That boat sequence in the original 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is like a horror film within a kids film.
Serious answer: The Shining.
Serious answer: The Shining.
Horror-movies that doesn't involve "monsters"?
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Final Destinations. And The Happening even though it isn't scary. I laughed when the bodies were falling off the roof. Oh, and when the cop says,"Oh...cheese and crackers!"
American Psycho comes to mind for some reason. You simply watch the movie to see how far the main character goes off his rocker, and also to get some laughs in.
Does The Shining count? Because it's technically got supernatural events joined with serial killers. But it's not even close to the dumb "horror" movies that usually have those elements.
Very strict criteria.
I guess what you mean by "No Serial Killer" is no cliche "Slasher-flicks", etc. With most horror movies, you need.. some sort of antagonist or enemy. So, "Unknown Cause/Entity".. Mystery Horror maybe. Most Supernatural horror is like that... but like someone else said, you're creeping into Thriller territory.
Few have already been listed, but I'll put them again for emphasis:
Classics:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Shining (1980)
Keeps you intrigued/guessing:
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Pontypool (2008)
Breaks your rules; but good:
The Descent (2005)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Crazies (2010)
The Others (2001)
I guess what you mean by "No Serial Killer" is no cliche "Slasher-flicks", etc. With most horror movies, you need.. some sort of antagonist or enemy. So, "Unknown Cause/Entity".. Mystery Horror maybe. Most Supernatural horror is like that... but like someone else said, you're creeping into Thriller territory.
Few have already been listed, but I'll put them again for emphasis:
Classics:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Shining (1980)
Keeps you intrigued/guessing:
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Pontypool (2008)
Breaks your rules; but good:
The Descent (2005)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Crazies (2010)
The Others (2001)
I see those films as more of a suspense/comedy than anything else. I mean it's suspenseful to see how and who the next one to die is, but the things that happen (love the Rube Goldberg explanation) are just so insanely impossible that it really just becomes funny, kind of like the Saw movies.Relish in Chaos said:
I dunno if you'd consider this monster-less but the Descent was pretty good.
'The Possession of David O'Reilly' - it's on Netflix, if that helps.
I think it meets some of your criteria, if not all, and I rather liked it.
I think it meets some of your criteria, if not all, and I rather liked it.
The Saw series? Or more in particular, the first three. I've never considered Jigsaw a 'serial killer', and the first three movies were definitely more focused on creeping you out than trying to 'scare' you with graphic violence. Event Horizon was pretty good, a sci-fi/horror film with Sam Neil and Morpheus.
But like someone already said, what you said you don't want removes almost all of the horror genre. I guess what you'd be looking for is movies within those horror catagories...but good ones. Of which there are few few.
But like someone already said, what you said you don't want removes almost all of the horror genre. I guess what you'd be looking for is movies within those horror catagories...but good ones. Of which there are few few.
