Really scary little-known horror films

That sweet sweet Alison movie. What a freak show of a horror movie that is. But it's enjoyable to watch.

I see no listing for a "Sweet Sweet Alison," r1. But it sounds intriguing.

I remember "Eyes of Fire" freaking me out in a slow subtle way when I saw it, but now, other than the title, and that it was a Colonial period piece, I couldn't tell you the first thing about it.

Not sure if it counts as obscure now that there's a remake (which I haven't seen), but the original of "The Woman in Black" (1989) is incredibly creepy.

I think the title of the movie is Let the Right One In. It came out probably a decade ago and was an American remake of a Swedish film. Creepy af.

Think r1 meant Alice, Sweet Alice.

WHISPERS with Victoria Tennant

R2 I got it wrong. R6 is right. It is, Alice Sweet Alice.

Sorry about that.

The Mephisto Waltz, 1971, starring Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman. Suspenseful plot about devil-worshippers, and a grand conspiracy. Very haunting and believable. Bissette and Parkins are in their prime. Excellent spellbinding film!

Let's Scare Jessica To Death The Other (not The Others, which is great but fairly well known, but the 1972 film about twin brothers up to shenanigans)

Demon Seed, 1977, starring Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham. An early AI horror film that was way ahead of its time, but unlike other AI plots, "Proteus" runs into completely different territory. The sort of thing nightmares are made of.

Troll 2 what a creepy movie with all of those goblins and that green stuff. I remember being really weirded out as a kid seeing that movie. But still a lot of fun to watch.

Google Hammer Horror films, OP. They seem ott and campy but I wouldn't recommend watching The Blood on Satan's Claw by yourself in creaky old house at night.

It's Alive, 1974, starring John P. Ryan, Sharon Farell, James Dixon, William Wellman Jr., Guy Stockwell, Shamus Locke, Andrew Duggan, and Michael Ansara. Crazy deformed baby becomes a killer, and despite many attemps to kill the mutant, it survives repeated attempts on its life only to kill again! Receives 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still holds up well.

OP, don't listen to these amateurs. These movies all suck. It's Alive? No. Just no.

Try Session 9.

'Sisters' with Margot Kidder is one of Brian DePalma's first efforts.

"The Legend of Hell House" from 1973 by Richard Matheson, starring Roddy McDowall, is the haunted house flick so many others have been based on -- psychic investigators, haunted mansion, all that. (The resolution's a bit lame, but up to that point pretty good!)

"Near Dark" from 1987. A slightly different take on the traditional vampire flick.

The House of the Devil, 2009, Dubbed more than a movie, it is an experience. Starring Jocelyn Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Mary Woronov, Tom Noonan, AJ Bowen,and Dee Wallace. Nostalgically set in the 80's, a young gal believes she is hired as a baby-sitter, but soon realises a deep dark secret was hidden from her, and all hell breaks loose in a haunted Victorian mansion. Receives 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Another vote for Session 9

OP I loved "It Follows" although I am not sure it qualifies as little-known. I also loathe torture porn so I get you.

Ooops sorry reading comprehension, you did mention that. Pardon!

The Exorcist III.

Lake Mungo

I have seen Session 9, and it was good, but very mainstream. Was heavily advertised when it came out, and usually gets 3 stars or close: 63% Rotten Tomatoes score. I don't think it qualifies as really obscure, or little known status as cult films and vintage horror flicks. It is enjoyable and scary though.

R23, Yes, the Exorcist III is terrifying.

'The Changeling' with George C Scott is also a wonderful old-fashioned ghost story.

Seconding R18 with "Near Dark" -- really good vampire flick. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and recycles much of the cast of "Aliens."

Another fan here of The Legend of Hell House and The Exorcist III. Again though, Exorcist III was well known, and therefore mainstream.

"Near Dark" is a great film but it's not really scary. It's more a vampire/western hybrid. The same is true of John Carpenter's "Vampires" which is a lesser film but a little scarier.

I think the movie has a few different titles but the plot is an obsessed and over protective mother literally wills her son killed in the Vietnam war back to life but he comes back as a blood thirsty ghoul. The mother was actually more scary than the son because at the end she pretty much offers to help him feed.

is it Deathdream (1974)?

I'm not sure if it's all that unknown, but the movie "May" was a real psycho-thriller that not many people have seen.

Haute Tension, scary as fuck

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978) starring Bette Davis. It's actually a made for tv film (hides). But it's a spooky one with a cinematic feel. It's creepy and mean once it gets going. Bette is in excellent form throughout, late into her career. The actor who plays the dad is also hot.

The entire filmography of takashi Miike is either scary as hell, insane or both within seconds. Audition is a slow burn ride, Visitor Q is grody, De4ad or Alive is nuts, Ishi the killer is gross madness, he is worth the time

Another vote for Haute Tension! Very realistic and believable. The young ladies are pretty, and one butch character may even be a lesbian. Lesbian sisters into horror: you would dig this!

R36 One of the few films, along with Ichi the Killer I needed a time out during,

Me too R37! I had a cigarette and a large scotch!

John Carpenter's PRINCE OF DARKNESS is one of his lesser-known but scary films.

“Blood on Satan’s Claw” folk-horror from 1971. “Cry of the Banshee” is another one.

"Black Christmas" (the original one with Margot Kidder), "Black Sunday" (yeah Barbara Steele) and Silent Night, Bloody Night (gots to love anything with Andy Warhols people playing victims and psychopaths)

The great holy trinity of British folk horror is THE WICKER MAN (the best!), WITCHFINDER GENERAL and BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW.

Withcfinder General is definitely interesting to watch, although it is also well known

Not on your list, and not yet suggested, is 'The Haunting' from 1963. My brother and I saw it when we were teenagers on late night TV, and had to keep the lights on when we went to bed.

R5 The remake of the Swedish film, Let The Right One In (2008), is the American, Let Me In (2010). The original, Let The Right One In, is the classic.

I nominate, Burnt Offerings (1976), with Bette Davis, Karen Black and Oliver Reed.

The Wicker Man (1973)

The Wicker Man (1973) is very well known.

Omg ‘Demon Seed’ is not scary in any way..

The Wicker Man was partly inspired by a BBC film called ROBIN REDBREAST, which is pretty good. And talking of BBC horror, there was a great series in the 70s of one off adaptations of mostly M.R. James stories every Christmas. The scariest one is A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS, from 1972...

Let Me In (2010, U.S.) is better than the Swedish version. The Dutch 1988 ‘The Vanishing’ is scary.

The Vanishing really bothered me. It is very, very scary. But it really BOTHERED me.

Hush

Don't look Now

“Hammer House of Horror” was also a good horror anthology series. I really liked this one:

R53 Fuck yes

The Horrors of Malformed Men is a totally bizarro Japanese film kind of like The Island of Dr Moreau...

Shutter (2004)

Scariest film I saw in childhood was "The Stone Tapes"

It's one of those early 1970's BBC wobbly sets movies, but a killer script and fantastic acting. It has a great slow buildup of tension.

Not really unknown, but HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (86) is my nom for the most terrifying movie ever made in America. It's like watching a snuff film.

Demon Seed is about a computer that develops a personality and takes over a house. It is very scary, even more so, because computers contol everything. And that can't be good.

The Italian thriller Don't Torture a Duckling

Mario Bava's Bay of Blood, the inspiration for Friday the 13th. The ending is insane. Italian horror movies were wild in this period.

How about a one of my favorite movies from this past year that didn't get the attention it deserved (and grossed less than $20 mil) . . .

It Comes at Night

Triangle. And as they say, it owns this thread.

The Australian movie Patrick. It was on HBO when we first got cable when I was about 12. Scared the ever living fuck out of me.

[bold]BEYOND THE DOOR[/bold]

It has a horrible title, The Taking of Deborah Logan- Jill Larson (a soap opera actress) is amazing in this:

I suppose the original [rec] is well known, since it spawned several sequels.

The Pang Bros "The Eye"

Dead Birds

Two relatively recent ones... The Possession of Michael King and Hell House LLC

Some of the people posting here are scared by their own shadow

[quote] I have seen Session 9, and it was good, but very mainstream. Was heavily advertised when it came out, and usually gets 3 stars or close: 63% Rotten Tomatoes score. I don't think it qualifies as really obscure, or little known status as cult films and vintage horror flicks. It is enjoyable and scary though.

Are you sure you're thinking of the right movie? The film came and went in the blink of an eye, and at its widest release, was only on 50+ screens. It didn't even gross half a million dollars. I remember wanting to go see it because it had been shot on HD Video (one of the earliest theatrical releases to have been) and I was curious how it looked, but it lasted all of three weeks in the theater.

"Carnival of Souls" - great creepy B-flic

Ooooooo. Triangle looks good. Great reviews on IMDB. I have never even heard of it! Thanks!!

Another vote for "Don't Look Now" and "Black Christmas." Also "House of the Devil", "Ju-on (The Grudge)", and "Who Can Kill a Child?" are all genuinely creepy films.

Phantasm and The Entity

That's it R531 Death Dream, The mother in that film is an unhinged mess!

The Invitation

You're welcome.

Sole Survivor is a great, creepy little gem that's like what would happen if Carnival of Souls and Final Destination had a baby. Also, I feel like the makers of It Follows had to have seen this, because there are some moments that are very similar.

I haven't seen it since I was young, but the hell-house rif "the Evil" gave me nightmares when I saw it.

Variations of this thread occur regularly on DL, and this is the first time that some decent-sounding films were posted of which I had not heard. Nice.

In the mood for a contemporary Icelandic gay "haunted house" flick? Check out RIFT (2017) on Amazon Prime or Netflix.

Okay, so I just downloaded and watched Session 9, R15.

It was good ... in the sense that it held my interest. But it was far more depressing than it was scary. Not the greatest movie to watch on an overcast Sunday.

I'm also very surprised they allowed them to film this at the former Danvers State Hospital.

And I am REALLY surprised that was Josh Lucas as Hank. Still hot but in a very different way.

A Dark Song was great. It different from any other modern horror movies I've seen. I think it was made for TV which I found surprising.

Train to Busan

I am interested in two movies mentioned here that I have not seen: "The Invitation" and "Triangle." Can anyone tell me more about these? Also never heard of "You're Welcome" but could seem to find anything online about it. Is that a sequel to "You're Next?"

Are any of these suggestions on Netflix?

I’m watching 227 repeats on OWN.

Jacob's Ladder. Tim Robbins. Early 90's.

Train to Busan is a great flick. I wouldn't know if I would call it really scary though.

Jacob's Ladder was pretty well known back in the 90's.

How about, "Raw"?

The Innocents-- it is the only movie made before the 70s that scares me. There is even a scene in the movie that is very similar to the scene in Blue Velvet where we see the bugs burrowing underground. You can watch the whole movie on youtube. It is an adaptation of "Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.

The best part of Session 9 is the locale. It was amazing they were allowed to film at the Danvers State Hospital before they razed it, and in its ruined state particularly it was the ultimate location for a horror movie.

Is The Sentinel from 1978 any good? the cast was so amazing.

R93 I LOVED the Sentinel though I found it more campy than scary.

Arrebato (1979)

I guess being a horror fan clouds my judgement, but films like The Innocents and Don’t Look Now don’t seem like they’re little known — they’re just old.

R96, I actually never heard of The Innocents until last year.

Bad Dreams(1988)

Baghead - by the Duplass Brothers.

"Megan is Missing" was pretty disturbing.

"Megan is Missing"

Yikes, think I'll skip that one...

Fan of Asian horror here... A tale of 2 sisters, Shutter, Alone are all great movies but relatively well know if you’re into that genre. Less known : Ladda Land, this scared the crap out of me

"Body of Evidence"--you'll never see sex the same way again.

"Meghan is Missing" sounds like a film i could really enjoy!

^ Princess Michael The Cunt Fixed it for you R104

Campy terror. Motel Hell. Had Miss Ballbreaker and Rory Calhoun.

That is a camp classic R106, but not quite scary. Hard to enjoy sausages after!

I agree about Megan is Missing. After watching that I felt dirty and disturbed and ashamed .

Frozen.

The Orphanage.

[quote]Motel Hell.

It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent’s fritters.

Hidden -,though not actually all that scary, it was written and directed by The Duffer Brothers.

Curtains

Great film R110, but the OP asked you not to list it!

Orphan, 2009 would be a beeter pick!

Honeymoon- starring sexy as fuck Harry Treadaway.

R51, yes, a deeply disturbing, brilliant film. I couldn't recommend it because of how creepy it is.

I think the Swedish version of "Let The Right One In" is the superior one.

American Gothic (1988) always freaked me out!!! More of a cheesy horror flick but still do creepy

[quote] The Orphanage.

...which was specifically mentioned as one of the films NOT to name at the original post.

Dog Soldiers and Descent

Anyone here a fan of Orphan?

It's a campy fun thriller, not a scary horror movie r115.

I never got camp from the movie one bit R122

The whole premise is camp, r123.

Poor reviews of Orphan described the film as "sleazy horror", "genuine trash", and " formulaic horror-thriller". It did win the Brussells International Fantastic Film Festival though! I think the plot swiftly changing at the very end is what makes it so terrifying. There is no way you could say "you saw it coming", or that the premise is bad, as it only begins as a psychological thriller with bad-egg girl.

"Wake in Fright, " Aussie film with cute Gary Bond as a guy who gets stranded in some little town and encounters some menacing characters, including a terrifying Donald Pleasance. I think Bond was once the boyfriend of Jeremy Brett, Sherlock on BBC.

Showgirls. Absolutely frightening.

The Mephisto Waltz scared the crap out of me. My GF made me watch it. She loves horror, and I hated it.

Glad to see I wasn't the only "fraidy cat" R128! High production values, and that all-star cast help make it so realistic and believable. The music is an added bonus. Very few people I know have seen it, even older people mid-late sixties. I think I may read the novel (same title) it is adapted from by Fred Mustard Stewart.

R129, I read the novel as a kid (was pretty precocious) and was disappointed by the movie. So that means you'll love the book.

....is that Shalimar?

As a kid I was flipping channels and saw this scene from "Curtains." Scared the piss out of me.

Session 9, in the dark, with headphones

Another vote for Carnival of Souls (1962).

Last Shift

Satans’ Triangle with Kim Novak-1975 Scared the crap out of me in 1975 and I still won’t watch it alone.

Many of these suggestions are neither obscure nor scary. Try this one.

Love Carnival of Souls. Made for $50, and shows what imagination can do with no budget. I think Herk was gay?

Tourist Trap

The Descent

The House of the Devil directed by Ti west was fantastic. Also the last Mario Bava's film called Shock.

Yellobrickroad...it's REALLY hard to dismiss certain aspects of it from your mind after watching. Doesn't make a lot of sense in the end, but hoo boy, the journey getting there...

A ghost British horror movie called "Soulmate" from 2013.

R10, 'Let's Scare Jessica To Death' scared the shit out of me. Ditto 'Burnt Offerings', R45. Karen Black does creepy really well('Trilogy of Terror' Zuni fetish doll, anyone?)

I would add 'Play Misty For Me' (1971) with Jessica Walter, Clint Eastwood and Donna Mills. More on the psychological thriller side, but definitely horrific and scary as hell.

Would also include 'The Entity' with Barbara Hershey (1982). Crazy, scary shit.

R143 I saw the Entity when I was a teenager.. sick sick movie.

Yes it was, R144. Based in part on a supposedly true story.

"The Return of Dracula" (1958), low-budget b.w, set in a little town in California of that time. All the more scary because of the every-day setting. Francis Lederer, a Hungarian heartthrob in 30s Hollywood, plays the count.

"The Sentinel" - very underrated.

"Suspiria"

Okay r136, I give you, "Starry Eyes":

And, "Contracted":

And, "Afflicted":

And, "V/H/S" (the intro and interstitials are horrible though):

And The Masters of Horror, "3 Extremes":

R50

Hated american version. Original Let the right one in is amazing.

Here are some of the ones I've enjoyed lately.

Castle Freak - 80's monster flick that takes place in a spooky old Italian castle. The Green Room - A band performing in the middle of nowhere must escape a sinister club owner who wants them dead. The Autopsy of Jane Doe - A father son coroner duo deal with a strange, seemingly supernatural corpse that arrives at the morgue one night. Under the Shadow - Residents in a wartorn Middle Eastern housing complex have to deal with regular bombings and something darker lurks the halls. 10 Cloverfield Lane - A woman trapped in a post apocalyptic survival bunker must decide if the hell outside is worse than the one she's in. The Babysitter - Horny kid stas up to spy on the babysitter and gets way more than he bargained for. Under the Skin - A mysterious and dangerous woman wonders the streets looking for prey. Hounds of Love - A sadistic couple keeps a girl hostage to rape and murder her and she must survive against all odds.

Love Mephisto’s Waltz. Another creepy, for me at the time, was Racing with the Devil(?). Two couples in an RV witness a coven of witches and all hell breaks loose.

"Rabid" an early Cronenberg film with Marilyn Chambers. Scary and funny at times. I laughed at the part when the tv reporter asks the coroner how the public can protect themselves, and he answers in a French Canadian accent, "Well, don't let anyone bite you"

Mario Bava's Shock is an excellent choice. It's Italian, but it was shot in English, so the dubbing isn't as atrocious as some other foreign movies. It was released under the title Beyond the Door II in the states, because they both starred the same little boy. There are some genuinely unnerving moments in there.

The Redeemer (a.k.a. Class Reunion Massacre) is a trippy nightmare of a movie. The first 10 minutes are nearly incomprehensible, but the film finds its footing once it starts to introduce us to its ensemble of characters and it becomes very creepy. It's a hard film to describe, because the set up sounds like your basic slasher flick (the plot is similar to that of the 80's cheese fest Slaughter High), but it leaves so many questions unanswered that it becomes like a masterpiece of surrealism. It really is incredibly nightmarish. We never find out why the guy is killing everyone or what these people ever did to him and he has a weird knack for wearing disguises before every killing (almost like Snow White's evil queen, which gives the movie a weird fairy tale quality). I think it's on Amazon Prime and it's well worth checking out.

“Shivers” by Cronenberg is also very, very freaky.

Let the Right One In - both Swedish and American versions are so creepy scary. I can’t watch alone at night. 30 Days of Night also too scary for night time alone viewing.

The Funhouse from 1981. Teenagers decide to spend the night at a carnival funhouse only to witness a murder by the carnival owner's hideously deformed son. They then try to evade the owner and deformed son the rest of the night while trapped in the Funhouse. For the time, the creature in the movie was really good work by the film crew.

The Signal.

(Not the sci-fi movie starring Brenton Thwaites.)

Carriers, starring Chris Pine and DL favorite Christopher Meloni.

Some of the 1970s ABC Movie of the Week are well worth a look, if you can find watchable versions of them Crowhaven Farm (1970) Duel (1971) Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) A Cold Night's Death (1973) You'll Never See Me Again (1973) Scream of the Wolf (1974) Where Have All the People Gone? (1974) Satan's Triangle (1975) (already mentioned)

May- a good little film with a dark haired Anna Faris and a very young Jeremy Sisto:

I second the rec for LAKE MUNGO, Creepy, suspenseful and a very well done ending.

Midnight Meat Train is based on a Clive Barker story and features DL icon Bradley Cooper.

Right at your Door is a movie about dirty bombs going off in LA and how it affects one guy who’s close to one of the explosions.

Dirty Pussy from 2016. It’s about an outcast who refuses to bathe. A group of gay men stumble upon her and her pussy odor unleashes terror and bad luck in each mans life.

The Creeping Flesh!

R169 Shilling for Summer's Eve, and Massengill.

I bet you btiches haven't seen "Sleeapway Camp"!

The ending is sooo god!

R169, that’s that’s the story of my life!

R157 Mario Bava's Shock is on You Tube. And yes, it's brilliant and creepy. Apparently Bava's son directed some of the scenes because Bava was sick but I bet MB directed those great scenes in the movie.

Enjoy:

"The Mafu Cage" , with Carol Kane and Lee Grant.

Also available on you tube:

Thanks r175! I thought I knew pretty much every weird film ever made, but the Mafu Cage is a new one to me! OP, for a scary messed up kids triple feature try: The Other (1972), The Reflecting Skin (1990) and Goodnight Mommy (2014).

R147- "Suspiria", an excellent choice. Remember seeing it at the drive-in as a kid and being terrified. Didn't include it 'cause I thought it might be too well known. The lighting, cinematography and soundtrack make the movie special.

R164- If the "Duel" you are talking about is the one with Dennis Weaver(Spielberg's first as director, I think) also an excellent choice. Unreal suspense. I STILL wanna know who or what was in that truck!

A lot of these aren't little-known-- Suspiria? Duel? The Entity? Come on.

Spoiler!!

Before the Exorcist there was this gem of an italian movie from 1963. This is where the Exorcist took the bend-over-backwards move from.

It's spectacular and considering it was shot in early 60's in South Italy you can imagine the cultural shock it generated.

Classy classics maybe not so well known to average Joes? Jacques Tourneur's Cat People. Clouzot's Les diaboliques.

Thanks to those who recommended THE MEPHISTO WALTZ! Saw it last night. Very trippy and fun to watch.

Glad you enjoyed it R181, but were you scared? (hoping!)

"Creeped out" would be a better description R182. No big jump scares for me but the film is quite unsettling and suspenseful. I prefer that to "scary."

Bisset was fantastic.

R183 She was gorgeous in that movie!

Descent, Dog Soldiers

Shit Head, Asshole-Face

P.I.N

[quote]Shit Head, Asshole-Face

As a long-time internet searcher, I was unhappy with either and both of these movie titles. Would not recommend.

What about Stink-ass?

Black Water

Alien Abduction

In My Skin, a body horror, made me faint....although I was hell stoned but body horror freaks me the fuck out

Body horror?

R193 Body as enemy, body changing, body posessed, body diseased flicks

“The Exorcism of Emily Rose”. Usually horror films make me yawn; but this was thoroughly creepy and loosely based on real-life events. If you’re going to watch it I’d recommend doing so during daylight hours.

R86, I am the person who recommended The Invitation. I apologize for not seeing your post until just now. Anyway, this is a psychological horror movie in the view of The Strangers and You're Next. Basically an iteration on the "something is out to get you and it's inside the house" trope, but with a number of clever twists. And it is truly terrifying. I don't want to give too much away. I recommend that you queue it up, it will draw you in within the first two minutes. You will thank me.

Anyone seen this Korean horror film called R-point(2004) ? There's a bad copy on vimeo with no subtitles, but I downloaded the movie, now I need to find the subtitles. Someone recommended me. I've never heard of this movie before so, it fits as "little-known scary movie", I guess...

Drag Me to Hell, 2009 , starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Rave, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Bojana Novakovic Adriana Barrazza may qualify as mainstream, but as it wasn't popular when it debuted, it was only in theatres for a short spell. Some of the plot is simple old fashioned suspense, but things eventually take a turn down a shady lane. Realistic, and startlingly scary at times. Ending disappointing to many. Unique plot and development.

Drag Me To Hell was a great movie although the whole corpse vomiting embalming fluid in the extended cut was a bit much.

Yes, and ending was quite sucky! The old Gypsy scared the piss out of me!

If you like horror movies, "Drag Me to Hell" is quite known, like "Cabin in the Woods".

Monsters - 2010

Great fucking movie!

R196 thanks for reminding me of this movie! I knew about it but then kinda forgot and didn't see it. It remember it got a lot of positive feedback when it come out.

r202, your movie reminded me of Splinter, great lil' horror movie:

Bug - with Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and Harry Connick Jr.

So many to see!

"Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door" It's based on a true story of a group of neighborhood CHILDREN who torture a poor girl, who lives with her cousins. In one scene, the cousin literally brands the girl and uses a blowtorch on her. It's totally horrifying.

Silent Partner. It’s mostly suspense with some nasty horror aspects

Twasted Brain aka Horror High was a creepy low budget horror film from '74 that I found to be scary as a kid, and just plain fun as an adult.

*Twisted Brain ^

What was the 80s cheap horror flick where the killer is a rockstar with a drill on his guitar?

Splinter was super creepy.

I LOVED Drag Me To Hell's ending, although, I think it might have been even more of a sucker punch if Justin Long's character had been the recipient of the titular dragging.

The killer rockstar with the drill is from Slumber Party Massacre 2. Pretty fun little movie if you turn off your brain and let the cheese roll over you.

It's not "little-known" but The Conjuring 2 is really scary. I mention it because it didn't get a lot of attention when it was released. I think it's almost as scary as the original.

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is brutal torture porn, like MARTYRS--too much for me.

JERUZALEM is a fun horror flick despite a ridiculously annoying lead character.

I was looking forward to SUNCHOKE as it got great reviews but I found it a chore to watch.

r214 the scariest thing about the Conjuring 2 is the Elvis singalong.

Fade To Black 1980. Dennis Christopher from “Breaking Away” is a deranged movie buff. So good. It always to play on Showtime conveniently when I was alone at night. Would try to watch it as a test of wills. Never made it through.

I also stand behind R16 and R26 for Sisters (soooo fucked up) and The Changeling (sad, scary and beautiful)

He Knows You're Alone. It was also Tom Hanks first movie.

[quote]Orphan, 2009 would be a beeter pick!

r115, is "beeter" a typo, or a joke based on how the adopted orphan speaks in the movie?

Perhaps I'm in the minority, R216, but I love that scene, and Patrick Wilson can sing to me anytime! 💕☺

A Reflection of Fear. 1972. Starring a young 27 yo Sandra Locke. It used to be on YouTube but I see that it has been pulled. Scared me so much in high school!

And of course, The Mephisto Waltz. 1971. Also pulled from YouTube. 😟

“The White Ribbon” directed by Michael Haneke.

Personally, I think he’s the best horror director out there, because it’s a mind-fuck. Everything that happens in his films is ordinary. No ghosts, bloodbaths, demons or chainsaws. Just fucked-up people and subtle menace.

Good shit, man. There are a couple I won’t ever watch again, they disturbed me that much.

If you like The Conjuring 2, check out ‘The Enfield Haunting’ which is about that same family.

R126 I saw this little gem two yrs ago. It fits very well in here. 2 thumbs up!

If you like the Conjuring 2, check out Ghostwatch (1992) which is the original and best use of the Enfield poltergeist. (“Dare you enter the gloryhole?”)

And r221, you sound adorable and I agree re: Patrick Wilson, so I apologise for being a grumpy purist fogey about the Conjuring films.

Faces of Death 1, 2, and 3. Anyone seen them? Gurrlrlrlrllllll

"Grace", a movie that originated from a short film. It about a woman with a "special" baby: "she's special...she needs special food." While not exactly scary, it is quite horrible. Supposedly at its premiere screening two people FAINTED. It must have been the ending that caused the swoons. It is pretty gruesome.

R213 Cheers. I can't believe my Dad let us kids watch that movie when it came out on VHS. He was a youngish father that loved Nightmare on Elm Street movies.

I'm going to put in another vote for Hell House LLC. Sticking with the FF horror, V/H/S 2 has some great stories and The Bay flew under the radar back in the early aughts.

Kill List (2011) Another slow burn English thriller. The ending is well, unexpected.

Absentia - early film from director Mike Flanagan (Oculus). Low budget but has some effective chills.

OP has stated her boundaries now so she doesn't have to state them later.

Thanks R228, I watched GRACE last night. Very creepy and unsettling. Can't believe I never heard of it.

ABSENTIA is next. I really liked OCULUS.

Anyone who considers "House of the Devil" scary has never been alone with a teenager for more than 20 minutes. OOOHH What's she doing? Walking around with headphones on! What's she doing now?? Same damn thing! I agree with all the "Session 9" fans and whoever said "The Evil" upthread. Creepy atmosphere with ghosts, a killer dog and a white suited Satan.

“The Void”, a Canadian horror pic made with some pretty gruesome practical effects and Lovecraftian sensibility.

An unsettling hospital setting, a murderous cult, trapped protagonists, and the most striking gore effects I’ve seen in a horror movie this year.

I don’t want to ruin it for future watchers, let it surprise you. I’m impressed how much it’s stuck in my brain since I watched it on a whim a few nights ago.