I've watched countless horror movies over the years, from classic psychological thrillers to modern jump-scare-packed films. Some stick with you long after the credits roll, others fade into forgettable noise.

So, Reddit: what’s your pick for the absolute best horror movie ever made, and what makes it so terrifying or memorable for you? I’d love to hear your reasoning, whether it’s about atmosphere, storytelling, acting, or those moments that made your heart skip a beat.

Bonus points if you explain why it still holds up today!

Something like a tale of two sisters, It, gingersnaps, I saw the tv glow and (while not a movie) the summer hikaru died.

Basically here there is a sinister mystery unfolding.

I was watching house of wax on prime today and they didn’t show the girls finger getting snipped. I explicitly remember you actually see the wire cutters clip it. Is this only in the directors cut? Or did prime randomly decide to edit out this scene. If so wtf, now they just get to censor shit to their liking without explicitly stating it’s a prime edit. If it was free ok but I paid to rent it.

This might read like a rant but it's more so just an irritation sorta "peeve" that I'm trying to understand. And that is the trend in general of telling the entire world about some of the most niche, weird or gross horror movies/manga/etc in existence. It's kinda frustrating as a long term consumer. It's got nothing to do with any sort of hipster "before it was cool" thing. I actually like it when more people like what I do bc more people know what I'm talking about. The problem is, it seems like the only reason it blew up is not bc people actually find it enjoyable but because people want to feel morally superior by going off about an hour how disgusting said movies are and how the director and those who enjoy them are such terrible people. Like I remember years ago casually watching stuff from fdupmovies and the comments were critiques on the actual movie or the effects, or have recommendations or were people just leaving comments like "brutal". Now it's just people trying to preach and start a fight with anyone who actually likes the movie. extreme horror had a fan base of mainly metal heads before everybody else started screeching about it. Now it's just a bunch of people trying to out virtue signal eachother. Or just trying to feel "brave" for watching something they know they're gonna hate. It reminds me of when I was 12 trying to feel badass by listening to a Halloween sound effect disk with the lights off. Idk. And I think the main gripe I have about this is that it's leading to censorship and causes things to become harder to find. Or, physical copies are all bought up just by people to be like "sO I WATCHED THIS DISGUSTING MOVIE" and have it in their hands just to own something weird that like....they don't even like? Idk. It's weird. If I know I'm NOT gonna like something I'm not gonna go out of my way to go watch it. Is it just to feel unique or something? Like I don't understand what the point is.

i really liked this movie. I was already into the final destination franchise as a whole. But this movie was really good.

my thing is with the very first premonition actually being in 1968 (?) that creates a whole new thing. All of the previous movies had mentioned that the first premonition was the plane crash premonition in 2000. but that *actual* first premonition was in the 60s

i would like to say that since it was the 60s, nobody ever really knew of a premonition happening. they probably just considered it a freak accident and not a premonition. that whole thing was probably a rare occurrence in the 60s so they probably never thought “how did this one girl knew that everything was gonna happen?”

as for the movie, I did like the new plot line of whoever was supposed to be killed in the accident, they were killed first, then their families. nice little switch up.

I also like how it took death almost 50 years to kill Iris. Because death would’ve had to get every single person who died in that collision, which was hundreds.

But I feel as though if we’re going by the rules of this movie, the families of the main characters in the previous movies should’ve died as well after the main characters died.

like samantha from fd4. She had two kids. She was initially supposed to die in that race car crash. Her kids should’ve died as well, according to FD6 rules.

edit: her kids would’ve been safe. the rule only applies if you have kids after you survived the premonition.

Movie of the day...The Mark of the Wolfman (1968).

In Spanish, this is known as La Marca del Hombre Lobo. Our story begins at a party for young Countess Janice Von Aarenberg (Dyanik Zurakowska). She is dancing with her childhood friend Rudolph (Manuel Manzaneque) when a dark and handsome stranger appears. It is Count Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy). Janice is entranced and soon falls in love with Waldemar, much to the annoyance of the often pouty Rudolph.

But fate has a cruel surprise! A Romani couple who have come to town get drunk and then, having decided to rob graves and look for jewels, break into the crypt of werewolf Imre Wolfstein. In fairness, they do not know he was a werewolf, although one would think they would get a little suspicious when they find a perfectly preserved body with a silver dagger in its chest. However, proving again that natural selection is always at work, they remove the silver dagger and are promptly torn to pieces by the revived werewolf.

Wolfstein now goes on a rampage. He is about to kill Rudolph when Waldemar saves him, driving the dagger back into the werewolf’s chest. But, in the process, Waldemar is bitten! Now he is cursed with lycanthropy!

Rudolph, whose near-death experience has opened his eyes to the basic nobility of the brooding Count Daninsky, dedicates himself to helping his new friend. He writes to the mysterious Dr. Janos Mikhelov, who is supposed to be an expert in lycanthropy. But when Mikhelov (Julian Ugarte) and his wife Wandesa (Aurora de Alba) show up, they are a strange and sinister couple. What do they want? Can Waldemar still be saved from the curse?

This is the first in the long series of films featuring Paul Naschy as the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky. It is all right if you watch them out of order, though; the movies are mostly unconnected stories except for the presence of the main character.

The best way to enjoy this movie is probably to take it as pure melodrama. Do not watch it expecting psychological nuance or gritty realism. It is full of color and passion and shadows and dungeons and werewolves leaping on people. It also has some curious editing choices. It is not unlike a Hammer Horror film, except it is in Spanish and it seems to have had a little too much coffee this morning.

Objectively, it is not a very good movie, but it is so over-the-top some people will still find it fun. I recommend watching it in the original Spanish with English subtitles.

Rating: C

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mark_of_the_Wolfman

as somebody who is in GenZ, I think the movie does a great representation of GenZ, as we have incorporated social media in our daily lives, like how the characters were mentioning the “group chat” and how Sophie was creating memoirs which were a “valid response to life in an attention economy”

Also, it brings light to very serious issues. such as addiction, BPD, etc.

But I do think that the characters in the movie are a little bit out of touch. There was a hurricane that was happening during the movie. Most people would’ve been scared for their lives and worried that their house was gonna get blown down, but they were quite literally throwing a party 😭😭 I think that goes into how rich people tend to be very out of touch with reality

edit: i’ve been told that hurricane parties are a normal occurrence.I’m from the Midwest so we don’t get hurricanes* *😭

also, pretty much none of the characters are likable. That’s how you know the movie is good. if a character is actively pissing you off, then the movie and the actors did their job.

but the character tropes were interesting. You got the airhead party girl (alice), the no nonsense tomboy (jordan), the boy crazy girl (emma), the one who was estranged from the group (sophie), and the boyfriends who are just constantly at each other’s throats (david and greg)

what’s interesting about this movie and a lot of other movies related to this, is that it consists of a group of friends who just flatout despise each other. What happens later in the movie will show you that none of these people actually like each other 😭😭

and the plot twist was INSANE. but also a little bit funny because you’re like “this all happened for nothing”

Been watching From and so far its been great. My favourite aspect of it is the concept of making sure that the characters are sheltered by night.

They can do whatever they want during the day, but once the sun comes down, they need to make it indoors, keep the doors closed, have the windows covered, and have the talisman in place.

I was wondering what other series follow a similar concept. A terror that doesnt come out until a certain time of the day, forcing people to stay hidden until its safe to come outside again. Open to all mediums.

I do know that in the video game medium, Dying Light has a similar mechanic in which the night is infinitely more dangerous than the day, incentivizing you to make it to a safe zone. Darkwood also has similar elements.

Holy cow was this great. There’s so much to unpack with this. It’s absurd, but they play it straight and I think it ends up being an excellent early 80s horror flick.

First of all, MICHAEL CAINE AND OLIVER STONE in a movie basically no one knows exists in 2026.

That opening 10 minutes is a chef’s kiss to early 80s horror.

Without spoilers: A cartoon artist has a tragic accident and believes his severed hand is killing everybody in sight.

This is a must watch. There’s some really good props and camera effects here.

I’m not sure any of Stone’s shots are particularly noteworthy but I think some of the stuff in the barn was done pretty well, off the top of my head.

This is immediately on my list for the next October to rewatch for Halloween.

I'm looking for something that will trigger my fight or flight just by looking at the screen. I do love psychological horror but I'm a very visual person, and photos like The Exorcist girl and those dark basement pictures online trigger something in my brain. I prefer dread over jump scares and I don't care what it's about as long as it gives me scare.

I'm sure most of us can think of general film and media dialogue that's been used a lot, but what about specifically in horror media?

"This isn't funny (anymore)!" is one I think of. It's probably a realistic line, it's probably something somebody would say if they were beginning to wonder if there were something more than their friend, hiding and waiting for them. It's just used like crazy. ​