TOP 10 HORROR

[Prairiedogking]

What's your top 10 favorite horror movies ever. Trilogies and parts of a series can count as one. Ex. EVIL DEAD trilogy or HELLRAISER 1,2,5

[love broker]

1. halloween
2. scream
3. urban legend
4. nightmare on elm street
5. people under the stairs
6. i know what you did last summer
7. blair witch 2
8. halloween h20
9. lake placid (is that a horror?)
and just for kicks...
10. idle hands
i dunno why but that movie is so cool for me, it is so much fun, and i get a kick out of it. this list was compiled on the run just before i left work.

i suppose evil dead 123 would make it, as would urban legends - final cut, what else? ah hell maybe i will post some more tomorrow.

oh oh friday the 13th too just before i forget

[the night watchman]

1. Alien
2. Psycho
3. The Haunting ('63)
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. The Fly ('86)
6. Halloween
7. The Evil Dead
8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('56)
9. Re-Animator
10.The Thing ('82)

[AntonioDelLago]

MY TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS

1. Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock (A+)
2. The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick (A+)
3. The Birds (1963) Alfred Hitchcock (A+)
4. Halloween (1978) John Carpenter (A)
5. The Innocents (1961) Jack Clayton (A)
6. The Changeling (1980) Peter Medak (A)
7. The Exorcist (1973) William Friedkin (A)
8. The Omen (1976) Richard Donner (A)
9. Rosemary's Baby (1968) Roman Polanski (A)
10. Carrie (1976) Brian DePalma (A)


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[the night watchman]

Good call on "The Changeling," AntonioDelLago. That flick gives me the willies.

[screamer581]

1.Scream
2.Halloween
3.Psycho (1960)
4.Dawn of the dead
5.The Exorcist
6.Night of the living dead (1968)
7.Evil dead 2
8.Rosemary's baby
9.Blairwitch project
10.Texas chainsaw massacre

[Brock Landers]

It's very difficult to pick just ten, but here they are...I tried to vary directors, for instance Wes Craven has had so many great films that I picked his best horror, in my opinion...same with the rest...so many great flicks...so few spaces...

1. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (Hooper)
2. "Halloween" (Carpenter)
3. "Evil Dead" (Raimi)
4. "A Nightmare On Elm Street" (Craven)
5. "The Shining" (Kubrick)
6. "Driller Killer" (Abel Ferrara)
7. "Dracula: Prince Of Darkness" (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing. Hammer Films. Dir. Terrence Fisher)
8. "House Of Wax" (Vincent Price)
9. "Dawn Of The Dead" (Romero)
10."The Dead Zone" (Cronenberg)

[Prairiedogking]

Yeah, narrowing it down just to 10 is a difficult task. But, here's what I chose

EVIL DEAD trilogy (sure you all saw that one coming)
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET I
HELLRAISER 1
PUMPKINHEAD (Don't give me any crap)
NEAR DARK
HITCHER
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (Original)
HALLOWEEN 1
SHINING (Only Kubrick movie I've seen and liked)
THE THING (1982)

I have to give honorable meantion to the following
ALIENS
AMERICAN PSYCHO
SCREAM I
DEAD ZONE (Good call Brock)
FINAL DESTINATION
THE MINUS MAN

[love broker]

is dead zone a horror? i always thought it was more of a thriller, but who really cares huh? kick ass movie, kick ass performance by walken and sheen

[PanicTicks]

1. HALLOWEEN
2. Tremors
3. The Thing ('82)
4. Evil Dead II
5. Ticks
6. Dead-Alive (uncut)
7. Creepshow (uncut)
8. The Frighteners
9. Re-Animator (uncut)
10. Dawn of the Dead

Yes, I liked TICKS more than PSYCHO and NOTLD for those (night watchman) who might take notice! Neither of the latter feature the immortal line by the Fresh Prince's Alfonzo Ribeiro (Carlton): "They call me Panic cuz I never do!"

[Prairiedogking]

Yeah, Tremors is another good one. The only sketch on the Creepshow movies I really like was the one about the kids on the raft being attacked by the black ooze in the water. Oh! That and the one about the hitchhiker. Don't know if they were in Creepshow one or two, but those were cool.

[A.J. Hakari]

An uncut "Creepshow"? What's different in that one?

[love broker]

tremors DAMMIT i forgot.
DAMMIT
man that movie is cool.
them graboids(nee suckoids, snakeoids) are so cool

[*veers*]

My top ten horror movies are

1-The Thing (John Carpenter)
2- The ‘Of the Dead’ Series (George Romero)
3-Videodrome (David Croneneberg)
4-Fight Club (David Fincher)
5-Opera (Dario Argento)
6-Cronos (Guillermo del Toro)
7-Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (Michael Reeves)
8-Scream Trilogy (Wes Craven)
9-Evil Dead Trilogy (Sam Raimi)
10-The Exorcist (William Friedkin)
=10-King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack)

Bubbling under
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch)
An American Werewolf In London (John Landis)
Martin (George Romero)
Halloween (John Carpenter)
The Beyond (Lucio Fulci)
Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato)
Pi (Darren Aronofsky)
Gremlins (Joe Dante)
Bay of Blood (Mario Bava)
Hellraiser (Clive Barker)
Perfect Blue (Satoshi Kon)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven)
Suspira (Dario Argento)
Darcula (Terence Fisher)
Bodysnatchers (Abel Ferrara)
Frankenstein (James Whale)

[screamer581]

Veers, for the most part you had some great pics........but last time I checked ''Fight Club'' isn't a horror movie. In a way it is kinda scary (think about it)......but it's not horror.

[*veers*]

Hey FIGHT CLUB is the greatest horror/comedy ever made. It is the ultimate in psychological horror, the movie starts in the fear centre of the brain FFS.

[Prairiedogking]

I agree, while FIGHT CLUB is an awsome movie, it isn't horror. Niether is PI. However, VIDEODROME! Forgot all about that one. Good job.

[PanicTicks]

CREEPSHOW uncut has ten minutes of extra footage spread throughout. Mostly just character dialog that enhances the stories, but there's this one bit in "Father's Day" where Aunt Bedelia goes to the morgue to find the guy that got shot in the face, and she flips out. I have no idea why they cut that scene, but it does have a nice Savini prop that was otherwise only seen in photos.

[the night watchman]

Where can this uncut "Creepshow" be found? It's one of my all-time faves - pure entertainment. King and Romero together - what more can you ask for?

[PanicTicks]

You can find CREEPSHOW uncut online at: http://www.meadownet.com/supercreeps/Pages/SC-Catalog.htm

When they say "good" quality, they mean "just watchable." It's a very rough print.



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[*veers*]

Why isn't Pi a horror movie?

[the night watchman]

Kewl - thanx, Panicticks.

Yes, *veers*, I agree that "Pi" is without a doubt horror, but I'm not so sure about "Fight Club." Sure, the main character is mad, but the movie doesn't develop any fear or paranoia, emotions I think are requisite for a horror movie.

Besides that, your choices are, as usual, exquisite.

[pennywise46]

1.The Exorcist
2.Night of the Living Dead (1968)
3.A Nightmare on Elm Street
4.Evil Dead
5.Halloween
6.Dawn of the Dead
7.The Shining
8.Texas Chainsaw Massacre
9.Dead Alive
10.Aliens and Psycho

[*veers*]

Thanks for the back-up on pi night-watchman. Yes I suppose people think I'm a little mad for claiming that Fight Club is a horror movie, one day I'll explain. Right now though I'm at work and don't have the time.

P.S. Your choices were pretty superb too dude!

[Prairiedogking]

Ok, if you're going to include PI as a horror movie, then I'm putting TALENTED MR RIPLEY in with my honerable mention. OH! Also, THEY LIVE.

[Danzig Misfit]

Ten greatest horror filma of all time, huh? I'll give you a list and reasons.

!)ZOMBIE - Gore galore and Lucio Fulci must be given some credit where credit is due for his amazing special effects and his deacent story telling. (Even though it is a rip off of early Romero stuff.
9) Hight Of The Living Dead (Original)- Hey, this movie had it all for when it was made, a black lead, a "B" budget, cheesy special effects and writing that made it more believable.
8)Halloween - The most popular B movie of all time. It not only had suave as a film, but it has been cloned time and time again. It was also where Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle started out. Any body remember Nick Castle as the director of The Last Star Fighter and starring as Michael Myers?
7)A Nightmare On Elm Street - Never had we seen something like this. Wes Craven seemed to bring our worst nightmares to life in this B movie that did break box office records. It also proved that a TV weenie (Robert Englund in V) could act total reverse of who he was percieved.
6)Scanners - First of all, the plot was rich with story if you took the time to watch it all the way through, and the special effects were top notch for it's time. Who can complain?
5)HELLRAISER - Clive Barker proved that you didn't need a slasher running after you to envoke fear. Pin Head was a terrifying reality.
4) Night Breed - Based off of another Clive Barker horror novel, it is one of the few movies that almost identically shadows the book. As well, it had suave in the fact that the monsters were actually the victims this time. Also, David Chronenburg as the slasher (The director of Scanners) Didn't hurt.
3)STRANGE LANDS - A movie that was pretty much funded by Robert Englund, it had enough shock and gore to scare the hell out of you for a week. It was a shame that people didn't give this one more of a chance. So what if Dee Schnider was the main bad guy, but lets have a scary thought, would you want him in your house dancing on your coffee table?
2)Psycho (Original) - Anthony Perkins was an extremely believable multiple personality, even so tha5t Psycho still gives me some chills. If you haven't seen it, it should be your life long ambition.
1)Day Of The Dead - Some peopl may ask," What in the hell is he thinking? It's just a zombie film."
The answer that I have to thatr is that a great deal of horror is made up of zombie films, of them all, they don't seem to ask the questions of God or the Devil that Day Of The Dead does. Not saying that any of Romero's other dead films suck (RE: Dawn Of The Dead, and Night Of The Living Dead), but there is a creativity that can be felt in this one that was not in the others, it was almost a tangible reality.

[Prairiedogking]

I've never seen SCANNERS. Can't find it at video stores, they have a sequel there, but not the original and I've been trying to find it for a while now.

[*veers*]

Hey Danzig Misfit, regarding Day Of The Dead, I put up a post ages ago saying it was Romero’s best ‘dead’ movie and everybody flamed the shit out of me. Where were you then dude? I needed back up.

[Hypnotic Eye]

1. Halloween Series
2. Psycho (Hitchcock)
3. Scream Trilogy
4. The Shining
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
6. A Nightmare On Elm Street
7. Blade
8. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
9. Alien Movies(First 2)
10.Friday the 13th Part 6

[Gore 4 All]

My top ten horror movies of all time
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10. The Beyond- My first experience with Fulci and I was blown away by the gore and the downright freakiness of this movie
9. Dead Alive- Peter Jackson's off-the-wall gorefest with probably some of horror's all time funniest characters.
8. Vampire Hunter D- The Ultimate horror anime. It is stylish, wickedly cool, and downright violent which a defenite plus.
7. Zombi- Fulci's zombie masterpiece with probably the most outragious scene in movie history. SHARK VS. ZOMBIE!!!
6. Night of the Living Dead(original)- Romero's classic which still hold's it own against movies with bigger budgets, more gore and of course color.
5. Return of the Living Dead- Comedy/horror 80's zombie-thon which has one of the better lines of all-time "Send more cops"
4. Evil Dead 2- Ash is the greatest movie character of all-time and this movie is why. "Groovy"
3. American Pyscho- Fancy slasher based on the morbid novel. This movie has everything that 90's slasher don't and that is a wicked sense of humor which is intelligent.
2. The Thing- This movie may be a little more Sci-fi then horror, but it is Carpernter's defenitive film in my view. This movie will FREAK you out.
1. Dawn of the Dead- The greatest horror movie of all-time. Nothing compares with it, and nothing will ever be better than it.

[Snack Boy]

in no particular order except the best is:

*SILENCE OF THE LAMBS* This movie taunts me, it's so damn good...

then...

Rosemary's Baby
Friday the 13th (part one only makes this list)
Halloween
Night of the Living Dead (the Romero mix)
Evil Dead (I used to know Sam Raimi and he is the nices guy in the world, but that is not why this movie made the list, it is full of raw energy and horror)
Black Christmas
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (this is probably my second fave after Silence of the Lambs)
Alien
Deep Red (can't wait to see Non Ho Sonno, Argento would make a great King)

[ANTBond007]

1. Halloween
2. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
3. Dawn of the Dead
4. The Exorcist
5. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6. Pi
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. The Silence of the Lambs
9. A Nightmare On Elm Street
10. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)

[!MorganOnyx!]

HYPNOTIC EYE -
Woah! I thought i was the ONLY one who loved all 3 of the SCREAMS! Good choice.
Also, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6 - rare nomination, but it is PURE ENTERTAINMENT with a KILLER SOUNDTRACK!

[zombiejason]

10. Dead-Alive (uncut)
9. IKWYDLS
8. Friday The 13th
7. Final Destination
6. Evil Dead
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Evil Dead 2
2. Scream
1. Halloween

[zombiejason]

change Friday 1 to Friday 6,i liked it WAY better

[SmokyMcpot]

My list would contain all the movies the others listed...I would of course at Phantasm..

[SmokyMcpot]

add*

[!MorganOnyx!]

Yeah! PHANTASM is a close 2nd in mine! After CLOWNHOUSE!

[The Texas Chainsaw Master]

1) The Evil Dead
2) The Teaxas Chainsaw Massacre
3) Dawn of the Dead
4) Evil Dead 2
5) Scream
6) Friday the 13th
7) Army of Darkness
8) Night of the Living Dead
9) Halloween
10) Halloween 2

[Heather]

1.Poltergeist(1,2 & 3)
2.The shining
3.The exorsist
4.Rosemary's baby
5.the changeling
6.Idle hands
7.The Omen
8.Stigmata
9.The sixts sense
10.The hauntet house on the evil hill

[S. PLISSKEN]

1. THE EXORCIST
2. HALLOWEEN
3. PSYCHO (1960)
4. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
5. BLACK CHRISTMAS
6. THE EVIL DEAD
7. THE THING (1982)
8. HELLRAISER
9. ALIEN
10. BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (PRE-HYPE)

[KornKidJedi]

1.The Exorcist
2.Night Of The Living Dead
3.Dawn Of The Dead
4.A Nightmare On Elm Street
5.Return Of The Living Dead
6.A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
7.From Dusk Till Dawn
8.Friday The 13th part 4
9.Dead/Alive
10.Bride Of Chucky

[Green]

HALLOWEEN (1978)
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
SUSPIRIA (1977)
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
POLTERGEIST (1982)
PHANTASM (1979)
CARRIE (1976)
HELLRAISER (1987)
CANDYMAN (1992)
PHENOMENA (1985)

[Metalgathering]

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1,3,4
FRIDAY THE 13TH 3-7
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 1,2
HALLOWEEN 1,2,4,
PHANTASM 1,2
THE CURSE
THE EXORCIST
DAWN OF THE DEAD
WISHMASTER 1,2
EVIL DEAD

[MacIntyre]

1. DEEP RED
2. DAWN OF THE DEAD
3. DON'T LOOK NOW
4. BAY OF BLOOD
5. DJANGO THE BASTARD
6. ALICE SWEET ALICE
7. DRESSED TO KILL
8. FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
9. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
10. BLACK CHRISTMAS

Runners up would be THE HUNTING PARTY, MY BLOODY VALENTINE & HOUSE OF WAX.

[goremister]

1. BATMAN RETURNS
2. CASTLE FREAK
3. BRAIN DAMAGE
4. House on Sorority Row
5. ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOS
6 A WHORE'S LIFE
7 IN THE DAYS OF WHORE
8 TORERO
9 Non si sevizia un paperino

cannibal holocaust

[res3283]

1.The Exorcist
2.The Shining
3.Psycho (1960)
4.Dawn of the Dead
5.Rosemary's Baby
6.Evil Dead 1,2
7.Deep Red
8.The Thing (1982)
9.Nightmare On Elm Street
10.The Silence of the Lambs

Also deserving:
An American Werewolf In London,The Beyond,Brainead (Dead Alive),Day of the Dead,The Hills Have Eyes,The Howling,The Innocents,Night of the Living Dead (1968),Nightbreed,Phantasm,Repulsion,Suspiria

[falconfilms]

1. The Exorcist
2. Jacob's Ladder
3. Angel Heart
4. Videodrome
5. Psycho
6. Freaks
7. Evil Dead II
8. An American Werewolf in London
9. Night of the Living Dead (the original)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Honorable mention: Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Thing, Alien, Hellraiser, Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[AlienClown]

Topping...
Lots of new posters, it would be cool to see everybody else's lists.
(NOTE TO MODERATORS: I searched both the GENERAL and LIST forums for quite awhile trying to find an old FAVORITE/TOP 10 horror movie post that had a good amount of replies and had not been closed, and this is the best one I could find. It does belong in the BEST/LIST forum though.)

[KingPhenom007]

1.Halloween
2.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3.Friday the 13th
4.Nightmare on Elm Street
5.My Bloody Valentine
6.Dawn of the Dead
7.Abominable Dr. Phibes
8.Hell Night
9.Return of the Living Dead
10.Grizzly

[The Arrow]

Please read this thread
http://www.joblo.com/ubb/Forum19/HTML/003451.html

Moving to Horror/Best/Worst

[AlienClown]

I think more people should post their top 10 lists.

[Bub]

Bub's Top 6 Horror Movies

1) SCREAM
2) A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
3) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
4) HALLOWEEN
5) JAWS
6) PSYCHO (1960)

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[HannibalGuy]

1.Psycho
2.Halloween
3.A Nightmare on Elm Street
4.Friday the 13th
5.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
6.Hellraiser
7.Scream
8.Child's Play
9.The Shining
10.The Exorcist

[EBastard]

1.Army Of Darkness(1993)
2.From Dusk Till Dawn(1995)
3.Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
4.Devil's Advocate(1997)
5.Se7en(1995)
6.Interview With The Vampire(1994)
7.Tales From The Crypt Presents http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gifemon Knight(1995)
8.Silence Of The Lambs(1991)
9.The Serpent and The Rainbow(1988)
10.House On Haunted Hill(1999)

[ElizaDushkuLuv]

Modern Horror:

1. Soul Survivors (PG-13 & R-rated Killer Cut...Eliza Dushku http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif )
2. Deep Rising
3. The Mummy(1999)
4. Jeepers Creepers
5. Joy Ride
6. The Forsaken
7. Valentine
8. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(Jack Black as a stoner...funny shite!)
9. Scream Trilogy
10. Final Stab

[Jim The Monster]

1. Jeepers Creepers
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Friday The 13th
4. 13 Ghosts
5. From Dusk Til' Dawn
6. Vampires
7. House on Haunted Hill
8. Hellraiser
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street
10. Demons

[Carl]

SCREAM
DAWN OF THE DEAD (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
APRIL FOOL'S DAY
HALLOWEEN
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
FRIGHT NIGHT
THE THING
ALIENS (SPECIAL EDITION)
HENRY : PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER

Picked at the post...

THE EXORCIST
EXORCIST 3
AMERICAN PSYCHO
EVENT HORIZON
MAN BITES DOG
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

[Whiggles]

1. Scream
2. Hannibal
3. Scream 2
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street
5. Suspiria
6. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
7. Scream 3
8. The Omen
9. H20 (don't hate me, pleeeeazzzze!!)
10. The Satanic Rights of Dracula

[Dehydrator]

1.BLACK SABBATH
2.AN AMERICAN WERWOLF IN LONDON
3.SPIDER LABYRINTH
4.PHENOMENA
5.NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
6.THE COMPANY OF WOLVES
7.THE HAUNTING ( old version )
8.GHOST STORY
9.LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
10.DEAD ALIVE

[FrightFilmFan]

My Top Ten are:

1. "Carrie"
2. "Child's Play"
3. "Cube"
4. "Cujo"
5. "Night Warning"
6. "Evil Dead"
7. "Tremors"
8. "The Shining"
9. "Don't Go to Sleep"
10. "Valentine"

[screamtrilogy1]

1-Halloween
2-Scream
3-Halloween 2
4-Scream 2
5-I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
6-Joy Ride
7-Valentine
8-Poltergeist
9-Evil Dead
10-Scream 3
and others movies for my top 20!
11-Halloween : 20 Years Later
12-Urban Legend
13-Ginger Snaps
14-Jeepers Creepers
15-I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
16-Friday 13th part 2
17-Friday 13th part 4
18-Friday 13th part 3
19-Friday 13th
20-Urban Legends Final Cut

[The_Shape213]

I will give you my top 15 instead:

15. The Sixth Sense (1999)
14. Psycho (1960)
13. The Exorcist (1973)
12. Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988)
11. Childs Play (1988)
10. I Know What you Did Last Summer (I'm one of the few people who like it) (1997)
9. Friday The 13th (1980)
8. Friday The 13th VII: The New Blood (1988)
7. Friday The 13th VI: Jason Lives (1986)
6. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1985)
5. Critters (1986)
4. Scream (1996)
3. Boogeymen (2001)
2. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
1. Halloween (1978)

[mjg 15]

1. HALLOWEEN (1978)
2. MISERY (1990)
3. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994)
4. VALENTINE (2001)
5. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991)
6. CARRIE (1976)
7. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
8. ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1977)
9. THE SHINING (1980)
10. WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK (1993)
11. HALLOWEEN 4 (1988)
12. HALLOWEEN H20 (1998)
13. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD(1968)
14. HALLOWEEN 6 (1995)
15. HALLOWEEN 5 (1989)
16. PET SEMETARY (1989)
17. HALLOWEEN 2 (1981)
18. CANDYMAN (1992)
19. CHILD'S PLAY (1988)
20. IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE... (2001)



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[Biff Meister]

1. The Exorcist:new version's better
2. Exorcist 3:Legion
3. Nightmare on Elm street collection
4. Psycho-1960
5. Poltergeist
6. The Omen 1&2
7. Jacob's Ladder
8. The Shining
9. Scanners
10.Class of Nuke 'em high (for cheese purposes)

[Andrew Tom]

10.Se7en
9.Halloween H20
8.Exorcist 3
7.Dawn Of The Dead
6.Wes Craven's New Nightmare
5.Evil Dead 2
4.A Nightmare On Elm Street
3.Tremors
2.Halloween
1.The Evil Dead

[urbanlegend23]

TOP HORROR MOVIES

1. "Psycho" - A+
2. "The Silence of the Lambs" - A+
3. "The Exorcist" - A+
4. "Scream" - A+
5. "The Shining" - A
6. "Sleepy Hollow" - A
7. "Alien" - A
8. "Jaws" - A
9. "The Sixth Sense" - A
10. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" - A

[A Canadian ThereWolf]

1. The Evil Dead
2. The Exorcist
3. Night Of The Living Dead
4. Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror
5. Psycho
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
7. Halloween
8. Poltergeist
9. A Nightmare On Elm Street
10. An American Werewolf In London

[kbossom]

Must be an age thing. Here goes.

1. Exorcist 1 and 3 (skip part 2 and play these two together. WHOA)
2. Phenomena (Dario Argento) Released in the U.S. originally as Creepers.
3. Evil Dead (Duh, raised the bar)
4. The Omen (Set the standard for ways to die)
5. Pin (Phsychological horror at its finest)
6. The Church (Michel Soavi)
7. The Frighteners (Yes Michael J. Fox flick but great compared to crap being churned out)
8. Dead and Buried (Find this movie and watch it)
9. John Carpenter's The Thing (I miss the old monster movies)
10. American Werewolf in London

Honorable Mention
Ginger Snaps (Rethinking Lycanthropy)
Cherry Falls (What Scream should have been)
Bad Taste (LOTR Peter Jackson at his gory best)
Silence of the Lambs
Intruder

Cant believe I almost forgot this truly creepy movie:

Scarecrows.

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[Draven2277]

1) John Carpenter's The Thing
2) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3) John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness
4) A Nightmare on Elm Street
5) Alien
6) John Carpenter's Halloween
7) The Evil Dead
8) Poltergeist
9) Jaws
10) The Shining
11) John Carpenter's The Fog
12) Se7en
13) Fallen
14) Session 9
15) The Gift
16) Donnie Darko

Also: Basically any other John Carpenter movie, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, Jacob's Ladder, The Prophecy, An American Werewolf in London (best werewolf movie ever in my opinion), The Exorcist (of course), and even Jeepers Creepers.

[Michael_myers]

1 Halloween
2 Texas Chainsaw massacre
3 Psycho
4 Hellraiser
5 Child's Play
6 Friday the 13th
7 A Nightmare on elm street
8 The Thing
9 The Birds
10 The Crow

[gorejunky]

My top horror films.

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[raphroehler]

1. Evil Dead trilogy
2. Dawn of the Dead
3. John Carpenter's The Thing
4. Blair Witch Project
5. Jason Goes to Hell
6. Jacob's Ladder
7. End of Days
8. People Under the Stairs
9. The Hitcher
10. Nightmare on Elm Street 4
Honorable Mentions: Maximum Overdrive, The Blob (1988), Tremors, Steve King's Graveyard Shift

[Sam Hain]

thought id make this my first post.
top ten,eh?,here's my list(13 in all)

1.halloween 1,2,6
2.the exorcist
3.the amityville horror
4.texas chainsaw massacre 1,2
5.jacobs ladder
6.the shining
7.stephen kings night shift-the boogeyman
8.dark night of the scarecrow
9.an american werewolf in london
10.dawn of the dead

[EBastard]

1.Army Of Darkness(1993)
2.The Lost Boys(1987)
3.Interview With The Vampire(1994)
4.From Dusk Till Dawn(1995)
5.John Carpenter's Vampires(1998)
6.John Carpenter's They Live(1988)
7.Evil Dead 2 http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gifead By Dawn(1987)
8.John Carpenter's The Thing(1982)
9.Silver Bullet(1985)
10.The Frightners(1996)

[LukeA]

10.Dead Alive
9.Ginger Snaps
8.Prom Night
7.Opera
6.Tenebre
5.Deep Red
4.Black Christmas
3.Alien
2.Halloween
1.Suspiria
I like Argento a lot, but this list seems to change with the winds. The first Friday the 13th should be on there as well, for being a good American giallo, and I have a weakness for Phenomena...

[skantchweasel]

Probably the hardest post ill have to make to date. I'd like to state for the record that these are my FAVOURITE films, not the BEST horrors I ve seen.
Oh and i wont post Big Trouble in Little China, despite it being a fab John Carpenter movie... oh was that a shameless plug?

Anyhoos,

Bad Taste
Demons
Evil Dead
From Dusk Till Dawn
Nightmare on Elm St (ONLY the first one P3 was ok at best)
Near Dark
Return of the Living Dead
Scarecrows
The Thing
Zombie 3/Nights Of Terror/Burial Ground (ultimate Zombie Gore flick even if it is Shit)

man.. thats not as cool a list as i thought... if i coulda done 20 it woulda rocked, but those are movies i could, and have, watched to death.

I'll give a special mention to Story of Ricky which isnt Horror, but is Gore and would have been on there if i wasnt being totally Horror minded...

rule

[SteveSzyk]

Let me take a stab at this:

01.) The Exorcist
02.) The Silence of the Lambs
03.) The Evil Dead
04.) Diabolique
05.) Nightmare on Elm Street
06.) Nosferatu
07.) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
08.) The Others
09.) Misery
10.) The Changeling

[Sheepshaver127]

1. Alien
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Halloween
4. Aliens
5. Nightmare on Elm Street
6. Silver Bullet
7. Event Horizion
8. Scream
9. Cujo
10. Blair Witch Project

[Jewbo]

1 the exorcist
2 braindead
3 cannibal holocaust
4 bad taste
5 shogun assasin
6 poltergeist
7 dawn of the dead
8 a nightmare on elm street
9 the wicker man
10 cannibal ferox

[father lucifer]

Okay, here's my two cents (and believe me, that's about all I have):

1.) The Shining
I could watch this movie over and over and over again. Ironically, I hated it the first time I saw it, because I was a lot younger and I thought it was dull as dishwater. But now that I'm older I understand the symbolism and that the snail's pace exists for a reason. Not to mention the film is so atmospheric that I like to go to sleep to it (not because it's boring, but because it's so relaxing). And because of Shelley Duvall, I feel compelled to chainsmoke while I watch it, an addiction that always enhances any movie, especially horror.

2.) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Look, I live in Texas. My bedroom is literally on the edge of a huge forest. We live out in the middle of Podunk, USA. I know these people, these backwoods hillbilly inbreds who make that "special kind of barbecue." I am a waiter and they come into my restaurant all the time. They are terrifying in their attitudes and their ignorance. That is why this movie fucking terrifies me to this day --- it hits a little too close to home. Texas sucks!!

3.) Halloween
One of the few films that have actually scared the hell out of me, even with repeat viewings. A simple story told with amazing complexity.

4.) An American Werewolf in London
I don't do werewolf flicks. Sorry, but they just disturb the ever-lovin' fuck outta me. But I dug this one. Great mix of dark comedy and horror, with a really fucking SCARY looking werewolf (at least to me).

5.) Rosemary's Baby
Like "The Shing," this is another one I didn't appreciate until grown. The whole paranoia theme intimidates me --- I HATE the concept of everyone you love secretly turning their backs on you in order to obtain something you have that they need. No, I don't think so. We don't do that.

6.) Psycho
I love the whole "motel in the desert" scenario, and that house is creepy as hell. A classic that will never go out of style or feel dated.

7.) Hardcore Poisoned Eyes
An independent film with a low budget, believable story, atmospheric setting, terrific acting, and one hell of a shocking (albeit controversial) ending. One of the few films that SCARED THE SHIT out of me, and the ONLY film in which I had trouble sleeping after viewing. You gotta see this shit! It's heavy! Order it through the Hardcore Poisoned Eyes website. I totally loved it enough to include it in my all time top 10.

8.) Ginger Snaps
The only other werewolf flick I dig. Loved the new take on it. Great performances, and the metaphor (lyncanthropy/menstruation) was awesome.

9.) Frailty
Um ... oh my. CREEPY. Bill Paxton is incredibly gifted. Quite a disturbing movie. The same rule that applies with "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" also applies with this one, only with relgious fanatics. I live in the heart of the Bible belt. Terrifying.

10.) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original)
See "Rosemary's Baby" for my reasons.


As you can see, I've included a lot of new films into my all-time favorite horror films.

However, I do have a top 10 list of movies I absolutely adore that are not straight up horror, but do have horrific themes in them. Wanna hear 'em, here they go:

1.) The Rapture --- Mimi Rogers and David Duchovny (1991) Brave and controversial exploration of religious faith vs. man's primal, instinctual needs (primarily sexual). Awesome ending.

2.) SAnta Sangre --- I love a good circus flick. This one's a fucked up Spanish film (in English, though) about a family of fucked up circus freaks. I love that shit, and I also love anything Spanish, since yo hablo espanol (pero primero yo necessito much mas practicar).

3.) The Reflecting Skin --- greatest vampire flick (next to "Near Dark") ever made. Hard to find but well worth the search for lovers of avante garde cinema.

4.) Heavenly Creatures
5.) Donnie Darko
6.) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
7.) Series 7: The Contenders
8.) Requeim for a Dream
9.) Mulholland Drive / Lost Highway (they tie; they're almost kinda the same movie, anyway)
10.) The Company of Wolves

Okay there's my two cents.

David Lynch is God.

"The search for God is absurd?"
"It is if everybody dies alone."

Silencio.

[Sheepshaver127]

Here goes:
1. Alien Trilogy (fourth doesn't count cause it's shit and should never have been made.)
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Dead of Night (the best slasher ever made see it if you haven't)
4. Halloween
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street
6. Event Horizion
7. Poltergeist
8. Silver Bullet
9. Pumpkinhead
10. Cherry Falls

[Dutch Splatter]

1. The Thing (John Carpenter)
2. Dead-trilogy (George A Romero
3. Evil Dead-trilogy (Sam Raimi)
4. Return of the Living Dead 1 and 3
5. Dead Alive (Peter Jackson)
6. Alien-movies
7. Friday the 13th-series
8. Nightmare on Elmstreet-series
9. Night of the Creeps (Fred Dekker)
10. An American Werewolf in London (Landis)
Very close to the top 10:
Bad Taste (Peter Jackson)
Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon)
Zombie (Lucio Fulci)
Hellraiser II
Phantasm II (Don Cascarelli)
Deep Blue Sea (Renny Harlin)
In the Mouth of Madness (John Carpenter)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon)
Hell, I can make a top 100, so I must stop...................