Deserted island top 5 horror movies

[DrFrankensteinsGirl]

I apologize if this has been done before but I was curious. Lets just say that you find yourself trapped on a deserted island with only a dvd player and a tv. Which 5 horror movies would you bring with you to watch until you died from one thing or another (or survived to become the next Tarzan). For me it would have to be
1. The Bride of Frankenstein
2. Suspiria
3. The Mummy (Hammer studios)
4. Pet Semetary
5. House of 1,000 Corpses

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"Enjoy that dead girl's body."

[Haifisch]

Hmm, that's a pretty good question. And some pretty good choices you have there.
I'd want to be entertained if I was stuck with these, so I'd choose all horror comedies.
The Cottage
Hatchet
The Video Dead
Black Sheep
Cannibal: The Musical

[DrFrankensteinsGirl]

Originally Posted by Haifisch

Hmm, that's a pretty good question. And some pretty good choices you have there.
I'd want to be entertained if I was stuck with these, so I'd choose all horror comedies.
The Cottage
Hatchet
The Video Dead
Black Sheep
Cannibal: The Musical

I just figured if I was going to be stuck on an island I would try and get one movie from every sub-genre i love. I've actually never seen any of those movies but I have a list of horror movies I need to see and I think it'd be good to have more than young frankenstein to laugh at so they're goin on my list so thank you

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"Enjoy that dead girl's body."

[knife_fight]

Rewatchability is the key in this question.

1. Halloween (the original, of course)
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. Black Sunday
4. Creepshow
5. Ghostbusters

If I had to sub Shaun and Ghostbusters for "real" horror films, I'd probably pick Bride of Frankenstein and Slumber Party Massacre.

[CaraBloodyCara]

1. Suspiria
2. The Last Man on Earth
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. The Beyond
5. Cabin Fever

I'm just basing this off of which movies have rewatchibility, like knife_fight said. Except Suspiria...that's just my favorite.

[MichaelMyers]

Halloween
Halloween 2
Halloween 4
Halloween 5
Halloween 6

[DrFrankensteinsGirl]

Originally Posted by CaraBloodyCara

1. Suspiria
2. The Last Man on Earth
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. The Beyond
5. Cabin Fever

I'm just basing this off of which movies have rewatchibility, like knife_fight said. Except Suspiria...that's just my favorite.

Suspiria is such a beautiful movie, and the soundtrack by Goblin just grates on my nerves in all the right ways.

[The Villain]

Godzilla
The Giant Claw
Child's Play
Tremors
Halloween

[Haifisch]

Originally Posted by DrFrankensteinsGirl

Suspiria is such a beautiful movie, and the soundtrack by Goblin just grates on my nerves in all the right ways.

I didn't care for Suspiria, but I agree the music from it is awesome.
And you're very welcome for the recommendations. Another hilarious one that I forgot to mention is Evil Dead 2. You may have already seen that, though.

[Sculpt]

I like your question. Never heard anyone ever ask which 5 horror movies you could have on a deserted island. Reason I say that is, although I'm a lifelong horror fan, if I could have a very limited number of movies at a deserted island, I don't know I'd take any horror. Being on a deserted island always sounds nice in one way, but honestly, I think it would pack plenty of it's own horror. :) (I know, way to take the fun out of a question!)

I agree with knifefight, rewatchability would be important. And I'd probably try get 5 documentaries on how to survive on a deserted island. If that didn't fly, I'd keep my definition of horror really wide and go for some uplifting, inspiring, musical, etc, movies like: Yellow Submarine, Gandhi, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV 81), Grease 78 and Jesus of Nazareth 77 (6 hrs).

If those movies wouldn't fly, I'd go for a second round:
Evil Dead 2
Aliens
Ghostbusters
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV 81)

If they didn't allow Hitchhicker and Bogus Journey, I'd replace them with some combo of Se7en, Poltergeist or The Thing 82.