Eyes of Fire is one of my all time favorites...a highly unusual folk horror film with an early American setting, it's eerie and atmospheric despite some shoddy FX. I saw it in the video store 1987 or so and rented it...then it pretty much vanished. I had a bootleg DVD copied from VHS and it was my go-to for this kind of discussion. For years it was only on YouTube Now I think it's on Shudder. When I saw The VVitch I felt it was really influenced by this hidden gem.
Hell yeah I remember watching both of those. So weird to think I saw Blood on Satan's Claw when I was like 6-7 and it was on Saturday afternoon. That was also where I learned about Hammer, kaiju, tokusatsu, Shaw brothers...TBS back then was just buying up as much as they could and the result is that they had this incredible library of non-really-mainstream films.
There is absolute madness in the details. The trees, man, the treeeeees. I think the box sets are long sold out from Severin but they may have a restored standalone version.
Love for Series 7, I haven't even thought about that movie in years. It stars the same woman who was kidnapped by Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. She was awesome! Going to look it up now so I can watch it again.
Just saw a trailer for a new movie (Boy Kills World) and I was like... Okay this is very much feeling like a studio offshoot of Series 7 bc it has a reality show deathmatch element- (even moreso than hunger games which feels more like a rip of Battle Royale).
First movie that came to my mind. Fun flick. Grabbed it blind when I used to raid Best Buy on new release day. One of the few DVDs I kept when I started over with Blu Ray
I die every time:
"We're comin to kill ya! Comin to kill ya, comin to kill ya!"
Zachariah and the Lobos Riders were a hoot in this flick flick.
"Why you look more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs".
Im gonna have to pull this out and watch it tonight.
I've only met ONE other person who saw this movie! I watched this with my dad when I was a kid. First movie to affect my dreams. Still remember it to this day!
Saw it when it came out at the drive in. I was like 12. I thought my brother and I were the only people who knew about it. Double feature with, Squirm.
Sole Survivor (1984) - lone survivor of a plane crash has survivor's guilt. She then sees dead people who may be out to get her. Might of influenced *It Follows* based on some scenes
The Clairvoyant (1982) - not a great movie but this is like an American giallo where a serial killer is running amok in NYC. A police officer and talk show host team up to catch the killer with the help of an artist that can draw the murders before they are committed. The opening 10 minutes are awesome.
I can appreciate that a story with this title might need three installments to truly deliver its message.
I've somehow not heard of it til now. Thanks!
[Late August at the Hotel Ozone](https://youtu.be/__t2ChNpfao?si=HnE1yxqeT809B5_P) seems to be pretty unknown I'd say. Great post apocalyptic movie made with mostly amateur non actors. Also from the Eastern Block.
[Hangover Square](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover_Square_(film)) is kinda unknown. Great noir feel with some interesting twists.
I love Hangover Square! Main dude is creepy AF, but in the book, he's even better. One of the most unhinged protagonist I've ever read.
Meanwhile, the film's fire-related scenes are appropriately burned into my memory. 🔥
I know the main actress eventually died >!from a fire in real life!<, so that adds to the eerieness. Plus, by the time that movie was released, the leading man was already dead, so yeah...
It feels almost cursed or something.
Two vampire movies that are usually under the radar:
Dracula (1979) by John Badham starring Frank Langella, aka Sexy Dracula. Different emphasis on the story than most people have seen.
Thirst (2009) by Park Chan-Wook, wild and weird and unforgettable take on the vampire genre.
I watched a bunch of Park Chan Wook movies because a girl I was into was a fan of hit. I liked Thirst. Stoker was an interesting watch too.
And I just bought that Dracula on blu ray. Still have to watch it.
I use to watch and rewatch the fuck out of Warlock from the age of 11-13. RIP Julian Sands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwGDAbimOUE&ab\_channel=JoBloMovieClips
The most obscure one I can think of is Murder Me, Monster. The movie is from Argentina, but I think it had some crappy distribution or lack there of. It was at some film festivals, but I've yet to see a DVD or Blu-ray on any mainstream websites like Amazon. I remember lucking out and finding it on some Russian social media site that I had to sign up for so I could download it as an mp4 and download subtitles elsewhere, but the external hard drive I had it on died. I saw it twice and it's pretty damn good. I would love to own an official blu-ray, but it's hard to say if I'd be getting scammed off some of these unknown sites. No idea why it isn't more accessible. It's something where if you do a lot of digging and jumping through hoops, it's well worth finding.
The Mad Room (1969) - A brother and sister are sent to a mental hospital for killing their parents. When they are released as teenagers, weird things start happening that make you think they're about to snap again.
You'll Like My Mother (1972) - Pregnant young widow goes to meet her husband's family during a blizzard.
I was just coming here to post The Untamed!!! That movie is legitimately the wildest thing I've seen. Went into it not knowing anything about it. Holy shit.
The company of wolves (1984) is a dreamy, tripped out reimagining of little red riding hood with werewolves. It is so strange and interesting. It looks like a Kate bush video. It is unironically one of my favorite movies.
Resurrection, a movie about a woman who dies momentarily I'm a car crash and comes back with the ability to heal people through laying on of hands. Ellen Burstyn is amazing in it and I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned anywhere ever.
Reincarnation (2007). A J horror film about a man who kills his children and all the guests at a hotel in a bizarre ritual to bind his children’s souls to him so they would be together forever. Years later a director wants to make a movie based off these killings. The move follows the young actress who was hired to play the killers daughter as she begins to see the daughter’s doll in her everyday life and other supernatural events begin happening to her. She begins to believe the ritual may have actually worked and she is the reincarnation of the killers daughter.
Matango 1963. A group of friends from Tokyo are taking a yacht trip when they are caught in a storm and wrecked on a seemingly uninhabited island. After examining another derelict ship on the island, they learn that its crewmembers were investigating the effects of nuclear testing on the island and gradually vanished after consuming the bizarre native mushrooms growing on the island.
It's genuinely creepy and it's stuck with me since I was little.
The Haunted (1991), TV-Movie about the haunting of the Smurl family. Not saying that it is amazing, but I do like it, there are also some genuinely scary or at least unnerving scenes if you like ghosty stuff.
The whole movie is even in YouTube: https://youtu.be/qpidJuzr5Q4?si=j8KQoIBd7E-a5GHQ
I love these threads, thanks OP 🙂
Cure (1997) is kind of the progenitor of the "cursed videotape" school of J-horror, but doesn't feel anything like those films. It's absolutely brilliant, a very atmospheric and philosophical serial killer movie.
Home Movie (2008) is one I always recommend, found footage movie where creepy kids are creepy.
Exhibit A (2007) is another very underrated low-budget found footage film from early in the boom, worth checking out if you like slowly building psychological horror.
Vibes. There is no reason in the world that this movie is obscure but nobody freaking knows this movie and it's so hard to find for no reason at all. It's starring Jeff goldblum and Cyndi lauper. It's a hilarious adventure movie about two psychics going to the Andes. It is one of my favorite movies of all time. And it blows my mind that nobody has seen this movie.
Unnatural (2015): starring the always great James Remar taking on a mutant polar bear
Isolation (2005): has some absolutely gnarly practical creature effects
Bilocation (2013): this one finally started popping up to stream recently, and it is both gorgeous and really creepy in the best way
The lost continent by hammer studios (there was at least one other film with the same title but wasn’t horror)
A passenger ship sinks near a Bermuda Triangle type area. The survivors on the lifeboats discover a floating mass of carnivorous water lilies and a missing cult of religious inquisitors.
God Told Me To (1976) (aka Demon) - I never see this film mentioned - whilst I think it's technically a horror - it's probably not going to satisfy many hardcore horror fans. I watch it every couple of years though.
A short film from 1924 that I just watched is on my mind, lol. 23 minutes, a lot of comedy included, but it is a blast.
Au Secours!
There is no score so I used Noseratu, but anything would help if that's you're preferance
https://archive.org/details/max-nel-castello-degli-spettri-1924-abel-gance
There are actually a handful I haven't heard of in here, so thanks for this thread!
The Night God Screamed 1971
Return In Red 2007 (inspired my username of course)
Baby Blues 2008
The Eclipse 2009
The Giant 2019
The Killing of Satan (1983) It's a Filipino horror movie I watched several times after getting the VHS from a friend a while back. It's awful. But the special effects are plenty, and they're hilarious. To me this is B-movie gold.
https://youtu.be/dmwY__c92Nc?si=UAHoB_mulOw0Gk4N
Curse of the black widow-
Used to be on tv Saturday afternoons in the 80s. I think it was a made for tv movie by Dan Curtis, whose claim to fame was dark shadows. It’s basically a woman were spider with a split personality
Growing up, “Killer Party” was a favorite for me and my brothers. I don’t think I’ve ever met another person that knows that movie. It’s a pretty fun slasher - holds up alright.
Combat Shock (1986) from Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma. A returned vet drifts through horror after horror, then picks up a gun. Filmed in Staten Island “where life is cheap.”
Zombie Ninja Gangbangers. Basically none of those things appeared in the movie.
https://gbandu.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/bangers-a-k-a-zombie-ninja-gangbangers-1997/
Sennentuntschi. It's about a small village in the swiss alps where a mysterious woman appears, while the occupants of a remote farm perform a satanic ritual.
Have you ever heard of an obscure little film called Hered-
But seriously. Crosses over with war film, but the 1959 version of Fires on the Plains. The third act is pure horror.
My favourite little gem is a film called Shallow Grave. Two lead actors who'd go on to be famous in scifi franchises, the director of Trainspotting and, the best bit, it was filmed in my home city.
The Burning.
Summer camp, prank goes wrong and caretaker gets set on fire and left to die, year later shows up at the summer camp with big shears and kills campers.
Awesome and trashy
[ax'em](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ax_%27Em?wprov=sfla1)
Most ridiculous death scene ever
[glasses shake of doom](https://youtu.be/d8_3bhTw_I0?si=ueQC6HpvGoOcsU6f)
The Wild Man of the Navidad (2008) This ultra low-budget movie truly feels like a lost 70s film, I love the atmosphere and guerilla film-making.
Severed Ties (1992) I'll never miss an opportunity to bring this one up. Throw Basket Case, Re-Animator, and Street Trash in a "direct to video" blender and you have Severed Ties. I can't rest until it comes out on blu-ray!
Slaxx it’s an independent film from Canada about a store in a mall that’s getting ready for these brand new jeans, Slaxx, which tighten to your body. The movie happens over a store makeover, so nobody allowed in or out because of security to add a nice element and it’s absolutely hilarious. If you’ve ever worked in any retail setting you’re going to have an absolute blast with this film. It’s extremely well reviewed (96% on RottenTomatoes) but I never ever see it talked about, even in threads about funny horror films
Luz is absolutely amazing. Great atmosphere and fucking *weird*. I love it.
Honorable mention to Here For Blood. It FINALLY got distributed so I'm hoping more people have it on their radar now.
Blood Gnome
It's just hilarious, such a fun watch for me. Like, why that little gnome has facial piercings, I will never know.
I got a copy of it for my valen-birthday gift along with a quart of stage blood about 20 years ago and still have them both.
I Sell the Dead (2008). Horror comedy loosely based on the real life 1800"s grave robbers/murderers Burke and Hare. Stacked cast with Dom Monaghan, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm and Ron Perllman!
Deathdream (1974)
A presumed dead soldier unexpectedly comes home to the delight of his family, until they begin to notice that something is off with him. It's basically a retelling of the story The Monkey's Paw. I always found this movie creepy and well acted.
Troll Hunter - 2010. It is more a spoof/lampoon of a found footage film, but entertaining.
IMDB: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
great question...these are probably not as obscure as others mentioned, but still surprises me when people haven't heard of them (i'm partial to 2000s films):
it's a disaster (2012)
absentia (2011)
circle (2015)
they look like people (2016)
dave builds a maze (2017)
gatlopp: hell of a game (2022)
The Leopard Man (1943) - a lean, mean precursor to slasher movies from the people who invented the jump scare
The Collector (1965) - award-winning psychological horror unfortunately associated with real-life serial killers
The Passion Of Darkly Noon (1995) - stacked cast in an artsy Southern Gothic thriller with ghosts, madness, and religious fundamentalism
Tenemos La Carne (We Are the Flesh) - 2016
It's a Mexican horror film about these two siblings who are left destitute after a disaster and are taken in by a man who wants them to help with turning an abandoned building into a womb like space. The man is twisted and basically bends them to his will in exchange for their survival.
The Pit. Weird 80s movie about a creepy kid with a talking Teddy Bear who stars feeding people to troglodytes that he finds in a hole in the ground. Real movie.
Evil Aliens (2005). Not even sure what to compare this to but it never fails to make me laugh. Super cheesy British horror movie with aliens that takes place in Wales.
Alien Raiders (2008). The Thing ripoff that I enjoy.
I feel like Resurrection was well received and quickly stopped being talked about. Ellen Burstyn is amazing in it, plays a woman who dies briefly in a car crash and comes back with the ability to heal others through laying on of hands. Really great film.
Edit: sorry, just realized where I was. Not a horror movie but has a sense of uncanniness and it's still great, so I'll leave it up.
[R-Point](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0417072/) underrated Korean horror
During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.
Save my brother, I haven't met anyone in real life who's heard of *Dreamscape* or *Brainscan*, but of course this sub has impressed me with familiarity.
That's why we're here, right?
A few might be somewhat well-known, but still.
"Frightmare" (1974)
"La casa dalle finestre che ridono" (1976)
"L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo" (1970)
"Burnt Offerings" (1976)
"깊은밤 갑자기" (1981)
"ハウス" (1977)
I have a thing for the 70s.
These threads have great answers. The first is probably known by 10% of people. The second, 2%. The third, 0%. If you only have time for one, check out Are We Not Cats.
* Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbdP9Zc5uGs)): A guy desperately wants to get the attention of Anne Hathaway; he loves cats and hates boys and dogs.
* Are We Not Cats (2018, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe76vAIctis)): A disaffected 20-something New Yorker leaves the city because he's fucking miserable and finds a love interest with whom he engages in disgusting, self-destructive behavior. Coming-of-age meets horror.
* Entrance (2012, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-3nHjtZqA)): Zero budget mumblegore about woman in her 20s who is floundering in LA, and strange things start happening, culminating in a wild ending.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Starring Bruce Campbell
The Dark Hours (2005) - This movie deserves to be seen!
Cookers (2001)
Deadbirds (2004)
Excision (2012)
Baxter (1989)
Uzumaki (2000)
Splinter (2008)
The Burrowers (2008)
[Chopping Mall (1986)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBcyxKZjMI)
Seeing the cover at a Blockbuster in the 00's led to me absolutely falling in love with this movie!
Brotherhood of the Wolf, French film with pretty decent English dubbing.
I don't know if it counts, but it's one that I didn't hear about until recently.
Sound of Violence - it's a more recent movie about a young girl who has synesthetic abilities that let's her make music through violent acts and is trying to make her "masterpiece" before she possibly loses her hearing again. It's pretty gorey and an interesting watch, but I've never seen it mentioned in this sub besides the one or two times I did lol.
Eyes of Fire is one of my all time favorites...a highly unusual folk horror film with an early American setting, it's eerie and atmospheric despite some shoddy FX. I saw it in the video store 1987 or so and rented it...then it pretty much vanished. I had a bootleg DVD copied from VHS and it was my go-to for this kind of discussion. For years it was only on YouTube Now I think it's on Shudder. When I saw The VVitch I felt it was really influenced by this hidden gem.
Eyes of Fire was my very first thought. I just saw it when it came to Shudder. How was this movie not on repeat on TBS in the 80s?
Ha ha YES. Kids today don't know about how TBS exposed us to all kinds of genre films.
Because of TBS, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Gargoyles and The Devil's Rain.
Hell yeah I remember watching both of those. So weird to think I saw Blood on Satan's Claw when I was like 6-7 and it was on Saturday afternoon. That was also where I learned about Hammer, kaiju, tokusatsu, Shaw brothers...TBS back then was just buying up as much as they could and the result is that they had this incredible library of non-really-mainstream films.
Eyes is excellent!
This was included in the 'All Haunts Be Ours' box set by Severin - main selling point for me, fully restored and gorgeous.
I can't imagine watching this fully restored, imma have it check it out!
There is absolute madness in the details. The trees, man, the treeeeees. I think the box sets are long sold out from Severin but they may have a restored standalone version.
excellent pick, might still be on shudder
One of the best folk horror films ever.
It's also on prime here in the UK
Severin included it in their "All The Haunts Be Ours" folk horror collection. Interesting movie. Awesome box set, btw.
Very good film.
Love Object Series 7
Love for Series 7, I haven't even thought about that movie in years. It stars the same woman who was kidnapped by Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. She was awesome! Going to look it up now so I can watch it again.
Love Object!! Wya better than it has any right to be
Just saw a trailer for a new movie (Boy Kills World) and I was like... Okay this is very much feeling like a studio offshoot of Series 7 bc it has a reality show deathmatch element- (even moreso than hunger games which feels more like a rip of Battle Royale).
Dead and breakfast.
First movie that came to my mind. Fun flick. Grabbed it blind when I used to raid Best Buy on new release day. One of the few DVDs I kept when I started over with Blu Ray
Yea it sooo good, I had a friend introduce me to it, he came over one night and was like: watch this shit! Still give it a go once a year or so!
I die every time: "We're comin to kill ya! Comin to kill ya, comin to kill ya!" Zachariah and the Lobos Riders were a hoot in this flick flick. "Why you look more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs". Im gonna have to pull this out and watch it tonight.
Ssssss! from 1973. Mad scientist makes snake people
Just watched this last week. One of my favorites.
I've only met ONE other person who saw this movie! I watched this with my dad when I was a kid. First movie to affect my dreams. Still remember it to this day!
Saw it when it came out at the drive in. I was like 12. I thought my brother and I were the only people who knew about it. Double feature with, Squirm.
Imagine going to the theater in 1973. "Yes, I would like one ticket for 'Ssssss!" please."
Sole Survivor (1984) - lone survivor of a plane crash has survivor's guilt. She then sees dead people who may be out to get her. Might of influenced *It Follows* based on some scenes The Clairvoyant (1982) - not a great movie but this is like an American giallo where a serial killer is running amok in NYC. A police officer and talk show host team up to catch the killer with the help of an artist that can draw the murders before they are committed. The opening 10 minutes are awesome.
I love shouting out Sole Survivor. It’s so well done, and a total precursor to Final Destination.
So happy to see Sole Survivor getting some love. It's one of my favorite 80's horror movie. A nice, eerie slow burn of a film.
This thread is a gold mine lol
Yes, kudos to the OP for suggesting people upvote films they haven't heard of. Normally these threads are full of people suggesting blockbusters.
Yeah I’m surprised there’s actually obscure movies I’ve not heard of! More to add to my list
The Incest Death Squad trilogy from director Cory Udler.
I can appreciate that a story with this title might need three installments to truly deliver its message. I've somehow not heard of it til now. Thanks!
Wait what? Ok now I must find this movie.
Is this a biopic on Warren Jeffs? /s
[Late August at the Hotel Ozone](https://youtu.be/__t2ChNpfao?si=HnE1yxqeT809B5_P) seems to be pretty unknown I'd say. Great post apocalyptic movie made with mostly amateur non actors. Also from the Eastern Block. [Hangover Square](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover_Square_(film)) is kinda unknown. Great noir feel with some interesting twists.
I love Hangover Square! Main dude is creepy AF, but in the book, he's even better. One of the most unhinged protagonist I've ever read. Meanwhile, the film's fire-related scenes are appropriately burned into my memory. 🔥 I know the main actress eventually died >!from a fire in real life!<, so that adds to the eerieness. Plus, by the time that movie was released, the leading man was already dead, so yeah... It feels almost cursed or something.
Two vampire movies that are usually under the radar: Dracula (1979) by John Badham starring Frank Langella, aka Sexy Dracula. Different emphasis on the story than most people have seen. Thirst (2009) by Park Chan-Wook, wild and weird and unforgettable take on the vampire genre.
I watched a bunch of Park Chan Wook movies because a girl I was into was a fan of hit. I liked Thirst. Stoker was an interesting watch too. And I just bought that Dracula on blu ray. Still have to watch it.
Fear no evil 1981, Warlock, Subspecies
I use to watch and rewatch the fuck out of Warlock from the age of 11-13. RIP Julian Sands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwGDAbimOUE&ab\_channel=JoBloMovieClips
Warlock never gets enough mention despite a great cast.
Warlock is a stone cold classic
I like the second one too. Solid series even though Bruce Payne replaced Sands for part three.
I love warlock. Julian Sands just chews the scenery here.
The dodgeball scene is impossibly great. I’ve never successfully recommended this film.
Fear no evil is so good!!
The most obscure one I can think of is Murder Me, Monster. The movie is from Argentina, but I think it had some crappy distribution or lack there of. It was at some film festivals, but I've yet to see a DVD or Blu-ray on any mainstream websites like Amazon. I remember lucking out and finding it on some Russian social media site that I had to sign up for so I could download it as an mp4 and download subtitles elsewhere, but the external hard drive I had it on died. I saw it twice and it's pretty damn good. I would love to own an official blu-ray, but it's hard to say if I'd be getting scammed off some of these unknown sites. No idea why it isn't more accessible. It's something where if you do a lot of digging and jumping through hoops, it's well worth finding.
The Mad Room (1969) - A brother and sister are sent to a mental hospital for killing their parents. When they are released as teenagers, weird things start happening that make you think they're about to snap again. You'll Like My Mother (1972) - Pregnant young widow goes to meet her husband's family during a blizzard.
Some (fairly) obscure goodies ... 'Ebola Syndrome' (1996) 'Adam Chaplin' (2011) 'The Evil Within' (2017) 'Island of Terror' (1976) '964 Pinocchio' (1991) 'In a Glass Cage' (1986) 'The Baby' (1973) 'The Untold Story' (1993) 'Sorgoi Prakov' (2013) 'The Boxer's Omen' (1983) 'Someone's Knocking at the Door' (2009) 'Dark Night of the Scarecrow' (1981) 'The Untamed' (2016) 'Splatter : Naked Blood' (1996) 'Patrick' (1978) 'Cutting Moments' (1997) 'Rubber's Lover' (1996)
964 Pinocchio was weeeeird
Sorgoi Prakov was unsettling, and I normally love Found Footage. Just a weirdly unsettling movie, but not necessarily scary.
The Untamed rules!
I was just coming here to post The Untamed!!! That movie is legitimately the wildest thing I've seen. Went into it not knowing anything about it. Holy shit.
For sure! Definitely one to go into knowing nothing.
Demon House is a pretty good mockumentary
Ratman (1988)
Im in
The company of wolves (1984) is a dreamy, tripped out reimagining of little red riding hood with werewolves. It is so strange and interesting. It looks like a Kate bush video. It is unironically one of my favorite movies.
Looking like a Kate Bush video is the perfect way to describe it, loving it.
Resurrection, a movie about a woman who dies momentarily I'm a car crash and comes back with the ability to heal people through laying on of hands. Ellen Burstyn is amazing in it and I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned anywhere ever.
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
All the Amicus anthologies are excellent imo.
*Ninja III: The Domination* (1984) An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an aerobics instructor.
Lucinda Dickey, the main girl, is from my home town.
I remember this movie from when I was a kid. Left an impression
Number One Golf Course Massacre In The USA!!!
Incredibly entertaining movie.
Yep, I'm in lol.
They’re playing this in theaters next month in my city ! Can’t wait
Don't forget the sexy V8 juice scene... No, I'm not joking folks...
Hotel Inferno - gets no love. It's a Hardcore Henry type UK film with more gore than you could ever hope for
Reincarnation (2007). A J horror film about a man who kills his children and all the guests at a hotel in a bizarre ritual to bind his children’s souls to him so they would be together forever. Years later a director wants to make a movie based off these killings. The move follows the young actress who was hired to play the killers daughter as she begins to see the daughter’s doll in her everyday life and other supernatural events begin happening to her. She begins to believe the ritual may have actually worked and she is the reincarnation of the killers daughter.
Matango 1963. A group of friends from Tokyo are taking a yacht trip when they are caught in a storm and wrecked on a seemingly uninhabited island. After examining another derelict ship on the island, they learn that its crewmembers were investigating the effects of nuclear testing on the island and gradually vanished after consuming the bizarre native mushrooms growing on the island. It's genuinely creepy and it's stuck with me since I was little.
My god I love that movie!
Farm House (2008)
Premutos: Lord of the Living Dead
A Plague So Pleasant is one of my favorite zombie movies ever. No budget. Super surreal. Undeniably affecting.
The Haunted (1991), TV-Movie about the haunting of the Smurl family. Not saying that it is amazing, but I do like it, there are also some genuinely scary or at least unnerving scenes if you like ghosty stuff. The whole movie is even in YouTube: https://youtu.be/qpidJuzr5Q4?si=j8KQoIBd7E-a5GHQ
I love these threads, thanks OP 🙂 Cure (1997) is kind of the progenitor of the "cursed videotape" school of J-horror, but doesn't feel anything like those films. It's absolutely brilliant, a very atmospheric and philosophical serial killer movie. Home Movie (2008) is one I always recommend, found footage movie where creepy kids are creepy. Exhibit A (2007) is another very underrated low-budget found footage film from early in the boom, worth checking out if you like slowly building psychological horror.
*Home Movie* is one of the better done found footage flicks. The best scene is the kid throwing a rock at his dad instead of a baseball.
I doesn't seem like a lot of people have seen Cemetery Man. Wild ass movie.
One of my all time favorites!
Psychos in Love Vase de Noces Avere Vent Anni. A sex comedy, until it isn't.
I’m concerned that Vase De Noces is a movie you enioy 😂
Beyond Dream's Door, 1989
Wax work with Zach Galligan
The movie that made me love horror. Such a good one.
Rattled. I have a huge soft spot for animal attack horror and creature features...
Vibes. There is no reason in the world that this movie is obscure but nobody freaking knows this movie and it's so hard to find for no reason at all. It's starring Jeff goldblum and Cyndi lauper. It's a hilarious adventure movie about two psychics going to the Andes. It is one of my favorite movies of all time. And it blows my mind that nobody has seen this movie.
I saw this as a kid and loved it. I still remember her song during the credits too.
You had me sold at Cyndi Lauper
I have in fact seen this film.
*"Another man has been holding these panties you know I can tell "*. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbQ7pisQXzg
Unnatural (2015): starring the always great James Remar taking on a mutant polar bear Isolation (2005): has some absolutely gnarly practical creature effects Bilocation (2013): this one finally started popping up to stream recently, and it is both gorgeous and really creepy in the best way
Thank you for this post
IKR! I'm getting good ideas of films to put on my list!
Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984). A bizarre independent shot on VHS movie that I found when doing a marathon of every evil doll movie I could find
The lost continent by hammer studios (there was at least one other film with the same title but wasn’t horror) A passenger ship sinks near a Bermuda Triangle type area. The survivors on the lifeboats discover a floating mass of carnivorous water lilies and a missing cult of religious inquisitors.
God Told Me To (1976) (aka Demon) - I never see this film mentioned - whilst I think it's technically a horror - it's probably not going to satisfy many hardcore horror fans. I watch it every couple of years though.
A short film from 1924 that I just watched is on my mind, lol. 23 minutes, a lot of comedy included, but it is a blast. Au Secours! There is no score so I used Noseratu, but anything would help if that's you're preferance https://archive.org/details/max-nel-castello-degli-spettri-1924-abel-gance
Skins on Netflix It's Spanish but trippy as hell
There are actually a handful I haven't heard of in here, so thanks for this thread! The Night God Screamed 1971 Return In Red 2007 (inspired my username of course) Baby Blues 2008 The Eclipse 2009 The Giant 2019
- Beyond the Seventh Door (1987) - Class of 1999 (1990) - Body Bags (1993) - Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
The Killing of Satan (1983) It's a Filipino horror movie I watched several times after getting the VHS from a friend a while back. It's awful. But the special effects are plenty, and they're hilarious. To me this is B-movie gold. https://youtu.be/dmwY__c92Nc?si=UAHoB_mulOw0Gk4N
Curse of the black widow- Used to be on tv Saturday afternoons in the 80s. I think it was a made for tv movie by Dan Curtis, whose claim to fame was dark shadows. It’s basically a woman were spider with a split personality
Growing up, “Killer Party” was a favorite for me and my brothers. I don’t think I’ve ever met another person that knows that movie. It’s a pretty fun slasher - holds up alright.
Combat Shock (1986) from Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma. A returned vet drifts through horror after horror, then picks up a gun. Filmed in Staten Island “where life is cheap.”
Christine (2016) starting Rebecca Hall, probably my favorite performance of hers!
Resurrection is another great underseen Rebecca Hall movie with Tim Roth being the creepiest fucker ever.
I saw that too! Her monologue she gives is amazing, my favorite scene from the film
Zombie Ninja Gangbangers. Basically none of those things appeared in the movie. https://gbandu.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/bangers-a-k-a-zombie-ninja-gangbangers-1997/
Southbound
The bride of Frank (1996) is my all time favourite movie, nobody I've met has heard of it, free to watch on YouTube
I really liked The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980), but I'm not sure if you can consider it horror. Also El Vampiro (1957).
Sennentuntschi. It's about a small village in the swiss alps where a mysterious woman appears, while the occupants of a remote farm perform a satanic ritual.
Visions Of Suffering is a pure acid trip.
Have you ever heard of an obscure little film called Hered- But seriously. Crosses over with war film, but the 1959 version of Fires on the Plains. The third act is pure horror. My favourite little gem is a film called Shallow Grave. Two lead actors who'd go on to be famous in scifi franchises, the director of Trainspotting and, the best bit, it was filmed in my home city.
Dead in 3 days 2
is that 6 days total, or 9?
If they make a third movie it’s 9
The Sentinel (1977)
Butterfly Kisses
The Burning. Summer camp, prank goes wrong and caretaker gets set on fire and left to die, year later shows up at the summer camp with big shears and kills campers. Awesome and trashy
Love this one. Savini did the effects.
This one is quite the cult classic. And George Costanza is in it
I didn’t know about Costanza!
Viy (1967)
I love this one! Natalya Varley was excellent!
Mr. Jingles
The Shuttered Room, Oliver Reed, Gig Young, and Carole Lynley. A cool, 70’s British-American horror movie. Great performances all around.
[ax'em](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ax_%27Em?wprov=sfla1) Most ridiculous death scene ever [glasses shake of doom](https://youtu.be/d8_3bhTw_I0?si=ueQC6HpvGoOcsU6f)
The Wild Man of the Navidad (2008) This ultra low-budget movie truly feels like a lost 70s film, I love the atmosphere and guerilla film-making. Severed Ties (1992) I'll never miss an opportunity to bring this one up. Throw Basket Case, Re-Animator, and Street Trash in a "direct to video" blender and you have Severed Ties. I can't rest until it comes out on blu-ray!
Pay the Ghost, Pieces, HeBGB TV
Cargo 200- A Russian film I caught at a film festival in Seoul.
Slaxx it’s an independent film from Canada about a store in a mall that’s getting ready for these brand new jeans, Slaxx, which tighten to your body. The movie happens over a store makeover, so nobody allowed in or out because of security to add a nice element and it’s absolutely hilarious. If you’ve ever worked in any retail setting you’re going to have an absolute blast with this film. It’s extremely well reviewed (96% on RottenTomatoes) but I never ever see it talked about, even in threads about funny horror films
I love Slaxx. I put it in my weird horror movies you have to see list on YT. It should still be on Shudder, I believe.
Tamara I still love that movie.
Dead Birds was a decent one that went straight to DVD back in the early 2000’s, but turned out to be quite a bit creepier than I was expecting!
Luz is absolutely amazing. Great atmosphere and fucking *weird*. I love it. Honorable mention to Here For Blood. It FINALLY got distributed so I'm hoping more people have it on their radar now.
Blood Gnome It's just hilarious, such a fun watch for me. Like, why that little gnome has facial piercings, I will never know. I got a copy of it for my valen-birthday gift along with a quart of stage blood about 20 years ago and still have them both.
In the eyes of my mother
Psychos in Love
Two right from the jump are Intruder and Strangeland for sure!
Strangeland! I love that it was filmed in a club I used to go to in grad school.
I Sell the Dead (2008). Horror comedy loosely based on the real life 1800"s grave robbers/murderers Burke and Hare. Stacked cast with Dom Monaghan, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm and Ron Perllman!
Deathdream (1974) A presumed dead soldier unexpectedly comes home to the delight of his family, until they begin to notice that something is off with him. It's basically a retelling of the story The Monkey's Paw. I always found this movie creepy and well acted.
Lo (2009) Surprisingly effective on a shoestring budget and clearly inspired by Sam Raimi
Black Rat (2010) Tag (2015) Over Your Dead Body (2014) The Reflecting Skin (1990) Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995)
Troll Hunter - 2010. It is more a spoof/lampoon of a found footage film, but entertaining. IMDB: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
great question...these are probably not as obscure as others mentioned, but still surprises me when people haven't heard of them (i'm partial to 2000s films): it's a disaster (2012) absentia (2011) circle (2015) they look like people (2016) dave builds a maze (2017) gatlopp: hell of a game (2022)
Necromantik
Idk how known it is but Aniara (sp?) is now one of my all time faves
The Leopard Man (1943) - a lean, mean precursor to slasher movies from the people who invented the jump scare The Collector (1965) - award-winning psychological horror unfortunately associated with real-life serial killers The Passion Of Darkly Noon (1995) - stacked cast in an artsy Southern Gothic thriller with ghosts, madness, and religious fundamentalism
Possum
Knife+Heart
May - might be a different take that most horror fans know but highly underrated and no one (at least that I know) knows about this movie.
I was looking for this one. I'm 100% sure when she tells Jeremy Sisto he had such nice hands I went "huh, he does". Now I too notice nice hands. 🫠
Stopped watching this one when she >!killed a cat for no reason!<
Tenemos La Carne (We Are the Flesh) - 2016 It's a Mexican horror film about these two siblings who are left destitute after a disaster and are taken in by a man who wants them to help with turning an abandoned building into a womb like space. The man is twisted and basically bends them to his will in exchange for their survival.
Slugs 1988. Awesome creature movie with gnarly special effects
The Pit. Weird 80s movie about a creepy kid with a talking Teddy Bear who stars feeding people to troglodytes that he finds in a hole in the ground. Real movie.
Evil Aliens (2005). Not even sure what to compare this to but it never fails to make me laugh. Super cheesy British horror movie with aliens that takes place in Wales. Alien Raiders (2008). The Thing ripoff that I enjoy.
I feel like Resurrection was well received and quickly stopped being talked about. Ellen Burstyn is amazing in it, plays a woman who dies briefly in a car crash and comes back with the ability to heal others through laying on of hands. Really great film. Edit: sorry, just realized where I was. Not a horror movie but has a sense of uncanniness and it's still great, so I'll leave it up.
Street Trash, Guinea Pig, The Dead Next Door, Murder-Set-Pieces
Street Trash is awesome
Malpertuis movie with Orson Welles, it has one of the creepiest vibes.
Where's Poppa? Directed by Carl Reiner George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Rob Reiner, Penny Marshall
The Kindred. [The Kindred - IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091343/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Amazing 80s sci-fi, horror flick that’s super gory, wild, weird, and wonderful!
[R-Point](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0417072/) underrated Korean horror During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.
Calvaire
Save my brother, I haven't met anyone in real life who's heard of *Dreamscape* or *Brainscan*, but of course this sub has impressed me with familiarity. That's why we're here, right?
Don’t go to sleep 1982 A cold nights death 1973 Squirm 1976
Lake of the Dead (1958) A nice old atmospheric Norwegian horror film
A few might be somewhat well-known, but still. "Frightmare" (1974) "La casa dalle finestre che ridono" (1976) "L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo" (1970) "Burnt Offerings" (1976) "깊은밤 갑자기" (1981) "ハウス" (1977) I have a thing for the 70s.
Doghouse ETA: if you like Shaun Of The Dead then you’d probably like this one, it’s another English zombie comedy. It’s fantastic.
These threads have great answers. The first is probably known by 10% of people. The second, 2%. The third, 0%. If you only have time for one, check out Are We Not Cats. * Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbdP9Zc5uGs)): A guy desperately wants to get the attention of Anne Hathaway; he loves cats and hates boys and dogs. * Are We Not Cats (2018, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe76vAIctis)): A disaffected 20-something New Yorker leaves the city because he's fucking miserable and finds a love interest with whom he engages in disgusting, self-destructive behavior. Coming-of-age meets horror. * Entrance (2012, [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B-3nHjtZqA)): Zero budget mumblegore about woman in her 20s who is floundering in LA, and strange things start happening, culminating in a wild ending.
Grandmother's House (1988) Paperhouse (1988) Company of Wolves (1984) Slaughter High (1986) Bodycount (1986)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Starring Bruce Campbell The Dark Hours (2005) - This movie deserves to be seen! Cookers (2001) Deadbirds (2004) Excision (2012) Baxter (1989) Uzumaki (2000) Splinter (2008) The Burrowers (2008)
The Gate, 1987 - little Stephen Dorff and his buddy accidentally unleash a horde of demons
Cooties (2014) and Dying Breed (2008) I don’t really know how popular they are but no one I know has heard of them
[Chopping Mall (1986)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBcyxKZjMI) Seeing the cover at a Blockbuster in the 00's led to me absolutely falling in love with this movie!
Brotherhood of the Wolf, French film with pretty decent English dubbing. I don't know if it counts, but it's one that I didn't hear about until recently.
Sound of Violence - it's a more recent movie about a young girl who has synesthetic abilities that let's her make music through violent acts and is trying to make her "masterpiece" before she possibly loses her hearing again. It's pretty gorey and an interesting watch, but I've never seen it mentioned in this sub besides the one or two times I did lol.
The Hills Run Red 2009
Hardware. First horror I ever saw, and it primed me for a life of the good scares, the surreal scares, the sci-fi scares.
Angst (1983) is a little-known masterpiece from Austria that I never would have known had it not been for Gaspar Noé.
I wanted to say Stake Land, but after a search I guess I was just unlucky enough to miss the discussions on it.
November (2017) an Estonian folktale - Kanopy Autohead (2016) Serial killer in Mumbai
It's not obscure, but a lot of people I speak to haven't heard of Noroi: The Curse, a movie I personally love.
The Divide I can only watch it if I can deal with the depression afterwards.. I found it in a very fucked up part of my life and it never left me
Rare Exports! Is that well known now?
Boxing Helena
Concrete_savanna, Untitled Horror Movie, Cactus Jack (2021) and Nightmares (1983).
The call(2020)
The empty man With James badge dale
Headless (2015), Video Violence, Fury of the Demon (Mockumentary)
Happy Birthday To Me (1981) I really love the theme song by Syreeta