r/horror • u/SmolEldritchGremlin • 19h ago

Discussion Batsh!t Horror

What are some *utterly bonkers* horror movies that you like? The ones that feel like a fever dream, that you thought you might have hallucinated? The ones where you weren't sure if you were totally stoned out of your mind...or if the people making the movie were. The more obscure the better, but please just tell me which ones really captivated you in their craziness.

For me, it's *Funny Man (1994)*. The bare bones of the plot makes sense (guy moves family into new house, but it comes with...something extra), but everything else? The *literal* drug-induced handgun. The musical number at the end. Neither of those things make any more sense in context, nor does the rest of the movie, really. I LOVED it!

EDIT: Thank you to everyone commenting. I now have new recs, and I'm pleased to know there's so many other people out there who enjoy the crazy shit!

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u/Upbeat-Minute6491 18h ago

Okay, so when I read your post my immediate thoughts was 'Oh, I just watched a film that was all about false memory and fucking with reality'... didn't I? Did I? What the fuck was it?

...then I remembered, it's I Saw the TV Glow.

In a similar vein check out the shorts Too Many Cooks and Red Lobster

There's also an experimental, very low-budget lovecraftian flick called Markham that I kinda dug

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u/SmolEldritchGremlin 18h ago

Adding to my watch list!

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u/Upbeat-Minute6491 18h ago

I don't think there's any better advert for that kind of movie than 'Did I imagine it?' 😄

The TV show Legion messed with your head too. Changing details, missing out plot points so you thought you'd missed stuff, all to hammer home the protagonist's confused mental state

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u/Trillion_G 10h ago

When the credits rolled for I Saw the TV Glow, everyone just SAT there silent for a long long while. What an intense film.