Whats your top 5 favorite horror movies?

[Dragula]

Most schmoes would want this in the Arrow in the Head section. Personally I don't think I like it there. And yes Arrow in the Head is based off horror but still. Oh and here are my top 5 favorite horror movies.

5. Jame Wans "Saw"
4. Sam Raimis "The Evil Dead"
3. Tobe Hoopers "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
2. Jhon Carpenters "Halloween"
1. Stanley Kubricks "The Shining"

[Digifruitella]

can't give you a top 5, but can give you a top 3.

1. The Thing
2. The Exorcist
3. Jaws

[Dragula]

1. The Thing


Jhon Carpenters?

[Le_Big_Mac]

1. Psycho (1960)
2. Alien
3. The Thing (1982)
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
5. The Shining

[Muddy Shores]

1. Halloween
2. Ravenous
3. Audition
4. Re-Animator
5. Friday the 13th Pt II

[john_rambo]

1. Leprechaun
2. Leprechaun 2
3. Leprechaun 3
4. Leprechaun 4: In Space
5. Leprechaun in the Hood

Honorable Mention: Leprechaun: Back to the Hood

[Drewza89]

1) Halloween (1978)
2) The Thing (1982)
3) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
4) Magic (1978)
5) The Fly (1986)

It's kinda strange that I like three from 1978 so much.

[Cronos]

American Psycho
In The Mouth Of Madness
Near Dark
Black Christmas (original)
The Thing

[Natty]

1) The Shining
2) Halloween
3) Psycho
4) Halloween 2
5) Scream


I haven't seen alota horror though, and if American Psycho or The original Wicker Man are horrors than they would be the top two.

[JackassFan]

1. Carpenter's Thing
2. Dawn of the Dead 78
3. The Shining
4. The Exorcist
5. Halloween

[Puck Bond]

1. The Shining(1980)
2. Halloween(1978)
3. Psycho(1960)
4. The Exorcist(1973)
5. Night of the Living Dead(1968)

[The Postmaster General]

Rosemary's Baby
Suspiria
Dellamorte Dellamore
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Near Dark

[ilovemovies]

In no particular order:


Jaws
Arachnophobia
The Exorcist
The Blair Witch Project
Wes Craven's New Nightmare


I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

[Rick-James]

1. HALLOWEEN
2. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
3. DAWN OF THE DEAD
4. JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING
5. THE SHINING

[Out and About]

In no particular order, except the first one:

John Carpenter's The Thing
Saw
Wait Until Dark (not sure if it's really a 'horror' movie in the strictest sense...)
The Wicker Man (original, '73 version of course)
Jaws

[Pulp_Joker]

1. Halloween
2. The Shining
3. Psycho
4. Jaws
5. Repulsion

[resdawg]

descent
high tension
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
saw
the grudge

[Cermond]

1. The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)
2. Nosferatu (Herzog, 1979)
3. Suspiria (Argento, 1977)
4. The Wicker Man (Hardy, 1973)
5. Halloween (Carpenter, 1978)

It seems that the 70's rule.

[MidnightAngel]

1.Halloween
2.John Carpenter's The Thing
3.Suspiria
4.Scanners
5.Carnival of Souls

[LordSimen]

I'll leave the genre blenders (Battle Royale, Aliens etc...) out of this to avoid debate.

1. Halloween
2. Hostel
3. From Dusk Till Dawn
4. The Thing
5. Candyman

[QUENTIN]

The Exorcist
Dawn of The Dead ('78)
Nosferatu (both)
Repulsion
Cat People ('42)

[Uncle June]

In no particular order:
The Shining
Psycho
The Fly (Croenenberg version)
The Exorcist
Bug

[GeneralZod81]

1. An American Werewolf In London
2. Evil Dead II
3. Dawn Of The Dead
4. Halloween
5. The Exorcist

[Sgizzy316]

1. Halloween (The Original)
2. The Shining
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Jessica Biel style)
4. Jaws
5. Saw

[RandalGraves]

In no particular order:

Jason X
Dead Silence
End of Days
Freddy vs. Jason
Dawn of the Dead(remake)

[Crailer]

1. The Shining
2. The Wicker Man ('73)
3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ('74)
4. Psycho ('60)
5. The Blair Witch Project

[blk_flower]

1: Halloween
2: Alien
3: Night of the Living Dead
4: Nosferatu
5: Suspiria

and even though this doesn't count but there was this film made by some friends called Roulette of my older sis and it was scarier than anything made in the last, hell the last decade.

[echo_bravo]

1. The Shining (by far my favorite)

2. High Tension

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)

4. Hellraiser

5. From Dusk Til Dawn

[Gian-Sergio]

1.Dawn of the Dead(1978)
2.Grindhouse(2007)
3.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)
4.Bride Of Frankenstein(1939)
5.The Shining(1980)

[Worthystevens]

1. Halloween '78
2. Scream
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '74
4. Scream 2
5. Nightmare on Elm Street

[RandalGraves]

I'm gonna have to replace Dead Silence with the Halloween remake on my list.

[Superplasmatron]

suspiria
the brood
possesion
the tenant
hellraiser

[Derek237]

1. Alien (if that counts)

2. The Exorcist

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (if someone is viewing this thread from the future, I mean the 1984 version...not the shitty 2010 remake)

4. Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn

5. Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein (they're both great and I don't want to choose between the two)

[Last Dragon]

1. The Thing

2. Saw

3. Halloween 78

4. Nightmare on Elm Street

5. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

[scamp2005]

1-5
The Shining

[Hannibal21]

1. Psycho (1960, Hitchcock)

http://hitchcock.tv/mov/psycho/images/psycho3.gif

2. The Shining (1980, Kubrick)

http://johndavid.us/uploaded_images/ShiningShelleyMes-723450.jpg

3. Repulsion (1965, Polanski)

http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/news/new%20dailies/repulsion3-1024.jpg

4. Carrie (1976, De Palma)

http://www.fotoshd.com/data/medium/205/Carrie_1976_Brian_DePalma_-_Promos_and_Stills_12.jpg

5. Rosemary's Baby (1968, Polanski)

http://www.filmforum.org/archivedfilms/rosemary/rosemary.jpg

Honorable Mentions: Suspiria, Halloween, Don't Look Now, The Omen, Sisters, Dressed to Kill, Aliens, Cat People, Deep Red

[hoojib127]

1. "Don't Look Now" (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
2. "The Exorcist" (William Friedkin, 1973)
3. "The Shining" (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
4. "The Wicker Man" (Robin Hardy, 1973)
5. [tie]"Night of the Living Dead"/"Dawn of the Dead" (George A. Romero, 1968/1978)

I left the more sci-fi-ish flicks ("Alien," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "The Fly," etc.) off the list, as well as "Repulsion," which I consider more of just a psychological thriller (otherwise it probably would've made the list).

[Avigrus]

The Descent
Hellraiser 2
The Evil Dead
The Ring
Hellraiser

[Dr.Frankenstein]

Halloween 2 (1981)
Fright Night (1985)
Poltergeist 2:The Other side (1986)
Van Helsing (2004)
Race With The Devil (1975)

[APzombie]

Hard to do just 5.

1. The Exorcist
2. The Shinning
3. Dawn of the Dead
4. The Wicker Man
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[MightyCelestial]

First of all, let me just say that, now, as adult, movies don't "scare" me very easily. A few did when I was a kid, but not anymore now as an adult. Therefore, I rarely watch "scary" movies with the idea that I'm going to get frightened in any way. These days, I just judge 'em based more on the quality of entertainment that I get from the story, art direction, acting, blah blah blah....
While I'm listing these movies as my top fave horror flix, I use the term "horror" only as the genre to which these movies are categorized, and not in a way that it would, later on as I slept, influence any of my dreams to take on the form of a nightmare in which would have me screaming myself awake ( though, I wish that would be an after affect, just for the humor that it would provide me in watching my girlfriend get startled to the point where she shit out her own skeleton. That would be funny as hell).

5. Let The Right One In - Not only is it good horror movies come so rarely into my life, but even more specifically, the same can be said with good vampire movies. And the same also goes for good love stories (I refrain from using the term "romance movies" since I find Hollywood's idea of romance is always so impossibly & ridiculously fairy-tale-like). This movie is 2 outta 3 (Though there is some, it's very light on the horror). Told more in an adult manner, yet still with enough of an escapist sensibilty that is respective to the genre, this is a soft, beautiful & beguiling story (which is really saying something since I don't know what that word means) of two 12 year olds finding love for the first time thru the flaws of each of their separate (& sometimes desperate) life situations.
The characters are portrayed with such a down to earth awkwardness that is usually found with kids at this age & also with a longing that is so sincere & convincing, that I find myself agreeing with many who have seen this movie & have compared it to another vampire love story of this year; the 15 year old girls can have their Twilight. I'll take LTROI.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/themightycelestial_bucket/scifi/0509980001232085106scifi.jpg

4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre - This movie's story came off as very genuine. While most horrors tend to want the viewer say things to the screen like "Idiot! Run outside, not to the upstairs!" or"Don't go in there, you moron!", this movie actually made the situation of the onscreen victims seem logistically believable. Therefor, their fright & inevitable demise doesn't come off as deserving as those characters in other films who make one feel that their stupidity justified thier grisly end. This film story's intent was aimed at making the observer feel the fear thru the fear of the victim, not just thru the idea of a mad demonic slash-object-wielding maniac.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/themightycelestial_bucket/Early%20movies%20up%20to%2079/FotoFlexer_Photo-5.jpg

3. Night Of The Living Dead - This was almost the "Blair Witch Project" of it's time. It has a very documentary feel to it. And to my mind, it was the first time I had ever seen the idea of zombies as truly scary.

2. Blair Witch Project - As I said before, I really can't get scared from movies anymore. Especially, if there's a monster or a Jason/Freddy/Michael Myers involved. The minute I see any of these guys, I am instantly reminded that I'm watching a movie, thereby negating any chance of being frightened anymore. Blair Witch tried to come as close to reality as any horror movie could. Making it seem like this could actually happen. Plus, we never saw the witch. And as it has been stated many times over centuries, "The greatest fear is that of the unknown". This movie, while it still didn't scare me, it came as close as it possibly could at this point in my life. Something that I can't ever see happening much again.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/themightycelestial_bucket/movies%20by%20year/FotoFlexer_Photo-26.jpg

1. Exorcist - I saw a preview of this as a kid, where the girl was on the bed as it shook. That night, I was scared as hell to go upstairs to my f#ckin' bedroom.
That f#ckin' movie.......

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/themightycelestial_bucket/Early%20movies%20up%20to%2079/FotoFlexer_Photo-6.jpg

[John Galt]

1. Last House On The Left(1972)
2. Phenomena(1984)
3. The Brood(1979)
4. Audition(1999)
5. The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen(2000)

[MistAh BlistAh]

5. Waxwork
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr151/mistahblistah/WaxworksBOX.jpg

4. The Lost Boys
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr151/mistahblistah/PP31137The-Lost-Boys-Posters.jpg

3. The Descent
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr151/mistahblistah/320244692.jpg

2. Phantasm
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr151/mistahblistah/phantasm1a.jpg

1. A Nightmare On Elm Street
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr151/mistahblistah/A20Nightmare20On20Elm20Street.jpg

[Beard_of_Meat]

Top 5 Horror Movies in no particular order:

Re-Animator

Hellraiser

An American Werewolf in London

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Halloween

[gayzilla]

A Nightmare on Elm St.
An American Werewolf in London
The Fog (original)
A Nightmare on Elm St. 3: Dream Warriors
Salems Lot

Honorable mention to the Creepshow part with Adrienne Barbeau and the thing under the stairs, that gave me many nightmares.

[Jig Saw 123]

1.
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2.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii48/javieralvaradobass/Shining.jpg

3.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/gadsont1/candyman-horror-movie-poster.jpg

4.
http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o372/elrinconoscuro/Hellraiser.jpg

5.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c196/enjoi8798/Jacobs_ladder.jpg

[mutant_gorilla]

I don't know. Its hard.

1. Hard Candy (is this a horror film??)
2. Sunshine
3. The Ring
4. The Sixth Sense
5. Dawn of the Dead (remake)

[pinballwizard]

It changes a lot...

1. The Shining (1980)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. Psycho (1960)
4. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Honorable Mentions (unranked): Alien, Dawn of the Dead, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Nosferatu (1922), Evil Dead II, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Exorcist, The Host, and many more.

[Salieri]

The Exorcist
Halloween
Black Christmas
Jacobs Ladder
In the Mouth of Madness