Horror for People That Hate Horror

Sooooo I've been stuck on this idea for awhile now and want to see if you guys have any ideas. I was thinking of trying to make two general lists of horror films for people that don't really like horror movie. One that is heavy on plot but with no gore. The second with heavy plot and very little blood. Here is what I have so far:

Heavy plot - no gore:
Nosferatu
The Bad Seed
The Invisible Man
Dracula
Frankenstein
Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Mummy
Phantom of the Opera
Hunchback
Rope
Psycho
Mr. Jones
Monster Squad
Jaws
Paranorman
Cape Fear (1991)
Fire in the Sky
John Carpenter's The Fog


Heavy plot - little gore:
The Witch
A Bucket of Blood
The birds
Bad Ronald
Taking of Deborah Logan
Stuck
Pontypool
Fright Night
Horns
The Faculty
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Rosemary's Baby
Race With The Devil
Silence of the Lambs
Jacob's Ladder
Manhunter
Near Dark
Poltergeist

Any feedback would be awesome

Great lists, but you forgot the Hunchback :freaked::cry: :P

Of course the older films relied more heavily on plot/story than they did blood/gore.

Added and yeah getting more modern films with more plot than blood is more challenging than I thought.

I did a podcast with my cousin on introducing non-horror fans to horror

http://www.johndoolan.com/page/2/
Episode 13 - Just the Tip

Anyway some of the movies mentioned were:
Monster Squad
Jaws
Fright Night
Horns
Paranorman
The Faculty

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Originally Posted by strtfghtr

I did a podcast with my cousin on introducing non-horror fans to horror

http://www.johndoolan.com/page/2/
Episode 13 - Just the Tip

Anyway some of the movies mentioned were:
Monster Squad
Jaws
Fright Night
Horns
Paranorman
The Faculty

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Fuck! How did I miss that. I will watch it as soon as I get though the podcast watches. Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Primetimeloser

Heavy plot - little gore:

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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) -----> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/

Stars Sheen, Foster, and Jacoby 2 yrs. later of Bad Ronald fame.

Might actually be Heavy Plot - No Gore... been quite a few years since seeing it. Either way a classic.

Rosemary's Baby

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Originally Posted by koolmike

Rosemary's Baby

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I'll 2nd that. I've got a buddy who hates horror movies, but he liked Rosemary's Baby and The Devil's Rejects a lot. I know you're not too keen on Rob Zombie, but just throwing that out there.

Silence of the Lambs

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Originally Posted by Ashstrodamus

I'll 2nd that. I've got a buddy who hates horror movies, but he liked Rosemary's Baby and The Devil's Rejects a lot. I know you're not too keen on Rob Zombie, but just throwing that out there.

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Totally forgot about Rosemary's Baby but you guys are right. Devil's rejects may be a bit too much considering blood is the biggest bitch I hear about horror.

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Originally Posted by Solo

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1974) -----> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/

Stars Sheen, Foster, and Jacoby 2 yrs. later of Bad Ronald fame.

Might actually be Heavy Plot - No Gore... been quite a few years since seeing it. Either way a classic.

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That has been on my too watch list for years. Seems like as good an excuse as any to pull the trigger on it ;)


Thank you all for your input!

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Originally Posted by Primetimeloser

Seems like as good an excuse as any to pull the trigger on it

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Make it so.
This flick really is all about the story and tension as opposed to blood or gore. It's a dark, suspenseful, and very brooding film.
It's one of those rare ones for me that had me thinking about it after watching it for awhile.
Never quite looked at tea the same way again.

edited the other post. '76 not '74.

Definitely this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQVGMdnPGUo

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Definitely this one:

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Agreed.

R With The D is 70's cinematic gold. You can easily substitute the antagonists in the flick with anything more traditional - thereby replacing the "horror" element, and for the most part everything would play out the same.... as most of the movie plays out as an action flick anyway.

Race With The Devil is one of the Solo's all time greatest hits, and easily Solo Shelf of Fame material. :rockin:

Heavy plot - no gore
Cape Fear (1991)
Fire in the Sky
John Carpenter's The Fog

Heavy plot - little gore
Jacob's Ladder
Manhunter
Near Dark

Poltergeist (1982 of course). The only gore is the face ripping scene in the bathroom. Still king of the haunted house movies.

Very interesting thread. :2thumbs:

For me I would say.....

- Psycho
- The Birds
- Rope
- Dressed to Kill
- Rosemary's Baby
- The Tenant
- Misery
- Frenzy
- I saw what you did
- See no evil aka Blind Terror (Mia Farrow)
- Silence of the lambs
- The Others
- Zodiac
- Shutter Island
- Donnie Darko
- Identity
- Red Dragon
- Hannibal
- The Babadook
- Black Swan
- The night of the hunter
- M

to name a few......:tiphat: