What is everyone's fave horror movie, and why? Do you even like horror films? I think horror movies and books are good, because they deal with death, a subject few people think about, because it scares them too much. You have to deal with death to appreciate life more. Horror is a way to cleanse the darkness from the human soul.

My fave horror flick is EvilDead2, even though it is not that scary, it is so well made that it is almost an art film. Skilled direction from Sam Raimi, who went on the desecrate his memory, by doing the Spiderman films. This is old fashioned hardcore horror at its best.

Devil Dog

I don't really like horror movies. I like psychological thrillers
but I'm not sure if they would qualify. Anything with a cool plot
and some horrendously scary action goes. Just don't like all them
bloodfest movies.

I saw a very cool movie a few months ago, it was swedish, about a
four people lumbering in the woods. And fcuz shit went wrong in a
horrible way.

But the whole film was done so brilliantly and the action was so
intense without going ott it was just exhillerating.

I just wish I'd remembered what it was called.

Still, by far my fav (if that is the right word here) scary movie
is "Spoorloos". It was remade with english/american actors as the
movie "The Vanishing". But the remake ain't got shit on the dutch
version. Plus, I saw this when I was 12 and it had me paralised
with fear for months and months. I had nightmares about it that
were just horrible.


Having said that, I think that a lot of today's movies are very
very scary but are then completely wasted by their ending and the
over-using of special effects.

"Signs" is a perfect example of the final scenes killing the film
completely. Up to the point where you see the aliens it's scary
ass stuff. Then you see that "camcorder" footage and the "foot"
and I was about to piss myself.

Once the aliens came in full view I was like "shall we go home?".

"What lies beneath" suffered greatly from the final effects too.
The film was cool and had good suspense but once we got to see
the dead girl pull the guy under water in horrible computer fx,
the whole film was shot to bits for me.

There are a million more examples of this. But I'm babbling on
and on and most likely i'm talking about the wrong genre anyway.


<-- Isten

too many to choose from. But i know one movie that scared the crap out of me was THE FOG! I am looking forward to the remake in 2 weeks.

Given the title of the thread, I had to log into this account My alltime favorite is probably this one:



Too close to call...





I guess I left off why I like them. Halloween was the first movie I remember scaring the crap outta me. I was when I watched its broadcast premiere on NBC in October 1981. That damn mask frightened me like nothing before had. Doesn't scare me like it used to, but no horror movie does really anymore. Carrie was the first time I remember being moved and scared by the same movie. I was just as devastated and scared by the treatment she received from her classmates as I was by her revenge at the film's conclusion.

I think The Exorcist speaks for itself. It's in a class all its own and deserves all the recognition it's received over the years. House of Wax and House of Usher - I love gothic horror and, I think those are the two best examples of the sub-genre. Both are unrivaled pieces of film art!
[Edited 9/30/05 13:30pm]

i don't know if there's a terror movie that really kicks my butt. i kinda liked the first hellraiser movies, i guess. i loved cronenberg's 'crash' - is that a horror movie? or how about 'maid in manhattan'? that scared the crap out of me.

Don't forget Night Of The Living Dead. Great metaphor against racism.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You know they're remaking that, right? They're about to start filming, and Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are set to star.

RipHer2Shreds said:

dammit! they're probably gonna screw it up, too!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Probably. Nobody of note is involved behind the camera.

The original "Haunting" (the one without Catherine Zeta Jones)

MendesCity said:

Another excellent one. Helmed by one of the best, most versatile directors ever - the late, great Robert Wise.

I've had the DVD of this for two years but still haven't watched it. I can't watch it with the kids around, and I'm too scared to watch it late at night after I get home from work when everyone is asleep.

oops..
[Edited 9/30/05 20:02pm]

it's a toss up between Dawn of the Dead(original), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original).....

the remakes of both just pissed me off....

Nosferatu
The Wicker Man
The Exorcist
The Shining (Kubrick's version)

Lammastide said:

Which Nosferatu? The original or the Herzog remake? I like them both.

RipHer2Shreds said:

The original with Max Schrek as the Count!!

I've never seen the Herzog remake, but I want to.

I forgot some other good German impressionist horror faves:

The Golem
Cabinet of Dr. Caliguri

BOOMshockaLockaBOOM said:

This really ain't my favorite horror.....hope nobody took it seriously.

IstenSzek said:

ohh i remember that!)the us version anyways) kiefer sutherland and sandra bullock and the very creepy jeff bridges.


lol aww you had a nightmare you would go look at pretty braclets and a man would take you?

i dont know if this one counts..but uh..i thought blue velvet was pretty uh scary..i mean its a nice looking town..with all these innocence look people..and the true reality of it..just makes your spine tingle....its like...when you see someone angry at you..i wouldn't be as afraid of the person with the typical anger face...what i would be afraid of is the fact that he is mad..and he's smiling..i dont know if this makes sense..it did up there..i guess i lost connection.

I love the PHANTASM movies i an eagerley awaiting the fifth one....

Imago777 said:

horror movie, not funny movie...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

This movie transcends genres.

You laugh, you cry, you fear, but most of all, you walk away from feeling as if you are forever changed.

Kind of like a good Stan Fistenburg movie : http://www.amazon.com/exe...ance&s=dvd

Imago777 said:

walk? i screamed and ran after i saw gb for the first time...