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From what I can gather, this is a film that gathered very mixed reviews.

But? I decided to finally watch this film after years of being sat on the list and some recommendations from Twitter.

While I believe there is a stunning and perfect 20 minute short film in that opener, and the film does go for a little too long, my overall enjoyment of the film cannot be understated as a tense genre piece with an unique and terrifying premise and feels like a firm 4/5.

What are the horror community thoughts on this film?

Me and my friend would like to watch a horror tonight. We’re in for something really scary and with good reviews. To give you an idea of the kinds of horrors we enjoy:

Smile 1 & 2 (this is the benchmark for actually scary imo)
Hereditary
The Babadook
It Follows
Obsession
The taking of Deborah Logan
Oculus
Weapons

I really enjoy horrors about demons and entities. Any recommends greatly appreciated!

I’ve got a few days of vacation left and would love to make the most of it.

I LOVE, gritty, gross and disgusting aesthetics, and of course gore too, and because of that, I love the Evil Dead franchise.

So what movies do you know of that have similar qualities and styles?

I should add, the story and setting can be anything, it doesn't need to be possession horror.

Thanks in advance :)

Watched You're next (2011) yesterday and had an absolute blast watching it. I loved how it doesn't follow the usual trope of slasher horror of the villains having the upper hand. Are there more slasher films like this where the main character is the one who hunts down and kills the villains?

I'm doing delivery and I'm trying to get into horror podcasts (knifepoint horror, left right game...). Unfortunately I don't feel like it's catching my attention as much as I wanted... Love the presentation of Knifepoint horror and the radio play quality of left right game but for some reason it's not getting through to my adhd coded brain.

Are there any podcasts, audiobooks, youtube videos that can immerse even the most jaded guy like me?

I love all things horror (especially horror video games so if you have any suggestions in the vein of terrifying video game lore, then much appreciated 🫶).

I recently had a friend tell me he couldn’t watch subtitles because it’s too distracting and too much multi tasking so he watched it dubbed!!

I tried watching it dub and it was not the same.

Just want to know how do you guys watch your foreign horror films?

I’d love to see him get got but then we lose one of the best slasher villains of our time. I’m conflicted and honestly don’t know how many Wolf Creeks I got left in me even though I know I’ll watch all of them as they are released

I'm new to this franchise and it was recommended to me on here. This episode blew me away and I was never expecting it to become what it did. I thought I was playing Doom.

Scary, gore and a feeling of tension and dread it was just great.

I just recently bought the novel for this movie. Excited to read the novel and see what’s up. But I first watched this in 2021 and it’s been one of my favorite horror films since. I think it’s great from start to finish. Hannibal Lecter’s final line at the end is definitely one of the parts that stick with me.

Buffalo Bill was terrifying in his own right but Hannibal Lecter brings the real horror for me simply because of how smart and calculated he is. I’m sure I’m not alone with my feelings on these characters.

How does everybody else feel about this classic here?

Hey all, hate to support Amazon unnecessarily but I just saw that the After Hours Criterion 4k has a coupon (might be regional, I’m not sure) that brings the price down around $22. For a Criterion 4k my understanding is that’s about as low as it gets, as $25 is usually the cheapest I’ve seen them go. Anyway, for any who are interested, I just thought I’d share