Reposting my horror movie post from last year…..With a few additions
Some of my Favorite lesser known Horror movies
Since Halloween is just a few days weeks away, i figure why not pay tribute to my favorite horror movies……ps dont be a pussy and watch them,lol
Ginger Snaps( 2000)
A werewolf movie set in a high school, without all that fluffy romance. Ginger ( Katherine Isabelle) and Bridget ( Emily Perkins) are social outcasts with a fixation with death and a suicide pact. When Ginger is attacked by a wolf, she begins to change, starting with having mass appeal from men…. When things take a darker turn as Ginger slowly turns into a wolf Bridget looks for a solution with the local drug dealer Sam ( Kris Lemche), but it may be too late as carnage begins.
Deadgirl (2008)
A tale involving the horrors of growing up and and losing your best friend, to a naked dead girl. JT( Noah Segan) and Rickie( Shilo Fernandez) are two losers in high school, who are heading nowhere. One day they ditch class and go to the towns abandoned hospital to wreak havoc and find what they think is a dead girl chained to a table in the basement. Upon further inspection and a few gun shots in her, they find that shes alive, but not exactly human. Rickie is horrified and JT is intrigued by the prospect of having a sex slave. but as their secret is discovered they realize how dangerous the dead girl is and how even worse JT is. Not for the faint of heart.
Eden Lake( 2008)
The Scariest thing in the world is a group of teenage boys. Jenny ( Kelly Reilly) and Steve ( Michael Fassbender) are a young British couple who go on a weekend trip to the countryside to spend it by a lake and where Steve plans to propose. They’re happiness is destroyed by a group of teenage boys(and one girl) lead by Brett ( Jack O’Connell) who become a thorn in Steves side. When Steves masculinity is threatened by Brett, Steve refuses to take the high road and pays for it dearly. When things lead to the murder of a pet all bets are off and Brett is out for blood.
Donkey Punch (2008)
Trapped on a boat when a sex act goes horribly wrong. three british women on a trip to Spain run into a group of guys with access to a yacht set out to sea before having to go back to their normal lives. While engaging in excess of Drugs and Alcohol, talk begins of the weirdest sex acts they’ve ever heard of and the mythical “Donkey Punch” is mentioned. As the night progresses the party is taken to the bedroom and one the men ( Julian Morris) attempts the sex act on one of the girls resulting in her death. Freaked out the men decide to throw her body over board in order to protect they’re friend. When the girls disagree it becomes everyone for themselves and the bodies pile up.
Midnight Meat Train(2008)
Those rumors about the the subways being dangerous in New York are true. Leon Kaufman( Bradley Cooper) is a photographer who is trying to capture the darker sides of New York,but still hasnt found his claim to fame. One night he saves a young woman from a gang and she disappears into a subway car, there she is murdered by a silent man carrying a medical bag. Later Leon makes the connection and his investigation leads him to Mahogany( Vinnie Jones) who is the mysterious killer. As Leon digs further he begins to slide further into the pit, causing a strain in his relationship with his girlfriend and pushing his sanity and morals down the drain.
The Tripper( 2006)
Hippies VS. Ronald Reagan. A warped satire about drugs, violence and former president who like Jelly Beans. A group of hippies including Jason Mewes, Jaime King, Lukas Haas and Paz Dela Huerta set of to go to a music festival for free love, music and drugs, but things are going to end horribly when a man who dresses up like Former president Ronald Reagan begins to kill them off.
Shallow Grave(1994)
Greed makes you do crazy things. Three friends( Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox) are looking for a new roommate, but rather than be hospitable they like to emotionally destroy their possible roommates instead. When they find a suitable mate named Hugo, things seem to be perfect, until he overdoses and dies in his room. The three decide to alert the police until it is discovered that Hugo had a fortune in a suitcase and the three decide to keep the money and discard Hugos body instead. Before the can fully enjoy their money, the authorities and a couple of criminals looking for Hugo show up, but the worst of it all is that they now can’t trust each other and how that plays out.
Trick r Treat(2007)
A horror anthology based around Halloween night. Each story is connected by the ever present Sam. A trick or treater with a burlap sack over his head and a pair of orange pjs. Each story is a cautionary tale about honoring the rules of Halloween and that nothing is what it seems. From telling ” horror stories at a quarry, to a group of girls looking for ” fun” and Sam using his ” tactics” at trick or treating just to get his candy. With a cast that includes appearances by Leslie Bibb, Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker and Brian Cox. Never Forget the Holiday Traditions.
Near Dark(1987)
Combine a Western and Vampire movie and you get Near Dark. Caleb ( Adrian Pasdar) picks up Mae one night in his small Oklahoma town, before son rise she makes a meal out of him, He’s then pushed into his new “family” consisting of leader Jesse( Lance Henrickson), his girl Diamondback, The Sociopath Severen( Bill Paxton) and the permanent vampire child Homer. Caleb, struggles with his new life as his real family looks for him, then struggles for a way out.
All About Evil(2010)
Peaches Christ directs a feature about a former librarian Deborah ( Natasha Lyonne) who inherits her fathers old movie theater. Unable to generate any interest in the theatre and heading close to bankruptcy, Deborah discovers the success that comes with murdering people and videotaping it, to use as short films. Along with her employees help in each murder she crafts quite the following of fans who don’t realize the truth of the films. Also starring Noah Segan, Cassandra Peterson and Thomas Dekker.
Karla (2006)
A harmless looking yuppie couple are secretly responsible for some of Canada’s worst murders of all time. Not exactly a horror movie, but its definitely terrifying. It tells the true story of Karla Homolka( Laura Prepon) and Paul Bernado( Misha Collins) and how much Karl really participated in the murders of several teen girls. We see Paul as the epitome of evil as a murderer, rapist and as the abuser of his own wife and we see just how Karla is even worse worth her ice cold stare ad reassurance that she ” didn’t have anything to do with it”.
