Top Horror Movies Year By Year

[TheWickerFan]

My favorite horror movies year by year; 1972-2009. I wanted to have a top 5 for each year, but found that too difficult so I'll be combining years sometimes so the films I list will be somewhere between 5-10.

Okay, this is 1972-73 (in no particular order):

The Other
Tales FromThe Crypt
Vault Of Horror
Sisters
The Exorcist
The Wicker Man

What are your favorites from 1972-73?

[scouse mac]

I can see another 100 list, the best film in each individual year since 1910!



I would agree with The Exorcist & The Wicker Man, would throw in Last House on the Left for 1972. Haven't seen The Other but think I would like to.

[Monster Dave]

Ok Lets see... First off, great Movies on your list! I'm gonna post random years of a few of my favorites:

1974 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

1978 Dawn of the Dead

1980 The Shining

1981 Evil Dead

2003 House of 1000 Corpses

2009 Drag Me to Hell

[TheWickerFan]

I can see another 100 list, the best film in each individual year since 1910!



I would agree with The Exorcist & The Wicker Man, would throw in Last House on the Left for 1972. Haven't seen The Other but think I would like to.

That sounds like a great idea; hopefully the mods will do that someday.

I enjoyed Last House On The Left as well; super creepy Krug!http://www.houseofhorrors.com/crypt/pages2/uploads/1/last_house_on_the_left_ss_krug_and_posse.jpg

[TheWickerFan]

Ok Lets see... First off, great Movies on your list! I'm gonna post random years of a few of my favorites:

1974 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

1978 Dawn of the Dead

1980 The Shining

1981 Evil Dead

2003 House of 1000 Corpses

2009 Drag Me to Hell

I had 4 of those 6 lined up; I'll try to remember to add the other two when the years come up.

[Monster Dave]

Please do!

[Ferox13]

1910 - Frankenstein

[roshiq]

Okay, this is 1972-73 (in no particular order):

The Other
Tales FromThe Crypt
Vault Of Horror
Sisters
The Exorcist
The Wicker Man

What are your favorites from 1972-73?

Agree. I like to add the followings...

Asylum
Dracula A.D 1972
Last house on the left
Your vice is a locked room & only I have the key
The Legend of Hell House
Theater of Blood
The Crazies
The Asphyx
Don't look now

[TheWickerFan]

Agree. I like to add the followings...

Asylum
Dracula A.D 1972
Last house on the left
Your vice is a locked room & only I have the key
The Legend of Hell House
Theater of Blood
The Crazies
The Asphyx
Don't look now

I've seen 5 of these movies; Asylum, Last House On The Left, and Theater Of Blood were good. Wasn't a fan of The Crazies or Don't Look Now.

[TheWickerFan]

1910 - Frankenstein

My knowledge of older films, particularly the silent era, is somewhat limited. Maybe I'll do older films in the Classic Horror section.

Okay, favorites from 1974-75 (in no particular order):

Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Black Christmas
Shivers
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Salo The 120 Days Of Sodom
The Stepford Wives
Deep Red
Jaws

[TheWickerFan]

1976-77

Carrie
The Omen
Burnt Offerings
Who Can Kill A Child?
Suspiria
Rabid

1978-79

Halloween
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Coma
Dawn Of The Dead
Alien
Phantasm
Salem's Lot

[Monster Dave]

1976-77

carrie
the omen
burnt offerings
who can kill a child?
Suspiria
rabid

1978-79

halloween
invasion of the body snatchers
coma
dawn of the dead
alien
phantasm


burnt offerings!!!!! Nice!!

[TheWickerFan]

Thank you:) Feel free to post your own opinions (I have been known to miss obvious movies):o

[TheWickerFan]

1980

The Shining
Friday The 13th
The Changeling
The Fog
Inferno
The Godsend

1981-82

An American Werewolf In London
Evil Dead
Poltergeist
The Thing
Creepshow
Tenebre

1983-86 (bit of a dry spell)

A Nightmare On Elm Street
Return Of The Living Dead
Phenomena
Aliens
Night Of The Creeps


1987-89

Evil Dead 2 Dead By Dawn
Predator
The Vanishing
Lair Of The White Worm
Parents
Society

[TheWickerFan]

1990-96 (a seriously dry spell)

Misery
Silence Of The Lambs
Mute Witness
Seven
Scream

1997-99

The Relic
The Last Broadcast
Whispering Corridors
The Sixth Sense
Audition
The Blair Witch Project
Ravenous
The Ninth Gate
Stir Of Echoes

2000-01

Battle Royale
Uzumaki
Final Destination
The Cell
The Devil's Backbone
The Others
Session 9
Jeepers Creepers
Frailty
Joy Ride
Dagon

2002 (a big year for J-horror)

Signs
The Ring
28 Days Later
Cabin Fever
Ju-On The Grudge
Dark Water
The Eye
Phone
The Mothman Prophecies

2003-04

Open Water
Identity
Saw
R Point
Shutter
Incident At Loch Ness

2005

Hostel
The Devil's Rejects
Wolf Creek
The Descent
The Booth
Skeleton Key

2006-07

The Host
Behind The Mask, The Rise Of Leslie Vernon
Lady In The Water
Planet Terror
The Orphanage
Joshua
Paranormal Activity
The Mist
1408
The Girl Next Door
Teeth

2008

Let The Right One In
Cloverfield
The Happening
The Ruins
Quarantine
Trick r Treat
Eden Lake
I Sell The Dead
Midnight Meat Train
Martyrs

2009 is still a work in progress. I'll catch up someday. So far I have:

Drag Me To Hell
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Human Centipede

Okay, I'm done. Feel free to comment or suggest movies I may have forgotten.

[Ferox13]

Mum & Dad for 2008 fr0r sure..

[TheWickerFan]

Mum & Dad for 2008 fr0r sure..

I haven't seen that one yet. A lot of people seem to love it.

[Ferox13]

Watch now...Seriously :-)

[roshiq]

1974-75:
What have they done to your daughters?

1976-77:
Martin
Eraserhead

1978-79:
The Brood
Salem's Lot

1981-82:
Scanners
The Beyond
The House by the Cemetery
Amityville 2

1983-86:
Psycho II
Videodrome
Re Animator
The Hitcher

1987-89
Opera
The Stepfather
The Serpent & the Rainbow
Dead Ringers
Pet Semetary

90's:
Exorcist 3
Cape Fear
Candy Man
Henry:POASK
Jacob's Ladder
The Quiet Family

00's:
Shutter Island
Dog Soldiers
Willard
Inside
The Hills have eyes
May
Suicide Club
Alone
Triangle
The Girl next Door
The House by the Devil
Pontypool
Exorcism of Emily Rose
Creep
28 weeks later
Shadow of the Vampire
Frontier(s)
Sweeny Todd (BBC TV Movie)
Silent Hill
Noroi the curse
Reincarnation
Into the Mirror
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
Zombieland
One Missed Call (Original)
Grace
Shaun of the Dead
Orphan

[TheWickerFan]

1974-75:
?What have they done to your daughters?

1976-77:
?Martin
Eraserhead

1978-79:
*The Brood
*Salem's Lot

1981-82:
*Scanners
The Beyond
?The House by the Cemetery
Amityville 2

1983-86:
Psycho II
Videodrome
*Re Animator
*The Hitcher

1987-89
Opera
The Stepfather
The Serpent & the Rainbow
*Dead Ringers
Pet Semetary

90's:
Exorcist 3
*Cape Fear
*Candy Man
*Henry:POASK
Jacob's Ladder
?The Quiet Family (saw Happiness Of The Katakuris which was pretty good)

00's:
?Shutter Island
*Dog Soldiers
*Willard
Inside
?The Hills have eyes
May
*Suicide Club
?Alone
?Triangle
?The Girl next Door
The House by the Devil
Pontypool
Exorcism of Emily Rose
?Creep
*28 weeks later
*Shadow of the Vampire
Frontier(s)
?Sweeny Todd (BBC TV Movie)
Silent Hill
?Noroi the curse
*Reincarnation
?Into the Mirror
?Brotherhood of the Wolf
?Perfume: Story of a Murderer
?Zombieland (it's on TV later this month; I'll be sure to watch it)
*One Missed Call (Original)
?Grace
Shaun of the Dead
Orphan

A lot of films I haven't seen. I put a star next to the ones I liked and a question mark next to the ones I haven't seen.

I just realized I left 1970-71 in the lurch.

Duel
A Clockwork Orange

[roshiq]

A lot of films I haven't seen. I put a star next to the ones I liked and a question mark next to the ones I haven't seen.

Try to check out the unseen ones asap, you'll love at least some of them for sure.


I just realized I left 1970-71 in the lurch.

Duel
A Clockwork Orange

And Soon the Darkness
A Bay of Blood
Abominable Dr. Phibes
Let's Scare Jessica to Death

[TheWickerFan]

Try to check out the unseen ones asap, you'll love at least some of them for sure.



?And Soon the Darkness
?A Bay of Blood
*Abominable Dr. Phibes
Let's Scare Jessica to Death

I'm going to have a lot of work to do.:(

[Elvis_Christ]

1990-96 (a seriously dry spell)


What? There were heaps of dope flicks round that time.

Savini's Night Of The Living Dead remake
Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers
Nightbreed
Day Of The Beast
Cemetery Man
Basket Case 2
Frankenhooker
A Cat In The Brain
The Dark Half
Demon Knight
The Exorcist III
Candyman
Body Snatchers
Lord Of Illusions
Two Evil Eyes
Warlock: The Armageddon
Sleepwalkers

....there's heaps more I'm forgetting.

[Straker]

Few others from '90-96:

Braindead
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Dusk til Dawn
Jacobs Ladder
In the Mouth of Madness
Army of Darkness
Interview with a vampire
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Stephen King's It
The Frighteners
Lord of Illusions
Phantasm III
The People Under the Stairs
& Probably some of the Child's Play flicks too....

Still gotta be plenty more from that era left unmentioned.

[Straker]

I forgot to add Leprechaun I-III.... Leprechaun in space missed the cut though (1997).

EDIT:

The Dentist
Puppet master II-IV
Freddy's Dead
Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Gotta be an F13 film that came out in the early 90's too, I'm thinking Manhattan maybe?

[TheWickerFan]

What? There were heaps of dope flicks round that time.

Savini's Night Of The Living Dead remake
Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers
?Nightbreed
*Day Of The Beast
Cemetery Man
?Basket Case 2
?Frankenhooker
?A Cat In The Brain
The Dark Half
?Demon Knight
The Exorcist III
*Candyman
Body Snatchers
?Lord Of Illusions
?Two Evil Eyes
?Warlock: The Armageddon
Sleepwalkers

....there's heaps more I'm forgetting.

The horror movie world is vast.

[TheWickerFan]

Few others from '90-96:

*Braindead
?Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
*Dusk til Dawn
Jacobs Ladder
*In the Mouth of Madness
*Army of Darkness (not as good as the previous two, but okay)
Interview with a vampire
Bram Stoker's Dracula
*Stephen King's It
*The Frighteners
?Lord of Illusions
Phantasm III
The People Under the Stairs
& Probably some of the Child's Play flicks too....

Still gotta be plenty more from that era left unmentioned.

Lot of gems there:)

[TheWickerFan]

I forgot to add Leprechaun I-III.... Leprechaun in space missed the cut though (1997).

EDIT:

?The Dentist
Puppet master II-IV (can't remember which ones I've seen;I liked the first one)
Freddy's Dead
*Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Gotta be an F13 film that came out in the early 90's too, I'm thinking Manhattan maybe?

I'm not sure I've seen any of the Leprechaun movies; I honestly can't remember. I seem to remember Jason Takes Manhattan was fun.

[jbp is scary]

Now I dont know the dates of these movies but they for sure will make you toss and turn trying to sleep but have almost no luck hehe! MIMIC,Ginger snaps 1-2,Python,Terror Toons,Jurassic Park,Creep show,and little shop of horrors!

[TheWickerFan]

MIMIC,?Ginger snaps 1-2,?Python,?Terror Toons,*Jurassic Park,*Creep show,and little shop of horrors!

Interesting, I've never heard of Terror Toons.

[jbp is scary]

Interesting, I've never heard of Terror Toons.

That would be because Terror Toons is a very poor horror comedy and is not shown on television as far as I know,But it is a movie that is very bizarre and rattles the brain,and I dont recommend it unless you like staying up all night wondering what the F it is about and having messed up dreams later!Also the only place I found it was at Block Buster!

[TheWickerFan]

That would be because Terror Toons is a very poor horror comedy and is not shown on television as far as I know,But it is a movie that is very bizarre and rattles the brain,and I dont recommend it unless you like staying up all night wondering what the F it is about and having messed up dreams later!Also the only place I found it was at Block Buster!

It looks very silly:Dhttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gsUALeZML10/SM3tPPHGv1I/AAAAAAAAEHU/Le7uCIef7VM/s400/19953.1.jpg

[Elvis_Christ]

Gotta be an F13 film that came out in the early 90's too, I'm thinking Manhattan maybe?

Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday.

Jason Takes Manhattan was released in 1989 so it just misses out.

[jbp is scary]

It looks very silly:Dhttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gsUALeZML10/SM3tPPHGv1I/AAAAAAAAEHU/Le7uCIef7VM/s400/19953.1.jpg

yeah it is silly seeming after all it is about killer toons but it is very creepy!

[TheWickerFan]

Few others from '90-96:

Braindead


Do you mean the Bill Pullman film or Peter Jackson's Dead Alive?

[BASSI]

yeah it is silly seeming after all it is about killer toons but it is very creepy!

Terror Toons is the worst movie ever made, I could not watch all of it, it was SO bad it made me Sick the next morning, so I bured the dvd in backgarden Fire.

There is not another movie on Earth that is as bad Terror Toons

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T WATCH IT

[The Mothman]

Idk it looks pretty awesome to me.

pel3bE7A-Dg

[TheWickerFan]

Terror Toons is the worst movie ever made, I could not watch all of it, it was SO bad it made me Sick the next morning, so I bured the dvd in backgarden Fire.

There is not another movie on Earth that is as bad Terror Toons

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T WATCH IT

Oh dear!:eek:Okay, I promise I won't watch it.

[Straker]

Do you mean the Bill Pullman film or Peter Jackson's Dead Alive?

Dead Alive.

[TheWickerFan]

Dead Alive.

Okay. I enjoyed Dead Alive; a real gross-fest.http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/images/deadalive.jpg

[neverending]

Idk it looks pretty awesome to me.

pel3bE7A-Dg

Haha... I have to admit after watching a few clips, it does look pretty twisted and bizarre.

[jbp is scary]

Haha... I have to admit after watching a few clips, it does look pretty twisted and bizarre.

ok ok I admit it the toons are funny as heck but the storyline is pretty weird you have to admit!

[TheWickerFan]

Another film for Best Films of 2008 - I Sell The Deadhttp://mimg.sulekha.com/english/i-sell-the-dead/stills/i-sell-the-dead-stills03.jpg

[TheWickerFan]

Slowly working my way through 2009. After pondering the film for awhile, I will add for Best of 2009: The Human Centipedehttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/09/02/human-centipede.jpg

[ChrisSTC]

Here's some 2009 Horror Movies

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g187/dei2fast4u/FridayThe13th.png

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g187/dei2fast4u/Halloween2Cover.png

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g187/dei2fast4u/ParanormalActivity.png

[TheWickerFan]

I guess Paranormal Activity was in limbo for a while because it was made in 2007.

[Fearonsarms]

Err this is far too difficult I'm just bumping it back up in praise of some of the recommendations :) have to see And Soon The Darkness and I sell the dead :)

[ChronoGrl]

Sorry to jump around, but I recall being oddly impressed with 2007 Year in Horror.

Started a thread about it:

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32979

Chronogrl's Top 10 Horror movies of 2007 (in no particular order):

* Bug
* 28 Weeks Later
* Crazy Eights <- (After Dark Film Fest Flic)
* Borderland <- (After Dark Film Fest Flic)
* Mulberry Street <- (After Dark Film Fest Flic)
* Fido
* Planet Terror
* The Host
* Severance
* Murder Party


I would recommend for any horror fan who has not seen these movies: Go see these movies.

The following films certainly deserve honorable mentions. While they did not make my top 10 horror list of the year, I recognize their importance in keeping the genre fresh, new, and inciteful.

Honorable Mentions:

* Hatchet
* Behind the Mask
* Black Sheep
* Sunshine
* Death Proof


Even the Blockbusters were worthy of note last year. While I was hugely disappointed with all other summer Blockbusters (as I have already ranted about), I thought it was an outstanding year for Horror Blockbusters.

NOTE: The "Blockbusters" certainly weren't my favorite horror movies of the year (save "Sweeney Todd," which I have a HUGE weak spot for). I am not a huge fan of Hostel II, Saw IV, or Halloween, but I recognize their popularity within the horror community and would be ignorant if I completely omitted them from this list. And while yes, the argument can be that remakes and sequels do nothing but to tread ground, well, that's part of what makes this genre in the first place (think the Halloween, Friday 13th, Nightmare, Candyman, etc. franchises); these films are but following in their footsteps (be that good or bad) to keep that element of the horror genre alive.

Blockbusters:

* Hostel II
* Saw IV
* Halloween
* 30 Days of Night
* Sweeney Todd
* I Am Legend
* The Mist


Err this is far too difficult I'm just bumping it back up in praise of some of the recommendations :) have to see And Soon The Darkness and I sell the dead :)

Going to be honest with you - I was REALLY disappointed with I Sell the Dead. I thought it was trying too hard.

[TheWickerFan]

I'll back up:

28 weeks Later
Planet Terror
The Host
Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon
Black Sheep
Death Proof
Sweeney Todd
The Mist
The Orphanage
1408
Pan's Labyrinth

and I'll add:

Joshua (the Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga bad seed movie)
Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door
Teeth

[Fearonsarms]

Seen most of those wickerfan great recommendations. I'll have to see death proof and planet terror.

I think I'll put I sell the dead on ice for a bit cause I'm dubious about it. It sounds very familiar from its plot.

I didn't like The Host I thought it was a waste of time really but I can see why some people like it.

[fran]

1972:

Asylum
Tales from the Crypt
The Bride Wore Blood
Last House on the Left

[The Flayed One]

I can see another 100 list, the best film in each individual year since 1910!

That would be very time consuming, and very fun.

[TheWickerFan]

That would be very time consuming, and very fun.

You know I'll be on board if you decide to try it.:)

[The Flayed One]

You know I'll be on board if you decide to try it.:)

I'd actually be willing to try it. I just don't know if there would be enough participants to make it worthwhile.

However, I do have the entire project process designed, just in case;)

[roshiq]

I like Mac's idea...but the first few decades may give us a hard time.

To avoid any confusion regarding the participants or voters, I think this time we can go for some selective opinions or just throw a deadline & ask for a list of "100 horror films of last 100 years--the best film in each individual year since 1910"...then whoever wants to vote or contribute he/she can send the list to someone who later compile a final one based on those whatever no. of votes or suggestions we get at the end.

[TheWickerFan]

I'm okay with any setup.

I would like to see that best films of the decade list on display. If all the information is on the Team Zero and Team Newb threads, it looked like most of the work had been done. Roshiq pointed out a few errors, but with a little proof reading it could be polished quickly.

[iSeymore]

1968 Night of the Living Dead. The black and white in which this film was produced made this movie was scary.

[TheWickerFan]

1968 Night of the Living Dead. The black and white in which this film was produced made this movie was scary.

This is for 1970 and later.

[Diabolical]

Could I get a recap of the last few pages please?

[The Flayed One]

I like Mac's idea...but the first few decades may give us a hard time.

To avoid any confusion regarding the participants or voters, I think this time we can go for some selective opinions or just throw a deadline & ask for a list of "100 horror films of last 100 years--the best film in each individual year since 1910"...then whoever wants to vote or contribute he/she can send the list to someone who later compile a final one based on those whatever no. of votes or suggestions we get at the end.

Well, what the heck then. Let's see what happens.