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Canadian Horror Films You May Not Have Seen But Probably Should

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Yes, yes, I know Cronenberg could populate this list on his own but you can all just suck an armpit. I also limited them to the ones I’ve seen.


My Bloody Valentine (1981) - What remake?


Rabid(1977) - Cronenberg decides Marilyn Chambers should have blood-sucking armpits.


Fido (2006) - Billy Connelly as Timmy’s best friend and pet zombie.


Cube(1997) - Fuck the Saw films, I’ll take mazes, booby traps and cut slides.


Scanners (1981) Headsplodey goodness.


Videodrome (1983) - The greatest show on television. Long live the new flesh.


Ginger Snaps (2000) - I was already dreading my daughters reaching puberty, now I’m terrified.


Pontypool (2008) - Small town zombie apocalypse told almost exclusively from inside a radio station.









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I've been waiting for Netflix to carry Pontypool for, like, a god damn year.

Fuck.

I've only seen Ginger Snaps and Scanners...

Ooph.

Posted by: Sam at October 29, 2010 11:34 AM

I managed to get Pontypool off Amazon for fairly cheap. It's a brilliant movie that, while light on the gore and scenes of actual zombies, makes up for it with atmosphere, acting, and a great plot. It's well worth seeking out if you haven't seen it yet.

Posted by: Markus1142 at October 29, 2010 11:43 AM

Ok, so got any that I haven't seen? Other than "Rabid" which sounds vile. And Cronenbergy.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 29, 2010 11:46 AM

Sam: Showtime is showing Pontypool. That's how I saw it. I don't know why Netflix isn't carrying it. But I was psyched I didn't have to buy it. But I fully plan to, it's a kick ass movie. Like the Welles War of the Worlds radio play but flipped 180 so that all we know and see is contained to the radio station.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 29, 2010 11:50 AM

Dude. I'd never ever heard of Pontypool, and now I must see it. MUST.
Perhaps I'd never heard of it since I'm a spaghatta nadle and have no ears. But that's still no excuse!

Posted by: Spaghatta Nadle (formerly popejenn) at October 29, 2010 11:58 AM

just last night i watched "deathdream", also known as "dead of night". it's a canadian horror film from 1974.

i saw it as a child on a local horror show, and it scared the crap out of me.

it's taken me years to get around to finding it. it's finally on DVD with commentary from tom savini (it was his first film doing special effects.)

there's some confusion around the film due to title changes, but it's worth seeking out.

it's a bit dated, but that makes it all the more fun. and the actor's playing the parents were in a cassavetes film (faces).

pair it with "black christmas", another overlooked canadian horror film, and take off to the great white north!

hehehehe, couldn't resist.

Posted by: glittergirl at October 29, 2010 12:01 PM

I didn't know some of these were Canadian, that's how insidious their take over of America is. Sneaky Canucks...

And, I told you all Fido was radass. I told you.

Posted by: RobP at October 29, 2010 12:12 PM

Cube is fantastic! And Ginger Snaps is an awesome werewolf flick. I haven't seen Fido yet, though, so thank you for the reminder!

Posted by: LowSlash at October 29, 2010 12:14 PM

Agree on Cube. I love that flick.

Also agree on Ginger Snaps and Scanners. I think I saw Rabid, but I'm not certain. I know I watched one about rabies and bikers...may be another one I'm thinking of.

So many horror movies...

Posted by: Uncle JR at October 29, 2010 12:33 PM

Cronenberg's "Shivers" anyone? How could you deny the awesomeness of sex-crazed zombies?

Posted by: citizen_cris at October 29, 2010 12:43 PM

A wonderful list if I've ever seen one on this site. I'll toss out the original Black Christmas and, for the true gore connoisseurs, Gutterballs.

Posted by: Robert at October 29, 2010 12:59 PM

Pontypool is pretty awesome, as is Cube.

Posted by: Jared at October 29, 2010 1:13 PM

All of the ones on the list I've seen are great movies.

Why, WHY, don't they have Pontypool on Netflix? Am I crazy? At one point, I thought someone on Pajiba said it was available there. I put in in the queue and it's been down there in the "saved" section for like a year, saying "Unavailable".

I might just have to go buy it.

Posted by: MM at October 29, 2010 2:27 PM

So, wait, Pontypool is pretty much The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?

Posted by: Anna von Beav at October 29, 2010 2:34 PM

PROTIP: If you watch Pontypool on your laptop while wearing headphones, it will fuck your shit up forever. Sound is everything in that movie, baby.

Posted by: Melodie at October 29, 2010 2:48 PM

Pontypool was absolutely perfect. if you are waiting for netflix, whatever that is, why dont you go out and buy it or rent it. no, seriously, turn off your computer and go the fuck out and get it. it's worth the trip.

my thanks to the author for not highlighting some of the more terrible horror films to come from my great nation. this list rocked. I fucking love October, when everyone pays tribute to my favourite genre of film.

Posted by: idleprimate at October 29, 2010 5:10 PM

Fido is one of the five best zombie movies of all time. The first few minutes are absolute genius, then it just keeps getting stranger and kinkier and more horrifying as it goes. It is a masterpiece. You must watch this movie!!!

My favorite Canadian film is still Silent Partner, though.

Posted by: The Mutt at October 29, 2010 7:03 PM

I was going to list Silent Partner, The Mutt, however I felt it necessary to keep it to the ones I've definately seen.

Posted by: Robert Scott at October 29, 2010 7:18 PM

I've recommended Silent Partner to dozens of people over the years and not a one of them hasn't loved it.

It's not a horror movie, but it is scary as hell.

Plus, John Candy!

Posted by: The Mutt at October 29, 2010 7:33 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed Videodrome. It was a searing satire on the pervasive media culture.

Posted by: The Wanderer at October 29, 2010 8:27 PM

I've only seen Scanners, mainly because of Michael Ironside -- anyone who could be entertaining in fucking V was definately worth watching (no I didn't see it because of Cronenberg, I was only 16 or so and hadn't heard much about him yet).

How about the other horror movie Ironside did, I Night Shift? That was Canadian took, if I'm not mistaken. Was it any good?

Posted by: Irving Washington at October 29, 2010 8:42 PM

I meant to say "Canadian too" but if my vast knowledge of Canadian culture (gleaned mostly from watching SCTV in general and The Great White North in particular) is correct "Canadian took" also works.

Posted by: Irving Washington at October 29, 2010 8:44 PM

If you want a creepy fucking Canadian movie, watch Cronenburg's Dead Ringers. I was glad I was male, because women will never look at their gynecologists the same way again.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at October 29, 2010 11:07 PM

Well done on Cube (none of its sequels though!), Ginger Snaps and Pontypool. Might also suggest the "Canadian Deliverance" that is Rituals. A Canadian film tax shelter product with Hal Holbrook as one of five doctors who head into the wilderness and are stalked by unseen forces.

Posted by: Wapshin at October 30, 2010 9:52 AM

check out The Changeling with George C. Scott
no gore, no blood, just a major mindfark. creeped me out, and 25 years after seeing it for the first time, it still trips me out in certain places... my all time favourite movie for sure.

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