Horror Movies Forum - Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Udo) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:17:02 +0000

oh and my choice would be Italy... too many great zombie/giallo/cannibal/mondo movies to disregard..

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Udo) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:14:50 +0000

LoudLon wrote:

Of course it was a good call. Look who made it.
Personally, I'm waiting for Russia to cut loose. I didn't like either Nightwatch or Daywatch, but if those are any indication Russia at least has some chutzpah. I'd like to see more of what Russian filmmakers have to offer.

Ironic considering Russians have made some of the greatest films of all time.

Solaris and Stalker i would consider to be quasi sci-fi horror films..

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Laash) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:17:35 +0000

Britain & Italy...in the awesome decade of 60's & 70's!

Japan: Not only they have brought a trend of super spooky ghost stories in modern horror films, they have actually got quite a great contribution in the genre....and only one is enough to defend this claim....GODZILLA!

Germany (specially for giving films like Nosferatu, Dr. Caligari & Vampyr in silent era )
Sweden (for The Phantom Carriage (1921) & lately...Let the right one In)

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (jssfranch) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:49:32 +0000

Mine is Spain

I made a list of the Best Spanish Horror Movies and Spanish co-productions if anyone is interested. Here's the link:

http://www.imdb.com/list/zgWh-dwQnf4/

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Underdog) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:26:41 +0000

My top 3 are: Japan, France, Germany.

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (HORRORKID) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:43:06 +0000

Italy hands down

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:36:12 +0000

^^^ Ack! How could I have forgotten about Italy?

For shame, Lon...

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (DirtyGirl) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:14:23 +0000

Italy- Love the Giallos
Japan- For all the spooky ghost movies
Spanish movies like REC, The Orphanage, Pan's Labyrinth, and Devil's Backbone

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:00:28 +0000

Vasquez wrote:

LoudLon wrote:
Outside of the states, in no particular order:
Japan
England
France
Korea
Spain
Germany
Hong Kong
Which one country though, LoudLon and why?

I'd be hard pressed to pick a single one. I can go top three, though:

Japan -- since the late 90s they've been pumping out genre fare non-stop, with many more hits than misses. Ringu, Ju:On, Dark Waters and Ichi the Killer (while not horror, it's as graphic and exploitative as they come) are some examples.

England -- while Hammer Horror may be weak point when it comes to horror viewing (I haven't seen very many) their contribution and influence on genre films is immeasurable.

France -- for several years during the first decade of the new millenium, I don't think a single country in the world could touch France for its strong genre output. Stuff like Inside, Frontier(s) and Haute Tension brought a level of grisliness back to horror films, while the US merely continued its tired trend of remaking inferior copies of superior originals.

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:31:46 +0000

BAM! 96 TTs to Stian for Japan love!

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (stianchrister) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:29:31 +0000

Japan. They invented the whole psychological horror thing, and Hollywood's remade tons and tons of movies that were huge successes. Asian culture's generally more introverted, so their movies tend to deal more with the mind than Euro/American movies, which are mostly about ACTION ACTION ACTION.

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:23:19 +0000

BAM! 92 TTs to Meh for being a puppetmaster!

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Meh) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:22:28 +0000

France French horror rocks

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (Vasquez) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:19:58 +0000

LoudLon wrote:

Outside of the states, in no particular order:
Japan
England
France
Korea
Spain
Germany
Hong Kong

Which one country though, LoudLon and why?

Re: Foreign country which has most contributed to Horror.

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:18:16 +0000

Not a fan of Daywatch, myself, either.