Lots of different sub genres... Some of the top...
Poltergeist
It
Exorcist (scariest film I've ever seen)
The Thing (Kurt Russell version)
The Mist
Evil Dead (the recent remake was pretty creepy)
Cabin in the Woods
There are a lot more I'm probably forgetting _________________ "Dread it, run from it... destiny arrives all the same."
I second Cabin in the Woods. Watch The Ring if you haven't seen it yet. Rec and Rec 2 are underrated (since they're not in english, you'll have to watch subtitles) but awesome. Oculus was decent. The Conjuring was really good too.
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:31 pm Post subject:
Just re-watched "The Shining" (Kubrick version) again the other night. So good. It never gets old to me and remains as proof you can make scary movies without over-reliance on special effects, cheap scare tactics, or appealing to the lowest levels of humanity. The Shining is an example of good directing, acting, camera work, location, make up, and musical score. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
Any good, recent foreign horror movies? Spain usually puts out some good ones and so do the Asian countries but I haven't heard of any in the last 3-4 years.
American Werewolf, The Thing, Creepshow, Return Of The Living Dead (85), Silver Bullet, Carrie, The Shining. Not horror movies, per se, I like most 80s flicks. A lot of them have a hokey, comedic element, accidental or intentional. Most King adaptations are inherently enjoyable.
Exorcist 1 is a great film, gimmicky, but very effective for its day. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) is one of the few movies I've ever seen that I would call a work of art for its technique, almost vile seediness, and boldness. Oddest thing about it is that it was held in pretty high regard in its day by movie snobs and intellectual types. Both films are notorious for the obvious, but there's an unflinching element to both that haven't been recreated in many future attempts. Studios, distributors, etc don't have the stomach to offend the milquetoast among us that they had in the 70s. They don't really work too hard for their Satanic possession or slasher film to make a statement. Most conventional dramas don't even do that any more. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL SEDALE TRIBUTE EDDIE DONX!
I knew I'd see The Shining a few times in here. Confession: I've yet to watch it in it's entirety but I am making a point to finally sit down and see the whole movie. American Werewolf in London is also on my list, partially because Arclight Presents is having screenings and also a friend really really enjoys that movie and he has good taste in movies.
Some recent movies I saw that stumbled across and were pretty good were "At The Devil's Door" and "Wer".
The recent Eric Bana one "Deliver us from Evil" was pretty good but really not much different from any of the other paranormal horror movies that have popped up since the first PA was a huge success.
Really enjoyed The Conjuring, Insidious(1, not 2) and Sinister was pretty damn creepy too.
As a kid the Halloween movies were the scariest movies to me, not so much now although I did enjoy the Rob Zombie reboots.
Cabin in the Woods is definitely a fave because it's got such a great balance of being kinda creepy, extremely campy and relatively original considering it is a "cabin in the woods" story yet weird enough to make you sit on the edge of your seat think "What the bleep is going on?! This is pretty bad but I can't stop watching. I have to know just how ridiculous this will get!"
American Werewolf in London
Return of the Living Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Young Frankenstein
Cabin in the Woods
Drag Me to Hell
The Shining
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Day of the Dead
Mulholland Drive
Honorable Mentions: Gremlins 1 & 2, The House of the Devil, Bride of Frankenstein, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Evil Dead series, Halloween (1987), Eraserhead, The Mist, Psycho (1960), Alien
Just going to keep on editing when I think of more
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Just re-watched "The Shining" (Kubrick version) again the other night. So good. It never gets old to me and remains as proof you can make scary movies without over-reliance on special effects, cheap scare tactics, or appealing to the lowest levels of humanity. The Shining is an example of good directing, acting, camera work, location, make up, and musical score.
Love the movie, Kubrick, and Jack, but I thought the musical score was its only flaw. I found the music to be overbearing and distracting.
And of course, as I'm sure you're aware, I have to mention the great Simpsons parody of it in season 6. Here's the only decent clip I could find
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:15 pm Post subject:
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello meet the Wolf Man _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
The Shining. Not horror movies, per se, I like most 80s flicks. A lot of them have a hokey, comedic element, accidental or intentional. Most King adaptations are inherently enjoyable.
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject:
Grammer wrote:
Not really a horror film but a good foreign thriller
I saw the devil
Is that the movie where people were trapped in a elevator?
A lady whose child was killed by one of the people in a car accident was on the elevator? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Not a super huge fan of slasher films... the supernatural/demonic ones are a whole other story. I'd rather take on Jason or Michael Myers than some creepy kid with big eyes and dressed in 1950's attire. LOL
Vampire Movies :
Lost Boys
Fright Night (80's version)
From Dusk til Dawn (one of my all time faves)
Werewolf Movies :
American Werewolf in London
Silver Bullet (debating whether or not I should let my kids watch this)
The Howling
Dog Soldiers (I've never seen this, but have heard that it's awesome form many different people)
Another great 80's / horror/ comedy film was Monster Squad. It's like the Goonies vs the classic Universal monsters.
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