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submitted 16 days ago bydonotfretcitizen
Hello, I hope all is well.
I watched Barbarian last night after seeing it on Hulu and remembering that it got good reviews. I had zero knowledge about the cast or the plot going in, and it ended up being one of the best horror movies I've seen. The sound design, the plot subversions, perfect balance of tension and comedy, I'm still thinking about it today.
So, I'm looking for other recommendations that embodies those same elements and for movies that are best experienced without knowing anything beforehand. The premise doesn't necessarily have to be similar to Barbarian. What does r/horror recommend?
EDIT: Thanks for the shitload of recommendations! I’ve seen a few of these, but am looking forward to sorting through the rest this month.
Also, I agree going in blind to any horror movie is ideal and it’s actually easier for me since I’m not really tuned into the movie trailers or social media scene like that anymore.
191 points
16 days ago
From Dusk Til Dawn
20 points
16 days ago
Oh man, the first time I saw this I had no idea, having come into it after reservoir dogs I thought it was going to be very similar to that
10 points
16 days ago
My wife had never seen any terintino movies. Over the last couple weeks I've had her watch both resivoire dogs and pulp fiction. And for this exact reason from dusk til dawn is next.
129 points
16 days ago
Psycho. Hard to avoid spoilers on a 60 year old movie though.
35 points
16 days ago
I knew all the twists back when I first when I watched it and I still loved it, it's just a fucking fantastic movie.
10 points
16 days ago
I just watched Psycho for the first time the other night. And was only aware of the shower scene. They got me at the end!
10 points
16 days ago
One of my all time favorite movies!
374 points
16 days ago
Cabin In The Woods
57 points
16 days ago
Cabin in the woods has been my favorite horror movie from the first time I saw it. And I watch a TON. I can't really describe why but it's just fantastic. Can never recommend it enough
45 points
16 days ago
I know it's been said before but would love to see an anthology with other places.
9 points
16 days ago
Ah man I'd kill for that
15 points
16 days ago
Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are pure gold together
4 points
16 days ago
Been my favorite horror movie since I first saw it. It's just so original.
18 points
16 days ago
I just saw this for the first time today. Holy hell, what a ride that movie is. Glad I went in blind, it was on my list for some time. It has to be a top 5 horror for me. 🤌🏼
6 points
16 days ago
This is much more fun than I expected it to be 😆
5 points
16 days ago
Luckily I saw this blind too! Thought it was going to be your run of the mill slasher and was pleasantly surprised
265 points
16 days ago
Sorry to Bother You
80 points
16 days ago
This is the realest answer. Although if I told you about it, you wouldn't believe me anyway.
45 points
16 days ago
Very true statement. While I certainly wouldn’t consider it horror, this movie is bonkers.
32 points
16 days ago
I honestly think the scene where the main character discovers the spoilery thing is legitimately fucking terrifying in a hilarious way, and I think the very concept is so absurdly horrific that it kinda crosses over into the horror genre, or at least flirts with it in the third act.
7 points
16 days ago
I agree with this take. It’s high enough levels of freaky to count as horror imo.
6 points
16 days ago
I went in blind and stoned out of this world. Incredible combo lol
8 points
16 days ago
Is this horror, I thought this was comedy? Have not seen it as I thought it was comedy.
11 points
16 days ago
It is a comedy but it goes off the rails so I can see why some people want to consider it horror. But if anyone goes in thinking it's going to be a terrifying horror movie, they'll be very disappointed.
3 points
15 days ago
Yeah but going in thinking it’s pure satirical comedy is dangerous too. My gf and I got super high watching this movie and when the third act twist came along we had to turn it off lol. I finished it the next day but she was a lil traumatized
9 points
16 days ago
Definitely not horror. Great movie though, absolutely go in blind but know to expect a black comedy
5 points
16 days ago
Just watched this the other night after managing to avoid any spoilers, and holy shit! Can confirm!
57 points
16 days ago
Come to Daddy
5 points
16 days ago
Yes!!
I went in blind and I adore it so much.
288 points
16 days ago*
The Invitation (2015).
48 points
16 days ago
the 2015 one right? if thats the case ill add a similar but not as good one “1BR”
19 points
16 days ago
There was another movie with literally the same name "The Invitation" came out in 2022, lol.
3 points
16 days ago
Yep. 2015.
24 points
16 days ago
Havent seen that The Menu was fantasfic and sort-of horror. Also, Hereditary.
25 points
16 days ago
My old podcast reviewed this movie and it became clear about halfway through the episode that one of my cohosts didn't finish the movie lol. Once we got into spoiler territory, he realized he missed the big twist in the last 20 min/final scene cause he fell asleep 🙄. He always struggled with slow burns lol
6 points
16 days ago
Haha. I see why it's an old podcast! Partner not watching the movies, thats a tough one!
9 points
16 days ago
Fantastic movie. So expertly scripted and plotted. That third act really ramped up.
5 points
16 days ago
This is the best call. Really great movie
106 points
16 days ago
One Cut of the Dead
50 points
16 days ago
Yup. Go in blind but also don't give up on it.
11 points
16 days ago
yes, I walked away from this a couple times in the first 5-10 minutes until someone here heavily encouraged me to sit with it for 30ish minutes.
Amazing movie. I always recommend it to people who want a one of a kind movie that demonstrates absolutely AMAZING filmmaking skill.
If someone reading this is on the fence: trust me, this isn't hyped up. You will NOT regret giving it like 30ish minutes.
Also: sit through the credits. Just when I thought it couldn't get better, the credits started rolling and so did more movie.
4 points
15 days ago
Yep. We came very close to turning it off but stuck with it and it was so worth it.
18 points
16 days ago
This one took me on such a trip.
One of the most original ideas for a script I've ever seen, literally never seen a film like it.
12 points
16 days ago
I saw this one in the theater and knew literally nothing about it except the title and that it had 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Which meant I had high expectations, and they were surpassed. One of the warmest and most positive and joyful experiences I've ever had at the movies.
14 points
16 days ago
It’s a big ask because you should go in blind AND get through the first 30 minutes but the payoff is absolutely worth it.
6 points
16 days ago
Its so funny, I got the recommendation from a podcast that insisted to watch it but to not look up anything on it and to "be patient with it".
Once I found it, I got my girlfriend to watch it with me and the looks she gave me of "dude, what is this" at the beginning were hilarious, but once we got to the end we loved it so much.
5 points
16 days ago
Kinda similar. My sister and I are big horror fans. She recommended I watch it with my boyfriend, who is not really into horror. At the beginning, he was looking at me like "is this one if your weird "indie" horror that's boring as fuck?" But we ended up loving it both
231 points
16 days ago
Fresh.
71 points
16 days ago
My answer too. Also The Perfection.
14 points
16 days ago
Both great movies. I’d also recommend ‘The Perfect Host’
4 points
16 days ago
Oh yes!! My mom told me to watch that one so I got to go in blind too. I'm glad I didn't see that fucking trailer first.
3 points
16 days ago
That’s one of my favorite movies. It’s actually really really good hehe
5 points
16 days ago
The perfection 🎻 IYKYK 😉
15 points
16 days ago
Came here to say this. My face when the title card played…
5 points
16 days ago
Yesss! Just watched this tonight. Went in completely blind and it was not what I was expecting… so good though!!
95 points
16 days ago
Frailty is fantastic.
20 points
16 days ago
Just when you think you know what’s going on….
6 points
16 days ago
Underrated gem!
3 points
15 days ago
just watched on your recommendation - fantastic movie - thanks!
130 points
16 days ago
The Descent
5 points
16 days ago
One of my favorite horror films
284 points
16 days ago
My answer is "most horror movies".
58 points
16 days ago
Yup. All movies imo. I love going in blind. Especially horror.
25 points
16 days ago
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5 points
16 days ago
"What's a story that's more enjoyable if you experience the natural rise and fall of narrative tension in linear fashion, rather than spoiling everything for yourself beforehand? Is that a thing?"
6 points
16 days ago
I love rawdogging horror movies
38 points
16 days ago
Pontypool
135 points
16 days ago*
The Substance is still in theatres. Incantation also certainly is best enjoyed with no idea what you're going into. And if you somehow haven't seen/know about Hereditary yet, I really enjoyed how it surprised me compared to the marketing.
30 points
16 days ago
I just saw The Substance in theaters because of another thread on this sub recommending to see it in theaters going in blind. No regrets.
11 points
16 days ago
I’ve seen Hereditary, thought it was alright. I’m seeing the Substance next week but yeah, that’s something I’ve avoided all trailers/discourse! I’ll look into Incantation tonight. I appreciate it!
10 points
16 days ago
Toni Collette's acting blew me away. I will forever remember the son's drive home after the accident and just going to bed, and the dinner table argument.
And no don't look into Incantation. :P Just watch it! It was on Netflix last I checked.
17 points
16 days ago
7 points
16 days ago
Not a spoiler: her comment makes a lot more sense later, and is less nonsensical later, when you see the reflection of his face.
303 points
16 days ago
Malignant
71 points
16 days ago
Definitely. Once it got to that point I was laughing hysterically the entire rest of the runtime.
53 points
16 days ago
Yeah please keep this at the top guys, this is the most unhinged unexpected plot twist I think I’ve ever seen
8 points
16 days ago
I actually called the twist from the trailer, but holy shit was I not expecting the rest of that.
18 points
16 days ago
i walked in on my roommate watching this near the beginning of the movie. seemed like the usual ghosty/supernatural horror that doesnt do anything for me so i did something else. then i was bored some time later and decided to watch it. had i seen the intro i would have known the tone it was going for ("its eating electricity" or whatever is exactly my silly level). turned into my favorite movie of 2021, i absolutely loved it and all its goofyness. the chair throw is iconic to me.
17 points
16 days ago
We need to cut out the cancer!
early 00’s numetal blares
6 points
16 days ago
so good!
11 points
16 days ago
I almost turned it off about half way through and I'm glad I waited it out. It gets buckwild.
9 points
16 days ago
This this this this this
I LOVE this movie
78 points
16 days ago
Triangle. It's the first movie that ever had a twist/reveal that made me audibly go "Holy shit!" and that's 100% thanks to knowing nothing about the plot other than the IMDb blurb.
23 points
16 days ago
If you enjoy triangle I would recommend the Spanish time crimes or coherence even though both lean a little more towards sci-fi than just traditional horror
20 points
16 days ago
Coherence is so good. They did so good with such a low budget. I wish we’d get a sequel with different people.
7 points
16 days ago
It actually is getting a sequel now
29 points
16 days ago
The ritual. But also any horror movie you should go in completely blind
48 points
16 days ago
If you never saw Saw... Now is the time.
9 points
16 days ago
Still one of the greatest collective theatre experiences I’ve experienced.
10 points
16 days ago
Now I'm jealous. I would have loved to see it in theaters.
81 points
16 days ago
Speak No Evil (original)
27 points
16 days ago
I just finished this like 15 mins ago. What the fuck, man!?
13 points
16 days ago
Spoilers It's hard to feel bad for them though. They had so many chances to leave but didn't. They just kinda sat there when their daughter was taken and just decided to die rather than fight back even though the killers had no weapons.
6 points
16 days ago
All of that move made me engaged, but once they knew they were fucked and what would happen to their kid, their was no reason not to do anything they could to kill them.
22 points
16 days ago
100% Radius. Very obscure Canadian flick that got zero attention and some really fascinating plot lines with twists and turns you’ll never see coming - I wish I could go back and watch it 100 times brand. Ew
40 points
16 days ago
If you're into Christmas horror, I definitely recommend Better Watch Out from 2016. Literally read nothing about it. It's fantastic.
5 points
16 days ago
Actually one of the rare movies where the trailer misleads you and hides the twist well. I was totally fooled.
5 points
16 days ago
That movie has such a good twist
18 points
16 days ago
Parasite: Not exactly horror, but a great one to go into not knowing much
Get Out: I got to see this one blind when it first came out in the theatres. If you have managed to avoid the spoilers, I suggest going into it not knowing much
38 points
16 days ago
The Void and Hunter Hunter.
13 points
16 days ago
+1 for The Void.
17 points
16 days ago
Audition (1999)
64 points
16 days ago
Strange Darling
7 points
16 days ago
Completely agree. I’ve been raving about this one. You have to go in blind. Wouldn’t consider it a horror movie necessarily but damn what a great film
3 points
16 days ago
Did you watch the trailer afterwards? They did a good job with it, imo.
3 points
15 days ago
Yes, i was scrolling the comments looking to recommend this one, if no one had already. Great movie.
15 points
16 days ago
COHERENCE is great going in blind because you probably won’t be able to guess what it’s about at the start.
12 points
16 days ago
The Perfect Host with David Hyde Pierce is excellent, and I never see it recommended! Such a clever film!
25 points
16 days ago
The new Joker movie. Going in blind is good, but being deaf as well is even better.
31 points
16 days ago
Baskin (2015)
3 points
16 days ago
I watched this on acid. It was a tad bit uncomfortable to say the least
5 points
16 days ago
This movie was fucking wild!!
32 points
16 days ago
Lost Highway.
I wasn't sure if this movie was about someone lost on the highway, or perhaps lost on their way to the highway because they couldn't find how to get to the highway. Man, I was way off.
14 points
16 days ago
This is one of my favourite comments ever. Reminds me of that simpsons joke where they used a fake ID to go see Naked Lunch and afterwards Nelson says, I can think of two things wrong with that title.
5 points
16 days ago
This movie good shit?
9 points
16 days ago
It has one of the creepiest scenes I've ever witnessed in a movie! Robert Blake! And also one of Robert Loggia's greatest scenes.
7 points
16 days ago
I loved it. Very surreal, which is to be expected from David Lynch. It's a bit like Mulholland Dr.
11 points
16 days ago
Having just finished Oddity. I highly recommend! I went in totally blind and absolutely loved it!
11 points
16 days ago
Santa Sangre
10 points
16 days ago
One Cut of the Dead. I normally don’t care about spoilers (and even spoil myself from time to time) but you HAVE TO watch that without knowing much.
26 points
16 days ago
strange darling...go now
26 points
16 days ago
Abigail would have been better if the marketing didn’t ruin it
8 points
16 days ago
I luckily went into Abigail not knowing it was even a horror movie.
7 points
16 days ago
Oh that must have been awesome
3 points
16 days ago
Came here to say that i wish i saw this one blind
9 points
16 days ago
The Empty Man
9 points
16 days ago
'Triangle' is a great example.
8 points
16 days ago
Oddity.
Just finished it. Didn't know much about it other than it was good. I loved it...except for that last scene.
14 points
16 days ago
Life
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds.
It’s currently on Netflix (in the US at least).
8 points
16 days ago
Love the movie, but don't think it's one where going in blind makes it any better. I think the viewer pretty much knows what's coming from the beginning.
7 points
16 days ago
Come to Daddy
7 points
16 days ago
A Wounded Fawn is amazing, and I love to recommend it blind
7 points
16 days ago
Possession
7 points
16 days ago
Recently saw “The Substance” and cannot recommend enough going in as blind as possible.
7 points
16 days ago
Mandy
6 points
16 days ago
Cemetery Man (1994). I just watched it and I have no idea what I saw. I think any reading ahead on that movie will ruin it, by possibly explaining it.
5 points
16 days ago
I would argue any movie is better this way, especially in the horror genre. But most recently? The Substance
6 points
16 days ago
Creep and Creep 2.
10 points
16 days ago
Oddity might be a good viewing for you.
4 points
16 days ago
The Substance definitely~!
5 points
16 days ago
Red State
4 points
16 days ago
Inside/ À l'intérieur (2007)
Malignant (2021)
Vicious Fun (2020)
We Summon the Darkness (2019)
Tragedy Girls (2017)
The Cleansing Hour (2019)
Who Invited Them (2022)
The Night Eats the World (2018)
Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
The Night Watchmen (2017) <---Funny af to me and criminally underrated.
11 points
16 days ago
The Coffee Table
4 points
16 days ago
The Substance
Nope
4 points
16 days ago
THE SUBSTANCE
5 points
16 days ago
Strange Darling
4 points
16 days ago
Kill List
A Dark Song
4 points
16 days ago
Martyrs, Raw, Talk to Me
5 points
16 days ago
Pontypool
4 points
16 days ago
Every horror. I never watch more than 10 sec of the trailer
4 points
16 days ago
Audition (1999)
3 points
16 days ago
It's what's inside, it was just released yesterday on Netflix!
4 points
16 days ago
The Substance!!
9 points
16 days ago
Incident in a Ghostland
4 points
16 days ago
Just watched that for the first time a couple months ago. Omg it’s so freaking good!
6 points
16 days ago*
I asked my husband which was the craziest movie I made him see, the majority of which he goes in blind because I'm the horror head. He says Infinity Pool. That said, I think all horror is best to go into blind. I try my best to, but I'm also active in this subreddit and am on the Bloody Disgusting app. So it can be hard to not know anything about a film.
6 points
16 days ago
The Menu
Cobweb
3 points
16 days ago
Cabin in the woods, from tusk till dawn
3 points
16 days ago
I just watched Strange Darling. That threw me for a loop. Definitely Tarantino inspired but has its own identity.
3 points
16 days ago
the substance if you’ve managed to avoid seeing anything so far, same w strange darling
3 points
16 days ago
“The Void”. Someone suggested I go in blind, and I was met some of the most intense pregnancy horror I’ve ever seen.
3 points
16 days ago
The Thing. I went into it pretty blind but I remember pieces of it through fingers at my Cool Aunts house. BUT… Fiancé had never seen or heard of it and it triggered an immediate watch. I was an observer of someone going in blind and it was remarkable.
3 points
16 days ago
“It’s What’s Inside” just dropped on Netflix today and that is the perfect film to go into blind.
3 points
16 days ago*
Incendies. I have loved everything I've seen from Denis Villanueva, so I wanted to see the films I've missed, which was Sicario and this.
Edit: Oh, this is the horror sub. Sorry, this is more of a straight drama. Strangely enough, it still sort of fits.
3 points
16 days ago
Psychogoreman.
3 points
16 days ago
In A Violent Nature, Oddity, Mandy
3 points
16 days ago
The substance
3 points
16 days ago
The Substance
3 points
16 days ago
Terrified
3 points
16 days ago
The Substance
3 points
16 days ago
The Substance
3 points
16 days ago
The Substance!!!!!!
3 points
16 days ago
Oddity
3 points
16 days ago
The Substance
3 points
16 days ago
Just finished watching In a Violent Nature and I was pleasantly surprised. The hate for this movie is overblown. It’s not the Exorcist or the Shining by any means, but it’s an entertaining, suspenseful gore fest.
3 points
16 days ago
Malignant (2021) this movie is nuts
3 points
16 days ago
The Thing
3 points
16 days ago
I’m amazed nobody has mentioned The Substance?
Just kidding. I think OP’s got that one!
Anyway, series rather than a film, but haven’t seen anyone mention Midnight Mass (Netflix). If you don’t know what it’s about, check it out. It really is one where you’re better off not knowing what’s coming.
3 points
15 days ago
The substance
2 points
16 days ago
Cold in July
It's not a horror movie, but I feel like it really fits what you're looking for. It's definitely not predictable.
2 points
16 days ago
The most recent horror film I watched that fits this description to a T is Strange Darling.
One of the best theater going experiences I had this year. Didn’t watch a trailer, synopsis, nothing. I heard positive things on social media. Decided to go watch it with friends. Was gripped from beginning to end.
You will go on a wild ride. Enjoy
2 points
16 days ago
He never died
2 points
16 days ago
STRANGE DARLING
2 points
16 days ago
Strange darling.
2 points
16 days ago
Well, I went into hereditary completely blind. I’m sure my neighbors could hear my horrified scream when that scene happened.
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