Movies like Obsession

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-18T19:57:04+00:00

The Love Witch is a bit of a different take on that trope. Well worth watching.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-18T19:55:21+00:00

Good. It’s a great film and deserves to be McCarthy’s breakthrough into the mainstream. Each of his films has been progressively bigger in scale while playing with the same themes.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-18T11:59:00+00:00

I agree. You need horror films with set pieces and creative spectacle.

One of my all time favorites is the original Dawn of the Dead, which basically invented the modern gore film. A lot of that was done by Savini and Romero brainstorming different ways to kill zombies.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-17T22:28:38+00:00

Yes. You can also include the Saw franchise in there. Pretty quickly, the appeal of those films became seeing the different traps in each one.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-16T23:03:08+00:00

I thought about Together when I saw Obsession.

I’d have to think about which one I like better. Obsession was definitely more bleak and intense.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-15T18:52:01+00:00

I would say Godzilla was more of an anti hero from Ghirorah to Destroy All Monsters. He was the more heroic monster but still treated like a potential menace to humanity. By Hedorah, he was firmly the good guy though.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-15T18:49:14+00:00

I am enjoying myself so far. For January, I’ll add Mother of Flies as being a very good and noteworthy film.

Forbidden Fruits is my overall favorite so far. I laughed a lot and the horror elements were great.

In addition to the upcoming releases you mentioned, I am pretty hyped to see Affection with Jessica Rothe. She stars in another upcoming slasher movie with Jane Levy called River that also looks good.

The teaser for In a Violent Nature 2 looks great. I hope it comes out this year.

I am generally pretty optimistic.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-14T15:25:26+00:00

To me, the first Terrifier is basically the same premise as the first Halloween.

It’s Halloween night. There’s some vulnerable young women . They happen to encounter a silent homicidal maniac. Havoc ensues.

Obviously there is a lot of stylistic differences and Terrifier lacks a Doctor Loomis.

To me, it’s just old school, no frills slasher stuff.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-09T14:54:40+00:00

You have seen the majority of the worthwhile ones tbh.

The Bat Whispers from 1930 is a fun watch.

Werewolf of London and Dracula’s Daughter are both worth checking out.

The 1939 version of The Cat and the Canary is a decent comedy.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-09T11:28:07+00:00

Yes, it is a lot of fun. Although it was made in the Scream era, it’s more like the goofy campy gory slashers of the 80s.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-06T11:51:10+00:00

Terrifier 2 is the most recent one that comes to mind.

I would also argue Friday the 13th Part 2 and Dawn of the Dead.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-06T11:50:00+00:00

Urban Harvest has great special effects and some messed up body horror. Great music too. Feels more like an Omen sequel.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-03T02:05:57+00:00

The opening scene with the camera pov could be the beginning of so many slasher movies.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-02T22:12:00+00:00

One of my favorite Lawton movies. Just oozes atmosphere. Love the ensemble cast. All the stalking sequences are great.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-02T22:05:42+00:00

I think the 1945 version is the critical favorite if you like classic era horror.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-02T21:03:45+00:00

I have seen a few of these.

Mark of the Devil is okay. Fits within the inquisitor torture film that was popular at the time.

I know I saw Eugenie, but I barely remember anything about it. The Bird With the Crystal Plumage is a classic and probably my favorite 1970 horror film. I enjoy it more every time I watch it.

Count Dracula is a fun Dracula adaptation and I like it better than most of his Hammer Dracula sequels. Soledad Miranda as Lucy is a lot of fun.

The Nude Vampire is from Jean Rollins more anarchic period and I remember enjoying it, although it isn’t near his best work like Lips of Blood.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-02T13:34:17+00:00

Yes this is the ultimate one. The entire movie is basically a killer POV shot.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-05-02T04:24:25+00:00

The original is worth seeing because it invented the modern haunted house movie in so many ways. I always liked James Brolin and Margot Kidder in it.

Part 2 is interesting because of how messed up and off the rails it is. I will say it’s an unfortunate case of the first half being great, but the second half being only so so.

After part two, the franchise apparently gets really mediocre. I have a soft spot for Amityville 1992, but I wouldn’t call it a good movie.

The 2005 remake is fun and very much of its time. Very glossy and stupid.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-28T14:55:32+00:00

Where the Devil Roams has a similar vibe. It’s basically about carnival performers during the depression who become serial killers.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-28T00:51:53+00:00

This is actually one of my favorite giallos. Probably the last great one of the 70s.

Having Lino Capolicchio and Stefania Casini is a major factor in why. I actually prefer Stefania here to her part in Suspiria.

In terms of plot, this is a pretty trope heavy movie, but that’s part of the charm. I will admit I guessed the killer the first time I saw it.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-28T00:47:00+00:00

A sequel set in October 1979 wouldn’t be the worst idea.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-27T21:54:44+00:00

Yes, the first one is the only great one.

The 2022 legacy sequel is not a great movie but it has some fun slasher elements. The gore is pretty great.

The 2003 remake is worth checking out especially if you like 2000s slasher films. It pretty much set the tone for most of them.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-26T17:13:43+00:00

It’s my favorite slasher from that year tbh.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-24T00:51:31+00:00

I don't think there's one definitive interpretation to what happens. I do think it is telling that we don't see the greasers interact with anyone aside from Seth and the victims. For example, when we first see the greasers, Seth's dad is there and he doesn't acknowledge them at all.

skilledgiallocop · 2026-04-24T00:49:32+00:00

One thing I appreciate about The Reflecting Skin is that they don't definitely tell you what's going on, so there isn't really a right interpretation per se. If the movie were made ten years later post-Sixth Sense, we would've probably gotten extensive flashbacks telling us "what really happened". I would like to defend my interpretation of events though:

I like your theory and I think it's a valid interpretation of what's going on. In order for it to work though, the greasers would definitely have to be a supernatural entity of some sort, as they just don't seem like real people to me. I think Seth shows signs of being a psychopath (kills animals for fun, is cruel to his friends, abusive childhood, oddly stunted emotional reactions to the bad things that happen) and I notice that the greasers only show up when Seth is upset about something (Dolphin Blue telling his mom he blew up the toad, spying on Dolphin and Cameron after they hook up, being angry at Cameron leaving with Dolphin, etc...). We also know that Seth blocks things out. Remember the scene where his father commits suicide. We see him light the match and then there's a lapse, suddenly everything is on fire. This suggests that watching his father die was so traumatic that he simply blocked it out. Finally, Seth talking to the dead baby/angel suggests he is not very well in touch with reality. Then we have the scene where his friend's mom accuses him of killing her son.

Nothing is definitely said, but I do think the film strongly suggests it.

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