It's October, so why not?
Rules are simple. Just list your top 25 horror movies, ranked. TV movies are eligible, series and miniseries are not. Your number one choice gets 25 points, #2 gets 24, and #25 earns 1 point. (If you want to keep your ballot secret, you can message me). You can edit your votes up until October 30. (I might change mine before then.) I'll compile them all in a spreadsheet and give the final results of which films scored the most points on Halloween. I'll go first, to show you how it's done:
25 points to The Shining (1980)
24 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
23 The Wicker Man (1973)
22 Audition (1999)
21 The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
20 Videodrome (1983)
19 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
18 Suspiria (1977)
17 Evil Dead II (1987)
16 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
15 Viy (1967)
14 The Witch (2015)
13 Haxan (1922)
12 Carnival of Souls (1962)
11 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
10 The Company of Wolves (1984)
9 Frankenstein (1931)
8 Vampyr (1932)
7 Cat People (1942)
6 The Black Cat (1934)
5 Spider Baby, of the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967)
4 Phantasm (1979)
3 Freaks (1932)
2 The Body Snatcher (1945)
1 The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
From movies I own:
25. The Exorcist (1973)
24. Psycho (1960)
23. The Shining (1980)
22. Halloween (1978)
21. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
20. Jaws (1975)
19. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
18. Alien (1979)
17. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
16. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
15. Hereditary (2018)
14. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
13. The Thing (1982)
12. The Babadook (2014)
11. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
10. Get Out (2017)
09. Suspiria (1977)
08. The Witch (2015)
07. It Follows (2014)
06. Carrie (1976)
05. The Ring (2002)
04. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
03. Scream (1996)
02. Let the Right One In (2008)
01. The Conjuring (2013)
Started with films that had a big effect on me when I first watched them, then sort of drifted into favourites to watch multiple times (so ones at the top might have frightened me as a kid or shocked me with the ending (Saw and The Mist, looking at you here, while lower down ones are just ones I like watching semi-regularly). I may move the order around a bit more, but not huge changes. I've went for pure horror movies and deliberately not included any horror comedies.
25 The Thing 1982.
24 Alien 1979.
23 Halloween 1978.
22 Jaws 1975.
21 The Mist 2007.
20 Saw 2004.
19 The Void 2016.
18 A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984.
17 Ring 1998.
16 The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016.
15 The Fog 1980.
14 The Descent 2005.
13 Night of the Living Dead 1968.
12 Triangle 2009.
11 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
10 Pans Labyrinth 2006.
9 In the Mouth of Madness 1994.
8 Shock Waves 1977.
7 The VVitch 2015.
6 The Omen 1976.
5 Event Horizon 1997.
4 The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2007.
3 The Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954.
2 Hereditary 2018.
1 The Hole 2009.
I find it nearly impossible to put them in order. I like the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE just as much as the HAUNTING, or any of these, just in different ways. Sigh.
1. the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
2. PSYCHO (1960)
3. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
4. the HAUNTING (1963)
5. ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1955)
6. KILL, BABY, KILL (1966)
7. NOSFERATU (1922)
8. the THING (1982)
9. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
10. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
11. WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)
12. BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
13. the EXORCIST (1973)
14. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1932)
15. HAXAN (1922)
16. GODZILLA (1954)- Japanese version.
17. ALUCARDA (1977)
18. GUZO (2003)
19. DEEP RED (1975)
20. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
21. the SHINING (1980)
22. EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
23. the RAVEN (1935)
24. the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
25. KING KONG (1933)
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These are in the BAD movie thread? If it were my favorite BAD horror movies, it would go something like this-
1. BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955)
2. DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (1971)
3. MANIAC (1934)
4. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
5. HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND (1959)
6. the BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1959)
7. the CREEPING TERROR (1964)
8. 2,000 MANIACS (1963)
9. NIGHTBEAST (1982)
10. DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973)
11. BLOOD FREAK (1972)
12. HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS (1970)
13. TEENAGE ZOMBIES (1959)
14. SON OF INGAGI (1940)
15. ROBOT MONSTER (1953)
16. the GIRL AND THE GEEK (1964)
17. the REVENGE OF DR. X (1970)
18. TRUTH OR DARE: A CRITICAL MADNESS (1986)
19. MANOS-THE HANDS OF FATE (1966)
20. MONSTER A GO-GO (1965)
21. PSYCHED BY THE 4-D WITCH (1973)
22. WELCOME HOME, BROTHER CHARLES (1975)
23. the MIGHTY GORGA (1969)
24. ASTRO-ZOMBIES (1968)
25. KILLING SPREE (1987)
-25 points for THE SHINING from me 😉
^ I always wanted to ask you-why don't you like the SHINING?
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 01:13:09 AM^ I always wanted to ask you-why don't you like the SHINING?
I loved the book - I was 12 when I got it as a birthday gift - and when Dad told me that a movie was being released, I begged to be allowed to see it and even my Mom agreed.
I went there all excited, expecting to see the book I loved onscreen and what I saw actually made me cry. That was in 1980, I've never forgotten it and it was the first time I saw a great book being so absolutely trashed onscreen.
There are some plus points about the movie, the scary visuals, the music, the cinematography and some truly nasty shocks, like that thing in the bath and the injured guest saying "Great party, isn't it?" 😳
I wrote a whole review for it on here but I didn't like it then. I was asked at a college class what my least fave movie was, I said "The Shining" and someone threw an eraser at me 😳😉
25 PIECES (1982)
24 THE OMEN (1976)
23 THE MUTILATOR (1984)
22 THE BEAST MUST DIE (1974)
21 GRADUATION DAY (1981)
20 TENEBRAE (1982)
19 PSYCHO (1960)
18 FRIDAY 13TH PART 8: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989)
17 NIGHTMARE BEACH (1989)
16 PARENTS (1989)
15 LONG WEEKEND (1978)
14 SCANNERS 3 (1992)
13 BLOODY MOON (1981)
12 NEW YORK RIPPER (1982)
11 THE HOWLING PART 7: NEW MOON RISING (1994)
10 ASYLUM (1972)
9 MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (2009)
8 FRIDAY 13TH PART 7: THE NEW BLOOD (1988)
7 VAULT OF HORROR (1973)
6 HOSPITAL MASSACRE (1981)
5 FRIDAY 13TH PART 3 (1982)
4 SEVEN (1995)
3 ZOMBI HOLOCAUST (1980)
2 TERROR (1978)
1 THE HOWLING (1980)
I always wanted to ask myself - why do I like half of these?
'Sokay, Trevor, lots of people dislike THE SHINING - Stephen King included!
I think I read the book when I was vveeeeeeeery young (3rd or 4th grader?) and loved it. It's possible I tried to watch the film before that - the first time I tried I tapped out during the long car ride to the Overlook - the tension (even that aerial shot!) overwhelmed me. I was getting long in the tooth to be getting scared during scary movies - I was maybe 8 or 9! I returned to watch the entire film a couple years later and... I was disappointed, too. The book is (mostly) fabulous, and the film is it's own thing. It took another couple tries before I could appreciate the book as a Kubrick film rather than as a King adaptation. Then again, most King adaptations ain't great, right?
Anyway. this isn't a SHINING thread, so - I'll post my list in three weeks, probably. Thanks for doing this, Rev.
Quote from: Alex on October 03, 2024, 11:53:26 PM25 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
this your fav horror movie? (nothing wrong with that, but I'm half thinking you might've written your list the wrong way round, points wise?)
Quote from: Trevor on October 04, 2024, 03:09:36 AMQuote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 01:13:09 AM^ I always wanted to ask you-why don't you like the SHINING?
I loved the book - I was 12 when I got it as a birthday gift - and when Dad told me that a movie was being released, I begged to be allowed to see it and even my Mom agreed.
I went there all excited, expecting to see the book I loved onscreen and what I saw actually made me cry. That was in 1980, I've never forgotten it and it was the first time I saw a great book being so absolutely trashed onscreen.
There are some plus points about the movie, the scary visuals, the music, the cinematography and some truly nasty shocks, like that thing in the bath and the injured guest saying "Great party, isn't it?" 😳
I wrote a whole review for it on here but I didn't like it then. I was asked at a college class what my least fave movie was, I said "The Shining" and someone threw an eraser at me 😳😉
I, too, love the book and read it before I saw the film, and yes, the changes in places are glaring, but it's nearly impossible to translate the written word to film or vice versa. I just love both-just in different ways. If it were exactly like the book we would have spent an hour of the film just watching Jack sitting in the basement reading old newspaper clippings.
Quote from: zombie no.one on October 04, 2024, 04:15:25 AMQuote from: Alex on October 03, 2024, 11:53:26 PM25 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
this your fav horror movie? (nothing wrong with that, but I'm half thinking you might've written your list the wrong way round, points wise?)
No, like the Rev I was planning on editing it a bit before the final. I made the initial list in no particular order of what my favourite horror movies would be and then figured I'd sort it out into a better order later. Ring isn't my absolute top horror movie either on the other end of the scale (Alien and The Thing will have to fight it out for top spot).
Quote from: zombie no.one on October 04, 2024, 04:15:25 AMQuote from: Alex on October 03, 2024, 11:53:26 PM25 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
this your fav horror movie? (nothing wrong with that, but I'm half thinking you might've written your list the wrong way round, points wise?)
Coming from someone who has the the laughable PIECES listed as #1, that's ironic.
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 06:22:30 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on October 04, 2024, 04:15:25 AMQuote from: Alex on October 03, 2024, 11:53:26 PM25 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
this your fav horror movie? (nothing wrong with that, but I'm half thinking you might've written your list the wrong way round, points wise?)
Coming from someone who has the the laughable PIECES listed as #1, that's ironic.
I made sure to say
"nothing wrong with that"... and also jokingly took a pop at my own taste, at the end of my list as well. I covered my bases :teddyr:
Quote from: Alex on October 04, 2024, 05:38:56 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on October 04, 2024, 04:15:25 AMQuote from: Alex on October 03, 2024, 11:53:26 PM25 The Blair Witch Project 1999.
this your fav horror movie? (nothing wrong with that, but I'm half thinking you might've written your list the wrong way round, points wise?)
No, like the Rev I was planning on editing it a bit before the final. I made the initial list in no particular order of what my favourite horror movies would be and then figured I'd sort it out into a better order later. Ring isn't my absolute top horror movie either on the other end of the scale (Alien and The Thing will have to fight it out for top spot).
ah fair enough... yeah I've just remembered one so will prob edit my list too
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 05:29:55 AMQuote from: Trevor on October 04, 2024, 03:09:36 AMQuote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 01:13:09 AM^ I always wanted to ask you-why don't you like the SHINING?
I loved the book - I was 12 when I got it as a birthday gift - and when Dad told me that a movie was being released, I begged to be allowed to see it and even my Mom agreed.
I went there all excited, expecting to see the book I loved onscreen and what I saw actually made me cry. That was in 1980, I've never forgotten it and it was the first time I saw a great book being so absolutely trashed onscreen.
There are some plus points about the movie, the scary visuals, the music, the cinematography and some truly nasty shocks, like that thing in the bath and the injured guest saying "Great party, isn't it?" 😳
I wrote a whole review for it on here but I didn't like it then. I was asked at a college class what my least fave movie was, I said "The Shining" and someone threw an eraser at me 😳😉
I, too, love the book and read it before I saw the film, and yes, the changes in places are glaring, but it's nearly impossible to translate the written word to film or vice versa. I just love both-just in different ways. If it were exactly like the book we would have spent an hour of the film just watching Jack sitting in the basement reading old newspaper clippings.
😂🤣😆😀😄 Agreed 😀😆😎
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 12:33:29 AMThese are in the BAD movie thread? If it were my favorite BAD horror movies, it would go something like this-
I put it in the bad movie thread because this category gets the most traffic.
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 12:33:29 AMI find it nearly impossible to put them in order. I like the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE just as much as the HAUNTING, or any of these, just in different ways. Sigh.
1. the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
2. PSYCHO (1960)
3. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
4. the HAUNTING (1963)
5. ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1955)
6. KILL, BABY, KILL (1966)
7. NOSFERATU (1922)
8. the THING (1982)
9. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
10. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
11. WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)
12. BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
13. the EXORCIST (1973)
14. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1932)
15. HAXAN (1922)
16. GODZILLA (1954)- Japanese version.
17. ALUCARDA (1977)
18. GUZO (2003)
19. DEEP RED (1975)
20. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
21. the SHINING (1980)
22. EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
23. the RAVEN (1935)
24. the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
25. KING KONG (1933)
And I have to double check: do you want your 25 points to go to KING KONG, or THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE?
^ Neither- I couldn't put them in order. Hoo-boy. I guess the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 11:44:43 AM^ Neither- I couldn't put them in order. Hoo-boy. I guess the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.
You have to put them in order or the poll won't work correctly. You still have some weeks to work it out.
^I guess I can't be included. I find it impossible.
Quote from: RCMerchant on October 04, 2024, 01:09:41 PM^I guess I can't be included. I find it impossible.
Aw shucks. You're always welcome to think it over and give it a try. You could even add DRACULA in there.
More of a sci-fi/fantasy/monster/special FX fan than a horror fan, but I'll still give this a shot. This list is limited to films I'm sure I've seen.
What does it mean to be "the Greatest"? I'd say the most influential films are he greatest, so...
25pts The Lost World (1925) - Set up the whole giant monster genre
24pts The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Made German Expressionist films popular, which stuck with the horror genre for 30 or so years.
23pts Dracula - Set up Universal's horror-cycle in the 30's
22pts Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1950's) - Set up sci-fi horror of the 50's
21pts The Horror of Dracula - Hammer brought back Gothic horror
20pts Halloween - Slasher films become major, main stream successes
That sets up the beginning of the horror genre, & outlines major changes in it. I'll have to come back later, to add more, fleshing out each era.
Ok! I'm back, with a few more:
19pts Frankenstein
18pts The Wolfman
17pts The Mummy
Universal's monster films are iconic; they are still the standard versions of their respective monsters.
16pts - And Then There Were None - Kinda a bridge between Old Dark House films & Slashers. Also a nice mystery with good camera work & suspense.
15pts - THEM! - Great example of a nuclear monster movie. Think it was the first.
14pts - The Blob - I need to include a 50's Teen movie, & this is one of the best.
13pts - King Kong - While "The Lost World" was the first major giant monster film, this one fleshed out the concept.
12pts - Godzilla: King of the Monsters - And this is the most iconic radioactive monster movie.
11pts - JAWS - Made major studios pay attention to genre films. Set up the modern blockbuster.
10pts - Jurassic Park - Major leap forward in FX, & some fairly suspenseful scenes.
Still deciding on the others; numbers subject to change.
9pts - The Thing - Good FX work, which still holds up well today.
8pts - Alien - A nice creepy movie. I would've ranked it higher, but it took a lot from earlier films, most of which I've not seen yet.
7pts - Psycho - This should probably be higher, but I found it a bit slow..
6pts - Colossus: The Forbin Project - I think 2001 did it first, but this was one of the first films to deal with an out-of-control AI. And the computer is the main focus of the movie; in 2001 the focus is on human evolution; HAL is just an obstacle.
5pts - Night of the Living Dead - Redefined what a zombie is. Also make a ridiculous concept feel real. Could be higher, but it took a lot from "I Am Legend."
I'm not sure if I've seen anything else of note. So I'll fill in the rest with some movies that are just fun.
4pts - Tormented - Bert I. Gordon's ghost movie is fun.
3pts - Gremlins - More of a comedy, but it does have some creepy segments.
2pts - The Ghost & Mr. Chicken - A Comedy through & through. But that scene where the organ starts playing is creepy.
1pt - Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein - Not scary at all, even as a kid. But It gave Lugosi another chance to play Dracula, & he did a good job.
Less than two weeks until Halloween, everyone else is invited to submit their lists! We have 6 voters which creates a pretty good consensus, but more is always better.
I will post my list on the 29th or 30th... lol. Hope that's okay. Got a lot more movies to watch or rewatch!
Quote from: M.10rda on October 19, 2024, 04:55:22 PMI will post my list on the 29th or 30th... lol. Hope that's okay. Got a lot more movies to watch or rewatch!
Sure is, keep us in suspense!
I hope the suspense has been sufficient! I will get mine posted before midnight.
A lotta' good films hit the floor - either due to technicalities, equivocation/waffling, or I ran out of time and couldn't watch 'em or re-watch 'em.
The order doesn't totally satisfy me but the films themselves I'll stan for. I could've made much smarter picks to leverage other people's picks - but I'm a dumb guy, what can I tell you?
25.) LEGEND OF BOGGY freakin' CREEK = 1 point
24.) JIGOKU (1960) = 2 points
23.) POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD = 3 points
22.) HELLRAISER (1987) = 4 points
21.) RE-ANIMATOR = 5 points
20.) THE EVIL DEAD (1981) = 6 points
19.) INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) = 7 points
18.) CLOVERFIELD = 8 points
17.) VIDEODROME = 9 points
16.) THE BLACK CAT (1934) = 10 points
15.) SUSPIRIA = 11 points
14.) IN A VIOLENT NATURE = 12 points
13.) IT FOLLOWS = 13 points
12.) DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) = 14 points
11.) DON'T LOOK NOW = 15 points
10.) NIGHT OF THE CREEPS = 16 points
9.) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE = 17 points
8.) THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS = 18 points
7.) RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD = 19 points
6.) BEETLEJUICE = 20 points
5.) ALIEN = 21 points
4.) THE THING (1982) = 22 points
3.) HAUSU = 23 points
2.) TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME = 24 points
1.) POSSESSION (1981) = 25 points
Thx 4 including me. :cheers:
25. the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
24. BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955)
23. the HAUNTING (1960)
22. the BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1959)
21. the RAVEN (1935)
20. the THING (1982)
19. SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
17. KILL,BABY,KILL (1966)
16. the EXORCIST (1973)
15. ALUCARDA (1977)
14. DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973)
13. I DRINK YOUR BLOOD (1970)
12. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
12. the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
11. the SHINING (1980)
10. DRACULA (1931)
9. BURIAL GROUND-NIGHTS OF TERROR (1981)
8. the SADIST (1963)
7. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
5. the BIRDS (1962)
4. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
3. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985)
2. KING KONG (1933)
1. GODZILLA (1954)
Ok! It's Halloween! How does all this rank, Rev?
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OK, with 7 voters, this is how it finally shook out. I wish we could have got a few more voters to break some of the ties, but the way it works out at least everyone's top three choices end up somewhere in the top 25:
1. The Thing (1982) 95
2. Alien (1979) 78
3. Psycho (1960) 67
4. The Shining (1980) 57
5. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 52
6. Jaws (1975) 51
7. Halloween (1978) 49
8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 42
9. Frankenstein (1931) 40
10 (tie). Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 35
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) 35
12. The Exorcist (1973) 33
13 (tie). The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 32
Dracula (1931) 32
15. The Omen (1976) 30
16 (tie). Dawn of the Dead (1978) 29
Suspiria (1977) 29
Videodrome (1983) 29
19 (tie). Possession (1981) 25
Pieces (1982) 25
The Lost World (1925) 25
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 25
23 (tie). Bride of the Monster (1955) 24
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) 24
25 (tie). The Haunting (1960) 23
Hausu (1977) 23
The Mutilator (1981) 23
The Wicker Man (1973) 23
The top 10 is pretty good. Thanks everyone! I think I'll try to compile another list like this with "bad movies" on it.
Nice idea Rev, thanks for doing it. I thought the top picks would only have a few votes between them.
For entertainment purposes only. All movies ranked from highest to lowest IMDb rating:
1. The Silence of the Lambs 1991
2. Se7en 1995
3. Alien 1979
4. Psycho 1960
5. The Shining 1980
6. The Thing 1982
7. Jurassic Park 1993
8. Pan's Labyrinth 2006
9. The Exorcist 1973
10. Jaws 1975
11. Rosemary's Baby 1968
12. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920
13. King Kong 1933
14. Get Out 2017
15. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror 1922
16. Night of the Living Dead 1968
17. Let the Right One In 2008
18. Dawn of the Dead 1978
19. Frankenstein 1931
20. Bride of Frankenstein 1935
21. Freaks 1932
22. Halloween 1978
23. Evil Dead II 1987
24. Saw 2004
25. The Birds 1963
26. Häxan 1922
27. Eyes Without a Face 1960
28. Godzilla 1954
29. Beetlejuice 1988
30. The Conjuring 2013
31. The Wicker Man 1973
32. The Omen 1976
33. Scream 1996
34. A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
35. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
36. Carrie 1976
37. The Evil Dead 1981
38. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978
39. Dracula 1931
40. The Haunting 1963
41. And Then There Were None 1945
42. Vampyr 1932
43. Hereditary 2018
44. Possession 1981
45. The Return of the Living Dead 1985
46. Gremlins 1984
47. Suspiria 1977
48. House 1977
49. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992
50. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948
51. The Body Snatcher 1945
52. The Descent 2005
53. Dawn of the Dead 2004
54. Videodrome 1983
55. Ringu 1998
56. Horror of Dracula 1958
57. Re-Animator 1985
58. Them! 1954
59. The Wolf Man 1941
60. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966
61. Viy 1967
62. Cat People 1942
63. The Ring 2002
64. The Mist 2007
65. Audition 1999
66. Don't Look Now 1973
67. In the Mouth of Madness 1994
68. Son of Frankenstein 1939
69. Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970
70. The Witch 2015
71. The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017
72. Cloverfield 2008
73. The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967
74. The Mummy 1932
75. Carnival of Souls 1962
76. Tenebrae 1982
77. Hellraiser 1987
78. Triangle 2009
79. Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
80. The Black Cat 1934
81. Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966
82. The Lost World 1925
83. It Follows 2014
84. The Fog 1980
85. The Babadook 2014
86. The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016
87. Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told 1967
88. The Raven 1935
89. The Sinners of Hell 1960
90. Night of the Creeps 1986
91. Event Horizon 1997
92. Phantasm 1979
93. The Company of Wolves 1984
94. The Blair Witch Project 1999
95. The Howling 1981
96. Asylum 1972
97. The Vault of Horror 1973
98. Long Weekend 1978
99. The Blob 1958
100. The New York Ripper 1982
101. Alucarda 1977
102. Godzilla: King of the Monsters! 1956
103. Parents 1989
104. Pieces 1982
105. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead 2006
106. The Poughkeepsie Tapes 2007
107. The Void 2016
108. I Drink Your Blood 1971
109. The Hole 2009
110. In a Violent Nature 2024
111. Friday the 13th: Part 3 1982
112. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror 1981
113. The Beast Must Die 1974
114. Shock Waves 1977
Bad movie territory
115. My Bloody Valentine 2009
116. Nightmare Beach 1989
117. Friday the 13th: The New Blood 1988
118. The Mutilator 1984
119. Zombie Holocaust 1980
120. Terror 1978
121. Bloody Moon 1981
122. The Legend of Boggy Creek 1972
123. X-Ray 1981
124. Don't Look in the Basement 1973
125. Graduation Day 1981
126. Tormented 1960
127. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 1989
128. The Brain That Wouldn't Die 1962
129. Scanners III: The Takeover 1991
130. Bride of the Monster 1955
131. Blood Freak 1972
132. Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971
133. Howling: New Moon Rising 1995
Well, I listed 7 of the top 10 from our poll.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on October 31, 2024, 08:26:46 AMThe top 10 is pretty good. Thanks everyone! I think I'll try to compile another list like this with "bad movies" on it.
I've seen worse lists, for sure! The top 2 are hard to argue w/ in any case. :smile:
RC, was your list ranked by points? When I saw you had RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD @ #3 I though it would be a lock for the final list...
THE MUTILATOR was a surprise for me. Never seen it. Guess I should check it out!
^ Was it ranked by points? I- I guess so. I ranked it lower than some...I dunno...
(As far as the MUTILATOR- I don't know who voted for that piece of s**t, but one man's poison, I guess...)
Quote from: RCMerchant on November 02, 2024, 11:29:37 PM^ Was it ranked by points? I- I guess so. I ranked it lower than some...I dunno...
(As far as the MUTILATOR- I don't know who voted for that piece of s**t, but one man's poison, I guess...)
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The complete spreadsheet I used is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4IRWXUA8dNhIqGz0yZdigAgB5rTbXrx0BvWESbxElg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
You can see things like how many people voted for a particular movie. (My excuse for not voting for THE THING: I've never seen it. But enough other people gave it a lot of points that it still ended up #1, which is why getting lots of votes is important!)
^ You've never seen the THING? :buggedout:
You really need to. It's so much better than the average remake. As far as remakes go- it's right up their with INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978).
Ehh, I'm sure Rev will get around to it one day. There are so many canonical films I've never seen that........ it makes me want to not participate in "Greatest" movie lists! But I held my nose and still participated in this one, and I'm glad I did.
Anyway, THE THING is one of those rare classics, like THE GODFATHER, that deserves all its hype. I think ALIEN pretty much fills that bill, too.
BODY SNATCHERS '78... perennially underrated! I'm glad it got a spot on this list.
Sorry I missed out on contributing to this one. I've been a touch distracted lately.