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OdinOfAsgard
08-12-2012, 03:25 AM
What are the movies that every big horror fan should see at least once in their life? I'll start off with a few.
Halloween, The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, Friday The 13th, Psycho, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Shining, Night Of The Living Dead, Nosferatu.
The Ugly Duchess
08-12-2012, 04:37 AM
Being from the old school and being old myself, I always recommend the four Universal greats:
Frankenstein
The Bride Of Frankenstein
Dracula
The Wolf Man
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MichaelMyers
08-12-2012, 06:07 AM
A dash of Hammer horror.
neverending
08-12-2012, 09:31 AM
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The Invisible Man
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Raven
Cat People (1942)
Black Sunday
The Ugly Duchess
08-12-2012, 10:18 AM
A dash of Hammer horror.
This too is very essential for a horror fan.
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Elvis_Christ
08-12-2012, 05:19 PM
M is a great flick. I'm not as big of a fan of the classic/Universal stuff. Guess I grew up during the 80s so that era had more of an impact on me.
Halloween, The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, Friday The 13th, Psycho, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Shining, Night Of The Living Dead, Nosferatu.
Definitely back that lot. Some essential viewing right there.
A few I'd add:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Dawn Of The Dead
The Burning
The Prowler
Return Of The Living Dead
Deranged
Brain Damage
The Thing
Near Dark
Zombie
Phantasm
...man I could prattle off titles all day :D
Bizarre
08-12-2012, 05:24 PM
^The Thing is a good shout. I like that film every time I see it but I know it wouldn't have sprung to my mind.
Hellraiser
IT
The Omen
Rosemary's Baby
The Wicker Man
dimka
08-12-2012, 07:22 PM
I would say the ring and the cry but the original versions but not as good remake :cool:
wizard of gore
08-13-2012, 12:14 AM
night of the living dead
frankenstien
bride of frankenstien
dracula
wolfman
friday 13th
texas chainsaw massacre
halloween
evil dead
nightmere on elm street
return of the living dead
psycho
exorcist
bride of the monster
house on haunted hill
all originals of corse
Fearonsarms
08-13-2012, 06:01 AM
I'll be here all day if I'm not careful so I'll stick with Italian horror as no one has posted any yet:
Suspiria
Inferno
Tenebrae
Phenomena
Terror At The Opera
Deep Red
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
The Stendhal Syndrome
Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters
City Of The Living Dead
The Beyond
The Psychic/Seven Notes In Black
Lizard In A Woman's Skin
Cannibal Apocalypse
Killing Birds
Hell Of The Living Dead/Zombie Creeping Flesh (the version with uncut gore but cut stock footage unless you like animal cruelty)
Torso
Blood And Black Lace
Black Sunday
A Bay Of Blood
Mario Bava's Shock
Kill Baby Kill
Lamberto Bava's Demons
Stagefright
Dellamore Dellamorte aka Cemetary Man
The Strange Vice Of Mrs Ward/Who's Next
The Black Belly Of The Tarantula
What Have They Done To Solange?
Salems lot.ABSOLUTE MUST!
You need to own
Audition
Old Boy
May
Near dark
Irreversible
Versus
The story of Ricky
Kill list
Tattoo
Tale of two sisters
sympathy for Mr vengeance
The Orphanage
Funny Games
Braindead
Bad taste
The descent
Undead
Jacobs ladder
Dog soldiers
From dusk till dawn
Dawn of the dead
Opera
suspiria....ok ill stop now!
depends on the type of horror you want
1974 texas chainsaw masscre
poltergiest
amityville horror
the omen
the exorcist and exorcist 3 (skip the second unless you buy the boxset)
wolf creek (not classic but a good watch)
carrie
christine
the blob
re-animator
puppet master
childs play
could go on forever
Asylum
Dr Phibes
Vault of horror
Dr terrors house of horror
Torture garden
Ginger snaps
willard
Hellraiser
The beast must die
toolbox murders
The woman
The gray man
Ichi the killer
Frontiers
Martyrs
Aye,depends on what youre after really..I havent even started on zombies yet!!
Fearonsarms
08-13-2012, 06:47 AM
Some British horror not mentioned yet:
Mum and Dad
The Living And The Dead
The Children
Heartless
Salvage
House On Straw Hill
Xtro
28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later
Eden Lake
Dog Soldiers
The Descent
The Last Horror Movie
Some British horror not mentioned yet:
Mum and Dad
The Living And The Dead
The Children
Heartless
Salvage
House On Straw Hill
Xtro
28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later
Eden Lake
Dog Soldiers
The Descent
The Last Horror Movie I havent gone into my dining room yet!! they are all there!
last house on the left (original and remake)
i spit on your grave (original and remake)
house of 1000 corpses
devils rejects
hills have eyes (original 1 & 2 and both remakes)
the mist
children of the corn (1 to 3)
dead silence
when a stranger calls
the hitcher (original and remake)
vacancy
the strangers (one of my favourites of the last 5/10 years)
bay of blood
beyond
house by the cemetery
the orphanage
Straker
08-13-2012, 07:43 AM
Trying to mention a few that havent already been said:
Jaws
Cronos
The Devil's Backbone
Hellraiser II
Braindead
The Sentinel
The Fog
Martin
Eraserhead
Anything that includes the effects of Ray Harryhausen or Rob Bottin
Carnival of Souls
The Changeling
The Devils
Demons
Nosferatu
I'm pretty sure we could all add a couple hundred to our lists too....
Dead&Bloated
08-13-2012, 01:33 PM
1. Night of the Living Dead - original. Tom Savini's remake was decent.
2. Dawn of the Dead - original. Greatest movie of all time. Refake is garbage.
3. Day of the Dead - original. Refake worse than garbage.
4. Hellraiser
5. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
7. Evil Dead
8. Devils Rejects
9. Cannibal Holocaust
10. Brain Dead - also known as Dead Alive.
Ten must see films for any horror fan!
wizard of gore
08-13-2012, 08:27 PM
i dont think all these movies are essential.especially not movies like christine and the decent
Elvis_Christ
08-14-2012, 12:17 AM
i dont think all these movies are essential.especially not movies like christine and the decent
Christine is a great film dude. Do you not like it? I reckon all the older Carpenter films are essential stuff the guy didn't put a foot wrong back then.
neverending
08-14-2012, 12:25 AM
I'll have to agree that Christine is a classic. The OP asked us to name films that a horror fan should see at least once, and I'd say one should see Christine.
The Decent, though... I never took to that like a lot of other people did,
wizard of gore
08-14-2012, 12:35 AM
Christine is a great film dude. Do you not like it? I reckon all the older Carpenter films are essential stuff the guy didn't put a foot wrong back then.
i dont care who made it,to me it was just another good s.k book turned into a crappy movie,defiinatly not essential to see,everyone to themselves and all that though
Elvis_Christ
08-14-2012, 12:50 AM
i dont care who made it,to me it was just another good s.k book turned into a crappy movie,defiinatly not essential to see,everyone to themselves and all that though
I thought the book was shit and the movie was great haha :D
I thought the book was shit and the movie was great haha :D
I loved the book and hated the film..hey!swings and roundabouts innit?
Dead&Bloated
08-14-2012, 12:54 PM
i dont care who made it,to me it was just another good s.k book turned into a crappy movie,defiinatly not essential to see,everyone to themselves and all that though
Right on dude. They butchered Christine! The movie is complete shit. The book is an essential read and the movie an essential pass.
wizard of gore
08-14-2012, 08:30 PM
Right on dude. They butchered Christine! The movie is complete shit. The book is an essential read and the movie an essential pass.
yeah,they changed way too much things in the movie that made the story good
Bob Gray
08-15-2012, 09:22 AM
My essentials are:
Halloween (original)
Phantasm
Evil Dead
The Exorcist
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
Suspiria
The Haunting (original)
Night of the Living Dead
Hellraiser
Honorable mentions include:
The Blair Witch Project
The Gate
Return of the Living Dead I & II
The Ring
The Serpent & the Rainbow
John Carpenter's The Thing
Deep Red
The Mist
The Changeling
House of 1000 Corpses
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
MichaelMyers
08-15-2012, 09:34 AM
My essentials are:
Halloween (original)
Phantasm
Evil Dead
The Exorcist
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
Suspiria
The Haunting (original)
Night of the Living Dead
Hellraiser
Honorable mentions include:
The Blair Witch Project
The Gate
Return of the Living Dead I & II
The Ring
The Serpent & the Rainbow
John Carpenter's The Thing
Deep Red
The Mist
The Changeling
House of 1000 Corpses
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Great list. But. I would have to put Exorcist over Phantasm.