"My favorite horror movie of all time,"user Bruno_Stachel. "[It's] a low-budget, 'sleeper' film, shot on shoestring capital investment with an indie crew and minimal cast. But boy is it a shocker. I forget if it's even in color; I know I always appreciate it best in B&W.". ...
Before Mike Flanagan swooped in and saved the “Ouija” horror franchise, he directed his wife, Kate Siegel, in “Hush.” With a budget of just $1 million,“Hush” is a taut home invasion film that uses the main character’s deafness as a source of tension and ingenuity, harkening back...
Director Patrick Brice draws something fascinating and malevolent out of Mark Duplass in these very low budget horror indies. Duplass plays a man who places an ad for a videographer – played by Brice himself in the first and Desiree Akhavan in the second – and then basically proves the dep...
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For Fans Of: Horror, Action, Suspense Reasons to Watch if You're Interested in Scarecrows:This low-budget horror film puts an interesting spin on the classic scarecrow motif by presenting it as both victim and villain – possessing people who cross its path with deadly consequences.Scarecrow Sla...
Suggestion, ambiguity and a few artfully designed shadows prove infinitely more effective than showing the title creature in the first of producer Val Lewton’s classy low-budget horror movies for RKO Pictures. Bypassing the relatively tame charms of a co-worker (Jane Randolph), New York bachelor...
Image via Lionsgate Films Saw was and still is a massive hit in the horror genre. It dominated the box office, making $103.9 million worldwide on a $1.2 million budget. In addition to making big bucks in theaters, Saw has become one of the most recognizable horror franchises in film....
beggars can’t be choosers and far be it from us to look a gift horse in the mouth. Those who are adventurous will find some wheat hidden amongst the chaff on the site – and we’re here to help you navigate your way through the minefield of low-budget horror offerings. Keep this.....
Low-budget DIY horror was already a force by 1981 – theTexas Chain Saw Massacrefolks had shown that you could make millions with an old camera, some enthusiastic friends and a few garden tools – but the movie which took the movement to new heights was Raimi’s astonishing debut. Adapting...
Many horror movies are low-budget affairs, created by independent (read: broke) artists. They can’t afford fancy special effects or major stars, so they try to attract an audience by going farther than the competition, depicting more sadistic, bloody acts than past films would have dared. ...