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What Is Your Favourite Unknown Horror Movie?

posted 4 years ago by MrRipEager (94)
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This discussion is about listing our favourite lesser known horror films, If like me you are a fan of the genre, you will likely have sat through a large amount of crappy or cheesy horror flicks, but every once in a while you can come across a film that makes you ask yourself, Why Have I Never Seen This Film Until Now?

So please feel free to mention any film that you feel to be a real find, you can also give a brief description of it (even if its just an IMDb Synopsis) but please try and avoid mentioning spoilers on the film as that will make people less inclined to watch it.

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[–] robocat893 (13686) 4 years ago

The Loved Ones (2009)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1316536/

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

Australian horror at its finest.

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[–] sslssg (28421) 4 years ago

Great film!

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Excellent choice.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72414) 4 years ago

Just Before Dawn (81)

George Kennedy utterly sleepwalks through his role as the Forest Ranger who is keeping his eye on a bunch of crazy 'kids' (they all look 30) who want to RV their way onto a spooky mountainside

There's a fun twist and the final kill is a scream!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

Damn good pick! I’m whistling right now. 👍

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72414) 4 years ago

Love it
Due for a rewatch!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I saw a really weird movie recently called Top Line (1988) and there was George Kennedy in another sleep walking role. Lol. That guy turns up in the strangest movies.

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[–] MrRipEager (94) 4 years ago

I keep forgetting that he was in lots of horror movies I just keep remembering him from his role in The Naked Gun movies.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

Yes you mean Ed ! Lol

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72414) 4 years ago

I always liked him but man did Kennedy take any role and just mail it at times!

Dragline in Cool Hand Luke was my favorite performance of his

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I’m with ya on Cool Hand Luke. It has to be his best role. Have you ever seen Virus (1980)?

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72414) 4 years ago

No, any good?

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

It’s a Japanese production. Check out the plot and cast:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_(1980_film)

I have mixed feelings about it and I kind of feel the story had a weak ending. It’s very interesting to be sure.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (72414) 4 years ago

Thanks
If I see it I'll check it out

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I thought it was great! , but then I'm a sucker for post apocalyptic type films.
It has 3 "sections" , and is pretty long , which is good if you're enjoying it!

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[–] MrRipEager (94) 4 years ago

I have seen Just Before Dawn a few times but it's been a while (long enough for me to forget what happens at the end) so I will probably re-watch it again soon also.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

The Lure (2015)
A fantastic Polish musical horror film involving mermaids. A masterpiece and a 10/10 in my opinion.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

very good movie. streaming on criterion.

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[–] sslssg (28421) 4 years ago

Salvage (2006)

A groundhog day type, low budget, indy horror. Has some pacing issues, but it pays off.

The Shrine (2010)

2 journalists and a photographer go to small village in Poland to find missing girl. There is a twist and it's given away if you speak Polish, but even knowing the twist it is still interesting.

Absentia (2011)

A woman and her sister begin to link a mysterious tunnel to a series of disappearances, including that of her own husband.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I have seen The Shrine and Absentia. The Shrine was filmed just east of Toronto - nowhere near Poland.

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[–] sslssg (28421) 4 years ago

I know it was filmed in Ontario, but that doesn't mean that the characters don't go to Poland in the fictional movie silly. 😉🤣 Just like to save money, Star Wars filmed in Tunisia. Could you imagine how much it would have cost to film on Tatooine. I hear they don't even have tax breaks.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I get a kick out of movies and TV shows that are suppose to be from elsewhere and are filmed right here in Toronto and Ontario. I always look for the signs. The TV show The Strain took me five minutes to realize it wasn't filmed in New York.

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[–] sslssg (28421) 4 years ago

Get a lot of that here as well. Fort Edmonton Park has quite a few movies filmed there as well as just the Rockies. The number of "small towns" that are unmistakably Banff, amuses me, but I do understand budgets.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

absentia is probably my favourite horror movie of the decade.

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[–] robocat893 (13686) 4 years ago

Audition (1999)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/

A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

It's a Japanese horror film. It's a slow burn but it does payoff at the end.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Oh wow, my favorite topic. I'm a massive obscure 70s horror buff (gialli included) So here goes the BEST most peeps have never seen:

Who Can Kill a Child? (Spanish, 1976) A couple unwittingly goes on vacation to a remote island where there are no adults. And the kids acts strange, to say the least.

The Tenant (1976) Roman Polanski directs and stars in this oddity of a man who rents an apartment in Paris while his neighbors are out to get him. Or are they?

See No Evil- (1971) Mia Farrow tormented again, but this time she's blind and the tormenter isn't a devil worshipper. But a complete nutcase.

Don't Look Now (1973)- Grieving couple go to an ominous Venice to try and heal. Good luck with that. A masterpiece.

Blood and Black Lace (1965) Mario Bava, models, murder, mayhem.

Deep Red (1975) The granddaddy Giallo by Argento. David Hemmings searches for a killer in Rome.

What have you done to Solange? (1972, Italian) What a title. Young women are being butchered whilst Solange remains mute. Slightly sleazy but well done.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I’ve seen all of those but Don’t Look Now and I’m an Obscure horror film junkie. I feel like I’ve only just started hearing about that title recently. I’m going to have to hunt that one down.

Glad your here posting!

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

You've seen them all, wow? Guess I better get more obscure:) Don't Look Now is truly spectacular (Nicholas Roeg, who also did The Man who fell to earth and Performance.) But this one is his Magnum opus.

How bout Short Night of Glass Dolls, Don't Torture a Duckling, Bay of Blood, The Psychic, Cat O Nine Tails, The Bloodstained Butterfly, The Fifth Cord, Who Saw her die? All above average 70s gialli!

American obscure: The Shout ('79), Maniac ('80) The Haunting of Julia ('77), Picnic at Hanging Rick ('75)

Another great Spanish one: LA Residencia!

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

Picnic at Hanging Rock is great too.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Isn't it? It's not technically horror but it is disturbing.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I just watched Picnic at Hanging Rock and I found it both mystical and beautiful. I feel like it’s full of clues that I must have missed on my first viewing so I’m excited about a second. Thanks to everyone who has recommended this special film. 👍

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Wasn't it? Glad you loved it. And that score! Yes, other things come up on repeat viewings. One of the theories it's an allegory on sexual repression at the turn of the century.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I’ve seen all of the Giallo films. I love all the Italian Horror, Poliziotteschi, Giallo, western and every sub genre in between mostly from the 60’s - 80’s.

Of the US films I have not seen The Haunting of Julia or Picnic at Hanging Rock.

I also have never seen LA Residencia so I will be looking up these. 👍

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

You've seen all the gialli? Where are all you people in real life?😂

Can you recommend a good (or better yet, GREAT) poliziotteschi? I saw 1/2 of Investigation of a Citizen under suspicion. It was okay.

Picnic at Hanging Rock is lyrical, beautiful and haunting. It's Peter Weir.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

Not all of them, just the ones you listed! 😂

I would start with Street Law (1974) starring Franco Nero and Barbara Bach. It’s an everyday man turned vigilante film with a damn good soundtrack directed by
Castellari. Nero is so convincing in this role because of the realism he brings.

There is a trilogy of films by Fernando Di Leo that are favorites of mine:
Caliber 9 (1972)
The Italian Connection (1972)
Il Boss (1973)
My favorite of the three is The Italian Connection about a hit placed on a pimp played by Mario Adorf. Henry Silva, with his stone face, is made to play roles like one of the hit men here. If you like Quentin Tarantino it’s obvious he drew heavily from Di Leo’s films.

Almost Human (1974) starring Henry Silva and Thomas Milian about a degenerate criminal on the loose is another of my favorites. Umberto Lenzi directs so how can you go wrong? :)

The poliziotteschi films, which I have grown to love, can be almost like a acquired taste. Most are brutal and gritty with a lot of ugly guys and beautiful women, crazy plots, mega car chase scenes, gratuitous nudity, great soundtracks and at least one bottle of J&B spotted in each film.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Wow, thank you!!! A whole new subgenre to check out:)

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

If you get to see any of them let me know what you think. I’ve really fallen in love with the genre but they were pumping them out in the 70’s so there are as many stinkers as good ones.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Hiya, Mojo. Did you see The Lady with the perfume in black? (W/ Mimsy Farmer) I'd love to know your interpretation. Hallucinations? Actual cannibalism?!!!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I don’t think I’ve seen it but I’ll add it to my list if you recommend it. I did watch Picnic at Hanging Rock, that several recommended here, and I enjoyed it so much I watched it again the next day.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Picnic REALLY gets under your skin, doesn't it? Yes, see Lady and let me know what you think.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I will be getting back to you. 👍

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I just watched it. I was not expecting that ending! My take is they some how poisoned her or used magic to make her hallucinate until she fell and died. I thought the ending was real. Strange movie! Lol

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

WOW! You watched it already! That's pretty much what I thought. Definitely one of the odder gialli and that's saying a lot 😂

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

Your quite right. I kept thinking as I was watching how it felt more so like straight horror or maybe gialli horror hybrid. Let me know if you ever check out those euro crime titles. 👍

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[–] April-151-CT (10210) 4 years ago

Picnic at Hanging Rock is Australian actually. Good stuff!!

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

You are right! My mistake.

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

Don't Look Now is great!

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Isn't it? Some of the shots are just uniquely incredible.

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

Absolutely. It's choc full of moments and images that will epoxy themselves into your brain for all time.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

Zephyr, the first time I heard about Don’t Look Now was by your recent recommendation but I’m having a hard time finding it.

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

Do you have Shudder?

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I use Roku but I don’t think I ever signed up for Shutter. I’ll check it out tonight.

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[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 4 years ago

It's pretty good! I think it's worth it. They don't have everything you'd expect, but a solid selection of just the right otherwise hard to find and exclusive things, and it's not too 'spensive. I was initially sucked in by the complete Tales from the Darkside series.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

If that’s still on there I’ll get it for sure.

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

You can also rent it from YouTube for 2.99. I do that often.

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[–] April-151-CT (10210) 4 years ago

Here you go: https://ok.ru/video/36163488281

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[–] PaladinNJ (20357) 4 years ago

Prophecy (1979) - Nature gets even. A friend of mine who was the "tough guy" of our group went pale white watching this.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

great one! Eco nightmare!

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Oh, and it's John Frankenheimer! Gotta check that out. Thanks!

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I watched that when it was released on vhs at my Uncles house. I must have been about 9!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20546) 4 years ago

I saw it real young also and that scene when the truck flips over really stuck with me.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Corridors of Blood (1958)

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[–] puplover (89) 4 years ago

Ah, I forgot my favorite: Seconds (1966) starring Rock Hudson as a man who gets a new identity: with tragic consequences.

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