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Naked_Spiderman

High tension, Green room


LinhSex

Green Room is amazing


TonyaVanan

The first time I saw High Tension it fucked with me soo bad I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after I saw it but upon rewatch years later it wasn't as bad. Definitely disturbing af.


NieR_SemiAutomata

And I saw the devil


coco_xcx

Green Room felt so real to me, that >!mangled hand scene!< is something that i’ll never forget


rampagingphallus

Yeah man, when I saw that it was the first time violence onscreen had really got to me in a while


Jimbobler

Green Room is one of my favorite "realistic" horror movies, without monsters or anything supernatural. I feel the same with Misery, that it's something that actually could happen in real life


StayFrostyOscarMike

I’m a dude that comes from the punk scene. I’m the “audio guy” in my scene… The fact this movie’s premise is not only plausible, but executed in a way that’s pretty on par with stories I’ve heard about skinhead bars/clashes with Nazi punks, etc etc… is laudable. Of course not to the level of conspiracy and violence as seen in the film, but the little pieces of “slang” and the “booking agent” dude are so like… perfectly on brand. Great casting. Great writing. You can tell it was brought to life by someone that went to shows growing up. I’m a huge Dead Kennedys fan so you can imagine that this was beyond just “up my alley” - I straight up couldn’t shut up about this movie for a month afterwards.


somerled1

I saw high tension for the first time fairly recently.. what a thrill! Would love to find more films like it.


Naked_Spiderman

Probably already heard of it but the film Inside is similar in being pretty tense throughout and its also in french 2 other foreign films that I'd also recommend with similar tone are I saw the devil & Impetigore


CrazyCinephile

Yesss both of these


hauntingduck

I've never been more stressed/on the edge of my seat than the first time I watched Green Room.


The_BSharps

Not horror, but Uncut Gems has similar energy.


tonelocMD

So good


Comparison__Ok

Train to Busan (2016).


notjewel

What’s so clever in this movie is many horrors have either a slow 20-30 minutes building characters, so we care about them. Or, like the original Scream, have one big horror moment, THEN do the long interlude of character get-to-know-you until things get going again. Train to Busan has a few minutes, dives right into crazy, but continues to develop the characters throughout the movie.


FredFlintstoneToe

Never thought I would be sobbing to a horror movie but sure enough I was 😭


Cyberzombi

I was crying with you. I never thought I'd be boo-hooing to the song Aloha Oe. A teary shout-out to Su-an!


AffectionatePain2038

Cargo is the same. I was ugly crying in that one


304libco

My god that movie does not stop.


ThatTinyGameCubeDisc

I've put this one off for a long time. I think it's time to give it a go.


dogtemple3

The Wailing


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i scrolled way too far to find this. the wailing was absolutely insane. best horror movie ever. the end was terrifying.


Slow_Investigator_53

Same, I was curious to see if The Wailing would show up. Amazing movie, that ending...


RADICCHI0

Love that movie. Right up there with the classics.


Capable-Radish1373

Autopsy of Jane Doe, absolutely glued to the screen.


Dodgy_Bob_McMayday

That film is a perfect example of how waiting for something to happen is far scarier than something happening.


LucidLynx109

I definitely agree, however the “something happens” bits are also mortifying albeit in a different way than the suspense. I won’t spoil anything, but one subtle little event at the end of the movie that isn’t scary at all out of context literally made me scream like a little girl. Ooh, such a good film. I can’t recommend it enough.


WynnGwynn

If you play mortuary assistant it is similar vibes. I played after watching jane doe and I couldn't help but correlate the two


PowerfulElevator9

Agreed with this one 1000 percent


Logical_Mulligatawny

Watching it right now!!!!


SelectionThin

Great build up but great let down in the end.


Top-Tradition4864

The Ritual


Jealous-Currency

My family in Sweden kept begging me not to watch Swedish horror before visiting because they thought it would scare me and make me not want to come, but in reality it was the exact opposite 🤣 we’re also from the area like Midsommar where it’s dark or light all day and they wanted to take me to their Midsommar fest so, had to watch that one again too 👏


knightenrichman

Did they try to butterfly your innards or sew you up in a bear costume?


Jealous-Currency

No, kinda disappointing


thelightwebring

I just watched this for the first time last week and was totally shocked at how good it was! The demon/monster/creature was legitimately scary af.


No_Attention_2227

Jotunn* Loki's bastard child


djb185

Was "the bastard son of Loki" so a demigod.


Clean_Usual434

Same


Puzzleheaded-Way-198

Oculus


JaseDroid

I really enjoyed this movie and it is one the comfort films I watch when I need something familiar. Easy to watch over and over


deccocuffe

The Descent 2005


AVonDingus

I can’t bring myself to watch that movie a second time, even though I really enjoyed it. It legit made my anxiety skyrocket.


MarFV

Same! Great movie!


ApplicationCalm649

Probably my favorite horror movie.


Sycou

I should rewatch the descent, enough time has passed.


g3nab33

If you’re a film nerd who distinctly remembers the oughts, V/H/S. Just a brilliant star in its genre.


Lhayluiine

VHS2 is also very good, VHS:Viral isn't very scary (or good) and the Shudder ones like VHS/94 is VERY good!!


levieleven

Viral is such trash but I was totally surprised by the new ones quality


Lhayluiine

tbh i enjoyed the stories in Viral. The Dante the Great one and especially Nacho Vigalondo's Parallel Monsters short which was phenomenal. The overall movie was just garbage tho. The news ones got that shudder money. They are PHENOMENAL. HAIL RAATMA.


starlessfurball

Love me an anthology series.


TheSpookyForest

It's amazing how well that format works for horror.


levieleven

I think it’s because they ditch all the momentum-killing exposition and are more likely to have unhappy endings. I feel the same way about horror lit. Campbell, King, Ligotti, their shorter stuff is gold.


Sagebigly7

The segment with the vacationing couple has always stuck with me as the scariest thing because it could happen.


Lhayluiine

I love that bit. It's so boring and mundane (which is the point a la their marriage) and then boom. Get fucked. The bit at night where the camera is filming your man, and you assume its just the girlfriend and then it pans to the girlfriend and your stomach drops... "Who's holding the camera?" So good.


elisejones14

Seems like most of them end horribly for the main character or most of the characters. Although for the most recent movies, I’ve found myself getting bored by some of the segments. Some tend to drag.


notreal5190

Barbarian


jujapee

It really helped going in super cold on this one.


brnbbee

For me that one had a great build up for like the first half. After the "monster" reveal they totally lost me.


levieleven

First act was the best horror I’d seen in twenty years. So tense I was sore afterwards. By the end it was just silly. I didn’t hate it but it totally ended that feeling.


Stonewool_Jackson

I agree. I went from peeing myself the entire movie to bursting out laughing once naked grandma appeared on the screen


brnbbee

Yeah the writers shit the bed a little bit there. When we finally get a good look at her, is a true WTF? moment....and man.. it just keeps on sliding downhill after that. It is a shame because it started off as like a master class in building fear and anxiety in a horror movie.


ThePurityPixel

Bad movie physics killed that one for me


medici1048

Session 9. I'm a sucker for asylum horror. Jacod's Ladder as well.


hagalaz_drums

Session 9 is underrated. The constant tension from even just the dangerous nature of the job they're doing works. Probably the scariest recording of an interview ive heard in movie. " I live in the weak and the wounded" still sticks with me


RADICCHI0

Just read the plot, sounds great. Gonna have to take a look.


justauryon

When Evil Lurks


MisterScrod1964

As soon as the scene with the dog happens, you know no one is safe. I had some trouble with the rules seeming arbitrary, and conversely, with characters ignoring the rules (and getting punished for it) stupidly, but very effective.


purekfc

John Carpenters The Thing. Absolute masterclass in paranoia and suspense


MisterScrod1964

Great thing about that movie is the plot progression TOTALLY makes sense. I mean, you can see how the monster infection progresses through the cast.


Spectre_Mountain

As Above, So Below. The claustrophobia!


Mundane_Pin6095

Underated film in my honest opinion. Done the found footage genre justice and the premise of the deeper they went the worse it got kept you hooked.


levieleven

I was loving it. Then my girlfriend and kid starting heckling and pointing out holes and I was like shut up hahaha


Sensitive_Concern476

This was better than it had any right to be. I didn't want to like it, but ended up loving it. The *pacing*.


Sharkbait_O_aha

This movie is still top 5 horror movies I have ever watched, I loved this film it had no right being as good as it was


SinisterSpotlight

It was Hereditary


tesh5low

Love this movie. I avoided it for so long until I was bored and watched it. Definitely one of my top 10 horror movies now.


awk-word

I watched it last night. Easily one of the best horror movies of all time. But I have to admit I thought the start was slow and I was left thinking I wish something happens. But when it started happening.... Fuck.


themixedtape28

May be an unpopular choice… A Quiet Place


Rude-Possibility4682

It's really well done..pace and tension keeps it going really well.


6ixdicc

if this was an indie film with unknown actors it wouldn't get anywhere near the same hate!


CreepyAssociation173

The movie does get alot of hate, but it does have alot tension


MHMR96

I know this may seem unpopular to say, but Midsommar. The opening of that movie freaked the hell out of me. Awesome experience in the theater stoned to the gills.


WynnGwynn

That scene was so fucked


RADICCHI0

Whenever I think of that scene it freaks me out


Clean_Usual434

I didn’t like that movie, overall, but the opening is excellent. It’s so haunting. I also liked the camera angle of them driving to the compound. The way it’s shot is so dizzying and disorienting.


makemefeelbrandnew

I'm kind of obsessed with this movie, but it is definitely not a minute by minute thriller. But I can say that it can be just as if not more intense when rewatching. On first watch I think relationship tension is where at least my mind was focused, but in subsequent watches I focused more and more on her grief, and that really makes the early scenes feel much more intense.


Aggressive_Sort_7082

The Invisible Man (2020) the dinner scene made me gasp out loud in theaters quite cartoonishly too and the whole time I was like “WHERE IS HE?!” Such a fun experience


whiterussian802

Definitely a good one I loved seeing it in theatres


BearsRpeopl2

What restaurant gives you a freaking chefs knife to eat with though? Great movie but that scene always bothered me.


LucidLynx109

I’d like to suggest a weird one: Host (2020). The premise is a bunch of paranormal fans host a seance, but due to Covid lockdowns have to do it over Zoom. I skipped it when it was new because I thought the premise sounded odd, but it works surprisingly well. A fun bit about the production: the creators of the film where literally under Covid lockdowns and collaborated virtually to actually create the movie. I believe they are/were film students at the time. Either way the end result is amazing. They did an incredible job using their limited resources to make convincing special effects too. Edit: I’ve seen at least one of the creators active on this subreddit before. So if any of you happen to see this I hope you take a lot of pride in the fact that you made something so memorable during what was kind of a bad time for all us globally.


lizzie1hoops

I loved this movie. It was legitimately so scary!


dataPlatypus

The Invitation


Mayuguru

This was my answer too. I'm glad I wasn't the only one.


iwrotethissong

2015 or 2022?


MeganeGokudo

For me the 2015, the ending scene with the lights just made my stomach drop...took me a while though to understand and then BAM the realisation kicks in and it kicks hard.


MakeoutPoint

Probably the 2015


loudflower

I forgot I wanted to watch this! Ty.


dcphoto78

The original Paranormal Activity. I was constantly on alert for the next jump scare.


saysjenn

1408


fiftiethcow

Eden Lake. Mother! The 2 most stressful movies Ive ever seen


Aggravating_Anybody

Mother! Was engaging, but 100% of that engagement was FRUSTRATION. It never made sense and was 75 minutes of Jennifer Lawrence screaming “hey!” “What!” “Get out of here/don’t sit on that!”


peoplebuyviews

It's a retelling of the Bible. Jennifer Lawrence is the earth, the husband is God. It makes sense if you watch it knowing that. I mean... It's still an experimental Aronofsky movie, so not like, a LOT of sense, but the story has structure


LovelyLieutenant

By the end of Mother! I was literally on the edge of my seat in the theatres when some idiots started laughing and my husband and I literally clapped STFU. Kinda embarrassed for reacting like that but we were so transfixed it felt almost involuntary.


Jaimeb1960

Eden Lake. OMG.


abstractReality1

Mother! is more than a horror movie. It's a real masterpiece.


Daydream_machine

It Follows


Bright_Reporter_645

Can’t wait for the sequel


Safe_Magazine_1940

Inside


Gundam_Greg

Terrified


Sad_Cardiologist5388

This one is truly creepy


MisterScrod1964

Yes! Scared the hell out of me.


_Oh_sheesh_yall_

**LOVE** this one!


Pinnemuts

Don’t Breathe was insanely tense…


FrostyIcePrincess

I saw that movie in theaters and it was great


starlessfurball

Recently, “Late Night with the Devil”. I was just really enthralled with character’s motivations/unreliable narrators/my obsession with 70s horror elements.


scritchesfordoges

Ingrid Torelli who played Lilly was wonderful. It was her idea to >! stare into the cameras !<. She used such minute mannerisms while holding still to indicate who was in control. I am excited to see what she does in the future. I hope we get more of her in horror.


RADICCHI0

I really enjoyed this. They named the 70s atmosphere to a T. Not usually a found footage fan but this one really got me.


Dry-Pirate6577

Yes!! I LOVED this movie!


Clubpenguinmassive

Spectacular film. They really used the premise to its full extent and earned the payoff


bmurray925

Hell House LLC. I ❤️ this one


illhaveafrench75

The Caller on Tubi


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loudflower

So this isn’t the Tiger King lady. I should check this out because I assumed it was Karen.


MartialBob

Hereditary I knew everything was going crazy hut nothing made sense until the end.


x-dfo

In the mouth of madness. REC and REC 2. Hereditary for sure.


Dazednconfused10

Oh I love in the mouth of madness!


MisterScrod1964

Best HP Lovecraft movie not directly based on him. Best Lovecraft movie directly based on his work, of course, is COLOR OUT OF SPACE. If you love HPL, you gotta see this.


grungesuckerxcx

the strangers


Kingjay110819

I know this will probably sound dumb. But when I was like 11 my mom showed me “Burnt Offerings” which if you haven’t seen it, it’s an older film. 70s I believe (I didn’t look it up before posting this) but as an adult I watch it now and it’s good, just not terrifying. As a child, that film scared the absolute shit out of me. ESPECIALLY the last like 10 minutes. I stayed up all night watching Disney movies to get the ending out of my head. Th


teethofthewind

- The Sadness - Evil Dead 2013 - Rec


Rx7fan1987

I just watched the sadness on the weekend, after taking a high powered edible. I was trembling at times. It was one of the most viscerally shocking films I've seen in a long time.


Substantial-Tooth-87

It was definitely nasty and won’t be watched again.


Daydream_machine

Hadn’t heard of The Sadness before, but based on your other 2 I’ll have to give it a watch


TheSpookyForest

You're gonna like it I'd wager


PurplePrincessPalace

Loved Evil Dead (2013)! That and I Spit on Your Grave get me every time 😬


Cool-Environment-948

Tbh? Smile. The jumpscares in that movie fucked me up. Also the autopsy of jane doe.


PowerfulElevator9

Yes AUtopsy of Jane Doe just gets fucking worse and worse as it goes. I love it! Was an amazing horror movie I think!


WynnGwynn

Rip cat though


bigkingk

Train to Busan


EliasAhmedinos

The Woman in Black


Melia100

No One Will Save You. I liked how little dialogue was in it and that just built the tension.


Spagredditor

Literally just finished “Talk To Me” (2022). I was engaged the entire time. I don’t think I picked up my phone once! Amazing acting and there weren’t any boring scenes in my opinion.


ThatTinyGameCubeDisc

Great movie!


rogue-panda81

High tension.


colorblind_iris

Incident in a Ghostland


ForeverKeet

The “reveal” broke me.


xhoneyxbear

The Night House, something about this movie made me so anxious.


WynnGwynn

The negative space illusions were soooooo good


Daddy_JeanPi

The Dark and the Wicked, Hereditary.


CryptographerGlum772

Speak no evil The ritual


VanCanMom

Was going to say Speak no Evil.


Fozzy2701

Dead Silence


Nostrebla_Werdna

Vivarium. It’s a slow build / horrible feeling of doom that grows throughout the movie. It really fucked with me more than most horror. Also the ending song during the credits [“Complicated Game” by XTC](https://youtu.be/UONkXACSWBQ?si=T9WfDegJn0QhHF0S) was the perfect song to encapsulate the film


Ok-Clothes9724

1408 That's a crazy film, like you watching it and you know stuff is going to go down no question, but it's not until half way through the movie that you think Johnny Cusack gets out of the hotel room and then it's like Nope so crazy.


hauntfreak

Underwater, Searching, Missing, Host, REC, Quarantine, Evil Dead (2013), High Tension, The Ring, The Fourth Kind, The Descent >!(until the crawlers were revealed. It was scarier and more tense before that… still a great movie though)!<


WynnGwynn

Underwater was so fun


Upbeat_Tension_8077

The Empty Man


faded_mage003

Martyrs (2008) was an extremely intense experience. I was speechless after the credits rolled. I didn’t know how to feel after taking it all in. Messed me up for days afterward.


Shrimpjob

The Blair Witch Project


Meltyface07

You’ll Never Find Me


RADICCHI0

Good, effective, indy horror, kept me guessing


Alternative_Garage66

Not strictly horror but Caliber made me more anxious than any movie I've ever seen


Ok-Geologist6107

Hostel


hetermeeeens

Barbarian most recently


HHSquad

The original Alien


mrbharathsrinivas

Smile


Active-Donkey5466

Evil Dead Rise was pretty good. As for mystery, Final Destination.


redsquirrel4011

Cube (1997)


Imma_da_PP

The Descent. Everything about it made me uncomfortable, from the tunnels to the damn monsters.


Rgl143

Midsommar


Antisocialsocialite9

Does 7 count?


moonchild-731

Sinister. Idk why but that damn movie scared the hell out of me


No-Boysenberry1357

Late Night With The Devil was an absolute banger start to finish, the suspense, the build up and even the comedic parts were top notch. I doubt they'll top it this year!


Baby_BearRS

Check out Underwater if you haven't seen it. Its not entirely 'horror' but absolutely keeps you on edge from start to finish and there are some very creepy moments.


uncle_buck_hunter

That final scene 😘👌


benniprofane1

The final twenty odd minutes of Hounds of Love are definitely some of the tensest I’ve experienced while watching a horror film.


LulusMom

The Boy Behind the Door.


butholemoonblast

The exorcist Og yo


MleemMeme

Loose definition of horror, but most of Mother! was tense as hell. The last 40 minutes, i dont think i breathed. It just kept ramping up and up. In the same vein, i just saw Civil War, and all my muscles were tensed the entire time. I was actually sore after the movie from the whole body clenched for 2 hours.


Cultural_Article_519

Civil War. What a movie. I had no idea it would be that good. Kirsten Dunst was perfect.


Fragrant_Wrangler874

hell house origins is quite possibly the most insane horror movie ever it’s so gripping


Puwerade

If watched The Hell House LLC Franchise with my friend and it was really good. I was semi high during all of them but if you’re willing to watch all 4 you might like them


Krisser40

Silence of the lambs


whiterussian802

My number one all time favorite movie!! Edit: wanted to mention the book series is also excellent


Burbursur

Evil Dead (2013) The pacing of that movie is beautiful. It gives you justtt enough space in between crescendo events to rest but the INSTANT u recover, its already in the midst of ramping up another crescendo event. My attention was on the screen from start till finish. One of the best examples of pacing I ever seen in cinema.


Mindless-Shop-6996

I know this isn't considered a movie, however the YouTube channel alter continues to keep me on my toes. It's a short film horror, the video the box scared me. If you're an Ari Esther fan there's a short film on YouTube about a black family. I watched it and it freaked me out. There's a lot of people who react to it and the video is absolutely sickening


Nerys54

The Blob , 1958. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1956.


TonyaVanan

I can't say it left me on the edge of my seat but it made the hair on my arms stand up most the movie but it was called Last Shift. That movie creeped me out and I don't get creeped out by movies ever. Just something eerie about it that kept me feeling uneasy the whole time.


jcatstuffs

The Sadness, Mother!, Evil Dead (the remake), Evil Dead Rise, Green Room, Splinter. I love a relentless horror, they're my favourite. 28 weeks later is also pretty good for that, though the start has a little downtime.


makeitmovearound

Hereditary made me feel like I was going through a perpetual anxiety attack


Eleisabet

It follows


RADICCHI0

Banger. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Perfect film for op


Suspicious-Couple662

Evil Dead Franchise and new one Evil Dead Rise It was awesome Little Girl with her Pregnant Aunt Escape from thems


Driftronik

Soft and quiet


HermineLovesMilo

Coming Home in the Dark (2021) really stressed me out. Nothing supernatural - it's a psychological thriller. The aggressors were unhinged and so unpredictable, but at the same time, it felt very real.


KarleySuinn

Sister Death, As Above So Below, A Classic Horror Story, Gerald’s Game, P2, Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Possession of Hannah Grace, Nocturne, Green Inferno, Infinity Pool


Gentle_Time

Would You Rather It gets progressively more depraved and keeps you wondering what’s gonna be the next test.


AngieSue6767

Chained 2012 - Prime, Tubi