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By combustion07· August 29, 2026 · 56 items ·43 views

Typically a horror nerd but the horror well has dried up pretty good. A lot of these were me just letting Tubi auto play whatever popped up first. Somehow ended up with an unintentional theme of dysfunctional families/serial killers

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The Whisper Man1A-
The Whisper Man
James Ashcroft · 2026
Solid serial killer movie. Kind of reminded me of Longlegs without all of the occult stuff going on.
This Boy's Life2B+
K-PAX3A
K-PAX
Iain Softley · 2001
Always wanted to see this. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Love stuff set in psych wards
American Heart4B
American Heart
Martin Bell · 1992
Jeff Bridges fresh out of prison trying to deal with his troubled son. Heavy Tom Waits on the soundtrack
Backrooms5B-
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · 2026
Pretty cool. Wanted to like it more than I did. The vibe first half really worked for me but it kind of dwindled towards the end
The Golden Glove6A-
The Golden Glove
Fatih Akin · 2019
German serial killer flick with a very disgusting/gritty vibe. Based on a true story. Opening scene is A1 and sets the tone
At Close Range7B
At Close Range
James Foley · 1986
Pretty solid. Nothing amazing
Dead Man Walking8A+
Dead Man Walking
Tim Robbins · 1995
Blind watch. Hit me right in the feels. Great performances
The Shining9B+
The Shining
1997
One of the best of the old King miniseries
World's Greatest Dad10B+
World's Greatest Dad
Bobcat Goldthwait · 2009
This movie was much darker than I anticipated
The Jacket11B+
The Jacket
John Maybury · 2005
Always remember seeing this at Blockbuster but never renting it. Was pleasantly surprised with it
Child of God12B-
Child of God
James Franco · 2014
Alright adaptation. Don’t know if anyone could have done much more with the source material
He Was a Quiet Man13B
He Was a Quiet Man
Frank A. Cappello · 2007
Dark comedy about a man planning to shoot up his workplace. Enjoyed it. Some of the visuals in it were eh but other than that pretty solid
No Way Home14A-
No Way Home
Buddy Giovinazzo · 1997
Buddy Giovinnazo flick. His movie Combat Shock is one of my feel bad favorites. Can’t say I’d recommend it to most people (shoestring budget/very slow moving). This one is probably more likely to be enjoyed by most. Tim Roth is awesome here
Mississippi Burning15A
Mississippi Burning
Alan Parker · 1988
RACISM. Good movie. Racist Mississippi sheriffs department gets the FBI on their ass
Interstellar16A-
Interstellar
Christopher Nolan · 2014
Neglected this one for a long time due to length. Very good
The Good Son17B+
Leaves of Grass18B+
Leaves of Grass
Tim Blake Nelson · 2009
This one was goofy fun. Edward Norton playing twin brothers
Tomie19A-
Tomie
Ataru Oikawa · 1998
Another rewatch. Been well over a decade since I’d first watched this and didn’t remember much about it. Wonderfully weird Junji Ito adaptation. Never got around to seeing the sequels but I’m going to try to track them down even though I’ve heard it’s essentially the same thing over and over
Pulse20A+
Pulse
Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2001
Japanese horror mood. Rewatch. Not a perfect movie but ominous as hell and probably my favorite from the era and region.
Cure21A-
Cure
Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 1997
Another one from the director of Pulse. Interesting plot involving hypnotism and killings. Dude is good at creating an atmosphere
Hokum22A
Hokum
Damian McCarthy · 2026
Horror movie of the year for me. Dude is 3 for 3 so far and probably the best director horror has had in quite awhile. Excited to see what he does next
Vampire Hunter D23B+
Vampire Hunter D
Toyoo Ashida · 1985
So much cool crammed into a short runtime. Music and art are borderline perfect
undertone24B
Ghost in the Shell25B
Ghost in the Shell
Mamoru Oshii · 1995
Pretty cool sci-fi stuff. A bit slow at times
Another Day in Paradise26B+
Another Day in Paradise
Larry Clark · 1998
Another “slice of a miserable life” film from Larry Clark. A slight step below Kids and Bully for me but it did make me sad which earned it the A-
Normal27B-
Normal
Ben Wheatley · 2026
Decent action/comedy. Preferred it over Nobody 2
American Gangster28A-
American Gangster
Ridley Scott · 2007
Had seen bits and pieces of this but never the whole thing. Good stuff
Them29A-
Them
Xavier Palud · 2006
French home invasion flick that is tense as hell. Short and sweet at just over an hour and the setting towards the end is awesome
Little Odessa30B+
Little Odessa
James Gray · 1994
Russian mafia stuff. Pretty solid. Tim Roth and Edward Furlong
Mr. Harrigan's Phone31B
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
John Lee Hancock · 2022
Decent King adaptation. I haven’t read If It Bleeds yet so don’t have context to compare but solid for what it is
Incantation32A
Incantation
Kevin Ko · 2022
Pretty cool. Should probably take a break from movies that claim they curse the viewer lol
Interview with the Vampire33B
Interview with the Vampire
Neil Jordan · 1994
First time seeing this one. Much better than Queen of the Damned. Didn’t blow me away either but I’m also not big on period pieces when it comes to movies
Time of Death34C
Time of Death
Will Wernick · 2026
Mystery movie about the bureau of corrections investigating a prison where something suspicious happened. Actually enjoyed it quite a bit up until the last 10 or 15 minutes which seemed wildly unnecessary
Lights Out35B
Lights Out
David F. Sandberg · 2016
Pretty good horror flick. Nothing mindblowing but had it’s moments
Trucks36B+
Trucks
Chris Thomson · 1997
Another King adaptation. Possibly the best movie about bloodthirsty trucks ever made, if not the best it surely has to be top 5. Even the RC trucks are OUT 4 BLOOD (there’s also hazmat suits at one point with a company patch on them that says “TIT” lit folks)
Maximum Overdrive37A-
Maximum Overdrive
Stephen King · 1986
Another King adaptation based on the same story as Trucks. Also the only movie King ever directed himself which was always wild to me that he chose this one out of all of the other adaptations that were made. Not being made for tv it has more action going on and is definitely the better of the two. Just pure dumb fun tbh. Also it’s not just bloodthirsty trucks in this one it’s machinery in general. The vending machine bit is my favorite
Halloween III: Season of the Witch38A
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Tommy Lee Wallace · 1982
Movie would get a lot more love if looked at as a standalone given there’s no Myers in it. Classic
Psychic Agent: The Gate Program39B+
Psychic Agent: The Gate Program
Ryder Lee · 2026
Documentary about remote viewing/CIA programs that leads into government involvement in gifted student programs. I liked it but I’m also nerdy about this
Tideland40D
Tideland
Terry Gilliam · 2005
Warped movie from the director of Fear & Loathing and 12 Monkeys. A young girl with drug addict parents ends up alone in a secluded, abandoned house. Basically a real up fairytale kind of story that mostly revolves around the girl having conversations with herself via Barbie doll heads she puts on her fingers. I really liked the opening of this but it felt like it went on about an hour too long and just generally went a direction that was not for me
House of Darkness41B+
House of Darkness
Neil LaBute · 2022
Pretty fun horror that’s almost entirely dialogue driven
King of the Ants42A-
King of the Ants
Stuart Gordon · 2004
Underrated Stuart Gordon movie (Re-Animator, From Beyond). This one isn’t horror but more of a brutal crime story
Hate Thyself43B+
Hate Thyself
Shivaan Makker · 2025
Serial killer movie loosely based on the “Kansas City Butcher” Robert Berdella. I’m pretty easily satisfied when it comes to these kinds of movies and while this one wasn’t perfect it was definitely gritty and got the vibe right. I will say the dialogue is stupidly quiet. Had the tv cranked and still needed subtitles at times and at the end the subtitles were so far ahead that they were giving away what was going to happen before it did lol. Recommend to fans of the genre. Also more than likely one of Tony Todd’s (Candyman) last roles
Martyrs44A+
Martyrs
Pascal Laugier · 2008
Rewatch. Saw it when it first got an American release but hadn’t revisited until now. My favorite of the French extreme movies although I love them all. This came out when the “torture porn” craze had taken over horror and while I liked some of those movies it wasn’t the greatest era. Martyrs has a depth to it that the others lacked. One of those movies that doesn’t really quite hit you until the credits roll a bit
Spider45A
Spider
David Cronenberg · 2002
A man gets out from an extended stay in an Insane asylum and moves into a halfway house. The film then follows him reliving traumatic events from his childhood as he scribbles the story into a notebook. I’ve owned the dvd of this for well over a decade and just never got around to it. Very underrated and overlooked Cronenberg movie. Definitely not for everyone. Somewhat of a slow burn and dreary as hell.
Project Wolf Hunting46B+
Project Wolf Hunting
Kim Hong-sun · 2022
Was told this was like Con-Air on a boat that turns into Predator/Mind Ripper. Pretty accurate. South Korean bloodbath. Would have gotten a higher rating but 2 hours was too long for what this was. Fun stuff though
Passenger47B+
Passenger
André Øvredal · 2026
New one from the director of Autopsy of Jane Doe. A couple dedicates to the van life and get marked by a demon that’s latched onto travelers throughout time. Real jumpscare heavy which I’m not normally big on but it had some cool ideas and shots. The bit with the projector and hazards in particular were dope along with the moments leading up to the conclusion. Hoping the director will do something that hits like Jane Doe again eventually. This wasn’t quite it. Pretty fun ride though
Carrie48A-
Carrie
Brian De Palma · 1976
Rewatch. Classic King adaptation that I hadn’t seen in ages. Going to watch the remakes too at some point. Spacek was the perfect choice to play Carrie. Holds up extremely well
Night Patrol49A-
Night Patrol
Ryan Prows · 2026
Horror featuring Justin Long, Freddie Gibbs, YG, CM Punk and Flying Lotus. I’ve been rating things on IMDb as I watch them and according to IMDb I think I may be the only person that enjoyed this movie. The first review states “why was this made? Who is the target audience?”. The target audience was I, I and I alone. A mix of gang , horror, dirty cops, conspiracies and occult . Due to the general consensus I won’t recommend this to anyone because it seems like I may have bad taste. I get joy out of my bad taste though so I’m going to stick with it lol
Cemetery Man50A
Cemetery Man
Michele Soavi · 1994
Rewatch. I love this movie so much. Basically a wacked out dark comedy/romance movie with zombies thrown in. Soavi was a very underrated director from the Italian scene back then. It’s a shame he didn’t do more. Favorite moments are the hospital scene and the mental ward scene. “You looked much better the last time we talked on the phone” lol
The Guardian51B+
The Guardian
William Friedkin · 1990
Folk-ish horror flick about a couple hiring a nanny that has nefarious plans for their baby. From the director of The Exorcist. This one was cool. Essentially the nanny sacrifices babies to this dope looking tree. Sam Raimi was apparently supposed to be involved in this but ended up doing Darkman instead. It probably would have fared better with his name attached. Worth a watch
The Vanishing52A-
The Vanishing
George Sluizer · 1988
A young couple is on a road trip and the girlfriend ends up getting abducted. Three years go by and the abductor begins sending the boyfriend postcards. His obsession with uncovering the truth leads to the crumbling of his new relationship and an urge to meet the abductor for answers. This movie gets brought up frequently in “most disturbing movies” discussions. I don’t know if it really fits the bill in that regard but it did take a really interesting approach in how it handled the topic.
Pin53B+
Pin
Sandor Stern · 1988
Oddball psychological horror/thriller about a boy who has conversations with his father’s anatomy doll. His parents die later on and he moves the doll into the house where he lives with his sister. This one was weird but it worked for me. The director only did TV movies aside from this but he also wrote the original Amityville Horror screenplay. Always been an obscure one that rarely gets mentioned and definitely doesn’t fit in with the other genre films that were coming out at the time
Ghostland54A-
Ghostland
Pascal Laugier · 2018
(Incident in a Ghostland) another psychological movie. This one is extremely dark and plays out like some hellish fairytale. Also another one from the director of Martyrs. I wasn’t a fan of his English language debut The Tall Man so I stalled on checking this out. Great tension throughout and also touches on some similar themes to Martyrs. I really enjoyed this one and plan to give The Tall Man another shot soon.
Exit 855B
Exit 8
Genki Kawamura · 2025
Very cool “caught in a loop” movie. I could definitely see people finding this boring but I’m a sucker for this kind of and was very into it. They might have went just a bit overkill on the message but nothing too egregious
Club Dread56B+
Club Dread
Jay Chandrasekhar · 2004
Goofy horror comedy from Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Beerfest). This one is fairly dumb but nostalgic

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Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep

I've never heard of Dead Man Walking. It being directed by Tim Robbins is interesting.

combustion07
combustion07

Yeah I didn’t notice he directed until I’d finished it. Looks like he did a few other things too but that was the first I’d seen. Also features a real young Jack Black