*beep* Up Horror Films (Ones that will really stick with you)
So after a few years of trying to find the movie that outdid the last, I wanted to put together this list for the TRUE horror movie fan, whether it be funny 80s monster flicks, or torture porn films, it will be listed here as long as the movie was found pleasure-able in some way =)
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- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsPaolo BonacelliGiorgio CataldiUberto Paolo QuintavalleIn World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.One of the top films on this list, if you like psychological horror focusing on government corruption, then this movies it for you! WARNING- extremely graphic, sexual and mind bending, yet very beautifully directed =)
- DirectorSrdjan SpasojevicStarsSrdjan 'Zika' TodorovicSergej TrifunovicJelena GavrilovicAn aging porn star agrees to participate in an "art film" in order to make a clean break from the business, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a pedophilia and necrophilia themed snuff film.Another favorite among messed up films, this one takes the cake as one of the worst WARNING- if you are religious in any way, watch this movie, you will love it! =D graphic torture porn scenes and some pedophilia
- DirectorTinto BrassStarsMalcolm McDowellPeter O'TooleHelen MirrenA dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.Government corruption horror based on true events! WARNING- ALOT of perverse sexual scenes
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.Cannibal Holocaust, need I say anymore ? WARNING- ALOT of REAL,VIOLENT animal deaths occur,very gory,necrophilia; this whole movie in general is not for the faint of heart
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsGiovanni Lombardo RadiceLorraine De SelleDanilo MatteiThree friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Just like Cannibal Holocaust, so if you were a fan, you will love this movie! WARNING- Again, extreme animal deaths and gore
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.Awesome movie, torture fans and psychological horror fans will love this movie. About 2 girls wrapped up in finding and killing one of the girls parents who kept her captive for years. Not one moment in this movie are you not shocked at what goes on
- DirectorTom SixStarsDieter LaserWinter WilliamsAshlynn YennieA mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others' rectums.Based on true medical fact (apparently), about a new medical procedure waiting to be tested on 3 unwilling subjects. Very tastefully done for a movie like this.
- DirectorTom SixStarsLaurence R. HarveyAshlynn YennieMaddi BlackInspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.Takes the first Human Centipede movie and completely does a turn around in the sequel, instead of 3 people, there is 12, and the procedure is now done in a warehouse, not in someones medical lab =) WARNING- Can be very graphic in some parts, but if you have a super dark sense of humor, this movies for you!
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.Peter Jackson's film, was rated one of the most bloody movies to be put out on shelves. Zombie movie about a man who lives in a mansion with his mother, but it is not just your ordinary zombie flick. Dark humor fills this movie as well.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTerry PotterPete O'HerneCraig SmithThe population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.Not so messed up as it is an awesome movie. Another Peter Jackson film about aliens coming down from outer space. Dark humor and pretty good gore scenes within this movie
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsDanny MulheronDonna AkerstenStuart DevenieMultiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.Another Peter Jackson film about animal puppets running a TV show and what happens beyond the curtain. Awesome film, messed up in its own unique way, but still a favorite.
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian PearceNotorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".John Waters film, classic for its poop eating scene among others =). Classic among messed up films that are not necessarily part of the horror genre
- DirectorTun-Fei MouStarsGang WangDai Yao WuRunshen WangJapanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.Classic, messed up film on the Unit 731 in Japan, based on true events.
- DirectorAndrey IskanovStarsTetsuro SakagamiTomoya OkamotoYukari FujimotoA graphic docu-drama detailing the history of Unit 731, where thousands of innocent Chinese prisoners of war were fatally experimented on.Remake of Man Behind The Sun, done in a more brutal fashion even though some parts may be slow.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.Very good suspense film, the ending is what makes this whole movie =)
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert DupontelEvents over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.French psychological horror. The movie is done backwards which may confuse some, but it was done in the right way.
- DirectorGideon RaffStarsThora BirchGideon EmeryKavan ReeceIn Europe, a group of American college athletes unknowingly boards a train that will become one deadly ride.Hostel-like torture movie that takes place on a moving train, some scenes are very graphic/bloody, not for the faint of heart
- DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsBrian SalzbergDonna DempseyStephen Charles BarryPresented in a surreal, gory and entirely visual manner, Begotten tells of the death of religion, the abuse of nature by Man and a nihilistic outlook on what life ultimately is.Short artistic film done in black and white. Very abstract sort of film since it takes a while for you to focus in on what is actually going on, but when you do, it will be shocking
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.David Lynch classic film, women beating and rape done in a classy manner =)
- DirectorDouglas BuckStarsNica RayGary BetsworthJared BarskyWith her quaint suburban existence on the slow road to ruin, Sarah mutilates herself in the bathroom mirror while her husband sits downstairs watching TV.Short film on the American lifestyle =), dont let the time of this movie fool you, yes it is short, but it packs a punch!
- DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth ShueTwo pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.Psychological movie, not so much horror. About a rural gay prostitute from out west who moves to the big city. Very weird but good movie overall
- DirectorNagisa ÔshimaStarsTatsuya FujiEiko MatsudaAoi NakajimaA passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.Psychological movie, not so much horror. Based on true events/story About being obsessed with your lover to the point of being crazed. WARNING- Almost a porn, constant sex the whole movie so do not watch with parents kiddies
- DirectorBrett LeonardStarsAlex O'LoughlinPatrick ThompsonGabby MillgateA cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.Creative plot and a weird movie in general, way slow in the middle but the beginning and ending are worth it!
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsPeter WellerJudy DavisIan HolmAfter developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.David Cronenburg film, very good rendition of the book Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen JosephHenry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.David Lynch film, more psychological horror then anything. Alot of mechanical noise and slow scenes in this movie, but it is a classic!
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames SpaderHolly HunterElias KoteasAfter getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.David Cronenburg film, based on the book by J.G Ballard. Psychological horror containing a lot of soft-core porn scenes including vehicles/machinery
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsNathaniel BrownPaz de la HuertaCyril RoyAn American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.Not as good of a movie if you enjoy story plots, this movie was made for the visual aspects on what you are supposed to see when you die. Very good visually, but the story is sort of lacking
- DirectorBret McCormickStarsScott DavisJude JohnsonBlue ThompsonAn old woman coughs up what she believes to be a tumor. While asleep, the thing crawls inside of her son and reproduces inside him, then causes him to go on a killing spree to feed it.Bloody monster horror flick.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsAngela BettisJeremy SistoAnna FarisA socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.Psychological Horror film that stays with you a while after viewing. Very good plot line
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsSteven WeberLaurie BrunettiCarrie Anne FlemingFrank Spivey (Steven Weber) is a detective who rescues a strange young girl with a horribly disfigured face and lusciously ripe body from a deranged killer.Good for a masters of horror film, the image of the womans face and what happens to her is the most disturbing
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki PapouliaA controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.Very awesome psychological horror which takes a more creative route when it comes to movies like this.
- DirectorNacho CerdáStarsPep TosarTrae HoulihanA sculptor is traumatized by the death of his wife in a car accident. He builds a sculpture in her memory. As the lifelike sculpture begins to bleed through the cracks of clay, the sculptor's flesh mutates and crumbles away...Necrophilia short =)
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsBernd Daktari LorenzBeatrice ManowskiHarald LundtA street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.Top Necrophilia movie to be seen
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsMonika M.Mark ReederSimone SpörlA female nurse desperately tries to hide her feelings of necrophilia from her new boyfriend, but still has pieces of the corpse of the first movie's hero in her possession.2nd top Necrophilia movie
- DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira SaundersIn a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.Weird artistic movie that has its disturbing scenes, but overall just an awesome creative movie
- DirectorJonathan CaouetteStarsJonathan CaouetteRenee LeblancAdolph DavisFilmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.One of the best, most depressing/shocking documentaries i have seen in a while
- DirectorSean ByrneStarsXavier SamuelRobin McLeavyJohn BrumptonWhen Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.Not what you would think off first hand glance, but a very brutal movie , recommended watch!
- DirectorKen RussellStarsWilliam HurtBlair BrownBob BalabanA psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.Another psychological movie that is not so much a horror, but definatly has a good plot to it and amusing to watch
- DirectorToby WilkinsStarsShea WhighamJill WagnerPaulo CostanzoTrapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.Creature flick that is quite unsettling at some parts. Very good movie if you are bored and want something decent to watch!
- DirectorSion SonoStarsMitsuru FukikoshiDendenAsuka KurosawaThe lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.Japanese psychological horror movie that will keep you on edge as to what will happen