Top 5 Favorite Horror Movies

jackhammer · 10-20-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I'd love to hear a review from you on Halloween Jackhammer! It's one of my fav horror flicks too. What's your fav Halloween sequel Jackhammer? Mine's probably Halloween 4 as it carries the spirit of the original so well.

There is a review of Halloween in the link regarding my Horror Corner. As for sequels I haven't seen many of them as perfection cannot be replicated. H20 was watchable. I haven't seen part 3 for years and it is far removed from the series but I am looking forward to catching it this week as it has been a few years since I watched it and it may surprise me.

Psy-Fi · 10-17-2012, 05:32 PM

In no particular order...

Jaws
The Exorcist
The Last Man on Earth
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Alien

Screen13 · 10-20-2012, 09:17 PM

Top 5 that have not been mentioned yet...

1) Alucarda - Very wicked flick by Juan Lopez Moctezuma (The Mansion of Madness). My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult fans should know that this was the film where a lot of samples were used on "and This Is What the Devil Does."

2) Blood Feast - I still love the Gore Trilogy of HG Lewis and David F Friedman filmed in 63-4 (The last one was not released until '65), my interest in them dating back to when I was renting tapes when tapes were packaged in the big boxes. Maybe not THE first, but certainly one of the first Gore flicks.

3) City of the Living Dead - aka the Gates of Hell, this was my first Fulci favorite. A classic with a fantastic score.

4) Last House on Dead End Street - Yes, you read that right, not On the Left but Roger Watkins' angry trip that was filmed in the Winter of 72-3 and not released until much later. A favorite in the 42'nd Street district, this certainly was dark, filmed on the cheap, and starring the Director in a very twisted role.

5) Flesh for Frankenstein - Udo Kier in one of his most over the top roles ever. Lots of obvious effects for 3D, but still having a serious bloody Gothic feeling and with GREAT cinematography and fine music. In The US, this was picked up by Bryanston, then later presented by Monarch after the infamous company's close - The 3D version was a small hit in The Deuce area of NYC especially when Monarch played it to theaters who would also play Blood for Dracula, another Bryanston pick-up under the title Andy Warhol's Dracula and then bought up by Central Park Films as (get this) Andy Warhol's Young Dracula (talk about your cheesy title changes, which were many back then).

thejack · 11-07-2012, 09:14 PM

Top has to be Texas Chainsaw Massacre

RTSullivan · 11-08-2012, 07:55 AM

I like some of the original Japanese horror films like Ju-On & Ringu. Silence of the Lambs is definitely in there. I love Jaws but not as a horror anymore like it was to me when I was younger, more just an appreciation of a great film. Hmm I need to think of some more.

KW710 · 11-14-2012, 05:36 PM

1) Nightmare On Elmstreet

2) Poltergeist

3) 28 Days Later

4) It (Clowns man... Clowns are scary)

5) Friday the 13th

CerialKillah · 06-25-2013, 07:59 PM

House of 1,000 Corpses
The Devils Rejects
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Gacy
Fire in The Sky

djchameleon · 06-25-2013, 08:22 PM

I'm pretty sure I answered a similar thread like this before but I'll do it again.

In no particular order

1. The Strangers
2. Insidious
3. Event Horizon
4. Martyrs
5. High Tension

Scariest Movie? The Ring believe it or not. I attempted to watch it on my own the first time and even during the day when I first saw it. It was pretty hard for me to get through.

My favorite slasher has to be Nightmare on Elm Street 3 the one about the dream warriors. I love that movie so much!

Newkie · 07-03-2013, 04:00 AM

Ahh Event Horizon..Now that film was scary, when I first saw that Sam Neil scared the **** out of me.

Would probably have that in there, along with;
28 Days Later
Alien
Dawn of the Dead (original)
The Thing (original)

Mostly the classics I suppose, probably seen the Shining more than most but I got kinda bored of that..

djchameleon · 07-03-2013, 05:32 AM

I can appreciate why other people love Susperia but it just didn't do much for me. I liked the visuals but good god that soundtrack was so grating!!

10-20-2012, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Top 5 that have not been mentioned yet... 1) Alucarda - Very wicked flick by Juan Lopez Moctezuma (The Mansion of Madness). My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult fans should know that this was the film where a lot of samples were used on "and This Is What the Devil Does." 2) Blood Feast - I still love the Gore Trilogy of HG Lewis and David F Friedman filmed in 63-4 (The last one was not released until '65), my interest in them dating back to when I was renting tapes when tapes were packaged in the big boxes. Maybe not THE first, but certainly one of the first Gore flicks. 3) City of the Living Dead - aka the Gates of Hell, this was my first Fulci favorite. A classic with a fantastic score. 4) Last House on Dead End Street - Yes, you read that right, not On the Left but Roger Watkins' angry trip that was filmed in the Winter of 72-3 and not released until much later. A favorite in the 42'nd Street district, this certainly was dark, filmed on the cheap, and starring the Director in a very twisted role. 5) Flesh for Frankenstein - Udo Kier in one of his most over the top roles ever. Lots of obvious effects for 3D, but still having a serious bloody Gothic feeling and with GREAT cinematography and fine music. In The US, this was picked up by Bryanston, then later presented by Monarch after the infamous company's close - The 3D version was a small hit in The Deuce area of NYC especially when Monarch played it to theaters who would also play Blood for Dracula, another Bryanston pick-up under the title Andy Warhol's Dracula and then bought up by Central Park Films as (get this) Andy Warhol's Young Dracula (talk about your cheesy title changes, which were many back then). Last edited by Screen13; 10-20-2012 at 09:30 PM.

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Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 7,201	In no particular order... Jaws The Exorcist The Last Man on Earth The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Alien

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KW710 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41	1) Nightmare On Elmstreet 2) Poltergeist 3) 28 Days Later 4) It (Clowns man... Clowns are scary) 5) Friday the 13th