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Horror Media - Seeking Recommendations / What Are You Consuming? (hexbear.net)
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Hello Hexbears. I'm in a horror media tear and have been readily consuming the horror slop and sometimes legitimate meals. What kind of horror media have you seen lately that you liked? Books, comics, manga / manhuwa / etc, anime, movies, shows, games?

Here are some that I have consumed lately

Dai Dark (Manga) is represented in the thumbnail. A substantial meal, very enjoyable.

Best Wishes To All (Movie) (2023) rare to find anti capitalism in the wild I feel like.

Ginger Snaps 2 (movie) (2004) I liked 2 better than 3 tbh. Not a bad sequel to the first movie!

American Mary (movie) (2012) cw for SA on this one. Something about the post aughts era that feels so silly and nostalgic.

Audition (movie) (1999) cw for csa themes. I put off seeing this one for a long time but im glad I got around to it!

Exhuma (movie) (2024) this movie was really cool, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Silent Hill 3 (game) (2003) Idk why but I got into watching people play this game recently. Never beat it as a kid so its nice to reminisce playing this and being scared of it lol.

Next up I'll be looking into some Tomie movies, Dark Water, and maybe watching some Grudge movies I havent seen yet.

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[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

Weapons was great, made by one of the founders of Whitest Kids U Know

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Scanners 3

oh you said horror not horrible

Scanners

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

Scanners rips what a picture

[–] hedd616@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I never liked vampires. For some reason they've always pissed me off but Stephen King's Salem is simply amazing, and Peter Watts's Blindsight as well but its more of a SciFi.

Talking about SciFi the original Alien has a special dark place in me memories ehehhe

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

I love vampires but hate Steven King.

Salem's Lot is the 2nd-best vampire story I've ever read. It was so compelling I actually could not stop reading it and finished it in one day.

[–] Arahnya@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

Alien is one of my all time favorites! 🩵 Blindsight seems really familiar like ive seen that book somewhere recently.

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The most recent ones for me are Sharp Objects (2018), Weapons (2025), Hannibal (2013), and Murder Death Koreatown (2020). MDK was pretty crazy since the director used regular people on the streets for the movie. Hannibal is way too good for some NBC show, it has more production value than a lot of movies and has incredible aesthetics.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Movies:

  • under the skin - horror vegan horror by the director of zone of interest
  • Titane - go in blind and embrace the confusion

Games:

  • silent hill 2 (either version is good)
  • mouthwashing

Msc:

  • oyasume PunPun - depressing
[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is Titane horror? I just watched Raw and it was awesome.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

Titane is peak

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did you read House of Leaves?

[–] Arahnya@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago

I was going to, but then the book said : 😩

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

I run a sci-fi horror TTRPG called Mothership with some coworkers, it's really fun! Bit hard since I'm the warden, but the ruleset is pleasant and there are anti-capitalist themes and messaging.

[–] Moidialectica@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

if anyone finds good horror manhwa, please tell me.

[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I just have a question - has anyone seen Strange Darling, and is it actually a horror movie? It's listed as horror but I didn't think it was in the genre, and I'm trying to avoid looking it up because I like to know as little as possible going in to a movie (beyond genre and vibes).

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah it's horror/thriller. It switches the point of view between characters, with some of those perspectives being more horror and other perspectives being more thriller.

I really didn't like the ending, though. It was borderline incel shit.

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Audition has CSA? Dang I do not remember that but that was when Miike was in his unhinged psycho phase so I wouldn't put it past him

Reading Thomas Ligotti's Grimscribe: His Lives and Works rn. Pretty early on, never read any Ligotti (or any horror lit) before but know he's highly respected. Not what I expected but interested to read more.

As for recommendations, these are my English language faves:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - it's as good as its rep suggests

Alien (1979) - perfect movie, great labour subplot/subtext

The Thing (1982) - I mean what is there to be said.

Re-Animator (1985) - fantastic fun, great body horror - this was during the ultimate era of practical effects and prostheses before they went digital. Funny flick, not really scary.

Society (1989) directed by the producer of Re-Animator. Also very fun, about the ownership class. Outstanding puppetry of the extremely memorable final scene. Also funny and not really scary.

The Blair Witch Project (1999) - holds up extremely well, feels very real.

Funny Games (2007) - I haven't seen the original yet but AFAIK Haneke just did a shot-for-shot remake of the original German so apparently not too much got lost in translation. It's about your participation in violence through consumption of horror. Without spoiling anything I'll just say it's not what is says on the tin.

The VVitch (2015) - Robert Eggers made his name on flicks that try to get the viewer to immerse themselves in ancient epistemology, this one of sustenance farming yeomen New England

The Lighthouse (2019) - also Eggers, as above but for seafaring 19th century New Englanders

Skinamarink (2022) - very divisive, one of the best horror flicks I've ever seen. Not recommended for a distracted watch, if you have multiple tabs open or are going to be checking your phone I'd just suggest watching Society or something.

The Substance (2024) - this movie is a cathartic scream about western misogyny. Very fun. A spectacle. If a repertory cinema is showing it for spooky season I think it is best experienced with a bunch of people.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Skinamarink was great, but I think you have to be a total horror junkie to even watch it. It's definitely a movie made by a horror fan for other horror fans who have all probably seen too many horror movies and want something they haven't seen before.

Like there are 30 second shots of pitch-black hallways with no sounds other than background noises you'd hear in your house.

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

One of the most varied Letterboxd ratings I've ever seen. A lot of people fucking hate it lol

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

Horror always has lower ratings than it should. You'll see reviews on IMDB where people are all "This movie had someone cut in half! So gross and unnecessary! 1 star!" on a movie titled People Being Cut in Half.

Not surprised a niche horror movie has even lower ratings.

[–] lostraven@hexbear.net 2 points 6 months ago

In the last year I had a binge of some of the audiobooks of necroscope series by Brian Lumley. The narrator hams it up in the best way as well if you like the audiobook format.

The series has psy powered British vs soviet spy agents locked in a Cold War then vampires get thrown in the mix. Depicts vampires as a real horror monster. Sadly it's very misogynistic which sucks.