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1. Halloween (1978)
2. Happy Death Day (2017)
3. The Purge 2: Anarchy (2014)
4. Halloween (2018)
5. You're Next (2011)
6. The Final Girls (2015)
7. Ready or Not (2019)
8. Final Destination 5 (2011)
9. Final Destination (2000)
10. Happy Death Day 2 U (2019)
11. The Purge 3: Election Year (2016)
12. Final Destination 2 (2003)
13. Final Destination 3 (2006)
14. Carrie (1976)
15. Jennifer's Body (2009)
16. Cursed (2005)
17. Halloween Ends (2022)
18. Halloween Kills (2021)
19. The Lost Boys (1987)
20. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)


More movies are coming soon and the list will get more updates with The List #2.
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Thanksgiving (2023)
Director: Eli Roth
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Small Town
Runtime: 1 Hour and 46 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
Not on original list

First off, that chaotic Black Friday scene in the beginning had me cracking up, seeing how ridiculous an event like this going wrong and showing us how it’s a silly concept and no sense in getting killed over a cheap deal that you can get on any other day.

I’m not a big fan of Eli Roth’s movies, since he likes to do body horror which is one of my least favorite sub-genre in horror. With this movie, the body horror fits in well with the brutal and gory killings.

I remember seeing this in theaters with my brother when it came out and we both enjoyed it.




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Thanksgiving (2023)
Director: Eli Roth
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Small Town
Runtime: 1 Hour and 46 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
Not on original list

First off, that chaotic Black Friday scene in the beginning had me cracking up, seeing how ridiculous an event like this going wrong and showing us how it’s a silly concept and no sense in getting killed over a cheap deal that you can get on any other day.

I’m not a big fan of Eli Roth’s movies, since he likes to do body horror which is one of my least favorite sub-genre in horror. With this movie, the body horror fits in well with the brutal and gory killings.

I remember seeing this in theaters with my brother when it came out and we both enjoyed it.




Here's some nice additional posters


Underrated Movie! Plays a good even level of horror and comedy. The best part of the film is definitely the opening 'black Friday' scene, but the whole thing works.


Even if characters sometimes get dismembered a little too easily.



I’m not a big fan of Eli Roth’s movies
Me neither. I think every one of his films is terrible. I suppose he'd be a nice person to watch and talk about horror films, but as a filmmaker, he's one of the worst with any commercial success.
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1. Halloween (1978)
2. Happy Death Day (2017)
3. The Purge 2: Anarchy (2014)
4. Halloween (2018)
5. You're Next
6. The Final Girls (2015)
7. Ready or Not
8. Final Destination 5 (2011)
9. Final Destination (2000)
10. Happy Death Day 2 U (2019)
11. The Purge 3: Election Year (2016)
12. Final Destination 2 (2003)
13. Final Destination 3 (2006)
14. Carrie (1976)
15. Jennifer's Body (2009)
16. Cursed (2005)
17. Halloween Ends (2022)
18. Halloween Kills (2021)
19. The Lost Boys (1987)
20. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)


More movies are coming soon and the list will get more updates with The List #2.


A lot of really good, underrated horror here. Jennifer's Body is one I like mentioning. I think the reason it got maligned is the ads made it look like it was going to include Megan Fox nudity, and then it didn't. But it doesn't need it. It's really good.


Ready or Not is also brilliant, as is Lost Boys.




Freaky (2020)
Director: Christopher Landon
Horror Movie Type: Horror/Comedy Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Suburbs/High School
Runtime: 1 Hour and 42 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Not on original horror list

When I saw this in in theatres as the only one there on a Tuesday afternoon, I thought this movie was ridiculously fun and bloody movie. It's like the movie Freaky Friday but with a horror twist to it.

The film is about a young girl in high school swaps bodies with a deranged serial killer and must get her body switched back in 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.

I thought Vince Vaughn and Katryn Newton did a good job in this movie.



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M3GAN (2022)
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Horror Movie Type: Horror/Comedy
Horror Movie Setting: Suburbs/Toy Company
Runtime: 1 Hour and 42 Minutes
Rated PG-13
Distributed by: Amazon Prime Video
Not on original horror list

When I first heard about this movie, I thought it was going to suck but when I watched it, it was surprisingly fun and interesting. I liked this movie over the other doll killing movies that I have seen so far.

I think it’s cool to see how the movie builds itself up while seeing how Cady grows her relationship with Megan (A human sized doll robot) after losing her parents in a car accident and she gets too attached to Megan and not developing any social skills with real life beings.

As the film progresses, things start to take a dark turn, while Megan becomes too overprotective to cady and starts doing bad and violent things.



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I just finished the Halloween series tonight. I only had the last two to watch. I admit those three movies are better than the vast majority of the sequels, but overall, I wouldn't say any movie in the series is among my favorites.




Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)
Director: Steve Miner
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Cabin by the Barn/Lake
Runtime: 1 Hour and 35 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Not on the original horror list

First, I want to say slashers is one of my favorite sub genres in horror and find some enjoyment in them. I'm also a fan of the final girl trope stuff that comes into play when watching these slasher movies.

So anyways, let's get to one of my favorite horror villains, Jason Voorhees. The deformed guy that supposedly drowned in a lake called Crystal Lake when he was a little boy. After losing someone that was close to him the most, he seeks out bloody vengeance to anyone that dares to step foot on his campgrounds.

The film has a nice beginning theme song to it with the creepy disco music playing. In this one, we get see Jason get his iconic hockey mask which is my favorite version of him as he looks menacing with it on.





The theme song that gives you the scary movie vibe while it plays during the opening credits to the movie.

Here's some nice additional posters



Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984)
Director: Joesph Zito
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Cabin by the Lake
Runtime: 1 Hour and 31 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
From the original horror list - #4

One of my favorite horror movies from the 80’s and the horror franchise that I have watched the most from that decade.

Some people may say these movies look cheesy and bad but who cares all what matters is that I liked them. The kills in this movie were great with a cool ending as well and it was also nice to see Crispin Glover in this movie.

In this movie, a new protagonist is introduced and his name is Tommy Jarvis, a 12 year old boy that lives with his sister and mother. After horrifying events that transpire in the final act of this movie, Tommy will never be the same again as you see in the next two movies.




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Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Summer Camp
Runtime: 1 Hour and 26 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Not on the original horror list

The opening to this film was cool, giving us a cheesy but interesting way to bring Jason back to life. Tommy Jarvis, the one haunted by the events that took place on that night when him as a child and his sister went face to face with Jason Voorhees and the end of the showdown, messes Tommy up even more.

After being institutionalized for a few years, Tommy decides to make this bonehead decision to dig up Jason’s grave to burn the body not knowing he's about to make this mistake that he will never forget.

After lightning strikes Jason’s body, he is brought back from the dead to start another bloody rampage around Crystal Lake which was renamed to Camp Forest Green.

The movie got some good kills and seeing Jason as some unstoppable zombie like killing machine was something nice to see also.




Here's some nice additional posters



Friday the 13th Remake (2009)
Director: Marcus Nispel
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Cabin by the Lake
Runtime: 1 Hour and 37 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
From the original horror list - #13

As a fan of the films, I liked the remake over the original and at least in this one we get to see Jason as the killer this time.

I thought the actor that played Jason did well, giving us the Jason that we all want to see as this deadly killing machine that can’t be dealt with.




Here's some nice additional posters



Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Director: Ronny Yu
Horror Movie Type: Slasher
Horror Movie Setting: Suburbs
Runtime: 1 Hour and 37 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
From the original horror list - #19

The writing and dialogue to this movie may be a mess but it’s still entertaining to watch with some nice gory kills.

It was cool to watch two iconic slashers battle each other to the death, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. Jason is my favorite horror movie villain of all time.




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Honorable Mentions







Totally Killer (2023)
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Horror Movie Type: Horror/Comedy Slasher Time Travel
Horror Movie Setting: Small Town
Runtime: 1 Hour and 46 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Not on original horror list

A fun and pleasant horror slasher comedy movie to watch. I think the time traveling idea was interesting also.

The killer in this looks ridiculous but liked how he comes out at random times and goes after the victims instead of just taking a long time stalking them before going in for the kill.




Here's a nice additional poster (the only one I can find for now)




Vicious Fun (2020)

Director: Cody Calahan
Horror Movie Type: Horror/Comedy
Horror Movie Setting: Suburbs
Runtime: 1 Hour and 41 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Shudder
Not on original Horror list

The movie is called Vicious Fun for a reason and it sure delivers that kind of fun with an 80’s vibe to it.

There’s also a good twist to it, as we watch how the movie goes on while we got this young film critic finding himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers.



Here's some nice additional posters




Vicious Fun (2020)

Director: Cody Calahan
Horror Movie Type: Horror/Comedy
Horror Movie Setting: Suburbs
Runtime: 1 Hour and 41 Minutes
Rated R
Distributed by: Shudder
Not on original list

The movie is called Vicious Fun for a reason and it sure delivers that kind of fun with an 80’s vibe to it.

There’s also a good twist to it, as we watch how the movie goes on while we got this young film critic finding himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers.



Here's some nice additional posters
Never heard of this movie, which doesn't really mean anything since horror might be my least favorite genre.