I feel like I'm running out of stuff to watch that I haven't see before. What are some of the lesser known stuff that you guys really like? My fiance and I have been watching a ton of horror movies lately gearing up for fall.
It's kind of hard to recommend stuff without you listing what you typically watch. I've been digging into European 70s lately because there seems to be an endless supply and all kinds of wacky movies you'd never expect are making the jump to bluray with beautiful new transfers. How deep have you gotten into foreign films? Of course, I have no idea what would even be a foreign film to you as I don't know what country you're located in.
Anyway, here's a couple of my current favourites:
I Am a Hero - Japanese zombie movie based on a manga. Absolutely fantastic.
Seoul Station - Animated companion film to Train to Busan (I'm assuming you've also seen that because it's awesome). The animation is pretty ugly, but if you can get past that it's a really great and super bleak zombie flick.
The Wailing - Korean horror that mixes a lot of various horror elements that shouldn't work, but totally does.
Pin - Obscure Canadian psychological thriller. This is great, but unfortunately, rather unknown.
Housebound - Incredible horror comedy from New Zealand full of surprises.
Amer - Mind blowing neo giallo from France/Belgium. If you're familiar with gialli, you need to see this. And if you're not, then that's a whole other list of movies you can check out before watching Amer.
Demons 1 and 2 - Crazy Italian splatter movies.
Pieces - Hilariously cheesy giallo-style Spanish 80s slasher. Watch it with the Spanish audio for the superior score.
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror - Nasty Italian zombie splatter movie. Almost certainly one of Capcom's influences for Resident Evil 4.
Dagon - Spanish production of another Stuart Gordon HP Lovecraft adaptation. This is DEFINITELY the main inspiration for Resident Evil 4.
Here's some of the more popular Italian directors, and my favourites out of what I've seen:
(These aren't really lesser known if you're into Italian horror, but I don't know your viewing history)
Mario Bava - It's hard to go wrong with Bava, he was THE master of Italian horror. My faves (so far); Blood and Black Lace (the template for giallo movies), Lisa and the Devil, Black Sabbath.
Dario Argento - Tenebre (my personal favourite giallo), Deep Red (giallo), Suspiria
Sergio Martino - All the Colors of the Dark (giallo), The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (giallo), Torso (giallo)
Lucio Fulci - Zombi 2 (a zombie fights a shark, 'nuff said), Don't Torture a Duckling (one of the more unique gialli), The "Gates of Hell" trilogy ( City of the Living Dead, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery).
Michele Soavi - Cemetery Man (one of my absolute favourite movies), StageFright: Aquarius (excellent slasher with one of the coolest killer designs ever)
American films:
The Battery - Indie Zombie film. Maybe a little too indie, but the awesome ending makes it easy to recommend.
Zombeavers - I don't know if this is "lesser known" because the trailer went viral a few years back, but the film itself is actually really damn fun and actually lived up to the insane trailer, which is super rare for films like this.
Maniac - Both the original and the remake. Not the most lesser known films in the world, but I thought I'd throw them into the list.
Society - If you've managed to not see this, and know nothing about it, go in blind. Do not watch the trailer or read anything.
Dead & Buried - Go in blind to this one as well.
Killer Workout & Death Spa - Pair these two 80s cheese fests with Fulci's Murder-Rock: Dancing Death for a hilarious weekend of awfulness and fun.
Slumber Party Massacre II - Imagine if Scooby-Doo were an 80s slasher.
Frank Henenlotter's films. They're not all the greatest movies ever, but they're all so bizarre and original that they're worth watching just to try to figure out what's going on in that man's head. The best are the original Basket Case and Frankenhooker, which is probably his most consistent film.
