Favorite Horror Movies

[True Republican]

Okay, it's almost halloween. A horror writer never misses a chance to celebrate a day that supposed to spook people. That's why I plan to have several threads halloween related.

Okay here's my favorite horror movies in no order special.
Poltergeist
This one has its cheesy moments, but then it gets scary and made me truly frightened for this family that's in it. This has a very pro-family message. Don't see the sequels, the 2nd one is Anti-Christian, and the 3rd one is just plain stupid.

The Fog (1979)
The Fog has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. It's a very Lovecraftian type of film. Highly recommended. This has little blood in it. But, honestly, this would be 2 or 3 in this list if John Carpenter hadn't produced the remake, which sucked.

The Messengers (2007)
I love this one so much. It is a rare gem of the horror genre that has come out recently. It has sort of the same plot as Poltergeist but not at the same time. It had little blood, a great twist in the end, and guess what? It also had a pro-family message! Critics hated this movie for some reason. Mostly because they're liberal.

A Nightmare on Elm Street
What?? TR, the horror writer, likes a slasher film? Mark this day in your calender!
I love this film because of its incredible suspense and terror. I can stand gore, just as long as its not the entire film (like Cannibal Holocaust). I recommend this film for teenagers 14+.

Sphere Based Upon the novel by Michael Crichton
I consider this a horror film. Some people don't. It's all about what is in our mind coming out in to the real world. This is a horror movie set under the water that teaches that man can't play God.

The Exorcist
This movie is excellent! Still holds up after all these years! If I have to explain it to you, then you should get it for yourself.

Signs
This one is so good! I've never seen Mel Gibson like the way he is in this! This has a pro-family pro-God message in it. Highly recommended.

Alien
Another Lovecraftian film. Excellently made and written.

Aliens
Great Lovecraftian sequel. Better than original.

The Shining
Stephen King said this movie wasn't scary. Why am I not surprised? The films he wrote are some of the worst I've seen. This has to be one of the greatest horror movies ever.

The Last Broadcast
The Blair Witch Project stole the idea for this film. It didn't scare me that much, but it deserves attention because the filmakers some how pulled off making a great movie for $900.

I'll add more later.

What are your favorite horror movies? I swear to you right now, if you add Cannibal Holocaust as one of yours, I will hunt you down and stalk you like Freddy stalked Nancy. And I will do it without remorse.

[Wolf Counsel]

All the Return of the Living Dead movies except for part 2, and the "re-make" of the first one. That makes what, two of those movies? Another good one was ZOMBIE, and DAWN OF THE DEAD, the first one.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Hitchcock's "Psycho"
Hitchcock's "The Birds"
M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense"
M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs"
The Grudge I & 2
The First "Saw"
Jaws

And even though it's not scary in the least:
"Young Frankenstein"

[ThomasMore]

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922-silent) by far, the eeriest and most chilling vampire movie I have ever seen. There is nothing appealing or desirable about this vampire -- instead, an overwhelming corruption, rotting and an eternal curse far worse than the sleep of death.

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Death Takes A Holiday (1934) is not really a horror film, but a dark romance. It is definitely eerie enough for Halloween, though.
The Grim Reaper comes to earth in human form to learn why people hate and fear death, and what love means.

The Seventh Seal (1957) a weary crusader returns to his homeland, finding the black plague rampant. Death comes for him. The crusader challenges Death to a game of chess, for his life. A meditation on the meaning of life, death, and God.



Carnival of Souls (1962). I still am not sure whether I liked this one, or not. Low budget story of a woman who doesn't know she is dead -- she has to slowly face the realization that she can't participate in the world around her any more -- and a hell, of sorts, awaits her. I caught it on TV late one night, and it was chilling enough that I have not wanted to see it again. This movie clearly inspired George Romero for his Night of the Living Dead, listed below.



Night of the Living Dead (1968) nonsense of course, but still scary as can be. Surprise ending.



Alien (1979) wrenching, draining terror. "In space, no one can hear you scream."

Near Dark (1987) what does a young rancher do on a Friday night in the southwest? Get in your pickup truck, go into town for a night of fun, and maybe meet a girl.

What happens when the girl bites you on the neck, and by morning you have become violently ill and disoriented? Then you are kidnapped in broad daylight from your home, in front of your family, by a murderous gang of drifters -- and your own family pursues them in an effort to save you? As we are first repelled by, then attracted to the darkness, what moral choices do we have to make? Brutally bloody, with a great cast: Bill Paxton, Lance Henrickson, Adrian Pasdar give this film a brooding, realistic-enough to scare you feel.



Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who also directed Strange Days and the excellent K-19: the Widowmaker.

Army of Darkness (1992) a silly horror-comedy. Ash, an arrogant, not-too-bright S-Mart store clerk, finds the "Necronomicon," a book of spells from the evil dead. The hand he picks the book up with "goes bad" (e.g., becomes an alien hand). Ash is forced to cut his own hand off to protect himself from it; and he (along with his 1974 Oldsmobile and a shotgun) are transported back to the 13th Century to fight an army of the dead.

The Sixth Sense (1999) a child is traumatized by terrifying apparitions. His mother worries that he is mentally ill. A psychologist tries to help. Riveting.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) loosely based on the real life case of Anneliese Michel, a German teenager who was allegedly possessed during the 1970's. A courtroom drama about whether the supernatural is real -- the fears of the night meet cold, hard facts in the courtroom: which is real?

[BarryC]

Night of the Living Dead (1968) is one of my favorites. The ending pissed me off though. But otherwise it's an excellent movie.

I have seen many, but not all, of the Halloween and Friday the 13th movies. Many are quite good, especially the originals. Friday the 13th was filmed in the countryside of Warren and Sussex Counties here in New Jersey.

Does The Village (2004) count as a horror movie? That is one of my favorites.

The Last Broadcast (1998) is okay, but I was disappointed in the ending. I have it on this list because the story is set right here in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, although I don't think it was actually filmed around here.

And finally, The 13th Child: The Legend of the Jersey Devil (2002). The legend was changed, supposedly because the real legend is copyrighted. So the movie isn't nearly as good as it could have been. Some people say the acting was pretty cheesy too. But it was filmed in this area, within 6 or 8 miles of here. So I recommend it.

[True Republican]

@ Barry
The Last Broadcast was a bit of a downer, but you have to consider the struggles they were in. And at least they didn't scew up the legend like 13th child did.
The Village is a horror flick. An extremely different one though. Lady in the Water is sort of a horror flick, but not entirely. It's more fantasy. The Village was what I like to call a "Chiller Thriller" where it's scary and thrilling at the same time.

@ Main Point:

Final Draft
This one is one my list because it's about a horror writer. Though, other than that it's a 7/10 at best.

Stephen King's 1408
This is one of the scariest flicks I've ever seen. When I saw it in the theater, I started screaming when the guy stepped outside of his hotel room, which is quite a way up, and started to make his way around the building. I was so engaged with that flick. I'm going to get it on DVD now.

Shaun of the Dead
You have to be a true horror geek to get this humor.

What Lies Beneath
This one has Harrison Ford in it. It truly shows that your sins will catch up to you.

I'm still forming my list, so don't think this is all.

[UnkHiram]

Scariest Horror Movie?

Clinton Inaguaration in 1993

Wait ---- that wasn't a movie

[Jack_Savage]

"The Thing"

[Elgalad]

I liked most of the ones others have already mentioned, especially the Nightmare on Elm Street series (all except #2).

I'd also add "The Hitcher" (the original from 1986 over the sequel, which wasn't bad either), "An American Werewolf in London", and "28 Days Later".


-Elgalad

[BarryC]

I can't believe this. I forgot one of my favorite movies of all time, The Car (1977). That's assuming it's a horror movie. I guess it is, in a different way.

[Beowulf]

I'm not a fan of horror movies but one I saw as a kid I still like to this day. I just wish I could find it somewhere. You can find clips of it on YouTube.

It's the movie, "The Legend of Hell House" starring Roddy McDowell.

[BarryC]

I've never heard of that one. But it appears to be available from Amazon.

[Incident_command]

Surfing has never been the same

[BabyBeastie]

"Dr. Butcher," from the early 1980s?

We love the CHUCKY series, especially "Bride of Chucky." lol

[PrezLeefun]

I hate horror movies but.... I do like old classics.

The Haunted
Psycho
The Birds
Rope
The Spiral Staircase- I saw that movie when I was like 5. I am still very freaked out by my closet to this day.

[True Republican]

I hate horror movies but.... I do like old classics.

The Haunted
Psycho
The Birds
Rope
The Spiral Staircase- I saw that movie when I was like 5. I am still very freaked out by my closet to this day.

Prez, do you mean The Haunting? If you do, then I totally agree with you on that. That was a scary flick.

[PrezLeefun]

Prez, do you mean The Haunting? If you do, then I totally agree with you on that. That was a scary flick.

No. The Haunted. It is a seriously OLD movie. It was made in the 30's.

[ThomasMore]

No. The Haunted. It is a seriously OLD movie. It was made in the 30's.

Prez, check out www.imdb.com (the internet movie database). I found dozens of listings from a search of "the haunted," dating back to 1896, but I couldn't tell which one was yours.

[PrezLeefun]

For some reason the movie I am talking about is not listed. I find that so weird.
all the movies for the correct years (I was checking out 1925-1939) were silent or with different actors.

I know it is the right title. I'll have to dig into my Mom's old movie collection to find it.

[True Republican]

For some reason the movie I am talking about is not listed. I find that so weird.
all the movies for the correct years (I was checking out 1925-1939) were silent or with different actors.

I know it is the right title. I'll have to dig into my Mom's old movie collection to find it.

Do you remember any of the specific actors?

Also Prez, if I were you, I would see the B&W version of The Haunting. It's a classic B&W horror flick that makes you lie awake at night. It has no gore in it. Pure terror.