Obscure horror (20 titles)
Here are some reasonable horror movies that you may not recognise. If your a horror buff and looking for inspiration try some of these.
74% from 10 members
Cold Prey
A suprisingly reasonable Scandanavian shocker. The remoteness is provided by isolated ski slopes. The victims are young skiers who take refuge in the wrong corner of a mountain.
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Cold Prey
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen
Director: Roar Uthaug
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It's midwinter. Five youngsters are heading for the Jotunheimen mountain area to go snowboarding. On the slope, one of then has a bad fall and breaks a leg. There is no sign of any other people around, and their mobile phones are out of range. They catch sight of a mountain hotel in the distance, ..read more »
53%
from 3,200 members
The Devil's Backbone
A spooky horror set in a remote orphange. This has some some lovley acting and direction that create some great scares.
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The Devil's Backbone
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Frederico Luppi
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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During the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. He is given the bed that formerly belonged to Santi, a boy who recently died during an attack in which a bomb dropped, landing in the school's ..read more »
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from 15,252 members
Switchblade Romance
A brutal and stylish French horror. Although straight from the mad axeman/teen victim genre it's none-the-less a good visceral shocker.
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Switchblade Romance
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Cecile De France, Maiwenn Le Besco, Philippe Nahon
Director: Alexandre Aja
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Switchblade Romance stars Cecile de France (Around the World in 80 Days) and Maïwenn (The Fifth Element, Leon) as Marie and Alexia, two inseparable friends who embark on a nightmarish journey into the depths of terror, one flesh-crawling evening. Fresh from Luc Besson's successful Europa stable, ..read more »
62%
from 7,749 members
Dumplings
Only recommended for the hard core, seen everything viewer. It great acting and direction but gets its horror from some difficult places. An uneasy slow burner.
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Dumplings
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ling Bai, Pauline Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Director: Fruit Chan
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No woman can resist the temptation of potential rejuvenation - for some it's a dreamy blissful chase; for others a never-ending nightmare of endless pursuit. But Qing can afford it all. An ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, Qing is destined to have this dream come true. Qing uses a lot ..read more »
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from 3,654 members
Rec
A suprising gem from Spain which takes much of it's inspiration from Blair Witch. The scares are well times and the tension builds up nicely. Be aware - it's subtitled.
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Rec
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge Serrano
Director: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
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While covering the night shift at a small-town fire department, an ambitious young television reporter (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman follow the crew on a call to rescue an elderly woman unable to escape the inferno that is consuming her home. Upon their arrival at the scene, the calm midnight ..read more »
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from 14,292 members
The Keep
Classic dark tale of man versus evil set in a dark keep in Eastern Europe. Beautifully atmospheric and broody.
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The Keep
(1983)
Starring: Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Gabriel Byrne
Director: Michael Mann
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It's World War II, in German occupied Romania. Nazi soldiers have been sent to garrison a mysterious fortress, but a nightmarish discovery is soon made. 'The Keep' was not built to keep anything out. The masive structure was, in fact, built to keep something in....
63%
from 256 members
Dead Birds
This time it's bankrobbing cowboys who stumble across the haunted house. But this is a nice reasonable b-movie with some great ideas and nice scares.
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Dead Birds
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Henry Thomas, Nicki Lynn Aycox, Isaiah Washington
Director: Alex Turner
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A group of Confederate soldiers who hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
47%
from 4,451 members
Fragile
It's a childrens hospital that provides spook central but the premise works really well. A really nice spooky b-move with some great build up and characterisation.
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Fragile
on DVD
Starring: Calista Flockhart, Daniel Ortiz, Gemma Jones
Director: Carol Littleton
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Creaking along the dank, filthy corridors, metal rods piercing her skin, down to her brittle bones, the creature the terrified children call "The Mechanical Girl" roams in the shadows. When Amy (Calista Flockhart) arrives at the remote, dilapidated Mercy falls Children's Hospital to replace a nurse ..read more »
60%
from 7,909 members
The Doll Master
It's Korean and set in a haunted house full of creepy looking dolls. A good shocker that works those cliches really well.
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The Doll Master
on DVD
Starring: Yu-Mi Kim, Eun-Kyeong Lim, Hyeong-Tak Shim
Director: Yong-Ki Jeong
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A group of strangers are invited to the home of a mysterious craftsmen in order to have dolls made in their image. On arrival, however, the group are horrified to discover that the dolls take on a life of their own, and one by one, they become victim to a series of grisly murders...
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from 1,276 member
Dark Water
A genuinly spooky shocker from the far east that delivers some brilliant suspence and atmosphere.
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Dark Water
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno
Director: Hideo Nakata
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From the director of the Japanese horror classic RING (remade successfully by Hollywood as THE RING) comes this equally sinister and edgy ghost story about a mother and daughter whose run down apartment has unexplained damp patches on the walls and ghostly apparitions from a young girl.
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