Best horror movies you've ever watched?
 

So what was your best horror movies ? feels like sharing it?
okay mine was "nightmare on elm street" I don't even know how do I feel liking on it but maybe it's so adventurous in a way.well just enjoying it even until now.. so give me some of yours that maybe I'll have a liking too..

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I'm not a massive fan of the genre but would say these are the ones I enjoyed most:

A Tale of Two sisters
The Shining
Jaws
Alien
The Eyes of My Mother
Suspiria
The Neon Demon

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Horror is my favourite genre, so this is just a base list and by no means comprehensive:

Black Christmas (1974)
Halloween (1978)
The Omen (1976)
Damien Omen II
Dogs
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Kingdom of the Spiders
Alien
Halloween II (1981)
The Fog (1980)
Alligator
The Brood
American Werewolf in London
Poltergeist (1982)
Psycho II
Halloween III
Nightmare on Elm Street (84)
Wild Beasts
Cat's Eye
Fright Night (85)
Fright Night Part II (88)
Aliens
LINK
Stagefright (87)
The Stepfather (87)
Child's Play
Halloween 4
Maniac Cop
Arachnophobia
Silence of the Lambs
Wolf
Scream
Scream 2
Scream 3
Scream 4
Halloween H20
Mimic
Sleepy Hollow
The Ring
Shaun of the Dead
Severance
Trick R Treat
Let the Right One In
Absentia
Oculus
Hush
The Conjuring
The Conjuring 2
Annabelle Creation
Howl
Ouija Origin of Evil
Bone Tomahawk
Cabin in the Woods

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The Exorcist
Alien
and
The Ring

The Entity (1982).

Highly rec Peter Tscherkassky's short Outer Space where he reworks this film
https://vimeo.com/27753205

Oh thanks for that – I'll have a look later :).

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Love a good horror. The exorcist is great and effective today. Rosemary’s baby is also great, so is Jaws. Modern day best I’d hand to the Conjuring 1.

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the entity
suspiria
insidious chapter 1
poltergeist
a nightmare on elm street
they live
the ninth gate
candy man and candyman farewell to the flesh
hellraiser
rosemary s baby
the shining
the changeling
prince of darkness
excorcist and exorcist 3
excorcism of emily rose

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I never share my favorite sick horror films with people I don't know.

yeah they will come bite ya lol

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Suspiria
Let the Right One In
The Descent
It Follows
American Mary
Ginger Snaps

I sent that to Velvet and he said it gave him a mini seizure and now he has head problems :eek:

It's great, much better than The Entity.

Some people just get a bit strange and judgie.

To the op - I watched Baskin the other night. Not bad for a directorial debut but depends on how disturbing you want to go. Horror comedy might be a better way for you to go, though.

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Hororr was the first genre I fell in love with .

Nightmare on Elm Street (84)
Halloween (78)
Scream
The Changeling
Psycho
Halloween 2, 4, and 7
Insidious
The Conjuring 1 and 2
The Exorcist
The Birds
IT (2017)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
REC

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The Conjuring, probably. The sequel was great as well; follow-ups from good horror films tend to have mediocre written all over them, but I loved that one.

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The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. First saw it when I was 12 and while it wasn't the gory scary, it totally messed with my head. Especially the dinner scene where the Sawyers play a complete mindf**k with Sally Hardesty as they have her tied down on the chair.

YES! Hanging the girl on the meat hook did me in. I think I cried.

And the scene where Leatherface comes up on Sally's boyfriend after he discovers the girl in the freezer...I saw from many documentaries that the actor's reaction before Leatherface's kill shot was genuine. He literally was scared as heck! LOL

Oh damn, that movie was the first and last movie to freak me out so much. One of my brothers told me he ran out of the cinema half way to vomit because it was a real story. I was living out in the bush on a horse stud at the time and was very easily spooked. Then when Wolf Creek came out I was living near Belanglo State Forest. Didnt scare me at all which was disppointing.

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1. Funny Games (1997)
2. The Witch
3. Wait Until Dark
4. The Blair Witch Project +
5. [REC] +
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers +
7. The Wicker Man (1973) +

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The Ring still scares me to this day. Since then we've kind of been inundated with the creepy Japanese remakes but when the Ring came out it was so new and original.

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The Thing
The Fly
Alien
Jaws
Videodrome
Eraserhead

No when I share with someone it's for that person only....I have shared things with ppl here but I tell them it's for them only.

I was abused relentlessly on another forum for saying I thought A Serbian Film was well made for the genre, by someone who had never seen it and was calling for it to be banned (which it then was but I dont think it had much to do with her letter campaign to the christian Wont You Think Of The Children Lobby Group)

Is that the remake you mean or the Japanese Ringu? I liked the remake better personally.

It's not that often that I'll see something and react so badly against it but it happened with this. I just found it unwatchable, sadly – worse still the distortions gave me an idea for reinventing the scenes that would have been far more scary and a better complement to the film.

One of the many YouTube reactions stood out for me so I'm posting it here:

Exactly what I thought. You may know the film well enough to decode what's happening but it's better if, as a viewer, you can process something clearly without that.

Hey-ho :(.

I would say "A Serbian Film" is extreme cinema..not really a horror film. I own the DVD. Extreme cinema is more shocking than how horror makes one feel. I have seen a pornographic horror film which makes one feel unnerved and sick more than scared.

Definitely Extreme genre. It didnt scare me. Just really upset me for days. Put me on a real downer, but that didnt stop me rewatching it. Not a joyful experience, that's for sure, although some viewers found it really funny. I cant see the humour but we all have different PoVs

I enjoy extreme cinema but I love the adrenaline feel of horror.

Yes. I enjoy sprinklings of extreme in between my usual viewing to make me feel emotions I dont normally feel on a day to day basis eg ASF made me cry internally for days. Horror I watch for the scare factor because it's fun, but dont think a movie has scared me for a long time. Maybe The Strangers and The Tunnel - I watched both about 3am with all the lights out when my husband was away for work. Got really spooked by both. It was more the atmosphere I set up than anything you know, creeky floorboards, surround sound and banging on the door came from the direction of my front door behind me. Laughed a lot about that when Mr D got home.

Nothing has made me feel uncomfortable or scared in a lonnngg time. Maybe because I have seen the worst type of film anyone can watch. I'm numb to everything even the real horrors of life.

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Just reading some of the others posts, I left out some big ones. Scream, The Descent and Blair Witch project are fantastic. So disappointing at what Scream turned into. The original was generally frightening imo.

Edit Texas chainsaw massacre

many of the films u mentioned are not horror movies my friend, these are scifi horror, and videodrome is totally out of it, the only one u mentioned as horror is jaws

the entity for me is one of the best horror films ever, very very good film

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wrtong thread.

No order -

Antichrist
Cannibal Holocaust
Pieces
City of the Living Dead
Sleepaway Camp
The Innocents
Last House on the Left
Suspiria
der Todesking

Haven’t seen a lot of them. Does cannibal holocaust stand the test of time like Texas c m does?

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I would say so. Great soundtrack too.

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i have to say i really enjoyed a movie i recently saw after a while as a rewatch, texas chainsaw massacre remake. its very gripping and generally disturbinf

My favourite horror films are IT '17 and Texas Chain Saw Massacre '74. Talk about freaky.

Thanks. Will see it soon.

Very dated, Larry. All the actors are woeful and their characters are completely unlikable, and I'm glad Deodata got dragged through the courts. One scene looked realistic enough to make me think at the time it was snuff, though. I kept replaying it in disbelief. The only thing I liked about it is it got me onto extreme genre and to reading about how controversial they were at the time.

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Well I think it's a masterpiece, but I will say it's very intense Larry and if you don't want to see anything like real animal cruelty, don't watch it. It's up to you though, I don't know how you handle that stuff. It's a very affecting movie for me personally.

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Ahhhh....to give you some perspective. I watched the Green Inferno last year and liked it haha. That was brutal. I guess it might be a bit difficult given the animal cruelty but I'm not a vegetarian......

Thanks for both of you reply. Will give it a watch out of curiosity and hopefully won't be traumatized.

That's cool and you're allowed. I was very pissed off with how members of the crew allegedly treated the indigenous on set so I no doubt went in with a chip on my shoulder. Certainly worth a look though

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The Shining
Videodrome
Possession
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Repulsion
The Exorcist
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Them
Secuestrados
Evil Dead

I dont think I've seen that. Will put it on my list

videodrome ans henry portrait of a serial killer are not horror movies man. wrong thread

Dawn of the Dead. Despite the humor it's a grimy horror and very freaked out, esp with Goblin's pitchy score.

Horror genre is the largest with the most sub genres. You're being a bit ramboish, rambo. Put your guns down, man. Not worth getting into an argy over.

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I also liked the original Sleepaway Camp. While it looks like an obvious Friday the 13th style movie, it was that twist at the end of the film that just was completely jaw-dropping!

but it s spot on man, im not saying anythinf wrong, these movies are not horror movies at all..

I know you're not sying nything is wrong with them. What is your definition, and do you disagree with J.A.Cuddon's definition: Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing".[1] It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.

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Silence of the Lambs
The Shining
The Exorcist
It Follows
The Thing

Yeah, rambond has always been really strict about what is a horror movie and what isn't.

Apparently, The Silence of the Lambs isn't a real horror movie...

I just go with it. I dont find supernatural the least bit scary so I'm all for sub genres.

horror movies are classified specifically in the genre named: horror/thriller, movies like insidious, the conjuring, the witch, dead silence, just to name a few, these are the horror thrillers we should be talking about and not the crime thrillers which many are mixing up,
we can get into those the genre called: horror/scifi/thriller, i will accept movies like videodrome mentioned, this is fine, but silence of the lambs???? seriously?

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Check out The Borderlands/The Final Prayer

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another movie no one mentioned here, is : in the mouth of madness, one of john carpenter s best
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bb code image

:rolleyes:

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Ok I knew this problem would come up...

A horror film is a movie that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one’s audiences. Initially often inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, horror has existed as a film genre for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction and thriller genres.

Horror films often aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage into the everyday world. Prevalent elements include ghosts, aliens, vampires, werewolves, demons, satanism, gore, torture, vicious animals, evil witches, monsters, zombies, cannibals, psychopaths, natural or man-made disasters, and serial killers.[1]

Some subgenres of horror film include action horror, comedy horror, body horror, disaster horror, holiday horror, horror drama, psychological horror, science fiction horror, slasher horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, natural horror, zombie horror, first-person horror and teen horror.

so what the f*ck ever.. if someone feels any of this or any of this is in the film.. Its a HORROR.....

I give you .. The first Horror film ever!!!

I dont want to have an argument with you, man. I'm all out of energy and it's the weekend so Chill out a bit. I used to see this argument all the time on imdb and people get so freaking butt hurt their definition of Horror isnt THE ONE. No one here here wrote the definitions. If he feels those movies fall within the definition then he's free to file them under the massive genre. Why be so precious about it? Everyone agrees there are overlapping sub genres. The Conjuring and the Witch made me fall asleep so do I call it horror? Well that's howthey're classified so Yes, but they didnt elicit any physiological reaction in me except slumber, but other people like you obviously like them. Relax a bit and dont be unreasonable - it wont affect your day or weekend.

And I'm pretty sure In The Mouth of Madness was listed because I got the recommendation here only a week or so ago.

I love "in The Mouth of Madness".. Im a huge Sam Neill fan.... and to me... He's one of the Kings of Horror...

He was.... Damien!!!!!

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no everything is fine, im not mad, its just that the horror genre can t be that big when u see all horror films that inflict psychological reaction fall within horror/thriller or horror/scifi thriller, if u didn t like conjuring its fine, then how about the original wicker man, an out and out horror thriller.

Oh god, yeah dont get mad. It's unnecessary and pointless.

I'm sure I've seen the original Wicker Man but cant remember it. Will have a rewatch and let you know. In your honour I watched In The Mouth of Madness today. Same - it didnt scare me but I loved Sam Neil at the end. I prefer real life horror like home invasion to supernatural stuff which I find silly. That hasnt scared me since I was a little kid. Horror means different things to different people. For me it's more the techniques used than boogie men jumping out from under beds. And the horror genre is massive :up: which is why it has so many sub genres so just enjoy what you enjoy and dont worry about what other people are wtching.

edit to add:


The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 1h 28min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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Rambond. Is Jurassic Park a horror? Legit question not setting you up. I reckon it is. A slow burn horror. Although it’s arguable.

The first one gave me the flight or fight response so I would say yes, Larry (I'm not speaking for Rambo ofcourse, just myself).

For me I prefer being confronted and uncomfortable, and that sits with me for days eg Martyrs made me cry internally for a week. Didnt give me an adrenaline hit though. Irreversible certainly gave both of us a physiological response - we both walked out very early on ready to vomit. Scary? Not for us, just the camera movement and audio hit our inner ears really badly. Would I classify it horror? No but some classify it extreme horror

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This isn't the BEST horror movie I have ever watched but my experience at the time was truly amazing. It kept me so on edge, so forcefully and for so long, that I was actually worn out before the movie was over. This is definitely a horror gem that I recommend for all horror fans:

Keepsake (2008)

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This is one of those movies that makes you want to dig in and find out unanswered questions. If anyone finds out "those details" that I am looking for, let me know; I couldn't find them at the time. But I found a nice video of them actually shooting this movie. :)

Yep for me that's horror. Thanks for posting - will check it out:up:

Oh, yeah, I love this movie. I can't believe that I forgot to mention it. :) Good show!

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The Wicker Man from 1973 IS HORROR!!!

hey @rambond

I don't know why you keep this up but if you say The Wicker Man isn't a horror, you are dead wrong. First off, the film was made in 1973, at that time, the theme of the film wasn't mainstream horror. It showed a human sacrifice in a pagan cult. That was considered shocking. I own the book "Ritual" written by David Pinner, which the film is loosely based on. As well as the other book, "The Golden Bough" by James George Frazer. Just as its sequel, The Wicker Tree, is a horror film. It features cannibalism within a cult. It may not be the greatest film. The book that one is from is called "Cowboys for Christ" written by Robin Hardy, himself and I own that book too. It is said that Robin Hardy is wanting to make a third film to the series, The Wrath of the Gods, based on the opera "Götterdämmerung" by Richard Wagner.

Take a read on the following article by Mental Floss magazine.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/83609...out-wicker-man

Number 12 itself helps make it a horror film and a classic cult horror film at that!

The Wicker Man, along with A Clockwork Orange, is an all-time favorite of mine. I will defend the film until the end.

Side note, Im almost 51 years old. I have seen close to 5,000 films in my life as my parents enjoyed cinema as well. I have seen films from 1888 to current.

One of my favorite genres is Horror. I have seen everything from extremely low budget horror to pornographic horror. At least my viewing knowledge stands behind my words.

@Dani8

and Rambond, I believe Dani8 has mentioned a few times to drop this judgment of what is or isn't horror. I posted previously what is considered a horror film and its aspects. Perhaps go read that post again.

I think this is going on my list, MG!:up:

RE: Horror vs Non Horror,

It's a slippery slope and no one owns the definition with regard to film/media etc.

The dictionary definition is even ambiguous:
1). painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay
2). intense aversion or repugnance

Most 'horror' films on the market are characterized as such because there's an element of someone or many someones facing something that causes to to bleed or die. I mean, war movies could be classified as horror under the pure definition of the word.

I'm not blind to the elements that make most classify something as horror. To me, most of those are blood theater and don't cause me to have any particular feelings of fear.

Most who are fans of the genre would agree that the best horror films are those with well developed story lines and interesting characters - dropped into a plot peppered with horrific moments. It's that 'horrific' word that's wide open to subjectivity.

Anyway, my favorites tend to not be blood theater but include elements of confusion, disconnection with that subtle venn diagram of objective reality, and some elements of the vast 'unknown' (or unknowable) that somehow creeps into the mundane stretches of life on terra firma.

A few examples:

• Repulsion - 1965
• The Witch - 2015
• The Blackcoat's Daughter - 2015
• Psycho - 1960
• Frankenstein - 1931
• Let's Scare Jessica to Death - 1971
• Black Christmas - 1974
• Oculus - 2013
• House of the Devil - 2009
• 30 Days of Night - 2007
• The Legend of Hell House - 1973

A few recent ones that I might not call 'favorites' but that managed to elevate beyond standard fare:

• The Girl in the Photographs - 2015
• Hush - 2016
• Darling - 2015
• Starry Eyes - 2014
• Honeymoon - 2014

Probably enough - no one reads long lists :)

@MovieGal
Viva la Quinquagenarians!

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friday the 13th 1-5, sleepaway camp 1-3, final destination 1-4

yes, all the movies u mentioned fall in the criteria;horror/mystery/thriller or horror/thriller, yes these are horror movies.

no, jurassic park is an adventure film, falls in the same category as: jumanji, king kong, etc

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Willim Bibbiani's list for 1990s. Some of these I would disagree with but if they scare him then so be it. Not for me to say what categorically is allowed into the genre and what is not. I definitely agree with Jurassic Park - it scared me so it's in. Animation and horror for kids? Nup, not horror but once again, not up to me what's allowed into the genre. Each to their own.

http://www.craveonline.com.au/entert...s-of-the-1990s

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A lot of those movies are actually pretty funny. Lost Highway did freak me out, though. Audition is an all-timer too.

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I get emails daily, multiple times on many films, that are horror... You think Im going to share? Hell no! I dont know half of ya here..

I find most horror funny.

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I was kind of confused the first time I saw Carrie ‘cause I couldn’t stop smiling. It’s a very funny movie, particularly Piper Laurie.

I was confused the first time I saw Cabin in the Woods. Husband was away for work so I set the atmosphere in the house to watch it. Very very disappointed. Then when he returned I put it on for him and laughed all the way through it, especially at Sigourney's last scene.

My friends who know my movie watching taste and know I looooveee horror, told me not to watch "Cabin In The Woods." My closest friend said I would be completely pissed off at the ending.. I trust his advice.

I thought it was going to be a 'serious' horror, but pretty fun hour or so when viewed as a horror comedy. I do enjoy a jolly good belly laugh when watching those.

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Well, Cabin is meant to be funny. The ending is fun and a natural step in the meta narrative...

You said the keyword "Comedy".. I do not watch American comedy, let alone American horror comedy.

He worked for a company that got new and used dvds in.. How do you think I got my copy of "A Serbian Film" as well as many other extremes, exploration and rare stuff...

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Have to say with the cabin in the woods talk and no offence.....I can’t stand the horror comedy genre. I also don’t like action comedy unless the comedy is natural like bev hills cop 1 and lethal weapon 1. Tell you what’s even worse....musicals lol. With the exception of grease. :D:D:D

None taken. All of my brothers dislike it as well so my niece and I just scream together without them.

thank you for your suggestion, but I don't think I would like that especially the date I really hate old movies but I still did some research and find out that it wasn't that really bad, but don't really feel to watch it.. so i appreciate your suggestions thanks again btw.

hello,I've already watch that movie and yeah, you're right I love how the movie works..when there's mystery and suspense on the horror genre I would watch it, but this one nailed it .. yeahh really ! thanks

I rented it through Red Box... that was a waste of my $2.50.. I watched maybe 20 minutes of it and turned it off!

You're welcome. Yeah, I'm not a total horror nut or anything, but it does have a tendency to be my "go to" genre. ;)

I agree. I think I got 15 minutes in. They should have stuck with flight of the conchords.

Oh, I'm sorry. When you mentioned A Nightmare on Elm Street I thought you were referring to the 1984 film.

Thinking about the original Nightmare on Elm Street there are some similarities with The Entity, especially I think in the first attack.

1982 is "old"?

Well this was my point – I'm guessing that he meant the 2010 Elm Street in his first post.