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Post by cybajedi on Aug 7, 2017 7:37:55 GMT
Looking to do the October challenge again this year and would like to organise some purchases early. If anyone would like to post their top few horror movies that would help me start a list. Cheers.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 7, 2017 8:08:55 GMT
Here is my list of my 200 favorite horror films. I would recommend any of these. Some spots have multiple films like the Friday the 13th series. Let me know if have any questions. www.imdb.com/list/ls076909602/And if you want some bad ones Im putting my 200 worst here as well. www.imdb.com/list/ls051639247/ |
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Post by Reggie_Stration on Aug 7, 2017 12:15:37 GMT
I expect you're already well aware of the obvious classic horrors such as The Exorcist, The Shining etc.
Here are some not so obvious horror films I'd recommend:
The Changeling
REC
The Innocents
Don't Look Now
Eden Lake
Trick 'r Treat
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Post by mikef6 on Aug 7, 2017 15:14:03 GMT
I have plenty of recommendations of great scary movies but I don't know if they would apply to the category that, in modern parlance, is called "horror." The classic era has plenty of fine films of psychological horr--, scariness and suspense - both supernatural and psychotic - that is mainly ignored by today's watchers of scary stuff. Indeed, the only so-called "slasher" I can recommend is John Carpenter's original "Halloween" (1978).
Remember that the origin of the word "horror" comes from the same root as "horrible" meaning "revolting," "disgusting." "Terror" on the other hand, comes from the same root as "terrible" but in its original meaning of "awesome" or "overpowering" ("terrible swift sword"). Modern horror is a scam. It takes up the root meaning (horrible) and passes off revolting and disgusting as "scary." Don't be fooled. The two are completely different things.
For a different experience, try to find these titles on TCM, streaming, or at your public library. Give some of them a try.
The Old Dark House / James Whale (1932)
White Zombie / Victor Halperin (1932)
The Bride Of Frankenstein / James Whale (1935)
Dracula’s Daughter / Lambert Hillyer (1936)
I Walked With A Zombie / Jacques Tourneur (1943)
Dead Of Night / Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer (1945)
The Picture Of Dorian Gray / Albert Lewis (1945)
The Spiral Staircase / Robert Siodmak (1945) (1945 was a scary year)
Psycho / Alfred Hitchcock (1960)
The Birds / Alfred Hitchcock (1963)
I Tre Volti Della Paura (Black Sabbath) / Mario Bava (1963)
Onibaba / Kaneto Shindô (1964)
Kaidan / Masaki Kobayashi (1964)
Alien / Ridley Scott (1979)
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 7, 2017 15:43:31 GMT
...any of the fine Hammer horror films. Great stuff...!!!
,,,and a personal favorite f mine with Nicole Kidman...The Others
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Post by fangirl1975 on Aug 7, 2017 19:10:00 GMT
If you find yourself in the mood for shlock at any point in the challenge check out 1973's SSSSSSS starring a pre- original Battlestar Galactica Dirk Benedict. For old- school scares I recommend the original The Haunting.
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Post by Marv on Aug 7, 2017 19:45:26 GMT
Train to Busan
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Post by kevin on Aug 7, 2017 19:56:24 GMT
Great movie, one of the best (recent) zombie movies. |
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Post by Xcalatë on Aug 7, 2017 20:07:49 GMT
Raw (2016)
One Dark Night (1982)
Messiah of Evil (1973)
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Il profumo della signora in nero (1974)
The Devil's Candy (2015)
Tutti i colori del buio (1972)
The Monster (2016)
The Believers (1987)
The Belko Experiment (2016)
The Asphyx (1972)
Captain Clegg (1962)
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Post by Ass_E9 on Aug 7, 2017 20:18:38 GMT
Messiah of Evil (1973)
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