The Horror Movie Thread

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:23 pm

These are certified classics and obvious choices

The Thing
The Exorcist
The Shining
Rosemary's Baby
Psycho

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:43 pm

Ah I didn't make myself clear. I meant feedback on the ones via the link provided: http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/scarymovies.html They'll be screening Halloween wk in nyc. I can see you thought I was a total idiot.

These are from this year (except where noted):

Stake Land (Jim Mickle, USA)
Black Death (Christopher Smith, UK/Ger.)
The Clinic (James Rabbitts, Australia)
Triangle (Christopher Smith, UK/Australia, 2009)
Village of Shadows (Fouad Benhammou, Fr.)
and The Loved Ones, as stated above

And from the 70s:

The Creeping Flesh (Freddie Francis, 73)
The Legend of Hell House (John Hough, 73)
Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck, 73)
The Mutations aka The Freakmaker (Jack Cardiff, 74)

And for the record CQ, I saw all 5 you listed and concur.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:17 pm

Black Death is one of my favorite movies this year, be sure to catch it.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:29 pm

lol, how did I miss this thread? All I do is watch horror movies. Especially, zombie jawns.

This would be awesome.

Comedy Quaddafi wrote:I would love such a tournament.

I did a top 20 earlier this year but made it a bit prematurely. I would've added Vinyan, House of the Devil and The Girl Next Door, possibly Dead Snow which I just saw this week. I might be forgetting something. Embodiment of Evil gets an honorable mention.

1 - Martyrs
2 -The Hills Have Eyes
3 - Frontiere(s)
4 - Haute Tension
5 - Fritt Vilt
6 - Devils Rejects
7 - Inside
8 - Antichrist
9 - REC
10 - Lad Den Rette Komme Ind
11 - Eden Lake
12 - Wolf Creek
13 - The Descent
14 - Ils
15 - Ju-On
16 - Calvaire
17 - Funny Games
18 - A Tale of Two Sisters
19 - Outpost
20 - Rovdyr

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:46 pm

aleph wrote:Ah I didn't make myself clear. I meant feedback on the ones via the link provided: http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/scarymovies.html They'll be screening Halloween wk in nyc. I can see you thought I was a total idiot.

These are from this year (except where noted):

Stake Land (Jim Mickle, USA) I haven't seen but I might be confusing it with another new film called Staked.
Black Death (Christopher Smith, UK/Ger.) Watching this over the weekend.
The Clinic (James Rabbitts, Australia) Not even heard of it.
Triangle (Christopher Smith, UK/Australia, 2009) Very good. A little rough around the edges, but a dope movie nonetheless.
Village of Shadows (Fouad Benhammou, Fr.) Never heard of it until now.
and The Loved Ones, as stated above Excellent movie. One of my faves this year.

And from the 70s:

The Creeping Flesh (Freddie Francis, 73) Not even out on DVD as far as I know. Kind of anticlimactic with the ancient giant monster. I would definitely catch it in the theater though.
The Legend of Hell House (John Hough, 73) One of the best haunted house movies ever made.
Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck, 73) Excellent artsy 70's horror from the US. One of my fave discoveries in recent times.
The Mutations aka The Freakmaker (Jack Cardiff, 74) I have this on DVD but it's a shitty bootleg. Do yourself a favor and starve yourself before watching this.

And for the record CQ, I saw all 5 you listed and concur.

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:02 pm

Thanks Spartan. Now, as usual, the tough part...

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:05 pm

Promised this a while back, but been real lazy and sick as a dog lately.

Horror compilation I put together. This the second one, I meant to put the first one up, I'll up it sometime tomorrow.

This was all the fun stuff that didn't belong in the first one.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EBFUMIWP

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:05 pm

Awesome. Deserves its own thread, really.

kato · Post by **kato** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:07 pm

very dope spartan...

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:36 am

Here's the other one.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HS1PGISQ

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:43 am

what would be your ideal horror film in a basic plot outline?

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:27 pm

im not a fan of horror but i had to rewatch Braindead(Dead Alive) again. hadnt saw it since i was a kid. thats some classic shit right there in every way hahaha

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:56 am

I know tech n9ne "psycho bitch", biggie song with "im wth whateva", ganksta nip "horror movie rap" "ice-t flipped halloween for "the tower" and dr. dre flipped the halloween sample too for "murder ink". t.i. flipped the exorcist for a track on the "king back". 36 mafia for nightmare on elm street and a few others for their earlier stuff. Most recently Alchemist flipped that Blackula for Prodigy.

btw toolbox murders was horrible lol

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:35 am

Trademark wrote:what would be your ideal horror film in a basic plot outline?

I'm not sure who in particular you're question was directed at, but a supernatural theme would work well. New world horror themes seem to be played out right now. The old school route seems to be back in vogue anyway, a great time setting would be a must. Western or Pilgrim settler is just crying out.

blessingindisguise wrote:I know tech n9ne "psycho bitch", biggie song with "im wth whateva", ganksta nip "horror movie rap" "ice-t flipped halloween for "the tower" and dr. dre flipped the halloween sample too for "murder ink". t.i. flipped the exorcist for a track on the "king back". 36 mafia for nightmare on elm street and a few others for their earlier stuff. Most recently Alchemist flipped that Blackula for Prodigy.

btw toolbox murders was horrible lol

Yeah, lots of horror movie samples going on. I think my fave might be Mobb Deep's G.O.D. Father Part III remix with the Phantasm loop. Pretty sure Das EFX were one of the first to sample the Candyman theme too.

Which Toolbox Murders film didn't you like. The remake?

Tommy Bunz wrote:I'm a huge MoM fan, easily a top ten horror film of the 90's for me but I think Prince of Darkness is the better film.

This was posted in the John Carpenter thread and it got me thinking about top ten 90's horror movies. There's a pretty awful selection over at the AV Maniacs forum but I gotta admit, considering it was a shitty decade for the genre, a list for the 90's is much harder than any other decade.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:50 am

Top 10 horror of the 90's?

10 Ringu
9 Army of Darkness
8 Stendhal Syndrome
7 Candyman
6 Jacob's Ladder
5 IT
4 Wes Craven's New Nightmare
3 Bram Stoker's Dracula
2 Nattevagten
1 Audition

There are others that could have been included but I've no idea whether I'd call them horror. Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Fire Walk With Me, From Dusk Till Dawn, Devil's Advocat.

What happened to the 90's? Over-exposure in the 80's and the genre reinventing itself after the slasher-craze? The rise of erotic- and stalker-thrillers?

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:43 pm

Comedy Quaddafi wrote:Top 10 horror of the 90's?

10 Ringu
9 Army of Darkness
8 Stendhal Syndrome
7 Candyman
6 Jacob's Ladder
5 IT
4 Wes Craven's New Nightmare
3 Bram Stoker's Dracula
2 Nattevagten
1 Audition

There are others that could have been included but I've no idea whether I'd call them horror. Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Fire Walk With Me, From Dusk Till Dawn, Devil's Advocat.

What happened to the 90's? Over-exposure in the 80's and the genre reinventing itself after the slasher-craze? The rise of erotic- and stalker-thrillers?

It's core audience moved on, how many times are folks going to see Jason get killed only to come back again the next year? Big-budget special effects mainstream movies started to get a foothold. Crossover movies like Interview With A Vampire, Misery and Silence Of The Lambs did their thing, but I always thought they're ticket selling power was largely associated with the cast rather than the actual genre. Horror went underground again and the overall quality got worse. Wasn't until Scream and the start of the J-Horror wave that things started to pick up again.

Your list is a lot better than mine. None of the comedy stuff in this.

10. The People Under The Stairs
9. Candyman
8. The Pit And The Pendulum
7. The Blair Witch Project
6. Ringu
5. Scream
4. Exorcist III
3. Audition
2. Se7en
1. The Silence Of The Lambs

ICE EDIT - Completely forgot In The Mouth Of Madness and Event Horizon.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:57 am

Silence and Se7en certainly got their due attention because of their respective casts. I'm not a fan of the 'smart and cool psycho'-character but Hopkins did so damn well.

If these trailers are anything to go by then S Korea are doing the damn thing this year.

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But I'm really looking forward to this. Kim already has two classics under his belt, in my estimation. And this is said to be damn brutal.

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and as spartan pointed out

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this movie is just perfect

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intense as hell

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:37 am

The films in that 90's list were mostly based around the legacies they left behind. The whole highly intelligent serial killer schtick has been done to death now, but SotL and Se7en are still the best. I would have put The People Under The Stairs much higher, but hearing that Red Head Kingpin & The FBI song at the end, was both completely unnecessary and inappropriate to all the great dark atmosphere the film had offered.

I think K-Horror has more accessibility to western audiences than it's Japanese counterpart. Movies like A Tale of Two Sisters and R-Point were much easier for me to get into than say Dark Water or the Ju-on films. Really want to see Bedevilled and I Saw The Devil.

CQ - Can you watch BBC programs online where you are? The final part of the Mark Gatiss' The History Of Horror aired this week and all three episodes have been superb.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vcwm7

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:48 am

"unavailable in your area"

Can you name a good documentary on horror?

Bought An Eye For Horror about Argento recently. Looking forward to watching it but I'll try to catch Inferno before I do.

I don't think I've seen "accessible" and AToTS in the same sentence before, but I think I know what you mean

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:13 am

Going To Pieces: The Rise & Fall Of The Slasher might just be my fave documentary. It actually disects the genre into it's origins, public reception and why they were such bankable efforts. Lots of great interviews and the usual geeky anecdotes.

There's also the more niche His Name Was Jason and the absolutely geeky overload of Never Sleep Again. The three part series by Gatiss was a more universal look at horror from it's early heyday in the 30's to the American new wave, signing off with Halloween.

There's that Red White & Blue doc which I haven't seen yet. There's also the new doc on the Video Nasties hysteria too which is out in a couple of weeks. Got that preordered.

That's the only stuff I can immediately think of.

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:40 am

Comedy Quaddafi wrote: Devil's Advocat.

Never hear anybody talk about this one in regards to a "best of" anything. I enjoy for the Pacino scenery-chewing, Charlize Theron titties and Keanu struggling with a southern accent, but I don't think I could actually ever call it a good movie.

I don't consider Silence of the Lambs or Se7en horror movies really either.

I like your and Spartan's lists though, especially since you both have Audtion really high. I'll post my own here in a minute.

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:05 am

Top Ten of the 90's:

Audition
Braindead/Dead Alive
Army of Darkness
Tremors
In the Mouth of Madness
Sleepy Hollow
Ravenous
Jurassic Park
Cronos
Candyman

Just missed: It, Event Horizon, Frankenhooker, Interview with a Vampire, Anaconda

Was tempted to put The Ninth Gate on there but I wouldn't really classify that as horror, even though it deals completely in the occult.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:16 am

If IMDB is an acceptable indicator then 7.3 from almost 80.000 votes suggest that it's well-liked :smugkid:

. I thought it was a very atmospheric movie and I like the religious theme. I think the scene with the women changing clothes was pretty scary too.

Cool list. Ninth Gate woulda made my list as well.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:04 am

Tommy Bunz wrote:I don't consider Silence of the Lambs or Se7en horror movies really either.

In this respect, I personally think it's possible to make a strong argument that's for and against. I used to be completely against the idea of considering them horror flicks, but over time and seeing these films numerous times, I completely did a 180 and see they're horror movies to the core.

A film about a serial killer that abducts women and keeps them in a pit to eventually skin them is a darn sight more horrifying than a guy in a hockey mask terrorizing the woods unleashing comedic violence on par with an episode of say Ren & Stimpy does carry some validity for legitimacy.

The Silence Of The Lambs and Se7en usually get categorized in the whole psychological thriller department, but they contain enough elements for me to personally consider them as horror films. They both contain completely disconnected protagonists and even a sort of anti-hero in Lector who is completely aware of his detachment from social normality, that for most people would find highly disturbing and horrified that everyday looking people would even conceive the notion let alone carry out an extreme act of repulsion. Buffalo Bill mocking and humiliating his abductee is equally as terrifying as seeing Marylin Burns tied to a chair facing the prospect of her doom at the utterly insane Sawyer family.

Continuing on from my earlier post about the films I listed leaving behind a legacy, it's obvious what Silence Of The Lambs left behind, but Se7en's is equally important, if anything it's a precursor to today's whole torture porn scene (admittedly Cube also played a part). I genuinely believe the likes of Saw and Hostel wouldn't have had a mainstream following if it wasn't for Fincher's film.

I completely left out Army Of Darkness (it's more fantasy-comedy than anything else) and Braindead (Deadalive) and as much as I love those films and consider them outright classics, their main focus was humor as a primary showcase. The latter is gory as hell, but if it was played straight laced and dropped the jokes, would it have escaped the censor's scissors that easily?

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:54 pm

Here are some lists by some notable and well known names in horror. Their Top 10 All Time Horror Movies.

George Romero

1. The Thing From Another World (1951)

"Because it was the FIRST horror flick that scared the shit out of me. Opening a door... any door... has, ever since, been a traumatic experience for me."

2. The Innocents (1961)
3. Repulsion (1965)
4. Cat People (1942)
5. Jaws (1975)
6. Alien (1979)
7. Poltergeist (1982)
8. Frankenstein (1931)
9. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
10. Cult of the Cobra (1955)

Rob Zombie (Halloween)

1. Frankenstein (1931)

"Nothing reminds me more of why I love horror movies than this tight 70 minutes of classic fright. James Whale delivers the gold standard of which all horror films must aspire to. Iconic characters are instantly and seamlessly created by the great Boris Karloff, Dwight Frye and Colin Clive. As good as it gets."

2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
3. The Exorcist (1973)
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
5. Freaks (1932)
6. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
7. Halloween (1978)
8. The Shining (1980)
9. Jaws (1975)
10. King Kong (1933)

Alexandre Aja (Switchblade Romance)

1. The Shining (1980)

"From the first aerial shot to Nicholson's final haunting smile, this is a seamless masterpiece of unforgettably shocking images. With more subtext than a lifetime could analyse and an acting performance that will pursue you with an axe into your subconscious, this operatic horror movie is a hypnotic manifesto of the dark side of our soul."

2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
4. Alien (1979)
5. The Exorcist (1973)
6. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
7. Evil Dead (1981)
8. The Thing (1982)
9. Maniac (1980)
10. The Fly (1986)

Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre)

1. Psycho (1960)

2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The Haunting (1963)
4. Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers (1956)
5. Frankenstein (1931)
6. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
7. Pulse (2001)
8. Night Of The Demon (1957)
9. Mask Of The Demon (Black Sunday) (1960)
10. Suspiria (1977)

John Landis (An American Werewolf in London)

1. The Exorcist (1973)

"As for THE GREATEST HORROR FILMS EVER MADE, I personally loathe "best" or "worse" lists of movies. I can rattle off some of the films that I think are terrific in the genre, if you want.

I guess if I had to, I would say William Friedkin's film of the William Peter Blatty novel The Exorcist is up at the top, only because of the movie's ability to create "Suspension of Disbelief" is so profound. I am an atheist and certainly do not believe in Jesus Christ or in Satan. But during the running time of The Exorcist I bought into all of it!

The Vatican should give Friedkin money or at least saint-hood for what he accomplished with that film."

In no particular order:
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Dracula (1958)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Thing (both versions) (1951, 1982)
The Fly (1986)
Dead Of Night (1945)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Psycho (1960)
Repulsion (1968)
Kwaidan (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
Kuroneko (1968)
The Innocents (1961)
The Haunting (1963)
Night Of the Living Dead (1968)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Sixth Sense (1999)

John Carpenter (Halloween)

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

"Tobe [Hooper] really hit the times when he did that movie, more than almost any other film. I remember going to see it when it was out here in Los Angeles - it was '74 or '75 - and I remember that experience of seeing it for the first time. Jeez. What makes it all the more effective is the fact it's so funny."

2. Suspiria (1977)
3. Psycho (1960)
4. The Exorcist (1973)
5. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
6. The Mummy (1959)

Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street)

1. Nosferatu (1922)

2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
4. Man Bites Dog (1992)
5. The Omen (1976)
6. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1939)
7. Frankenstein (1931)
8. The Tenant (1976)
9. Repulsion (1965)
10. Rosemary's Baby (1968) - ("Yes, I'm a Polanski freak!")

Eli Roth (Hostel)

1. Pieces (1982)

"Well, we all know that it's not the greatest horror film of all time... or is it? Over and over I have shown this film to people, and without fail, Pieces is the single most fun viewing experience one can have at the movies.

It's just completely nuts, the gore is spectacular, the nudity plentiful and gratuitous, and it has the single greatest ending in movie history. Rent it with a group of friends and your favourite alcohol or smoking substance NOW."

2. The Wicker Man (1973)
3. Alien (1979)
4. Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
5. The Evil Dead (1981)
6. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
7. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
8. The Shining (1980)
9. Ju-On (videos from 2000)
10. Who Can Kill A Child? (1976)

Pascal Laugier (Martyrs)

1. The Exorcist (1973)

"I am overly fascinated by this film. There's something unexplainable in the way it operates on the audience. The rhythm of the editing is strange, unexpected... The prologue in Iraq remains a mystery.

Today, any studio would cut it out because it's not directly linked to the story. It seems useless. In fact, it brings layers and makes the film both riveting and impenetrable. An absolute and pure masterpiece of adult horror cinema."

2. Deep Red (1975)
3. The Innocents (1961)
4. The Tenant (1976)
5. Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
6. Full Circle (The Haunting Of Julia) (1977)
7. The Omen (1976)
8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
9. The Beyond (1981)
10. The Other (1972)

Joe Dante (Gremlins)

1. The Innocents (1961)

"I've just never been able to find another film that creeped me out as much as this one. It's a quiet, genteel, even Masterpiece Theater-type movie, but its implications are so dark and ambiguous that I never tire of it.

Freddie Francis never topped his cinematography here and Deborah Kerr's tightrope-walk performance blurs the line between terror and madness. A great film."

2. Psycho (1960)
3. The Exorcist (1973)
4. Blood And Black Lace (1964)
5. The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
6. The Body Snatcher (1945)
7. The Black Cat (1934)
8. Night Of The Demon (1957)
9. Masque Of The Red Death (1964)
10. The Seventh Victim (1943)

Neil Marshall (The Descent)

1. Alien (1979)

"This movie burnt its way into my mind the first time I saw it, and it's never left. It's an object lesson in unsettling atmosphere and creating a monster that is both beautiful and repellent in equal measure. A perfect organism of a movie."

2. Jaws (1975)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. The Fog (1980)
5. Bad Taste (1987)
6. The Howling (1981)
7. Deliverance (1972)
8. The Omen (1976)
9. The Legend Of Boggy Creek (1972)
10. Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)

Ti West (The House Of The Devil)

1. The Shining (1980)

"It's hard to say anything about this movie that hasn't already been said. Kubrick was the best... A filmmaker unlike anyone else that has ever picked up a camera."

2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
4. Jaws (1975)
5. The Changeling (1980)
6. Psycho (1960)
7. Alien (1979)
8. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
9. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
10. Halloween (1978)

Sean S. Cunningham (Friday The 13th)

1. Alien (1979)

"Scared Me Silly:"

"I saw it at a sold out DGA preview and I couldn't believe how I fell for every gag and every situation. I was sitting two rows behind OJ Simpson (he was "The Juice" back then) and I saw him come out of his seat more than once... ergo, I didn't feel like too much of a wuss. For me, Alien was the first of the new breed of fun, exciting and scary movies."

2. Halloween (1978)
3. Jaws (1975)
4. Frenzy (1972)
5. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
6. Misery (1990)
7. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
8. The Thing (1982)

"Too Good to Stay Off the Lists:"

1. Poltergeist (1982)
2. Aliens (1986)
3. Psycho (1960)
4. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
5. The Shining (1980)
6. The Omen (1976)
7. The Orphanage (2007)
8. The Exorcist (1973)
9. The Fly (1986)
10. Interview With The Vampire (1994)
11. Dead Alive (1992)
12. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
13. Carrie (1976)
14. See No Evil (1971)
15. Battle Royale (2000)

"Great Fun to Watch:"

1. Scream (1996)
2. Re-Animator (1985)
3. Teeth (2007)
4. Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
5. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
6. Zombieland (2009)

James Wan (Saw)

1. The Exorcist (1973)

"Any movie that was made decades ago and still has the power to truly scare and offend in today's cynical, film-savvy world, is truly a genuine masterpiece: which this is. The Exorcist works on all levels of horror/thriller filmmaking. How often does a supernatural horror movie get nominated for Best Picture?"

2. Jaws (1975)
3. Poltergeist (1982)
4. The Sixth Sense (1999)
5. Deep Red (1975)
6 Black Christmas (1974)
7. Carnival Of Souls (1962)
8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
9. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
10. Dawn Of The Dead (1978)

Norman J. Warren (Prey)

1. Halloween (1978)

"A good horror movie should have suspense, shocks and the ability to scare the life out of you. Halloween has all this, plus one of the most effective music scores."

2. Carrie (1976)
3. Suspiria (1977)
4. The Eye (2002)
5. Near Dark (1987)
6. The Orphanage (2007)
7. The Evil Dead (1981)
8. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
9. Let The Right One In (2008)
10. Night Of The Demon (1957)

Adam Green (Hatchet)

1. Halloween (1978)

"Quite simply the greatest slasher film ever made. As someone who is best known for a popular entry in the infamous sub-genre, I can say with great confidence that no other slasher director has been able to match the level of intelligence, class and restraint that John Carpenter mastered with Halloween.

Whereas all of the slashers that came after became about the kills, the gore, the effects, and the absurdity: Carpenter's Halloween still reigns supreme as a truly frightening and timeless film that I hold closer to my heart than any other horror film out there. It's become my comfort food (my chicken soup when I am sick) and my oldest friend (something I turn to for cheering up when I feel blue).

I can recite every line with reverence and glee and to this day, no image will ever haunt me like that of the Smith's Grove Sanitarium patients standing around outside in the rain when Dr. Loomis first goes to pick up Michael Myers. I

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:03 pm

Eli Roth (Hostel)

1. Pieces (1982)

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:08 pm

Has anyone seen Monsters?

is it good at all?

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:16 am

I'm kind of surprised, maybe only because it's such an iconic franchise, that none of those lists has a Friday the 13th movie on it. I know there are better horror movies, but I didnt think it would be completely left out

here's a good list of 10 under-seen horror films
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47266

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:21 am

: )

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:49 pm

What horror movies are y'all watching tonight?

imdb finally put up it's horror section or has it always been there?

http://www.imdb.com/sections/horror/

20 best horror movies based on a true story and others

http://horror.about.com/od/horrorthemel ... estory.htm

http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... ghost.html

http://www.flixster.com/movie-list/horr ... ue-stories

scariest horror flicks

http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Movies/S ... &gt1=36010