Yes, but those daemons are in the man's mind! If I recall, at the end of the movie, the woman even says something like "if you live with a man long enough, do you begin to see what he sees?" So, I will have to disagree with those who call it a conventional horror.

cheers,

-avatar!

I'm not sure about that. I think the movie, like all good psychological horror, is purposely constructed so that we'll never really know if the demons were "real" or just "in his mind". But the movie is so graphic that in many scenes (especially when they visit the castle) it seems to imply that either they were real, or the painter is just plain insane. The "demons" Bergman explores in most of his movies are usually much more abstract and metaphorical, which is why I guess most people see this movie as more of a horror movie than his others.

But I can agree that its certainly not "conventional".

I find Twin Peaks creeping into my skull almost constantly, despite it not expressly being horror. Lynch is a fascinating director. I really wish Twin Peaks had ended the way he wanted it to.

I recently watched the French film Martyrs. If you feel desensitized in any way, then go watch it.

Someone is probably going to shoot me for bringing this up in this thread since it's not a good movie... and (if you want to get technical) only half of it is horror... but I really like the first half of Rob Zombie's Helloween remake for some reason. I think they did a decent job depicting Myers childhood. However, then Rob Zombie had to completely ruin the movie during the escape scene in the middle of the film. Seriously, I did not need to see that scene Rob... it's so... pointless.

There's an old movie called Spoorloos, "Without a Trace" in english. Can't remember the original language.

A woman goes missing and a young man encounters the man who took her. He not only casually admits to taking her, but also offers the protagonIst the choice to go and see her. Short on twists and plot, but it's nonetheless a gripping chilling tale. That ending will haunt me for the rest of my life. Highly recommended.

Don't know the movie, but I recognize Dutch when I see it

Edit: It's called "The Vanishing" in English, apparently. "Without a Trace" seems to be completely unrelated?

"The Vanishing" seems to be the official English title. I think "Without a Trace" or "traceless" might be the exact translation of "Spoorloos". Could be wrong. Can't check. Wife sprayed oven cleaner over laptop and iPhone is being poor substitute right now. Anyone help me out?

Jacob's Ladder

Night of the Living Dead.

I just rewatched this recently...it's pretty good - but mostly because you don't know what the heck is going on until the end, and even then it's vague...Also the extended scenes are a worth viewing (on youtube) for a couple of good scares.  Also , I didn't realize, but apparently this was very influential in Silent Hill games.

yes a million times. Good one to mention here!