I think High Tension is a very beautiful film. It has an eerie dreamlike setting to it, and I love all that France country imagery. The ending is particularly beautiful, where the vivid red blood contrasts the green woodland scenery, down that desolate road...

Spring is another one that's mostly pretty, with only a few scenes of horror scattered throughout. Again, a lot of it has to do with the setting, which is Italy, maybe?

Suspiria is another one that has lighting that's so vivid, it just makes the movie stick in your mind, as well as the architecture of the dance school, where everything is overly large to make the girls seem smaller...

Good ones! I have not seen Spring, maybe I'll watch it for thr Oct challenge.

Phenomena. Argento had a good eye for beautiful locations with his classics anyway, but I love the exterior used for the school in that movie (actually part of a museum called Rietberg Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rietberg_Museum ). Also worth noting is the Swiss countryside shown in the opening and a few other scenes. In the opening scene, it's cloudy and windy and the tune that plays over it fits perfectly.

I like the scenes with the wind blowing tree branches at night, in Phenomena. For some reason I think of that as beautiful... just the branches swaying in the wind, something about that. But anyway, yeah, Phenomena definitely qualifies, I agree.

I know what you mean. It's hard to explain why it's appealing. Almost calming in a way. I like when it's a little windy in real life though, so maybe that's part of why too.

Mario Bava movies.

Gothic horror like Frankenstein is both beautiful and creepy at the same time.

I would say almost any Dario Argento or Mario Bava movie. Even the ones that fall a bit short in terms of plot or acting are just so well-filmed.

Some of the Hammer films are visually stunning as well. Vampire Lovers is a good example. Same with some of the Roger Corman movies with Vincent Price.

Yes. Things like Fall of the House of Usher have some beautifully filmed moments.

I've always enjoyed the beautiful backwoods scenery in Just Before Dawn. The final girl's beautiful backside sure looks good in those shorts too.

Speaking of lovely backsides, there's also that scene in Texas Chainsaw Massacre of that young woman walking away from the camera with the house in the background.

That's a popular shot to homage. I've seen them do it in the sequels, as well as in Cabin Fever.

I have to agree with any movies made by Dario Argento or Mario Bava. I especially love Suspira. I think it's one of the most beautiful movies ever made, even if it is a bit overhyped.

Two other movies that I find to be very pretty are Cannibal Holocaust and A Serbian Film.

Suspiria
The Territory (1981)
The Dead (2010)
The Reflecting Skin (1990)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

Spring (2014) is the first one that comes to mind. As others have mentioned, a lot of Dario Argento's work has that great contrast between beauty and horror.

Another one that comes to mind is The Neon Demon (2016). The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous and it has some fucked up moments throughout, especially towards the end.