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My top 5:

  1. Alien
  2. The Shining
  3. The Thing
  4. Evil Dead 2
  5. Hereditary
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Exactly, no other movie evokes that feeling of dread and doom quite like it. It does a lot with very little.

I'm also surprised you're the first person to mention From Beyond, the ick factor of that movie is off the charts and I love the campy acting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have a hard time categorizing Stuart Gordon movies as horror (I suppose technically that's where they end up). They have horror trappings, but everything is so theatrical that it doesn't really scan as scary. It's not a failing either but more like the intentional tone.

The closet modern analog would be maybe Slither? It's incredibly gross and has concepts that would be horrific to experience, but I'm so removed as an audience member that it's really just more fun being grossed out.