Best Horror Movies Ever... (1 Viewer)

[Scott Weinberg]

Ahhh, one of my favorite questions! I see that just about any titles I'd have mentioned have already been offered, but just for the hell of it...

(* denotes a particular favorite or a true classic.)

Psychos, Slashers & Fed-Up Freaks

The Bad Seed (1956)*
Carrie (1976)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Frailty (2002)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Halloween (1978)*
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)*
The Hitcher (1986)*
House of Wax (1953)
Identity (2003)
May (2003)*
Misery (1990)
Mute Witness (1994)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)*
Prom Night (1980)
Psycho (1960)*
Ravenous (1999)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)*
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)*

Terror in (or from) Space!

Alien (1979)*
The Blob (1958)
The Blob (1988)
Event Horizon (1997)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)*
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)*
Species (1995)
The Thing (1982)*

Angry Spirits & Haunted Homes

The Amityville Horror (1979)
Below (2002)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Changeling (1980)*
Christine (1983)
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)*
The Evil Dead (1983)*
Evil Dead 2 (1987)*
The Fog (1980)
The Haunting (1963)*
Hellraiser (1987)*
Lady in White (1988)
The Others (2001)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Phantasm (1979)*
Poltergeist (1982)
The Ring (2002)
Session 9 (2001)
The Shining (1980)*
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Wicker Man (1973)*

Satanic Stories

Angel Heart (1987)
The Exorcist (1973)*
The Omen (1976)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)*

Mad Scientist vs. Mother Nature

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)*
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1986)*
Frankenstein (1931)*
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Re-Animator (1985)*

Vampires!

Dracula (1931)*
Fright Night (1985)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Near Dark (1987)*

Zombie Mayhem

28 Days Later… (2003)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)*
Day of the Dead (1985)
Dead Alive (1992)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)*
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Resident Evil (2002)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Zombie (1980)

Canine Carnivores

An American Werewolf in London (1981)*
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Cujo (1982)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
The Howling (1981)
Silver Bullet (1985)
The Wolf Man (1941)*

Genetic Mutations of the Pissed-Off Kind

Alligator (1980)
Basket Case (1982)
Cabin Fever (2003)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Dead Zone (1983)*
Freaks (1932)*
Godzilla (1956)*
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
King Kong (1933)*
Mimic (1997)
Nightbreed (1990)
Q (1982)
The Relic (1997)
Them! (1956)

Mummified Fun

Bubba Ho-tep (2003)
The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy (1959)*

When Animals Attack!

Arachnophobia (1990)
The Birds (1963)*
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Jaws (1975)*
Jaws 2 (1978)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Orca (1977)
Open Water (2004)
Piranha (1978)

Horror Fit for the Kiddies

Gremlins (1984)*
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Jurassic Park (1993)*
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Mummy (1999)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)*
Tremors (1990)

The Funnier Side of Horror

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)*
Beetlejuice (1988)
Ghostbusters (1984)
House (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)*
My Boyfriend’s Back (1993)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
The Stuff (1985)
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
Young Frankenstein (1974)*

Anthologies R Us

Asylum (1972)*
Creepshow (1982)
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

 

[Jeremy Anderson]

A lot of good ones have been mentioned that I won't rehash, but a great recent horror film was THE EYE. I've watched it 5 times now and even though I know what's going to happen, I still get that chill-up-the-spine jolt every time one of the ghosts appear. The sound mix on this disc is perfect! Definitely a movie to be listened to in surround sound!

 

[Daniel DeLawter]

Session 9 and Dog Soldiers were two really good recent ones

 

[jimbo w]

Shockwaves from 1977 with John Carradine and Peter Cushing is pretty creepy and I dont know how many have seen this one. The 1932 version of Dr. Jeckyl Mr Hyde on dvd now is an extremely well made movie with great acting. The best hyde movie I think. A total no brainer, buy it.

 

[Cam McFarland]

"Being a big fan of HBO's Carnivàle this sounds interesting.
Thanks for the tip! "


What ever happened to Carnivale, anyway???

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Deliverance

I consider it horror cause it horrified me.

 

[James T]

Pretty nice list, Scott.

Army of Darkness didn't make the cut on the list? I'd probably classify it as a kiddie horror(even though it is rated-R, it's really a PG movie) or Funnier side.

I think I'm gonna rent a few off Scott's list tonite.

 

[Lew Crippen]

It reached its season end. There was a logical conclusion, but with plenty still unexplained and plenty of things in the background that were not resolved. With luck there will be another season.

 

[JonSpice]

The one I watch the most on DVD is "Quatermass and the Pit" AKA '5 Million Years to Earth" American title. Filmed widescreen 1.66:1 I first saw this movie on TV. I never dreamt that would ever see it in widescreen, on a wide screen TV yet! Stars Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley(Medusa) and Julian Glover (For Your Eyes Only)from Hammer Studios in the UK.

 

[Cam McFarland]

"It reached its season end. There was a logical conclusion, but with plenty still unexplained and plenty of things in the background that were not resolved. With luck there will be another season. "

it would figure, evidently I missed the season finale..lol

I thought the show was quite "different", to say the least.

 

[Lew Crippen]

At least HBO repeats their series quite often. I'd expect that you will get another chance.

 

[Rob P S]

Let me be the first to mention:

Tourist Trap (1979)

Also:

Halloween
Halloween 3
The Shining
Poltergeist
The Blob (1988)
Silence of the Lambs
Night of the Creeps
My Bloody Valentine
Deep Blue Sea