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PUMPKINHEAD (1988)
dir. Stan Winston
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Behind The Scenes of Stan Winston’s Pumpkinhead (1988)
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cinematicwasteland · 2 years
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Pumpkinhead | 1988 | Stan Winston RT: 63% A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.
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fanofspooky · 2 years
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PUMPKINHEAD
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talkaboutmovies · 2 years
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 Great scene from the underrated 1988 horror gem, “Pumpkinhead”. The film was directed by the legendary special effects man, Stan Winston.
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ararebreedstory · 2 years
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A Horror movie I'd seriously recommend for people to watch this October, just in time for Halloween. (Or any time of year really.) If you've never seen it, I'd really suggest you give it a chance.
Pumpkinhead (1988):
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My personal favorite horror movie of all time. I was 4 or 5 years old when I first rented it, and I've been obsessed ever since.
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Based on the poem by Ed Justin:
"Keep away from Pumpkinhead,
Unless you're tired of living.
His enemies are mostly dead,
He's mean and unforgiving.
Laugh at him and you're undone,
But in some dreadful fashion,
Vengeance, he considers fun,
And plans it with a passion.
Time will not erase or blot,
A plot that he has brewing.
It's when you think that he's forgot,
He'll conjure your undoing.
Bolted doors and windows barred,
Guard dogs prowling in the yard.
Won't protect you in your bed,
Nothing will, from Pumpkinhead."
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Spoiler Free general Idea about the plot:
(No the creature doesn't have a pumpkin for a head, it's a demon. It's name is basically Vengeance, but it comes from this old pumpkin patch graveyard, and the locals just call it pumpkinhead because of that.)
"For each of man's evils, a special demon exists, you're lookin at vengeance. Cruel, devious, pure as venom, vengeance."
"When I was young, folks used to talk about...  Said how you knew things.  Said if a man had been wronged, he could come to you, and you’d call upon... This thing... In that man’s name – and that man, he’d be avenged."
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Songs About Pumpkinhead:
Pumpkinhead by The Misfits:
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Punkinhed by Boondox:
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It has a sequel "Pumpkinhead 2 - Blood Wings" That is also in my opinion worth watching. I also loved it as a kid, and still do even today. Many people shit on it, it was a lower budget film, and it went straight to VHS. But I still love it, almost as much as the original.
However part 3 and 4 are terrible and not worth watching at all. We don't talk about them. lol
Pumpkinhead 2 Song: "Just Like You" by Roger Clinton (Yes the black sheep brother of president Bill Clinton.)
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The plot of part 2 is similar to the first one, but it's different enough as to not be the exact same story told again. And that song posted above has lyrics that oddly enough tell a vague, spoiler free, story about part of the movie.
And who knew Bill Clinton had a brother (Don't hold that against Roger) and that he could actually sing? I love this song, and listen to it every so often, as well as rewatching the movie.
I enjoyed these movies, songs, as well as the poem, and hope anyone that hasn't encountered them before will too. Happy Halloween and October.
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Can you share some of your favorite and least favorite horror movies?
Some of my favorites are Scream 1996, Dark Water 2002, The Crow, Jennifer's Body, Rec, Se7en, Saw, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Zombieland, Night of the Living Dead, Get Out, The Stepford Wives 1975, 28 Days Later, The Silence of the Lambs, Carrie 1976, American Psycho, the Fear Street trilogy, Zombieland, Malignant, Us, Rosemary's Baby 1968, Poltergeist, Stoker, Bones and All, Snakes on a Plane, Zombeavers, Tremors, Kairo, The Thing 1982, Vamp, Alien, Return of the Living Dead, Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, Cabin in the Woods, El Orfanato, Fright Night 2011, The Craft, Ginger Snaps, Pan's Labyrinth, Blade, Alien vs Predator, You're Next, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Signs, Chronicle, Mandy, The Devil's Backbone, Planet Terror, Train to Busan, Nope, The Descent, The Doom Generation, Prey, Midsommar, The Host 2006, The Eye 2002, Suspiria 1977 and 2019, The Invisible Man 1933 and 2020, A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984, Resident Evil 2002, Ready or Not, Trick r Treat, Delicatessen, The Blair Witch Project, Thirst 2009, Thirst 2019, Friday the 13th 1980, The People Under the Stairs, The Moth Diaries, Final Destination, Hereditary, The Village, Bride of Chucky, A Quiet Place, Candyman 1992 and 2021, Censor, Dead Snow, The Velocipastor, 8 Legged Freaks, Barbarian, M3gan, Zombie Tidal Wave, Pumpkinhead, Detention 2011, Insidious, The Fog 1980, Donnie Darko, Annabelle: Creations, The Blob 1988, It 2017, Sinister, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Fresh, and Black Christmas 1974
Some I dislike are The Hills Have Eyes franchise, Cabin Fever 2002, the Hostel franchise, Martyrs, My Bloody Valentine 2009, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2014, Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, Terrifier, Thankskilling, The Boy, Prom Night 2008, Dawn of the Dead 2004, Lycan Colony, Splice, One Missed Call 2008, Detention 2010, The Fog 2005, The Roommate, The Bye Bye Man, Wish Upon, Truth or Dare, Creepshow 2, Prometheus 2012, Annabelle 2014, The Purge, The Conjuring movies
I am extremely lenient with horror movies tbh for me to outright dislike one it essentially has to either bore me or feature unnecessary gratuitous rape/threats of rape--or be a bad remake.
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SUMMARY: After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.
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milfjagger · 10 months
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okay so... give us the list of folk horror films that are good please. 🤲
ok this took a while but here we go! it ended up being more than 10 lol
the wicker man (1973) - the definitive british folk horror film. midsommar wants to be the wicker man soooo bad it's embarrassing
the blood on satan's claw (1971) - i haven't seen this one in a long time but it's a pretty chilling early 70s british film centring around a demonic cult in 18th century england
night of the demon (1957) - ok so you know the sample at the beginning of hounds of love by kate bush, where a voice says "it's in the trees! it's coming!" that's from this film!!!! just barely in the folk horror category but it's based on a story by m.r. james who is one of THE iconic folk horror writers so imo it counts
a warning to the curious (1972) - also based on a story by m.r. james, this was part of a long-running annual bbc series called 'a ghost story for christmas'. it's only about 30 minutes long and very dated but I think that gives it extra charm and even a bit of extra creepiness
the juniper tree (1990) - icelandic retelling of the grimm's fairy tale, starring björk and featuring an incredibly beautiful soundtrack
the company of wolves (1984) - based on the short stories of angela carter in her compilation 'the bloody chamber'. this is probably more fairytale horror than folk horror but i LOVE this film and if you like intense psychosexual overtones and incredible practical effects then you will too
the devil rides out (1968) - classic hammer horror with christopher lee so you know it's gonna be a banger
wake wood (2009) - probably the most underrated irish horror film of all time (and that's saying a lot bc there really aren't many). really scary film with the "came back but wrong" premise. watch this one
the hallow (2013) - another one from ireland. it's not amazing but including it bc i don't think i've ever seen another horror film fully embrace the idea that faeries are actually terrifying. practical effects are also cool as hell
kill list (2011) - i'll be honest with you I didn't understand half of what was happening in this film and it's been on my to-rewatch list for ages. it starts out as a cerebral cop drama and descends into absolute madness like it literally has to be seen to be believed
a field in england (2013) - probably the modern folk horror film that comes closest to what british directors were doing with the genre in the 70s. it's trippy, impenetrable and often kinda funny, i really recommend this one
pyewacket (2017) - offbeat canadian indie film that you will either find really creepy or really boring. i thought the ending in particular was incredibly chilling
the ritual (2017) - i feel like everyone has seen this film at this point but i had to recommend it anyway bc it blends folk horror with monster movie and it's super fucking terrifying. i also highly recommend the novel by adam neville which if anything is even scarier
the witch (2015) - again everyone has seen this and has an opinion but it's one of my favourite horror films of all time
pet sematary (1989) - the iconic stephen king classic that is still really scary to this day
pumpkinhead (1988) - another film that is super underrated imo. people who love the creature design in the ritual should remember the OG
men (2022) - controversial opinion perhaps but i think this film was actually kinda brilliant. if nothing else it is super twisted and horrifying
on my list of i haven't watched this yet but people say it's really good: penda's fen (1974), witchfinder general (1968), the lair of the white worm (1988) (i know i know i call myself a ken russell fan and i haven't even seen lair of the white worm)
a radio play: children of the stones on bbc radio 4 (available on spotify hee hee)
and a couple of books: fairy tale (1996) by alice thomas ellis, and the owl service (1967) by alan garner. the owl service is for kids but it really did a number on me aged 12 and it still holds up as a classic. I think there's an old bbc series but i haven't got round to watching it yet :)
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orchidblack · 7 months
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It's become trite to observe how much better older movies look, but like I'm practically weeping at the beauty of Pumpkinhead (1988)
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thewapolls · 7 months
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JACKOLANTERN it's a jack o lantern, I dunno what else there really is to say.🎃 I think it's funny how in WA1 they were so obscured by the weird flame effect that you could barely even see them.
PUMPKINHEAD while it's entirely possible it's generically selfdescript I have to assume given Wild Arms' s M.O. that it's axtually a reference to the 1988 horror film, Pumpkinhead. I really love that the WA2 models look like they should be an actual slasher movie villain.
GREAT PUMPKIN. Is this a Charlie Brown reference???
FIRE GENIUS no idea what this is. I thought at first it might be some kind of weird localization of some term comparable to pyromaniac or pyrotechnic(ian) but no, the Japanese is actually just the English words "fire" + "genius".
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Duck's Halloween Movie Picks!
I love Halloween and spooky season in general. So here's my list of many, many (but not all) horror movies to watch this October!
🧠 Zombies 🧠
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Sometimes dead is better.
Night of the Living Dead (1968) & (1990)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Overlord (2018)
Pet Semetary (1989)
Dead Snow (2009)
Dead Alive (1992)
#alive (2020)
Train to Busan (2016)
Little Monsters (2019)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Zombie (1979)
Wonderfully Witchy
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It isn't Halloween without a witch.
The Witch (2015)
The Craft (1996)
Practical Magic (not a horror movie but I don't care, I love it) (1998)
Hocus Pocus (a true classic) (1993)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Don't Knock Twice (2016)
Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Ghastly Ghouls
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Ghosts, Demons, and Poltergeists oh my!
Includes but is not limited to: haunted houses and/or people, demons, cursed objects, beings from other dimensions, etc.
The Exorcist (1973)
Insidious (2010)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Nun (2018)
Poltergeist (1982)
Verónica (2017)
Hellraiser (1987) & (2022)
Candyman (1992) & (2021)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
The Shining (1980)
Evil Dead (1981)
The Fog (1980)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
House on Haunted Hill (1959) & (1999)
The Frighteners (1996)
House (1985)
Hell House LLC (2015)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Gonjian: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Possession (1981)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Ringu (1998)
The Entity (1982)
Vicious Vampires
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Because they're bloody sexy.
Nosferatu (1922)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1999) plus all the other million dracula movies
Interview with a Vampire (1994)
30 Days of Night (2007)
Boys From County Hell (2020)
Underworld (2003)
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015)
Near Dark (1988)
Salems Lot (1979)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Fright Night (1985) & (2011)
Stakeland (2010)
The Black Water Vampire (2014)
Werewolves
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Fluffy and vicious, the perfect combo.
Dog Soldiers (2002)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Night of the Wolf: Late Phases (2014)
Ginger Snaps (2001)
The Wolf Man (1941) & (2010)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Cursed (2005)
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
Howl (2015)
The Howling (1981)
Silver Bullet (1985)
Wer (2014)
Bad Moon (1996)
The Beast Must Die (1974)
Miscellaneous Monsters
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All monsters need love, not just the classics.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Mummy (1999)
Frankenstein
Wishmaster (1997)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Feast (2007)
IT (1990) & (2017)
The Descent (2005)
Jaws (1975)
Jeepers Creepers 1 + 2 (2001) & (2003)
Horror Express (1972)
Cold Ground (2017)
Devil's Pass (2013)
The Ruins (2008)
Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Under Wraps (1997)
The Babadook (2014)
Slashers
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Because people are scary too.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Friday the 13th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Halloween (1978)
The Collector (2009)
House of Wax (2005)
The Strangers (2008)
The Crazies (1973) & (2010)
SAW (2004)
Scream (1996)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) & (2006)
The Burning (1981)
The People Under The Stairs (1991)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Terror Train (1980)
Stage Fright (2014)
You Might Be The Killer (2018)
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Hell Fest (2018)
Revenge (2018)
The Invitation (2016)
Audition (1999)
It Came From Space!
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As if space isn't scary enough on it's own.
Includes: anything sci-fi related, not just space stuff.
The Thing (1982)
Alien (1979)
Predator (1987)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Event Horizon (1997)
DOOM (2005)
Monsters (2010)
Re-Animator (1985)
Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
Pandorum (2009)
Chopping Mall (1986)
The McPherson Tape (1989)
Extraterrestrial (2014)
Always Anthology
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The more the scarier!
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Tales from the Hood (1995)
V/H/S (2012)
V/H/S: 2 (2013)
V/H/S: 94 (2021)
V/H/S: 99 (2022)
Body Bags (1993)
Asylum (1972)
Trick 'r Treat (2015)
All Hallows' Eve (2019)
Holiday Specials
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We can't leave out these holidays during spooky season!
My Bloody Valentine (1981) & (2009)
Prom Night (1980)
April Fool's Day (1986)
Black Christmas (1974)
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46 + 19?
46 - favorite holiday film?
UMM dont watch holiday films often if I'm being honest. I don't celebrate Anything much especially with family. The only one we take seriously is Halloween so I just consider horror movies holiday films. But here are some actual Halloween films I like:
Pumpkinhead (1988) . I like it ^_^ somw people think it's not good and ehhh I guess. But I enjoy the monster and maybe I'll get it tattooed
Halloween (1978, the John Carpenter one). Another favourite film of mine from him genuinely
The Crow (1994). I guess it takes place on Hallow's Eve so like. Yknow. But I count it. God this is one of my absolute favourites of all the movies I've watched lately it's so good
19- imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails?
YES. I cant paint nails at allll it's why I don't really so it but. I'd try for a friend. I did a friend's eyeliner at a sleepover once and I think that was my awakening for being attracted to women actually that's unrelated but I remembered it
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msookyspooky · 2 years
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Im watching The Lost Boys for the first time !! I wanna watch more horror movies, i only started watching the ones not for kids like last year sksksk so i have some catching up to do
And i think theres no one better to ask for recs than you spooky, so please send me your favorites !
Besides the scream franchise and, as of like yesterday, the first two Halloween movies i actually haven’t seen any big classics
I saw that AND Near Dark fuck yeah good for you!! You're getting a damn good head start lol Thanks for giving me this honor bc adgwadhfa I swear that's so nice of you 🥺🖤 Sadly, I really haven't found too many like Near Dark or Lost Boys. You could consider Fright Night or Vampires or Interview with a Vampire but imo they still don't have the same feel.
I'm elaborating on certain ones bc I think you'll really like them.
Cult Classic's with a decent following here on Tumblr so you can look at Fanart/fanfics afterwards:
- House of Wax (2005)
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You'll like this one! Pretty decent sized fanbase here on tumblr, new content all the time even for it being almost 20 years old. Listen if you liked Severen in Near Dark...You'll probably like Bo cause not only do they look like they could be long lost cousins or brothers (I need a crossover that Severen is the Sinclair's like great-great-great Uncle or something and they run into each other while looking for food one night) and the Sinclair's got that thick Louisiana accent that's hot af especially if you thought Severen's Southern accent was hot 😏😤
Simping aside, the story is pretty good. It's a little morbid but in a good way, really great backstory for the villians and you know somethings off with this town right away. It also has Paris Hilton in it and Brian Van Holt plays both Bo and his twin brother Vincent. Oh, and Wade/the protagonist boyfriend is Sam from Supernatural.
- Jennifer's Body (2009)
- Ginger Snap's (2000)
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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This one is different for everyone bc they made so many...So freaking many and none of them match up together. Not really, lmfao! I like the 2003 remake and 2006 remake prequel the best, then the original from the 70s, then 2 and 3 and 4 I lump together bc they are some campy wild as fuck rides. I laughed through most of them and then was mortified and then laughing again. It's truly peak camp horror. I personally dislike the newest one and the 3D one was *okay* but you can honestly pick and choose to watch any of them and it won't matter bc none of them relate to each other like they should. I would watch the original and the remake and whether you want to watch the remakes prequel in 2006 or number 2 onward etc is up to you!
- Childs Play & Bride of Chucky (1988 and 1998)
- Rob Zombies Halloween Remake
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I think you should watch this one if you liked the original Halloween's it's a gritter remake and honestly this Michael scares me even more than the original. He's freaking like 7 feet tall. I have not watched Halloween Kills or any other newer ones with Jamie Lee Curtis and I need to! But I definitely think you should give this one a chance if you liked Halloween. If you ever see RZ Michael Myers on here in prompts or imagines; this is the Michael they're talking about.
- Evil Dead (1981)
*This one is a classic its as campy and gorey as it got for back then but be warned there's a SA scene you can skip where she goes out into the woods. When you see the vines wrap around her...SKIP. The rest is fine.*
- Fear Street (2021)
Honorable mentions that don't really have fandoms but should definitely be watched at least once:
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
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It has Jesse from Near Dark/Lance Henrikson as the main character! I grew up with this one and it has that Appalachia horror vibe that's near and dear to my heart. It's about a man getting revenge for his dead son by a witch that lives deep in the mountainside. He pays her debt to summon a hellish demon to take revenge on the young adults that accidentally kill his little boy and leave him to die by the road but then Lance/ The Dad has to try and stop it when it goes too far.
- Tremors (1990)
- Night of the Demons (1988) *Flash Warning*
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LMFAO my face when she stuck a lipstick tube through her... 'skin' 😦
I qoute this all the time 👹TeLL mE Im Preettyyy👹 lolol it's fun! Point blank, it is FUN! They were so dumb and decided "Let's open a portal to hell in an abandon funeral home on Halloween" 😃
- I Know What you did Last Summer
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This isn't one of my favs bc Julie/the main character gets on my nerves so much. She is so fucking useless most of the movie...BBUUTTTT her friend Helen/Sarah Michelle Giler really makes up for it. It's very similar to Scream that they're being killed off one by one and have to figure out who it is before it's too late but it's not nearly as good as Scream imo. It was kind of a trend after Scream for movies like Valentine, IKWYDLS, Urban Legend etc to try and copy what Scream had and some are good! The Curve is an example! But none of them are Scream to me, not even close but It's worth a watch tho.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Yes, the movie 1992)
- Trick r Treat (2007)
- The Craft (1996)
- Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
- Salems Lot (It's getting a remake this year!!)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- Ghostship (2002)
- The Skeleton Key (2005)
Horror Movies that are my favs that I found scary or creepy or were just that good:
- Pet Semetary (1989)
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This is probably my all time favorite horror movie. It is so...Unnerving and eerie and gross without hardly any jump scares and zero cgi for the time. It's all just wonderful acting and special effects makeup and story telling. To this day as an adult, Rachel's sister in the bed makes me uneasy. Anything by Stephen King is usually good but this is by far my all time favorite. Other favorites by him are Carrie, Christine, Sleepwalkers, Firestarter, Children of the Corn, IT, Sometimes They Come Back, and The Shining just to name a few.
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Orphan (2009)
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DO NOT LOOK AT REVIEWS. I'D GIVE MY LEFT METAPHORICAL NUT TO REWATCH THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL OVER AGAIN!! Don't ruin it for yourself! Just find it, watch it and enjoy
It's ggoooddd, even tho I've only watched it twice, that was something else.
- The Descent (2005)
I'm claustrophobic and yes whats in the cave is scary but she gets STUCK at one point and I couldn't breathe. I was biting my nails like it's scary but couldn't be me cause I'll never go cave diving ever never ever. The cave itself was scarier than the creature im js.
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Us (2019)
- Suspiria (2018...I've never seen the original but it's on my list)
- The Others (2001)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
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THIS ONE. It's probably going to be considered a classic in a few decades. It's this...THING stalking ppl for their body parts. It all could have been avoided if ppl minded there business in this case 🙃 They had the sister being the smart, brave one while the brother was more sensitive which was a nice change of pace for a horror movie
And they are the most realistic sibling duo I've ever seen in a movie too. No overly mushy, 'love you bro/love you sis' vibes. They call each other names but don't hesitate to save each other either while calling each other names. And did I mention the Thing/Creeper is scary af? I live near a cornfield. My parents would point to the sky and be like "OMFG WHAT IS THAT?!" KNOWING this thing terrified me and lil me was screaming and ready to windmill any demon coming from the sky or cornfield after me.
There might be a fandom for this but it's small if there is.
There's so many but I some are good, some are forgettable, some are downright out bad. I just tried to include ones like Scream or Near Dark or that I think you would like! Hope this helps and any followers feel free to drop any recommendations too!! 🖤
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