Here’s a list of underrated/underseen horrors. This was way more difficult than I thought it would be. Turns out my tastes in horror films are fairly conventional. Went for a mix of older stuff that I think may get overlooked these days and newer films that deserve more attention than it feels like they got. In alphabetical order, we have:
Amityville II: The Possession – Most of the Amityville films are junk; this is surprisingly good, genuinely unnerving stuff and unpleasantly sleazy too.
Angst: This is the opposite of a feel-good film, so be warned, this is dark stuff. Home invasion horror at its most nihilistic, this is unsettlingly compelling viewing.
The Bay – The movie that got this list started. Super unpleasant eco/body/found footage horror. Any polluters of our waterways should be forced to see this.
Body Snatchers – Probably not the first Abel Ferrara film you’d save from a burning house, but this 3rd adaptation of the source material is still a highly enjoyable, paranoia-inducing watch.
Cannibal Apocalypse – This was originally titled Apocalypse Tomorrow to cash in on the success of Apocalypse Now. Brilliant! Plus, it’s got John Saxon. I like John Saxon a lot.
Christmas Evil – Brandon Maggart, (aka Fiona Apple’s dad) excels in this parable of a Christmas-loving factory worker who goes all Travis Bickle one Christmas.
Dead of Night – Obviously, an absolute classic, and always worth revisiting. Starts off quietly and builds to a crazy climax. Perfect Halloween viewing for the horror curious person in your life.
The Editor – Astron-6’s best film, this giallo send-up has a near perfect cast and a clear love of the films it lampoons.
Expose – Feel kind of weird even suggesting this, but if you’re in the mood, this works. Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and Fiona Richmond in a 70s sleaze epic that is wrong for all the right reasons.
Funny Man – This is probably the most Marmite film here. Can imagine that a lot of people will find Tim James’ antics highly annoying. Personally, I love this. Wonderfully warped British weirdness.
House of Wax – The Vincent Price version, make sure to watch this in 3D. This is highly entertaining and pretty safe family Halloween viewing.
The Lair of the White Worm – Hugh Grant. Amanda Donohoe. Sammi Davis. Catherine Oxenberg. Peter Capaldi. All directed by Ken Russell. Need I say more?
Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue – One of the first DVDs I ever bought and still a favourite. Jorge Grau makes the English countryside look incredibly spooky – great soundtrack too.
The Love Witch – One of my personal favourites from recent years, I will sing this film’s praises from the rooftops endlessly. Samantha Robinson was born to play the central character here.
The Loved Ones – One of the most thrillingly visceral films I can remember seeing recently. Way more than just another torture porn film (remember those?), watch this if you want grueling.
May – I may be wrong, but I feel like I don’t hear this being talked about as much as it should be. Angela Bettis is perfect in this, as is the tone of this beautifully quirky film.
The Mist – Yes, I know we’ve all seen it, but just in case anyone reading this hasn’t, please watch this film. As good as Stephen King adaptations get and the ending is perfect.
Nina Forever – Another recent one and one that uses the trappings of a horror film to explore lust and grief and several points in between. Stays with you long afterwards. Just like Nina.
Vampyr – The closest the cinema has come to capturing a dream on film? Maybe. This is supremely elegant filmmaking and worth checking out if you’ve never seen it.
What Have You Done to Solange? – Needed to get a proper giallo in here and this is one of the best. This is the second film on this list to feature Christina Galbo. I make no apologies for this.
There you go then. Happy nearly Halloween month. Please don’t let me be the only person to do one of these here. 
