Ever Horror Film Watched In October 2024 Ranked
Failed to do 31 this year but still found some solid horror gems this year. |
| 21 | The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)
Dir. Noriaki Yuasa
I appreciate the films pulpiness. The practical effects are awful but are at least charming but the acting and the directing just not good. This was just boring. And the character arc of The Snake Girl was underdeveloped completely. This is a film you'll enjoy if you grew up with it, I think, and if you didn't it is just awkward despite its occasional charm.
1.5/5 |
| 20 | StageFright (1987)
Dir. Michele Soavi
This is Argento's Opera (1987) without anything that made it good being the masterful build up in tension and the crazy camera movements. This leaves it with crap acting and tensionless kills despite the fun concept. Did have the odd great shot though. I'll give it that.
2/5 |
| 19 | The Beyond (1981)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
I don't think I am going to bother with Fulci in the future. His films just do nothing for me. It has all the issues of an Argento film but without the flair and ambition, so it is just tedious.
2.5/5 |
| 18 | Terrifier 3 (2024)
Dir. Damien Leone
Just going to plug my Letterboxd review out of laziness. https://boxd.it/7zqcHJ
2.5/5 |
| 17 | Huesara: The Bone Woman (2022)
Dir. Michelle Garza Cervera
Felt like I was the wrong audience for this film but this still had some cool moments. Amazing sound design.
3/5 |
| 16 | The Guard From Underground (1992)
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Some great kills and shots here but for a Kurosawa horror, this is really underwhelming. One character here is in particular and absolute moron. At least it led to the best kill in the film but my God, was that seriously the best way they could have gotten to that point? Yeah, Kurosawa has done so much better. Lacks the pulp of Sweet Home and the existential horror and masterful cinematography of Pulse and Cure. Decent but just barely.
3/5 |
| 15 | Door (1988)
Dir. Banmei Takahashi
Fun moments of practical effects and a really cool top-down chase sequence but everything great here is in its last act. The rest of the film is just eh.
3/5 |
| 14 | The Fog (1980)
Dir. John Carpenter
Solid tension here but doesn't go much further than that. There is nothing crazy here so feels a little underwhelming.
3/5 |
| 13 | It's What's Inside (2024)
Dir. Greg Jardin
Just going to plug in my letterboxd review here out of laziness. https://boxd.it/7vQXpD
3/5 |
| 12 | The Dead Zone (1983)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Fun Cronenberg thriller even if it felt like two separate storylines squashed into each other. Could have done with more body horror but I suppose it was really needed for this story. Christopher Walkens performance is the highlight here.
3.5/5 |
| 11 | The Loved Ones (2009)
Dir. Sean Byrne
Fucking weird. Could have done with a lot less of the teen sex comedy stuff and more of the insanity in its A story. Truly tense stuff here even if it does fall into tired cliches at times. Again, the teen sex comedy stuff was unfunny and took away from what I thought was the point of that storyline being the effect of the serial killers on the town. Still, main story was great fun.
3.5/5 |
| 10 | Halloween (1978)
Dir. John Carpenter
Rewatch - Classic and iconic. Don't need to say more tbh. I feel like my rating should have grown this rewatch but I watched this with the film society in my uni, and everyone there treated it like it was Fawlty Towers level of comedy. It really pissed me off so it was difficult to get fully emerged in the suspense here.
3.5/5 |
| 9 | Prince of Darkness (1987)
Dir. John Carpenter
Great build up and payoffs. The practical effects are great too but could have used more. Some awkward moments and acting but this is still a lot of fun.
3.5/5 |
| 8 | The House of the Devil (2009)
Dir. Ti West
Achieves the look of an 80s film perfectly and it is beautifully shot. Definitely too slow in moments but once it explodes, it just does not let up.
3.5/5 |
| 7 | Helter Skelter (2012)
Dir. Mika Ninagawa
Interesting satire on the beauty industry, and loved the body horror elements but wished there was more that. Ending was superb. Love films that follow an obsessive and their downfall and this takes that concept in some really weird and tense directions.
4/5 |
| 6 | One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Dir. Shinichiro Ueda
Went into this completely blind so its concept was lost on me for a good chunk of the first act but once it clicked, I realised how genius this film is. So much fun especially in the first and last act.
4/5 |
| 5 | The Evil Dead (1981)
Dir. Sam Raimi
One of the most fun low budget films out there even if the second one is better and one moment here is quite tasteless. But I love that this series just does not give a shit and nothing makes sense. It is great.
4/5 |
| 4 | Carrie (1976)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Another classic that I have finally gotten round too and this is fucking great. The whole prom sequence is perfection. It is so happy till it just isn't and it creates that false sense of security better than pretty much every other film I have seen. Think this a little too slow in places hence why it isn't higher but this is a classic for a good reason.
4/5 |
| 3 | May (2002)
Dir. Lucky McKee
Funny along with some genuinely upsetting and disturbing scenes. Film blended those two tones perfectly and the lead performance was a huge highlight. Basically Taxi Driver if it was a horror comedy and dare I say maybe a bit better as well. Some things here I am not too fond of, certain characters are just too weird and kinda feel like the director's fantasy but doesn't detract from the film all too much thankfully.
4/5 |
| 2 | Evil Dead II (1987)
Dir. Sam Raimi
Just pure fun with some nice comedic moments along with the gorey insanity. I love Raimi's style so I was going to enjoy this no matter what. Still think I prefer Peter Jacksons Braindead a bit more though.
4.5/5 |
| 1 | The Thing (1982)
Dir. John Carpenter
Rewatch - Just a classic and I don't think I need to say why. Some of the best practical effects ever.
4.5/5 |
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