMT
Eraserhead always takes the cake for "creepy" as far as I'm concerned. Now, I always saw Eraserhead as "funny." Uproariously so. I guess the same movie can come off as entirely different based on who is watching it. |
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Post by countjohn on May 15, 2020 0:28:16 GMT
Eraserhead always takes the cake for "creepy" as far as I'm concerned. Now, I always saw Eraserhead as "funny." Uproariously so. I guess the same movie can come off as entirely different based on who is watching it. It is very funny in spots but also scary. That dinner scene scares the hell out of me. |
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Post by cheesecake on May 15, 2020 15:46:51 GMT
Drish have you seen Return to Oz?
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Post by Drish on May 15, 2020 15:53:21 GMT
Drish have you seen Return to Oz? Noo, Is it a sequel to The Wizard of Oz? I haven't even seen that. Is it good? |
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Post by cheesecake on May 15, 2020 16:29:38 GMT
Drish have you seen Return to Oz? Noo, Is it a sequel to The Wizard of Oz? I haven't even seen that. Is it good? Yes, it's the unofficial sequel to the 1939 film and one of the most terrifying and unsettling things Disney ever made. I absolutely love it and it might scratch your creepy itch -- still remains one of the best children's films not made for children. |
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Post by Martin Stett on May 15, 2020 16:59:45 GMT
Drish have you seen Return to Oz? Noo, Is it a sequel to The Wizard of Oz? I haven't even seen that. Is it good? It's a Mad Max/Wizard of Oz crossover set in an insane asylum. I'm not even kidding. |
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Post by cheesecake on May 15, 2020 17:03:10 GMT
Noo, Is it a sequel to The Wizard of Oz? I haven't even seen that. Is it good? It's a Mad Max/Wizard of Oz crossover set in an insane asylum. I'm not even kidding.  Love this comparison. |
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Neil LaBute is not everyone's cup of tea for sure, but it's his film I "like" the most.
Love this comparison.