Your 10 Favorite Horror Movies

In the spirit of the season -

My Top 10

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
3. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
4. Suspiria (1977)
5. Tourist Trap (1979)
6. The Evil Dead (1981)
7. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
8. Halloween II (1981)
9. Terror Train (1980)
10. Black Christmas (1974)

 

1. Halloween(Original 1978)-Although, if you take away the Music, it is not really that scary, but a great example of a Film Score playing a vital role to create a Good Scare.
2. Silence of the Lambs
3. Let the Right One In(Sweden Original) & Let Me In(US Remake)-so count both as 1 Movie Selection. Best Vampires Movies I have seen.
4. Audition
5. Friday the 13th(I stay out of the woods even when Golfing, but that is due to fear of snakes)
6. The Omen/The Omen Part 2(Combining these as one Selection as they seem like 1 Movie with 2 Parts, like the First 2 Godfather Movies)
7. Scream(Opening Scene was one of the Best in a Horror Movie-IMO)
8. 30 Days of Night(2nd Best Vampire Movie I have seen)
9. Alien
10. Saw

'Black Christmas' is also really good and from what I read a few years ago, was the first Slasher Movie(not counting 'Psycho') that was an influence on 'Halloween' being created, so I bought it.

Not a Movie, but thought the TV Series, 'Salem' that ended a few years ago and think had 3 Seasons was really good. I had a crush on Janet Montgomery, until I saw what her character would do to some Men in that show-haha.

 

I'm sure I've done this several times before, but here we go (not in any particular order):

1. Night of the Demon
2. The Haunting
3. The Innocents
4. Night of the Eagle
5. Cat People (the original)
6. The Changeling
7. Bride of Frankenstein
8. The Devil Rides Out
9. The Leopard Man
10. Dracula (1958 Hammer version)

Pushing it to twenty and doing a bit of genre bending:

11. Alien
12. Quatermass and the Pit
13. Jaws
14. Nosferatu
15. Rosemary's Baby
16. The Masque of the Red Death
17. The Pit and the Pendulum
18. Psycho
19. The Fog
20. The Wicker Man

I'm sure I must have missed out loads and it's very Anglo-American-centric and less on shock than atmosphere, for the most part, but...

 

The Exorcist
Friday the 13th Part IV
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Blair Witch Project
Eraserhead
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Scream
The Ring
Ju-On: The Grudge

 

Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Don't Look Now
Halloween
Session Nine
Black Christmas (Original)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
The Changeling (1980)

 

Jaws
The Innocents
The Ring
Psycho
Rosemary’s Baby
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Carrie (1976)
The Witch
Get Out
The Stepfather (1987)

 

Get the new reissue out today?

 

Making lists of favorites is sometimes difficult for me. Often times certain titles I may mention on one list may change depending on my mood. I will do my best.

Top 10

1. The Exorcist - This is my favorite horror film. It also happens to be one of my favorite films ever.

2. The Exorcist III

3. Psycho

4. Rosemary’s Baby

5. Christine

6. Silent Night Deadly Night

7. Dawn Of The Dead (original)

8. Fright Night

9. Carrie

10. A Nightmare On Elm Street part 2 - This one seems to be considered the worst. I read somewhere that part 3 was made in an attempt to erase it. I personally loved it above all the others. In my opinion, it was the darkest one. It’s the only one I ever watch anymore.

 

Seems to change retroactively - less effective over time.

Still like J-horror.

John Carpenters 'The Thing'

 

This week's ten would be as follows. The Thing is always my number 1 but the others vary and I'm sure I've forgotten some.

1. The Thing
2. Alien
3. Silence of the Lambs
4. Halloween
5. Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (the Kaufman remake)
6. The Fly (the Cronenberg remake)
7. Let The Right One In (original)
8. The Orphanage
9. Psycho
10. The Shining

 

The Exorcist
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Train to Busan
Bone Tomahawk
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
30 Days of Night
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Them! (1954)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Frankenstein (1931)

 

Bride of Frankenstein

Horror of Dracula

The Innocents

The Others

The Witch

Alien

Near Dark

The Exorcist

Silence of the lambs

Let the right one in

 

Let the Right One In is excellent

 

In no particular order:

1. The Haunting
2. The Shining
3. The Others
4. Psycho
5. Night of the Living Dead
6. Halloween (original version)
7. The Thing (both original and ‘78 version)
8. The Grudge
9. Alien
10. Salem’s Lot

 

I did not see this. Who put it out?

 

The Shining
The Thing (John Carpenter)
Alien
The Ring
Psycho
The Exorcist
The Omen
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Army of Darkness

 

Indicator:

NIGHT OF THE DEMON - LE

Based on M R James’ classic tale of terror, ‘Casting the Runes’, and adapted for the screen by regular Hitchcock collaborator Charles Bennett, Jacques Tourneur’s (Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, Out of the Past) Night of the Demon is considered to be one of the seminal horror films of Twentieth-Century cinema. Released on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK, the film is presented here in four different versions, and is accompanied by an incredible array of new and archival special features. Also includes a Limited Edition exclusive double-sided poster and 80-page book.

INDICATOR LIMITED 2-DISC BLU-RAY EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
• The BFI’s 2013 2K restoration of the 96-minute version
• High-definition remaster of the 82-minute cut
• Original mono audio
• Four presentations of the film: Night of the Demon – the original full-length pre-release version (96 mins), and the original UK theatrical cut (82 minutes); Curse of the Demon – the original US theatrical cut (82 mins), and the US re-issue version (96 mins)
• Audio commentary with film historian Tony Earnshaw, author of Beating the Devil: The Making of ‘Night of the Demon’
• Speak of the Devil: The Making of ‘Night of the Demon’ (2007): documentary featuring interviews with actor Peggy Cummins, production designer Ken Adam and historians Tony Earnshaw and Jonathan Rigby
• Dana Andrews on 'Night of the Demon': a rare audio interview with the actor conducted by Scott MacQueen
• The Devil’s in the Detail (2018): Christopher Frayling on Night of the Demon and acclaimed production designer Ken Adam
• Horrors Unseen (2018): a discussion of the celebrated director of Night of the Demon by Chris Fujiwara, author of Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall
• Sinister Signs (2018): an analysis by Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies
• Under the Spell (2018): the celebrated British horror writer Ramsey Campbell discusses the unique combination of M R James and Jacques Tourneur
• The Devil in Music (2018): a new appreciation of Clifton Parker's score by David Huckvale, author of Movie Magick: The Occult in Film
• The Devil Gets His Due (2018): film historian and preservationist Scott MacQueen on the release history of Night of the Demon
• The Truth of Alchemy (2018) a discussion of M R James and ‘Casting the Runes’ by Roger Clarke, author of A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof
• Cloven In Two (2018): a new video piece exploring the different versions of the film
• Escape: 'Casting the Runes' (1947): a radio play adaptation of James’ original story
• Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation
• Isolated music & effects track on the US theatrical cut
• Original US Curse of the Demon theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography, including rare production design sketches from the Deutsche Kinemathek’s Ken Adam Archive
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited Edition exclusive 80-page book containing a new essay by Kat Ellinger, M R James on ghost stories, a history of the film’s production through the words of its principle creators, a profile of witchcraft consultant Margaret Murray, the film’s history with the BBFC, a look at the different versions of the film, contemporary critical responses, a look at Charles Bennett’s original scripted ending, and film credits
• Limited Edition exclusive double-sided poster
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 10,000 copies

 

In the Mouth of Madness
Return of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Day of the Dead
Evil Dead 2
The Shining
The Wailing
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Hellraiser
Lord of Illusions
Phantasm
Nightmare on Elm St
Poltergeist
Reanimator
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Rosemary's Baby
The Believers
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Perfume the Story of a Murderer
Pan's Labrynth
Ravenous...

There are many with different themes, but zombie movies make up a sizable portion of my list.

 

Evil Dead 2
The Shining
Friday The 13th
Friday The 13th II
Friday The 13th VI
The Conjuring
Tourist Trap
Poltergeist
Paranormal Activity 3
The Descent

 

In no order:

Halloween (original)
Videodrome
Zombi 2 (Fulci)
The Beyond (Fulci)
Suspiria (Argento)
Tenebrae (technically a giallo, I guess)
The Haunting (1963)
Frankenstein (Karloff)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (Hammer)
Fiend Without a Face
Cabinet of Caligari (original, silent)

That's off the top of my head - it's easily my favorite genre and I have literally hundreds of great titles.

ps: Alien would have easily have made the list, but to me it's Sci-Fi, not horror.

 

Ten more:

21. The Others
22. Let the Right One In
23. The Exorcist
24. The Uninvited (1944)
25. Onibaba
26. Dead of Night
27. I Walked with a Zombie
28. The Skull
29. Nosferatu The Vampyre (this is the 1979 version)
30. The Devil's Backbone

 

Man, that's good.

I didn't put any asian films in my list, but Audition is up there.

 

Dark Water is my favourite J-horror.

 

Oh man, a really emotional horror.