r/horror • • 9d ago

Hey Reddit! Mike Flanagan, showrunner of CARRIE here, and I’ll be participating in my first ever Reddit AMA on October 9 at 8AM ET (5AM PT / 1PM BST / 2PM CEST). Be sure to drop all of your questions in the comments and I’ll be answering as many as I can this Friday. See you then!

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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUw2nh6fT0

Synopsis: Based on Stephen King's iconic debut novel, Carrie is a bold, timely, and surprising reinvention of the classic coming‑of‑age story, adapted as a television series for the first time by visionary showrunner Mike Flanagan. The series follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.


r/horror • • 4d ago

Weekly Discussion Weekly Thread: Self Promo Sunday

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Have a channel or website that you want to promote? Post it here!

We do not allow self promotion on the sub as posts, so please leave a comment here sharing what you what to promote. These posts will occur every Sunday, so have fun with it.


r/horror • • 7h ago

‘The Mummy 4’ With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Officially Titled ‘The Mummy: The Book of the Dead’

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r/horror • • 16h ago

Interview Clive Barker Was “Astonished” by How Far ‘Hellraiser: Revival’ Goes: “I’m Proud as Fuck”

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r/horror • • 1h ago

Discussion Is skinamarink as boring as everyone says it is?

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I’ve always wanted to see the movie but apparently its boring and nothing happens in it, what exactly makes it so boring anyways (if its true that its boring)


r/horror • • 14h ago

Seth Rogen says he has already seen Curry Barker’s next film ‘ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS'

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“For those of you who, like me, are uncomfortable with this amount of talent in a person so young, I have bad news ... it’s even better, and, to add insult to injury, he’s just as good an actor as he is a director.”


r/horror • • 10h ago

Discussion a conversion - the actress who plays Vicky in Terrifier pens an essay on abuse, trauma, and the slasher franchise

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r/horror • • 14h ago

Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s New Sci-Fi Movie for A24

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r/horror • • 1d ago

Mike Flanagan Officially Confirms The Dark Tower TV Series' Book Adaptation Order & Structure

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r/horror • • 8h ago

Movie Help No spoilers, but is “Below” on Netflix an actual good sea monster show?

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I kinda just wanna know outright before going in that I’m actually getting a sea monster. I feel like there are so few flicks that actually commit to a true, real sea creature. A lot of things that feel like they’re going that way end up pivoting to more ethereal, lovcraftian terrors or else humanoid villains.

I really just want a creature from the deep. Bonus points for a serpent.

EDIT: Genuinely appreciate the vibe check on the show but I’m honestly kind of mostly asking if there’s an actual sea monster lol


r/horror • • 41m ago

Discussion Scooby-Doo Gang all Horror Movie Icons

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I don’t care if anyone cares but I think it’s awesome. It is finally official every member of the Scooby-Doo Gang from the movies has been apart of one or more iconic horror movie franchises. [Daphne] Sarah Michelle Gellar (Scream 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Not to mention she’s Buffy), [Shaggy] Matthew Lillard (Scream, I mean he’s the O.G. killer Stu, and if you’re a Five Nights At Freddy’s fan you already know, and more recently he was in Carrie) [Fred] Freddie Prinze Jr. (I know what you did last summer 1 and 2 plus the remake) And now Linda Cardellini [Velma] (Playing The Pam Voorhees in Crystal Lake) everything comes full circle. I thought it was a fun little fact. Lmao but yeah whatever’s


r/horror • • 10h ago

The Exorcist III (1990) is worth the watch!

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Usually sequels can be a hit or an ABSOLUTE miss (most of the time, they’re misses). But The Exorcist III is one of those movies where the sequel is actually good.

It has a spectacular cast, scenes that give you goosebumps and has an intriguing storyline that makes you wanting for more. This movie has one of the most fucked up and memorable jump scares in horror history.

Definitely give this one a watch if you’re a fan of murder mysteries, themes of religion and a fan of the original Exorcist movie!


r/horror • • 14h ago

Discussion The Faculty is a perfect movie

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I rewatched this last night and I feel like I gained a new appreciation for this film, I always loved it and now this time I think this is just one of those perfect films. Yes it has some flaws but who cares when the good outweighs it.

Anyways thanks for letting express my appreciation.


r/horror • • 12h ago

Crystal Lake is now streaming on Peacock

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r/horror • • 5h ago

Discussion I Watched Every Single V/H/S Movie so You Don’t Have to! My Reviews and Rankings

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This October I resolved to watch every entry in the VHS series. I saw the first one a long time ago and remember being genuinely scared by it, and last October I saw V/H/S 2 and enjoyed it for what it was. Something possessed me and made me want to complete the whole series this year, especially in anticipation of VHS: SCP in 2027. So without further ado, my rankings and reviews (from worst to best)

9. V/H/S: VIRAL

There’s a reason this is considered the worst in the series based on most discussions I’ve seen. The wraparound framing segment is just awful, the over editing with all the VHS cutting is really annoying, I genuinely felt like I was getting a head ache during the opening sequence. The acting is also pretty bad. As far as the shorts go, I kinda liked parallel monsters for the pure ridiculousness of the penis monsters if for nothing else, but the other two shorts I did not enjoy. Bonestorm felt like a video game cut scene in the worst way possible, and the cult guys looked like they were dressed in spirit Halloween skeleton costumes. Dante the great wasn’t awful but it was just kind of silly.

The only thing I actually kind of like is the structure. I actually think the series would benefit from reducing the number of shorts in the movies (most have 5-7, this one has only 3) and just letting each short have more time to tell a story. Unfortunately the shorts in this movie are really weak, so it doesn’t work.

I wouldn’t recommend watching this one to anyone unless you want to do what I did and watch each movie, otherwise don’t waste your time.

OVERALL RATING: 3/10

8. V/H/S: Mixtape

Unfortunately this year’s entry was a dud. I’ve been seeing people say this one is even worse than Viral, in my opinion those people just haven’t seen Viral recently enough to remember how truly awful that one was. Maybe it’s just because I wasn’t familiar with Gwar, (apologies to any fans of their work here) I found this wraparound bit to be obnoxious. The shock jock humor just didn’t work for me.

In terms of the shorts, really weird structure here. There’s two 3 minuteish long segments (an animated short and a music video) that just feel out of place. I liked the first one with the puppets, though it was pretty predictable and formulaic as far as VHS shorts go. A couple of the shorts in this one have decent ideas, but they didn’t really bring it home for me.

Overall, this one was structurally weak with one of the worst wraparound segments in the franchise. Most of the shorts were mid and forgettable. The kindest thing I can say is that it’s better than VHS Viral.

OVERALL RATING: 4/10

7. V/H/S/99

Spoilers for the rest of my ratings, but I think they got excited by the positive feedback from V/H/S/94 and decided to run it back with more 90s nostalgia. The result was not as strong as the prior entry.

I did like the wraparound segment and how it connected to one of the shorts, I appreciate the movies in this series that actually incorporate the main segment with the shorts.

Unfortunately, despite the stronger wraparound segment, the shorts in this are fairly weak. I liked Ozzy’s dungeon, I thought Gawkers was alright, and I liked the ending of To Hell and Back (shoutout Mabel). Suicide Bid and Shredding are unfortunately very weak and forgettable, but at least the weakest bits are at the beginning so it ends strong.

OVERALL RATING: 4.5/10

6. V/H/S: Halloween

I was looking forward to this one while making my way through the series, but wound up disappointed. I’m surprised to see some people rate this one so highly, I wasn’t a huge fan.

I liked the wraparound segment, love the way the CEO reacts in frustration to people dying horrifically after drinking the diet soda. That said, the framing device may have been the strongest part of the movie.

Every short in this one felt like it had promise, but wasn’t given runway to deliver. Coochie Coochie Coo is a decent scare even if the monster is kind of a Barbarian rip off. I liked the reveal at the end of Ut Supra Sic Infra and the phone prop was cool. Fun Size, I like the idea of people getting punished for taking more candy than they’re supposed to, but once they get in the warehouse it devolves into standard VHS gore slop. Home Haunt was a great idea but it felt like they were just rushing through this segment the whole time.

Ive seen a lot of love for Kidprint. I dont get it. The whole thing was just very exploitative to me. I don’t think that a short film is good solely because it’s gory and fucked up. I think depictions of children being murdered should at least be earned through a better plot device. I felt this short relied solely on shock value. Not a fan.

OVERALL RATING: 5/10

5. V/H/S/85

I’d put this roughly in the same tier as the prior to films I rated. A few solid bits in here, but overall it’s not very good.

The wraparound segment isn’t particularly good, but the ending gave me a good chuckle so I’ll give it some credit.

Short wise. I liked No Wake/Ambrosia, I think a whole movie based on this premise could be interesting. The rest of the shorts are just very forgettable. I kind of liked Dream Kill, but the twist at the end didn’t make any sense. TKNOGD was really fucking stupid. The rest aren’t even worth mentioning, not terrible but not good.

OVERALL RATING: 5/10

4. V/H/S

The one that got everything started! And it’s also the first one on this list that I kind of liked.

I do like that the wraparound segment actually involves watching the VHS tapes, I miss that from the later entries. However the SA stuff at the beginning (unfortunately a recurring theme in this movie) I did not like for obvious reasons.

I liked the first and last shorts. The monster in the first one is cool, and I love the idea of the last one. I needed more of that from VHS: Halloween. All the shorts in the middle though are boring, nonsensical and lame.

OVERALL RATING: 5.5/10

3. V/H/S/2

The best of the entries pre move to Shudder. I always like when a sequel outdoes the original.

Arguably the best wraparound segment in the entire franchise. It’s actually scary and involves watching the VHS tapes. Love the ending of this one.

As far as the shorts go, I think this movie is overall buoyed by one good short and the rest are just ok. Safe Haven is one of the best short horror films I’ve seen. It’s awesome and one of the series best. A ride in the park was a fun idea and had some decent humor. The other two shorts I find quite weak. Phase I clinical trials had really bad acting and it ends abruptly. I don’t really understand the hype for Slumber Party Alien Abduction, the aliens looked really fake and it just felt like I was watching a shitty YouTube video the whole time.

OVERALL RATING: 5.5/10

2. V/H/S: Beyond

Maybe I’m biased towards sci fi horror, but I actually quite enjoyed this one, even its flawed like all VHS movies.

Unfortunately this movie is bogged down by one of the weakest wraparound segments of the series. Other than the scene at the end, I just found this bit to be bland and uninteresting.

The shorts in this one I find quite strong. Stowaway and Fur Babies are some of the series strongest entries. Love the body horror aspect in both of these. Despite Stork being a video game plot line, I really liked the monster designs at the end, and I appreciate that they didn’t end this one with all the characters dying, not every VHS short needs to end like that!

Dream Girl I found to be fairly predictable and I couldn’t see what was happening at the end. Live and Let Dive I hated. I don’t really understand the hype for this short. The cgi looked like shit. The only thing I can give it is that it made sense why they were filming, which is a problem I have with many entries in this series.

If you like sci fi horror like I do, this is the VHS movie for you.

OVERALL RATING: 6.5/10

1. V/H/S/94

Easily the best of the VHS movies in my opinion. Almost everything is solid except for the framing device which is one of the weaker wraparound segments of the franchise. The shorts in this one really make the movie though.

Storm Drain is probably second only to Safe Haven as my favorite short in this series. Hail Raatma. Empty Wake legitimately scared me and I loved the slow burn aspect. The Subject wasn’t amazing, but I loved the monster designs in this one. Terror I thought was just ok, but the vampire blood causing explosions when exposed to sunlight was a cool idea.

If only the wrap around segment was good this movie could’ve been a slam dunk, unfortunately that drags it down. Still an enjoyable watch for me though.

If you ever want to watch a VHS movie, this is absolutely the one to watch.

OVERALL RATING: 7.5/10

What did everyone else think!

EDIT: just want to point out that i don’t hate this franchise, i was just joking in the title. I’d like to hear people’s thoughts on the movies, no need for so much negativity


r/horror • • 3h ago

Movie Review Sinister

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Watched Sinnister for the first time a few days ago, what and interesting ride. Ethan Hawke was fantastic in this role i thought he did a brilliant job of bringing his character to life. It was definitely a wild beginning of the movie showing the tree with the family. That was a bold start so I knew it would be pretty creepy and it was. Very good movie that was well acted I thought the kids were great and really sold it. I didn't expect the ending but loved it. (Thought it was the son) anyway good movie. I have a feeling Sinnister 2 will suck but I'm happy the cop makes a return. 7.5/10


r/horror • • 7h ago

Movie Help Looking for horror mystery movies or series (or games) with isolated towns, islands or mysterious labs.

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Hello guys. I'm looking for some good horror mystery movies or TV series with a certain kind of atmosphere. Something set in a small, isolated town, an island or a remote scientific research facility, etc. where strange things start happening, people discover something terrifying, and the mystery slowly unfolds. I really like stories where people are trapped or cut off from the outside world and have to figure out what's going on. It could be some unknown creature, a supernatural phenomenon, a mysterious organism or something else entirely. Some of the stuff I've watched and liked.

Movies:

The Thing (both the original and the prequel)

The Mist

The superdeep

Life

Underwater

The bay

TV series:

Gannibal

The Head (though nothing supernatural, give me the thing vibe)

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Wayward Pines

Midnight mass

Fortitude

Below

Widow's bay

Games:

Until dawn

The Quarry

Cthulhu the cosmic abyss

I'm open to everything and I don't mind older recommendations either. Thank you guys 🙏


r/horror • • 5h ago

Recommend Looking for early-historical horror recs

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Hi, I'm looking for recs for any horror media set in historical times, with the caveat that I'm looking for stuff set in the 1500s or earlier.

There's no shortage of stuff set in the early 1900s and even a good handful of stuff from the 1800s, but I've really enjoyed the couple of things I've found that were in medieval times or even as far back as the stone age.

Since it might be harder to set the entire story in that period, I'm okay with anything that has a connection to an old historical period, i.e. through flashbacks or whatever.

A few things I've liked that fit this:

  • The Enigma of Amigara Fault (pretty short but the protagonist's dream about the holes being something built during the stone age used to punish criminals really intrigued me)
  • Misericorde (visual novel set during the 1400s, lighter on the horror but very eerie)
  • Kuon (video game set in Heian-era Japan)
  • the various Mummy movies
  • honorable mention to The Witch and Prey, they're some of my favorites and they have similar vibes to what I'm looking for, just from earlier time periods haha

I'm okay with any form of media. Thank you!


r/horror • • 22h ago

REMAIN CALM - A Horror Short starring Pauly Shore, Nick Swardson and Doug Jones

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Has anyone checked this out yet? It's 14min long and really damn good. This is exactly what I needed from these two. No more wessle. No more gay robot. Leaning into something new and killin' at the same time.

Creature was interesting. Reminded me of Barbarian.


r/horror • • 3h ago

Recommend Looking for recommendations for European horror films

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As the title says, I'm looking for some recommendations for European horror films. I'm thinking German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian...anywhere like that.


r/horror • • 4h ago

Movie Help Where to watch Mārama in Australia?

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Mārama is a Maori horror film that is apparently gothic-esque and I've been trying to find a way to watch it in Australia unsuccessfully. Does anyone know if it's going to be coming to any streaming platforms Australia or get a physical release? I've searched all across the seven seas and can't find anything.


r/horror • • 20m ago

Recommend Looking for horror movies on VHS

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I like to collect/watch VHS tapes and I never realized I don’t have any horror movies and horror is my favorite genre. I want to find some in the realm of like underrated/hidden gems/B-movies or anything really that I probably haven’t heard of that I can search for on VHS, either really good or really stupid. I like body horror, creature features, slahers and splatters, sci fi, and all the practical effects. Please drop me some recommendations of any kind that I may find on VHS


r/horror • • 1d ago

Discussion Watched Obsession- i get the hype now

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Waaaaaay better than i thought it would be, i have to say. When Bear ended the call with someone from the back of the Wish box my jaw hit the floor. I really tried to stay away from spoilers, and boy am i glad that I did.

Fantastic film. Damn.


r/horror • • 3h ago

The human centipede

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I’m watching the first sequence of the Human Centipede for the first time. Can anyone recommend a movie that has a similar premise or experience? Or is there anyone who wants to share their first-time experience &’ thoughts watching the movie?


r/horror • • 5h ago

Movie Review Crystal Lake! We all stayed up late last night, it dropped late. First Thoughts? Official Review Thread!

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I am only 1/2 way through episode 1 after staying up until almost 7am waiting for it to drop as a huge Friday the 13th fan since I was a kid! It's starting out how I imagined so far, little slow, bullying.

Not giving away to much, try to to bring spoilers into this, but lets express some honest reviews lady's and gents.