Let the Right One In (Swedish original, not the American drivel by the same name) It Follows The Eyes of My Mother (very, very dark, but great horror)
yes, a colorized version from Legend Films. I have it. Carnival of Souls (1962) I have the Mike Nelson who does a commentary Autographed Copy...ouuuu.
My favorite horror films are by these guys. Mario Bava Jean Rollin Jess Franco Just started getting into Franco more than usual this year. I think its a mood thing.
The Exorcist Alien Repulsion Ringu The Uninvited 1944 Also the last several years I’ve been collecting the Hammer Horror films as they come out on Blu ray and my faves of those include The Devil Rides Out Brides of Dracula Kiss of The Vampire
Exorcist Hereditary Antichrist Rosemary's Baby Midsomar Eraserhead The House That Jack Built Seven Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The other night, I watched the Amicus production The Skull, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Top stuff.
Hereditary Alien The Sixth Sense The Others Let the Right One In The Shining The Haunting (original) Dead Ringers
Interesting - I remember the controversy around this. I thought I'd seen a version where certain sequences are tinted a very slight green, but I may just be losing my mind.
Interesting topic. I feel as though the genre needs to be broken down into multiple sub-categories, including supernatural horror and atmospheric (non-supernatural) horror, as well as films that blend the two in ways that leave you uncertain about what you've seen. Two very similar films - Case 39 and 2009's Orphan - illustrate the difference. In the supernatural categories, Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Carnival of Souls, Jessica, The Shining, Sixth Sense, The Others, 1408, Dark Water, Skeleton Key, Ninth Gate, Devil's Backbone, Woman in Black, both versions of Right One, V/H/S, It Follows and Us are extraordinary. Dead of Winter, Population 436, Gwen and Midsommar are terrifying non-supernatural entries, as is the horror thriller (the original) Diabolique, and the utterly horrifying Virgin Suicides. Vampyr, The Innocents, Jacob's Ladder, The Jacket, November, After.Life, The Presence, The Innkeepers, Wind Chill, Twixt and The Babadook would be examples of uncertain blending. I don't consider home invasion/slasher/serial killer pics (Chainsaw, Last House, etc.) horror films but rather sub-categories of exploitation cinema, so no entries there with the exceptions of Lady in a Cage, Wait Until Dark and Martha Marcy May Marlene. Zombie flicks are another matter, as while the field is over-littered with much dross, the best have long represented a horror sub-genre using humor and social commentary to explore deeper meaning. Among these, the heavily Carnival-influenced Night/Dead, Deathdream, Shock Waves, Evil Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Combat Shock, Jennifer's Body, Save Our Skins and Better Off Zed are exemplary. Other sub-categories include noir horror, well-represented by Dead of Night, Cat People, Incubus and other classics, including some mentioned. Great Satanic-themed films include Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, Angel Heart, and Devil's Advocate. The only good Italian horror film I've seen is Castle of Blood, and even it suffers badly from the operatic excesses that bedevil the sub-genre, and vintage Hammer films are about as scary as AI flicks from the same era - campy, but not compelling/frightening. TV horror films are another sub-genre, and include Black Noon, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Trilogy of Terror, The Stranger Within, the original Salem's Lot, and Fanny and Alexander (VERY scary) as supreme examples of craft, though nothing surpasses the utterly terrifying original Whistle and I'll Come to You from 1968. A sub-sub-genre of TV horror, that of psychological thriller, includes Dr. Cook's Garden, Duel and Bad Ronald among the best. I've left a lot of flicks out due to excessive genre-blendng (Pan's Labyrinth for instance) and/or due to fatal flaws (Hereditary isn't sure whether it's splatter gore, black domestic comedy, or horror), but the entire genre is due far more respect than it receives, as making a truly great horror movie is INCREDIBLY difficult, and only masters can do it.
It definitely has an identity crisis. The first half it's shaping up to be an incredible film....I was on the edge of my seat....and then it goes off the rails on a crazy train.
Abominable Dr. Phibes Evil Dead (orig) F13 P2 Grizzly Halloween (orig) Jaws My Bloody Valentine (orig) Night of the Creeps Pieces Poltergeist (orig) The Shining Terror Train The Thing (82) Tourist Trap
Indeed..fine film. I recall it had some great camera work. I forgot to add "The Haunting" (original) and "The Other" to my list! The Haunting (1963 film) - Wikipedia The Other (1972 film) - Wikipedia
Right? Incredibly, Orphan is actually based on a TRUE story! Case 39 is just over the top, parenting/kids are scary, but works if one is up for the crazy ride.
Don’t Look Now I saw it several times in the theater the year it was released (1973). I don’t think it’s possible to recreate the sense of gathering dread in even the best home setups. One of my favorite movies in any genre and absolutely the best ending. Other candidates would be Carrie and Deliverance.
Exploitation, Video Nasties, gothic horrors (Hammer etc.), and the early Universal horrors. Good horror movies are hard to find these days. Most as okay, but really good ones are hard to find.
All the Friday the 13ths except for 3, 5, and 7 Rob Zombie's Halloween, original Halloween, Halloween 6 A nightmare on elm street Hannibal Dr. Giggles Child's Play to Seed Of Chucky The last house on the left 2009 version The exorcism of Emily Rose
A few personal favorites (as opposed to impersonal favorites...har har...) Bride of Frankenstein The Seventh Victim The Funhouse Night of the Living Dead Frankenstein Created Women Basket Case Inferno Hereditary Halloween The People Under the Stairs Daughter of Dracula Martin The Babadook Bad Ronald The Witch Who Came from the Sea Shock The Gate Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II The Only Lovers Left Alive Dawn of the Dead Prince of Darkness Black Sabbath Demons It's Alive
Night of the Demon with Dana Andrews takes some beating. The bluray special edition is brilliant with every version of the film in the boxset. I always watch the original UK full length version. And that's what I'll watch tonight.
There are too many to name. Me and the Mrs love a good Horror film. Any of you lot collect or have read any of the Rue Morgue magazines? I love them. Hard to get here in the UK though.