Top 10 Horror films a Newb fan must own.

[Dev]

Hi,as i said in my TCM Help post im new to horror films,so what Top 10 films, (can include a series ie Halloween but must only take one spot) should a newbie to horror need in his collection?

I only have Scream/Nightmare on Elm series/boxsets at the mo so I am looking to buy more dvd/video/boxsets,so it would help if they are still availiable for release.

Cheers Guys

[The Evil Dead]

I don't have a list... But I can give you the essentials that I enjoy.

Hellraiser 1 and 2, Evil Dead series, Re-Animator ... Those are definitely musts.

I'll think of more and post them later, it's too early for thought.

[Death By Jell-O]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Return of the living Dead, House of 1000 corpses, Phantasm, NOES...Ummm....Hmmm...If I think of more I'll post them...Everyone has their own opinions, so try a movie from each genere and it'll help you figure out what your preferences are i.e. Slasher, Zombie, etc....There's a lot of good horror films out there...

Edit:
Crap! Shame on me! How could I forget The Exorcist.....Shame on me lol

[Vodstok]

House of 1000 corpses should not be watched until someone has TCM and Wes craven's early stuff under their belt. They will appreciate it much more.

Also, if you can get your hands on some old singled out episodes, watch them. it makes what happens to chris hardwick so much more enjoyable.....



One thing i will give it, i LOVED captain Spaulding, especially the menu on the DVD. I fucking died watching that. Also, my girl's last name is Spaulding. Until October :)

[bwind22]

top 10 essential horror films (In no particular order)

1- Texas Chansaw Massacre (The original, not the remake.)
2- Halloween (Watch 'em all, but I think 1, 2 and H20 are the best.)
3- Evil Dead Trilogy (Evil Dead 1, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness)
4- Romero Zombie movies (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead.)
5- Nightmare on Elm St. (But you already have that.)
6- Psycho 1 and 2 (Psycho 2 is one of the best sequels out there and they made it like 15-20 years after the original with the same cast.)
7- Demons 1 and 2 (These are very fun, gore-filled zombie movies.)
8- Friday The 13th (I'm not a huge fan of this series, but they are alright. You should definately see 'em at least once.)
9- Hellraiser
10- Dead Alive (I think this might just be the goriest film ever made.)

[Death By Jell-O]

Originally posted by Vodstok
House of 1000 corpses should not be watched until someone has TCM and Wes craven's early stuff under their belt. They will appreciate it much more.

Also, if you can get your hands on some old singled out episodes, watch them. it makes what happens to chris hardwick so much more enjoyable.....



One thing i will give it, i LOVED captain Spaulding, especially the menu on the DVD. I fucking died watching that. Also, my girl's last name is Spaulding. Until October :)

Well Shit The Bed! Howdy Folks! LMAO

Yeah, you bring up a good point...House of 1000 Corpses really should be watched only after you gain an appreciation for TCM and such...Good Point...I just happened to enjoy it immensly...For a horror movie released so recently, it Really pulls from the classics of the 70's and early 80's...I think that what I loved about it the most...It brought horror back to the golden years....And Yes, Chris Hardwick gets what he deserves lol Too bad Jenny McCarthy wasn't there to share the anguish...lol

[Vodstok]

Nah, not Jenny Mccarthy. im a sucker for big boobs. ( i know their fake)


Anyway, my 10:

Alien
Aliens
Alien3
Exorcist
The Ring
The Omen
Night Of the living Dead('90 remake)
Dawn Of the Dead
Poltergeist
Children of the Corn


There are more, but i will hold back

[_Leatha_Face_]

1. from dusk till dawn
2. rose red
3. Halloween 1
4. TCM original and remake when it comes out
5. predator
6. childs play 1 and 2
7. dolly dearest
8. Halloween 6
9. in the mouth of madness
10. hellraiser 1 and 2

[Signs515]

I will do this from a collector point of view, not overall movie value.

1~The Hills Have Eyes
2~The Last House on the Left
3~The Evil Dead
4~Night of the Living Dead
5~The Shining
6~Halloween
7~Black Christmas
8~Psycho
9~Rosemary's Baby
10~Suspiria

~These are all good movies as well

[Vodstok]

npt tp criticise your opinion, god knows mine is open to a lot, but Rosemary's Baby? Ugh. I was horribly disappointed by that one. So much potential. You dont even get to SEE the kid. PLus, Roman Polanski sucks. Damn pervert....

[AUSTIN316426808]

evil dead

halloween

friday the 13th

night of the living dead(basically any romero zombie movie)

the shinning

texas chainsaw massacre

the exorcist

rosemary's baby

last house on the left

[PsychoticPanda]

Originally posted by Dev
Hi,as i said in my TCM Help post im new to horror films,so what Top 10 films, (can include a series ie Halloween but must only take one spot) should a newbie to horror need in his collection?

I only have Scream/Nightmare on Elm series/boxsets at the mo so I am looking to buy more dvd/video/boxsets,so it would help if they are still availiable for release.

Cheers Guys

(These are ones I like)


Night of the Living Dead (Original)
Halloween Series
Interview with the Vampire
The Ring
Psycho
Friday the 13th (I haven't seen them all, yet! So I couldn't tell you about the rest)

I can't think of anymore! i think I listed some in my profile.

[Angelakillsluts]

The Evil Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
The Shining
Pet Sematary
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead
Poltergeist
Exorcist

[crazy clown]

evil dead

texas chainsaw massacre

wishmaster(just because of the cameos)

nightmare on elm street

friday the 13th (i personally am not a big fan cause i think a few of them are really bad, yea i said it what - pt. 6 owns tho) see them just because you should.

phantasm

childs play 1 and 2

halloween

prom night

terror train:p

it

night flier

thats about it for now but i'll post more later.

[crazy clown]

oh yeah and some of the leprecaun movies are ok too.

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by crazy clown
oh yeah and some of the leprecaun movies are ok too.

Leprechaun 5 and 6. Where's me gold?!

[bwind22]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
evil dead

halloween

friday the 13th

night of the living dead(basically any romero zombie movie)

the shinning

texas chainsaw massacre

the exorcist

rosemary's baby

last house on the left





the shinning? isn't that Willy's story on one of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror?

[mudsliptones]

these are the ones to get

1 texas chainsaw massacre, original
2 friday the 13th part 1
3 halloween part 1
4 john carpenter's the thing
5 dawn of the dead
6 the exorcist
7 evil dead
8 poltergeist
9 child's play
10 psycho

when you have seen these 10 movies you can say you know something about horror since these are classic ones

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by bwind22
the shinning? isn't that Willy's story on one of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror?

Quite, boy! You wanna get sued?

[bwind22]

sued? for what?

[mictlan]

I'm not shooting for an even ten here, just trying to think of essentials.

Pre-1970:

-Black Sunday
-the Abominable Dr. Phibes
-(Karloff)Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, the Mummy
-(Lugosi) Dracula
-(Lee) Horror of Dracula
-Psycho
-Cat People
-Night of the Living Dead

Post-1970:

-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
-The Shining
-Evil Dead
-Phantasm
-Exorcist
-Halloween
-Ringu
-Suspiria

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by bwind22
sued? for what?

just pickin'. That was Willy's response to bart when he called it the Shining.

[bwind22]

oh haha. i vaguely remember that episode.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22
the shinning? isn't that Willy's story on one of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror?

so what i spelled it wrong i type fast.

[kpropain]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 and 2
Halloween 1 and 2
George Romeros Dead Trilogy
Evil Dead Trilogy
Friday The 13th series
Herschell Gordon Lewis Blood Trilogy(Blood Feast / 2000 Maniacs / Color Me Blood Red)
Lucio Fulci Films, New York Ripper and Don't Torture A Duckling
Pieces
Hellraiser 1 and 2
The Hills Have Eyes
Last House On The Left
More than ten but some good movies.

[bloodygurl02]

exorcist
rosemarys baby
NOES
friday the 13th
halloween
poltergeist
evil dead series
hellraiser
bram stokers dracula

those r my picks but there r so many great horror movies out there it was hard to come up w/ just 10

[Splatter Phreak]

top 10 movies a horror newbie should own eh? well i would have to say.
1.)The Thing (carpenter one not the dead old one)
2.)House of a 1000 corpses (a modern day classic)
3.)The Evil Dead Trilogy
4.)Friday the 13th (all of em - but if they make a collection it may be worth waiting as the exsisting DVDs are pretty bare bones apart from the Region 2 UK version of Part 1)
5.)Ichi the Killer (it's so wacked out)
6.)Aliens Quadrilogy
7.)The Nightmare on Elm collection (i know you have it but it is a must have so good choice)
8.)Re-animator (all three of those bad boys)
9.)Hellraiser (The first three at least)
10.)Braindead (buckets and buckets of gore and laughs - it's also known as "Dead Alive")

[Machine King]

My top ten are:

1. Evil Dead Trap
2. Evil Dead
3. Friday the 13th (1 & 2)
4. Interview With a Vampire
5. Day of the Dead
6. Howling
7. Silver Bullet
8. Ichi The Killer (Uncut Version)
9. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
10. Nightmare on Elm Street

[ckyguy]

Sleepaway camp
Sleepaway camp 2 unhappy campers
sleepaway camp 3 teenage wasteland
Don't go in the wood's
the prowler
Madman
Maniac
halloween
halloween 2
friday the 13th 1-5
A blade in the dark

[NirvanaNole]

No Children of the Corn???? I know it doesn't scare me or anything, but then again, neither does Evil Dead or any other "horror" movie. I'm sorry, but Children of the Corn had more impact in cinema than a ton of the movies listed in this thread.

[Anatomee]

Halloween 1-One of the best movies ever made.
Halloween 2
NOES 1
TCM 2
House of 1000 Corpses
The Exorcist
People Under the Stairs
Fright Night
Friday the 13th part 3
Friday the 13th Part 6

All good