German underground horror films are horror movies, which has achieved cult popularity since first appearing in the 1980s. German underground horror films are usually trademarked by their intensity, taking on topics that are culturally taboo such as necrophilia, or explicit violence.
The Burning Moon 1997
An early extra-splatter effort from German horror director Olaf Ittenbach, The Burning Moon is very low-budget, shot-on-video, extremely violent, and therefore, not likely to appeal to a mainstream audience. However, if you’re a fan of underground horror, and love blood and guts to be splashed all over the screen, then this is one to add to your must-see list.
| The Burning Moon (1997) | |
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Rating: 4.8/10 (553 votes) Director: Olaf Ittenbach Writer: Olaf Ittenbach Stars: Beate Neumeyer, Bernd Muggenthaler, Ellen Fischer, Alfons Sigllechner Runtime: 86 min Rated: N/A Genre: Horror Released: 26 Feb 1999 |
| Plot: The Burning Moon centers on two bedtime stories that a delinquent brother reads his kid sister. These disturbingly morbid stories focus on a serial killing blind date and a murderous, ... | |
Nekromantik
Nekromantik is a 1987 German horror film directed by Jorg Buttgereit. This is one of the most taboo-breaking horror films ever made. Very few films talk openly about necrophilia (“Aftermath”, “Kissed”, “Buio Omega”, “Love Me Deadly”, “Mosquito the Rapist”), however this subject is quite fascinating. It draws links between death and sex. Rob (Daktari Lorenz) cleans different places and removes the corpses whenever there was a murder,or an accident. One day, Rob’s girlfriend has an idea to steal a corpse and to play with it. The corpse is treated like the third person and all of them make a perverted threesome. But one day Rob is fired from his work and his girlfriend dumps him, and leaves with the dead lover. For Rob that it a beginning of true madness.
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Rating: 5.3/10 (4,365 votes) Director: Jörg Buttgereit Writer: Jörg Buttgereit, Franz Rodenkirchen Stars: Bernd Daktari Lorenz, Beatrice Manowski, Harald Lundt, Colloseo Schulzendorf Runtime: 75 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Horror Released: 29 Jan 1988 |
| Plot: A street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him. | |
We Are the Night (2010, Wir sind die Nacht)
We Are the Night/Wir sind die Nacht, a newer 2010 German horror film directed by Dennis Gansel. Actors/actresses are Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich. I was nothing. A scum. Dirt, that even rats don’t eat. Invisible for the world, until it saw me. And then the hunger came. All consuming hunger. Drama, fantasy, vampire Horror. Great acting by everyone and a strong story. Maybe the best vampire’s movie until this days! It’s a refreshing air of what a vampire should be!
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Rating: 6.3/10 (5,070 votes) Director: Dennis Gansel Writer: Jan Berger (screenplay), Dennis Gansel (screenplay), Dennis Gansel (story) Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer Runtime: 96 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror Released: 28 Oct 2010 |
| Plot: In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena. | |
| Nosferatu (1922) | |
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Rating: 8.0/10 (57,359 votes) Director: F.W. Murnau Writer: Henrik Galeen (screen play), Bram Stoker (based on the novel: "Dracula") Stars: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell Runtime: 81 min Rated: Unrated Genre: Horror Released: 03 Jun 1929 |
| Plot: Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." | |
| Hell (2011) | |
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Rating: 5.9/10 (8,871 votes) Director: Tim Fehlbaum Writer: Tim Fehlbaum (screenplay), Oliver Kahl (screenplay), Thomas Wöbke (screenplay) Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari Runtime: 89 min Rated: R Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Released: 22 Sep 2011 |
| Plot: In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun. | |
| Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job (2000) | |
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Rating: 8.0/10 (3,571 votes) Director: Stefan Prehn, Jörg Wagner Writer: Jörg Wagner, Stefan Prehn Stars: Konstantin Graudus, Gustav Adolph Artz, Jürgen Kittel, Sönke Korries Runtime: 10 min Rated: N/A Genre: Short, Action, Comedy Released: 01 May 2001 |
| Plot: Short film depicting a fictional educational film about fork lift truck operational safety. The dangers of unsafe operation are presented in gory details. | |
| Anatomy (2000) | |
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Rating: 6.1/10 (9,458 votes) Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Writer: Peter Engelmann (dramaturge), Stefan Ruzowitzky Stars: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian Blomberg Runtime: 103 min Rated: R Genre: Horror, Thriller Released: 03 Feb 2000 |
| Plot: Medical student Paula Henning wins a place at an exclusive Heidelberg medical school. When the body of a young man she met on the train turns up on her dissection table, she begins to ... | |
| Faust (1926) | |
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Rating: 8.0/10 (8,435 votes) Director: F.W. Murnau Writer: Johann Wolfgang Goethe (play), Gerhart Hauptmann (titles), Hans Kyser (titles) Stars: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard Runtime: 85 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror Released: 06 Dec 1926 |
| Plot: The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul. | |
I love those dark glasses that I see alot in german films.