It's definitely not for everyone, and transphobes need not apply for obvious reasons, but I thought "I Saw the TV Glow" was an interesting psychological horror. Do not expect realistic performances or an unambiguous story, but as an arthouse fever dream representation of someone suffering from gender dysphoria, autism, self harm, and obsessive fandom, I thought it was a worthwhile watch.
Night of the Hunter (not the remake)
Frailty is the one I think of every time.
I have a furious fucking hate for this movie.
As someone who was routinely abused by religious family members who told me how evil I was, I went to the movie thinking I would see some kind of payback to these definitely evil characters.
Then the movie said "lol jk. The religious assholes were right because God said so."
That’s fair. But you gotta admit it’s horrific in its own way…
Also, very sorry you had to deal with that but glad you came out the other side. How does it affect your overall horror sensibilities?
All good! Up until the twist I really did enjoy the movie. It's well shot, it just kind of felt like a betrayal at the time.
I absolutely love horror movies and have a few lined up from the last thread to watch next. Hell House LLC, Lake Mungo, Longlegs, The Blackcoats Daughter, Color out of Space, Mandy, and the two most recent VHS movies are on the docket before the end of the month.
Fun mix! Some of those were great, others didn’t really do it for me. I’ve been powering through as many horror movies as I can this month too, and my friends and I even made a little spreadsheet to collect ratings and recommendations.
Ohhhh good one. I remember always liking this one back when it came out and I did a rewatch a few years ago. Still held up!
Yeah it’s just good storytelling. No tricks, nothing that ages badly. I always recommend it.
Yeeeeep thats my favourite genre and possession is one of my favourites.
I think I've got a few decent recommendations for you.
I think they're all less bizarre in comparison to possession but fill that psychological horror hole for me.
The more important part for me is that they rely on deep psychological horror and not jumpscares.
This is a fun little list on letterboxd and you might find some stuff you like here too.
Psychosexual dramas, nihilistic fever dreams & surrealism with a touch of humour https://boxd.it/2Qq4Q
Oh wow thanks for the extensive list! I’ve seen about half of the ones in your list and will check out the link. I also recently watched The Witch by Eggers. That was a creepy good one.
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