Recommend me a good new scare
October 19, 2018 5:26 AM Subscribe
Partner and child away this weekend, so what I really want to do is scare myself with a good film from the last three years (2015 onwards).
I'm going to get IT and Get Out, so what are some other recent films that might fit the bill? I have UK Netflix too if there are any good picks on there.
The Haunting of Hill House is long - 8 episodes I think. We started in the afternoon for one long glorious binge going no, we'll stop at the next one and pick it up tomorrow, and then it was 2 am and we were on the couch weeping and screaming.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 5:45 AM on October 19, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 5:45 AM on October 19, 2018 [8 favorites]
Veronica on Netflix was a fun watch. The Conjuring 2 is also a good horror film IMO especially for a sequel. I keep hearing the Haunting of Hill House (series not movie) on Netflix is also very good.
posted by buttonedup at 5:46 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by buttonedup at 5:46 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
> on the couch weeping and screaming
Soooo... that's a recommendation?
posted by humuhumu at 5:49 AM on October 19, 2018
Soooo... that's a recommendation?
posted by humuhumu at 5:49 AM on October 19, 2018
Hereditary is one of the most-talked about and well-reviewed of the genre of late.
posted by The Deej at 5:55 AM on October 19, 2018 [12 favorites]
posted by The Deej at 5:55 AM on October 19, 2018 [12 favorites]
Is Sorry To Bother You obtainable yet? It's satire but also fits under horror pretty well.
posted by LizardBreath at 6:39 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by LizardBreath at 6:39 AM on October 19, 2018
Looks like both The Babadook and It Follows came out in 2014, so don't meet your requirements, but if you haven't seen those, I would make the effort.
posted by Pig Tail Orchestra at 6:55 AM on October 19, 2018 [9 favorites]
posted by Pig Tail Orchestra at 6:55 AM on October 19, 2018 [9 favorites]
I got around to watching The Girl with all the gifts last week and was blown away by how good it is. I can’t tell you much about it except that it’s a horror movie and the cat dies. But if you can watch it without spoilers and are into post-apocalyptic horror, I highly recommend it.
posted by a hat out of hell at 6:59 AM on October 19, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by a hat out of hell at 6:59 AM on October 19, 2018 [3 favorites]
Another vote for The Witch. It's so good.
So, I don't scare real easy, and it's more the real life type of scares that get me (the Handmaid's Tale, for instance, or Rosemary's Baby without the devil worship) more than the supernatural stuff. So sort of along that vein I'll also rec...
10 Cloverfield Lane
posted by phunniemee at 7:01 AM on October 19, 2018 [4 favorites]
So, I don't scare real easy, and it's more the real life type of scares that get me (the Handmaid's Tale, for instance, or Rosemary's Baby without the devil worship) more than the supernatural stuff. So sort of along that vein I'll also rec...
10 Cloverfield Lane
posted by phunniemee at 7:01 AM on October 19, 2018 [4 favorites]
It Comes At Night and The Cured are both within the last year or two, and I enjoyed them much more than I would have thought.
posted by mrhaydel at 7:01 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by mrhaydel at 7:01 AM on October 19, 2018
Oh man. If you haven't seen Mark Duplass' "Creep" and "Creep 2", respectively, you really have to rectify that as soon as possible.
I wish I had never seen them just so that I could watch them for the first time again.
posted by nightrecordings at 7:14 AM on October 19, 2018 [4 favorites]
I wish I had never seen them just so that I could watch them for the first time again.
posted by nightrecordings at 7:14 AM on October 19, 2018 [4 favorites]
Andrew Traucki's pair of tourism-promotion films Black Water and The Reef are good value if waiting for terrified humans to discover their own place in the local food chain is your kind of scary. Both were released well before your earliest cutoff date, but did relatively small box office so there's a good chance you haven't already seen them.
Little ms. flabdablet (13) rated both of these as "totally not scary, what were you even on about, Dad", but she's Built Tough For Australian Conditions; they gave me the howling fantods.
posted by flabdablet at 7:16 AM on October 19, 2018 [3 favorites]
Little ms. flabdablet (13) rated both of these as "totally not scary, what were you even on about, Dad", but she's Built Tough For Australian Conditions; they gave me the howling fantods.
posted by flabdablet at 7:16 AM on October 19, 2018 [3 favorites]
Oh yes, I would also give a hearty second to It Comes At Night.
posted by phunniemee at 7:22 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by phunniemee at 7:22 AM on October 19, 2018
Seconding Hereditary! Probably the most unsettling movie I've seen this year. Deeply upsetting, but in a good way? If that makes any sense.
I've only seen the first episode, but Haunting of Hill House was surprisingly solid as well.
posted by miltthetank at 7:29 AM on October 19, 2018
I've only seen the first episode, but Haunting of Hill House was surprisingly solid as well.
posted by miltthetank at 7:29 AM on October 19, 2018
I also recommend The Babadook, if you haven't seen it yet.
I found "The Beyond" fascinating and creepy, though possibly not as directly scary as you want.
posted by RhysPenbras at 7:32 AM on October 19, 2018
I found "The Beyond" fascinating and creepy, though possibly not as directly scary as you want.
posted by RhysPenbras at 7:32 AM on October 19, 2018
It Follows is really really good.
posted by Rock Steady at 7:41 AM on October 19, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by Rock Steady at 7:41 AM on October 19, 2018 [5 favorites]
I finished Haunting of Hill House last night, and absolutely loved it. Brilliant story telling - but definitely rewards attention (don't multi-screen).
posted by bifter at 7:45 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by bifter at 7:45 AM on October 19, 2018
We also finished THoHH last night. Not only is it sad and scary, it wants the biggest screen you can put it on because there is shit happening in the shadows in the background too. We're going to have to do a whole rewatch now that I've seen some screenshots confirming I wasn't imagining them.
posted by Lyn Never at 8:22 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by Lyn Never at 8:22 AM on October 19, 2018
In addition to the recommendations for Creep, Hereditary and The Witch, which I heartily agree with, I would also recommend They Look Like People. Seriously underrated picture imo.
posted by holborne at 9:00 AM on October 19, 2018
posted by holborne at 9:00 AM on October 19, 2018
I don't scare easily but found the villain in the first season of Jessica Jones to be legitimately scary.
posted by mmascolino at 9:18 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by mmascolino at 9:18 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
The Witch is sooooo good...
If you want to be afraid you'll have nightmares, my partner and I were so unnerved by Mother! that we had to stay up and watch something else before we went to sleep.
posted by fiercecupcake at 10:20 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
If you want to be afraid you'll have nightmares, my partner and I were so unnerved by Mother! that we had to stay up and watch something else before we went to sleep.
posted by fiercecupcake at 10:20 AM on October 19, 2018 [1 favorite]
Don't Breathe. (Not to be confused with the aforementioned A Quiet Place.)
posted by The Deej at 10:26 AM on October 19, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by The Deej at 10:26 AM on October 19, 2018 [2 favorites]
It Follows
Goodnight Mommy
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:32 AM on October 19, 2018
Goodnight Mommy
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:32 AM on October 19, 2018
Hell House LLC was recommended to me last year, and it's still one of my favorites. It's found footage style, which isn't normally my cup of tea, but this one got me.
posted by anoirmarie at 11:31 AM on October 19, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by anoirmarie at 11:31 AM on October 19, 2018 [2 favorites]
Not a movie, but last night's Twitter thread about a ouija board had me up for a while last night.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 4:02 PM on October 19, 2018
posted by Sheydem-tants at 4:02 PM on October 19, 2018
Response by poster: A great set of answers, thanks everyone! So far I've watched It, Haunting of Hill House, Hereditary and 10 Cloverfield Lane which have all been right on target. A quick trip to the shop for more DVDs (oh, for a Blockbuster!) is in order and then back to it!
posted by threetwentytwo at 3:11 AM on October 21, 2018
posted by threetwentytwo at 3:11 AM on October 21, 2018
Both of these are very good, yet genre-bending in their own ways. Both on Netflix streaming.
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Before I Wake
posted by Pig Tail Orchestra at 7:21 AM on October 21, 2018
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Before I Wake
posted by Pig Tail Orchestra at 7:21 AM on October 21, 2018
This is a little outside your time frame, but if you haven't already seen it, You're Next is one of my favorite relatively recent horror movies. It is a home invasion horror movie, but beyond that, the less you know about it going in, the better.
Also, if you're down for trippy, experimental, 80s-inspired horror full of cults, demon bikers, and Nicolas Cage, I can't recommend Mandy heartily enough.
posted by helloimjennsco at 9:00 AM on October 22, 2018
Also, if you're down for trippy, experimental, 80s-inspired horror full of cults, demon bikers, and Nicolas Cage, I can't recommend Mandy heartily enough.
posted by helloimjennsco at 9:00 AM on October 22, 2018
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Korean cinema does not skimp on the gore, btw, or in putting children in traumatic experiences so while you may not need a gore warning if you're asking for scare / horror recs, you may for the whole children in peril thing.
posted by humuhumu at 5:40 AM on October 19, 2018 [7 favorites]