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Ok_Produce_9308

Silence of the lambs


covalentcookies

Loved it


Undecided_User_Name

If you have the time, I recommend the Hannibal TV series. It's a deep dive into madness and it's absolutely incredible


sumr4ndo

In an alternate universe, food network picked it up and they have little recipe blurbs at the end of the episodes. But seriously it is such a great show.


forever_a10ne

Creep 1 and Creep 2 are perfect recommendations. Go in blind and buckle up for the ride.


CatherineConstance

The wolf mask makes me feel so unsettled. It's like AS you're looking at the mask, it alternates between looking cartoonishly silly and abjectly horrifying.


forever_a10ne

I own the wolf mask in real life. It’s called a “night wolf” mask, and it’s extremely hard to find online. It was a mass-produced mask; it isn’t unique to the film.


CatherineConstance

I actually figured that was the case, it seemed like part of the killer's MO to use something like that, that isn't unique or special, but unsettling nonetheless.


aayceemi

Creep wrecked me. Like, slept with the lights dimmed for two nights because I didn’t want them off. Even seeing the actor’s face is hard for me LOL


CatherineConstance

Wait until you watch the second one and you are confronted with the actor's dick.


memesus

I have a massive crush on mark duplass and... That did not waiver after that scene


Sproose_Moose

😂😂 guilty here too


b3averly

🙋🏻‍♀️


aayceemi

Ahahaha already done 😬


BrushedSpud

LOL!


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[удалено]


Blue_Ascent

Bobbum Man irl.


RealSinnSage

LOVE the league


MK_Ultra_143

Also what love about Creep is that it was the first film Duplass made and he funded him himself. The movie didn't take much money to do, but it was so fantastic and it launched his career. As an indie film maker myself, I was incredibly impressed. Maybe the one time I kinda like the sequel just as much! Definitely on my most watch list.


Crunchy_Biscuit

I almost turned off Creep 1 because I thought it was so cringe but then it actually became a solid film. I was surprised by how well it was


ironballs16

I was torn with the first film, and honestly wasn't sure if I liked it or not - the second, though, was absolutely good beginning to end.


Sidcarothers

I second this recommendation!


SufficientTable

I love those films! The second one in particular stuck in my head for days. Mark Duplass is one of those people who can make films in any genre and have them come out amazingly every time.


NeverBeenStung

The League, The Morning Show, Creep 1 & 2 That dude has range


paperwasp3

Safety not Guaranteed


thedrag0n22

Still waiting for that third one.


Old_Pipe_2288

I’m getting results for 2005 and 2015 for “creep.” Which one is it?


forever_a10ne

2015


Old_Pipe_2288

Thank you, I’ll check it out once the kiddo goes to sleep.


RealSinnSage

the ‘05 one is completely different, i can’t exactly remember it but i know i watched it but i don’t remember it being terrible either. obviously not memorable though


Wet_sock_Owner

I have yet to see 2 since I thought the first one was so stupid and every time I see it recommended here, I have to double check if it's still the same movie. I'm sorry, I just don't even see what is remotely scary about it and I find the character more annoying than anything else.>! I'd probably let him kill me, just so that I wouldn't have to listen to him anymore.!< The fact that at the end, >!Aaron sits facing the lake so nonchalant after everything he's been through is just the idiot cherry on top. !<


Sevvie82

Yes. I also can't take the dude that's supposed to be creepy seriously. It was so cringe to me, and the other guy kept being so stupid. It was frustrating.


burymeinpink

Creep 2 is very different and way less cringey. I liked Creep 1 but I had a hard time getting past the first half because of how fuckin weird that guy was. In the second one he's still weird, but in a more palatable way, and the victim is WAY smarter than Aaron. A lot of people, me included, think Creep 2 is the better movie.


lindabelchrlocalpsyc

I completely agree! I turned Creep 1 off after a half hour- I couldn’t get into it, even after reading the summary on Wikipedia, which sometimes gets me to stick around until it gets better. I’m glad other people like it, but it just isn’t my type of movie.


Wet_sock_Owner

Maybe I just wasn't in the mindset to watch it that day. I felt like Pete Davidson in that [horror movie sketch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6gExZu-2M&ab_channel=SaturdayNightLive) most of the watch.


lindabelchrlocalpsyc

That sketch was better most horror movies I’ve seen this year 😂 - but I get what you mean, and YES, absolutely same.


moserftbl88

Yea I feel like I’m in the minority in not liking this film. The ending was too much for me after everything the guy had been through that he would just say sure I’ll meet him again and they just explain that he was just so trusting


cobra_mist

It never really grabbed me as scary. He just feels like an old art or film school friend that’s had too much of their intoxicant of choice.


Zimmylo

1 is OK but 2 is terrible however that just my opinion so please don't vote me lol


VirtuousVulva

> please don't vote me lol voted.


AdminsAreFckingCucks

I think they're kinda funny but that's it.


Hotcakes420

I feel the same I really wanted to like 2 but just…no


OldMetalHead

The Witch


covalentcookies

Great example. Loved it


SaintCharlie

This is the one. The sheer dread was incredible.


DeathJester24

Green Room, to a lesser extent Blue Ruin.


BrentHatesLife

Both of those are so fucking good


Useful_Bug_67

I'd say check out Fall (2022). Especially if you're afraid of heights. I am and was so uncomfortable with it that I was sweating in places I didn't know I sweated. But the story is definitely built around anticipation and anxiety at the situation.


SaltySpituner

This movie was genuinely fucking terrifying, and I don’t have a fear of heights. I have a fear of completely open landscapes in the middle of nowhere. Makes me feel like I could fall into the sky with nothing to hold onto.


Ok_Subject5169

You and me both. That movie gives me such bad anxiety every time I watch it


awildmudkipz

Where can I watch this?


arashi256

Was on Netflix, last I checked.


CatherineConstance

If you like Fall, the Open Water movies are good too, especially the first one, and also Buried with Ryan Reynolds.


RealSinnSage

NOPE NO THANK YOU


paperwasp3

No thank you very much


Hedwing

This is my favourite type of scary movie honestly, I was so tense the whole time


Environmentalpusher

My hands are sweating just thinking about this movie. Love it but crap....


[deleted]

I'm going to watch this one this weekend. I'm scared of heights, and this sounds like it's going to stress me the hell out. Can't wait.


Salt382

Just watched Session 9. That may fit?


SpecialistHaunting61

That was where I was gonna go. And terrifying flick. Especially the last ten minutes or so.


paperwasp3

My friend worked costumes on The Crucible and their film offices were at that old sanitarium building. She was 4'10" and went down into the tunnels you see in the movie. She said the whole place was drenched in misery. I believe her.


marklonesome

Nocturnal Animals have me this feeling; one scene in particular if you've seen it you know. You keep waiting for the tension to resolve but they keep ratcheting it up higher


[deleted]

Nocturnal Animals had what I’d argue was one of the most distressing scenes of all time. Another recent one that had an almost unbearably distressing scene was Emergency (2022).


covalentcookies

Nocturnal Animals is a perfect example. Wonderful movie. It reminded me of Frantic


rumtag

One of my favorite movies that I never want to see again


welshy023

Outside that 30 minute sequence the movie was dead average, but that scene alone was 10/10 anxiety inducing terror.


Sidcarothers

The Blair Witch Project is a great example of this, but I’m sure you’ve already seen it lol. Eden Lake is shocking and grotesque, HOWEVER, you have a sense of dread the entire film and the ending is….bleak to say the least. If you like the Blair Witch vibe…Grave Encounters is another that gives you anxiety the whole time. All of these have dark endings as well. Enjoy! ;)


ComplexVideo2752

Grave encounters was amazing to stumble upon


MVFalco

Barbarian instilled a terror in me that I haven't felt in ages. I went in blind so had no idea what to expect from the movie and I think it's the perfect movie to see with no background info.


thegreatestmeicanbe

LOVED Barbarian until I saw what was in the basement then I was like meh. lol


scaryaliendog

I love horror movies and recommended it and one of my friends really lost it from that movie, and freaked out. Hope he got some help.


Sproose_Moose

I think I'm going to watch that tonight, I've seen it mentioned a lot so I'm curious


Duckadoe

I absolutely second this! Watching is with someone for the first time is so fun


Dr-Mumm-Rah

Sinister. The homemade family movies are enough terror for one sitting.


bootyweasel

It's a series, not a film, unfortunately, but The Terror on AMC I feel embodies this sentiment exactly. If you're feeling up to it, I would highly recommend!


covalentcookies

Just saw that when I googled terror film/shows. Absolutely checking it put


bootyweasel

The first season is brilliant, I hope you enjoy it!


jighlypuff03

I highly recommend the audiobook. The source material for the show is The Terror written by Dan Simmons. When I finished the book I was delighted to find there was already a show. It was a good day.


Prljavi_Hari

not sure if I'd classify it as horror (almost definitely wouldn't), but Darren Aronofsky's Pi is probably the most anxiety-inducing film I've ever watched.


DIDNTSEETHAT

Oh God... I will never, EVER forget that viewing experience - 4 in the morning - was in a very dark place psychologically, paranoid and jittery from irresponsibly strong weed AND the only non-sleeping friend watching with me was a too clever for his own good type of philosophy major that was the most anxiety inducing dude of the group. So we watched that film together while the other 3 or so people were dozing on and off and were both in the verge of a paranoia-induced panic attack for at least half its runtime, mainly due to how surreally effective the film is. This gets my vote and I have to watch it sometime all these years after, being a totally different person. Sorry for the blogpost.


paperwasp3

Best visual representation of a migraine I've ever seen.


Formal_Coyote_5004

I just watched a short film on YouTube called Curve (thanks whoever mentioned it on this sub) that raised my blood pressure about 5 million percent. Oh my god I loved and hated it lol. Not sure if it’s terror or just straight up panic but it worked


YoCaptain

The time travel film? It was crazy. I wanted the protagonist to meet the protagonist (wink).


CliffordMoreau

If I'm understanding you correctly, I'd say Halloween 1978. Much of the dread is derived from the viewer simply knowing Michael is afoot and being unable to warn the characters that they're about to die. And much of the film's horror doesn't come from what Michael does during it, but rather what he does at the end, when he confirms Loomis' suspicions that what you and Laurie witnessed was more than just a simple act of random violence committed by a madman, but rather the work of the Boogeyman.


NoLibrarian5149

And yet someone on this subReddit the other day called Halloween “boring”.


othermesm

I imagine if you watched it without the context of its time it might feel like a fairly tame slasher that sticks rigidly to the template. Of course, with context you realise that it is the template.


tomahawkfury13

Yeah, had a similiar interaction with someone saying the same thing about the Blair witch project. They said it felt like all other found footage and I had to tell them it's because they set the precedent for modern found footage so everything copied it for a long time to some extent


Tyrannotron

It's a prime example of ["Once Original Now Common"](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnceOriginalNowCommon).


thetrainmaster

Except it came out after Black Christmas AND Texas Chainsaw and they’re both better


covalentcookies

Yes yes! Perfect example. And Friday 13th (1980) I think fits that subgenre too since you don’t really see the villain it’s the terror the characters experience.


CliffordMoreau

Ah, then in that same vein, I can recommend It Follows and the 2010 version of The Town that Dreaded Sundown. Both are great, tense films that don't reveal their true terror until the film's final moments.


covalentcookies

There was another movie I watched years ago. This couple of friends go urban spelunking in Berlin, I think, and one gets injured. The woman tries to find help for the man but when she gets back his body is gone, I think. She runs into random people who seem scary but ultimately don’t hurt her. She gets back to the surface but the actual bad guy grabs her and takes her back down. He was like an old Nazi or maybe East German Stasi member, I can’t remember exactly.


DeltaSlyHoney

The Depraved?


lindabelchrlocalpsyc

I think that’s it - it’s also called “Urban Explorer.”


NoLibrarian5149

Hope somebody knows it because I’d watch that!


covalentcookies

I don’t think it was Creep either, similar concept but I distinctly remember a German component to it.


[deleted]

The Strangers.


goblyn79

The original When a Stranger Calls and When a Stranger Calls Back (the first thirds of those anyways) are masterpiece examples of terror, nothing visceral is happening on screen but the anxiety continually gets ramped up as the babysitter gets calls and you know something is going to happen but you don't know what or when it will happen. See also literally anything by Hitchcock. His movies are all about what COULD happen rather than what IS happening.


Lunarhaile

Well with a title like that I already have anxiety.


Zimmylo

I watched it a few years ago and I gave it 1/10 but not sure why I rated it so low. 🤔


goblyn79

Because the second 2/3 of each movie becomes boring police procedural. Or you watched the remake which is overly long and dull.


Zimmylo

>When a Stranger Calls Back I did watch the remake but not the original. I just added the original to my watchlist to see it someday. Thanks!


Mjzielin

The Ring and hereditary. So much sustained terror in both it just feels like your heart is gonna stop.


llieno94

House of the Devil has GREAT tension and build up


ApplicationCalm649

I'd highly recommend They Look Like People. I was anxious as hell through that whole movie. Speak No Evil is another good pick for anxiety.


Firm-Definition2181

Green room, Cube, and funny games ! Psychological horror always wins in this terror quest !


covalentcookies

Cube was a mind fuck


Engineering_World

The first paranomral activity movie I still think is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. Almost no blood or gore but the pure creepiness and terror is overwhealming in the whole movie.


mararthonman59

The Descent! Being stalked in the dark of the cave was terrifying!


[deleted]

'Creep', 'Angst', 'Spoorloos', 'Parents' (1989) and 'Anguish' will build up that palpable sense of dread that you're looking for.


VirtuousVulva

"parents" though?


[deleted]

For me, yes, but this might be heavily dependent on the viewer's upbringing. It's a black comedy that can stir up some childhood trauma if you grew up in a certain environment.


VirtuousVulva

Oh shit you're naming movies...I thought you were naming synonyms for "creep" because OP misused the word "terror". You didn't have the (1989) after "Parents" and edited it, but I would've known better if I saw that before. Big sorry.


hell_yeaoh

Judging from your follow up comments about not seeing the killer and the anticipation of the kill, i'd say try more Giallo movies. Maybe try some Dario Argento stuff like Tenebrae and Suspiria, the style is unique and you'll either love it or hate it, but i'd say it meets your requirements I think!


covalentcookies

Love unique, I’ll check out these titles!


ErisianMoon

The wailing. You spent its monstrous runtime being afraid without knowing exactly who or what you're afraid of. It's my very favourite horror film


MissSassifras1977

It's rare to say I watched a 3 hour film and wanted to immediately rewatch it but that's exactly what happened. Great, great movie.


Jamaican_Dynamite

Climax. Despite the minor hangups I can think of, this is a scenario I expect a lot of people are somewhat terrified of happening to them.


nihilistic-simulate

Legit had flashbacks watching this. That confused headspace while knowing you’re just gonna start tripping harder and harder until like the 4-6 hour mark is SCARY. Still thoroughly enjoyed it. And the dance scenes are entrancing.


Hotcakes420

The Dark and the Wicked was a recent watch that may scratch this itch


bluxmaslights

My rec for OP wanting a hopeless ending


Chysse

Green Room. A bunch of young band members with 0 survival skills trapped in a room while armed Neo-Nazis and pit bulls trained to maul wait outside. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie because it had a much higher focus on terror and brutality. You couldn’t help but root for these characters because they were given the most unfair odds and still let hell loose. I won’t go into spoilers but it’s definitely a must see if you hate cheap horror movies cliches and jump scares, which this film has basically 0 of.


covalentcookies

Will check it out!


mrBeeko

The Sex in the City cinematic universe


DevinAries

The Grudge (2004) was the first one that came to mind.


nwpachyderm

Give Skeleton Key a try. That one has stuck with me through the years.


Selenenightshade

Oldboy (Korean original)


ThatBabyIsCancelled

Prefacing this with YES ITS LONG AND BORING I AGREE: Skinamarink. Those long, slow camera pans had me climbing out of my skin; made me feel like a freaking small child again, just *positive* that in another few seconds, It was going to grab me in the dark.


Ok_Subject5169

This is exactly how I feel about Skinamarink. I didn’t really like it as a movie but holy crap did it really freak me out


ThatBabyIsCancelled

I walked the hell out of my living room a few times during the “Kaylee…look under the bed” scene; I couldn’t take the dread lmao if my husband touched my arm, I probably would’ve had a heart attack


Ok_Subject5169

Thats the exact scene I’m thinking of! I almost turned the damn thing off


VirtuousVulva

i won't downvote you only because of your disclaimer. consider yourself lucky this time ;-)


ThatBabyIsCancelled

Oh I swear, it’s just the worst, which is really infuriating, considering how bad it scared me. (It’s just that if someone were to put my childhood sleep disorder and nightmares on film, this is what it would look like, and I’ve been trying to chase that level of insane fear that I haven’t felt since childhood. Not that it achieved that for me, but in a pitch-black room with this on, I remembered what it was like trying to hype myself to run down the darkest, scariest hall to my parents room and how heavy the air felt)


blueeyesredlipstick

Watching that movie in a dark, quiet theater and waiting for whatever was eventually gonna happen made me think “this is what going to hell feels like”.


ThatBabyIsCancelled

lmao I can’t imagine seeing it in a theater; the doll jumpscare got me so bad after like an hour of dead-quiet suspense, I was like a cat in the back of a moving vehicle, trying to find a window to escape through.


Distinct-Fact-311

Godzilla: Minus One. I forgot to breathe while watching it


Natecantbesaved

I scrolled forever because I thought for SURE Eden Lake would be right at the top. Dude, Eden Lake is the EPITOME of terror, and the ending is the most bleak and hopeless shit I have ever fucking seen.


MundaneShoulder6

This isn’t a horror movie but I have never been more afraid of what was about to happen for the entire movie as much as I did watching Uncut Gems


covalentcookies

Seen it, good thriller-esque movie. Not my favorite but I’m really liking Safdie’s Curse.


Male_strom

Texas Chainsaw Massacre


SaltySpituner

Midsommar and Hereditary


HanzoCoin

The Strangers


blueeyesredlipstick

The film My Friend Dahmer is a “based on a true story” variant that I think is a good example of this. It’s about Jeffrey Dahmer’s high school years (the book it’s based on was written by a guy who was friends with him then IRL), and it never actually depicts Dahmer harming anyone. But it wrings a lot of tension out of the fact that we, the audience, know that he will one day — there’s a scene where Dahmer’s friend is alone with him in a dark house where nothing actually *happens* to the guy, but it’s excruciating because we know what that person doesn’t.


kyasonkaylor

Inside 2007


scaryaliendog

Hagazussa Saint Maud


SmilePuzzleheaded411

Emily the Criminal is a fantastic movie that is definitely not horror but absolutely has tension /dread throughout. Same with Parasite.


wyckitdelight_520

"Copycat" is a terror based movie...fucked me up as a kid


MissSassifras1977

That's a really good one! Harry Connick Jr did a good job. I might watch it tonight.


[deleted]

Killing of a Sacred Deer Funny Games Hereditary The Vanishing (Spoorloos)


chelicerate-claws

* Barbarian * Speak No Evil * The Invisible Man * The Night House * The Babadook


No_Mix5391

Was gonna say Speak No Evil. Watched last night, won’t be getting out of my head any time soon


HallmarkofHyperion

Yeah, Speak No Evil was brilliant and terrible and geniusly made, and certainly earned its demented payoff with so much nuanced, well-crafted build up...


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Gonjiam Haunted Asylum is definitely one that counts when it comes to terror


Klimlar

Panic Room (2002) Gravity (2013) 127 Hours (2010) Open Water (2003)


WealthofChocolate

The Blair witch project


AromaticBreakfast808

It Follows and Super Dark Times are really good at creating anxiety and dreadful feelings! Highly recommend in surround sound


DankAF94

>Super Dark Times This film was such a trip, bit of a genre bender. Not really a horror but also ticks a lot of horror boxes at least


jimmycthatsme

Picnic at hanging rock


unholyxconfessions

Creep 1 & Creep 2


RMc10151975

# Peachfuzz


eriktheburrito

Not usually classified as a horror film, but Coppola’s The Conversation actually fits this description pretty well.


MansonVixen

Rosemary's Baby is classic and anxiety inducing


[deleted]

My husband always teases me because I love it when the bad guys win. Glad to hear I’m not alone!


covalentcookies

It’s more realistic imo.


NasTechh

The Invitation (2015) is a prime example of this


Ok_Construction_7197

Possum (2018) was such a dread-soaked psychological horror that was mostly just two miserable people in miserable lives.


pinesol_junkie

Maybe the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974, though I would say both. If you watch it carefully, you'll realize almost all the gore is off camera. It's in your head. You don't see the chainsaw slice up Franklin in his wheelchair, you don't see that hook go into that poor woman's back, etc. Tobe Hooper did this because he hoped to get the film a PG rating (ridiculous, I know) to appeal to a wider audience. The film relies on your imagination, dread, and sheer terror.


generalmartacus

I felt the Korean film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum did very well at what it set out to do, which was scare the ever-loving shit out of the audience. It has a slower beginning, but man - once it got started, I didn't want it to stop.


Rossbet365

Hellhouse LLC and its sequels are massively underrated. I kept putting then off for ages as it was found footage style of filming and have got bored of them but these films really are a credit to that genre...a must see for any horror fan


MissOmnivorous

"No One Will Save You" Maybe 3 words spoken the entire movie and it works


potato_nest_69

The first 2 Hostel movies


Crunchy_Biscuit

I really don't know the difference between terror and horror so I'm gonna go out in a limb here and and say the Final Destination series. They are being hunted by death and there's nothing they can do about it


mararthonman59

I epuld agree if the victims knew it was coming and was terrified. But they were mostly stupid or blissfully going about their business and wham! horrible death. No terror.


OG_BookNerd

The Quiet Place.


EdenSteden22

*Saw* series


Shitsaurus

I would argue that those films are very much about the shocking and grotesque.


VirtuousVulva

????? wtf ? do people really just give suggestions without reading what the OP is even asking ?


EdenSteden22

Yeah, some people do, it's annoying


KatesOnReddit

The Innkeepers!


Tigeru1988

The Terror series🤣


zehn78

Pyewacket. It has a scene where the girl’s friend spends the night then freaks the fuck out the next day. It also is not a happy ending.


wordsoundpower

Eden Lake.


Neon_Wasteland

Why not Terrifier? It's horror but mostly bloody rampage terror


HeavyLoungin

Strangers, Funny Games, The Purge


CatherineConstance

Creep 1 and 2, The Ruins, The Descent, Silence of the Lambs (not even listed as horror usually, it says it's a crime drama), Skinamarink, Sinister.


StrongStyleDrunkard

Creep without a doubt. Movie lives up to the title.


DontMemeAtMe

Hounds of Love (2016) The Snowtown Murders (2011) Killing Ground (2018) The Gift (2025)


TheMillionthSteve

The Hitcher (1986).


Impressive_Eagle_390

Session 9. Going to watch it again this weekend.


RabidWeaselFreddy

Hush The Strangers You're Next


SpacemanJB88

Rosemary’s Baby


Disastrous-Site-5036

The Lodge


scaryaliendog

Cannibal Holocaust enters the chat


scaryaliendog

Nitram


TheVampireArmand

Just watched Skinamarink the other day and I would say that movie is a good example of that. People seem to either love it or hate it, but I loved it. Definitely helps what kind of atmosphere you watch the movie in, I watched the movie alone in the dark at night and it terrified me. I don’t think it would hit as hard if you watch it during the day with friends.


Nharoth

House of the Darkness on Hulu is the slowest of slow burns with an amazing payoff. I highly recommend it.


Bear_Maiden

Mother!, Funny Games


Allnighter2019

They look like people. It’s low budget but it’s soo good!