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It's the spooky season, what are your recommended movies (and other media) for the season that aren't gory horror or kids movies? (self.asklemmy)

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My SO and I are always looking for good movies, shows, etc. to fill the month of October. We like things that are atmospheric, cerebral, or just fun. But a lot of the standard recommendations are your typical slasher movies and the like, disgusting body horror, kids movies that we have no interest in, and things that are just plain miserable.

Here's some things we've liked to one degree or another from previous years.

Action Horror / Horror That's Actually Enjoyable

Aliens
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fright Night
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Mummy (1999)
Silence of the Lambs
Sleepy Hollow (Great? No. Fun? Yes.)
Termors 1 & 2
Various Stephen King Mini series (IT, The Stand, Rose Red)

Funny and Spooky

Army of Darkness
BeetleJuice
Bubba Ho-Tep
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie)
The Burbs (didn't love it, but a good fit)
Death Becomes Her
The Frighteners
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Ghostbusters 1 & 2
Gremlins 1 & 2
High Anxiety
Little Shop of Horrors (not really into musicals, but still a good fit)
Shaun of the Dead
What We Do in the Shadows (movie)
Various MST3K horror movie episodes
Young Frankenstein

Anthology Shows (inherently hit or miss)

The Twilight Zone (60s)
The Outer Limits (90s)
Tales From the Crypt

Old Timey Classics

Dracula
Frankenstein (actually underwhelming, but it was a good fit)
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting of Hill House (with Rifftrax, but still counts)
The Last Man on Earth
Psycho
The Invisible Man

Barely Qualifies as spooky but still good:

Dark Man
The Dead Zone (movie)
Men in Black
Pacific Rim
The Shadow
They Live

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Under the funny and spooky category, one of my favourite movies is Murder Party.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

watching every AVGN halloween special

[–] papalonian 2 points 2 months ago

The Haunting of Hill House is a phenomenal show. Incredibly creepy, and one of the most emotionally powerful things I've ever watched.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The Night House is a really good horror/thriller, I don't recall it having any gore.

The Menu is phenomenal, but does have a bit of blood and gore.

I don't think I saw anyone mention Get Out, a fantastic movie.

I'm not a big movie guy, but these were some of my faves (along with Evil Dead, which have been mentioned a ton already 🙂)

[–] ekZepp 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You may check these groups, you can find many list of movies and discussions.

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[–] CaptPretentious 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dracula: Dead and Loving it. It's a comedy/horror with Leslie Nielsen.

Tales from the Dark side: The movie (I never watched the series, so can't comment).

[–] nickiwest 1 points 2 months ago

I don't see any recommendations for The Lost Boys yet. It's super '80s in the "both Coreys" way. It's dated, but still a lot of fun.

Prince of Darkness is a guilty pleasure for me. I love religious horror, so it's my favorite John Carpenter movie. There are some fairly violent bits, but it's not overly gory like a slasher flick. If you're okay with The Thing, this one should be fine.

The Endless is also religious horror, but it's more psychological. There's not much violence, but it's very tense.

Little Monsters (the 2019 one) is a heartwarming comedy about a teacher who has to protect her class from a zombie apocalypse during a field trip. It's got a moderate amount of zombie-movie gore, but it's treated in a humorous way. If you're okay with Shaun of the Dead, it should be fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I don't know if it would meet your "no kid's movie" requirement, but Hocus Pocus has been in my spooky season rotation forever.

Also, it's technically a musical I guess but the animated Legend of Sleepy Hollow narrated/sung by Bing Crosby is a classic.

Everything else on my list has already been mentioned, but I would be remiss not to mention one of my wife's favorites, Corpse Bride. If you were already looking at Nightmare Before Christmas, I think you'll enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For other media:

The Children MacNuggits – "The Crazy"

Calibretto – "Don't Go into the Woods"

Rob Cantor - "Shia LaBeouf"

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[–] Gremour 1 points 2 months ago

Hereditary (2018). Although it has some unpleasant moments, the story and actors play are so good. While the ending is okay (nothing surprising for the bar set by the movie), the tension throughout the story is well worth the watch. It is in my top list of horror/thriller movies of all time.

[–] cheese_greater 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wait till Christmas for Nightmare Before Christmas, it really is more of a Christmas movie imo. At the very least, its like the brunch of Halloweeen/Christmas movies

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