Five Essential Horror Movies

[chenzzo]

I've never been a really big horror fan, but much has changed during my stay in CHUDville. I still wouldn't consider myself much of an expert on horror films but humor, and then instruct me.

These are in no paticular order BTW.

1. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Scream
3. Pet Sematary
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula
5. Evil Dead 2

[Jason Pollock]

Hey, chenzzo-

I'd probably end up in a three-way barbed-wire bat, falls count anywhere Hardcore Match with Butane and Nick Nunziata for the title of Horror Know-it-All here at CHUD, but It'd end with me clenching Nick's still-beating heart in my Left Hand Black, and Johnny's larynx between my teeth- http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif -but...

I'd keep-

Nightmare on Elm Street-Before he was a wildly-successful cartoon character, Freddy Krueger was the surreal psychological afterbirth of the sins of amoral parents perpetuated on their innocent children. It is because of this that the central idea of Freddy resonates.

Evil Dead 2-The film's sucessful melding of gore-drenched horror and ludicrous slapstick influences horror films to this day, and it's explosive camera has most definitely taken over mainstream cinema. If you need any proof-when Stallone drops in the streetfight at the climax of Rocky V, the dementia in his head is rendered Sam Raimi-style.

Remove Pet Semetary-not that it's bad, it just that, by the very nature of your thread, we're looking for essentials. I'm trying to compile a list that, when you step back and look at the whole thing, you can create a family tree-something to which you can trace the roots of contemporary horror.

Remove "Dracule"-DOKTOR, PLEEEZE!

Remove Scream-again, not because it's bad...

Add Halloween-Scream simply pays good-natured homage to this film-and without Wes Craven's direction, which deftly uses the widescreen image in the same way Carpenter did-to conceal and reveal, it would, I'm positive, be no different then the clones and ripoffs over the last twenty years.

Add Night of the Living Dead-get a hold of Anchor Bay's vid release of the Elite THX Laserdisc transfer-and the film feels as vital and contemporary as any film released today. The socio-political/race-relations ground that is subtly covered...the knowledge that the living humans are acting with with more savagery than the creatures they combat-It's so urgent and it rings so true. This film is the archetype for "Docu-Horror."

Add Psycho-I shouldn't even have to explain this one. Profoundly influential and absolutely legendary.

Anyway, that's my go at it. And my opinions are so valid and correct that I expect this post to be the final word on the subject.
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Next!

[chenzzo]

can't believe I forgot about NOTLD.
Great Flick.

I almost put Halloween down on my list, but I've never seen it, so that would be kinda hypocritical of me, now wouldn't it.

[Darth Bigglesworth]

Here's my picks:

Halloween
Psycho
The Exorcist
The Shining
A Nightmare on Elm Street

I'd add Jaws, but even though it has many geniunely frightening scenes, I just don't seem to consider it a horror movie.

Same with the first two Alien movies

[Johnny Butane]

Okay, I have to say no to "The Shinning" ooops, "Shining", mainly because I am fierce Stephen King fan, fierce I say, and the movie didn't follow the book nearly close enough for my liking. Perhaps if I had seen the movie seperatly, it would've been different. But I didn't, so it's not. Same with "Pet Semetary" (now, the sequel, that's a different story EDDIE FURLONG FOREVER). Here, this is my list

1) Halloween
2) Nightmare on Elm Street
3) An American Werewolf In London
4) Evil Dead 2
5) The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari

Now, some may not agree with all (like "werewolf"), but these are the most infuluential films I saw. Thank you, good night.

[generalzod]

1. Halloween
2. The Omen
3. Psycho
4. The Exorcist
5. The Thing

Honorable mentions; Nightmare on Elm Street, 2,3, the rest suck. Scream, S2, Silence of the Lambs, The Brood, Nightbreed, Hellraiser, thats' all!

[Eugene Victor Tooms]

1. Halloween

2. Night of the Living Dead

3. Psycho

4. The Omen

5. The Exorsist

6. Suspiria

7. The Thing

8. The Fog

9. Nightmare on Elm St.

10. Friday the 13th

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"I like art..."

-- T o o m s --

[MOX]

Tonight the part of the CHUD replier least likely to follow directions will be played by Eugene.

Had too make up for the multiple post crack someone threw at me on another string........sorry. http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[Blofeld]

He broke a record, MOX. Not only did he put 10 choices in his top 5, but since he didn't specify which film number or remake in each, he actually included about 35 films in his top 5. Pretty damned good if you ask me!

[chenzzo]

he's pretty talented for a guy that was squished in an escalator.

[Eugene Victor Tooms]

<takes a bow>

MOX: Someday I'll post the top ten people who are most likey to have their tender livers ripped out and eaten in front of them as they die. I'm sure #1 will be a certain anal message board nitpicker who doesn't even post his answer to the topic at hand before attacking a first-time poster.

Blo: Funny. I'm sure if you REALLY thought about it, you could guess which specific movies I was refering to... but if you're too lazy, here you go:


1. Halloween 1

2. Night of the Living Dead (original)

3. Psycho 1

4. The Omen 1

5. The Exorcist 1

I know, I know... more than 5, but hey I guess I just can't help myself

6. Suspiria

7. The Thing (Carpenter remake)

8. The Fog

9. Nightmare on Elm St. 1

10. Friday the 13th 1

later, kiddies...
--T o o m s--

[Johnny Butane]

Uh-oh, another mad at the world poster. Don't make fun of him, guys

[DJEvil]

Make fun of him? I wouldn't dreeeeeeeeeeeeam of it...snotboy...

[chenzzo]

I can't wait to watch this scenario unfold.

[MOX]

Ok I usually dont do this kinda thing......but, to welcome our new found friend, and to show them how this board is not personally attacking them but rather to convey something funny to the rest of us, and how this kind of stuff happens to me all the time and how I have come to grips with this, and how I take it in stride, I offer this retort:


Tonight the part of the person most likely to over-react, cry, weep, moan, mumble incoherently, babble, coo, scream, disembowel themselves in front of others, and to run home and shave thier mamma's back will be again played by Eugene the Ewok molester.

Try to understand I hold you in the highest respect. http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

(tell me what movie that is from and I will lighten up on you a little...if you keep trying to verbalize me, I will continue to show what I am talking about when I say this is not a personal thing)

"Great spirits have often meet violent opposition from mediocre minds"

[Johnny Butane]

DJ, get your oar ready (did you ever get one?) it seems some bad shits gonna go down on poor ole Eugene. Too bad, I liked his MOXy.

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Join me or die. Can you do any less?

[MOX]

Who is Johnny rootin' for??????????

I can't help myself at this point.

It is like some alien force has taken control of me and is forcing me to defend my tender liver from certain destruction.

EEEEEK!!!! the horror of it all!

[Johnny Butane]

I just want to see Eugene freak out again, that's all.

[Johnny Butane]

Your liver is safe

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Join me or die. Can you do any less?

[DJEvil]

As a matter of fact, Johnny, I did not get my oar. I sent off the Corn Flakes proofs of purchase (How the HELL do you pluralize that!?), but I got a notice saying that unless generalzod drops his lawsuit against CHUD for copyright infringement, I ain't gonna get one. I'm a saaaaad panda. http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/frown.gif

[This message has been edited by DJEvil (edited 03-21-2000).]

[Morgus]

Hey, all. I just discovered this board. Nice to meet you.

As for essential horror films... here's my choices:

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
DAWN OF THE DEAD
THE FLY (1986)

There are countless others, and I'd give you my reasons for these being essentials if I weren't so tired. There's always tomorrow...

G'night.

[DJEvil]

Hehehe...add 2 graham crackers, a marshmallow, and a Hersheys bar and it's a S'Morgus Board!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! OH, BOY! OH! OH, geeze! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHA! Oh, man...oh, man...Whew!

[Jason Pollock]

DJ-I ask this of you as I've asked it of myself countless times...

How can one man simultaneously rule so much and yet suck so bad?

[DJEvil]

We like the term, "Multiple Personality Disorder."

[Eugene Victor Tooms]

Johnny: You'd be "mad at the world" too, if you had YOUR foot crushed under an escalator... (oh, the the pain...)

MOX: Try to understand I hold you (and your juicy, tender, oh, so, tasty, liver) in the highest respect. Be seeing you.
Soon.

DJEvil: Snotboy? um.... no. BileDude, LiverMeister, Stretch-Armstrong, Ol' Yellow-Eyes, MutantFreak, or That-X-Files-Reject are all acceptable nicknames.

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"I like art..."

-- T o o m s --

[MOX]

I feel like I should offer this person some fava beans or something

[Johnny Butane]

I just read the S'Morgus Board thing, so I'm replying to that...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...AHAHAHAHAH...HAHAHAHAHA...OMYG OD...BWWWWAAAAAHHHH!!!!

(i think i pooped myself)

[DJEvil]

Hmmm...all good names, but I got one..."Yellow Gumby." Is that cool wit you?

[generalzod]

I will add to the list:
FRIGHT NIGHT
POLTERGIEST
THE CHANGLING
THE BROOD
HELLRAISER

[DJEvil]

Fright Night. Good call.

[Pariah]

My 5 essential Horror movies are:

1) The Exorcist: saw this when I was only 14 and it affected me, I mean really! It has dated but it is still the
scariest film ever made.

2) Near Dark. In my opinion the best vampire movie ever made. Stylish and ahead of it’s time and very shocking.

3) Alien. |Is it a horror flick with Sci-fi leanings or vice versa? A seminal piece of work and my favourite film of all time.

4) Dawn of the Dead or Night of the Living Dead. I can never remember which. It’s the one where they are trapped in the shopping Mall. The definitive zombie movie.

5) Nightmare on Elm Street. The best in the now tired teen-slasher genre. Made before Freddy became a parody of himself a genuinely scary movie.

Bubbling under the top 5: Evil Dead, Exorcist 3, The Thing, Interview With A Vampire, The Blair Witch Project. Hellraiser I & II, Fright Night

[harvey korman is gay]

Hmmmmmm........
Pick only five, eh......
1. Return of the Living Dead(killer soundtrack, Linnea Quigley, utmost gore)

2. The Shining(there's something about this cheesy flick that creeps me out to this day.)

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre II("all you motherfuckers......don't tell me what I should......do-o-o-o-)

4. Shocker(that's right.......I said Shocker! Wanna' do somethin' bout it?)

5. Back to School(Rodney Dangerfield in that swimsuit........How scary is that?

[DJEvil]

Hehehe

I really like this guy.

[girlcreeture]

Ok, yet another first timer here. Top 5 essential horror picks:

Re-Animator
Night Of The Living Dead
The Exorcist
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Suspiria

This list is subject to change at any time under the discretion of said girlcreeture who reserves the right to have forgotten something or change her mind.

[Johnny Butane]

Another woman! And she's in the CCKillings! I think I'm in love. Wait, no it's a stroke.

Okay, I shall modify my list for I am stupid and this wonderful girlcreeture has enlightend me. Re-animator is definetly one of the top five.

[chenzzo]

Never even seen Re-animator. Is it any good?

...knows he is about to get chewed out, but hold his ground....

[Johnny Butane]

OHMYFUCKINGGOD!
<begin chewout--

You little pipsqueak, how could you possibly miss this movie? My god, do you live in a hole? You deserve to be sent to the BOWELS of AICN, and eat not but burning hot coals and drink not but burning hot cola. How do you wake up in the morning knowing you are such a FREAK?!?

--/chewout>

Heehee. I'm so funny. Anyway, yes this movie is damn good, my friend, with Jefferey Combs (he was in 'The Frighteners', but you probably haven't seen that, either http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif) as a really meesed up doctor. Great flick for decapitated head erotica.

[girlcreeture]

I had no idea females were so highly revered here, muchas gracias. And yes Re-Animator is certainly one of the best, Jeffrey Combs is a man to be reckoned with, so see this movie if you haven't yet!!! Education is important!
I heard he (Combs that is)was actually up for Wormtongue in the LOTR trilogy but Dourif won out, sniff sniff.........

[Johnny Butane]

Ohmygod, marry me. You like horror and know stuff about LOTR. You wouldn't happen to like punk music, too, would you?

[chenzzo]

I know who Combs is ya cheezeball. I've seen the Frighteners, i've seen him on DS9, he was in the House on Haunted hill.

Like I said at the top of this thread, I was never very big into horror films, but on your word alone I will see this movie.

[Johnny Butane]

And my furture wives word, don't forget! Ah,in love again.

[Jason Pollock]

girlcreeture-Johnny. Johnny-girlcreeture.

Now that we've made with the intros, Johnny will procede to hump your leg.

[Johnny Butane]

HAM, a little respect would be appreciated. I will not hump her leg until (if) she becomes a BADASS sewer chewer. I would not waste my leg humping skills on a lowly sewer chewer.

[Jason Pollock]

Oh-sorry. I was out of line, there.

[girlcreeture]

So THIS is the kind of talk that goes on during those blackouts of mine eh? Damn the blackouts!
Well, even if this is a few hours later, what the heck, envision leg humping action if it makes you smile, and as far as upgrading from lowly to badass, my job is in what some people call it's off season, so basically I commute and sit front of my computer trying not to drool like an extra from Dawn of the Dead. I like it here and plan to earn money while crusing the pleasant vistas(?) and grassy plains (?!) of Casa de Chud.

PS - I'm partial to punk and I adore anything you can bang a head (preferably removed from the body first) at.

[DJEvil]

This girl is somethin special, lemme tell ya.

[Jason Pollock]

No girl is anything too special.

-Jason Pollock

That guy's a genius, I quote him often. I revel in mysogeny...

Who Here Wants to Fight?

[DJEvil]

HAM doesn't have a low opinion of women; he just hates all of them.

http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

Hey, you're right! The smiley face does take the edge off!

[Jason Pollock]

What did I tell ya' DEEJ, what did I tell ya'?

I know it all.

Everybody hates a Know-It-All.

Who loves you, Kenny?

Removing the edge...

http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[generalzod]

Jeffrey Combs was outstanding as "Weyoun" on DS9.

[girlcreeture]

Why revel in misogeny? It's more fun hating everybody in general and equal amounts, right now I hate Buena Vista for putting a preview on the Sixth Sense DVD that you can't forward through, grrrr

[This message has been edited by girlcreeture (edited 03-30-2000).]

[Jason Pollock]

What're you talking about-I LOVE mysogeny-I give EXCELLENT backrubs. I'm very dextrous, and I apply just the right amount of pressure.

I'm kidding. I don't hate girls-no matter how many times they beat me up.

I gotta' say though, creetchie-you're a little behind the times-

I've hated DISNEY since I was BORN.

Not that I don't believe you-I just don't believe IT-they put ADS on a DVD that you can't skip?

[This message has been edited by Hot Animal Machine (edited 03-30-2000).]

[girlcreeture]

Yuppers, the bastards, you pop the disc in and a preview for Mission to Mars begins and when you try to scan through it it tells you you can't fast forward, it's a dirty trick that I fear is going to become a habit.

[Blofeld]

Yep. First they make you sit through the FBI warnings -- in English AND French ... and now they're making you sit through their previews. DAMN! I HATE DVDs! I'm going back to flip-cards!

Have you seen Star Wars on flip-cards. God, it's cool!! But my wrist gets tired.

[girlcreeture]

I don't think I'd go as far as abandoning DVD but the memory of flip cards makes me feel all warm and glowy inside...........

[Blofeld]

nope. that's the irradiated pellet I slipped you. Sorry.

[Johnny Butane]

Okay, I'm officially in love with the creeture, and I'm not being all nice and flirty like HAM, I'm being honest. All I have to do is find a way to get her. I think the Oar would do the trick. Any suggestions?

[Johnny Butane]

I just read my last post, and I see how it could be conveyed as creepy, so let me add this...

http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[VIKING BOAT OAR]

aha, my brother, I will join you on your quest.

All I require is a healthy payment of pie.

ahhhhh, PIE!!!

[Jason Pollock]

I'm not flirting, Johnny-don't even know the meaning of the word, really.

See, for me to even be interested, I have to know who I'm talking to. Nobody really KNOWS anyone here-even though we try...

Also-flirting is shaming yourself instantly-and I refuse to shame myself for a woman-especially one I've never laid eyes on.

Who fucking knows-she sems pretty cool, but if we were using that as a meter, I'd profess my undying love to chenzzo, grendel, DJ, Blofeld, and Nick.

And havent you learned that chasig the poonie only gets you in trouble-you're a rock star-figure it out!

Most importantly-you should know that the only female I have eyes for is on the road with Lit right now.

However, she DID e-mail me last night...

And if you DO wish to win the creetch, maybe you should give this line a try-

"Hey...Whaddya' say we..have some champagne, eh baby? After all-I'm a man, and you're a..woman-'least last time I checked-Heh-heh...bum-BUMMMM..BUMM..bum-bumm....."

Works eeeevery tiiime...

[girlcreeture]

This is rather interesting..............
So what's wrong with flirting? It's fun and not at all shameful you silly ole HAMMY you.
But what's with this oar thingie, enlighten me please, it's my lunch hour, I have time and ooooohhh they're playing that nifty 80's song "I hear the secrets that you keep..." on the radio. Time for a ciggie.............

[VIKING BOAT OAR]

I AM THE VIKING BOAT OAR, When correctly wielded by one who is worthy, I can be used to punish the guilty (Jan de Bont) or ream the hapless movie-goer (Wild Wild West).

[This message has been edited by VIKING BOAT OAR (edited 03-31-2000).]

[Johnny Butane]

Ohmygod, she smokes, and she likes horror movies and she has a JOB! Who couldn't love this girl? And by the way, I think I have profesed my love for the above mentioned members in a post entitled 'sometimes I think this place rules'. So there.

You, my dear creech, will learn about the oar soon enough http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

And it's BECAUSE I'm a rock star that I can chase it, HAM. Yeah.

[chenzzo]

Undying love? I feel all warm and tingly. I have feelings for you as well HAM.

Well, at least I would if we were using coolness as a measure. Which we're not, so don't get any ideas.

[Johnny Butane]

Hello, chenzzo, what about me? I made a whole POST about my undying love, and HAM just passingly mentions it. Hmmmm...makes me wonder if maybe you're looking for some kind of justification for you feelings for HAM. I see....

http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/wink.gif

[girlcreeture]

Weilding the oar doesn't require some sort of freaky ritual to prove one's worth does it? Cuz I'm all for freaky rituals so long as they don't interrupt my sleeping schedule, sleep is important for healthy bones and a cheery smile!

[DJEvil]

We have healthy smiles and cheery bones. You're covered.

Flirting is cool, IF you can do it right. I don't play the game too well, but I know enough to know that. I'm a big fan of girls, but I'm more the "cuddly-teddy-bear-oh-you're-so-sweet-but-I-already-have-a-
boyfriend-but-thanks-for-asking-anyway" type guy. Not a bad label.

[Johnny Butane]

I'm more of a 'oh-you're-so-sexy-I've-always-wanted-to-do-a-rockstar-forget-my-boyfriend-he's-lame'
kinda guy. And I'm damn good at flirting. Watch....

Hey, sexy, wanna screw?

Works every time

[Blofeld]

Hm.
Didn't work on me ...
But thanks for the "sexy" part.

[Jason Pollock]

Damn, Johnny-you rule the Earth! Warped Tour, baby-

IT'S ON!

COP III!

OBSCURE REFERENCE!

[Johnny Butane]

Okay, I appreciate the setiment, but what is COP III? Maniac Cop III? That movie was terrible.

[DJEvil]

Like the first two won any Antis.

Though I did enjoy the second one...

[Jason Pollock]

Way back in the day, a friend and I went to see Schindler's List in limited release in Chicago. When we came out, I noticed that all of the posters in the theater had been changed to sepia-tone photos of Eddie Murphy in his Lions jacket-all Beverl Hills Cop. The posters were emblazened with the words-"IT'S ON-COP III!"

My friend and I DIED! I mean, how abosolutely UN-ORIGINAL! Remember the first BH Cop? The poster was Eddie, sepia-tone, with the words "THE HEAT IS ON! BEVERLY HILLS COP"

The second one was a picture of Eddie, sepia-tone, with the words "THE HEAT IS ON AGAIN! BEVERLY HILLS COP II"

And the third-just absurd-"IT'S ON! COP III"

It made me think of the Dennis Miller line-"That's like people shortening the title of Wheel of Fortune to simply-'Wheel' in an attempt to seem 'hip'-BUT IT'S WHEEL OF FUCKING FORTUNE!"

It just screamed desperation. And oddly enough-I never saw those teaser posters at any other location.

But to this day, every time my friends and I are putting together plans for an evening, one of us, upon finalizing the plans, will blurt-"IT'S ON! COP III" as shorthand for, "This is a fine plan, count me in, I'm proud to be a part of the endeavor."

So there you go.

And hey, the first Maniac Cop is very cool. It's got Bruce, and Robert Z'Dar,and Shaft! It's a solid, low budget thriller.

[Johnny Butane]

I understand that now. Why do I rule the earth? Just for the obvious reasons? Warpeds gonna rock

[Jason Pollock]

Sure, for the obvious reasons-but "hey sexy, wanna screw?" just clinched it.

If I had a nickel for every time I've said that-thought sometimes substituting "baby" for "sexy", I'd be a rich man.

[Johnny Butane]

Alright, I was just making sure. It is ON

[Jason Pollock]

Oh, look at loveliness!!

[Marcus Brody]

A horror-romantic-comedy thread! They just don't make genre crossovers like that anymore, do they? Very, very cool. Mucho gracias, Hot Animal Historian.

[The Hellboy]

Look at that! It all started right there. creepy... wink

[Zeroillusion]

My top 5...
1. Re-Animator
2. Suspiria
3. The Evil Dead
4. Dellamorte Dellamore
5. The Beyond

[Boys #22: elmie]

My 5 essentials ( not necessarily "favortive" or "best", but essential )

- NOSFERATU 1922 - Best of the early films

- PEEPING TOM 1960 - First "modern horror" film IMHO

- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 - No list is vaild without this one

- SUSPIRIA 1977 - Gaudy, surreal work of art

- SUMMER OF SAM 1999 - A surprise, but a totally differnt take on horror ... and 2 of the best acting performances I have ever seen

... for me, this list shows a variety of styles and takes on the horror film ... I have no idea how I can leave PSYCHO off this list, and I'll probably lose sleep over it ( not really )

[Ashxking2001]

Dawn of the Dead

Evil Dead

Texas Chainsaw Massecure

Halloween

Alien

[i3ullseye]

Ok, who has been fiddling with the knobs on the "Wayback" machine?

1- Exorcist

2- Halloween

3- Evil Dead

4- Nightmare on Elm Street

5- Horror of Dracula

[Charlie Brigden]

1. Jaws
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Halloween
4. Suspiria
5. Bride of Frankenstein

[BobClark]

1) Nosferatu (original)
2) Bride of Frankenstein
3) Night of the Living Dead
4) The Exorcist
5) Halloween

The best of the best!

[Captain Blake 31]

1) Halloween
2) Night of the Living Dead
3) Psycho
4) The Haunting
5) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

I would consider these the 5 essential modern horror films, anyway. I know "Psycho" and "The Haunting" in particular are getting kinda old to be considered "modern", but I think they still resonate with modern audiences in a way that the Universal monster flicks don't anymore (i.e., they're still frightening). And before I get slammed for that statement, God knows I'm not knocking the Universal classics...They just don't frighten me.

[Living Dead Milkman]

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead
Jacob's Ladder
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Possession (1981)

[S Nabors]

1) The Thing - To me, the best horror film ever made. Freaked me out as a kid and no matter how many times I watch it it never loses any of it's impact or it's creep factor.

2) Evil Dead 2 - edges out Dead Alive and Re-Animator as the greatest balls out horror comedy ever.

3) Near Dark - I echo the sentiment that it may be the best vampire film ever made. Puts a nice new spin on things while keeping the mythos firmly rooted where they should be.

4) The Ring - The scariest movie made in years AND while holding on to that studio friendly PG-13 rating. I grew up in the gore soaked 80's. Freaking me out while showing nothing almost seemed like a myth to me at one time. Great direction. Great plotting. For those of us who didn't see Ringu first, that ending was one hell of a gut punch. One of the few times in history that the remake was better than the original. (IMO)

5) Any of the Living Dead trilogy - Sorry for the cop out, but I can't choose a favorite of the series and to leave it out is almost blasphemy. If you want to understand horror movies, you have to see the Dead trilogy.

Just floating outside - The Shining, Dead Alive, Re-Animator, Both Final Destinations (more pet favorites), The Brood, Aliens, and the cinematic classic, Dead Heat.

[instant_Gozu]

this is Damn near impossbile..so it is right up my alley

1. Exorcist
2. Tejas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Night Of The Living Dead
4. Near Dark
5. Deep Red

[HellSpawn]

1- The Thing
2- Alien
3- Jaws
4- The sound of Music
5- In the mouth of Madness

Cheers!