almost all of the Twilight Zone episodes are amazing. i think there's only one i can remember that i didn't like. i can't even remember the premise, i just remember it having no dialogue and being in a swamp or something
>The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men.
Came here for this one. Such a fun, visceral movie. It's also an excellent use of found footage from the height of the "shitty found footage movie" era.
That was a really good one! Never heard of it when it came I ut! I could really relate. Being in Florida this movie could’ve been called Lake Okeechobee. We have deaths every year very similar to this. Like a documentary!
Just watched this based off of the recommendations and can concur this is a great film. Not only the FF format but the plot was reasonably realistic as well, like Jaws it made me not want to go in the water anymore!
Every tiny setup gets it's pay off.
Mindys pogo stick, the construction guys drill.
Walters refrigerator with the bad bearing,
The Caterpillar bulldozer on trash day.
And of course, the opening and closing "stampede" with a wiggly thing taking a fall.
(Incidently, the army call those sleeping bags " the green maggot")
The only thing, the one singular flaw of the film, is that there's absolutely no real explanation for why there's nearly perfect vaulting poles laying against a pile of rocks in the middle of nowhere in the desert.
My *very* unpopular opinion is that it could have been 1-2 episodes shorter.
The monologues really felt forced & overdone.
Otherwise, it was pretty good.
Gave this one a watch based on this recommendation, unfortunately I found it to be horrible, and not in a good way. The acting, direction, effects and sound were all equally atrocious. Sorry but this was not good.
Such a fun movie that really needs more exposure. The writer of the film, Kevin Lehane, has a great film podcast called 'The Best Bits' where he and his friend, screenwriter Will Collins (Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers, Screecher's Reach) talk about their favourite scenes in movies, i.e. best Tom Cruise running scene, best exposition scene, best practical effects scene, etc.
When the kitchen things start going berserk, and the toys come alive, it's legitimately scary. Just knowing there's a strange force out there and it's made its way into the inside of *your house*, your safe place...it feels like certain types of horror.
Fun fact: I was working at a video store for a summer, as a teenager. A dude asks for a movie recommendation for watching with his 5 year old who loves trucks. I had a vague memory of what the movie was about.
Guy comes back the next day.
“What the hell did you recommend me?”
“Sorry I just remember a machine throwing up soda cans”
“YEAH! And they BURSTED A DUDE’S HEAD OPEN!”
Lol
He didn’t have to pay nor rewind
The Sadness. They're not zombies per say and they still have their mind and think for themselves but they are extremely aggressive and really violent.
One of the bloodiest films recently made.
Was just reading the comments on The Crazies and immediately thought of Contagion (2011).
More, horrific' than pure horror and more 'world' than town, but watching that during covid was a pretty wild ride!
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/
Dark Was The Night only devolves into total panic at the end, but it’s a good movie. Moody and a bit of a slow burn, but worth the watch. Kevin Durand almost underplays his character, but shows how broken down he is.
Signs and The Village. I tried to explain the plots of both to my (refuses to watch horror) teen and he just shook his head and said the 1900s were rough. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The 2nd Purge movie, The Purge: Anarchy when we got to see the chaos throughout the entire city. Great cast as well with Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Michael K. Williams, and a young LaKeith Stanfield.
Not a movie, but a tv series, From. A isolated small town that seemingly traps random people traveling thru the United States. At night vampire like creatures attack anyone outdoors. Other mysteries are explored thru the 2 seasons. Kind of a horror version of Lost.
Was literally going to ask this today, so instead of making a duplicate thread I'm hopping in and putting a paw down to take part of the suggestions too. 😅
But also, a few suggestions. Deep Impact, Volcano, Greenland. Follows a smaller cast more intimately, but there's also scenes of huge panic with lots of people.
The new Halloween trilogy definitely fits. Especially the 2nd one, Halloween Kills. Seems like quite a few people weren't fans, but I enjoy them as I do any of Michael Meyers' nights out on the town.
There's a TV show called From that fits the bill. An entire town of people getting terrorized by creatures every night. There's a lot more to it than that, definitely check it out.
Assimilate 2019. It's on Netflix.
Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbours are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
Village of the Damned
Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth.
The end of An American Werewolf in London.
Oddly, one would think Jason Takes Manhattan would count, but when most New Yorkers encountered Jason, they just sort of shrugged and walked past him. 😄
They seemed to be saying, "Guy, I've seen six things crazier this morning. Now let me get to work."
Tremors, but the town is pretty small. Maybe if you include the end of The Blob?
There is also a 50s movie with a giant ant that they think they have killed, so they store it in the school gym where it wakes up.
The Mist There's also that Twilight Zone ep which is basically the grandaddy of the concept: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
That Twilight Zone episode was amazing. Definitely felt applicable to real-life when the pandemic started.
almost all of the Twilight Zone episodes are amazing. i think there's only one i can remember that i didn't like. i can't even remember the premise, i just remember it having no dialogue and being in a swamp or something
Personally I still consider the original TZ as among the best TV shows ever.
>The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men.
Almost impossible to read that without hearing Serling's voice too.
Seconding this. I finally watched The Mist the other day after years of meaning to get around to it and it was absolutely incredible.
The Bay (2012)
Definitely this one. The only found footage film I hold above it is REC. And like Jaws, the vast majority of The Bay’s scares come in broad daylight.
I must watch this as I have never heard of this movie.
I’ve never heard of this one either!
Youll love it.
It's so much fun
Came here for this one. Such a fun, visceral movie. It's also an excellent use of found footage from the height of the "shitty found footage movie" era.
I don't remember which ones were bad, to be fair I probably blocked them out. What were the bad ones?
(Gestures broadly) they were legion
Legion, however, was a pretty solid action horror flick.
Agreed. Saw it once, enjoyed myself, don’t really remember much else beyond the diner and my enjoyment
I came here to recommend this one. It's a very good found footage movie in a genre of mostly duds.
Good one!!
That was a really good one! Never heard of it when it came I ut! I could really relate. Being in Florida this movie could’ve been called Lake Okeechobee. We have deaths every year very similar to this. Like a documentary!
Came here to say this 👆🏻
Banger
Just watched this based off of the recommendations and can concur this is a great film. Not only the FF format but the plot was reasonably realistic as well, like Jaws it made me not want to go in the water anymore!
30 Days of Night
Beat me to it
The Faculty.
One of my all time favourite of the era!! So much 90’s-2000’s goodness, and oh my that *cast*! Such an incredible roster!
He’s tweaking man, just let him tweak!
I love this movie so much.
Storm of the century
This Series doesn’t get enough love.
I’m not even sure you can stream it anywhere right now?
Hulu currently. Don’t have an account myself though.
Thanks for the info!
It's also available in its entirety on YouTube
Yes, excellent pick.
The Crazies
First thing I thought after reading the post “would the crazies count?”
The Crazies is the true answer. Preferably the remake, the original was quite boring
The original is amazing and watching it during COVID was a trip
George Romero slander like this should not be tolerated on a horror sub. Terrible take btw, the original is great.
Tremors is a perfect horror movie and I'm not even exaggerating
Every tiny setup gets it's pay off. Mindys pogo stick, the construction guys drill. Walters refrigerator with the bad bearing, The Caterpillar bulldozer on trash day. And of course, the opening and closing "stampede" with a wiggly thing taking a fall. (Incidently, the army call those sleeping bags " the green maggot")
The only thing, the one singular flaw of the film, is that there's absolutely no real explanation for why there's nearly perfect vaulting poles laying against a pile of rocks in the middle of nowhere in the desert.
That's why I've been driving across America, leaving vaulting poles across random rocks in the middle of nowhere to make the movie more legitimate.
Are they what Val and Earl were using as fence posts to do the fencing (with the hyper accurate hammer work ? Lol.)
Here here! I second this. Tremors is *the* quintessential creature feature. It is one of the ultimate examples of B-Movie perfection.
That was thr movie that introduced me to Reba McEntire 😂😂
The Birds (1963)
I love your flair, Rhodes is such a bastard.
Ha ha! He was indeed. Great line, though. 😄
Needs the Zizek semiotic analysis as companion for full fun!
Hello my fellow Day of the Dead enthusiasts
The Fog
The Fog is a good example, I just wish they would have had a budget to make it feel like more than 10 or 12 people lived in the town.
Specifically, the 1980 version.
Yeah. The original is the only one worth watching.
Agreed.
war of the worlds (2005)?
This is what popped into my head when I read the title.
me too, that scene when everyone tries to steal the car gave me so much anxiety. it’s forever burned into my head lol
Just make sure to turn it off the second Tim Robbins shows up
The Blob, Slither
Was going to suggest these and the Crazies. Bonus points for Slither if you like body horror.
Body horror and comedy 😂 I found myself laughing so much at Slither (and getting stoked at all the cameos!)
>Bonus points for Slither if you like *Rooker.*
Eight Legged Freaks
Don't forget "Arachnophobia" from the 90s and "Gremlins" from the 80s!
Gremlins 2, where the building is like it's own city, and people are very much panicking.
and the automated building is doing it's best to make everything even worse.
I legit enjoy it more than the original.
Don't forget critters and ghoulies
I thought Critters was set way out in this isolated mansion...
If you're willing to take a foray into limited series, Midnight Mass on netflix
Fun fact: Midnight Mass was the novel Maddie was writing in Hush
Yes! Another fun fact, Jessie in Geralds Game grabs a copy of Midnight Mass when she's messing around with the stuff on the headboard.
Also, this is really really good.
My *very* unpopular opinion is that it could have been 1-2 episodes shorter. The monologues really felt forced & overdone. Otherwise, it was pretty good.
Eh very possibly, and it's OK to have differing opinions on that and in the end, we both still think it's good.
Pontypool!
More people need to see this film.
Zombie movie though, doesn't count.
Aftershock (2012) is one that a lot of people will pass on because of Eli Roth. One of the best environmental disaster movies I’ve ever seen
Good suggestion! Quite enjoyed this one!
Gave this one a watch based on this recommendation, unfortunately I found it to be horrible, and not in a good way. The acting, direction, effects and sound were all equally atrocious. Sorry but this was not good.
Oof. Well to each their own!
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Halloween Kills. EVIL DIES TONIGHT!
Godzilla Minus One. I would say that really captures the fear of a population.
Grabbers.
Such a fun movie that really needs more exposure. The writer of the film, Kevin Lehane, has a great film podcast called 'The Best Bits' where he and his friend, screenwriter Will Collins (Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers, Screecher's Reach) talk about their favourite scenes in movies, i.e. best Tom Cruise running scene, best exposition scene, best practical effects scene, etc.
Just watched trailer looks fantastic, downloading now👍
Needful things
More sci-fi than horror, but has some horror elements: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
This is a classic. Loved it as a kid.
When the kitchen things start going berserk, and the toys come alive, it's legitimately scary. Just knowing there's a strange force out there and it's made its way into the inside of *your house*, your safe place...it feels like certain types of horror.
30 Days of Night
The Bay immediately came to mind
Maximum Overdrive if you're in a silly mood
Fun fact: I was working at a video store for a summer, as a teenager. A dude asks for a movie recommendation for watching with his 5 year old who loves trucks. I had a vague memory of what the movie was about. Guy comes back the next day. “What the hell did you recommend me?” “Sorry I just remember a machine throwing up soda cans” “YEAH! And they BURSTED A DUDE’S HEAD OPEN!” Lol He didn’t have to pay nor rewind
The Wailing
Super 8
The Sadness. They're not zombies per say and they still have their mind and think for themselves but they are extremely aggressive and really violent. One of the bloodiest films recently made.
My Bloody Valentine (1981).
Was just reading the comments on The Crazies and immediately thought of Contagion (2011). More, horrific' than pure horror and more 'world' than town, but watching that during covid was a pretty wild ride! https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/
Critters 2
Or Black Sheep (2006) or Cute Lil Buggers (2017) may be good choices
Dark Was The Night only devolves into total panic at the end, but it’s a good movie. Moody and a bit of a slow burn, but worth the watch. Kevin Durand almost underplays his character, but shows how broken down he is.
Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Thanksgiving
Children of the Corn!
Legion is worth a match if you've not seen it, 30 days of night is a banger
Dante's peak
I love this movie.
I loved it too. But hell, grandma, what a time for a swim
Things you do for your family.
**Savageland (2015)**
Signs and The Village. I tried to explain the plots of both to my (refuses to watch horror) teen and he just shook his head and said the 1900s were rough. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kingdom of the Spiders The Blob
REC not a town but entire apartment building
* Salems Lot * Silver Bullet * Village of the Damned
Beat me to Village of the Damned. Good one!
Lifeforce
Interview With the Vampire (movie) in some scenes.
The Crazies, The Mist and Storm of the Century
The 2nd Purge movie, The Purge: Anarchy when we got to see the chaos throughout the entire city. Great cast as well with Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Michael K. Williams, and a young LaKeith Stanfield.
*killer clowns from outer space*
Slither
Super 8
Hot Fuzz
Would The Village qualify? (2004 M. Night Shyamalan)
Gremlins 2. The Clamp Building is like a small city.
Greenland
Vanishing on 13th street
The Bay
The Bay
The bay
Shivers. Kinda.
Also came to mind. Like “Impulse” (1984) which is kind of a rip off.
Miracle Mile.
The Crazies
Grimcutty fits. Do I recommend? No.
The Mist. Outbreak (kinda adjacent I guess) Super 8 (again, Adjacent)
Gremlins
Not necessarily horror, but Greenland has that dreaded feel to it
Evolution (2001)
The Blob
The Crazies (remake)
30 Days of Night
Not a movie, but a tv series, From. A isolated small town that seemingly traps random people traveling thru the United States. At night vampire like creatures attack anyone outdoors. Other mysteries are explored thru the 2 seasons. Kind of a horror version of Lost.
The Blob Invasion of the Body Snatchers Godzilla, or really any kaiju or giant monster movie
I am halfway through the series Midnight Mass on Netflix and enjoying it so far. Fits the premise you laid out.
Tremors
Signs
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers.
Bird box
Was literally going to ask this today, so instead of making a duplicate thread I'm hopping in and putting a paw down to take part of the suggestions too. 😅 But also, a few suggestions. Deep Impact, Volcano, Greenland. Follows a smaller cast more intimately, but there's also scenes of huge panic with lots of people.
Jeruzalem
In Halloween Kills the true villain of the movie is the towns intense paranoia and riotous reaction to Michaels return. Michael barely does anything.
Season 2 of Castle Rock.
The Blob (1988). Just watched it this weekend and I haven’t seen it since the theater when I was a kid. It’s brutal! Great watch.
Spontaneous
Godzilla?
Tremors
They nest
The Crazies
A Quiet Place 2 intro and ending. The new Quiet Place prequel most likely.
The Bay. Fun premise
The Wave (Norway, 2015)
A monster on maple street
Infested (2023)
The new Halloween trilogy definitely fits. Especially the 2nd one, Halloween Kills. Seems like quite a few people weren't fans, but I enjoy them as I do any of Michael Meyers' nights out on the town.
The Bay
Godzilla Minus One
Well… Miracle Mile.
There's a TV show called From that fits the bill. An entire town of people getting terrorized by creatures every night. There's a lot more to it than that, definitely check it out.
Silver bullet
James Gunn's Slither
The Signal from 2007
Maximum Overdrive
The blob
The end of Midnight Mass is like this.
Assimilate 2019. It's on Netflix. Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbours are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
Invasion of the body snatchers
Killer Klowns From Outer Space. My favorite thing about that film are the minor characters.
Village of the Damned Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth. The end of An American Werewolf in London. Oddly, one would think Jason Takes Manhattan would count, but when most New Yorkers encountered Jason, they just sort of shrugged and walked past him. 😄 They seemed to be saying, "Guy, I've seen six things crazier this morning. Now let me get to work."
Wouldn't most kaiju movies fit?
Finally someone is asking for fun recommendations instead of the same topic over and over again
Night of the Lepus
If you have time and subbed to Netflix, Midnight Mass miniseries.
Tremors, but the town is pretty small. Maybe if you include the end of The Blob? There is also a 50s movie with a giant ant that they think they have killed, so they store it in the school gym where it wakes up.
Birds
Ernest Scared Stupid
Jaws 2. 🤣
The new A Quiet Place coming out this weeks look like it might fit
The Simpsons movie
*Humanoids From the Deep*, depending on your tolerance for fish-on-human sexual assault.