List by Stuart Barr
Good horror that slipped through the net
A list of horror films I think are worth your time but that either failed to get proper distribution, or have fallen slightly into obscurity since release.
I will be updating this regularly
Pissed that The Loved Ones still isn't out on DVD in the U.S.
2120 Elm's Way still hasn't had US distribution I believe. That's a cracking little film.
The 2008 Dutch film Linkeroever (Left Bank) seems to be relatively unknown for some reason. I thought it was great. Not a fan of The Loved Ones or Tucker & Dale though.
The Baby's Room (on here as Films to Keep You Awake: The Baby’s Room) and Lake Mungo are good examples of underrated modern horror.
I had a grand old time with Feast, but whenever I mention it, nobody seems to have seen it.
Oh and Linkeroever is from Belgium ;). Doesn't matter, it is indeed a very well made horror film. If you like Dutch horror that's fallen into obscurity, well, just watch De Lift by Dick Maas. Great stuff!
@Dirk - er yeah... I meant Belgium! Ignorant Brit lol...
I was thinking about stuff featured in Not Quite Hollywood. While most have since become availble on dvd, one that still seems pretty obscure is the nifty 'Next of Kin' - had to watch it in crusty youtube segments...
Lake Mungo is totally on the list! Getting a few. Ids for things I haven't seen, will lookout for 2120 Elms Way, The Baby's Room.
...oh yeah, and talking of Ozploitation, gotta have 'Wake in Fright' on there. Maybe not straight horror, but a journey into booze-soaked hell that is truly nightmarish. On the poor distribution front, it flopped in Australia, and played at a single cinema in New York for ONE screening!
Much as I like Vampire's Kiss I'm not sure it's quite a horror film. Ha ent seen The Lift but like Amsterdamned. Xtro, and the Hickox films I haven't seen in ages. Sorry I detested Feast
Gerald Kargl's Angst is arguably the finest serial killer horror film ever made yet doesn't get as much attention as it deserves.
http://letterboxd.com/film/angst/
Well Street Trash is just one of the greatest horror flicks to come out of the 80's! Anyone who hasn't seen it just go and get it now.
Love this list, - This is the exact reason I Joined Letterboxd, - to get recommendations off "the beaten path" - Thank you so much ! I have added many of these to my to watch Queue
I started a similar lis
letterboxd.com/veronicasdad/list/films-you-may-have-missed-suggestions-for/
Speaking of Films to Keep You Awake, more people need to see A Christmas Tale from Paco Plaza ([Rec]). More a coming-of-age thriller than horror, but it's pretty enjoyable.
I love Tucker and Dale and Street Trash, I will need to check out some more on your list.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a great horror film from about five years back that's styled like Lake Mungo - as in structured like a real documentary, not just tapes someone found. Unfortunetly, even though it's been five plus years and the director went on to make two very high profile horror films (Quarantine and Devil) it has still not been released anywhere, other than bootlegs. I think that qualifies.
Also, in case you guys haven't heard, The Loved Ones is getting a theatrical release in the US this summer.
^ Great call.
Great list, I'd forgotten about seeing some of these, which is shocking considering the quality of films such as paper house and race with the devil. Personal fave here has to be Mum and Dad which manages to be so realistic and so out there at the same time.
Watched The Loved Ones recently and really liked it.
Paperhouse is a great film - haven't seen it in years, but quite a bit of it has stuck with me. Mum and Dad is a great film, really hard to watch, but in the right way. I can barely watch Perry Benson at times, he's so revolting.
For fans of Paperhouse it is worth checking out a little seen British film called, Dream Demon. It has that great '80s horror quality that a number of British films had at the time (Company of Wolves and Afraid of the Dark being two more good examples).
Sadly, Dream Demon is only available on VHS though.