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Surp lemmy.world Surp@lemmy.world
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Post one, two, three, a list, whatever. Feeling kind of down lately and when I feel this way I like watching the most terrifying horror films out there. Please help me feel better!

Thanks!

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Dr. Wesker lemmy.sdf.org wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-10
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The Notebook.

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gastroglizzy piefed.social gastroglizzy@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-08-26
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Megan is Missing

Terrifier 1 & 2

Human Centipede 1 & 2

I Spit on Your Grave 1 & 2

A Serbian Film

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Miller lemmy.world Miller@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-25
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There is only one true answer to this question, only one true horror film ever made. Don't watch it, but even so I will add the title below -

Eraserhead.

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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-13
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did a ctrl f and did not see sinister yet. scariest thing I have seen in the recent era but it is over 10 years old.

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.social SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-16
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Obsession was fucked.

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EvilBit lemmy.world EvilBit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Exorcist for the mainstream.

Hereditary for the slightly twisted.

The Sadness for the truly broken souls.

EDIT: Some honorable mentions:

  • The Dark and the Wicked
  • The Strangers
  • The House That Jack Built
  • Anything else by Lars von Trier
  • The Mist
  • Evil Dead 2016
  • Event Horizon
  • Night/Dawn of the Dead (honestly I like the DotD remake best)
  • The Last of Us

EDIT: Forgot to mention Aterrados and When Evil Lurks

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7112 lemmy.world 7112@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
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US news

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cmbabul slrpnk.net cmbabul@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-08-11
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I mean do you want spooky horror or like real life horror, real life I say Come and See, spooky is really hard to call depending on tastes, but John Carpenters The Thing is both creepy and good, Event Horizon might be a good addition too.

Also, Roar, horrifying in a very unique way

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∟⊔⊤∦∣≶ lemmy.nz luthis@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Megan is Missing Terrifier 1 & 2 Human Centipede 1 & 2 I Spit on Your Grave 1 & 2 A Serbian Film

don't watch A Serbian film, for anyone reading this.

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popularpenguin piefed.social popularpenguin@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-09-17
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The actual answer is Martyrs

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
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Two words:

Event Horizon.

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passenger sopuli.xyz passenger@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-04
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I'm not so easily affected by horror movies.

The best horrifying movie recently was Sirat. Definitely a must watch for everyone, a groundbreaking film.

But a stupid movie called the Fall was the toughest watch for me. I guess I'm afraid of heights. It's not very good though.

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passenger sopuli.xyz passenger@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-04
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I'm not so easily affected by horror movies. The best horrifying movie recently was Sirat. Definitely a must watch for everyone, a groundbreaking film. But a stupid movie called the Fall was the toughest watch for me. I guess I'm afraid of heights. It's not very good though.

Have to add, "Nuevo Orden".
Didn't really like the movie that much but have to say it was effective.

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HeartyOfGlass piefed.social HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-04
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don't watch A Serbian film, for anyone reading this.

Seconded. I was one of the people that read about it being an anti-censorship statement, and watched it. It's not so much a movie as it is a series of the worst things the director could think of. Whatever anti-censorship message he tried to get across gets lost quick.

It's bad to the point of wasting your time. If you’re still curious, read a synopsis 'cause honestly that's miles better than sitting through the actual movie.

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HeartyOfGlass piefed.social HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-04
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I stumbled across a neat YouTube channel called ALTER that posts some really excellent horror short films. Check out "Other Side of the Box"

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flabbergast lemmy.world flabbergast@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-24
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The actual answer is Martyrs

Make sure it's the 2008 French original, not the 2016 American remake!

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
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Paranormal Activity and Insidious are pretty good.

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
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Exorcist for the mainstream. Hereditary for the slightly twisted. The Sadness for the truly broken souls. EDIT: Some honorable mentions: The Dark and the Wicked The Strangers The House That Jack Built Anything else by Lars von Trier The Mist Evil Dead 2016 Event Horizon Night/Dawn of the Dead (honestly I like the DotD remake best) The Last of Us EDIT: Forgot to mention Aterrados and When Evil Lurks

Event Horizon is a really good one. It disturbed the fuck outta me.

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ace_garp lemmy.world ace_garp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
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The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - old classic teen gang horror zombs

The Blob (1988) - acidic

Sinister(2012) - biggest heart rate bpm jump increase

The Platform(2019) - good societal critique

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EvilBit lemmy.world EvilBit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Event Horizon is a really good one. It disturbed the fuck outta me.

And it has the best horror movie reaction/decision ever: “We’re leaving. 😐”

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pr06lefs lemmy.ml pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
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threads

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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
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And it has the best horror movie reaction/decision ever: “We’re leaving. 😐”

A reasonable reaction.

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MidsizedSedan lemmy.world MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-08
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I'm not a horror fan, but I love the final destination movies. (Maybe they are more a comedy than horror)

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FreshParsnip lemmy.ca FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-02
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Mr Crocket haunted me for a while

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SnarkoPolo lemmy.world SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-08
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Melania. Definitely horrifying.

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