monkeyskin
Refugee
The new issue of Total Film (UK) has their new list of the '50 Greatest Horror Movies of all Time':
50. Hellraiser
49. The Beyond
48. Nekromantik
47. Eraserhead
46. Hour of the Wolf
45. Braindead / Dead Alive
44. The Descent
43. The Sect
42. Targets
41. Scream
40. The Plague of the Zombies
39. Candyman
38. Vampyr
37. The Howling
36. Martin
34. Inferno
34. Dead Ringers
33. Les Diaboliques
32. The Devil Rides Out
31. The Innocents
30. Shivers
29. Audition
28. Day of Blood
27. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
26. Night of the Demon
25. An American Werewolf in London
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street
23. Switchblade Romance
22. Curse of the Cat People
21. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
20. Bride of Frankenstein
19. Alien
18. Peeping Tom
17. The Evil Dead
16. The Haunting (1963)
15. Witchfinder General
14. The Blair Witch Project
13. The Exorcist
12. Carrie
11. The Thing (1982)
10. Cannibal Holocaust
9. Don't Look Now
8. Rosemary's Baby
7. The Wicker Man
6. Psycho (1960)
5. The Shining
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
3. Susperia
2. Halloween
1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2003... just joking, 1974)
(Dis)Honourable Mentions: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu, Dracula (1958), Eyes Without a Face, The Omen, Poltergeist, Videodrome, Re-Animator, Ringu, The Sixth Sense.
Thoughts, comments, personal amendments?
It was nice to see a large mix of horrors in there, from psychological terrors to Italian spletterfests. And with only one remake in the list, it also holds true the opinion that most remakes are completely unnecessary. I was suprised to see Exorcist outside of the top ten. I don't really have a problem with it, just surprised I really don't think Switchblade Romance should have been placed so high though - I watched it just this Sunday and while shocking, I doubt it will be remembered in five years time. Props to Braindead though *grins*
50. Hellraiser
49. The Beyond
48. Nekromantik
47. Eraserhead
46. Hour of the Wolf
45. Braindead / Dead Alive
44. The Descent
43. The Sect
42. Targets
41. Scream
40. The Plague of the Zombies
39. Candyman
38. Vampyr
37. The Howling
36. Martin
34. Inferno
34. Dead Ringers
33. Les Diaboliques
32. The Devil Rides Out
31. The Innocents
30. Shivers
29. Audition
28. Day of Blood
27. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
26. Night of the Demon
25. An American Werewolf in London
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street
23. Switchblade Romance
22. Curse of the Cat People
21. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
20. Bride of Frankenstein
19. Alien
18. Peeping Tom
17. The Evil Dead
16. The Haunting (1963)
15. Witchfinder General
14. The Blair Witch Project
13. The Exorcist
12. Carrie
11. The Thing (1982)
10. Cannibal Holocaust
9. Don't Look Now
8. Rosemary's Baby
7. The Wicker Man
6. Psycho (1960)
5. The Shining
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
3. Susperia
2. Halloween
1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2003... just joking, 1974)
(Dis)Honourable Mentions: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu, Dracula (1958), Eyes Without a Face, The Omen, Poltergeist, Videodrome, Re-Animator, Ringu, The Sixth Sense.
Thoughts, comments, personal amendments?
It was nice to see a large mix of horrors in there, from psychological terrors to Italian spletterfests. And with only one remake in the list, it also holds true the opinion that most remakes are completely unnecessary. I was suprised to see Exorcist outside of the top ten. I don't really have a problem with it, just surprised I really don't think Switchblade Romance should have been placed so high though - I watched it just this Sunday and while shocking, I doubt it will be remembered in five years time. Props to Braindead though *grins*