This week on the Snakebite Horrorcast over on Podbean, Castbox and Spotify, Me and the boys review revenge horror thriller The Perfection, a bloody difficult watch for me and Niall but a keeper for Marcus, but the film got me thinking about the many BETTER horror revenge thrillers out there in the horrorverse, all shocking but with brilliant stories to back it up. Here is my top five Revenge Horror
5) Carrie (1976) -
While yes a supernatural horror the whole last act of Carrie is a literal bloodbath caused by the bullying towards our titular character. What follows is a fire filled psychic flurry of revenge on prom night that kills a shit ton of people. A true Horror classic aswell so if you are a horror newbie go watch it now
While yes a supernatural horror the whole last act of Carrie is a literal bloodbath caused by the bullying towards our titular character. What follows is a fire filled psychic flurry of revenge on prom night that kills a shit ton of people. A true Horror classic aswell so if you are a horror newbie go watch it now
4) I Spit On Your Grave (1978) -
When a writer is sexually assaulted while at a cabin retreat and left for dead, she hunts them down one by one the get her bloody vengeance. One of the original revenge horrors and a video nasty in all manner of the word. This is a shocking portrayal of the evil men can do and a woman’s grit and vengeance. Harrowing but a classic in its own right.
When a writer is sexually assaulted while at a cabin retreat and left for dead, she hunts them down one by one the get her bloody vengeance. One of the original revenge horrors and a video nasty in all manner of the word. This is a shocking portrayal of the evil men can do and a woman’s grit and vengeance. Harrowing but a classic in its own right.
3) Friday The 13th (1980)
Never leave a child unattended is the moral of this story as the revenge thriller is turned around on itself when the villain is out for revenge on all teenagers who want to get a bit sexy together. This is one of the biggest horror films of all time and a totally different type of film than what we get later in the franchise.
Never leave a child unattended is the moral of this story as the revenge thriller is turned around on itself when the villain is out for revenge on all teenagers who want to get a bit sexy together. This is one of the biggest horror films of all time and a totally different type of film than what we get later in the franchise.
2) Martyrs (2008)
Beloved by us in the horror field and what a twisted masterpiece this is. I remember my first and only watch of Martyrs with my house mate serveral years ago and the silence that we had between us as the credits rolled. Martyrs is the depraved story of one women looking to get revenge and murder the people who tormented and tortured her as a child. What we get is a disturbing but visually stunning revenge horror that will change you as a film fan.
Beloved by us in the horror field and what a twisted masterpiece this is. I remember my first and only watch of Martyrs with my house mate serveral years ago and the silence that we had between us as the credits rolled. Martyrs is the depraved story of one women looking to get revenge and murder the people who tormented and tortured her as a child. What we get is a disturbing but visually stunning revenge horror that will change you as a film fan.
1) The Last House on the Left (1972)
Wes Craven’s first film and his most brutal and hard to watch. A tale a parental revenge on the scum that raped and murdered their daughter. This has one of the most harrowing scenes in horror history and righfully should be on the video nasty list, however this is a must watch for horror fans.
Wes Craven’s first film and his most brutal and hard to watch. A tale a parental revenge on the scum that raped and murdered their daughter. This has one of the most harrowing scenes in horror history and righfully should be on the video nasty list, however this is a must watch for horror fans.
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