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What is your favorite Horror movie?

Posted by thefly • 5/30/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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What are some of your guys favorite horror movies or maybe just some you recommend? I love horror movies and its really hard to find some good horror nowadays.

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5/30/08

tamalds

Not horror, but its spine chilling! SAW 1, 2

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1. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  I like Saw 1 only because it was creative and inventive in its deaths. It went for the jugular in its gore and created the genre "Torture Porn," a genre I'm not really fond of because it would rather gross you out than really scare you.
2. 6/09/09
  
  psshakkottai
  
  My God! I saw this discussion yesterday and thought I'll watch SAW1 based on your recommendation...and IT WAS SOOOO SCARY! not because it was horror...rather was the torture that was terrible!! I wouldn't recommend that for someone who can't withstand to see torture...which I am...somehow I still watched it in between just with the hope that the guys will escape, that would give me a sense of relief! and will NEVER WATCH SUCH MOVIES EVER AGAIN!!...But your choice is just right for someone who enjoys horror mixed with spine chilling...and don't mind the torture....Its just that I'm too weak hearted for such things...maybe its not for girls! I guess I was just looking for a silly horror movie just enough to scare me...Thanks anyways....:)
5/30/08

kdawg68

Alien - the original. "In space, no one can hear you scream."

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1. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  That's good one. Have you seen "Event Horizon" with Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Also a very good horror space movie. It really succeeds in creating that claustophobic feel of space and melds it with horror mythos and hidden biblical meanings making for a great watch; especially the scene where the ship's log displays to the rescue crew what happened to the previous crew members. Chilling; that scene still gives me chills.
5/30/08

wehireu

I rather liked Alien, it scared me so much that I had to leave the theater as a teenager.

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5/30/08

Lucyvp

American Werewolf in London, which I'm hunting for right now cos I haven't watched it in ages.

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5/30/08

beinki

How about Hostel. A combination of saw and Munich.

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5/30/08

ThriftShopRomantic

For humorous horror:
Army of Darkness
Tremors
Bubba Ho-Tep
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

For actual horror:
The Fog (original)
Sleepy Hollow (sorta crossover, I guess.)
Poltergeist

Some classic horror suspense:
-Psycho
-Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

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5/30/08

JillSaxon

Gigli and Glitter. They scared me, anyway.

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5/30/08

fineartathome

House on Haunted Hill (Original). But you had to be there.

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5/30/08

Puffmatty

Alien and American Werewolf....there, wolf. OK, then Young Frankentein and Evil Dead II are pretty damn funny

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5/30/08

telSTAR

I have watched The Exorcist so many times & still enjoy it. It scares me everytime - best watched alone in a creepy house with the lights out!

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1. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  The Exorcist is my all time favorite horror movie. I agree, you really need to sit down and watch that movie; looking for the hidden symbolism as you watch in a lot of the shots makes it even creepier.
5/30/08

stilesjp

John Carpenter's The Thing. It's brilliant.

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1. 5/30/08
  
  fineartathome
  
  The Thing was pretty good. But Carpenter missed a chance exploiting a subplot about the dog. A friend and I watched that movie a dozen times in the theater trying to figure out who the next victim would be but Carpenter left no clues. The ending was pretty limp, too. But for overall grossness and shock appeal, The Thing wins the Bucket of Blood Award. The Jody Foster flicks simply suck.
2. 5/30/08
  
  stilesjp
  
  Which Jodie Foster films...?
3. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  I think he might mean "Silence of the Lambs" which I liked, "Panic Room" and probably others. I liked "The Thing" it was the first time you saw something really jaw dropping. You never knew what you were going to see next. It really is a study on the human character which makes it so good.
5/30/08

wandadog13

Plan B from Outer Space (only kidding)

The one that made me jump the most was probably Jaws (as a kid) when the face pops out of the chewed up boat.

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5/30/08

wenfri

Here's and oldie but goodie

Anyone ever watched the BLOB

Love the Steven King movies.

Cujo
Carrie
SAlem's Lot
Christine
Tommyknockers
Misery
Needful Things
The Langoliers

course I do like other horroe flicks as well but he is my fac

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1. 5/30/08
  
  fineartathome
  
  The Blob was great (through the eyes of this six-year-old).
  
  The Langoliers, another Steven King nightmare. Wasn't that a made-for-TV movie? Very unique with some decent special effects. Lots of tension. Good entertainment.
2. 5/30/08
  
  wenfri
  
  Yup that was about the correct age IN Black and White too LOL
5/30/08

brigid

I really don't go into horror, but for years my Mom told me, emphatically, NOT to watch Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Apparently she'd seen it and ended up staying up until 3am playing Scrabble with Dad.

I saw it and thought it was one of the greatest movies ever.

Then again, I watch documentaries on hauntings and the paranormal.

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5/30/08

focusorganic

I am a zombie movie fanatic. Dead Alive would be one. It's that comedy horror stuff but it's got the most fake blood I have ever seen and it's great for my immature side (zombie sex!). Sean of the Dead is awesome, another comedy horror. I loved 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, the 1980 version of The Shining, the 1979 version of The Amityville Horror, and that newer movie 30 Days of Night was pretty good. And I think I have the largest zombie movie collection known to man.

I don't think I could pick a favorite...

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1. 5/30/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Oh, Shaun of the Dead-- I can't BELIEVE I forgot to list that one.
2. 5/31/08
  
  focusorganic
  
  Lol TSR... I can't believe I misspelled Shaun! Considering how many times I've seen that movie... I should have it memorized line for line now.
  
  And I just noticed I spelled in wrong in the other thread, too! I don't even know anyone who spells it Sean, lol.
5/30/08

wenfri

Hey wait what about

The Birds!!!

First time I ever watched it was again in Black and White.

Started babysitting the next year or so later. It happened to be on again. So after the kids were sleeping I watched it again.

OMG it was in colur. I darn near freaked out. Course I was all of 11 or 12 then

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1. 5/30/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I just saw The Birds last night for the first time in about 15 years!
  
  It was fascinating how the bird effects were done, given the time the movie was made.
2. 5/30/08
  
  lordiwanttobewhole
  
  The birds was terrifying for me.
  
  Alfred Hitcock and Stephen King are my favorite horror story tellers!
5/30/08

posterdistrict

The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Still creeps me out!

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1. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  I agree, its something about that grainy home video that made it work so well.
5/30/08

tillie

It looks like the new movie 'stangers' sounds scary.
gotomovies.blogspot.com/

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5/30/08

thefly

Alfred Hitchcock would be more suspense but he has been so influential in today's horror cinema. A lot of his ideas are still being rehashed by hollywood. He was a master at striking a deep chord, too bad directors today are still trying to learn his technique instead of mastering it.

Check out Quarantine, its a remake of a movie from Spain called REC. Here's the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNnZTMpZvNE

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5/30/08

AmyOops

attack of the killer tomatoes (has george clooney in i too)

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1. 5/30/08
  
  thefly
  
  Ive actually seen that one but I think you mean "Return of the killer tomatoes" has George Clooney. A lot of big name actors get their start in horror movies, you'd be surprised at how many big names were in b-horror movies. Matthew McConaughey was in Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jennifer Aniston was in "Leprechaun," John Travolta in "Carrie", the list goes on.
5/30/08

DrowseyMonkey

Ever see, "When a Stranger Calls"? When the babysitter is in the house, and the phone rings ... and the police tell her "the call's coming from inside the house" DAMN! That still scares me. That was a good movie.

I actualy did a post around Halloween of my top 10 favs, here it is:
drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_30.html

As for new movies ... ever see "Disturbia" ? It was a good one. Based on Hitchcock's "Rear View Mirror". It's worth watching.

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5/30/08

davet

i'd vote the original friday the 13th. when that kid comes out of the water at the end...almost gave me dirty underwear.

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5/30/08

jackpayne

Any George Clooney movie.

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5/31/08

chicky401

Hellraiser 1 and 2

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5/31/08

G8rbryan

Loved "The Howling" as a kid.
Don't care for horror flicks now.

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5/31/08

kaguvkov

"Hills have eyes"..very brutal movie..

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5/31/08

harvey96

The ring. Japanese version.

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5/31/08

DrowseyMonkey

I just watched '1408' based on stephen king's novel. I'm not a huge king fan, but I gotta say it was a good movie.

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5/31/08

DrowseyMonkey

I just watched '1408' based on stephen king's novel. I'm not a huge king fan, but I gotta say it was a good movie.

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5/31/08

faithbowie

It's so hard to choose only one, I'm such a big fan of The Eye and The Eye 2, and Ju-on. Kairo was fabulous, Carrie, The Wishing Stairs, Halloween, Ryeong, etc., but I think I'll have to go with Ringu being my favorite. A lot of people complain about it's slow pace, but I personally love the building up of suspense and subtleness.

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6/01/08

fstasu

I think the older horror movies are much more suspenseful, but there are a few today that can get your nerves tingling. I love the old movies with Vincent Price like, "House on Haunted Hill" and "House of Wax", both excellent for their time. As the years passed I found that "Psycho" was on that list, as is "The Birds", but any Hitchcock movie is worth watching. Then there was "Carrie", and now "The Ring", "Signs", and "Saw". Most of the slasher flicks are predictable and boring. "The Exorcist" was a bore mainly because I had read the book before seeing the movie and the movie just didn't have the impact the book did. If you look hard enough, off the beaten path, there are a lot of good horror movies out there, but I find, and this is only my humble opinion, most of today horrors flicks fall short of the thrill factor that the older ones did.

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1. 6/02/08
  
  thefly
  
  I agree, they just dont make 'em like they used to.
11/11/08

IglooKeeper

They certainly don't make them like they used to. Which is why my horror blog contains everything from Universal Monsters to the present day! I don't want to brag but it's great:

www.igloooftheuncanny.blogspot.com

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11/11/08

lordsomber

Definitely Evil Dead 2... it's also my favourite comedy.

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11/14/08

IglooKeeper

The correct answer is actually The Wolf Man.

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11/14/08

exinco

saw series(latest SAW 5), wrong turn

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11/14/08

sisterofmercy

It's hardly a horror but I do love Sleepy Hollow, very atmospheric and the bad fake British accents make me laugh.

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11/14/08

hermanblog

hantu jeruk purut (indonesian horor movie

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11/14/08

RenegadeFilmSnob

You really can't beat the classics I have to say "Nosferatu" and "Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari".

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1. 11/14/08
  
  wastedlola
  
  word!
11/14/08

flamingpoodle

For the moment I really love The Addiction by Abel Ferrara:
necrofiles.blogspot.com/2008/06/review-of-abel-ferraras-addiction-1995.html

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2/24/09

Rockbot

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (The Remake), Event Horizon, Cube, Saw, Dawn of the Dead (Remake), TCM 2, Friday the 13th Part 6 Jason Lives and the Final Chapter. I am not much on anything older than the 70's. Some of the supposed classics bore me to tears. Last House on the Left (the original) wasn't great. Neither was I Spit on your Grave (not shocking compared to anything now).
horrorhideout.com

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2/25/09

kroegergirl

Any of the Nightmare on Elm Streets and there was one that I cant remember the name of it but there is a husband and a wife who live in the attic as dolls and they created this minature dolls that run around killing people...one is a skeleton that carries knives, one has a little head and big arms and the other has a screw on top of his head

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2/25/09

dinsquared

Rosemary's Baby. Creeps me out every time. They just don't make them like that anymore.

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