Stephen King lists his favourite scary movies.

[Alex]

Not a huge fan of his books, but apparently this is a list of the movies he considers to be the scariest. Many of the films on his list are surprisingly modern. I was looking down this list and thinking, hmm not what I'd consider scary but everyone has their own opinion. Then I got to one of his picks and just thought "WTF?"

Stephen King's 22 Favorite Horror Movies Are...

    The Autopsy of Jane Doe – André Øvredal, 2016

    The Blair Witch Project – Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999

    The Changeling – Peter Medak, 1980

    Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro, 2015

    Dawn of the Dead – Zack Snyder, 2004

    Deep Blue Sea – Renny Harlin, 1999

    The Descent – Neil Marshall, 2005

    Duel – Steven Spielberg, 1971

    Les Diaboliques – Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955

    Final Destination – James Wong, 2000

    Event Horizon – Paul W.S. Anderson, 1997

    The Hitcher – Robert Harmon, 1986 and Dave Meyers, 2007

    The Last House on the Left – Dennis Iliadis, 2009

    The Mist – Frank Darabont, 2007

    Night of the Demon – Jacques Tourneur, 1957

    The Ruins – Carter Smith, 2008

    Sorcerer – William Friedkin, 1977

    Stepfather – Joseph Ruben, 1986

    Stir of Echoes – David Koepp 1999

    The Strangers – Bryan Bertino, 2008

    Village of the Damned – Wolf Rilla, 1960

    The Witch – Robert Eggers, 2015

[RCMerchant]

I'm thinking "WTF?" on lotsa this.

Well, he thought his TV version of the SHINING was better than Kubrick's, so.....
OK, Stephan, you can s**t out books like Stan Lee s**ts out comics, but your taste in horror films is dismal.

[Trevor]

Since when is Deep Blue Sea a horror film?

[Alex]

Since when is Deep Blue Sea a horror film?

That is the one that made me go "WTF?"

[claws]

I like his faves. I actually own all of them, some great modern horror right there 

[Trevor]

Sorcerer too: it's not a horror film but a remake of the French film The Wages of Fear directed by William Friedkin 

[Allhallowsday]

I'm unimpressed. 

[Allhallowsday]

Really NO ...

THE HAUNTING
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
CASTLE OF BLOOD (aka DANZA MACABRE) ...  
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
BLACK SUNDAY

[Svengoolie 3]

The thing 1982?

Alien?

[Rev. Powell]

I'm thinking "WTF?" on lotsa this.

Well, he thought his TV version of the SHINING was better than Kubrick's, so.....
OK, Stephan, you can s**t out books like Stan Lee s**ts out comics, but your taste in horror films is dismal.

I agree. I don't find his books very readable, either.

[Rev. Powell]

Really NO ...

THE HAUNTING
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
CASTLE OF BLOOD (aka DANZA MACABRE) ...  
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
BLACK SUNDAY

And the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake instead of one of the Romero classics? 

[Allhallowsday]

Really NO ...

THE HAUNTING
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
CASTLE OF BLOOD (aka DANZA MACABRE) ...  
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
BLACK SUNDAY

And the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake instead of one of the Romero classics? 

I thought the same thing but I was already out of control.   

[indianasmith]

Several of those are favorites of mine as well.

[Svengoolie 3]

I think i'd like Stephen king personally, but I just can't read his books. I tried a couple.

[Gabriel Knight]

I laughed pretty hard at FINAL DESTINATION.

Stephen King is overrated.