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« on: May 11, 2018, 01:05:22 PM »
What do you consider movies that influenced the horror genre?
This is what I think-

.the CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1919)- this film set the standard,not so much story wise-, but the surreal look of films to come. Look at the GOLEM (1920), MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939).

DRACULA (1931) NOSFERATU was the first vampire, but if you ask any kid to imitate Dracula-they do Lugosi.

FRANKENSTEIN (1931) The flat head monster is an icon . And not only is he scary-he's sympathatic.

.the WOLF MAN (1941) the WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935) came first, but Lon Jr. made the werewolf a classic monster.

. the EXORCIST (1973) This film invented the horror of satanic evil.

I just skimmed the subject-no way can I list all. I'm asking you folks.

I left a LOT out-because I ain't writing a book- the 50's and 60's and 70's and even recently- have films that broke barriers.

What are your thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2018, 01:37:49 PM »
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE   As great as Horror films get. 

POLTERGEIST  Because it is copied SO much. 
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2018, 01:47:15 PM »
The Last House on the Left - Never seen it; don't want to, but it did influence other 70's ultra-violent movies.

Halloween - Others came before it, but this was the film which influenced most 80's slashers.
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2018, 03:13:40 PM »
The Night of the Living Dead -- the first movie to use zombies, a trend that continues today
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2018, 04:08:58 PM »
Quote from: bob on May 11, 2018, 03:13:40 PM
The Night of the Living Dead -- the first movie to use zombies, a trend that continues today
Flesh eating zombies... NOT the first zombie movie by far. 
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2018, 04:36:31 PM »
King Kong.
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2018, 04:51:29 PM »
GODZILLA (1953)

THE RING (2004) (I think)
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2018, 06:20:51 PM »
Quote from: Allhallowsday on May 11, 2018, 04:08:58 PM
Quote from: bob on May 11, 2018, 03:13:40 PM
The Night of the Living Dead -- the first movie to use zombies, a trend that continues today
Flesh eating zombies... NOT the first zombie movie by far. 

This is true. WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) came first.
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2018, 07:46:26 PM »
JAWS pretty much invented the concept of the modern 'Blockbuster' , and we are still suffering through Killer Shark movies over forty years (!!! Buggedout!!!) later.
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2018, 09:26:25 PM »
How 'bout the STEVE McQUEEN movie THE BLOB (1958)...? 

Howzabout THE THING From Another World (1951)... ? 

BOTH are "SciFi", yet are truly HORRIFIC. 
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2018, 12:24:53 AM »
Manos: this film showed us how NOT to make a horror film.  Wink
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2018, 07:17:34 AM »
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT launched a whole generation of "found footage" movies.
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2018, 10:41:41 AM »
Quote from: indianasmith on May 13, 2018, 07:17:34 AM
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT launched a whole generation of "found footage" movies.
Or was it CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) that launched the "found footage" movies...? 
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2018, 05:06:01 PM »
repulsion. i consider that to have been a huge influence on the subgenre of psychological horror.
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« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2018, 05:23:44 PM »
PSYCHO(1960) certainly set the stage for the later demented killer/slasher craze of the '70's and '80's.
ALIEN(1979) had the isolated with a deadly creature premise that still surfaces in films to this day(although one could say that IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE(1958) did it first..
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