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today we fire up the dusty old projector
ampere through the pulpit as we take a
look at the top five scary movies you
need to pray before watching be it the
Buddha Yahweh Allah Odin Brahma or the
omnipotent presence of the universe
itself there are some horror movies out
there with such demonic tones that you
need to say a prayer or two just to get
through them Wow let's take a look
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hallow as you may know I'm a huge
proponent for British horror mainly
because the only thing we've really got
to do over there is look out a gray sky
through a rainy window and well it makes
for some pretty terrifying horror cinema
no more so than in 2016 s dejalo written
and directed by Karan Hardy the man
recently responsible for the none also
if you're a fan of Game of Thrones then
this film stars both Joseph Maul aka
Benjen stark and Michael Michael Hatton
aka
the brilliantly morose Roose Bolton
great stuff
the hallo plays out as a folklore tale
of old a family from the city a newborn
baby and a malevolent creature out in
the deep dark wood with strange twisted
intentions it's also a breath of fresh
air from the cookiecutter creature
feature that we see in modern cinema and
the departure from full-blown CGI with
instead using old-school practical
effects make for some terrifying
on-screen moments bringing creatures
from Irish folklore to a nightmarish
reality it's great give it a watch
coming in at number four the omen jeez
this film admittedly as I get older the
impact of the omen becomes less and less
but there's no denying that Damien thorn
aka the Antichrist himself is one of the
most demonically fear-inducing kids to
have ever stepped on screen and the
first time you see his twisty little
smile is something that you never forget
here is wisdom let him that hath
understanding count the number of the
beast for it is the number of a man and
his number is six six six pretty metal
right well in essence that's what
Richard Donner's 1976 on screen demonic
onslaught really is it's a religiously
charged meandering tale that drags us
along through the hallways of Hell on
Earth now I'm talking of the wider
franchise in this case because the
original film starring Gregory Peck is a
much more subtle and creepingly quiet
beast
the strange spacious audio track the
wide lingering shot and an absolutely
terrifying performance from a
four-year-old boy
Harvey Spencer Stephens I wouldn't
necessarily advocate saying a prayer
before you watch this film but I won't
tell you not to either swinging it at
number three the wailing oh man is this
film good South Korean cinema just can't
seem to make a bad horror film and at
the top of that pile is the wailing
written and directed by now Hong Jin in
essence this film is about spiritual
belief and the inner conflict of the
soul it weaves differing competing
threads of spiritualism throughout
shaming ISM ritualistic sacrifice and
even Christianity boiled down further
good and evil angels and demons which
one ends up on top well if you watch the
film you'll find an answer of your own
what you will find though is in a cult
masterpiece into the weird world of
Korean folklore this film does a pretty
stand-up job and keeping you on edge
through its lengthy two-and-a-half hour
runtime feeding you tiny scraps of
narrative right up until the very end
also we haven't even talked about the
murder demon zombies or the exorcism or
the cave scene yeah I really don't want
to ruin this film for you if you haven't
seen it but take it from me it's worth
the nightmares God and next at number
two the babadook are you terrified of
creepy shadow monsters that lurk behind
your wardrobe door then please sit down
in a dark room and watch the babadook a
2014 Australian psychological creature
feature from Jennifer Kent I say
creature feature in the loosest sense
because guys seriously what the
hell is the babadook i still don't know
and it's gotta be pretty shook that in
essence is the success of this film that
the fear of the unknown the strange
otherworldly sense that you get as a
child trying to fall asleep in a bleak
unfamiliar house it blends the
supernatural with the surreal with a
pinch of native australian folklore to
boot plus also if you're a fan of the
kid fighting back against the monster
then you'll be thrilled at 6 year-old
Samuel played by Noah Wiseman who
absolutely steals the show
I appreciate that people have tried to
find further meaning in this film's plot
it's ending in particular
and while I think that there are wider
cinematic elements that tie this film's
plot together without all of that it's
just a gut-wrenching knees weak palms
sweaty kind of horror movie you know the
best kind
it's a suspenseful slightly off story
about confronting the darkness that lies
within and finally at that number one
spot the witch you know what I get if
you don't like this film I understand
the criticism that it received but let
me tell you you're wrong because this
film is possibly the most unnerving Lee
unexplainably brilliantly strange piece
of horror cinema of recent times it
ticks every box on my list and I'm
saying why
this film is impossibly bleak it plays
like something forbidden something that
we just shouldn't be watching a glimpse
into the long-forgotten world but the
devil still reigns it begins with the
banishment of a New England family in
the 16th century where we briefly get a
glimpse of colonial-era society and the
newly found North America but that world
is soon shut off and all we're left with
is the woods and the witch seriously
this film does so much with so little
dad's testament to Robert Eggers the
director and writer as this was his
first debut film and he's fastly
becoming my favorite horror filmmaker so
keep your eye on him again
I really don't want to spoil this film
for you but if you laugh at the idea of
being terrified of a goat and let me
introduce you to black Philip
unfortunately folks that's all we've got
time for in today's video if you've got
any horror recommendations then make
sure to leave them a comment box down
below cheers who's sticking around
horror fans it's been a pleasure never a
chore as always I've been your host jack
Finch you've been watching top 5 scary
videos and until next time you take it
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