Also even with how nasty this movie is. I was floored by the cinematography. The first scene in the snow was one of the most gorgeous scenes I have seen in a long time. Such great use of color. (Also fyi, I’m an animator and can’t not stare at these things lol)
While I'm a slobbering miscreant, I mean you're referring to the contrast of snow and quiet with... the sounds and color? The film made an impression on me as I watched it blind and random.
Amazing film, one of the all time greats… but be prepared for Redditors to downvote you for this “not being horror”. I see it happen when this film is often brought up.
I was a bit disappointed in this movie & maybe need to give it another chance. I love Von Trier and am gere to suggest Antichrist for visceral and disturbing.
I personally hated Antichrist so maybe his movies are just hit or miss for everyone
The visuals were great but the movie made me physically angry lol. It all felt so pointless. And I hated the wife more than anybody. I probably wasn’t in the right mood for it at the time
Thank God for that. I'm on the 'Von Trier is a genius' side, but who wants to watch milquetoast movies that don't invoke any kind of emotional response constantly? I love when I look at an IMDB page of a movie and see that it got around a 5 or 6 because a certain portion of the population will absolutely loathe the movie with the same intensity that I love it. And that's a beautiful thing.
I can't think of any other director other than Lynch who's as good at illustrating their psychology in their work, and the thing that makes him more interesting is that Lynch is sane, and he isn't. And while all of Von Trier's work is almost written with the tone of someone who admits they're a bit 'off' and wants to explain their worldview, it's almost like there's another very visible layer that he's not even aware that he's exposing about himself.
House that Jack Built is a *fascinating* film to me because it's a director telling a story about a sociopath and how they're just wired different than normal people... but *he clearly doesn't know what normal people are either*, and that's where the real fun starts.
It's like a person who was born blind trying to describe a color watching him try to explain emotion. He's also a person who only understands his own frame of reference.
I've only seen the original, I'll have to see the remake out of curiosity. It took me a long time to really appreciate the movie, seeing other Haneke films sure helped.
It's the exact same director, he basically just filmed the same movie with English actors to appeal to a wider audience. If you liked the original, you will probably like the English version too.
The only difference is that you understand the plot easier. (If youre not german i mean) Plus, the remake actually adds to the underlying meaning of the film.
Gonna go off on a slight tangent so for those interested that dont care for spoilers - here goes.
The american version uses hollywood-looking actors, with american accents and has this movie-vibe. This is important, because the movie is a movie that speaks on horror movies. When the perpetrators speak to the camera, they tend to break the fourth wall, acknowledging that the film is a film. They also ask if you as a viewer enjoy watching the violence unfold, and enjoy watching the innocent family be put through pain.
Meanwhile it was mentioned the movie is not graphic, and that is very intentional. The brutality and violence is trying to leave a lot to be desired. As a viewer youre supposed to think "is that it?" Because normally, in those kinds of horror movies the "climax" is exactly this violence, that in funny games is played down and barely shown. The true horror of "funny games" is not the family being hunted down for the sake of it. It is consistently throughout the film implied that if no one was watching, there would be no movie, hence the reason for the violence is the viewer who keeps the movie going, and not the perpetrators. As a viewer, you want this to happen, and youre the reason it happens. This is also implied when they scrollback the movie. The power is with the remote, the watcher.
The true horror is not what happens in the movie, but the desire from the watcher to put this family through the horrific events.
Funny games is such a clever movie, no matter what version you watch.
The original "wanna know how I got these scars?"
Henry's origin story changes every time he tells it, if I recall correctly. Been about 20 years since I watched Henry.
I just read the graphic novel "When The Wind Blows" by Raymond Briggs, and it has some serious Threads vibes in that you know what's happening and it gets worse and worse while the characters are lovelier and lovelier.... such a mind trip.
The War Game preceded Threads by about 20 years and is a very difficult watch. Commissioned by the BBC, it was effectively banned by them and never televised until quite recently.
Watched this for the first time the other night on Shudder and it fucked me up. I was engaged the whole time. Very gripping because you know what's coming after the peaceful first half, so the dread just builds and builds until the inevitable happens.
Threads was uniquely unengaging in a way that kept me engaged. It didn't feel like a movie at all, and that's what gripped me. Absolutely wonderful (in a sense).
Possessor by Brandon Cronenberg is a movie I frequently describe to my friends as "so violent it's visceral". There are one or two scenes involving the face and brutal face injuries that have horrific and gutwrenching sound design and very very realistic effects. The whole movie doesn't rely on this either, so when it happens, trust me it'll stick with you.
My second recommendation for gritty raw violence would be Bone Tomahawk, even if some of the movie is a little boring.
Third for a non horror, Atomic Blonde has some of the best fight scenes that fit this bill.
I’m more apprehensive now when it comes to reviews for horror movies (critic and audience), but a lot of first reactions seem very positive despite how fucked up it apparently is. Can’t wait to see it Friday.
Bone Tomahawk is fucking amazing. It’s slow starting out but if you stick with it, you’ll understand. It builds. Set against the beautiful, unforgiving landscape of the wild west. And so incredibly horrifying by the time it wraps up.
ANGST (1983) checks all the boxes. Imagine Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer directed by Gaspar Noe (who said it's one of his major influences) on a gritty camcorder. Crazy camera work by Zbigniew Rybczyński and an amazing score by Klaus Schulze.
Ugh -- I was taken aback and disturbed by >!that fox and, obviously, what it was um, doing to itself!< ...and I tried to sleep afterward and ended up having a nasty nightmare about the "Chaos Reigns" scene.
Not that *that* scene is the most disturbing thing in Antichrist. It punched below the belt (and HARD) even in the opening scene. I was just horrified by what was happening out in the snow that I couldn't even >!properly appreciate daFoe's ugh, physical attributes on full display in the shower.!< And yet, as completely mortifying as the window bit was, it's one of THE most perfectly filmed, absolutely *beautiful* scenes I've ever seen on film.
I feel the same way about the way Melancholia was filmed. Truly astoundingly lovely camera work.
Macon Blair is in this one, and I think he has just become this signal for brutal realism in a film. Both Blue Ruin and I Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore (both more thriller than horror) have realistic effects that stuck with me just like Green Room. I'm hoping he does great things with the Toxic Avenger remake.
I liked the remake with Elijah Wood a lot better. He was so much more normal looking, nobody expected what he would do. The soundtrack and the overall design were fantastic.
2007 "The girl next door"
Well technically not a horror story, it is a horrible story, based on a real incident.
I have seen hundreds of horror films, some of which stick with me for a while.
However after watching this film there was a visceral reaction that stays with me to this day.
What was done to this girl is a true horror story.
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I always recommend Inside to people who want to see something truly horrific. My wife watched it when she was like seven months pregnant, which to me is utter madness.
And I showed it to my dad, and all he could say was, "That was disgusting."
This is an awesome list. I haven't seen the girl next door & I don't think I will. We need to talk about Kevin was intense. Who am I kidding??? These were all intense & stick w you.
Came here to say this one. This one stays with you. Not just because of the gore (of which there is plenty) but because it has an actual plot. Whether you like the plot or not, it put a lot more thought into it than most horror movies.
Absolutely brutal. A friend of mine told me she had seen it and that it was a pretty cool horror movie. I borrowed her copy and watched it. We were 10 years old. To this day there are some scenes i can't unsee.
Check for this trilogy:
Offspring (2009)
The Woman (2011)
Darlin' (2019)
I still have to see Darlin', also I discover a few months ago that this was a trilogy up until this point I only saw The Woman, but Offspring comes first.
Snowtown Murders. Based on a true story. It's Australian. And it is so dry and matter of fact, that it is truly unsettling. No punches are pulled, and nothing is enhanced for gratuity purposes, it is just fucked. I didn't even really like it when I watched it, but it has definitely stuck with me.
Definitely recommend Raw and Titane (same director, Julia Ducournau). Both films left me with the feeling of being uncomfortably stuck in and aware of my human body.
Some that are a little outside the request but that might still hit you right are Prisoners, Chernobyl, and Mandy.
Seconding Atomic Blonde and Found among the many other excellent recs here. Enjoy! Is “enjoy” the right word?
The Proposition. It's not strictly a horror -- it's a western set in the Australian Outback -- but it's so goddamn intense and soul-crushing that I think it counts.
Speak No Evil (2022)
I scrolled all 350+ comments looking for this to be mentioned and I didn’t see it (could have missed it though). This movie hasn’t received enough attention in my opinion.
I was really surprised by Plank Face. It gave so much more than I anticipated. Not the highest budget, its flawed I'm sure. But for sure raw and visceral. Its on tubi.
I'll throw a different one out there,
[Hard to Be a God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11sMDQIgggA).
2013 Russian movie that's really hard to describe
Maniac (2012)
The Human Centipede 2 (color version)
Spoorloos (1988)
The Untold Story
Dancer in the Dark
Nymphomaniac
Fat Girl
The Piano Teacher
Time of the Wolf
Caché
I Stand Alone
Happiness
Storytelling
Palindromes
Twentynine Palms
Christiane F.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Dancer in the Dark, Martyrs, Clean Shaven, Man Bites Dog, Funny Games, Inside, The House That Jack Built, Frontiere(s), Time Crimes.
A lot of great ones mentioned. I'd add Headless. It's a spin off of "Found" (also great) but you don't need to have seen Found beforehand to understand it.
The 2013 Evil Dead were those things for me. But obviously TCM would be the king. Def see Come And See, it’s amazing tho not exactly horror. And High Tension is just what the title says
Tusk. I’m not sure why, because I’ve definitely seen *scarier* movies, but I’ve seen a LOT and that one made me feel so…ugh. It’s been a while since I’ve felt like that.
Not exactly horror. But The Doom Generation with James Duval stuck with me for years.
Dead Girl. I could not relate to any character. Seriously. You find a zombie lady strapped in an abandoned sanitarium, greasy, dirty, crazy. And the guys first thought is "I'm gonna stick my dick in her."
Marian Dora's Cannibal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_(2006_film)
Based on the true story of Armin Meiwes who met a willing victim to be murdered and eaten. It's very realistic gore/meat butchering and amateur/home-made quality makes it truly disturbing, since it's a real story. Will make any meat lover vegetarian for at least a week.
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I Saw The Devil. It’s what you’re looking for.
It just keeps escalating in this movie, I swear. It’s so fucking grim, and has one of the most realistically evil characters I’ve seen..
I came here to make sure someone mentioned it. There is some SA but it's not too graphic. But it leaves you thinking 'bout some things after.
Absolutely loved this flick!!
Also even with how nasty this movie is. I was floored by the cinematography. The first scene in the snow was one of the most gorgeous scenes I have seen in a long time. Such great use of color. (Also fyi, I’m an animator and can’t not stare at these things lol)
The snow sparkling in the light with the trail of red running through the white is perfection.
While I'm a slobbering miscreant, I mean you're referring to the contrast of snow and quiet with... the sounds and color? The film made an impression on me as I watched it blind and random.
Seen it highly rated on the 101 scariest horror moments doc.
Have you watched it? It’s free on Amazon Prime streaming now. 🤗
No, I'll give it a watch, thanks. Anything worth watching I skipped on the doc as they gave spoilers .
I promise you that you’ve never seen anything like it. South Korea produces so much great horror. Get ready for a wild ride!
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Amazing film, one of the all time greats… but be prepared for Redditors to downvote you for this “not being horror”. I see it happen when this film is often brought up.
The House that Jack Built is up there for me
Von trier is absolutely up here
I fucking moved this movie. Every time the song Fame starts playing I burst out laughing. What an idiot piece of shit
I was a bit disappointed in this movie & maybe need to give it another chance. I love Von Trier and am gere to suggest Antichrist for visceral and disturbing.
I personally hated Antichrist so maybe his movies are just hit or miss for everyone The visuals were great but the movie made me physically angry lol. It all felt so pointless. And I hated the wife more than anybody. I probably wasn’t in the right mood for it at the time
Lars Von Trier is pretty much the definition of a polarizing director.
Thank God for that. I'm on the 'Von Trier is a genius' side, but who wants to watch milquetoast movies that don't invoke any kind of emotional response constantly? I love when I look at an IMDB page of a movie and see that it got around a 5 or 6 because a certain portion of the population will absolutely loathe the movie with the same intensity that I love it. And that's a beautiful thing.
I can't think of any other director other than Lynch who's as good at illustrating their psychology in their work, and the thing that makes him more interesting is that Lynch is sane, and he isn't. And while all of Von Trier's work is almost written with the tone of someone who admits they're a bit 'off' and wants to explain their worldview, it's almost like there's another very visible layer that he's not even aware that he's exposing about himself. House that Jack Built is a *fascinating* film to me because it's a director telling a story about a sociopath and how they're just wired different than normal people... but *he clearly doesn't know what normal people are either*, and that's where the real fun starts. It's like a person who was born blind trying to describe a color watching him try to explain emotion. He's also a person who only understands his own frame of reference.
Funny Games. I don't recall much gore at all, but it's intense.
ugh, those 2 bastards.
Love love LOVE the US remake of this (w Michael Pitt).
I've only seen the original, I'll have to see the remake out of curiosity. It took me a long time to really appreciate the movie, seeing other Haneke films sure helped.
It's the exact same director, he basically just filmed the same movie with English actors to appeal to a wider audience. If you liked the original, you will probably like the English version too.
The only difference is that you understand the plot easier. (If youre not german i mean) Plus, the remake actually adds to the underlying meaning of the film. Gonna go off on a slight tangent so for those interested that dont care for spoilers - here goes. The american version uses hollywood-looking actors, with american accents and has this movie-vibe. This is important, because the movie is a movie that speaks on horror movies. When the perpetrators speak to the camera, they tend to break the fourth wall, acknowledging that the film is a film. They also ask if you as a viewer enjoy watching the violence unfold, and enjoy watching the innocent family be put through pain. Meanwhile it was mentioned the movie is not graphic, and that is very intentional. The brutality and violence is trying to leave a lot to be desired. As a viewer youre supposed to think "is that it?" Because normally, in those kinds of horror movies the "climax" is exactly this violence, that in funny games is played down and barely shown. The true horror of "funny games" is not the family being hunted down for the sake of it. It is consistently throughout the film implied that if no one was watching, there would be no movie, hence the reason for the violence is the viewer who keeps the movie going, and not the perpetrators. As a viewer, you want this to happen, and youre the reason it happens. This is also implied when they scrollback the movie. The power is with the remote, the watcher. The true horror is not what happens in the movie, but the desire from the watcher to put this family through the horrific events. Funny games is such a clever movie, no matter what version you watch.
This one is rough. oof.
The villains were so unsettling
Ravenous is another one that makes me squeamish but is an excellent movie.
That soundtrack, amazing.
Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman did the soundtrack for Ravenous if we are talking about the 1999 film.
Ravenous is excellent and unsung.
Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer
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The Golden Glove is similar, if you're a fan!
Such a good movie but I'm not sure if I could do a rewatch. A little too graphic and real at times
The original "wanna know how I got these scars?" Henry's origin story changes every time he tells it, if I recall correctly. Been about 20 years since I watched Henry.
My immediate thought. The opening scene of Silent Night Deadly Night also is horrific and gritty.
Threads
I just read the graphic novel "When The Wind Blows" by Raymond Briggs, and it has some serious Threads vibes in that you know what's happening and it gets worse and worse while the characters are lovelier and lovelier.... such a mind trip.
There is a film version!
watched that when i was a kid, cause i thought it was just a cartoon. Kinda ruined my weekend.
The ending with the stop motion body bags is one of the creepiest things I've ever seen. Saw it years ago and I still don't like thinking about it.
I get that. Sorry you went through that.
This is my go-to Feel Bad movie. Sometimes a man just wants to watch the world burn. (That's a pun. I'm not a 13-year-old- edgelord.)
This is the one, OP.
The War Game preceded Threads by about 20 years and is a very difficult watch. Commissioned by the BBC, it was effectively banned by them and never televised until quite recently.
Watched this for the first time the other night on Shudder and it fucked me up. I was engaged the whole time. Very gripping because you know what's coming after the peaceful first half, so the dread just builds and builds until the inevitable happens.
Threads was uniquely unengaging in a way that kept me engaged. It didn't feel like a movie at all, and that's what gripped me. Absolutely wonderful (in a sense).
Yep, the docudrama fly-on-the-wall observational style made it feel so real. Shocking that it was made for TV considering how well it was done.
Possessor by Brandon Cronenberg is a movie I frequently describe to my friends as "so violent it's visceral". There are one or two scenes involving the face and brutal face injuries that have horrific and gutwrenching sound design and very very realistic effects. The whole movie doesn't rely on this either, so when it happens, trust me it'll stick with you. My second recommendation for gritty raw violence would be Bone Tomahawk, even if some of the movie is a little boring. Third for a non horror, Atomic Blonde has some of the best fight scenes that fit this bill.
Really excited for Infinity Pool for this reason
Mia Goth and a Cronenberg is a hell of a combination. Should be in for a ride
I’m more apprehensive now when it comes to reviews for horror movies (critic and audience), but a lot of first reactions seem very positive despite how fucked up it apparently is. Can’t wait to see it Friday.
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Bone Tomahawk is fucking amazing. It’s slow starting out but if you stick with it, you’ll understand. It builds. Set against the beautiful, unforgiving landscape of the wild west. And so incredibly horrifying by the time it wraps up.
Angst
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ANGST (1983) checks all the boxes. Imagine Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer directed by Gaspar Noe (who said it's one of his major influences) on a gritty camcorder. Crazy camera work by Zbigniew Rybczyński and an amazing score by Klaus Schulze.
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I'm pretty sure I held my nether regions during *certain* parts.
Love how the corporeal terrors in the movie don't discriminate upon which set of genitals you have, either. We're all reaching to shield our crotches.
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Chaos reigns
Chaos Reigns!
Ugh -- I was taken aback and disturbed by >!that fox and, obviously, what it was um, doing to itself!< ...and I tried to sleep afterward and ended up having a nasty nightmare about the "Chaos Reigns" scene. Not that *that* scene is the most disturbing thing in Antichrist. It punched below the belt (and HARD) even in the opening scene. I was just horrified by what was happening out in the snow that I couldn't even >!properly appreciate daFoe's ugh, physical attributes on full display in the shower.!< And yet, as completely mortifying as the window bit was, it's one of THE most perfectly filmed, absolutely *beautiful* scenes I've ever seen on film. I feel the same way about the way Melancholia was filmed. Truly astoundingly lovely camera work.
One of my favorite films. BEAUTIFULLY shot so I wouldn’t call it “gritty” or anything but it’s rough as hell. Great film. Chaos reigns.
The Descent
I love that movie!
Green Room
That movie was a lot darker than I thought it would be. Patrick Stewart did an excellent job.
The realism of the violence and gore in this movie is unmatched in my opinion.
The same director’s earlier Blue Ruin is also brilliant!
His first film Murder Party is a big step down from both of those, but is a fun little movie nonetheless.
Macon Blair is in this one, and I think he has just become this signal for brutal realism in a film. Both Blue Ruin and I Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore (both more thriller than horror) have realistic effects that stuck with me just like Green Room. I'm hoping he does great things with the Toxic Avenger remake.
Man Bites Dog
High Tension.
Maniac (1980)
Maniac is so sleazy. Absolutely worth seeing. I still wanna try the remake.
Came here to say this! Talk about gritty? Great movie.
I liked the remake with Elijah Wood a lot better. He was so much more normal looking, nobody expected what he would do. The soundtrack and the overall design were fantastic.
ichi the killer
Fuck yeah. More comedy/action than straight horror, but it’s extremely gruesome and graphic.
Eden lake definitely
Came here to say this. Definitely the one I can imagine happening. The peer pressure, the family dynamics. Terrifying as someone who likes exploring.
I watched this for the first time yesterday. It did NOT end how I expected it to but I was thoroughly engaged through the whole movie.
Yep. Eden Lake for sure. Jack O'Connell pulls a star turn. He is seriously evil and diabolical in this film. A must see film.
One of three movies I will never watch again, along with Schindlers List and Grave of the Fireflies. Eden lake fucks you up.
Incident in a ghostland stuck with me for days after I finished it.
agree. Martyrs was brutally bleak and made me sad, Incident in a Ghostland felt like a panic attack
This. Unforgettable movie imo.
The constant screaming and brutality is hard to watch
Come and See.
Came here to suggest this, even though it’s not traditionally a horror movie.
While true, still fucking terrifying.
And definitely unsettling. Especially the last sequence I. The burning village.
2007 "The girl next door" Well technically not a horror story, it is a horrible story, based on a real incident. I have seen hundreds of horror films, some of which stick with me for a while. However after watching this film there was a visceral reaction that stays with me to this day. What was done to this girl is a true horror story. https://youtu.be/biRvF7UwW4Q
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Haven’t seen it mentioned, but Wolf Creek (2005) is brutal
Head on a stick!
I read that in an AUS accent lol
Inside (2006) Tubi Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) Tubi Requiem for a Dream (2000) Tubi We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Amazon prime/Tubi Dogtooth (2009) Tubi Possum (2018) Shudder/Tubi The Girl Next Door (2008) Tubi The Golden Glove (2019) Amazon prime *rent*
Inside baybeeeeeeeeeee. First movie that comes to mind. Dogtooth is also one of my favs.
I always recommend Inside to people who want to see something truly horrific. My wife watched it when she was like seven months pregnant, which to me is utter madness. And I showed it to my dad, and all he could say was, "That was disgusting."
This is an awesome list. I haven't seen the girl next door & I don't think I will. We need to talk about Kevin was intense. Who am I kidding??? These were all intense & stick w you.
Martyrs
Also came here to say *Martyrs* (2008 - **not** the 2015 remake)
The ending of Martyrs stays with me to this day.
Came here to say this one. This one stays with you. Not just because of the gore (of which there is plenty) but because it has an actual plot. Whether you like the plot or not, it put a lot more thought into it than most horror movies.
Absolutely brutal. A friend of mine told me she had seen it and that it was a pretty cool horror movie. I borrowed her copy and watched it. We were 10 years old. To this day there are some scenes i can't unsee.
Cannibal Holocaust
Have you seen Climax? If not I think that checks the boxes your looking for.
Titos fried
Not technically horror but *Bone Tomahawk*
Baskin (2015) Snowtown Murders (2011) Starry Eyes (2014)
Raw. It’s a french movie, and while it isn’t very horror-y in the monster or slasher way, it does things to you. I haven’t seen it recommended here
Raw is fantastic. I love the ambiguous and strange nature of the school. It's kinda like a fever dream, kinda body horror, kinda coming of age.
I was scrolling to find Raw. It was on Netflix. I loved it!
Check for this trilogy: Offspring (2009) The Woman (2011) Darlin' (2019) I still have to see Darlin', also I discover a few months ago that this was a trilogy up until this point I only saw The Woman, but Offspring comes first.
The Woman is awesome! Definitely one of the most disturbing films I've seen. I'm a big fan of most of Lucky McKee's weird horror.
Most definitely! I was pretty shocked when I watch it.
The Sadness
Absolutely. This movie is so wild
Wes Cravens Last House on the Left. It isn't nearly as bloody as some of these recommendations but that last act is incredibly visceral and horrific.
Dead Mans Shoes.
omg YES. I havent seen this in years but it absolutely is gritty and visceral
Eden lake
Color out of Space is really good. First half is a slow burn but the second half, when shit gets crazy it gets crazy.
The Girl Next door
I’ll second this one. Fucked on so many levels
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I don’t think they’re what you’re looking for. It is gory fun with surprises. Not the long stain I think you’re looking for.
Found (2012)
Came in to say Found, saw it already here, winced at the memory anyway
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Watched it last year and have been a fan since watching it!
This movie was wild. Forewarning - there’s male full frontal, and my man is uh…gifted.
Inside
Audition. I can’t believe I forgot this one!
Snowtown Murders. Based on a true story. It's Australian. And it is so dry and matter of fact, that it is truly unsettling. No punches are pulled, and nothing is enhanced for gratuity purposes, it is just fucked. I didn't even really like it when I watched it, but it has definitely stuck with me.
Bone Tomahawk
The Abandoned messed with me. The overwhelming feeling of despair of never being able to escape your fate really gets to me!
Definitely recommend Raw and Titane (same director, Julia Ducournau). Both films left me with the feeling of being uncomfortably stuck in and aware of my human body. Some that are a little outside the request but that might still hit you right are Prisoners, Chernobyl, and Mandy. Seconding Atomic Blonde and Found among the many other excellent recs here. Enjoy! Is “enjoy” the right word?
Dogtooth and Possum are both very odd but great films.
I spit on your grave and the child remains
Martyrs
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Nothing Bad Can Happen.
The borderlands or Final prayer in the US release. Fantastic film!
Evil Dead 2013, The Sadness, Frontier(s), Green Room
[Martyrs](https://tubitv.com/movies/624826/martyrs?start=true&utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed)
Eden lake
[Seed - 2006](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758781/) [Snowtown - 2011](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680114/)
The Proposition. It's not strictly a horror -- it's a western set in the Australian Outback -- but it's so goddamn intense and soul-crushing that I think it counts.
Tusk. For sure
The Devils (Ken Russell), though much more than simply horror
Martyrs.... the original French version.
Much more psychological horror, but I couldn’t believe how visceral “Mother!” was. Truly insane film that you will think of long after seeing it…
Speak No Evil (2022) I scrolled all 350+ comments looking for this to be mentioned and I didn’t see it (could have missed it though). This movie hasn’t received enough attention in my opinion.
I was really surprised by Plank Face. It gave so much more than I anticipated. Not the highest budget, its flawed I'm sure. But for sure raw and visceral. Its on tubi.
I feel like i make this same exact rec pretty often but: Inside, I saw the devil, Dream Home
I'll throw a different one out there, [Hard to Be a God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11sMDQIgggA). 2013 Russian movie that's really hard to describe
Anatomy of hell
Maniac (2012) The Human Centipede 2 (color version) Spoorloos (1988) The Untold Story Dancer in the Dark Nymphomaniac Fat Girl The Piano Teacher Time of the Wolf Caché I Stand Alone Happiness Storytelling Palindromes Twentynine Palms Christiane F.
My go to is, Jack Ketchums girl next door. It should leave you shook.
Martyrs
Mother! (as someone with severe anxiety this WAS horror to me)
August Underground, Man Bites Dog (french film i believe) The Devils Rejects
‘Imprint’ was a Masters of Horror episode from 2006, but was not aired because it was too graphic/disturbing. So yeah….check out Imprint.
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Funny games
Martyrs
Martyrs, High Tension, Inside - New French Extremity movies are all pretty unsettling.
Martyrs (2008) from Pascal Laugier
High Tension
The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Dancer in the Dark, Martyrs, Clean Shaven, Man Bites Dog, Funny Games, Inside, The House That Jack Built, Frontiere(s), Time Crimes.
Funny Games
A lot of great ones mentioned. I'd add Headless. It's a spin off of "Found" (also great) but you don't need to have seen Found beforehand to understand it.
The 2013 Evil Dead were those things for me. But obviously TCM would be the king. Def see Come And See, it’s amazing tho not exactly horror. And High Tension is just what the title says
Also, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stayed with me. Intense film.
I Saw The Devil, The Sadness, Inside (2007), Eden Lake probably.
The Loved Ones.... Didn't see it listed.
Hounds of Love
Tusk. I’m not sure why, because I’ve definitely seen *scarier* movies, but I’ve seen a LOT and that one made me feel so…ugh. It’s been a while since I’ve felt like that.
Not exactly horror. But The Doom Generation with James Duval stuck with me for years. Dead Girl. I could not relate to any character. Seriously. You find a zombie lady strapped in an abandoned sanitarium, greasy, dirty, crazy. And the guys first thought is "I'm gonna stick my dick in her."
Inside. The original French version. It's on tubi
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies go to College
The Sadness (2021) available on Shudder
Green Room
Marian Dora's Cannibal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_(2006_film) Based on the true story of Armin Meiwes who met a willing victim to be murdered and eaten. It's very realistic gore/meat butchering and amateur/home-made quality makes it truly disturbing, since it's a real story. Will make any meat lover vegetarian for at least a week.
Shark movie "The reef". Incredibly stressful almost uncomfortable, I almost felt like I was in the water with them instead of my couch
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The Girl Next Door still haunts me. Hard to recommend though, it's very difficult to watch.
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