9 Horror Movies That Went Too Far

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[@abebuckingham8198]

While "The Girl Next Door" (2007) is a deeply disturbing film it significantly reduces the level of abuse, neglect, and torture that Sylvia Likens experienced at the hands of Gertrude Baniszewski and her accomplices.

[@kaaiitlin]

that's why i don't think real life cases like that should be made into movies. i understand movies 'taking inspiration' from real life events, but to try and glamorise the horror and torture that real people have gone through just feels icky and disrespectful. that's just my opinion of course, and i understand why others might disagree

[@bellawinchester6200]

Watch An American Crime! Much better adaptation of the Liken's case!

[@SnarkierThan-U-R]

I read a court document about the abuse, it was horrific, however TGND did me in with the blowtorch scene.

[@constantdisappointment5658]

Personally, I'd love a movie similar to Saw where monsters like Baniszewski (portrayed by actors) are punished for their real-life crimes. There are so many to choose from, too, so it can even be a series

[@fortifarse]

@@kaaiitlin this includes movies like Schindler's List or Chernobyl as well?

[@doclewis8927]

Actually, Shelley Duvall did quite a bit after The Shining. She's best known for the children's "Faerie Tale Theatre" which was after The Shining. I don't know why people say she didn't do much after The Shining. It's not true. Whoever wrote the script for this segment should've done some research on Duvall. She won a Peabody Award for her work.

[@lorettamowell8764]

She was pretty good in Hulk Hogan film Suburban Commando.

[@laceye3485]

I knew her from her Bedtime Stories series, had a couple of tapes from that as a kid before I ever found The Shining when I got a little older. She’s done Annie fucking Hall, man. However you feel about the movie or Woody Allen, the movie is a classic. That one was well-received by critics and the audiences.

[@douglasphillips5870]

Wasn't she Olive Oil in the Popeye movie?

[@laceye3485]

@@douglasphillips5870 yes

[@clarencewalker3925]

Shelley Duvall is suffering from a severe bipolar disorder.

[@AmandaCakez]

When talking about “Megan is missing” saying it went too far is an EXTREME understatement. The r*pe scene alone was disturbingly long and painful to watch. Then the end was just horrific. I stumbled upon that movie on Netflix and still regret watching it

[@TheMorganVEVO]

I successfully repressed all memory of it until recently.

[@Jackie-McCann]

I saw a review of that movie years ago... and Jesus... 😱

[@AmandaCakez]

ibigrooster11 horrified at the r*ape scene, not the horror aspect.

[@jeraldmacklinii6440]

I not going to watch that movie

[@SlasherHorrorMovies1]

Yea but it teaches a life lesson in the film. Never talk to random strangers on a chat site or meet up with that stranger cuz u dont know wat that persons capable of

[@zachiswayposi1]

Whoever edited this should be fired for using the garbage remake of Martyrs when she's clearly talking about the original.

[@jamieannmeiners890]

👏👏👏

[@brentulstad3275]

Amen to that! Pascal's is a masterpiece!

[@kerryfantie3962]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. Absolutely unforgivable.

[@WestonEvans]

Because showing the OG is grounds for demonetization

[@zachiswayposi1]

Weston Evans The movie isn’t nonstop gory the entire time

[@poetrymafia27]

Whenever we talk about Stanley Kubrick, we should talk about his treatment of his actors. And he's far from the only Hollywood director / producer who has tormented their actors instead of helping them do their f*cking jobs. I like the terms you used - Shelly Duval was the "cost" of his movie, and that is too high a cost. EVER. No actor should ever be sacrificed for the sake of a film.

[@justinchristoph3725]

Tell that to Max Hardcore who messed up even jaded porn actresses with what he filmed. He is a sociopath who used films to satisfy his need to degrade women.

[@romanwalker6090]

Do u mean they died by sacraficed?

[@oxymrn7038]

@@romanwalker6090 No. His perfectionist methods took a heavy mental and physical toll on Shelly Duval. Dude had her reshoot so many takes and had her to the point of exhaustion almost every day she was shooting just so that she could appear to be genuinely in distress. And she pretty much got almost nothing out of it. Hell some critics even said her performance was bad.

[@romanwalker6090]

@@oxymrn7038 that's pretty messed up

[@jonnylake3rd]

There’s plenty of actors who have left the site. It never came back. She didn’t have to go through with it. I’m sure to an extent she knew what she was getting herself into. Stop with the virtue signaling bullshit.

[@ianchamberlain488]

I’m a pretty seasoned horror fan at this point, not a lot shakes me... but the ending of Megan is missing haunted me for a while.

[@sandravegavera2954]

Watch A Serbian Film.

[@ianchamberlain488]

Sandra Vega Vera I’ve seen a Serbian film a few times. It didn’t really bother me like Megan is missing.

[@gorehound3414]

Ian Chamberlain watch irreversible

[@haroldcanfly]

The BARRELS man 😭 I was only 16. I wasn’t ready! And I have a little sister!! It took weeks for me to get over that ending.

[@buddabudda]

I actually went back a while ago to find the shot of her friend rotting in the barrel and just stared at it until it eventually lost its effect. Was the only way to make it stop occasionally popping into my head and fucking with me.

[@dierdreturner7423]

The Girl Next Door and Megan is Missing literally made me queasy. They didn't even touch on Last House on the Left or I Spit on Your Grave.

[@felipemaldonado8028]

100% agree with your comment. I was going to write the same after watching the list.

[@danamartinez219]

Not a fun fact: the girl next door doesn’t really tell the full truth of what happened to Sylvia likens during her time of torture. That fire scene is nothing compared to what happened in real life.

[@Jellyb33]

I spit on your grave was pretty hard to watch

[@ashleymoore9806]

I spit on your grave 2 was horrifically queasy. The taser scene was the point where I stopped watching a horror movie and refused to watch any more. I was genuinely physically sick

[@nataliestanley8654]

Megan is missing fucked me up

[@biffyqueen]

As a fun aside to The Shining entry, while Kubrick tortured Duval, he took extra steps to ensure that the kid playing Danny would not be exposed to anything traumatic.

[@thedarknight307]

apparently he did that with all two twin girls too the actor who played Danny walked in on the axe scene with Jack so Nicholson began doing a silly dance to make it look innocent.

[@ClumsySlimey]

When I was much younger my mother allowed me to watch "Megan is missing" with her (I was bugging her about wanting to watch as well said I could "handle it" ) and while I have suppressed most of the memories of it, I cant the feeling of terror I felt. Just a few clips here alone bring back memories and the same feelings. I'm obviously grateful because it helped me realise the dangers of online and to be super careful, but oh boy did the movie make me uncomfortable. Please be careful about sharing personal info online, and please understand your parent's worry.

[@diamondglass6776]

There were so many more ways “Megan is Missing” went too far

[@shuz6y]

i personally thought it was extremely boring throughout the whole movie until the r*pe scene. the fact that sexual assault is the only thing i can solidly say to avoid the movie, means even the director knew it wasn’t good enough

[@Matthew9818]

shuzby _ the whole movie is based on REAL cases of child abduction . Everything that happened in the movie actually happened too someone after meeting someone online . You've completely missed the point of the movie .

[@samanthagarcia1824]

@@Matthew9818 it is still to much it can definitely have the implement of r@pe but they show it for way to long and way to close

[@sapphiresplash]

I thought it was poorly made, boring and kinda tame tbh

[@samanthagarcia1824]

@@sapphiresplash how was a prolonged rape scene tame

[@christianmanka3884]

I recently rewatched peeping Tom and it makes me laugh that the world was so upset at the time.

[@jupiterx9669]

I've never heard of that movie, how come they were upset? :p

[@sweetmissirish]

@@jupiterx9669 I've never heard of it either but I think it was totally new to audiences at that time - I believe she said it came out before Psycho so the idea of watching someone get killed was too much

[@TheRealNormanBates]

It all comes down to how desensitized we’ve become. They should have waited until CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST came out. 😉

[@joshuakehl5891]

Monroville 😂🤣😂🤣

[@oops6876]

When Psycho came out, it wasn’t the murder or the cross dressing that really had people up-in-arms. It was the flushing of a toilet

[@captkrisma]

Looks like someone discovered SpookyRice's playlist...

[@miawallace3738]

Cue that gohan

[@karthiarul7048]

Yep 😂

[@zachiswayposi1]

What’s a spookyrice

[@captkrisma]

@@zachiswayposi1 he's a youtuber that focuses on extreme movies. Most of the movies that are on this list are full movie analysis that he has completed

[@WolfArtist-zc9nf]

HEY!!! A FELLOW SKOOKYRICE WATCHER!!!

[@vaspar]

The moment she said Whatculture is launching Whatculture Horror, I knew this one is coming out just so they could get Clery in the finals. Pretty sure Ash and the editors for horror would win this one though

[@vovin8132]

The horror twist is that he is yet again doomed to third place

[@vaspar]

@@vovin8132 Much like the person dying before the final girl yeah :D :D

[@zachiswayposi1]

If he didn’t make in from wrestling he doesn’t deserve to be in

[@vaspar]

@@zachiswayposi1 Na I don't think so.. Wrestling is probably the most competitive. You got the Dadley boys, Andy Murray, Gareth Morgan and Simon Miller. Willbourne didn't even participate there

[@zachiswayposi1]

Parth Vaswani I’m just happy that one fuckface didn’t make it. I can’t even remember his name but you know who I’m talking about

[@christophermerlot3366]

No animals were harmed in the production of this film. Cannibal Holocaust: Errr...

[@shauntstone8995]

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[@zachiswayposi1]

Shaun Tstone why are you typing like you’re an edgy teenager from 1997?

[@shauntstone8995]

@@zachiswayposi1 it's a sN0wflLake test

[@shauntstone8995]

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[@Tores444]

@@shauntstone8995 do you speak english?

[@RadLaxer42]

Megan is missing scarred me for a very long time. And by long time, I mean it still does.

[@meganizm011]

agreed. It seems like most people saw it when they were young which could be it but also to me it's something that could happen easily you know? Like you see shit on the news all the time thats not that far off unlike a lot of things we see in a movies. Theres usually a barrier where were like "oh that'll never happen to me" but its not there with Megan is Missing.

[@MerokoGaming]

it should scar you, because the entire movie is based on the director's real life daughter. She was actually kidnapped and murdered the same way.

[@yobamathashoota9137]

@@MerokoGaming false.

[@InsanityContainmentz]

@@yobamathashoota9137 you have any proof against it?

[@arianareese3869]

I've never seen Megan is missing but the description alone is pure nightmare fuel

[@lainewilson7156]

it doesn’t really get bad until the photos and the last 22 minutes. still, it’s traumatic

[@deadlytoaster1422]

Honestly, just dont watch. Its just a very shitty "found footage" (theres a reason I put quotes there) until its long and questionably drawn out rape scene, which credit where it goes, was a bit uncomformting (not the worst ive seen), but the movie itself is an hour long slog for that one scene.

[@19moira90]

Don't. Watch it.

[@Tob1Kadach1]

A Horror Channel, so that's why Ash vs the Evil Wed was scrapped. About DAMN time they had a Horror Channel!

[@krystacn]

i wondered what happened to "the evil wed". hell they just started it amonth or 2 ago!

[@zikikki1]

It was probably a copyright issue. Seems like everyone owns it except the ones that should.

[@theslanderousgent4475]

I mean with people like Ash at the helm, I’m looking forward to it. There’s a lot of horror fan cred on the what culture team

[@hiddenleaf414]

Ha she made the channel and then left for Playstation.

[@damgedroses]

Megan is missing is one of those that I randomly saw an afternoon and made me more uncomfortable than I was expecting.

[@TheChrisHype]

I saw the Girl Next Door, and I never want to see it again. Simple as that.

[@wapablap9887]

I've seen them all and TGND disturbed me the most. Couldn't wait for it to end..

[@senzavolto]

wapablap I agree. It’s probably the only film I’ve seen that I really wanted to turn off.

[@neph13]

Martyrs, the original, is one of my top horror of all times. It is deep, psychological, and haunting. At it's core it is a very profound love story (everything was done by the main charterer out of love for her friend) and if you pay attention to the dialog, that gets very obvious. It is that subtle awareness that makes it go into darker depths. It doesn't go into standard horror fare, and allows the viewer to make of it what they wish.

[@godmagnus]

The dialog? I mean, the kiss was the obvious part to me :P

[@sassykaren7587]

Kathy Bates’ character on Misery! She made that film scary but really good! This was one Steven King’s stories that was the closest to his written story. Thank you for a great video 👍

[@janthonyfremont]

Incident in a Ghostland is an all time classic. Having to come to terms with the reality of her situation was EPIC. I haven't felt for someone more since the first time I watched Calvaire.

[@Smallfry302]

Megan is missing really hurt my soul. It was not okay. I felt like i watched her die 2 twice..

[@psyc0m4nt1s6]

Its a shitty movie but pretty tame

[@Grouncontrol]

Hobbling James Caans’ character in the original move was far worse than how they chose to do it in the movie. She actually axes off one of his feet, and uses a torch to cauterize the wound so he doesn’t bleed out.

[@talastra]

There's a big difference tween words on a page and what you seen on a screen.

[@zeusbacchushades]

The Misery novel had Annie cutting off Paul's foot (a little more twisted).

[@PlaceStillMatters]

And cauterizing the stump with an acetylene torch.

[@truthmission]

I think he lost a thumb somewhere in there too.

[@canadiandee6342]

Fire in the Sky is based on a true story. The abducted man’s friends were originally suspected with murder until he reappeared, backing up the men’s story.

[@greytroll1632]

They were all subjected to polygraph tests and passed it.

[@craigfresch575]

yes, Travis Walton... great book

[@canadiandee6342]

Craig Fresch haven’t read the book. I watched a documentary with interviews. There’s always an extra flare they do for tv, so I’d be interested to hear it in the men’s own words

[@kayleighbrown459]

I saw that documentary. Pretty creepy stuff, especially considering they past the lie detector test. I know it's not a full proof thing but....it is creepy. I mean, wtf happened?

[@deirdrejones5974]

They have all admitted it was a hoax. Polygraphs aren’t proof of anything, which is why they aren’t admissible in court. I wish UFO’s were real, though. It would be more fun than the mundane truth.

[@HomeGunMaker]

I’ve never regretted anything more that watching “A Serbian Film”. Just remembering some scenes still makes me feel awfully bad, and hs kept me from sleeping in the worst way possible

[@mirandastewart3544]

I have to ask, how long did that last for, cuz one time, I remember, I was {physically} unable, to sleep, for a whole month, after watching something creepy, on KZbin, it was weird, cuz it didn’t affect, as much as, when I was given too much, of the sleep medication, that I had, to take, when I was younger, cuz I ended up, in hospital, for three days, my childhood was a bit odd, it might even end up, in books, written by me, at some point.

[@Tashenubast]

I'm not sure if I'd consider that movie truly horror but my friend warned me against watching it but I watched it anyways. I regret that desicion. All I'm going to say is I hated it and I think it has no intrinsic value whatsoever and I watch a lot of horror movies. I'm not sure I can ever scrub those images out of my mind.

[@HomeGunMaker]

@@Tashenubast exactly

[@Sabrianag91]

The original Martyrs is way better then this remake trash....

[@gorehound3414]

I cannot believe that they put the remake on here! The French one is 10x more brutal and better!

[@GKBDTV]

the only one i recognize

[@captmaximus4224]

I’ve only seen the remake and it was probably one of the most hardest things I’ve ever seen.

[@mightybitchy]

The original is trash too. French horror is trash.

[@NOWtheband]

@@captmaximus4224 - Ooooo, then do yourself the honour of seeing the original. It is beautiful!

[@brandondean5680]

Megan is missing is probably one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen. The rape scene was horrifying an finding her best friend in that barrel haunted me

[@ferdinandwang1165]

I've seen worse - Tusk. I will never again watch a Kevin Smith movie.

[@FlowersInHisHair]

The Misery example is not "too far"... it's actually less extreme than the novel!

[@chriswasmundt1442]

Not to mention Stephen King writes most of his books on his own dreams and nightmares. I think anyone who is a writer or person would be terrified being held hostage by a obsessive fan.

[@janellejulianajoy]

Exactly. Especially when she leaves him for days, knowing she's made him addicted to pain meds, and watches him take the medication with dirty mop water because he was in so much pain, after she returns.

[@lizanna6390]

King did say he used himself as Paul Sheldon. Sheldon hates that people only want him to write misery novels while King has the same situation with horror.

[@nunyabiznaz1352]

Agreed, the book version was much more gruesome!

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Fun fact, Kathy Bates wanted to do the original hobbling scene with the axe. Can you imagine?

[@Chi_Rebel89]

Thank you Ash for the acknowledgement of Peeping Tom. I truly think it was way ahead of it's time. And despite it coming out the same year as Psycho it is truly disturbing to watch. This is the first film I saw that showed POV/snuff like killings long before Black Christmas or Jason. It deserves more credit.

[@Valkyrie0801]

I will never ever forget when I was like 5 or 6, Fire in the Sky was playing on tv and when my mom went to the bathroom I snuck out of my room and accidentally saw the autopsy scene. I just remember standing there watching it in total shock till my mom came out and quickly shut it off. Not quick enough. Lol that scene stuck with me and still remains one of the most horrifying scenes in a movie that I’ve ever watched. And I’m a huge horror fanatic now.

[@zooropa04]

I'm assuming "Salo" was one of those you just couldn't get any clips of on KZbin....

[@Midorikonokami]

Gods yes, that one was waaay too much

[@talastra]

@@Midorikonokami What's quite hilarious about people freaking out about this film is the violence isn't the part that makes them walk out. It's the shit in the middle that people can't stand. To me, that really says something about people's movie-going values. A boy getting his tongue cut in half with scissors is WAY more bearable than "Use a spoon."

[@Midorikonokami]

@@talastra both, man. Both.

[@user-wj1nz5uk6w]

@@talastra lmao the shit eating was so weird plus that movie was like 3 hrs long

[@leebritnell2405]

Ferrero Rocher made the fake shit,fun fact fans!

[@joeyclemenza7339]

henry: portrait of a serial killer.... still one of the gnarliest, most unsettling flicks i've ever seen that didn't feel exploitative.

[@dopestonelion3357]

So glad someone else posts about this movie! Brother- check out the French movie Man Bites Dog if you can get your hands on it.

[@shadowprince4482]

Hard Candy was the movie that got me. Not knowing if she is torturing the hell out of a guy who you don't know is innocent or not just really messed with me.

[@PaschanTOPs]

99,9% of the people who watched Hard Candy will tell you the guy is guilty cuz that's the only way the violent psychological punishment makes sense in their head. A young girl guilty of anything? Puleease! Just like in real life...

[@DroseraNara]

That man is absolutely not innocent at all and you know this within the opening scene. It is only the scale of his guilt that you don't know.

[@DroseraNara]

@@PaschanTOPs Dude, he admits to wanting to take pictures of a girl he and another nameless man murdered. He's not fucking innocent and I would be suspicious of anyone who thinks he is.

[@Tashenubast]

I loved that movie.

[@seanberry2652]

Wow, some movie recommendations. Thanks. I thought the breaking of James Caan' s ankles was the lynchpin of Misery. The intensity kicked into overdrive at that point. .Good stuff I will gave to check more, keep them coming

[@RandyHughesrapidrandy]

Years ago I watched Megan Is Missing going in only knowing it was a found footage film. I've watched a lot of horror including many on this list but that ending messed me up more than any other.

[@gonetubing]

Same, man. I grew up on the Guinea Pig films, Cannibal Holocaust, and all sorts of exploitation & horror, but when that image (you know the image) popped up at 2 am as I was watching it by myself in my pitch dark room, it had a major effect on me. And what comes after. Maybe I just wasn't expecting it to be as disturbing as it was, but I've got to say it more effective than A Serbian Film.

[@owleyes1192]

@@gonetubing what image?

[@letmehelpyou9985]

Rotten body Image in barrel

[@nategorkos1530]

I think you used the wrong Martyrs footage. The remake is trash.

[@Saiaxs]

rotten rhythms French

[@biljam972]

Aboslutely. USA version sucks so bad. French version though is nightmare inducing.

[@roymcmasters9785]

What about last house on the left, spit on your grave &a irreversible? They for damn sure went too far!

[@willhuey4891]

i actually enjoyed the last house remake though but that my opinion.

[@psyc0m4nt1s6]

Nah

[@Cokoshea]

Maybe those are the ones she said KZbin wouldn't want her to show... but doubtful, as they are mentioned many places on KZbin. I will agree, though; for me, the long, graphic rape scenes in those movies go too far. I do not need to see that much to fully understand how horrible that would be. If I were to rewatch any of those movies, I would have to skip those scenes.

[@AngelicusImmortus]

These days Kubrick would be in front of a Jury for what he did to that young woman, he caused her to have a mental breakdown.

[@lyndseywilliams9993]

You’d think so but Leto got away with a lot as far as torturing his cast mates.

[@12bfost]

@@lyndseywilliams9993 If I ever do a movie w/ Jared Leto & he starts being a prick HE WILL get bitch slapped!

[@jonnylake3rd]

12bfost Yeah I don’t think you’re gonna be doing a movie with Jared Leto anytime soon. Calm down killer

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

12bfost ok kid.

[@kayleighbrown459]

Perfectionist to a fault. He did the same with Barry Lyndon. One tiny 5 second shot had to be redone 100 times. Damn near drove people crazy.

[@VintageStarlet]

I was surprised by how much Megan is Missing disturbed me

[@ReclusiveDuck]

Definitely a future cult classic.

[@aqzlepsycho]

That film is just a meme.

[@thekillersandvich1150]

i thought it was pretty crap to be honest the YMS review sums it up best its a boring unfocused mess that only stayed in the poeples minds because of that one scene

[@denniswijker7162]

@@paulbennett2284 That's the one based on the book 'The Golden Egg' right ? I can't watch these movies, they are too close to realism to me. Something like it probably actually has happened to some one, and that thought really messes with me :s

[@chupaxf]

Ditto! I went in expecting something lame, but it really unsettled me and stayed with me. Those pics of Megan in that torture device especially were....nightmare fuel, high octane.

[@SirPoofyPants]

I watched clips from Martyrs and still can’t get over it a couple weeks later.

[@RatchetFanGirl27]

The Ellen Page version of the girl next door is more accurate to the real life story. Its called an American Crime and I suggest people go watch it cuz its an amazing film based on a very tragic event.

[@RatchetFanGirl27]

sylvia likens is the name of the real life girl the movies are both based on btw.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It takes a lot for a movie to mess me up because I'm pretty old and jaded but that movie wrecked me.

[@brittanydiamond6772]

I also recommend reading the book The Girl Next Door was based on, it's by Jack Ketchum and is SO much better.

[@mldrfan]

@@brittanydiamond6772 ok you've peaked my interest.... when you say "better," do you mean it'll wreck the reader even more than the movie?

[@brittanydiamond6772]

@@mldrfan I mean 'better' as in the storytelling quality is much higher across the board. Jack Ketchum was an amazing (and prolific) horror writer with a solid reputation for good reason. Everything about it is more engrossing, so yes it definitely hits harder. There's an Author's Note at the end, I believe, and I highly recommend reading that too. He mentions the biggest creative liberty he took with the story and why he did it. His reason seriously endeared me to him both as a writer and a human.

[@LilaMudbanana]

this was actually a really good countdown damn! love how she didn't focus on the level of brutality (there is nothing new to that and gross doesn't make it good) but rather on problematic or unnecessary parts of the plot or the filming process.

[@taylorkibler]

That scene from Bone Tomahawk should be on this list - you know which one I'm talking about.

[@Jbe1beaner]

Oh good lord I know what you’re talking about !! Horrible scene

[@soloparentsareheros331]

The native roaring is what got me. Movies have done the sawing in half stuff before. Terrifier didnt even come close to Bone tomahawk.

[@thrashpuppy2010]

I've met Travis Walton, the person that Fire In the Sky is about. His version of what happens on the ship and the movie's version is very different.

[@deirdrejones5974]

I believe the whole thing was revealed to be a hoax.

[@talastra]

@@deirdrejones5974 By which you mean, a rational person already concludes that it is a hoax.

[@tiara4810]

"The loved ones" that movie was insane to watch. I'm really liking your choice in movies though

[@animallover23344]

Misery is one of my favorite movies of all time. It goes far because it has to. It shows how psychotic Annie truly is and what she's capable of. She is capable of keeping him there and that's what is scariest. That's Paul's biggest fear

[@ISCENPEP]

I want to know about the one that got cut from this list!

[@henrycbrennan]

I would add "Boxing Helena". Creating an amputee is definitely over the top :)

[@captmaximus4224]

I was in a car accident in 06 and was pretty much restricted to home for months. I was bored of my normal movies and tired of gaming. I began consuming foreign horror and ended up coming across Martyrs at blockbuster. That movie was so hard to watch. If you want to be uncomfortable during a movie this is it. For years I couldn’t remember the and two weeks ago I came across another channel talking about it and now it’s everywhere. It’s as if the world has just discovered something I’ve known about for over ten years.

[@mayasixtus1573]

Tbh, I consider The Girl Next Door as a drama more than a horror. A drama that shows all the violence, which they often do not.

[@mechurchy]

Let’s just take Human centipede and a Serbian film out of every list... they are so damn try hard

[@RolandDeschain1]

I thought A SERBIAN FILM was good until the director started spouting pretentious toss about it being a metaphor for whatever the last war Serbia was involved in. It's very well-made but I didn't find it 'disturbing' in the least. Just gross. And the much-ballyhooed 'newborn porn' scene was so ridiculous I just laughed.

[@chrismanuel9768]

A WHOLE NEW GENRE! I still shout that as a joke whenever someone starts going on about some dumb idea they have.

[@Ravenz91]

Human Centipede was hilarious though

[@zachiswayposi1]

The first human centipede isn’t even that graphic aside from that one scene. The sequels absolutely were just over the top for the sake of being over the top though

[@Syurtpiutha]

To be honest, I had fully expected I Spit On Your Grave (1978) to be on this list. It caused quite the stir upon release, and while I think it is a worthwhile film, it is not one I plan to watch again. Nor is it one I would recommend without very clear content warnings. If I would recommend it at all.

[@nightwish2119]

Was thinking the same thing. While I can understand the reasoning for it, THAT scene is just way too long. Have not and will not see that movie more than the one time I saw it and would not personally recommend it to anyone due to that scene.

[@mirrormimi]

Our art teacher showed us Braindead during class (like 10 years ago), and since I'd never seen anyone talk about the movie online, and didn't even remember the name, I'd started thinking it was some weird fever dream lol

[@orpheus..]

9) 1:34 Incident in a Ghostland 8) 2:35 The Shining 7) 3:31 Fire in the Sky 6) 4:37 The Girl Next Door 5) 5:37 Misery 4) 6:31 Megan is Missing 3) 7:22 Peeping Tom 2) 8:24 Braindead 1) 9:25 Martyrs

[@orpheus..]

And the only choices I disagree with are #3 and #2.

[@orpheus..]

PT was just a victim of its times and is as light as it comes.

[@LexxiSpencer]

yeah, they aren't exaggerating about "Megan is Missing". I've watched dozens of gore-filled horror movies, but that final 10 minutes....not to mention the brutal r*pe scene of our teenage protagonist🤢.. it's incredibly unnerving & is all just a bit TOO "real" looking for me.

[@MadameHelgasFolly]

Good to know. Thanks for the warning ⚠️

[@roriksteader]

A rope scene?

[@LexxiSpencer]

Basil Zimmer a sexual assault scene.... a very graphic one at that.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

@@roriksteader A ripe scene?

[@Astraeus..]

@@j.d6009 ​ @Lexx Spencer -> I'd like to direct you both to r/whooosh.....

[@ware0081]

Omg I just left a comment about Megan is Missing a couple days ago on another video, I couldn't remember the name of the movie. That movie left a disgusting taste in my mouth.

[@boohound24]

My grandmother let my cousin and I watch Fire in the Sky when we were 8 and 11 because she knows ans grew up with Travis. Since his story is worlds different than the movie she didnt think it would be scary. Needless to say it scarred both of us and it's the only "horror" movie I can't watch over 20 years later.

[@TheLoganSomers]

There’s nothing more rewarding than sharing something you can’t unsee with a friend. And I would add “Castle Freak” and “Re-animator” to this list

[@Lengstrom]

9. Incident in a Ghostland 8. The Shining 7. Fire in the Sky 6. The Girl Next Door 5. Misery 4. Megan is Missing 3. Peeping Tom 2. Braindead 1. Martyrs

[@vincentshadetree]

Antichrist, genital mutilation scenes. That pretty much ruined me for life, I'll never forget what I saw lol

[@GabrielGamingAtYt]

OMG I LITERALLY JUST REQUESTED THIS 2 DAYS AGO! THANK YOU WHATCULTURE!!!!

[@xXImikoXx]

Gonna be honest: My 13 year old niece gave out the house-phone number to a random guy she met on Minecraft who told her he was only 16. Of course the person she gave the number to called, and when her Dad answered the phone, the guy asking for her did not sound 16. To teach her a lesson in why not to give her personal information to people online, her parents had her watch "Megan is Missing" from start to finish, and she hasn't made that mistake again, since watching it.

[@liafarcas7982]

As horrifying and disturbing "Megan is Missing" is, it does have a moral story there. No matter how many times you tell kids nowadays or how much you try to keep them safe, some fall prey to predators. And honestly, in my opinion, the most vicious ones are hiding behind a screen and make kids share all the personal info and details they need in order to strike. So, I do think this movie can be used as an eye opener for some kids and teenagers, cause some refuse to listen or believe the internet can be dangerous (sure, tune down or skip the hardcore scenes). It's enough seeing Amy kidnapped, imprisoned and disposed of inside a barrel in the ground, never to be found again, without the brutal scenes, but the lesson is still learned.

[@Astraeus..]

So....you're telling me that the best idea they could come up with to teach a CHILD some kind of valuable lesson was to completely fu@$ing traumatize her by forcing her to watch a movie about 2 girls being kidnapped, raped, murdered, and stuffed inside a barrel? That's some fu@ing sick parenting right there. People like that shouldn't even have kids in the first place.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Taranizs 1) it’s a movie, and 2) I bet they never had to worry about their daughter fucking around with strangers.

[@Astraeus..]

@@TheRealNormanBates 1- I literally have no idea how "it's a movie" is even remotely acceptable as defense for showing something like that to a child. There are snuff porn movies too, doesn't exactly mean it's for kiddies. 2- There are better ways than traumatizing a kid to make them learn a lesson. If a kid plays with matches and you light them on fire, that'll probably make them stop playing with the fu@$ing matches but obviously it's a shitty way to go about it.

[@skachor]

@@Astraeus.. the kid was 13, not 7. Settle down.

[@WatchingforaFriend]

Love this list. I like the criteria you used, you always have such a unique mix of films on your lists!

[@mcoupe69]

You know that none of the hosts of whatculture write any of the lists right?

[@Jordloopin]

Rare wholesome comment

[@WatchingforaFriend]

@@mcoupe69 its geared toward whomever curated the list. I didn't shout out anyone specifically, just a general comment of appreciation toward the channel!

[@jasonrutledge765]

Have you seen a movie called dread? (Not judge dredd or the remake) its a great horror flick with a wicked ending!

[@aliservan7188]

Brain Dead is one of only two movies that had me laugh so hard in the cinema I fell off my chair... the other is Blazing Saddles. And thank you for not doing The Serbian.

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

You saw Blazing Saddles in the cinema? I think you are the oldest person I've ever seen commenting on youtube!

[@clmclachlan]

@@greenisnotacreativecolour I saw it at a drive in theater. I remember the precambrian era.

[@aliservan7188]

@@greenisnotacreativecolour Watch your sas ya youngn whippersnapper 🦕but you're right, I'm old AF

[@Combfish]

i love braindead *goes to get some custard* (fun fact i spent a lot of weekends at the zoo in braindead as a small kid)

[@aliservan7188]

@@Combfish NO WAY! That's so cool. You just reminded me with the custard comment that BrainDead is also only one of 2 movies to make me gag. It's a bloody masterpiece.

[@tallgeek1131]

As someone who's read Misery, the fact that the hobbling scene is the most insane part of the book (and that it was hobbling instead of losing his feet) is a lot farther from crossing the line than the book was. Still insane, though.

[@LaBrew]

Yes! The book version was far more horrific.

[@hoze1235]

intro looks like a psychic show

[@theoriginalThud]

Also, I would add The Mist, Don't Breathe and Dr. Sleep. I know movies often want to shock the audience and follow the book source in order to do that. However, movies are more visual and sometimes more visceral than books and there is a point when you can go too far. It's my belief that horror movies should have one goal - to scare people. For instance, I'm not sure what sickos out there actually want to see a young boy being tortured and killed on screen like Dr. Sleep. ....then again, 2020 has revealed that we do in fact have a lot of sickos out there...

[@billybyron7700]

I honestly don’t understand why people have become so pressed about that scene in Doctor Sleep. Funnily enough I rewatched the movie today and because of the fact that not too much is shown and left to the imagination does help it’s case. Also along with the fact that the actor, Jacob Tremblay, was absolutely fine recording the scene really puts my mind at ease in terms of having to watch a child be killed. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me but that’s just my personal view

[@songbird989]

Dr. Sleep was in itself a good and worthy sequel to The Shining but that scene with the boy being murdered was really disturbing!

[@zachiswayposi1]

Another French movie that KZbin wouldn't have cared for is Inside. I thought I was watching the unrated cut because it was already way over the top, then I found the actually unrated cut and it's even more fucked up.

[@yurdp]

Why didn’t you use clips from the original version of Martyrs?

[@00Raven00]

Maybe because it's too gory?? Idk

[@deadlytoaster1422]

KZbin doesnt like that

[@kyleenguyen9590]

MARTYRS should be on this like the first act is extremely disturbing and horrible But the 2nd act is gory disturbing it shows a woman being skinned alive

[@mistyocdragons]

*In the book, Annie Wilkes didn't hobble Paul Sheldon in this way. Instead, she cut off his foot...* 😵🔪👣

[@CedesandBartleby]

And she ran over the sheriff with a lawn mower instead of shooting him.

[@mistyocdragons]

@@CedesandBartleby *She was quite old in the book as well. Oh and she cauterised the foot stump with a BLOWTORCH!!* 😖😵

[@h3d0ntluv.dayaxie44]

Megannnnnn ahhh ouuu ahhhh lmao the barrel part has me lmaooo

[@Keeva-]

I've watched hundreds of horror films including those that are considered the real nasties, but I've never forgotten that scene from Fire in the Sky.

[@ManicallyMetal]

Not a horror movie but the wizard of oz actress was treated poorly.

[@johnmcnally7812]

The snow was straight up asbestos.

[@bo2720]

Something disturbing about Wizard of oz. And the sequel, too. As a horror fan, Return to Oz is one of the most creepy films of all time to me

[@LucidEnergi89]

@@bo2720 I agree it was soo creepy but Return to Oz is still one of my favs.

[@dopestonelion3357]

Lol 'the wizard of oz actress'.. some know her as Judy Garland too

[@Eyeball44]

Honestly Ash is so pretty I literally love her and she has such good taste

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

I think she feels the same about you, you two should go for it!

[@patrickbrooks2644]

She is a great reporter

[@kristennelson3190]

AND she's hilarious!!! A winner all around😘

[@tacomn]

I love Ash Campbell. Great taste 👌

[@Stevesk0011]

Literally?

[@BoxOKittens]

I'll always regret watching Megan is Missing. Some films just plain aren't fun to watch at all. My mom put on Girl Next Door a couple weeks ago and a little way in I made her change it because it made me too uncomfortable. Now I'm glad I did.

[@rhunter42dragon]

Amen!

[@imunro007]

Great list but don't really agree with Misery, the book was much worse!

[@Bella_Noche337]

I watched “The Girl Next Door” one time and I could never watch it again.

[@jay_mw]

I can't take Megan is Missing seriously after watching the YMS video of it.

[@SnarkierThan-U-R]

I hated The Girl Next Door, totally ghastly reimagining of the Sylvia Likens murder

[@liampatrick3110]

TGND was Oscar worthy compared to The Afflicted.

[@jessicaburroughs1635]

Oh my god... megan is missing freaking scared me when I was young. My mom thought the beginning of the movie would would be a good way of warning me to be careful on the internet. She didnt have me watch after the second girl got kidnapped, but it destroyed me.

[@Lost20048]

Eww never show the remake instead of the original, especially Martyrs.

[@kristenorozco8289]

Anytime a Serbian Film is mentioned. I instantly feel like I’m going to throw up. I’ve seen a lot of disturbing films, but I can’t handle that one.

[@kayleighbrown459]

Is it weird that the only horror film that I actually can't handle is the saw movies?

[@travene1]

i can vouge for this comment

[@Las645]

Kayleigh Brown lmao what is it about most horror films that scares you? It can’t be gore because saw films are gorey

[@kayleighbrown459]

@@Las645 I just said that the Saw films DO freak me out/

[@Las645]

Kayleigh Brown oh I thought you said those were the only ones you could handle I was like....😐 lmao

[@gearzanimation]

It wasn't mentioned in this list and is probably on the "Not suitable for KZbin" List, but one film that I couldn't stomach was 'Tusk'. That movie was horrific and nightmarish and made my skin crawl with disgust for about a month.

[@richardfalcon8927]

Wolf Creek 2. When Mick Taylor is dismembering that tourist in front of his girlfriend. That one got to me.

[@stanleytehee]

How is Hitchcock mentioned, but Birds not on the list?!?!

[@christermyrberg3661]

The Shining & Misery are psychological thrillers

[@randomxboxguy2078]

Shining is horror, bud.

[@terroryaki9042]

My father made us watch Megan is Missing to warn us about the dangers of internet predators when I was 13... *I was scarred for life but was definitely aware now*

[@killakay7618]

My mom showed us the overdose scene in Pulp Fiction to warn us about drugs....

[@mike7652]

I've seen a lot of horror movies, gory, supernatural, torture porn (like Hostel, not actual torture pornography, no thanks) but something about Fire In The Sky is insanely unsettling. I guess a serial killer is far more realistic, but damn those aliens were kinda horrifying.

[@stevesunn2564]

With technology today, Peeping Tom is ripe for a remake

[@LProxy3435]

Seems kinda pointless making a horror channel in an age where you can barely say or show anything on KZbin without getting demonetized.

[@tohitAC0]

The '73 Exocist isn't included? That's shocking in itself.

[@MrsAnnaDL]

I personally think Misery’s hobbling is just right. Way more effective than the book where his leg gets chopped off. She also chops off his finger and puts it in a cake like a birthday candle and runs over a deputy with a riding lawn mower. The movie dialed it back and made the hobbling and the sheriff’s death more potent without more gore. So good.

[@raineyelaine]

Idk why, but the idea of being hobbled like that is 10x worse to me than having my leg cut off lol. Like the pain would be insane for a longer period of time, I’m sure you would feel the bones moving around. It would just be horrifying.

[@satnamsandhu5361]

Original Martyrs 2008 should be on this 1 list not a remake one !

[@Thecoincollector.]

The remake was rubbish the original actually shocked me the remake made me turn it off before the end

[@XundeadlichX]

Agreed, the original is so much better.

[@zachiswayposi1]

It is. Whoever edited the video portion of this is just stupid.

[@Sabrianag91]

Yeah it was way better

[@SomewhatSlightlyBored]

@thistubeisfucked Funny Games was good. It was the same director anyway.

[@genkiarashi]

You should had chosen the original Martyrs, 2008 french film, not the remake.

[@mrnaughtycat]

genkiarashi the remake was boring

[@fitz394]

Or not

[@Venserql]

Didn't even know there was a remake.

[@zachiswayposi1]

She's talking about the original and even mentions Pascal's name but whoever actually edited the video used the remake for some reason.

[@Kristine_202]

I haven't watched this video yet. They chose the remake? Ugh! That movie doesn't even exist in my universe. LOL Most American remakes of foreign films are awful, or at least subpar. Just adjust to reading subtitles! It's not that big of a deal. I think the best remake I can think of is "Funny Games" and that movie is almost shot-for-shot the same as the original version, and they used the original director, which is why it works. If a film is already great, why make a bunch of changes to it?

[@yattalog]

Since that time, and still nowadays, Braindead keep being my favorite movie of all times!

[@anakin.2956]

This new channel can be as horrifying as it wasts, as long as Ash is running the countdown 😘