What are your favorite Horror Movies?

[cougartrace]

I know we have some similiar threads, but I would like to see lists of evryones favorites.

Here's mine.

1) Halloween
2) Hellraiser
3) Prince of Darkness
4) CandyMan
5) Nightmare on Elm Street Part 1
6) Friday the 13th Part 1
7) Alien
8) The Grudge
9) The Ring
10) The Thing

[JLM]

I'm not a huge horror fan, but The Shining is probably my favourite from the genre.

Seven as well, if you count that as a horror, given a lot of what happens is quite horrible......

[JDH]

I'll have to think about a top ten, but the big ones for me are the Scream Trilogy, Saw, Omen, Hallowe'en and Final Destination.

[joy_division]

what version of the Ring?

Mine would be(not really in any order:


Alien
the Thing
Ringu(The Ring)
Audition
The Omen(original)
Sleepy Hollow
Evil dead II
The Birds
The Wickerman(original)
Dead ringers

[joy_division]

Seven as well, if you count that as a horror, given a lot of what happens is quite horrible......yeah, I would include se7en, Silence of the lambs and manhunter in mine, but I'm trying to stick to just pure horror

[rilynil]

Halloween
Blair Witch Project
Exorcist
American Werewolf in London
Return of the Living Dead
Alien
The Shining
1408
Amityville Horror (original version. I was young at the time :))
Evil Dead I
The Grudge (with SMG)
Lost Boys

(I opted not to count Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter as horror. I see those as more like crime movies.)

[cougartrace]

Dam, I forgot about

The Exorcist and the The Amytiville Horror. Both of those shows were the only ones that creeped me out as a kid.

The Shining is also fantastic.

[joy_division]

no pyScho and only one exorcist so far, interesting...

[joy_division]

I'm not a huge horror fan, but The Shining is probably my favourite from the genre.

the line between horror and crime/thriller is very blurred now. hack/slash films to me are not horror

[JLM]

the line between horror and crime/thriller is very blurred now. hack/slash films to me are not horror

Can't argue with that with films like Seven, Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs and Zodiac.

Hack/slash films (as well as torture porn) have no appeal for me.

[Babytoxie]

Ringu
Alien
The Thing (1982)

[boondocksaint]

1.halloween
2.halloween 2
3.friday the 13th
4.friday the 13th pt 2
5.excorcist
6.alien
7.trilogy of terror
8.omen
9.scream
10.psycho

[snappahead]

No "Dead" movies?

All of the Romero Dead films...yes including Land of the Dead.
Halloween
Nightmare on Elm Street
Return of the Living Dead
Re-Animator (new favorite)
Evil Dead II
28 days/weeks (they count right?)
The Thing
Alien
The Ring

[wktf]

Lots of 'em, but the ones that come immediately to mind without even having to think about it:

Exorcist
The Shining
Alien
Night of the Living Dead

[patrickwm68]

1. High Tension
2. Halloween
3. Evil Dead 2
5. Nightmare on Elm Street
6. Return of the Living Dead
7. The Howling
8. American Werewolf in London
9. The Lost Boys
10. The Shining
11. The Monster Squad (Perfect Halloween Movie)
12. John Carpenter's The Thing
13. Alien
14. Shaun of the Dead
15. Night of the Living Dead

[rilynil]

AckkKk! I forgot American Werewolf in London! I'm adding that to my list.

[Freon]

1 - Hellraiser
2 - Death Proof
3 - The Thing
4 - Evil Dead 2
5 - From Dusk 'til Dawn
6 - The Grudge
7 - American Psycho
8 - Prince Of Darkness
9 - The Fly
10 - The Shining
11 - Willard
12 - Vampires

[Raven1014]

Here are my favorites (in no particular order):

Creepshow
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
Halloween (original)
Silence of the Lambs
Seven
The Lost Boys
Near Dark
A Nightmare on Elmstreet
A Nightmare on Elmstreet 3 - Dream Warriors
Pet Sematary
Return of the Living Dead
Scream
The Thing (John Carpenter's)

I really enjoyed 30 Days of Night (always loved the books), but need to see it again (and again) before I say it makes my all time favorite list.

[AsOneDead]

the shining
the descent
halloween
nightmare on elm st
dawn of the dead (OG and remake)
28 days later
evil dead trilogy
brain dead (best zombie film ever!)
the thing
the fly
frankenstein (1931)
wolfman (1931)
scream

[AsOneDead]

also

shaun of the dead
the sixth sense
the bride of frankenstein

[rilynil]

Wow, I seem to be the only one who prefers Evil Dead I over Evil Dead II. :)

[joy_division]

Wow, I seem to be the only one who prefers Evil Dead I over Evil Dead II. :)
both are great, but ED II was basically a reamke of the first but improved and added more humour

[patrickwm68]

both are great, but ED II was basically a reamke of the first but improved and added more humour

Exactly :thumbs2:

Much improved over the original.

[protector2814]

EDI is my favorite of the 2. It's scarier, punches harder. EDIII stands alone.

[bat_collector]

no order

Halloween
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 1
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3
Night of the LIving Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Terror Train
Scream
Wolfman
Creatrue from the Black Lagoon
Them!

[rilynil]

both are great, but ED II was basically a reamke of the first but improved and added more humour
I enjoyed the second one and the special effects were definitely more advanced. But, storywise, I remember thinking it seemed like a horror movie on LSD, and that turned me off somewhat. Was there a sustained plot? It's been a while since I've seen it.

I much prefer the first Evil Dead because of its low-budget, me-and-my-friends-are-making-a-horror-movie vibe. That's priceless. :)

[VaultMan]

Halloween
Exorcist

(I opted not to count Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter as horror. I see those as more like crime movies.)

I have to include Silence of the Lambs. When I saw this at the movies years back, I almost ran home in terror. That performance is one of the scariest ever on film.

And put Psycho on this list too.

[patrickwm68]

I have to say High Tension is my favorite Horror film from the last 10 years. I mean I just love everything about that movie. The originality of the death scenes, the gore, and the twist just blew me away. The opening alone showed how good it was going to be.

[bat_collector]

How can I forget Saw and Saw II. I know some dismiss these films easily as trash (the samew ay people dimissed the slasher films of the 80's), but I just love em. Especially Saw II.

Another movie reminiscent of Saw II is the first Cube movie. Anyone liked cube?

Add Phantasm to that list for me too.

[snappahead]

the shining
the descent
halloween
nightmare on elm st
dawn of the dead (OG and remake)
28 days later
evil dead trilogy
brain dead (best zombie film ever!)
the thing
the fly
frankenstein (1931)
wolfman (1931)
scream


Yeah? Tell me more, please:) Just did a search on this and it was called Dead Alive in the US. Still haven't seen it though.

[jmaccool]

Hello horror fans,

I love many of the choices made and hearing from so many horror fans warms my dead evil little heart during the greatest month of the year. I did not see some other great movies on these pages, such as:

Night Breed
Lord of Illusion
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Event Horizon
Creepshow 1&2

Anyway, these and all of the others are such fun and creepy movies for anyone that is a fan of this genre. On a different but similar note I have made several Pumpkin carvings with faux pumpkins from Michaels Crafts. Anyone interest in seeing pics let me know. I used the Pumpkin Master carving tools and some great templates from a private website. These things are wonderful, and the best part with the fake pumpkins is they will be able to be used for years to come!!

Boo, John M.

[patrickwm68]

Hello horror fans,

I love many of the choices made and hearing from so many horror fans warms my dead evil little heart during the greatest month of the year. I did not see some other great movies on these pages, such as:

Night Breed
Lord of Illusion
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Event Horizon
Creepshow 1&2

Anyway, these and all of the others are such fun and creepy movies for anyone that is a fan of this genre. On a different but similar note I have made several Pumpkin carvings with faux pumpkins from Michaels Crafts. Anyone interest in seeing pics let me know. I used the Pumpkin Master carving tools and some great templates from a private website. These things are wonderful, and the best part with the fake pumpkins is they will be able to be used for years to come!!

Boo, John M.

There's a pumpkin carving thread, post them in there.:thumbs2:

[AsOneDead]

Yeah? Tell me more, please:) Just did a search on this and it was called Dead Alive in the US. Still haven't seen it though.

Thats the one, it's directed by peter jackson and it's probably the goriest film ever but its never serious, theres always humour to it which makes it good. If you haven't seen it, definately check it out!

[cougartrace]

I have to include Silence of the Lambs. When I saw this at the movies years back, I almost ran home in terror. That performance is one of the scariest ever on film.

And put Psycho on this list too.

In no way do I consider Silence of the Lambs a horror movie. It's a suspense thriller maybe.

[RichBamf]

Psycho
The Birds
The Blob
The Wickerman
The Shining
Se7en
The Ring (the Japanese version)
28 days later
The Cube

[joy_division]

I love Nightbreed as well. Forgot Child's play

[RichBamf]

No love for the birds? Hitch**** classic!

[joy_division]

I got the birds in mine

[joy_division]

In no way do I consider Silence of the Lambs a horror movie. It's a suspense thriller maybe.that's what I'm trying to get to in the other thread. Where does the line between se7en/manhunter and Freddy vs jason cross? there is a sub-genre there

[voodoochild84]

wow no love for texas chainsaw massacre?