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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
horror movies
you forgot were awesome
i know you don't want to hurt me grant
you shamed me for this list we'll be
looking at horror movies that deserve a
re-watch
these films could have been popular or
well-regarded at the time of their
release
and then faded into obscurity been
panned upon release but are actually
pretty good looking back
or have enthusiastic cult followings but
are lacking mainstream recognition
do you have a favorite forgotten gem
that you feel should have made the cut
let us know in the comments number 10
wolf creek what do you actually do now
oh i can tell you and then i'll have to
kill you
there aren't too many australian entries
in the classic horror canon
but one film that should definitely be
considered as wolf
creek helping to revitalize the
grindhouse aesthetic that had been
in the midst of a resurgence upon its
release wolf creek stands out from many
of its contemporaries as a genuinely
frightening piece of modern slasher
cinema the plot
is razor thin focusing on three
backpackers exploring the australian
outback
who are captured and menaced by a
psychopathic killer named mick
that's not a knife this
is a knife while basic the power of the
film lies in its commitment to the
grotesque
as it unsparingly details each of the
tourists experiences
switching perspectives as their
individual plights become increasingly
horrific
it ain't pretty but it's an extremely
effective potential future
classic number nine as above
so below
with the incredible setting of france's
underground catacombs as above so below
should have been a surefire horror hit
however despite making a sizable splash
upon its release
most people don't talk about this
ambitious found footage journey through
the seven layers of hell
abandon all hope
with a much larger scope than many found
footage films
and with a more deep and thoughtful plot
as above so below is able to be both
genuinely thought provoking and utterly
terrifying
while many horror movies would do the
bare minimum with such a great setup
likely just having characters run away
from humanoid zombie-esque monsters
beneath the streets of paris
as above so below goes the extra mile
making it truly stand out
number eight session nine are you guys
scared of the deck
what over here
in the wake of all the found footage
horror films to come out following the
release of the blair witch project
session 9 tastefully incorporated
aspects of the sub-genre
into an extremely tense psychological
thriller while not technically a found
footage movie
session nine uses recordings of its
characters in order to help tell its
story which follows an asbestos
abatement crew working in an abandoned
asylum can you tell me what happened
that night in lowell
nothing happened mary something did
happen
that's why we have these sessions to
help you remember so you can get better
okay
no i can't remember
the film uses the recordings extremely
well as each revelation taken from the
audio adds to the growing sense of dread
that seems to
permeate from every inch of the spooky
asylum
add in some believable performances and
some inspired directing
and you've got a flick that's begging to
be revisited
and where do you live simon
i live in the weak and the wounded
number seven the people under the stairs
wes craven is a legendary horror
director whose
filmography is filled with both classic
horror staples and obscure hidden gems
in equal measure
one of craven's seemingly forgotten
movies is the people under the stairs
total spring cleaning craven showcases
his fascination with traps
his interest in american social dynamics
and his outlandish breed of horror
in this bizarre genre mashup we gotta be
careful
real careful the people under the stairs
follows a young boy as his involvement
in a break-in leads to the discovery
that his family's landlords are
completely insane
and have a basement filled with
mistreated and hungry children
it's offbeat it's ghoulish and it's
totally absurd but the people under the
stairs is definitely worth revisiting
you okay
i feel like a million dollars number six
scanners canadian horror icon david
cronenberg
often aims to shock with his specific
brand of body horror
in this respect scanners was very
successful
horrifying audiences with this macabre
sci-fi story
about telepathic super people able to
kill with merely a thought
at least one moment from scanners is
well remembered as the practical effect
head explosion scene is
infamous amongst horror fans but despite
this
and a small but loud cult following
scanners is criminally absent from many
horror discussions
similar to cronenberg's video jerome
scanners explores human beings often
horrific relationship to our own
bodies and the bodies of others it also
features some fantastic performances and
visual effects
and showcases a legendary director in
top form
number five frailty listen this may
sound a little bit crazy but
i know who the god's hand killer is bill
paxton's directorial debut
frailty is one of many horror movies to
come out in the early 2000s that seems
to have been mostly forgotten
you didn't think anyone knew about that
did you despite receiving positive
reviews upon its release and starring
matthew mcconaughey
many people are unaware of this
thoughtful psychological thriller about
a religious fanatic killer
and his two sons may god welcome you
and keep you the smaller budget of
frailty and the energetic direction of
paxton gives the film an
indie movie feel that works well with
its charmingly amateurish vibe
all in all frailty is a harrowing
chiller with some weighty themes and a
pretty shocking twist
that holds up incredibly well upon
re-watch don't make any sense
yes it does number four
1408 we all have memories of seeing
1408 at movie rental stores and in dvd
sales piles
but few people seem to ever actually
talk about this underrated psychological
thriller
cusack plays a paranormal skeptic who
spends the night in a haunted hotel room
only to find out that the story
surrounding the room might not be a hoax
after all
1408 is filled with both ghost
shenanigans
and mind-bending existential horror with
a touch of personal tragedy thrown in
cusack's performance is incredible and
the way that the film gradually shifts
its focus from paranormal fear
to fear-based in the nature of reality
itself makes it stand out from those
other forgotten dvd rentals okay
that's more than an hour
very effective number three pulse
as japanese horror movies rose to
prominence in the early 2000s
american audiences were entranced one
j-horror chiller that often gets
overlooked and forgotten however is
pulse pulse or cairo as it's known in
japanese
takes many of the tropes and themes that
j horror was known for
and dials up everything to a hundred
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in pulse it's revealed that the
afterlife has reached
its capacity and so ghosts are starting
to spill out into our world
entering through the internet the story
is difficult to follow when observed
literally operating with dream logic and
focusing more on themes and moments than
an overarching plot but watching pulse
is a lonely
haunting and beautiful experience that
demands your attention
number two near dark it's unfortunate
that the lost boys came out the same
year as near dark
because while both are classics in their
own right the success of lost boys
sealed near dark's fate
as the other punk rock vampire movie
howdy
i'm gonna separate your head from your
shoulders hope you don't mind none
it's a real shame because near dark is
an incredible blood sucking horror
action romp that people would
undoubtedly love
if they gave it another chance with a
neo-western vibe and an edgy late 80s
rock aesthetic
near dark has a great unique energy and
an impressively realized world that
pulls you in
instantly balancing a handful of tones
and styles
near dark is one forgotten classic that
you just gotta sink your teeth into
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before we unveil our top pick let's jog
your memory a little bit with a few
honorable mentions bug
this claustrophobic horror drama is
relatively unknown
the blob the remake couldn't step out
from the original
shadow
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the loved ones equal parts absurd and
macabre
the king's crown please daddy the
midnight meat train
a menacing thriller starring a pre-famed
bradley cooper
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the faculty missing this cult classic
should be a crime punishable by
detention
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number one in the mouth of madness
do you want some two buddy when
discussing a filmography as impressive
as director john carpenter's
it's unsurprising that some of his
movies will be left out of the
conversation
similar to prince of darkness in the
mouth of madness came out
a few years after carpenter's initial
80s boom period
and it's egregiously overlooked one of
carpenter's most bizarre and entrancing
efforts
the film follows an insurance
investigator as he tries to locate
a missing author whose work seems to be
causing madness
in his readers and may be rewriting the
fabric of reality itself your world lies
beyond that
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inspired by the works of hp lovecraft
and stephen king
in the mouth of madness is a contorted
surreal work of horror cinema
that doesn't come close to getting the
praise it deserves
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