Underrated Horror Movie List (Part 2)
As Halloween continues on, opening doors for more and more fright fests and hours of horror, Asian Does Horror would like to continually provide you the opportunity to fill your time with more horror movies. Since you must be tired of those mainstream flicks that are constantly being paraded in front of you on Netflix trending lists and Oscar nods, we thought we'd continue our previous list of underrated horror movies.
Screamers (1995)
Screamers is a 1995 Canadian-American science fiction horror. I've never had a taste for sci-fi horror, but Screamers was entertaining at best. It's basically a bootleg version of The Terminator (1984) and Tremors (1990) and is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick called "Second Variety".
Screamers tells the story of machines called Autonomous Mobile Swords (AMS) that were created by The Alliance mining company to hunt down and kill soldiers of a rival company called the New Economic Block (NEB). These AMS machines gained sentience and are now hunting and killing anyone they happen upon, regardless of affiliation.
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
The movie basically tells the story of a successful horror writer that has gone missing and Sam Neill, along with Julie Carmen, have been tasked to find him. The twist though is that people who read books by Sutter Cane, go mad or commit suicide. As both Neill and Carmen continue to search for him, they uncover a huge secret and are exposed to horrific scenes ranging from people blowing their brains out or monsters hunting them down, trying to kill them. The twist at the end is satisfying, but you'll have to watch it yourself.
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Devil's Backbone is a gothic horror film entirely in Spanish directed by Guillermo del Toro and tells the story of a small orphanage run by Casares (Federico Luppi) and Carmen (Marisa Paredes) during the Spanish civil war. A boy, Carlos, played by Eduardo Noriega, is sent to the orphanage after his father died fighting the Nationalists. Soon, the boy starts seeing apparitions of a child ghost that continues to haunt him, pointing him towards a secret that haunts the orphanage.
The movie is what you can expect from del Toro; full of creepy scenes and a dark ambiance with rich storytelling and a happy ending. But to watch this movie is to know that the journey is its own reward and we had a rather enjoyable time watching it.
Ravenous (2017)
Ravenous is a French-Canadian horror movie filmed entirely in French and is director by Robin Aubert and stars March-Andre Grondin, Monia Chokri, Brigitte Popart, Luc Proulx and Charlotte St-Martin.
It tells the story of the residents in a small town, somewhere in Quebec that have to survive an outbreak leading to zombie-like people.
Session 9 (2001)
Session 9 is a psychological horror film by director Brad Anderson (The Machinist) and stars David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Paul Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas and Brendan Sexton III.
It tells the story of an asbestos abatement crew working in an abandoned insane asylum who experience paranormal activity after listening to a former patient's disturbing past which were recorded on audio tapes which were discovered while the crew were doing work there.
Inland Empire (2006)
Inland Empire is an experimental (heavy on the experimental) horror film by David Lynch featuring an assortment of A-list actors. Asian Does Horror simply could not create a list of underrated horror movies and leave this film out. It's not something that you can watch and be intrigued or entertained, but it's mostly David Lynch just doing something he wants to do without a large investment or industry expectations.
Inland Empire stars Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Karolina Gruszka, Peter J. Lucas, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Julia Ormond, Nastassja Kinski, Laura Harring, Terry Crews, Mary Steenburgen, William H. Macy, Naomi Watts and Scott Coffey.
It basically tells the story of a Hollywood actress and her day-to-day life struggling with fragmented and nightmarish events surrounding her as she takes on the personality of the character she plays in a film.
David Lynch practically shoots this with a handheld camcorder, so viewers beware.
The Stuff (1985)
It's about killer yoghurt. Nuff said. Watch it, you won't regret it.
Possum (2018)
Possum is a psychological British horror film, and when we say British, it's a very British horror movie. The scenes are slow but the ambiance is very satisfying and they don't spoon feed you like American movies tend to. The movie is directed by Matthew Holness and stars Sean Harris (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) and Alun Armstrong (Sleepy Hollow, Van Helsing).
The movie is about Philip, a disgraced puppeteer, played by Sean Harris, who returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked uncle and face memories of his abusive childhood. As the movie progresses, Philip becomes a suspect in the disappearance of a local boy while at the same time trying to get rid of a horrific spider-like marionette he calls, "Possum".
Creep (2014)
Creep is an American found footage horror flick directed by Patrick Brice and produced by Mark Duplass and Jason Blum. It tells the story of Aaron, a struggling videographer, who accepts a job from Josef asking him to document his day-to-day activities. Things take a creepy turn and you're just there staring at the screen asking yourself, "shit dude, you needed the money, but at what cost?"
Comments
Post a Comment