mbrigham1: Best Horror Films Of All Time

mbrigham1 03.26.12	We chose in a large part on influence, tried to avoid overlapping subgenres (such as having halloween and not friday the 13th), and this isn't in order. i've seen a lot, and am always looking for more. any req's would be awesome
Trebor. 03.26.12	friday the 13th is awful great job
ConsiderPhlebas 03.26.12	Good list, some interesting picks
jdennis31 03.26.12	dead snow tucker and dale vs evil
Trebor. 03.26.12	Missing horror comedy
theacademy 03.26.12	some of these aren't horror friday the 13th is technically a bad movie but highly enjoyable and extremely important i would add: Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part III Halloween 4 Scream Black Christmas (original) Dawn of the Dead (Both original and 2004 remake)
theacademy 03.26.12	oh and event horizon duh
mbrigham1 03.26.12	tucker and dale vs evil is probably the best horror comedy ever made. I've seen it four times in the past month. and dead snow twice.
jdennis31 03.26.12	the hell. haven't seen darthmann in forever
theacademy 03.26.12	tucker and dale rules so extremely hard
jdennis31 03.26.12	haha nice. love both of those so much. seen tucker and dale about 4 times as well but dead snow only once. probably check it out again soon.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	and the only thing on here that has the horror title stretched a little is 2001, but it Is about a computer coming to life and killing people. that's pretty horror right there
MO 03.26.12	needs jacob's ladder
Iamthe Nightstars 03.26.12	All the Halloweens after 2 suck.
theacademy 03.26.12	Halloween 2 is fucking atrocious 4 is a billion times better shit even 5 is better than 2
mbrigham1 03.26.12	halloween 3 is one movie every horror fan should see. Just so they can say they made it through. and i really want to see jacob's ladder just haven't gotten to it yet
theacademy 03.26.12	ehh maybe not... 5 and 2 are about equally bleh
evilford 03.26.12	nice list. cool to see someone else recognizing Alien as a horror movie
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	missing some classic italian horror: Susperia The Beyond Zombi Black Sunday i know you said you stuck with mostly american but italy has some of the best horror flicks
mbrigham1 03.26.12	i agree, but my friend has seen none of the above, and I have only seen the last two. we felt we weren't experienced enough to even tread there.
betterdrinkmyownpiss 03.26.12	wheres the ring? you got seven days
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	oh man the first 2 are my personal favorite italian horror, get it on those fast. Demons is fucking great too.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	i was actually planning on watching susperia this weekend, but wound up reading textbooks and doing homework the whole fucking time. whoever said college is the best time of your life fucking LIED
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	haha just do like me and write a paper every 2 weeks and not try the rest of the time the wonders of being an english major
mbrigham1 03.26.12	haha 2 weeks is almost a third of a course for me. we only have 7 week terms, so everything is twice as fast, with twice the workload.
MartiniKisses 03.26.12	The Devil Inside was really scary!!
BallsToTheWall 03.26.12	Does Evil Dead mean all three or just the first one because if not.....ARMY OF FUCKING DARKNESS
mbrigham1 03.26.12	well considering the first and the second are the same film, and army an extension.....
omnipanzer 03.26.12	There are so many, I used to be obsessed with horror flicks. Some of the lesser known ones from the 70's are the tits. Event Horizon The Thing (82') In the Mouth of Madness The People Under the Stairs Silent Night, Bloody Night The Shining Evil Dead II > Evil Dead Hellraiser Pet Sematary
mbrigham1 03.26.12	pet sematary? as a top? i mean it isnt bad but i didn't think it was that great. everything else on that list is great though (with the exception that i haven't seen the people under the stairs)
Vesper 03.26.12	'Susperia' 'oh man the first 2 are my personal favorite italian horror' You could start with spelling one of your favorite movies right, Matt.
ComfortablyDumb 03.26.12	where the fuck is Hellraiser and Dead-Alive?
MartiniKisses 03.26.12	Hellraiser is a badass film
omnipanzer 03.26.12	"pet sematary? as a top?" It's got Herman fucking Munster in it bruh...
Graveyard 03.26.12	List needs some more psychological horror
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	"well considering the first and the second are the same film" ehhh i wouldnt go that far, evil dead 2 is essentially a remake of evil dead but there are enough differences that each film still stands on its own i think. ED 2 was much more akin to AoD with the horror/comedy mix while ED functions more as a straight horror film
omnipanzer 03.26.12	"where the fuck is Hellraiser and Dead-Alive?" I covered 50% of that... but you're absolutely right about Dead Alive.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	hellraiser is great, and dead alive is one of my personal favorites, but we were trying to go with original and trendsetting, and the dead coming back to life and demons from another plain had all been done so many times before. both excellent films on their own though
evilford 03.26.12	In the Mouth of Madness! yes! that movie is hilarious
omnipanzer 03.26.12	I'm an ED fanboy and love the series but 2 is far superior to 1 in terms of repeat viewing.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	i always spell suspiria wrong i cant help that its spelled dumb
evilford 03.26.12	Army of Darkness is also amazing
mbrigham1 03.26.12	@hyperion i know, i was more joking than anything else. the first is significantly more serious, the second more entertaining
MisterTornado 03.26.12	2001 isn't a horror film. The discussion begins and ends with The Shining.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	also Day of the Dead is far superior to Dawn of the Dead imo
mbrigham1 03.26.12	agreed
omnipanzer 03.26.12	Dead Alive was trendsetting, it was made popular totally by word of mouth for the directing and amped up gore mixed with the humor and low budget. Alan Jackson was known for it long before anything else.
Vesper 03.26.12	'i always spell suspiria wrong i cant help that its spelled dumb' its spelled exactly how it sounds u dummy or like svspiria ;D
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	not spelled how i spell it = spelled dumb
mbrigham1 03.26.12	you mean peter jackson? and it was released in 92. humor, low budget, and gore had been around for at long time previous. i love bad taste also, btw
KILL 03.26.12	meh list
Vesper 03.26.12	Anyway, 28 Days Later anyone? I don't really go for straight up horror all that often, come to think of it. Stuff like Perfect Blue and The Sweet Hereafter freak me out more than gore.
Vesper 03.26.12	'not spelled how i spell it = spelled dumb' LOGIC
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	TRVTH
omnipanzer 03.26.12	A Tale of Two Sisters
Spec 03.26.12	Scream! C'mon. And Cannibal Holocaust obviously.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	28 days later we did discuss, but ended up not putting it down. consider it an honorable mention. rosemary's baby, too.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	scream, too. totally forgot about cannibal holocaust. i'm actually more than a little ashamed at that
Spec 03.26.12	Wait why was Deicide instrumental?
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	28 days later def rules also [REC] is the most frightening zombie horror ive ever seen
omnipanzer 03.26.12	"you mean peter jackson? " Jes I do it was as popular an underground horror flick as you could find in the early 90's and I maintain that it deserves a place in the list. you could easily say the with out it and Evil Dead II you wouldn't have films like Shawn of the Dead.
omnipanzer 03.26.12	But there are far better...
mbrigham1 03.26.12	glen had fucked up his voice the night before and couldnt do the vocals, so we got a full instrumental with the occasional back up vocals. didnt even matter it was still incredible
Spec 03.26.12	I don't remember [REC] being very good. If i'm thinking of the right one anyways.
Hawks 03.26.12	Definitely needs Scream, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Devil's Rejects.
Spec 03.26.12	Oh. That still sucks though.
omnipanzer 03.26.12	House and House II anyone? Loved House II when I was a kid.
Spec 03.26.12	Also not gonna lie, I thought the second Paranormal Activity was pretty damn good. The scene in the basement was terrifying.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	@hyperion agreed on both acounts and yes i agree that the evil dead II was very influential, but as much as i love dead alive (i have seen it almost a dozen times) i just think it was an incredible latecomer to the party. but these things are all about opinions anyways.
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Troll 2
mbrigham1 03.26.12	best worst movie
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	only seen house but yeah it was sweet
omnipanzer 03.26.12	lol CHUD
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	omg chud rules so much
omnipanzer 03.26.12	AoD's made me think of it OF course no life is worth living if you don't get to see Killer Clowns from Outer Space!
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 03.26.12	Rec's pretty scary
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	slugs was pretty sweet
mbrigham1 03.26.12	killer clowns is great
Spec 03.26.12	I'll have to watch [REC] again. Also Glenn from Deicide is a giant douche just remembered.
Hawks 03.26.12	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_r_treat I posted this on another list about horror movies a while back. Everyone needs to watch that movie. It's like the greatest thing ever.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	its on the flix instant i was debating watching it earlier
mbrigham1 03.26.12	fantastic movie. had to watch the last ten minutes in really bad quality though. i was pissed.
omnipanzer 03.26.12	Oh last memerable 80's flick before I go Student Bodies < ----- Cult Classic.
omnipanzer 03.26.12	"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_r_treat" http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3497034752/tt0862856 Okay I'll watch it!
mbrigham1 03.26.12	yes! first horror comedy, from what i've read. never bothered to do the research myself :P
omnipanzer 03.26.12	They did a really good job of balancing the gore with the humor. It's pretty fucking nasty for a comedy. Think of it as "Not another Teen Horror Movie" but it's actually good.
ComfortablyDumb 03.26.12	"A Tale of Two Sisters" great call. One of the few movies that genuinely creeped me out
mbrigham1 03.26.12	my brain hurts trying to imagine that actually good. i will check it out though. its been on my list for awhile
mbrigham1 03.26.12	...
Spec 03.26.12	totally
Vesper 03.26.12	Twilight is pretty frightening, but for none of the reasons you'd want it to be.
BassDemon333 03.26.12	Glad to see Alien on here
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	the vampire dude is gonna be in cronenberg's newest film, im actually interested to see what he does with that
VinVal 03.26.12	Terrible list half arent even true horror
VinVal 03.26.12	Granted there are many good movies but not true horror mostly suspense and the like
mbrigham1 03.26.12	okay i get that alien isnt always classified as horror, and 2001 almost never is, but what else here isn't?
Thane 03.26.12	evil dead is the best.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	its classified as horror where ever you buy it. a human being has never been so terrifying as anthony hopkins is in it. and you have a guy kidnapping girls and making a skin suit a la texas chainsaw massacre. im having trouble not seeing the horror in it.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	no i dont mind i am open for debate. i guess i understand that it's not a full on horror film. and ive seen let the right one in at least a half dozen times. great movie. ive been to scared too see let me in though, though i have heard some decent things about it. same w/ the american girl with the dragon tattoo
mbrigham1 03.26.12	haha i mixed up my 2's
mbrigham1 03.26.12	exactly
paxman 03.26.12	So if it's got aliens or astronauts in it it's not horror. Some people are dumb. 28 Days Later is a classic in my opinion, although you might not have listed it because it's not an American film. Also, David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome)
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	"Quarantine' god no do not watch this film, its the shot for shot american remake of [REC] and sucks compared to the original
Vesper 03.26.12	Plenty of great horror movies aren't even all that scary, and that's so dependent on the individual person anyway that scare factor is not a great way to distinguish if it's a great film. 'the vampire dude is gonna be in cronenberg's newest film, im actually interested to see what he does with that' Yeah, I'm actually kind of hopeful for that. RPattz is clearly trying his hardest to distance himself from the Twilight franchise... unsurprisingly.
VinVal 03.26.12	start here: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=474824&listid=78817 branch out from there, my personal fave horror movies are usually asian, those fucks sure know how to scare the shit out of people and you might want to dig a little deeper into the classics if you like that style
mbrigham1 03.26.12	i like cronenberg, but sometimes i think he comes on a little too heavy with the commentary. still makes great films though
VinVal 03.26.12	"Quarantine' god no do not watch this film, its the shot for shot american remake of [REC] and sucks compared to the original [2]
jdennis31 03.26.12	i have respect for robert pattison (sp?) cause he's actually a pretty decent singer/songwriter
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	"Plenty of great horror movies aren't even all that scary" this x50000000 theres a big difference between gore and atmosphere horror and suspense horror
mbrigham1 03.26.12	@vinval ive seen most of those, and the ring and the descent aren't that great. and insidious, though above average, wasn't something i would jump to recommend
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Videodrome is pretty cray.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	yeah, i watched Dead Ringers this saturday cronenberg is a fucking genius
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Definitely a visionary. His stuff seems to have a distinct vibe to it.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	i honestly think hes better than both kubrick and lynch
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	I'd probably agree with that, though I like A Clockwork Orange better than any of Cronenberg's films individually.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	cronenbergs filmography is just so fucking solid
mbrigham1 03.26.12	hard to knock much of kubrick's stuff either. not saying i disagree with you, i haven't seen enough of cronenberg's work to form an educated opinion, but kubrick is rather renowned
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	see pretty much every cronenberg film they are all awesome
Funeralopolis 03.26.12	scariest list of all time
VinVal 03.26.12	ok: Jacob's Ladder Kairo Audition Jaws The Omen Wicker Man Phantasm Suspiria Serpent and the rainbow Marebito Diabolique The Evil Dead Cure The eye (original) [Rec 2] (not as good as original but some decent scares in there)
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	good stuff except i thought the serpent and the rainbow sucked huge cock
Vesper 03.26.12	Appropriately titled then.
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Jaws kind of sucks too.
mbrigham1 03.26.12	my last word before heading out: jaws definitely should have been on our list. very influential. the omen was another honorable mention, same with phantasm.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	i have a good story behind my first viewing of the serpent and the rainbow but i dont remember if ive told you guys ive typed it like 5 times before im pretty sure
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Were you getting poked by your boyfriend?
Funeralopolis 03.26.12	I have only watched a few horror movies ever cus I am a bitch and get scared by them and I don't like being scared lol
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	no it was an old guy with an oxygen tank
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Man, that sounds pretty hawt.
VinVal 03.26.12	Tell it i wanna hear this one
Vesper 03.26.12	'sucked huge cock' Yeah, there was one of the five times.
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	ioi
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	well it was halloween night my senior year and i was having some friends over (one of which was this really hot chick with big tits who i would eventually date for a bit) and i wanted some horror movies for the night. so i went to the record store and was looking for some cheap stuff that might be cool, and while i was looking this old dude comes up and starts looking through and eventually talking about horror movies to me he went on to describe his fav movie, it was about these voodoo people and he went on and on about this one scene where the voodoo master touches this lady on the cheek and it gets infected and spiders pop out of it, naturally i thought that was awesome but he said they didnt have it he went to another part of the store and i kept looking, only to find this movie called The serpent and the rainbow that was exactly like he described. so i ran over to him and asked if this was it, and he said yes. so i was like sweet and went and bought it and went home to get ready. i got home and we decided to watch that first. 30 min in and no spider scene, hour in and no spider scene, movie was over and no spider scene. i was blown, and i think that disappointment has something to do with why i now hate that film
Vesper 03.26.12	'it gets infected and spiders pop out of it' Reminds me of this: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp3yoaafnA1qdxslwo1_400.jpg I have thus concluded you actually just met Dryden's dad. '(one of which was this really hot chick with big tits who i would eventually date for a bit)' I love that you felt this detail was necessary, hahaha.
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Just shows he was keeping me in mind while recounting the tale.
Hyperion1001 03.26.12	that was one of the only redeeming elements of that relationship...
VinVal 03.26.12	lol thats why you should disregard old people with oxygen tanks
AngelofDeath 03.26.12	Yeah, only pay attention to chicks with big racks.
Vesper 03.26.12	Well, at least, when times got rough, you could just suffocate yourself in titties. Edit: I asked if she was m/, but then that would have been a wholly redeeming feature.
TheFonz123 03.26.12	let the right one in ESSENTIAL