Underrated Horror Movies for Monster Madness - Rental Reviews

[@sinisternightmare]

I love how long it took Mike to finally realize, that "Doom" really was Justin's pick and not another joke. xD

[@GN77340]

I Wish Cinemassacre video was a real place to rent videos

[@TranquilZoo]

It is a real rental place, but only the chosen can be members.

[@thebreadbringer]

Same

[@TheGeekPunkGamer]

Indeed!

[@сносимбашни]

Yeah someone wrote my might down.

[@cobracommander8133]

That would be so awesome

[@jamesl.anderson1384]

2:16 Prince Of Darkness 7:00 Doom 11:09 The Exorcist The Monster And The Girl And Bela Lugosi And The Brooklyn Ape Alzheimer’s Disease And The Taking Of Deborah Logan 15:15 The Raven

[@GiantMovieNerdtm]

It blows my mind that James hasn’t seen or heard of Prince of Darkness

[@razkable]

he might have seen prats of it and did not ever see most of it or check the title...when you seen so many films with darkness and prince in the title they blend together I bet ...if he saw clips of it he would remember

[@Pdalow]

@@razkable What kind of bizarre logic is that?

[@Reinreith]

@@Pdalow cognitive memory, I can never remember someone's name, im just the worse when it comes to it, but show me their face and ill remember them right away

[@DeffoZappo]

Total phonies

[@evanparrafx]

Some gems that I feel are sadly underrated or overlooked: 1. Demons (1985) 2. Possession (1981) 3. Phenomena (1985) 4. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) 5. The Tenant (1976) 6. Vamp (1986) 7. Nightmare City (1980) 8. Night of the Demons (1988) 9. Zombie 3 (1988 I think) 10. Curtains (1983) 11. Cheerleader Camp (1988) 12. Maniac (1980) Many more! Horror is simply an underrated genre.

[@Muskateering]

Excellent choices, I'd also add Exorcist 3.

[@Muskateering]

Christine by John Carpenter as well.

[@Ben-xl7ft]

Possession is fecking insane!

[@Muskateering]

@@Ben-xl7ft Good Fucken' Movie (TM)

[@evanparrafx]

@@Ben-xl7ft Possession is phenomenal! It's such a twisted "mindfuck" movie, but grounded in a realistic portrayal of a crumbling marriage. Probably has the best performance in a horror movie too by Isabelle Adjani. That movie is just insane. Deserves much more recognition.

[@ThingsTimeForgot]

Technically the rock is a universal monster as he is the Scorpion king

[@jre-1337]

Don't.

[@kayzeaza]

No no please continue

[@abegarfield3754]

Yes. I suppose he is. That's very clever.

[@svovy5358]

Best CGI ever

[@mediasawdust2458]

Dog Soldiers is an extremely underrated werewolf movie.

[@jwnj9716]

Its a fun movie.

[@Theiron2142]

i loved it, bought t on dvd years ago.

[@baronterror]

agreed. Thought it was going to be hot garbage, but it was eminently watchable.

[@punishedcranky]

Oh hell yeah. That's a solid movie

[@imthedogsbollocksnotyou.7826]

Dog Soldiers is the Dogs Bollocks.

[@ProDucktions0]

Candyman is always my candidate for most underrated horror film. Doesn't rely on cheap jumpscares. Just eerie atmosphere and unsettling imagery and music.

[@feathero3]

Candyman got some attention when he was put in the fan made horror fighting game, "Terrordrome." You should check it out!

[@caammm88]

Sweets to the Sweet....

[@mattdecker8724]

Still one of the most terrifying movies I’ve ever seen.

[@CarInMyAss]

@@mattdecker8724 I think so too

[@lanceupperrcut]

Yeah Candyman is really a great film, with an excellent lead performance from Tony Todd.

[@checkthapain]

I really liked Prince of Darkness. Great suggestion!

[@lanceupperrcut]

Yeah it's a great addition to the "underrated Halloween season movies" list. I love that film. Super creepy, makes you think, and a good Carpenter score.

[@youngbloodk]

Prince of Datkness creeped me out for some reason. Most of the movie was so so, but the end, when it is revealed that it is the chick under the hood left too many questions unanswered.

[@olliecrow3547]

Agreed, great pick!

[@SpringtrapLover2010]

Loved this movie. Got it on DVD as soon as it was released.

[@LordsofMedia]

The Blob remake is way underrated. Awesome movie.

[@WesCoastPiano]

Written by Frank Darabont. Who also wrote Nightmare on Elm Street 3.

[@justintahair9119]

the one from 1988 yea not steve mcqueen yea its an awesome film i have a copy of that one on vhs

[@championz1184]

Yeah talk about it in one of the other vids

[@ltrain4479]

Oh shit, I remember that. At the time I didnt know it was a remake because I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Good selection.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

The only real problem the remake had was how the remakes male lead was a complete charisma vacuum compared to Steve McQueen, but since the film had literally *EVERYTHING* *ELSE* going for it in terms of special effects and casting, I really don't understand why it hasn't received the major cult status of other overlooked 80's horror films.

[@themedia1271]

John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness is one of his best films ever.

[@Skullkan6]

Easily.

[@Fedekpc]

@@Skullkan6 Did I ever tell you my favourite color is blue?

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Do you read Sutter cane?

[@dcrediah]

Not as scary as some, but I always thought Tales from the Crypt Demon Knight was a really fun spooky movie. Billy Zane makes this movie so fun for me. Super charismatic and zany , I think it’s a must watch every Halloween

[@TheSlashTraxNetwork]

i love when he throws the fit and says that enough of this yippy ty ay shit and throws the hat down and stuff lol :) i think im remembering that scene right

[@gyromurphy]

Did you just say Billy Zane was zany?

[@Rambonii]

This is the third comment picking a perfect movie. I saw this when I was 8 wanted to kill demons and drink blood of christ and make demon barriers on public buses just a bad ass pick dude

[@Blackhawks19_xx]

Billy Zane was soooo great in that, he was a villain that was really fun to watch.

[@jphasson]

And that soundtrack was great for it's time. The Biohazard song SMOKES.

[@diseasedfoe]

I totally thought he was joking around when he said Doom too lmao

[@brettsmith5903]

Haha doom I like doom as well though. It's not awful.

[@BrownSugar-bu3nf]

I didn't hate it. But I went in expecting a mindless popcorn flick and that's exactly what I got so I wasn't disappointed. I honestly didn't know why critics/audiences were so hard on it, were they expecting 2001: A Space Odyssey? It's a sci-fi/action/video game movie and I've seen much dumber movies in all three genres that get more love than Doom.

[@Chilloutandwatchanime]

@@BrownSugar-bu3nf I think cuz it wasn’t anything like the doom games

[@marinejcksn1]

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon I love that movie

[@recommendedforyou2936]

It is underrated it's so cool that it connects the slasher movies

[@evertonmissiagia2733]

Mike's face when he's about to ask "oh this is gonna be serious?" is priceless.

[@r655321]

I find it mind blowing that between the lot of them and all the utter shit they've seen they haven't seen Prince of Darkness. Classic Carpenter and definitely underrated. Get on that shit like yesterday...10 years ago.

[@mikeworkman3593]

Prince of Darkness is one of the best horror movies ever made. It has some of the most original ideas of God and Satan that has ever been put to film. It's also one of the most bleakest and original endings that I can think of.

[@gabrieru1983]

Yeah! I couldn´t believe it!

[@paulaburrows8660]

Agreed, can't believe there hasn't even been a Monster Madness review for Prince of Darkness.

[@AcerbusUmbra]

Seriously. I didn't see Prince of Darkness until I was thirty something. But even then the VHS scenes disturbed me. Excellent movie.

[@KRhetor]

Everything Carpenter does is ridiculously overrated. He hasn't made a single decent movie in thirty years but has made a lot of terrible ones.

[@Finarvas]

Ravenous (1999). Robert Carlyle is so fucking good, and the soundtrack is awesome. edit: Two good schlocky Sci-Fi horrors are Screamers (1995) and Hardware (1990).

[@justysilverman]

I would LOVE to do Ravenous.

[@JamieLeece]

Those are all great choices.

[@Elkdog]

I love Ravenous, I watch it at least once a year

[@dreamlandnightmare]

"Ravenous" is more of an allegorical dark comedy than a horror movie.

[@Ravell52]

Ravenous is great.

[@eugenew6717]

James knows horror movies,,but not Prince of Darkness,,pffft,,Alice Cooper is even in it

[@ItsAnOldCroneLife]

Clive Barker's Nightbreed is a great horror movie I never see talked about. Hellraiser generally has more of an audience, but Nightbreed had a great story of the outcasts who just want peace versus the "normal" people who are the real monsters, a creepy villain, and likable characters.

[@ectofrost]

sitting around just talking about movies. Love this stuff guys.

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Pumpkinhead 🎃🎃🎃

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Bullfrog Jay such an underrated classic!

[@mattpurvis927]

Great one! Pumpkinhead is the shit!

[@goldenboy2674]

Lance hendriksen was awesome in it. This movie stood the test of time imho.

[@bullfrogjay4383]

This is my resting face I just watched it again and really dug its vibe, very unique. Lance is great and I really felt his loss when his boy died. Being a father myself made that part of the movie have more impact than the last time I watched it.

[@lanceupperrcut]

Definitely underrated and it still holds up to this day

[@Northernexposurefan]

Prince of Darkness!!! My favorite Carpenter. How have you guys not have seen it?

[@wickedlateok1697]

For real. It blows my mind that none of them had ever seen a cult classic Carpenter movie.

[@trutwijd]

Amazing movie - one of my favorite Halloween flicks period. It's maybe a little on the slow side to start is the only reason I can think of.

[@PWRobinson1976]

Thought the same ... was also shocked to hear it being considered underrated ...

[@bashcrash9148]

I was laughing my ass off when James shat all over Mike’s pick.

[@section13mediabranch34]

Which pick?

[@kierenlucas5968]

Mikes useless at rental reviews, barely has anything to say, and when he does it’s horse shit.

[@benjaminkennedy5083]

Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness are two great underrated Carpenter classics

[@ansiaaa]

Prince of Darkness is awesome in every aspects! the "pornstaches" guy is one of the Simon's from the great tv series Simon & Simon!!!

[@KabukiKid]

Prince of Darkness is definitely an underrated Carpenter film. The tachyon transmissions from the future to the dreams of the characters in the movie are great. This movie was part of Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy... along with The Thing and In the Mouth of Madness. Love them all.

[@bryanlahog7948]

All horror movies are underrated. How many got two thumbs up? How many win awards? The entire genre is underrated, to tell the truth.

[@TheRezro]

True, but I know many overrated like Exorcist. It was good back then, but nowadays it is mostly laughable.

[@jwnj9716]

Good point.

[@daltonwilliams1723]

Not really. I remember it follows, get out and IT getting major critical praise and attention

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

@@daltonwilliams1723 I saw It Follows when it came out. It was absolutely stupid and unintentionally hilarious to me.

[@daltonwilliams1723]

@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 I've only seen IT from those I listed. I was just pointing out ones that have gotten major media attention

[@billyboymartin]

@10:47 Sid Vicious/Sid Justice/ Sycho Sid (whatever name you wanna call him) playing on the TV with Elvyra. From WCW's Halloween Havoc 1990. I don't even know why I'm pointing it out.

[@hacktormike3679]

Someone has to do it

[@alissa6]

Well Sycho Sid is one of my top 5 wrestlers of all time, so thanks for pointing that out. That was so random.

[@justysilverman]

Thank you.

[@Zeoproo]

Simon Ferocious

[@rsoulburnz]

Because we all miss the goddamn 90's. Thank you sir

[@Cmach91]

Speaking of underrated horror films, given all the other John Carpenter films James has talked about over the years I’m really surprised in the 10 years he’s been doing Monster Madness he’s never talked about ‘John Carpenter’s The Fog’. It has a great cast, has a really creepy atmosphere & soundtrack, & is probably one of the more fondly remembered films in Carpenter’s body of work. Maybe in the future he’ll touch upon it, I’d love to hear his thoughts on The Fog.

[@Killergnat83]

Love that you guys have The Real Ghostbusters on in the background. I loved (and still do) that show growing up. Very lucky to be an 80's kid!

[@RonSaari-nt7qz]

I don't think you can classify it as horror but Night of the Hunter is an awesome film. Robert Mitchum is awesome as the evil, money grubbing, woman hating, evangelist, criminal, murderous, child hunting preacher. I think it's his best film, even better than the original Cape Fear. Check it out

[@brianjauch9958]

very goog choice.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

"Leading, leading, leading to the everlasting light!"

[@RonSaari-nt7qz]

@@Popcultureguy3000 Why is this film not held in higher regard as a must see?

[@caammm88]

Agree 100%

[@papachewie1280]

@@RonSaari-nt7qz It is

[@katiepersons6575]

Upvote for Real Ghostbusters playing in the background!

[@cheechman0]

Katie Persons upvote this comment for Imgur terminology! :)

[@cheechman0]

reallydumbforeal1 hey, cut it out...

[@lukeriley2385]

The Town That Dreaded Sundown - 1976. True story too.

[@marinejcksn1]

My dad told me about seeing this movie at a drive in theater in 1976 where a guy dressed as the killer was hired to stalk the audience and act creepy....the story of that alone scared the shit out of me to the point I've never watched it

[@darthwalshus2876]

Prince of Darkness is one of my all time favorite films - Night of the Demons is my pick for most underrated.

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

I love the Mario Bros movie and I love the fact that it is a Mario movie. The way you have to go into it is with a mindset that the events of the movie are the adventures of the REAL "Super" Mario Brothers and the games are suppose to be "kid-friendly-video-gamified" adaptions of those events. Like the Mario bros decided to go on TV to talk about everything that happened, became super-stars and then a young Miyamoto really liked the story and decided to make a video game series based on it.

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

The Gate

[@MaggotLauncher]

The Unknown Psycho even more underrated is Gate 2.

[@SH1N081]

I have the gate and I never seen gate 2.

[@michaelmckeown5396]

Jacobs Ladder doesn't get mentioned that much.

[@Bends95]

That movie is great!

[@freemanaccount5146]

Amen

[@odditypardonme]

You meant the "Memento" of horror films? Yeah . . .

[@manicscarecrow3011]

Jacobs Ladder isn't a horror movie

[@quietchina]

Great movie! Feel like it gets put in the "psychological thriller" category over horror though

[@allofyourdreams]

I am actually really surprised that none besides Tony has seen all of Carpenter's movies.

[@FanboyFilms]

Hard to believe none of them had seen (or apparently heard of) Prince of Darkness. I watched that so many times as a kid.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah. I've seen them all, and I'm not even that big of a fan. The Thing is the only film he's made that's actually a classic, in my opinion.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

teppolundgren well you’re stupid

[@meerkatzThe23]

"ravenous",also underrated!

[@laurynassungaila5382]

meerkatz Couldn't agree more. Very good movie. I rewatched it just now.

[@Entropy3ko]

"Prince of Darkness" is AWESOME.

[@dasninjastix]

Prince of Darkness is a good time, Space Christ and inter dimensional Satan 👍👌

[@Tetsuo67]

Prince of Darkness is one of Carpenters "End of the World" Trilogy. Other two are Thing, and In the Mouth of Madness. Great movies.

[@spunkyspaz]

I just watched it a couple of months ago I thought it was ok, not great.

[@mogueraguh]

It’s kinda similar to event horizon

[@phillytheflyerable]

great soundtrack

[@chrisskull7882]

Well demons are decribed as being fallen angels (aliens) and with doom setting the standard for demons being interdimentional demons... I believe demons are from anoth dimention

[@Donscottmusic]

I think John Carpenter's "Christine" is a really underrated Horror film. If it wasn't for that movie,I am pretty sure nobody would even remember the 1958 Plymouth Fury car.

[@abousono1]

What do you mean, it's a classic and a lot of people know about it?

[@ericmichaud1273]

Don Scott This would be my pic too, it’s actually a surprisingly competent film for the cheesy concept.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Nah. The film was bad, and the book even worse. It's such a stupid story. Fucking Disney bad.

[@thesuntitan]

The effects were surprisingly good for the time, too

[@snakefriesia6808]

and at halloween it shows up in gta online .. 🙂

[@slasher1087]

I would honestly say Prince of Darkness is my favorite Carpenter movie.

[@tehkill3r]

Mine is probably The Thing with Vampires a very close second, James Woods keeps asking about the priests boner, makes me crack up every time.

[@Donscottmusic]

My favorite Carpenter movie is "Christine".

[@alexsummers7549]

Better than They live? That film is so awesome

[@afrosheenix]

Easily The Thing for me.

[@MrSdeize]

The Vault staring James Franco is highly underrated, but the twist is really great and the movie overall is, in my opinion a master piece

[@danwest9900]

Dude! The VHS transmission scenes from Prince Of Darkness are freaky. Love that movie!

[@jacksonpeak5996]

Session 9 is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. I don’t think it ever got the credit it deserves.

[@BeerBaron23]

Agreed 100%, this is the ultimate under-rated horror movie.

[@MrFIRESEAL117]

"I live within the weak and in the wounded" chills

[@theluckiesteh9058]

Who's ever seen 1973's Legend of Hell House?

[@bullfrogjay4383]

Eh See yes ! Love that movie !!! I used to rent that movie all the time.

[@FaithCat77]

My dad showed it to me a few years ago, I thought it was pretty good.

[@dasninjastix]

“Leave a sample in the jar please.”

[@jwnj9716]

Fuck yeah.

[@kylekoschalk7011]

THIS. Scared the shit out of me and my friend years ago. We always said it was the scariest movie we'd ever seen.

[@lhfirex]

Man, I heard that "This is not a dream" thing from Prince of Darkness back when I listened to DJ Shadow's Endtroducing... and didn't realize it was from a movie.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

Hellraiser 2 is amazing. Only has 6.5 on IMDB, I would give it at least 9.

[@georgeasimakos1744]

Nightbreed is awesome, too

[@Pandaoniman]

Holy Shit Tony! I could never remember anything else about Prince of Darkness, other than that VHS part. I only saw the back half of the movie on tv about a decade ago and always wondered what it was. I know what I'm watching this weekend.

[@dagggon112233]

Ravenous- really underrated horror movie. it starts out as almost a dark comedy, but it quickly turns into essentially a slasher film. The score is prob one of the unique soundtracks ive ever heard. Also the cast is fantastic.

[@kevinbrown3380]

Yes! Weird vibes in a good way

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah, that one's good. And it's sort of based on the Donner party as well, so that lends it a lot more credibility. I always stock up on food before watching that one.

[@Phoenix-xn3sf]

Good call!

[@aussieguy1012]

Excellent movie.

[@gulliver1755]

Kinda shocked you all haven't seen Prince of Darkness! One of his best(at least from the 80s).

[@BorislavVeselinov]

off the top of my head... drag me to hell, let the right one in, the whole subspecies movie series and the puppet master series. also rare exports, the silent night deadly night series and the dead snow trilogy. the most underrated horror movies i can think about.

[@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo]

My underrated horror movie pick is Cube. Debatably it's not a horror film but I'd consider it to be of that nature. Small Canadian film but it's personally one of my favourite movies of all time.

[@elziegarrett2704]

Cube was awesome!

[@BooBoo-vv9yl]

That film fucked my head up was a great film

[@abegarfield3754]

I suppose it depends on how you classify something as horror. Great movie nonetheless.

[@olliecrow3547]

Cube is one of my favorites of all time! I like all the Cube movies.

[@hermaeusmora345]

Terror Vision. Transylvania 6-5000 The Night Flyer

[@jgespana866]

The Night Flyer was just amazing. Trully deserve a place in the underated list.

[@crush41gb]

Transylvania 6-5000!! Yes!!

[@Bobaman5400]

Terror Vision!! Forgot about that one! lol Loved it

[@SB-Out51d3R-]

Does Transylvania 6-5000 officially count tho??? It's a "Horror-Comedy". Do those count as under-rated horror-movies??? I thought only serious horror-movies were being "counted" here... Either way,I agree; it's an under-rated movie & I like it,as well... :)

[@SB-Out51d3R-]

Do U mean the net-flix series "Night Flyer"??? If so,then I agree it's WAY under-rated... The fact the 2nd season got canceled shows just how under-appreciated it was... Altho,not surprising that modern audiences didn't like it(too complex/confusing for them)... Anyway,I could rant on about it's cancellation,but will spare ever1... ;)

[@skijumpnose]

My top 5 underrated horror movies 5. Chopping Mall 4. Curtains 3. Wolfen 2. Intruder 1. Carnival Of Souls

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Which version of Carnival of Souls? I think there was more than one version of that film.

[@skijumpnose]

The original from the 1960s,the 90s remake is a waste of time

[@Kato-nc6uw]

Yes! Chopping mall is awesome

[@Skimaskkass]

I need to watch Carnival of Souls. There's this criterion closet video where a director says it's alright to only make one film if it's as good as Carnival of Souls. James loves it too, I thought it would be on his new top movies list to be honest.

[@Donscottmusic]

Check out "Clownhouse"

[@jpaleologos1]

There are some earlier films by Dario Argento like The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Deep Red and Tenebrae that are very underrated. But not many know about these films because either they were unavailable here in the states or shown only in a limited run.

[@SB-Out51d3R-]

I saw Deep Red thanks to a DVD box-set of "Horror Classics"... So,it would be possible for ppl who buy cheap horror movie sets! xD Anyway,"Deep Red" is an AMAZING early "slasher" with detective/thriller/suspense elements mixed-in. And,it's "dark" locations(literally,given the natural lighting,in most cases) give it a really somber/lonely feel. Which,makes it a GREAT "atmospheric" movie,as well... VERY good movie! :)

[@theoliverblu]

Dario Argentos 1980 spiritual sequel to Suspiria...INFERNO

[@SpaceCattttt]

Profundo Rosso is better. That's Deep Red to you.

[@UltimateNinja1984]

Omfg a masterpiece!

[@UltimateNinja1984]

Deep red?

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@UltimateNinja1984 I already mentioned Deep Red yesterday. Pay attention, bitch.

[@lanceupperrcut]

@@PotatoeSnow Yeah that's very true, I didn't even know about nor see Inferno until years after I saw Suspiria back in '04

[@FireTiger941]

The Fly II is very underrated! It's a horror cult classic!

[@SeriousGamingNetwork]

I love how the video store was decorated for Halloween. Reminds me of how we used to decorate my house when I was a kid

[@gillbates7357]

I think near dark is underated really good vampire movie with like half the cast of aliens

[@VtheVictorious]

I say that my pick is the Phantasm series

[@jwnj9716]

Nice choice although I hate part 4.

[@VtheVictorious]

@@jwnj9716 I love Phantasm II the most

[@P0V3RTY09]

The thing about the Phantasm series, is the plot is flipped on it's side by the last film making it not what you originally think it's about. But I'd agree that Phantasm II was the best film of the series.

[@theinvictussamaritan4778]

My number 1 underrated scary movie is Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. Probably just me.

[@saintshighlightshistory6318]

The InvictusSamaritan YES

[@saintshighlightshistory6318]

No you’re not alone.

[@turtleanton6539]

It was a good idea. Anthologies

[@sampoole3767]

I love Halloween 3. It just puts you in that Halloween mood

[@jwnj9716]

And Night of the Creeps. Tom Atkins kicks ass.

[@daxwhitston5656]

Werner Herzog's Nosferatu The Vampyre would be my pick

[@iamcarpetpython]

James always gives the more interesting and articulate reviews.

[@DarkSoulSama]

"In the Mouth of Madness" "Dog Soldiers" "Requiem for a Dream" ಠ_ಠ (PS: I like Doom too XD)

[@caliban5505]

The Descent is my favorite horror film honestly, I consider it underrated. I think it's incredible.

[@Videogamelover58]

Yea thats a good one

[@jwnj9716]

Just avoid the sequel.

[@gattsuberserk4534]

Good pick. I actually expected it to be a trash bargain bin movie but I really enjoyed it as well

[@helterskelter9020]

I agree

[@SerlingPictures]

The Descent is honestly one of the most terrifying movies I've ever seen. I'm claustrophobic as fuck, and the scenes of them cave diving down, their bodies just squeezing and scraping against the tight spaces...it just kills me. I have to get up and walk around during those scenes. Then the monsters come...fuck. excellent movie.

[@BriChiGuy]

Love Prince of Darkness. Great choice!

[@acouplegeeks]

Yeah I was actually surprised how much I liked that movie.

[@BriChiGuy]

Completely underrated and feels more like The Thing, in terms of presentation. Carpenter is the master of independent horror cinema; a close second to Romero.

[@Dogen2012]

Two underrated gems In my humble opinion (which are polar opposites of each other): The Ninth Gate and The Devil’s Rejects. The Ninth Gate wasn’t terribly scary, but had a building bizarre, unsettling vibe that grew to the climactic ending. The Devil’s Rejects wasn’t as absurdly gory as House of 1,000 Corpses, but still had lots of shocks while maintaining a kind of Tarantino-like anti-hero subtext to the Firefly clan.

[@SB-Out51d3R-]

The 9th Gate is hardly ever mentioned & seems to count as "under-rated",from what I can see here... I don't think anyone can count any of the "House of 1000" movies as "under-rated" really... The 1 U mentioned is actually his HIGHEST-RATED movie of ALL that he's done,so far(almost 7-out-of-10)... However,if you're naming 1,I'll mention my FAV of his "lesser-known/under-appreciated" 2. That is,both "31" AND "The Lords of Salem" are equally under-rated(and NOT part of any well-known series of his)... However,I prefer the cerebral to the physical,in this case... Meaning,I liked "The Lords of Salem",more than "31". Altho,I enjoyed both movies,I think the overall "creepiness" & "atmospheric/haunting" horror of "TLoS" is more interesting & it has a better story/setting,overall... Not sure it counts as "Under-rated" except in the LITERAL sense tho(it's only got a score of 5-out-of-10,apparently)...

[@robby2867]

The end of Prince of darkness legit gives me chills just thinking about it

[@Electric-vo9zv]

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond!

[@davidannett3322]

yes!!

[@abegarfield3754]

Hell yes.

[@outlawgt3045]

I wish I had a group of friends like you guys

[@shawproductions4048]

Outlaw GT it would be sad if you were a teen but it takes a while new league of sadness to know that you are a 40 year old man who collects guns

[@DSan-kl2yc]

How about pontypool. Babysitter? It's a fun one.

[@RetroProductionsGrifter]

always loved prince of Darkness And yeah, the carpenter soundtracks rule many times

[@TheArtofHorror]

I would have to pick the "Feast" trilogy as the most under rated horror movies . .. I had never heard of them , and rarely hear of them ... and they blew me away ..such fun movies .

[@monkeybash3000]

That trilogy was good.

[@bschuler6216]

Blood Feast!

[@asmaelhunter6615]

Night of the demons, Martyrs, and Jacob's Ladder are underrated.

[@turtleanton6539]

Martyrs is so fucking good

[@TheRezro]

Yeh, Jackob's Ladder was good one!

[@BludBubbles]

Night of the Demons is one of my faves.

[@andrewhussey4538]

I dunno, Jacob's Ladder is among my favorite films of all time but "underrated"? It's constantly popping up on greatest horror film lists and so on, it didn't get the attention it deserved at the time, but it's really become a massive classic...

[@ZootWorld1]

@@jonnisko And then he tears a guys intestines out and flails them about. Yeah, that Night of The Demon is the greatest film of all-time.

[@Stoutarm]

Prince of Darkness is my favorite Carpenter film. its just one of my all time favorite movies.

[@trutwijd]

hell ya same

[@callumsparrow4379]

Not really sure about these films being under-rated, but Coraline and Monster House are heavily over-looked gems to me.

[@FutureArtifact]

Coraline is a good call. I never see it on any lists but its a Creepy Masterpiece.

[@akashdavis8497]

Paranornan ?

[@sickboy7104]

Horror Express (1972) with Christopher Lloyd and Peter Cushing.

[@richmeggison]

Right on with prince of darkness...the music is great and this has the same feel as"the thing"...closest movie vibes to " the thing" I've seen since I was a kid

[@Bazaro]

The cinemassacre code wasn't working for me, but I still ordered a loot crate. Keep up the good work!

[@lukenotskywalker2957]

I’ll say.... The Keep 👌

[@MunkeyChips]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I'd say _LIFEFORCE_ (1985) should be on the list.

[@n0m4nic]

I watched it just last week, it was alright but it felt like there were large swaths of it missing.

[@kingkold]

Yeah Lifeforce is great , but yeah underrated.

[@MunkeyChips]

@@n0m4nic Yeah, the movie's development problems are to blame. The development history is kind of interesting. Check out Oliver Harper's Retrospective on it if you're curious.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

The tunnel , grave encounters and room 1408 are underrated .All the best horror movies of the 80/90 are underrated , prince of darkness is also a megadeth songs . What a cast , alice cooper Donald pleasence, heg shen and the kung fu champ from big trouble in little china , the dude from Simon and Simon

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

@Harrison Klebold yeah I really liked that movie ...very innovative.

[@EscapeVelo]

Prince of Darkness & Doom are great recommendations. Sticking with the episode to see more.

[@andrewthomas8888]

The Faculty is a very underrated Horror movie that i liked because of the Body Snatchers meets the Breakfast Club meets the Thing kind of movie which makes it enjoyable!!

[@MizPersnicket]

Halloween 3 (the monologue is my fave, second only to Quint from Jaws. Bone chilling!!!)

[@norajane8625]

Would have been interesting if they would have followed through with the plan for the Halloween movies to be an anthology series

[@justintahair9119]

yea i like halloween 3 i say it would fall in under rated catogory cause ppl didnt like it cause michael myers was not in it lol

[@scottpickering2382]

My Recommendations: The Host (2006) - A Dad tries to save his daughter from a Giant Amphibious Monster in South Korea. Cloverfield - Found Footage with a Giant Monster, may not be everyone’s favorite but I like it. Trollhunter - A Norwegian Faux Documentary follows a man hunting trolls & government cover ups. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island - Your typical mystery episode except this time the monsters are real with a very good twist. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust - A Dhampir bounty hunter and another competition races to retrieve a wealthy young woman from an vampire in this stylish gothic anime. Blood The Last Vampire (anime) - With the help of a mysterious government organization a katana-wielding Girl hunts bloodthirsty demons called Chiropterans on an air base in 1966. Coraline - a 3D stop-motion film about a recently moved girl enters an parallel dimension where everything, including her home, parents & neighbors is perfect...or is it? Tarantula - A science experiment accidentally made a spider grow big and goes on a rampage. Fun Fact Clint Eastwood appears in an uncredited role.

[@br.d8956]

"The Haunting" from 1963. Though it's status as "underrated" is literally an ongoing debate.

[@MondoJohnny]

Guy 1 wins. James went classic which is cool. I really expected more interesting picks from the crew though. Doom? I mean cmon... at least try! Surely there is some other guy who actually watches movies you could have on.

[@patrickbogan5692]

Dead & Buried (1981). a fun, little known, late Saturday night movie.

[@karagz]

We never see Kyle Justin anymore, what happened to Kyle Justin?

[@SNC2319]

behind the couch probably. XD

[@HeadacheCentral]

He died years ago, being left in the AVGN room as a skeleton behind the couch. He was killed by means of Battletoads.

[@genepool4783]

@@HeadacheCentral he was brought back to life during the ikari warriors episode. So he's alive again.

[@HeadacheCentral]

@@genepool4783 ah yes, but for how long? *cue Twilight Zone theme*

[@htorres920]

It’s funny cause the prince of darkness came on the other night.I just passed on it... I wish I watched it now.

[@lanceromance420]

Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight

[@PandP_Custom_Figures]

I would argue that Billy Zane deserved an oscar for that role lol. Great movie

[@justysilverman]

I think I mentioned that.

[@PandP_Custom_Figures]

@@justysilverman was hoping that 1 was gonna be your choice. Definitely agree with a love for the anthology type movies

[@christinavandewarker556]

Absolutely love this movie ❤️🖤💯

[@PandP_Custom_Figures]

@guyverjay haha! Maybe a slight exaggeration. I was impressed with how he played the part though

[@aleksosis8347]

The Raven! Privilege leading to excess? Criminal hero? Great recommendation! Prince of Darkness is a long time favorite of mine because of the skillful genre mashing

[@BazookaTooth707]

I wish James would cover The Changeling with George C. Scott

[@jacobtuttle3067]

Monster Squad solid Halloween movie.

[@bitfreakazoid]

Absolutely love Prince of Darkness. I love just how it blends in science with religion

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Maniac Cop 1 and 2 Demon Knight The Horror Show All those are really underrated!

[@tjoris9]

Is say maybe She-wolf of London would be probably the most underrated in my book. Honorable mentions going to Pontypool, Dark Was the Night, and Dark Skies.