I watched Possession(1981) for the first time last night and holy heck was that a mindf*ck of a trip. I had heard great things about it and how it had a cult following but I went in blind otherwise. Loved almost everything about it, very surreal and the film itself contorts to things I can’t even describe by the end - solid 8/10

I also viewed Jacob’s Ladder(1990) last week and that was a wild ride as well!

Anyone have any personal favs or recommendations? I’m not a horror fan by default but just trying to watch some gems I’ve missed during the spooky season 🎃

  • Ace T'KenEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    I have a furious fucking hate for this movie.

    As someone who was routinely abused by religious family members who told me how evil I was, I went to the movie thinking I would see some kind of payback to these definitely evil characters.

    Then the movie said “lol jk. The religious assholes were right because God said so.”

    • EvilBit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      That’s fair. But you gotta admit it’s horrific in its own way…

      Also, very sorry you had to deal with that but glad you came out the other side. How does it affect your overall horror sensibilities?

      • Ace T'KenEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        All good! Up until the twist I really did enjoy the movie. It’s well shot, it just kind of felt like a betrayal at the time.

        I absolutely love horror movies and have a few lined up from the last thread to watch next. Hell House LLC, Lake Mungo, Longlegs, The Blackcoats Daughter, Color out of Space, Mandy, and the two most recent VHS movies are on the docket before the end of the month.

        • EvilBit@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 month ago

          Fun mix! Some of those were great, others didn’t really do it for me. I’ve been powering through as many horror movies as I can this month too, and my friends and I even made a little spreadsheet to collect ratings and recommendations.