Older people, can you offer scary/thriller movie suggestions?

Question

Good knowledge of film required!

We try to have a beer, pizza, and scary movie night once a month. We've seen and own many of the classics like Phantasm, The Fog, Evil Dead, and really bad ones like Pumpkin Head.

We liked Cursed, Final Destination I & II, but hated The Grudge, Blair Witch, and The Ring. Plot is important to us so we liked Lord of Illusions and we prefer ghost stories.

Looking for fresh ideas and obscure films, not The Exorcist, or Rosemary's Baby. We've even watched Parker Stevenson in This House Possessed so we're feeling tapped out. :(

Answer 1

Sounds like we like/hate a lot of the same scary movies.

The only reason to watch The Grudge, Blair Witch, and The Ring is to make fun of them.

It's not a ghost movie, but you should try Near Dark. I saw it recently and really enjoyed it.

It's a vampire/Western movie from 1987 that has become a cult classic. It stars 80s greats Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton, as well as Adrian Pasdar (of Heroes).

In fact, I think I'm going to go add that movie to my Netflix queue right now!

Two ghost movies I really like are Thir13en Ghosts and Pulse. Pulse isn't really scary though, it's unintentionally funny.

If you want some obscure films that no one I know of except for members of my family have seen, try 976-EVIL or The Gate. They're both about demons; I think 976-EVIL is from the 70s and The Gate from the 80s.

Answer 2

Try Omega Man - despite having Charlton Heston it's pretty creepy. Will Smith is remaking it and it will be out late this year as I am Legend.

Someone mentioned The Thing by Carpenter and the original Alien.

Near Dark is pretty freaky.

The Entity is seriously scary especially if you are a girl but it's also pretty full on.

Hellraiser is gory and the bad guys are genuinely horrific.

The 1950's Invasion of the Body Snatchers holds up remarkably well.

As for thrillers ... anything by Hitchcock is usually worth watching. Clint Eastwoods first directing job Play Misty For me is good as is Tightrope.

If you haven't seen Wolf Creek then definitly watch it. Oh and Feast has been caught up in legal wrangling with the Weinsteins leaving Mirimax but if you get the chance watching it.

Answer 3

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Get a viewing of "What Lies Beneath," with Harrison Ford
and Michele Pfeiffer. It's about a ghost seeking closure.
At turns it may be slowish, but the suspense and shock element make it worth it.

Let me recommend "Jacob's Ladder," with Tim Robbins
and Elizabeth Pena. It isn't horror, but a journey through
the mind. There are gruesome scenes, but in the context
of symmetry. I think it was done well and is under-rated.

For gripping horror, but in the "old-days-way," see
"Prince Of Darkness." There's a meandering buildup,
suspense as the terror thickens and best of all, a looming
sense of threat. While there is violence and shock,
it's done in a way I believe Vincent Price would have
approved of, within the storyline.

If you have not seen "Seven," you're missing one of the
truly great drama/horror/suspense/plot-twist films
made in recent decades. Morgan Freeman, Kevin
Spacey and Brad Pitt believe it or not star equally
here, and it's one for the mind, may I understate.
Also, if one is human, one cannot help but be
in near tears at the final thud of the movie's realization.

There are scores of truly good frights, but they can be
addressed easily another time.

< Also: I would rather be passed-up for Best Answer
and know that you were able to enjoy these flicks
than be picked and have you not see them.

Have a great weekend now upon us.

Answer 4

any movie based on a Stephen King novel. to name a few- Salem's Lot, Children of the Corn, Cujo, Pet Cemetary, The Shining. the orginal Shining was of course an original, but if you want a a movie that remains true to the book, check out the remake of The Shining. Delores Cleborne, Misery and one I just watched recently, Storm of the Century

Answer 5

saw 1,2 ,and 3
silence of the lambs. Hannibal, and Hannibal rising
nightmare on elm st. 1-7
candy man 1,2 and 3 really old but a good scare
hell raiser 1,2,3 (pinhead)
the cube
jeepers creeper 1,2
there is final destination 3 now it's OK!
virus
urban legend 1 and 2 suspense-thriller
pulse
alien, aliens, and alien vs. predator

Answer 6

For thriller i'd recommend the Alien series, those are some of my favs.

Both American Psychos rock.

Any of the old Halloween & Friday the 13th series, Lost Boys, From Dusk Till Dawn, After Sundown......too many favorites, lol. If you have Netflix give me a holler & we can be friends there.

Answer 7

John Carpenter's "The Thing"

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Answer 8

shining, 13 ghosts, dark water (but the original jap version) serial killer which was a student film- man bites dog. Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan (1959), House That Screamed, The (2000) and lots more

Answer 9

One of my all-time favorites is a film called "The Changeling" (1980) starring George C. Scott...it is a terrific ghost story with a lot of good acting!

Answer 10

You should try watching The Dark, its a really good movie
and i left a link down below and read to see if you like it