#im bad at doing the like 'horror for people who horror newbies' rec thing bc my intro into the genre was like

[dateamonster]

can i ask if you have any recommendations for horror films? im trying to get more into the horror scene but havent had a chance to watch any films until recently. anything goes, but i trust your judgement in terms of what classics and newer stuff are worth watching :]

sorry it took me a hot minute to get to this i was Going Thu It. but anyway its kinda tough to give solid recs to someone without like having an idea of their taste. horror movies are.. they vary pretty widely in like tone and content and something thats good for one person might be genuinely just uncomfortable for another, so take these with a grain of salt.

my favorite classic slasher is hands down the texas chainsaw massacre although i think halloween is also a really good place to start if ur interested in that sort of subgenre because chances are even if youve watched absolutely 0 horror content you will have likely come across like aspects of it already through pop culture. its considered such a staple of the genre for a reason and as someone who didnt even watch it until fairly recently, i think it holds up!

in terms of more recent work, once again theres a reason people hype up jordan peeles stuff as much as they do. i went to see a showing of get out with my mom who normally cant stand horror and she enjoyed it enough to give us (a much more like traditionally terrifying movie) a chance. both are chilling and fucking iconic.

if youre at all interested in found footage (which i know some people are gonna complain is overdone to hell and back and theyre not wrong per se, but i personally think its a fun immersive way to get into the genre especially if youre already familiar with like videogames and args that already play with this kind of framing) the blair witch project is again very good and so much a part of the culture now youll probably find yourself already familiar with some aspects of it.

but mainly i bring up found footage because if im gonna give any recommendations today i need to talk about the creep movies. creep on its own is a very strong film that takes a really simple concept-- what if there was just a really weird guy-- and runs with it. that being said, creep 2 is a masterpiece wholly unlike pretty much any other movie of its kind. theyre scary, darkly comedic, and for me basically the gold standard of what horror creators can aspire to even with a low budget and a very simple story.

anyway this is way too long now. tldr i can give more specific recs if i have a better idea of the kind of stories and scares you like, but imo in terms of classics: halloween, the texas chainsaw massacre, the blair witch project. in terms of more contemporary horror: get out, us, creep, creep 2. those are like the big favs at the moment at least.

good luck on ur spooky journey!