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Post by janntosh on Jun 8, 2020 16:49:11 GMT
people claim that the 90s was an "awful time for horror" or "one of the worst times for horror". Really? I feel there were quite a few good so called "horror" movies released in the 90s
1. Jacob's Ladder
2. Misery
3. Tremors
4. Cape Fear
5. The Silence of the Lambs
6. Scream
and Scream 2
7. Arachnophobia
8. Bram Stokers Dracula
9. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
10. Cronos
11. In The Mouth Of Madness
12. Demon Knight
13. Se7en
14. The Frighteners
15. From Dusk Till Dawn
16. Cube
17. The Devil's Advocate
18. Event Horizon
19. Mimic
20. Audition
21. Sleepy Hollow
22. Stir of Echoes
23. The Sixth Sense
24. Deep Rising
25. Urban Legend
26. Candyman
27. I Know What You Did Last Summer
28. Fire in the Sky
obviously some of these films are better than others (Silence and SE7en) and some may not be more comedic than others but I'd say they fit under the general "horror" Labell
I'd say it is better overall than the 80s (some good films but mostly slasher sequels), the 2000s (mostly torture porn) and even now (some strong films like The Conjuring and It but too many pretentious, visually ugly films (cough Get Out, It Comes at Night, Us cough)
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Post by politicidal on Jun 8, 2020 16:55:34 GMT
It's the first I heard people call it a bad time for horror movies, honestly.
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 8, 2020 16:59:21 GMT
It is a bad decade for horror movies when compared to other decades. I doubt anybody is claiming that there aren't good or great horror movies from the 1990's.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 8, 2020 17:03:08 GMT
You forgot Jack Frost.
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Post by janntosh on Jun 8, 2020 17:06:08 GMT
It is a bad decade for horror movies when compared to other decades. I doubt anybody is claiming that there aren't good or great horror movies from the 1990's. don't really feel that way though. 70s was probably the only great decade for horror. 90s was probably better than the 80s and 2000s |
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 8, 2020 17:08:48 GMT
It is a bad decade for horror movies when compared to other decades. I doubt anybody is claiming that there aren't good or great horror movies from the 1990's. don't really feel that way though. 70s was probably the only great decade for horror. 90s was probably better than the 80s and 2000s Then based on your claim that many people think the 1990's is a weak decade for horror movies, you are in the minority with your opinion. There is nothing wrong with that. The 1980's is the greatest decade for horror movies, followed by the 2010's imo. The 1970's has the highest highs, but they are few and far between. |
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Jun 8, 2020 17:16:23 GMT
29. Army of Darkness
30. The Blair Witch Project
31. The Faculty
32. Braindead
33. Idle Hands
34. Nightbreed
35. Ravenous
36. Ringu
37. Cemetery Man
38. Frankenhooker
39. Two Evil Eyes
40. The Sect
41. Ebola Syndrome
42. The Ugly
43. Blade
44. The Exorcist III
45. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
46. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
47. Innocent Blood
48. Cure
49. The Stendhal Syndrome
50. The Night Flier
51. The Untold Story
52. Interview with the Vampire
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Post by lowtacks86 on Jun 8, 2020 17:25:24 GMT
It wasn't a bad time, but I consider the 70s and 80s considerably better. Are there any 90s horror films with anywhere near the same cultural relevance as the Exorcist, Jaws, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Alien, Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, and Friday the 13th?
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Post by moviemouth on Jun 8, 2020 17:38:11 GMT
Here is a list of every 1980's horror movie that has a moderate to significant fanbase.
In bold are the ones that are often considered among the greatest or most iconic horror movies ever made.
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Scanners
The Howling
An American Werewolf in London
Halloween II
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
The Funhouse
The Beyond
My Bloody Valentine
Wolfen
Dead & Buried
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th: Part 2
Friday the 13th: Part 3
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: Part VI: Jason Lives
The Shining
The Fog
The Changeling
Prom Night
Inferno
Motel Hell
The Thing
Creepshow
The Entity
Cat People
Poltergeist
Basket Case
Tenebre
Opera
Q: The Winged Serpent
Cujo
Sleepaway Camp
Videodrome
Christine
The Hunger
Psycho II
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
C.H.U.D.
Gremlins
The Company of Wolves
Firestarter
The Return of the Living Dead
Day of the Dead
Re-Animator
The Stuff
Silver Bullet
Demons
Cat's eye
Lifeforce
Aliens
The Fly
From Beyond
Critters
Manhunter
The Hitcher
Night of the Creeps
Night of the Comet
The Toxic Avenger
Chopping Mall
Deadly Friend
Invaders from Mars
April Fools Day
Pieces
The Lost Boys
Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Predator
Prince of Darkness
Monster Squad
Dolls
The Gate
Angel Heart
They Live
Beetlejuice
Child's Play
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
City of the Living Dead
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Dead Ringers
The Blob
the Serpent and the Rainbow
Night of the Demons
House
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop 2
Waxwork
Brain Damage
Monkey Shines
Pet Semetary
The Lair of the White Worm
Gothic
Society
Puppet Master
Cannibal Holocaust
Dead Calm
Shocker
Parents
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Jun 8, 2020 19:09:11 GMT
Well it wasn't the best decade for the horror genre, that's for sure. As others have said, the 70s and 80s were considerably better. The early 90s in particular was when horror was in a major slump. Having said that, things really started to pick up in the mid-90s.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Jun 9, 2020 1:15:03 GMT
The '90s has some decent enough horror flicks, however the '50s was a fun time for horror especially when it comes to monster movies.
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Post by sublime92 on Jun 9, 2020 3:43:00 GMT
Wishmaster (1997) had some creepy, bizarre death scenes.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jun 9, 2020 5:43:38 GMT
The 70s and 80s were amazingly good decades for horror. The 90s had their fair share of good horror movies, but failed to match the preceding decades overall.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jun 9, 2020 8:08:39 GMT
I feel like this notion was mostly born out of slasher fans who didn't like the lack of them from 1990 to 1996 and liked the Scream era even less. I'll take the 90s over the 2000s.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jun 9, 2020 11:40:55 GMT
They’ve certainly had their share of great films, although I prefer the 80s and probably 70s too.
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