strangest horror film

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by Nimajneb

umm.... if feeling Tokyo Gore Police and Versus as some pretty weird screwed up films.

But Tokyo Gore Police........dont think ive ever said wtf as many times as watching that.

Maybe not so much a horror movie but still some f**ked up s**t

TGP and V are excellent horror films
nothing weird about them!

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Nimajneb

umm.... if feeling Tokyo Gore Police and Versus as some pretty weird screwed up films.

But Tokyo Gore Police........dont think ive ever said wtf as many times as watching that.

Maybe not so much a horror movie but still some f**ked up s**t

You should check out Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl if you haven't already, a definite WTF have I just seen film and a bloody(literally) good one too!

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

Of course it is, and a bloody good one! Lars von Trier had been watching J-horror and utilised some of their techniques in Antichrist.

Whatever....personally I think Christiane F is a horror film, so what do I know

[Wes]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Whatever....personally I think Christiane F is a horror film, so what do I know

I'd agree with that...and the 1981 Brazilian film Pixote... Cinema at it's most grim.

[profondo rosso]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

Over the years I have seen literally hundreds of horror movies. And there's been more than the odd strange one. Eraserhead is one that instantly springs to mind. I've never liked it, but it's undeniably nightmarish and head f*cking.

But, probably, the strangest horror film I've ever seen is Hellraiser. That might seem an odd choice - but it's one of the first films to add sado-masochism into the mix. I saw this first in the cinema circa 1987 and it blew me away. A film that had an actual real philosophy. Pain can be pleasure. Heaven is hell. It was just so subversive at the time, I was like....wow.

So there you have it.

I totally agree, I saw it on the cinema on release and after watching horror films since I was a kid in the seventies this was the first time a film gave me a bloody nightmare! It also started off a long fascination with Clive Barker and anything related. His mind is one dark place! I remembered how the Cenobites were totally unique when it came to on screen monsters, especially the chattering one. Still a favourite of mine and gutted they ruined the franchise with shallow sequels, such a waste after 1 and 2, 3 wasn't bad but down hill after.

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by profondo rosso

such a waste after 1 and 2, 3 wasn't bad but down hill after.

I think the third one is the worst of the proper films, only the first two are worth owning in my opinion.

[profondo rosso]

Hellraiser 2 definitely opened up the Cenobite world to the possibilities of a great horror franchise. Still grieves me after all these years