r/HorrorMovies 6h ago

Black Coats Daughter is excellent

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171 Upvotes

If you haven’t seen this it’s a must watch. This has what so many horror films are lacking:

Great dreary atmosphere.

Love the vague plot.

Great acting.

Just so creepy.

Slow burn.


r/HorrorMovies 13h ago

Black Christmas (1974) invented the slasher AND the 'calls coming from inside the house' trope. Nobody talks about it

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293 Upvotes

I just watched Black Christmas...again. The 74 version. Not sure if it gets the love it deserves. When people talk slasher, especially 70's, you're probably going to hear Halloween. Do I love Halloween? Of course. What am I an animal? But really, Black Christmas was the original "slasher" movie. Then, you hear people say, "Oh, I love When A Stranger Calls". "Dude, the calls are coming from inside the house!". Then everyone says how great it is. Hey folks, this already happened lol. Five years prior. The movie was called BLACK CHRISTMAS! Anyway, its September 1st. Get your ass watching some horror movies! No need to wait till October!


r/HorrorMovies 12h ago

An informal review of "Buddy" (2026)

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77 Upvotes

Buddy is kinda simplistic and straightforward, essentially blending several classic internet creepypasta tv stories and presenting them with an original 'show' and character in the form of Buddy. I will say it seems they weren't entirely sure what to do with the story come the third act of the film, as it kinda bounces all over the place looking for a grand finale while still giving implications of other horror stuff. That said it makes up for that lack of originality and weak story with great design, acting, and atmosphere.

Buddy is a bit of a slow and mellow burn, but for a good reason. It goes out of its way to pull you into this world of a Barney show ripoff and how it quickly goes off the rails for the opening act. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the movie keeps you in that world for the majority of its runtime, and each location in it perfectly captures the visual style of old kids shows on soundstage settings. The effects are great with almost all of them being practical to keep that cartoony kids show styles, and the few bits of CGI are fittingly not realistic looking in the best way.

The kids do an amazingly awesome job in their parts keeping up with the adults and Buddy. You can really sense the range of emotions going through each of them, especially the lead girl actor. I can see her having a phenomenal future in film if she sticks to it.

The overall vibe of the movie is consistent discomfort, which is a compliment considering who made it. If you're into things like Don't Hug Me I'm Scared and Too Many Cooks, you'll enjoy this weird creepy film. I think it will do better as a streaming feature, but I respect the ambition of going full theater release.


r/HorrorMovies 4h ago

WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (2018)

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18 Upvotes

🌲 Sundance, AMC+, Kanopy, Philo 🌲

Jackie and Jules are a couple celebrating their first anniversary at a secluded cabin in the woods. From the moment they arrive, something changes in Jackie's normally loving demeanor that begins to reveal a previously unknown dark side leading to a murderous lover's quarrel of escalating violence.

It was a pretty good psychological horror/thriller with quite a few twists and turns. Although there were some questionable character decisions and a few implausible moments, there was much intensity and some brutal, thrilling moments.


r/HorrorMovies 7h ago

PINOCCHIO: UNSTRUNG (2026)

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28 Upvotes

🦗 US Rental on Prime, AppleTV, and Fandango 🪵

A dark coming-of-age reimagining of Pinocchio, this unsettling tale follows the iconic puppet's disturbing journey toward becoming real.

The best TCU movie to date! Fans of the franchise should really enjoy this one. Fun, gory, and a surprisingly dark core to the story and lore. Richard Brake is unhinged and great in all his movies and Robert Englund voices the sinister Cricket.

There is a small crossover Easter egg with another TCU movie if you can catch it.


r/HorrorMovies 12h ago

What M3gan and Evil Dead Burn could've been

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32 Upvotes

This was miles much better than it had any right to be. I was expecting Tubi original but got comedy, ultraviolence, *fantastic* practical effects, and characters I actually gave a shit about. Did not see this one coming.


r/HorrorMovies 9h ago

FRANKIE, MANIAC WOMAN (2026) I was recommended this so let's give it a go shall we...

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19 Upvotes

An aspiring LA singer-songwriter confronts childhood trauma, internalized misogyny, and industry fat-shaming until she violently breaks.

Director: Pierre Tsigaridis

co-written by Tsigaridis and star Dina Silva.


r/HorrorMovies 8h ago

I just finished Acid, or Acide, and it left me with a knot in my guts

3 Upvotes

I don't know if its a good movie, but it left me with that tight feeling in my gut one gets when you have this "Oh crap, that could actually happen irl" moment.

As the title says, the movie is about acid rain where climate change has made it so acidic, that it can burn through skin, roofs, cars, pavement etc. It's not explained how it happened, only that it occured in South America first.

Anyway, what made it so frightening for me was how inevitable it is. You can fortify places against zombies. You can escape from radiation underground or in places of the world that didn't get nuked. But with this acid rain, the world is basically fucked.

Everywhere it comes down, the place is basically dead land because everything gets contaminated with acid. The plants, the animals, the water, everything. As an example, during the early part of the movie, we see characters falling into a very large river, so the acidic effect should be diluted. And even then the water was immediatly burning their skin and made their bodies smoke.

And you can't shelter food and water eithrr, because the movie shows how the rain melts regular rooftops within a day. Metal and stone seem to be more resistent, since cars are shown to be standing in the rain for hours without melting, but, as we know, constant dripping wears the stone.

So over time, all your self made metal and stone shelters will be eaten away. Same will be true for any kind of bunker, since the rain will eat its way through the dirt and reach said bunker eventually. And even if it doesn't, all the water on the surface will be acidic and all animals and crops will be dead or greatly diminished, so you will run out of supplies eventually.

It's by all means the end of the world.

Granted, the movie leaves it open, since it only covers the first 2 or 3 days of the event and doesn't show what happens afterwards or the wider state of the world. But given how inevitible rain is and how water manages to squeeze into even the smallest crevice, I don't see how it could end well.


r/HorrorMovies 11h ago

Movie?

4 Upvotes

I remember seeing a movie as a kid but cannot find or remember name. I believe it's about a rich kid at pool party/ birthday. Gets drugged and made fun of for something then proceeds to kill everyone. Ends up in a mental institution. That's I'll I can recall. Sorry if that's too vague. possibly 80s-90s


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Thoughts about Exit 8 (2026)

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114 Upvotes

I never played the original source material, only watched gameplays on YouTube. I thought the movie did a great job at adapting the game. It was fun, mysterious, the acting was really good, cinematography was atmospheric. I really enjoyed it.

It's about this unnamed man who is caught in a looping subway corridor and must spot possible anomalies in each loop to escape.


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Anyone else looking forward to Onslaught?

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715 Upvotes

Adria Arjona stars in Onslaught as an army sniper mother living in a desert trailer park who must fight to protect her family from an unexpected threat: a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers let loose from a nearby military facility.

Man, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett reuniting for a super-soldier slasher already has me sold. Basically, a one-woman-army movie played like a slasher. I’m in.

I’ve always had a soft spot for this formula. You’re Next, Revenge, The Hunt, Becky, Ready or Not. Or, on the action side, movies like Dredd, The Raid, and John Wick.

Anyone else excited for this? What’s your favorite horror movie built around one person turning the tables on a group of killers?


r/HorrorMovies 17h ago

Recently I’ve been going back to some old movies.

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7 Upvotes

Lately I’ve been thinking about trying out some Eastern horror. I did a little digging and found out that back in the '80s and '90s, Hong Kong had this golden age of cinema, and they made some pretty cool zombie flicks. One that I really liked is called “Tsui Hark’s Vampire Hunters”— I thought it was awesome. What I loved most was all the Eastern horror elements in it, they felt really fresh to me. And of course, the best part is the vampire king — that guy can fly, suck blood from a distance, and even come back to life. He just gives you that intense, overwhelming feeling. Personally, I think this movie is super cool!


r/HorrorMovies 13h ago

Can't find this one movie

4 Upvotes

So I saw this short, very poor/bad animation horror movie like a year ago.

There were like two guys at the bar and a bartender. The animation was really really bad, and the budget was probably a piece of bread.

Does this ring any bells?


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

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58 Upvotes

I'm a big fan of exorcism movies and some scenes really had me squirming.

The ending was a 10/10(not the usual “good triumphs over evil” ending).


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Hidden Ghosts

38 Upvotes

After watching The Haunting of Hill House, I thought it was so clever that they hid ghosts in the background. The closest movie that has come hidden ghosts might be Hell House LLC. Even though they showed the ghosts in a replay, it still had me watching the background in every scene.

What other movies have those “blink and you’ll miss them” ghosts?


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Buddy (2026)

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70 Upvotes

Absolutely LOVED this movie!!! Saw this Saturday night with my girlfriend and we had a great time. The premise of it is up my alley and I knew from the jump it’d be something I’d enjoy. Obsession and Buddy prove once again you don’t need a huge budget to make a smash hit. Years from now we’re gonna look back at 2026 as a great year for horror.


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

THE DOOR IN THE WOODS (2019)

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75 Upvotes

🚪Tubi, Fawesome, Xumo, Fandango🚪

Things take a turn for the worse when a small town family finds an abandoned door in the woods. Is this just an abandoned door, or a gateway to something so dark no one sees coming?

I went in blind thinking this might be like a Creepy Pasta story similar to the stairs in the woods stories. Unfortunately it is not, and it’s almost a copy of “Poltergeist” set in the woods.

The premise is pretty good, but the acting, delivery, and lack of scares are not. However, the ending was kind of shocking!

I’d be all for a larger budget remake that really ups the creepy atmosphere and deeper lore.


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

What is Dario Argento's best?

17 Upvotes

I say it is "Pelts" from the "Masters of Honor" series. It is accessible, emotional, perfectly cast, and gripping.

What's yours?


r/HorrorMovies 20h ago

Help with Title: 2 Friends + 1 Dead Friend with Muppets/Puppets

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SOLVED: The Fuzzies
BY: Different_Remote6978

In the movie a woman who makes a kids show dies and leaves two estranged friends something in her will which requires them to stay overnight in her house—or something like that, but they definitely stay overnight.

She has large muppet/puppet like things. Maybe like Sesame St. maybe like The Muppets? They start to attack the two friends.

I remember one being attacked in the bathroom. I remember one pulling a VHS tape from the shelves and putting it in and watching it and creepy things happen.

I can't seem to find the title.


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

What horror are you most excited for in 2026-2027?

16 Upvotes

I can't wait to see family, pendulum and crawlers!!!They all look terrifying


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Which horror movies would you like to see more merch of?

10 Upvotes

Walking through Spirit Halloween, it seems like it's always Jason, Michael, Pennywise, Ghostface, and Art the Clown that has the most merch options. I'm sure it's a licensing thing, but which horror movies do you wish had merch? For me, I want Obsession


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Very Specific Question for All of You...

18 Upvotes

Is anyone else freaked out by the image of someone (or something) standing or running around on a roof? I'm thinking of scenes from Signs, Krampus, and It Follows. Why is it so freaky!? And can anyone think of more examples?--I feel like this is a thing...


r/HorrorMovies 1d ago

Cursed Media as Metaphor

3 Upvotes

One storytelling device I can’t get enough of is the cursed book, movie, or artwork. The Necronomicon, the tape in The Ring, the film reels in Sinister, the book In The Ninth Gate, you get the idea. I think the reason I love it so much is that it is almost a metaphor for horror fandom.
The protagonist (horror fan), despite knowing that the book or film is dangerous, is compelled to seek it out nonetheless, while most others (non-horror fans) think they are nuts and can’t understand why the protagonist would want to seek out something so dangerous.

I‘m curious about what other people think of this idea.


r/HorrorMovies 2d ago

What do you think about this film?

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378 Upvotes

The intro of the movie was really undoubtedly unpredictable you don't know what was the motive until it started to explain why she did that but after like half of the movie like it was boring especially the torture scene which really like took a full 20mins of repeated scene I kinda like what was their trying to say about the movie but it just gets boring half of the whole movie


r/HorrorMovies 2d ago

What do you think about this film?

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1.1k Upvotes