Top 50 Horror Movies

[monkeyskin]

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*

 

[Sicy]

Yep, a lot of those scared the living crap out of me when I was younger lol.

 

[tiny dancer]

I don't like to watch horror movies by myself.

 

[Carmelu2fan]

These are the movies that scared the BAJEEZUS out of me
in order:
1. The Exorcist
2.The Thing
3.Halloween
4.Texas Chain Saw(78)
5.Hellraiser
6.Nightmare on Elm Street
7.Salems Lot
8.Psycho
9.The Howling
10.Alien

 

[DeadMansParty]

they left out alot of great B- Horror films, such as all the Creature Double Feature ones.

screaming skull
bucket of blood
last man on earth
attack of the giant leeches

 

[Carek1230]

I like the good old black & whites.....the vampire flicks and Night of the Living Dead

 

[FlyYourKite]

Good list! Some of these are indeed truly creepy and disturbing

 

[Total U2 Nut]

Saw scared me shitless, that should be up there.... I don't know why I even watch scary movies, I hate them....

 

[Sparkysgrrrl]

That list is kind of weird... 'I spit on your grave' anyone?
But I guess that's more just disturbing than anything, and it was banned in the Uk, so nevermind lol

And I still haven't seen Susperia and I hear nothing but good things about it.

 

[daafish]

I guess Scanners isn't considered a horror flick? Went to this one when I was little and I had to cover my eyes a few times.

The shining, I prefered the remake. In the original, Jack seemed a little looney even before he went looney

 

[bammo2]

scanners

I remember watching that exploding head bit on frame by frame on my VCR. Why I don't know. Maybe I just wanted to freak myself out slowly

 

[Carmelu2fan]

scanners

I remember watching that exploding head bit on frame by frame on my VCR. Why I don't know. Maybe I just wanted to freak myself out slowly

Your avatar scared me

 

[Irishteen]

4. Dawn of the Dead

Brillant film, i love Zombie films

 

[monkeyskin]

I guess Scanners isn't considered a horror flick? Went to this one when I was little and I had to cover my eyes a few times.

The shining, I prefered the remake. In the original, Jack seemed a little looney even before he went looney

They mentioned the head explodey bit in their favourite horror scenes sub section.

And The Shining is the one film on there that creeps me out the most.

 

[Hewson]

How did "Embrace of the Vampire" not make the list?
While not a great film, it had some of Alysssa Milano's great assets on full display, which should make any top 50 list.

And on a serious note, Blair Witch at 14 and The Omen only an honorable mention...c'mon now. The Omen was 100x the film that Blair Witch was.

 

[yimou]

Texas Chainsaw


I have always been curious about Cannibal Holocaust. Have anyone seen it?