Favorite Horror movies

[JennyMominRI]

It's great, there was a line in the Movie STARE INTO THESE EYES...I would give my younger sister an a evil look and say the line from the movie and she would start to cry...I can just start saying it now years later and she get's all flustered telling me to STOP. Yes I love that movie.

Actually,I think I saw it years ago... Do they tie her to a tree and put an iron maiden mask on her face?

 

[Planogirl]

I like so many types of horror films that it's hard to just pick one. One area I haven't explored much yet is the Italian horror flicks that are being mentioned here but I'm sure that I'll get to them

I like Hitchcock's films but the only one that scares me is The Birds. That one takes me back to some of the great creature features like Them (another favorite) and The Fly.

I adore some of the old Vincent Price movies and the Hammer films particularly those with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are big time favorites. The scare factor was hit or miss with these but they were always fun IMO.

Halloween is VERY good particularly considering its budget and so is The Fog (original), The Haunting (original and probably my biggest favorite if I HAVE to choose), Aliens and Wait Until Dark (again the original). I don't see why so many of these good movies are being remade.

Favorite modern movies include The Ring or Ringu (I like them both!) and Signs. And then there's little unknown gems like Dead Birds and Lost Voyage too.

I could go on and on. Oops, I did!!!

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

I believe they did, I remember spiders crawling out of the Mask after she died...It's been a long time.

 

[JennyMominRI]

I like so many types of horror films that it's hard to just pick one. One area I haven't explored much yet is the Italian horror flicks that are being mentioned here but I'm sure that I'll get to them

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If Gore is not your thing,skip Argento
If it's really important that your horror movie has an actual plot,Skip Argento.
Argento is a master with color and with his use of cameras..His moies are supposed to be like nightmares,visually heightened and non-sensical.. ilm students watch his movies for his use of color music and wide pan shots.. John Carpenters Halloween Score was influenced By Argentos movies,as were films that use color and sets like he does,like Scarface.. His movies are like looking at a painting..In fact Profondo Rosso,considered by many to be his masterpiece ,He actually recreates an Edward Hopper painting.
If you can't take gore,stay away... and don't watch anything made after 19865 or that is not released by Anchor Bay
Try Profondo Rosso , Suspuria, Inferno or Tenebre

If anyone here likes zombie movies you must see Shaun of the Dead..It's the nest zombie movie since the original Dawn of the Dead

 

[Planogirl]

I loved Shaun of the Dead!!! It was a riot.

I've seen Suspiria so I understand. As for gore, I don't mind it to some extent but only if it's on the small screen. That's why I haven't seen Hostel yet.

 

[JennyMominRI]

I loved Shaun of the Dead!!! It was a riot.

I've seen Suspiria so I understand. As for gore, I don't mind it to some extent but only if it's on the small screen. That's why I haven't seen Hostel yet.

I know the head zombie guy..the one they trow the records at andattack with the baseball bat

 

[JennyMominRI]

I loved Shaun of the Dead!!! It was a riot.

I've seen Suspiria so I understand. As for gore, I don't mind it to some extent but only if it's on the small screen. That's why I haven't seen Hostel yet.

To add to this. I wonder if you've seen the uncut Suspuria,as it was VERY hard to get for year.
I just feel I should warn people before they watch Argento,because he can be a bit of a shock to someone who has seen mostly 1990's type horror..He's not for everyone

 

[Planogirl]

To add to this. I wonder if you've seen the uncut Suspuria,as it was VERY hard to get for year.
I just feel I should warn people before they watch Argento,because he can be a bit of a shock to someone who has seen mostly 1990's type horror..He's not for everyone

It was likely a cut version but I recall how "different" it was.

 

[Just2554]

The Exorcist! It's the only horror movie that's ever scared me.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

OK JennymominRI, since you are into the wierd horror, have you seen "The Kingdom" (Danish version)?

If I had to pick foreign, that would be my choice. Very intriguing movie.

 

[JennyMominRI]

OK JennymominRI, since you are into the wierd horror, have you seen "The Kingdom" (Danish version)?

If I had to pick foreign, that would be my choice. Very intriguing movie.

No,but I'll keep my eyes open for it

 

[Stacerita]

The Exorcist! It's the only horror movie that's ever scared me.

 

[GoofyDad869]

I'm not a huge horror movie fan, but here's some from over the years (sort of in chronological order)...

"The Amityville Horror" - The 1979 version (I didn't see the remake from last year). The book was chilling.
"The Shining" - Jack N. Rocks!
"Alien" & "Alien 2" - The first movie was just groundbreaking, and the sequel was just as gripping.
"Halloween" - I agree with what others have said.
"Silence of the Lambs" - The whole Buffalo Bill / Hannibal / Clarice is so weirdly unsettling. Not sure if you'd call this a horror flick or a psychological thriller. It was gory enough to classify as horror, in my opinion. "Red Dragon" is an excellent book, but I haven't seen the movie yet. I'll probably get it on DVD sometime for cheap.
"28 Days Later" - I can't remember being as scared / jumpy as when I watched this one for the first time. Mostly abandoned London, the church scene, abandoned army roadblocks - and the final ending suggestion...
"Shaun of the Dead" - Didn't take itself too seriously.

Do you remember an old movie called "Bloodlust"? It was one of Robert Reed's (Dad on 'Brady Bunch') first movies - if not THE first. I was watching the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of it the other night. Very cheesy movie in itself, but the MST3k treatment is so funny...

Ever read any H.P. Lovecraft?
Personal note: Do you remember remember a 1987 movie called "The Curse"? It's a pretty badly done B-movie (very suitable for MST3k treatment), and it could have been released as "The Well" or "The Farm", depending on where & how it was released. It was directed by David Keith, and was filmed on & near KAMommy's maternal g-parents homestead in Tellico Plains TN (David Keith owns a farm there also). Claude Akins and Wil Wheaton were the 'stars' of the movie. It was based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Colour out of Space". The head of cattle in the background shots are my father-in-law's - I've most probably got some of those cattle's descendents in my freezer as I'm typing this. How's that for horror? (from the cattle's point of view, anyway...)

 

[JerryMoCricketsGal]

Evil Dead...for such a low budget movie, it had that little something that scared the doo doo out of me for some reason...lol

As far as parody horror movies...there was one done in the 80's (I think) called Student Bodies...DEFINITELY worth watching..it's hilarious.

Anyone else seen it? It's the one where the killer kills people with Horse Head book ends made in wood shop...lol

 

[Planogirl]

Oh yes! Bruce Campbell. How did I ever leave him off my list. He's super.

 

[lulugirl]

I love horror movies, my three favorites are:
Alien
Halloween
The Fog

 

[Sparx]

Class beats Krass. You can only slice and dice so many times before it gets repetitive and boring. I like creative, psychological, and intelligent horror movies. Don't get me wrong, I love a good slasher, but make it an interesting one. Give it a twist.
I'm naturally a jumpy, twitchy person, but I like something that can make me jump up out of my seat.

 

[Tigger113]

My favorite scary movies are movies about people Stalking others. Example: A guy stalking a Babysitter watching their every move.

 

[MinnieM3]

Evil Dead...for such a low budget movie, it had that little something that scared the doo doo out of me for some reason...lol

As far as parody horror movies...there was one done in the 80's (I think) called Student Bodies...DEFINITELY worth watching..it's hilarious.

Anyone else seen it? It's the one where the killer kills people with Horse Head book ends made in wood shop...lol

You are the ONLY person I've EVER "met" who's heard/seen Student Bodies which is so so so funny! It's sick and hysterical! I love it!

Favorite Horror---- #1 is WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (REMAKE COMING FEB. 3RD!!!)
#2 HALLOWEEN (ORIGINAL)

#3 EXORCIST

 

[disney50fam]

mine are and not in order...
LOST BOYS
Psycho
The Shining
The Haunting
A nightmare on elm st
Amityville
Carrie
Cojo
Pet cemetery