Best Horror Movies of All Time?

Original "Wicker Man" for me.

"The Changeling" w. George C. Scott. Not a gore-fest, no chainsaws, but scary as heck. And, all the characters, living and dead, had reasons for what they did. Not nice reasons, but reasons.

Never saw The Changeling. Will have to check that out

RedRajah said:

Original "Wicker Man" for me.

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Original "Ringu". Almost didn't make it to the end.

Besides Exorcist, I think the original Thing movie and both versions of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Guess that was more suspense than horror..

The Thing, Alien, Saw, Woman in Black...

Saw, The Orphanage, Insidious, Sinister, The Babadook, Evil Dead 2, and The Others for me. My taste in horror films is more towards the newer ones, but it feels like they make so few good ones these days.

Also, although it's not technically a horror film, Inland Empire might be the most unsettling/scary film I've ever seen. I watched it when I was 18 or so, and even though I have nerves of steel when it comes to horror movies, I literally couldn't watch the whole movie in the dark.

The Exorcist scared me; I saw it at a theater and had to sleep with my bedroom door open for 2 weeks. It loses something on tv. Texas Chainsaw Massacre scared me, though I wouldn't really list it as a good horror movie. The Thing was good, first version and also the second version with Kurt Russell. Alien is good, but the original Halloween is probably the best.

The Changeling (George C. Scott) is fantastic. The Others, The Babadook, Blair Witch Project, Insidious, The Exorcist (cheesy now but conceptually still terrifying), Pan's Labyrinth (although not really horror), It Follows, The Ring, Texas Chainsaw (original), Cabin in the Woods... It depends what you're looking for, although I tend to find movies scarier when you see nothing and things unfold slowly than a lot of action and carnage (although the first Saw movie has such a great ending).

Nosferatu (1922).

Texas Chainsaw (original). That movie actually didn't have a lot of gore or blood. When Leatherface slams that door closed and you hear the bones breaking... Gah! I hate that sound--creeps me out.

I have so many favorite horror movies! Nosferatu is my all-time favorite, but I love some of the newer ones as well: Insidious, Cabin in the Woods, From Dusk til Dawn, Alien, Predator, The Conjuring, Texas Chainsaw 3D (I didn't see it in 3D, but I did love it--Alexandra Daddario was a great lead).

"Something Wicked This Way Comes"!

The Elm Streets and 'It' were so good I had to completely stop watching horror movies for about 5 years to recover. (And to stop imagining that clowns were hiding behind every door and under every bed.) And I was very used to watching horror films! Bloody clowns...

I prefer horror films with 'real' effects, like The Thing and American Werewolf in London. As opposed to totally CGI. Much, much scarier.

Lord of the Flies.

Gigli.

I'd probably put The Descent in there somewhere. Certainly it's one of the best recent ones.

And mmmaybe Martyrs? The original French version, obv. That's the darkest movie I've ever seen (and I hope it stays that way).

Alien and The Thing for me, easy. Never seen anything like them before or since.

I had to do a Joey from Friends with the Alien videotapes when I was a kid. Didn't keep them in the fridge, but I made sure they were on a high shelf under something heavy.

I do love a well-done horror film. I think it's the hardest kind of film to get right.

One of my all-time favorites is a horror-comedy that managed to be both hilarious and properly scary - Severance.

The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Thing, The Others are some excellent ones. I will always love the original Poltergeist. The Ring and The Descent are two of the scariest. In more recent years, I liked The Cabin in the Woods, Mama, Occulus, The Conjuring, and the first Insidious film. 28 Days Later, the old Amityville Horror, the early Final Destination films, Paranormal Activity, I could go on and on... oh wait. Too late.

The Exorcist and Silence of the Lambs.

Horror is my favorite movie genre, so you are definitely not alone. My personal faves of all time are:

Poltergeist
Scream
The Cell
Aliens
Paranormal Activity
Flatliners
Candy Man
Nightmare on Elm Street (the original)
Fire in the Sky


Gah! There are so many, I could sit here all day naming them. I actually have a Pinterest Board dedicated to just horror movies!

mellymel said:

Flatliners

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I never considered Flatliners to be a horror movie ( I couldn't tell you why), but it IS a very good movie; I have it on dvd. That opening line -- "Today is a good day to die." --is definitely a winner.