something about experimental film and horror just connects for me. the uncertainty and deep terror both genres can conjure makes short films like these never leave my mindāāa sign of a good horror film imo
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I am someone who says they hate horror yet all my favourite films are horror films. This is because I have a very specific type of film I love. I donāt particularly like to be scared, I donāt like harrowing gloomy horror, I donāt like jump scares. i dont like extreme violence (when itās realistic, I donāt mind silly gore). I have no interest in watching kids get their heads smashed in or whatever. I LOVE a good concept, I love highly stylish and stylised films, good set design and costumes. I love when things just feel a bit likeā¦weird and off centre? With that in mind here are a few of my favourite films (theyāre all horror but theyāre also just the best films). Iāve also attached a link to my list on letterboxd, itās not just horror but like all films that to me feel like high concept weirdness? Itās a vibe thing š¤·š»āāļø
Sci-fi horror:
Annihilation
Donnie Darko
Under the Skin
The Substance (i am partial to a silly body horror)
A Cure for Wellness (this one also fits under Gothic Horror too)
Get Out (also has moments of horror comedy)
Horror comedy:
Jenniferās Body (probably my all time favourite film)
what we do in the Shadows
The Love Witch
Cabin in the Woods
Fresh
Gothic Horror:
Bones and All
Byzantium
Crimson Peak
Only Lovers Left Alive (I would argue this isnt even a horror at all but its a vampire film so I guess it counts)
Then these are a few others that still (to me) have the same vibe but I canāt categorise them as easily:
Shirley (possibly gothic?)
The green knight (isnāt quite a horror but has horror elements)
Promising young Woman (has horror comedy elements but is also just far too painful to be a comedy)
Nightmare Alley (also probably gothic?)
Horse Girl (quite similar to Donnie Darko imo, but plays more on the insanity route to be called a sci-fi)
Parasite (this is called a comedy but likeā¦is it really?!)
Saltburn (also kind of gothic kind of comedy)
Two honorary mentions I will say that might deviate a little is It Follows (which does have some jump scares and is genuinely terrifying but is high concept and weird vibey enough for me to love it) and Midsommar (which has a lot more intense violence than I usually enjoy but is again great concept and isnāt dark and jumpy).
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Not sure if I've rec'd this before on here, but this video feels like it was made for me? It really made me think and reflect on why I like this era of horror film and what the mass appeal was. I haven't really had another video that I've connected with in the same way.
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I love the microgenre of screen horror and this is one of the best executions of that aesthetic. I watched this in 2020 a month into lockdown and while I donāt remember most of the stuff I watched in that period, I havenāt stopped thinking about this movie since the
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little co-rec: if anyone's interested in more literature along these lines, SPARK by John Ratey is a book i read in a PE independent study in high school (bc i didn't want to take gym my last semester) that makes a very compelling argument for integrating physical exercise in your life as a solution to mental health issues. comes to similar conclusions in regard to SSRIs and really any medication in that they can't compare to the results that actually using your body can give you.
it really changed my perspective on exercise because i think physical exercise is wrapped up in 'self-improvement' when in reality it should be seen as self-care. and to bring it back to dancing: this is physical exercise that really connects you with the spirit in you and those around you, something that is undeniably a form of care
a study issued last month found that dancing is the most effective way of treating and mitigating depression. Walking, therapy, and yoga also outpaced SSRIs. and if you're saying 'oh this was probably funded by Big Dance', there's no evidence of that and if you're saying 'that's just what a Big Dance shill would say', well honey you're right
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especially the ones you Think you have hate in your heart for
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pfff that dumbass eclipse you guys must really hate the sun if you want to see it get blocked out for three minutes i personally love the sun because it gives us life pshhh total darkness all around you? ever heard of NIGHT? i'll be enjoying darkness every nite without the goofy glasses thank you very much
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