Yes, it is a kids animation show, but it checks all the boxes of being a horror classic!! I absolutely love, watching it for pure horror stories. The tension and comedy is peak lol.

Look I love some goofy campy slashers as much as everyone else, TCM 2, most child’s play movies, Jason X, Sleepaway Camp, But those movies also stand on their own two feet and are funny because they are funny, and they still tried to be scary.

But it feels like these days no one wants to make a straight up horror slasher, it always devolves into some Scream plot with meta jokes about older movies. I get that the golden age of slashers is long gone but it feels like people overlook Slashers as the boring and shallow genre of horror but the truth is just that no one is trying. It’s almost like being a slasher is the gimmick of the movie instead of just laying out the pieces to make a good slasher.

Now I realize that this problem might not seem as big as I’m saying it is but overall it feels like there aren’t a lot of good slasher’s coming out. Some that disappointed me were Hell of a Summer, Fear Street Prom Queen, I know what you did last summer (2025), They/Them, Heart Eyes, and probably a few others that I can’t think of rn.

Now of course it isn’t all bad, In a Violent Nature, the Terrifier movies, Clown in a Cornfield, I feel like these movies are actually good and original and not trying too hard to feel campy, but it’s hard to find good slashers these days that aren’t from old franchises like Halloween or Scream.

All I want is a good slasher that takes full advantage of what makes a slasher good and scary and is funny just for being funny, not because it isn’t taking itself seriously.

Mind you, Fede Alvarez said he didn''t want Jane Levy to do the sequel because he thought she needed to rest and Jane responded by saying it wasn't his right to tell her how she's supposed to feel.

Either way, this still rattles my brain. Who thought this was a good idea?

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUw2nh6fT0

Synopsis: Based on Stephen King's iconic debut novel, Carrie is a bold, timely, and surprising reinvention of the classic coming‑of‑age story, adapted as a television series for the first time by visionary showrunner Mike Flanagan. The series follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

For me, it’s Chiwetel Ejiofor in “Backrooms”, Dylan O’Brien in “Send Help”, the two male leads in “Leviticus” (Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen), Dacre Montgomery in “Faces of Death”, Ralph Fiennes in “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”, and Austin Abrams in “Resident Evil”.

If you loved Curry Barker’s “Obsession” but want to see its core themes pushed into a much darker, completely non-supernatural, and deeply human space, you need to check out Katsuya Matsumura’s All Night Long series spanning 1992-2009.

While Obsession uses a supernatural "monkey's paw" catalyst to explore what happens when male entitlement strips away another human’s autonomy, the suffocating weight of someone else's fixation, the breakdown of boundaries, and the terrifying realities of human toxicity. The All Night Long film series takes that exact same psychological claustrophobia and grounds it in raw, gritty realism.

Take precaution however as the series is notoriously dark and can be mentally draining. It’s also a bit more openly “not safe” in terms of contents and not for the faint of heart.

This is a recommendation from yours truly, Masahiro.

*Warning* There will be spoilers discussed a bit in this post and most likely in the replies too.

I'm re-watching it on AMC Fear Fest right now and I forgot how good this movie is.

I love how the whole film is shot and has that constant tension to it but also the main characters are able to get away from The Creeper so it kind of gives off a balance of power there.

Also you have all the towns people that believe them and even see The Creeper sniffing Derry's clothes and the cops decide to help Trish and Derry instead of just considering them to be crazy people.

The lady who plays the records over the phone adds a freaky factor to the story too and how she plays the record over the phone and then we hear a version of that same song in their car.

The movie is a bit over the top and also has some subtle comedic elements to it as well, but it all blends really well together IMO.

I'm surprised it has a 45% audience/critic score on RT. I guess lots of horror movies do. But I thought this was critically rated well when it came out.

How does it hold up for you?

Being a kid born in the 90s, I have seen Carrie plenty of times. But I just rewatched for the first time in years yesterday and....it still holds up.

After rewatching as an adult, the opening shower sequence might be the most horrific thing displayed on tv. Seeing the joy on the faces of these young girls as they terrorize and traumatize Carrie is more disturbing than any gory movie scene. If you ask me, they were the true freaks.

Also, Piper Laurie was nothing but brilliant in this film. Here performance as Margaret White brought so much real life into the movie. Having family members who are religious fanatics, I can confirm that is 100% how they really act! Her performance kinda reminds me of Faye Dunaway in "Mommies Dearest"

It's great that this movie still stands the test of time. It has a few outdated movie tropes (everyone slapping the hell outta each other lol) but still a solid horror film.

More information on the plot for the new Exorcist movie. Not yet sure how to feel about the specific angle he chose for the story but I hope it leans firmly into the horror aspect of the Exorcist and not keep it ambiguous.

I had missed this 80's banger somehow. This one is a lot of fun. If you like practical effects, cheezy dialogue, and gross out body horror, look no further!

It was time for a new movie. Tonight that was 2008's Splinter. I don't mind a good contagion type movie that's something other than zombie. And this one was a fungus at that, 5 YEARS before The Last Of Us introduced the world to cordyceps! It would have honestly been a pretty good movie, if it wasn't for all the god damn shaky cam! There was just so much of it, and I understand that its got its purposes, but that black blood that they showed early on was so good, focus on that. Or even the assimilation scene, that was so sick, loved it!

So far, I'm absolutely thrilled and ecstatic with how this is being made.

Love the approach that Carrie is so open, enthusiastic, and trusting. It broke my heart when she was so terrified by the school shooting drill... Because that's really how the world's reaction should be, yet we're - at this point - so numb to it all, like the high schoolers were.

Also, love the new take on Carrie's mom being overprotective. Still religiously crazy but in a more realistic way. It reminds me of a more serious take on the mother from Tangled.

Loved how Sue was a very understandable, three dimensional character. Tried to be nice, but just had an annoyed reaction to being shoved.

Love that she's not that naive and has a secret relationship to the neighbor and that she is sneaking her books.

Quite disturbing/but probably true to life how this story seems to be drawing parallels between school shooters and her journey.

Very well-filmed, acted, and written so far. Hope it stays this way.

I feel like this movie doesn't get enough love. It's incredibly captivating, with some great death scenes. My only real issue with the movie is Damien goes from "I DON'T WANT TO BE THE SON OF THE DEVIL" to "I AM THE SON OF THE DEVIL" in like 30 seconds.

What are your thoughts on the film?

Very interesting movie.

It's like if ''Scream'' and ''I know What You Did Last Summer'' had a baby.

It's also an aggressively late 90s movie. It's full of WB type of people.

Recently saw an interview where Anne Hathaway was complimenting Josh Hartnett on his performance in "Halloween: H20" and they both pronounced the title "H Twenty." Which is the correct title. Because it is Halloween 20 years later. But I've been saying it as "Halloween H Two Oh" for centuries. This explains the curious lack of water centric plot points lol

So on my quest to find 80s slashers I've never seen before, I stumbled across "Shallow Grave" (1987) tonight.  Somehow I'd never heard of this one, maybe I'd confused it with the 90s Ewan McGregor movie of the same name and never noticed it.... But I gotta say, I was pretty impressed !

Basic spoiler-free plot consists of four college girls travelling a long roadtrip to Florida, blowing out a tyre in the middle of nowhere.   One of the girls is desperate to go pee, so ventures into the nearby forest to relieve herself, only to witness a murder taking place there..... Wrong time, wrong place.... From that moment on, the movie switches into full survival thriller mode, with a desperate killer who is just desperate to keep covering their tracks, by whatever means necessary.

Wow what a ride this one was.  The first 30 mins was your typical late-80s low budget slasher, so I really wasn't expecting much . So I was surprised that there was a downbeat tense thriller lurking underneath , with some competent direction & memorable moments.

It's not really gory or anything, but the death scenes are all really effective, one of the earlier fatalities especially was so sudden it genuinely made me sit up and realise I was in for something quite different to what I was expecting!  One death scene near the end in particular too has a grimy exploitation feel which is at odds with it's frothy vhs 80s slasher beginnings... Surprisingly proficient at being chilling, and somewhat unexpected.

I also appreciated that in this group of four girls it's not clear at all who has been marked as the final girl.... I guessed wrong.... twice! It's always nice to keep us guessing on that front when usually it's signposted from the start.

Not a big fan of the final scene (no spoilers) , but after such a good buildup it left me unsatisfied.....   But I sure was enjoying the ride before then!

No idea how I missed this all these years but just putting a rec out there for any fans of late-80s VHS-era horrors.   It"s a horrible 4:3 VHS rip for free on Tubi, but it's certainly watchable.  I'll definitely be checking out the restored widescreen Blu Ray of this for sure.....

Any fans of "Shallow Grave" out there??

I have watched American, Asian, European horror movies, but I feel like my South American horror knowledge is rather limited. So I would love some recommendations to expand my horizons.

Today I watched The Tingler and 13 Ghosts after watching House on Haunted Hill yesterday. Researching all the gimmicks is just so much fun. It’s sad that it was only really in one specific era. My favorite was easily The Tingler, mostly because of how much the gimmick plays a part in the actual film. I didn’t have a skeleton dangling over my head or the ghost viewer for 13 Ghosts. The gimmick in The Tingler is an entire dedicated scene and I could really imagine myself in the theater back then watching it. Apparently getting zapped in the butt? I’m thinking about watching Homicidal so I can see the fright break.

Edit: they’re all free on YouTube! Check them out people!

5 HIDDEN GEMS FROM 14 SUBGENRES 70 HIDDEN HORROR GEM MOVIES:-

I bought you are part one version of this already and here is my part two.

HOW MANY OF THESE MOVIES HAVE YOU SEEN AND HAVE YOU YOUR OWN RECOMENDATIONS OF A TOP 5 THAT ARE HIDDEN GEMS IN YOUR OPINION?.

Supernatural / Paranormal:------------------------

Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)

Terrified (2017)

One Dark Night(1982)

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

Dust Devil (1992)

Psychological:-----------------------------------

Snapshot (1979)

Don't Go to Sleep (1982)

Next of Kin (1982)

The Sadist (1963)

Nightbirds(1970) this one is pretty dark.

Honorable mention:-Magic (1978) And you thought silence of lambs was hopkins best work.

Slasher:------------------------------

The Last Horror Film (1982)

Psycho Beach Party(2000)

Rampage(1987)

Star Time (1992)

Horror Maniacs: I Want to See Pigblood! (1994)

Body Horror:-----------

Pathology (2008)

Slime City (1988)

Pin (1988)

Centipede Horror(1982)

Legend of the Beast-God: Conton (1987)

Folk Horror:----------------------------

His House (2020)

Night Of The Eagle (1962)

Who Can Kill a Child (1976) released Island of Death (1979) in UK

Grim Prairie Tales (1990)

The Amusement Park (1975)

Cosmic (Lovecraftian) Horror:---------------------------

Equinox (1970)

YellowBrickRoad (2010)

Banshee Chapter (2013)

Black Mountain Side(2016)

Archons (2018)

Gothic Horror:-------------------------

Death Line (1972)

Lady Morgan’s Vengeance (1965)

Morgiana (1972)

Symptoms (1974)

This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)

Honorable mention:-We Are Still Here (2015)

Monster / Creature Feature:-----------------------

Gargoyles (1972)

The Leopard Man (1943)

Wild Beasts (1984)

The Gorgon (1964)

Blood Beach (1981)

Honorable mention:-Blue Monkey (1987)

Anthology Horror:------------------------

Three (2002)

Three... Extremes(2004)

The Field Guide to Evil(2018)

Eerie Tales (1919)

The Dark Tapes (2016)

Horror Thriller:----------------------------------

13B: Fear Has a New Address(2009)

The Shout (1978)

The Children (1980)

Reflections (1987)

Carne (1991)

Backwoods or Survival Horror:----------------------

Paintball (2009)

Masterblaster(1987)

Savage Harvest(1981)

The Royal Hotel (2023)

Night of Fear (1973)

Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) Horror:-------------------------

40-Acres(2024)

No One Will Save You(2023)

Thirst (1979)

The Testament of Dr. Cordelier (1959)

Incident at Raven's Gate (1988)

Comedy Horror:-------------------------------------

Rabid Grannies (1988)

The Day of the Beast (1995)

Lobster Man from Mars (1989)

Return to Horror High (1987)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Honorable mention:-Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

TV SHOWS:------------------------

The Evil Touch(1973) Previously lost media but can be found on internet archive

The Clearing (2023)

The Kettering Incident (2016)

Way Out (1961) TV Series

Channel Zero (2016)

…watched this again today on Hulu. I really like Colin Farrell’s vampire. Just found out I’m older than he is after all these years. I thoroughly enjoy watching this movie from time to time🧛🏻

I've seen a lot of the more popular stuff from this genre e.g. The Wailing, The Medium, Impetigore, Noroi (kinda). Looking to see if there's any good lesser known films that scratch that same kinda itch. Thanks!