Your favorite Horror films

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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    Blair Witch Project
    Human Centipede 2
    The Devil's Rejects

    I find it interesting that you like a pair of sequels there, especially the second Human Centipede.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    1. Alien
    2. Låt den Rätte Komma In
    3. [rec]
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Some John Carpenter love here.

    Hey, he's made some good ones. "The Fog" probably would have been on my list if we were going 5 or possibly 10. John Carpenter's Vampires was awesome, at least when I saw it in theaters as a teenager and when it first came out on DVD, I haven't seen it since though. Ghosts of Mars not so much though, I was able to sit through it, but Ice Cube wore me out.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    how funny was walking through the horror section of the video store in the 80s and 90s and looking at the over-the-top artwork
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,127
    A great synopsis of all horror movies to that date:
    Terror in the aisles

    A must see.
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    I couldn't limit it to 3 when there are so many good ones. Lots of the ones mentioned here. I tend to like suspense over gore, although The Thing had plenty in both respects.

    Since no one's mentioned them though, I've always been a huge fan of the classic horror films from the 30s and 40s, especially those made by Universal and those great noirish ones by Val Lewton (Cat People, The Seventh Victim, I Walked with a Zombie).

    So I'd probably say Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Dracula.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Who Princess wrote:
    I couldn't limit it to 3 when there are so many good ones. Lots of the ones mentioned here. I tend to like suspense over gore, although The Thing had plenty in both respects.

    Since no one's mentioned them though, I've always been a huge fan of the classic horror films from the 30s and 40s, especially those made by Universal and those great noirish ones by Val Lewton (Cat People, The Seventh Victim, I Walked with a Zombie).

    So I'd probably say Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Dracula.
    I can't knock the classics. Those are all great films.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Who Princess wrote:
    I couldn't limit it to 3 when there are so many good ones. Lots of the ones mentioned here. I tend to like suspense over gore, although The Thing had plenty in both respects.

    Since no one's mentioned them though, I've always been a huge fan of the classic horror films from the 30s and 40s, especially those made by Universal and those great noirish ones by Val Lewton (Cat People, The Seventh Victim, I Walked with a Zombie).

    So I'd probably say Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Dracula.

    I'm not able to get into those really old horror movies. But I respect them. Kind of like Robert Johnson and Elvis, they're not really my cup of tea, but I appreciate the influence over the artists I like.

    And since I love Dracula the novel, it's one of my favorites, I'm not a fan of how the Bela Lugosi film strayed SO far. I love Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman as Dracula though, as it sticks to the source material, and Gary is the shit.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    'Nosferatu' is worth checking out. The first film based on Stoker's novel and still one of the creepiest characters to appear in cinema. It's a silent film but the imagery is still iconic. One of my favourite films.

    'Shadow of the vampire' is a comedy based on the filming of Nosferatu but the vampire (William Defoe) is a real vampire and only the director (John Malkovich) knows this. He plays it off to the rest of the cast as being an extreme method actor.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    'Shadow of the vampire' is a comedy based on the filming of Nosferatu but the vampire (William Defoe) is a real vampire and only the director (John Malkovich) knows this. He plays it off to the rest of the cast as being an extreme method actor.

    That sounds right up my alley, I'll have to check it out. I've never heard of it, and Willem Defoe is great.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    'Shadow of the vampire' is a comedy based on the filming of Nosferatu but the vampire (William Defoe) is a real vampire and only the director (John Malkovich) knows this. He plays it off to the rest of the cast as being an extreme method actor.

    That sounds right up my alley, I'll have to check it out. I've never heard of it, and Willem Defoe is great.

    He's amazing in this.
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    uninnocent- wrote:
    Who Princess wrote:
    I couldn't limit it to 3 when there are so many good ones. Lots of the ones mentioned here. I tend to like suspense over gore, although The Thing had plenty in both respects.

    Since no one's mentioned them though, I've always been a huge fan of the classic horror films from the 30s and 40s, especially those made by Universal and those great noirish ones by Val Lewton (Cat People, The Seventh Victim, I Walked with a Zombie).

    So I'd probably say Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Dracula.
    I can't knock the classics. Those are all great films.
    The Seventh Victim scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. Something about seemingly ordinary people who are really in a coven. I Walked with a Zombie may be one of the worst titles ever but it's got a great story and some incredible atmosphere.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    SatansFuton wrote:
    I'm not able to get into those really old horror movies. But I respect them. Kind of like Robert Johnson and Elvis, they're not really my cup of tea, but I appreciate the influence over the artists I like.

    And since I love Dracula the novel, it's one of my favorites, I'm not a fan of how the Bela Lugosi film strayed SO far. I love Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman as Dracula though, as it sticks to the source material, and Gary is the shit.
    Yeah, I like Oldman as Dracula and that version has a lot going for it. I really like the ending.

    Even though the Lugosi version isn't true to the source, I still like his portrayal. He has that mesmerizing charm.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Who Princess wrote:
    Yeah, I like Oldman as Dracula and that version has a lot going for it. I really like the ending.
    .

    It has such a great cast, though I'm not sure I would have cast Keanu or Winona (they did good enough though), but Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Waits (he was seriously awesome), Cary Elwes, etc. Good stuff.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    1. The Shining
    2. Halloween
    3. The Strangers

    Honorable Mention to:

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    this movie scared the shit out of me...80% was related to this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KHCqYCyWD4
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    Blair Witch Project
    Human Centipede 2
    The Devil's Rejects

    I find it interesting that you like a pair of sequels there, especially the second Human Centipede.

    2nd HC = way more twisted, evil & "disturbing"...
    Devil's Rejects = Firely clan so much more evil then in House of 1000 Corpses...8 times they had to edit to get R rating & Mrs. Zombie (Sheri Moon) had a wack attack/breakdown from being disturbed by it!

    The rare case (for me) where the sequels were miles better then the originals...
    Blair Witch = haven't seen the sequel, heard it really sucked...can't possibly be as good as the first...
    Great time of the year to watch these flix...
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    Blair Witch Project
    Human Centipede 2
    The Devil's Rejects

    I find it interesting that you like a pair of sequels there, especially the second Human Centipede.

    2nd HC = way more twisted, evil & "disturbing"...
    Devil's Rejects = Firely clan so much more evil then in House of 1000 Corpses...8 times they had to edit to get R rating & Mrs. Zombie (Sheri Moon) had a wack attack/breakdown from being disturbed by it!

    The rare case (for me) where the sequels were miles better then the originals...
    Blair Witch = haven't seen the sequel, heard it really sucked...can't possibly be as good as the first...
    Great time of the year to watch these flix...
    Yeah, don't waste your time with the B. Witch sequel.

    I hadnt heard that about Sheri Moon regarding Devils Rejects.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I like Halloween and The Shining, but lots of old classics too, like the Val Lewton ones. The pool scene in Cat People (the original) is the best.

    I was just cleaning upstairs and House of Wax with Vincent Price started and it is pretty damn creepy. A little campy, but cool.

    Diabolique (original version) is one of the scariest movies ever.
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    Event Horizon
    Amityville Horror
    The Evil Dead
    Blair Witch Project
    Sixth Sense

    I don't like horror films so I wouldn't say these are my "favorites" so much as I would say that they most scared the #&$^ out of me.

    :lol: actually "The Evil Dead" is probably the only one that I saw in its entirety
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Enkidu wrote:
    Diabolique (original version) is one of the scariest movies ever.
    That one is great! Too bad there've been so many crappy remakes.

    That pool scene in Cat People is so suspenseful, it was one of the few things they kept for the update (which still sucked).
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."

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