OT Your Top Five Favorite Horror Movies

[riverman]

I have a copy of the original Japanese Godzilla vs Mothra.....classic black and white horror film

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I have a copy of the original Japanese Godzilla vs Mothra.....classic black and white horror film

We went through a spell of working through all the Toho Studios Kaiju movies when my older kid was younger and I've got to say that the original Godzilla (Gojira) is pretty awesome (with one of the all-time great soundtracks), but my favorite of the less-horrific ones is Mothra. That whole backstory with the two little fairies who call her, and the "Moth-uh-raAH" song - bizarrely great.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Evil Dead II
The Thing
Re-animator
Poltergeist
The Witch

 

[Elton]

An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
The Thing
28 Days Later
The Shining


Honorable mentions:

Jacob's Ladder
Deliverance
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Creepshow
Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man)
Suspiria
Evil Dead 1 and 2
Halloween
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Martyrs
Coraline
The Babadook
Rocky Horror Picture Show
American Psycho
Carrie

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Some issues there, methinks.

Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man)

A deranged masterpiece. Based on the italian comic strip Dylan Dog, whose creator actually based the look of his character on Rupert Everett, so them casting him in the movie was pretty much perfect.

Suspiria

I must try again with Argento. Wasn't grabbed by Suspiria and gave up on it.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

One of those movies I'm scared to watch. Funny to see Michael Rooker now appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

Martyrs

Another of those movies.

The Babadook

Gay icon. But again, the movie sounds like it's too much about the psychology of a depressed parent, which I will avoid. Not as much as We Need To Talk About Kevin, though. Being a parent closes off a lot of movies, I think.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

So many people love The Thing. I think it's by far and away Carpenter's best movie, and possibly Russell's too. Carpenter has a tendency to lapse into camp (especially in Escape From New York, which is good, and Big Trouble In Little China, which I do NOT like, seemingly alone in the world) which he completely avoids here. The gonzo special effects help too, of course. And that dog at the beginning is SUPER creepy.

 

[Elton]

Some issues there, methinks.

A deranged masterpiece. Based on the italian comic strip Dylan Dog, whose creator actually based the look of his character on Rupert Everett, so them casting him in the movie was pretty much perfect.

GNA!

Also my favorite snow globe movie of all time.

must try again with Argento. Wasn't grabbed by Suspiria and gave up on it.

In spite of some obvious low budget limitations, I found the atmosphere to have that rare feeling of a genuine encounter with the uncanny. Just like 'The Shining'. And that Goblin score is creepy as hell.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

And that Goblin score is creepy as hell.

Have you seen this?

 

[Elton]

Have you seen this?

Nope. I'll have to check it out.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I want to see this - just been restored after long being thought lost. James Whale's middle movie between Frankenstein and Bride:

Ordered it, watched it. It's awesome!

 

[Lanny]

Okay, I'll start:

American Werewolf in London
The Thing
Evil Dead II
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Alien

Just missing the cut:
Dead Alive (if you haven't seen Peter Jackson's ultimate zombie movie, you should really check it out)
Tremors
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original by Don Siegel)
Cat People (original by Jacques Tourneur)
Island of Lost Souls
Re-Animator
Night of the Living Dead
And a couple of slightly more obscure recent ones: the movie that was called The Revenant a couple of years before the DiCaprio one, plus Housebound

1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original);

2. The Thing (original);

3. Dawn of the Dead (original);

4. Alien;

5. Jurassic Park.

 

[Lanny]

A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Evil Dead II
Shaun of The Dead
Troll 2
Creepshow 2

The original Creepshow had it's great parts. Mainly the little beast in a box.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Do horror videos count?

 

[Lanny]

The Thing (Kurt Russell)
Aliens
The Day the Earth Stood Still (both versions)
The Fly (Goldblum version)
War of the Worlds (Cruise)
View attachment 16708 An alien landscape for your viewing pleasure....

I forgot the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. Great horror flick.

 

[Lanny]

An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
The Thing
28 Days Later
The Shining


Honorable mentions:

Jacob's Ladder
Deliverance
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Creepshow
Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man)
Suspiria
Evil Dead 1 and 2
Halloween
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Martyrs
Coraline
The Babadook
Rocky Horror Picture Show
American Psycho
Carrie

When I want the Babadook dead I'll send in John Wick.

 

[Lanny]

I forgot the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. Great horror flick.

That air horn was just the touch.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Do horror videos count?

No and Thank God HCP hasn't released his honeymoon video. Didn't tag him because I think he'll find his name anyway.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

That air horn was just the touch.

I figured he should have at least had an old points distributor laying around for the Mustang. At least they didn't wreck tons of them making the movie.

 

[dead247]

Puppet Master anyone? First time watching I was 10 or 11 and even then it kinda made me paranoid about some little murderous doll waiting for me upon opening a closet door or something.

 

[Lanny]

Okay, I'll start:

American Werewolf in London
The Thing
Evil Dead II
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Alien

Just missing the cut:
Dead Alive (if you haven't seen Peter Jackson's ultimate zombie movie, you should really check it out)
Tremors
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original by Don Siegel)
Cat People (original by Jacques Tourneur)
Island of Lost Souls
Re-Animator
Night of the Living Dead
And a couple of slightly more obscure recent ones: the movie that was called The Revenant a couple of years before the DiCaprio one, plus Housebound

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

 

[stampedehero]

Ordered it, watched it. It's awesome!

I thought it could have been the story of Greg Oden's knee rehab.

 

[stampedehero]

When I was really young (amazed to remember), Kronos freaked me out. I had nightmares for a long time and will probably get them again since I mentioned it. A large geometric cube with a pile driving cylinder smashing humans was upsetting to me. Check it out on utube. Only this could freak me out more.>

 

[Lanny]

When I was really young (amazed to remember), Kronos freaked me out. I had nightmares for a long time and will probably get them again since I mentioned it. A large geometric cube with a pile driving cylinder smashing humans was upsetting to me. Check it out on utube. Only this could freak me out more.>View attachment 18880 View attachment 18881

Hey, I was a kid when I saw Kronos. We were moving into a new home and I had to walk home alone from the movie theater to my new house, but my parent's had not moved in until the next day. I stayed awake all night with the light on. Looking back on it, it as a pretty hokie movie with nothing to scare me yet I was petrified that night. Think I was about 9.

 

[stampedehero]

Hey, I was a kid when I saw Kronos. We were moving into a new home and I had to walk home alone from the movie theater to my new house, but my parent's had not moved in until the next day. I stayed awake all night with the light on. Looking back on it, it as a pretty hokie movie with nothing to scare me yet I was petrified that night. Think I was about 9.

Since then, I have an aversion to geometry.lol