#3 or so years ago I watched midsommar and thought it was fucking terrifying and couldn’t get over what I saw

[bbyboybucket]

The downside of being a fan of The Boys that nobody talks about: it ruins horror movies for you. 😭😭 It makes you so desensitized that anything that happens in a horror movie, any violence or gore, doesn’t shock you or even creep you out slightly. You just sit there like “damn I’ve seen more fucked up stuff on the boys than this” 😭

[amazingmsme]

For the horror ask thing, 3 and 20!

3. you're planning a horror movie marathon with your friends - which movies are you picking? The original Halloween & Nightmare on Elm Street first of all, those are my top faves. Room 1408, A Quiet Place, The Amityville Horror but the one with Ryan Reynolds, Delirium, Silence of the Lambs, What Lies Beneath, Bad Times at the El Royale, Kiss the Girls & probably a lot more that I can’t think of right now, but horror is like my favorite genre of film & I tend to prefer paranormal & psychological stories as well as more realistic ones like people being kidnapped or escaping a killer. Midsommar & The House that Jack Built are also fantastic films but both get extremely fucked up & graphic so I’d have to check with whoever I’m watching with. The Conjuring movies are all great & id probably have a marathon just for them

20. do you have any personal scary stories? something that happened to you or somebody close to you? I have way too many, you’d think being the only people who ever lived in this house would mean no ghosts, but you’d be wrong. But I’ll give some highlights:

-1 time when I was trying to leave my room as a kid, some orange nail polish shot out directly in front of my face & hit the wall before sliding down to the floor. With how fast it was going it 100% should’ve broke but it kind of stayed there for a second before falling down

-my sister heard & felt someone whisper in her ear that was pressed against her pillow

-I saw a tall man in my closet watching me dance in my room, this was around the time I was in middle school. To this day I’m still paranoid that I’ll see him if I go dance in there

-one time as a kid it was freezing outside but I still wanted to go out & play. My grandma was watching me while my mom took my sister to the doctor & I was playing out of sight from any window. My old dog Gabby was super protective & barked at everything, & out of nowhere this young woman appears, I’d say mid to late teens. For reference I was wearing 2 pairs of pants, a long sleeve shirt, a puffy jacket & a hat & gloves. This girl was wearing short shorts, a spaghetti strap tank top & was barefoot with no visible signs that she was cold. I was just frozen staring at her & she looked at me. I think she might’ve said she liked my dog but I can’t really remember. I looked over at Gabby & back at her & she was gone

-a few years ago when I stepped out of the shower, 3 full fingers were pressed into the steam on the mirror, but what’s really odd is that there was no palm mark. Of course I took a picture

-we have a tiny porcelain doll that’s haunted & I’m positive that’s where the little girl came from. She’s chilled out over the years but it used to be every time you talked about it, something would happen about 30 minutes after. Like our drapes would fly open, the tv would turn on, we heard a ringing that wasn’t our doorbell, weird shit like that. The guys my mom used to baby sit were terrified of her

-when I was like 3 I was staring at the cabinet she’s kept in & my mom asked what I was doing. She said I had this strange determined & stern look on my face & said “she needs to be standing up.” I was never a stubborn kid but I was adamant about it. After that the activity lessened by a lot

-also regarding the doll, my sister took some pictures of her on the first step in our pool for her photography class but no matter what, the teacher couldn’t open the files for the doll pictures. She could get the other ones but her computer would act very weird when she tried to see those specific ones

-everyone in my family has seen the little girl & even 1 of my sister’s friends saw her go to my room. I think only my sister & I have seen the man tho & he usually appears as a dark shadow, tho when he was in my closet I could see more detail like clothes, but his facial features were in shadow

-the girl looks like your basic horror movie child ghost, like I’m not shitting you. She’s got long dark hair & wears a white dress & whenever I see her the dress is usually the first thing I notice

-2 years ago my sister & I were at our house while my parents when you a high school reunion. We were chilling out by the pool when the chair sitting next to me scooted away from the table. I saw it happen & it freaked me out & my sister heard it & we were both scared. Idk why but I always just assumed they’d never go outside & so shit like that

-random objects can go missing & then appear right before your eyes, but not before you turn the house upside down first. I think they enjoy seeing us frustrated & it ticks me off

-we will hear people talking sometimes but you can’t really make out what they’re saying. If it’s more than 1 voice then it’s always a guy & girl’s voices

-I get touched by them the most out of my family & I fucking hate it. Get your fake dead hands OFF my body I do not like you. I’ve been touched in my house & a few times when I was hospitalized, & once this year at a guest house on vacation. The weird thing about the times in the hospital were that they all happened on the left side of my body. Hands down the worst part of it is when I can feel the size of the hands so I know if it’s a child or adult. & for some reason, ghosts like to touch you 1 finger at a time, 0/10 would recommend

-in my dad’s old house he said he could feel someone sitting on his bed with him & could even see the indention. He said he thought it was his Papaw. But when we go there I almost always get an unsettling vibe

-I made sure to save the best for last! This is my worst/scariest experience & I really hope my cousin doesn’t see this because it happened when they were here. But the younger one was in my room already asleep so I was just chilling on my phone in the dark. My phone illuminated the room just enough so I could see a few feet around me & I saw the girl at the foot of my bed. She had on that stupid white dress & her dark hair hung over her shoulders & hid her face. Then she grabbed the footboard & acted like she was about to fucking crawl up so I noped the fuck out & turned off my phone & proceeded to hide under the covers. Then I just… went to sleep? I mean I’ve been used to that shit all my life but I have no idea how I slept after that. I knew that if I got my mom then it would wake up my cousin & she’d know that something weird was up so I just ignored it the best I could. But you bet your ass I told Mom the next day

Like I said, I have a lot of stories & there’s still more I could share, but most stuff is pretty insignificant & I forget what exactly happened, but stuff does happen. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of shadows & I really hope that there’s nothing in my new apartment. But yeah, sorry this got so long!

[resonanteye]

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Horror Movie list: 2020 edition

We’ve seen so much real-world horror this year that it’s hard to top it. But in the spirit of all previous Halloween lists, I’m going to go ahead with this anyway.

TOP THIRTEEN!

In no particular order, the 13 movies you should be watching this week.

attack the block: a classic, 10/10

snowpiercer: uprising of the underclass. 9/10

people under the stairs: BELONGS IN 2020. 9/10

society: a better documentary than They Live. 9/10

contagion: it drags a little, but have you gotten your hydroxychloroquine forsythia yet? 9/10

us: class uprising, metaphorically. 9/10

green room: racism, cults, punk rock culture, innawoods. 10/10

the crazies: the kind of year it’s been. we didn’t realize our neighbors were this fucked up. 10/10

the thing (even the sequel is good) every year, all the time, we’re gonna find out who’s the thing. 10/10

children of men: how we’ve reacted isn’t much better. 10/10

invasion of the body snatchers: you can’t tell if people are assholes or not, until now. now you can tell. 9/10

the dead zone: we need this. we needed this a while ago. 8/10 (points deducted for effects)

dead snow: We all wish we had snowmobiles and axes these days. 10/10

The rest of the movies aren’t listed in order of best/worst, just as I remember them. Themes listed and my short thoughts, and a 1-10 scale for my personal enjoyment. There’s been a lot of shitty horror made since my previous lists (see here, here and here) (and a list of horror passing various analytical tests, HERE)

click through for the big list.

movies since the last list

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark: it’s about a little kid. Monster movie. Haunted house horror. 5/10 creepy little guys

Resolution/the Endless: endless is the perfect sequel. Existential horror. Time travels. Cults. 10/10

Autopsy of Jane Doe: medical, family issues, witches, existential dread about death, reminiscent of return of the living dead, slow burn, revenge, a new favorite. 10/10

 Kingdom: yes it’s a series. It’s the only horror series I’ve been able to sit through. Zombie/plague, politics, battle scenes. Science. 9/10 perfectly done

 Spectral: Army guys. Dimensional horror. Fight scenes. Folklore. 6/10 not bad, fighting gets tired after a while.

 Await Further Instructions: Racism. Family gatherings. Holidays. Just how people would behave. 9/10

The Boy: Dolls. Ghoooooooosts. Creepy family relationships. House horror. no kids! 8/10

Demonic: ghost hunters, paranormal, twist ending, police presence. well acted! 7/10

Sinister 2: like most sequels, not good. about kids of course. Bad folklore references. 2/10

The Stranger (2014): about a kid. mom was a vampire apparently… viral plagues, body horror. small town living. 9/10

Bliss: Artists and art culture. Great characters. Party. 8/10

He Never Dies: not a bad role for Rollins. immortality, violence, paranoia, revenge of a sort. 7/10

Monster Party: serial killers, family dynamics, surprising facts about rehab. 6/10

We Go On: some plot holes here… existential horror. afterlife, ghosts, stalking. 7/10

House of the Devil: slow burn. predictable ending. rape, demons, cult. filmed beautifully but so what? 4/10

Spring: folklore, relationships, body horror. INCREDIBLE. 9/10

Terrified: plot holes. ghosts/existential horror, dimensions. effects are great. 8/10

Cruising: serial killer, homophobia, cop content, sexual violence. a classic, acted perfectly, directed perfectly. 9/10

The Silence: plot holes SO MANY PLOT HOLES. great creatures. monster movie/apocalyptic. 5/10

Starfish: indie music vinyl collection part-anime monster movie. I know that SOUNDS good but… every instance of “it was all a dream” removed one point. confusing plot, nice monster. SO SLOW. 3/10

We are Still Here: vintage feeling. haunted house/rotten small town. family problems. cold weather. 7/10

Malevolent: pretty decent for a “ghost hunters” movie. 6/10

Beyond the Black Rainbow: cults, mad science. If you liked “the invitation” you might like this. 5/10

Spiral: this one scared me. With the way the world is now I felt real fear watching this. Building dread. homophobia, xenophobia, cults. 8/10

Color out of Space: Nicholas Cage falls in love with a meteor and it’s nothing like the Lovecraft story. Just watch Lovecraft Country instead (unless you want to watch a comedy, it IS Cage, after all. and it got 3 extra points for casting Chong) 3/10

The Fields: about a kid. but also about how creepy the rural areas of PA can be. great setting, great plot. 9/10

Southbound: an anthology, which isn’t as coherent as I wished it was. some sections are worth the watch. 6/10

Void: cults, medical and body horror, and interdimensional mad science. 8/10

Under the Skin: strange aliens, with strange goals. rape, of course, because the main character’s a “woman”. 6/10

Get Out: Holy shit rich white people scare me. 9/10

Antiviral: medical and body horror, doppelgangers, and paranoia. 8/10

Mayhem: Every workplace should be unionized. infection, medical horror, violence with office supplies. 10/10

digging up the marrow

Eli: you’ve seen this movie before, but you won’t know it until the end of the movie. I’m not sure I like that. it’s also about a kid. medical horror, demons, ghosts. 4/10

in the tall grass: Time travel/elder gods and of course the King fear of Native sacred ground. well made. 8/10

it comes at night: paranoia, disease and isolation all wrapped up neatly in a good mystery story. 7/10

they look like people: Paranoia, so much paranoia. 9/10

Baskin: demons and deals. 6/10

Ma: just an incredible revenge story. teenagers, but not about teenagers. Great cast and slow build of dread throughout. 9/10

Midsommar: revenge movie with a cult to help it along. slow, and pretty. overrated. 6/10

XX: anthology that’s a 50/50 hit. rated slightly higher because the hits are really, really worth it. 6/10

Train to Busan: zombies aren’t as tired out as a genre as you’d think. yeah, it’s about a kid. ugh. 7/10

The Golem: antisemitism, colonial times, women fixing shit. yes, it’s about a kid. fuck sake 7/10

Thirst: Catholic vampire romance horror. What more is there? medical horror too. 7/10

Into the Forest: I understand that there’s two women as main characters during a power outage apocalypse so there’s got to be rape, but still. 4/10

Tales of Halloween: gives trick r treat a run for its money. ADRIENNE BARBEAU. 7/10

Platform: seems more relevant now than last year. Very violent; plot holes or three. Great acting. 6/10

The Vampire’s Assistant: I’m not usually a horror-comedy fan, but this movie had it all. spiders too. 8/10

Don’t Kill It: fresh premise, good plot. demons, possession, and paranoia. 8/10

Cold Skin: everything the Lighthouse SHOULD have been. Colonizer/Native metaphors. monster movie, with a twist. Antarctic isolation horror. 9/10

Hereditary: overrated, but not bad. family issues, cults, motherhood. yes it’s about a kid/teenager. 6/10

Demon: addresses the leftover horror of genocide, family issues, weddings, and being a stranger in a strange land. 8/10

Patchwork: technically a horror comedy which I usually dislike. Still, it was done well- callbacks to reanimator! no rape scenes, which is amazing for a film with 3 women leads. 8/10

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night: unsatisfying ending, but excellent throughout. classic, straightforward vampire story, in a fresh setting. 8/10

  older movies I strongly suggest

rare exports: Santa? not a good thing. 9/10

the stuff: addiction, consumer culture. 7/10

return of the living dead parts 1,2 and 3: 10/10, 8/10, 9/10

the relic: science gone wrong due to egos. 8/10

pioughkeepsie tapes: serial killer culture done as a fake true-crime documentary. 10/10 if you watch a lot of those, 7/10 if you don’t get those references

the diabolical: ghosts or time travel or some kind of dimension warps? 9/10

the ruins: when the locals tell you to fuck off, fuck off. this is a killer plant movie. 9/10

the girl next door: pure American sociopathy. rape, torture, and the “good old days” 9/10

splice: mad science and monsters. rape and rape-adjacent scenes, of course, since women are lead characters. 7/10

grave encounters: 10/10 of you watch ghost bro shows. 6/10 if you don’t

dog soldiers: possibly the perfect werewolf movie. 10/10

dead birds: possibly the perfect Civil War movie. 10/10

body bags: anthology. hits and misses. 6/10

dead alive: the perfect zombie romance movie. Nothing has ever come close. 10/10

vamp: it has Grace Jones. 9/10

altered: the best alien movie ever made. 10/10

final destination: the grim reaper is rube goldberg. 7/10

Pan’s labrynth: the horrors of fascism. but about a kid. 9/10

freaks: the original, the classic unity revenge story. 10/10

candyman: city horror, a rarity. real bees. 10/10

freaked: horror comedy. 6/10

the mist: the best ending. 10/10

the taking of Deborah Logan: medical horror plus some supernatural stuff. 9/10

it follows: disease is on everyone’s mind right now. pretentious, but excellent concept and plot. 8/10

Ganja and Hess: classic vampires. 10/10

the girl with all the gifts: how to make a zombie movie worth watching after all these decades. no humor at all. perfect. except it’s about a kid. 9/10

the horde: what it might actually be like if there were zombies. no information, no help. 9/10

mama: finally, a stepmom/adopted mom that’s GOOD. but it’s about kids. 6/10

the fly: sexy body horror and mad science. 8/10

flatliners: mad science, death, ghosts. 7/10

slither: I take it back. THIS is the best alien movie ever made. 11/10

dark skies: a decent alien movie, but it’s about a kid. 7/10

critters: we’ve come for the crites. 6/10

trick r treat: still an 8/10

fright night: the original. 9/10

troll hunter: government agencies have to handle monsters somehow. 10/10

the host: a better monster movie than so, so many. 9/10

pighunt: we’re all in it together 10/10

Willard: rats, cats, and a weirdo’s revenge 9/10

cold fish: serial killer culture 8/10

night watch/day watch fantasy horror with every creature you can imagine and the cops that watch them. good vs evil without any gods in the way. 10/10

Ravenous (NOT 2017): the original, not the recent one. colonizers gonna pay. amazing soundtrack. 9/10

the shrine: final girl gets what she deserves. 8/10

American werewolf in London: damn good effects for the time, jumps right into the action. 9/10

the pact: ghosts, serial killers, family issues, haunted houses. 9/10

the woman: revenge, sociopaths, the horror behind the mask of the upper class. rape, but… 10/10

reanimator: Jeffrey Combs is the only mad scientist. Rape-y stuff, but no rape. body horror and zombies, a classic. 10/10

blade: the first Blade movie changed the vampire genre. 9/10

the descent: claustrophobic, women in battle, monster movie. paranoia and perception. 10/10

the strain (series): this and kingdom are the only series I’ll recommend in horror right now. 9/10 until the last season. that’s a 6/10

pighunt: we’re all in it together. 10/10

the burrowers: colonizers and monsters, and who can tell the difference. 10/10

Additional list may come during the year, I’ll try to keep adding more.