Unofficial 1980s Horror Movie Tournament

[metternich1815]

I was looking through the forums yesterday and I saw a tournament published a long time ago about 80s horror movies, so I thought I would re-launch a similar idea. Basically, there will 6 sections with three parts each (except slashers which will have five parts because the 1980s was the Slasher Age), the sections will be Slasher, Sci-fi Horror, Supernatural, Stephen King, Classic monsters (i.e vampires and werewolfs), and Zombies. You will vote for one film in each section, then after we have gone through all the sections, we will vote for which is the best of these. Finally, we will the vote for the all-time best. So, at the end, we will have the best in each sub-genre, as well as the best of the 1980s. The first film with five votes wins. I will reveal my pick after the winner is revealed or if there is a tie (me being the tie-breaker). Well, I hope this sounds interesting because I don't want this thread to die after all the work I put into it.

[metternich1815]

Slashers Part I: Choose one film. First to five wins! (this round)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Nightmare01.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/Hellraiser_poster.png

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Childs_Play.jpg

[_____V_____]

Well, I hope this sounds interesting because I don't want this thread to die after all the work I put into it.

I am with you.

A Nightmare on Elm Street.

[Straker]

Hellraiser... different day I might've gone with NOES, both are quality.

[dsmith87]

A Nightmare on Elm Street

[Rela1024]

Nightmare on Elm Street!!

[MichaelMyers]

A vote for Chucky.

[horrorfangirl66]

YAY! I am glad you did. '80s horror is my favorite.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

[Sculpt]

Nightmare on elm

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner for round 1. The results were:

A Nightmare on Elm Street: 5 (V, dsmith87, Rela1024, horrorfangirl66, and sculpt)

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: 1 (straker)

Child's Play: 1 (MichaelMyers)

Thus, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the winner (congratulations Freddy)!

My vote would have been for Clive Barker's Hellraiser, but A Nightmare on Elm Street is a great choice, as well.

[metternich1815]

Slashers Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Friday_the_thirteenth_movie_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Friday3.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Friday6.jpg

[Sculpt]

Darn, I hate when I can't vote. I haven't seen all of them. :)

[horrorfangirl66]

Friday the 13th

[The Villain]

I'm gonna go with Part 1

[fortunato]

Part 1.......

[Fulg HoarAR]

PART 3..... the hockey mask completes him.

[_____V_____]

Enjoyed all 3. The original, for me.

[tiberius]

Friday the 13th part 3

[Straker]

Part 1....

[cheebacheeba]

The first.
The whole film felt different to the rest of the series.
I suppose had I not seen them out of sequence and/or heard about it prior, the "reveal" would have been pretty interesting too...but yes, on the kills, the atmosphere, and the killed characters that seemed just a little more fleshed out than most of those int he sequels - I go with F13.

...Though I quite liked Jason goes to Hell too, likely for the same amount of differences to the others, if nothing else.

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner for round 2. The results were:

Friday the 13th Part I: 6 (horrorfangirl66, The Villain, fortunato, V, Straker, and cheebacheeba)

Friday the 13th Part III: 2 (Fulg Hoar AR and tiberius)

Friday the 13th Pat VI: Jason Lives: 0

Thus, Friday the 13th Part I is the winner!

My vote would probably have gone to Part III because that is when Jason gets his infamous hockey mask, but the first film would be a very close second.

[metternich1815]

Slashers Part III: Choose one film. First to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/My_bloody_valentineposter.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/HalloweenII_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Silentnightdeadlynight.jpg

[tiberius]

Silent Night Deadly Night

[cheebacheeba]

You know, I have never seen any of these films.
...I hear the third one mentioned has quite a few fans, though I can't honestly cast a vote here.

[horrorfangirl66]

Silent Night, Deadly Night

[knife_fight]

Silent Night, Deadly Night

[roshiq]

My Bloody Valentine

[_____V_____]

My Bloody Valentine

Same for me.

[The Villain]

I gotta give one to Halloween 2. A great follow up

[natedog722]

Silent Night Deadly Night

[jiraffejustin]

My Bloody Valentine

[Sculpt]

You know, I have never seen any of these films.
...I hear the third one mentioned has quite a few fans, though I can't honestly cast a vote here.
Yep, I saw Halloween2, but not the other two. I thought I had seen My Bloody Valentine, but I looked at the trailer. I saw Prom Night & Happy Birthday to Me, I think I was mixing one of them up with Valentine.

[fortunato]

Definitely My Bloody Valentine.

[ntillemans]

Halloween II.

[newb]

Same for me.

me as well

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner for round 3. The results were:

My Bloody Valentine: 5 (roshiq, V, jiraffejustin, fortunato, and newb)

Halloween II: 2 (The Villain and ntillemans)

Silent Night, Deadly Night: 4 (tiberius, horrorfangirl66, knife_fight, and natedog722)

Thus, My Bloody Valentine is the winner (it was a very close match between Silent Night, Deadly Night and My Bloody Valentine)!

My vote would have gone to Silent Night, Deadly Night because I thought it was one of the most unique slashers of the 1980s, but My Bloody Valentine is a great choice as well.

[metternich1815]

Slashers Part IV: Choose one film. The first film to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f1/SleepawayCampposter.jpg/393px-SleepawayCampposter.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Aprilfoolsday_poster.jpg/392px-Aprilfoolsday_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Nightmare3.jpg

[natedog722]

Sleepaway Camp

[fortunato]

Sleepaway Camp, far and away.

[bamahorrorfan87]

Sleepaway Camp

[cheebacheeba]

I kind've liked all of these.
Though I'll go with NOES as it's pretty much my favourite of the sequels.

[Fulg HoarAR]

Sleepaway Camp! Its fairly unique in the slasher genre, that friggin ending
'shudder',

[_____V_____]

Sleepaway Camp, far and away.

Absolutely.

[metternich1815]

Well, it appears that we already have a winner! The results were:

Sleepaway Camp:5 (natedog722, fortunato, bamahorrorfan87, Fulg HoarAR, and V)

April Fool's Day: 0

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III: 1 (cheebacheeba)

Thus, Sleepaway Camp is clearly the winner!

I also would have voted for Sleepaway Camp, although personally I really liked the other two too. But, I thought Sleepaway Camp was a fresh approach to the Slasher genre with very good acting and an interesting plot.

[metternich1815]

Slashers Part V: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Prom_night_film_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Happy_birthday_to_me.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e8/Mothers-day-poster.jpg

[_____V_____]

Mother's Day.

[natedog722]

Prom Night

[knife_fight]

Tough one. I really like all three of these.

Happy Birthday to Me.

[The Villain]

Mother's Day

[fortunato]

Mother's Day for me.

[newb]

liked all three....going with Happy Birthday To Me

fun little twist and starring one of my favorite actors from "back in the day"...Glen Ford

[horrorfangirl66]

Prom Night

[Rela1024]

Happy Birthday to Me

[tiberius]

Prom Night

[MichaelMyers]

Prom Night!

[realdealblues]

Happy Birthday To Me...

[Sculpt]

Prom Night for me; it was pretty compelling. Good cast.

PS - Happy Birthday to Me - it was so weird seeing Mary Ingalls (Melisa Sue Anderson) is a horror role.

[metternich1815]

So, I assume you are voting for Prom Night? (I will count your vote as Prom Night, if you do not want this, you have one hour to indicate this)

[Sculpt]

So, I assume you are voting for Prom Night? (I will count your vote as Prom Night, if you do not want this, you have one hour to indicate this)
Yes, Prom Night. Just making a comment on Birthday.

[metternich1815]

Well, after a grueling match between the three, we finally have a winner! Here were the results:

Prom Night: 5 (natedog722, horrorfangirl66, tiberius, MichaelMyers, and Sculpt)

Happy Birthday to Me: 4 (knife_fight, newb, Rela1024, and realdealblues)

Mother's Day: 3 (V, The Villain, and fortunato)

Thus, Prom Night is the winner!

Unfortunately, I have not seen Happy Birthday to Me or Mother's Day, but have heard alot of good things about them. Consequently, I would also have chosen Prom Night.

We will now move on to the next category of horror movies: Scfi Horror

Also, I would like to inform everyone that just in case a particular category threatens to kill this thread I will impose a maximum time limit on each section. Here is the modified rule: after I post a given section, then there will be an approximately 68 to 72 hour maximum time frame to respond. If a film has failed to receive the five votes needed to win by or before that time, then the film with the most votes will win. If there is a tie, then my vote will be the tie-breaker. Hopefully, I will not have to invoke the time frame clause, but I just want to have it for additional protection to prevent the death of this thread.

[metternich1815]

Sci-fi Horror Part I: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/NightoftheCometPoster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Aliens_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Predator_Movie.jpg

[Sculpt]

Aliens..........

[natedog722]

Predator...

[tiberius]

Predator.........

[MichaelMyers]

Night of the Comet gets on the board with my vote.

[The Villain]

Predator for me

[knife_fight]

Aliensssssssssss

[horrorfangirl66]

Hands down, Aliens!!!!

[Kandarian Demon]

Aliens ....

[_____V_____]

This is really tough...two of my most favorite movies of all time.

Damn, can't choose between them. I abstain from voting in this one.

[Anthropophagus]

Just like -V- said,a really tough choice,i could choose all three.

Although i love them all i am going to choose my guilty pleasure and that is:

Night of the Comet.

[cheebacheeba]

ALIENS, on rewatchability.

[fortunato]

Aliens........

[realdealblues]

I think Aliens got to 5 votes first, but I'll still throw a vote to Predator.

If it was "Alien" I would vote for it over Predator, but the original Predator never gets old, unlike Bill Paxton's constant whining in Aliens.

[MichaelMyers]

I think Aliens got to 5 votes first, but I'll still throw a vote to Predator.

If it was "Alien" I would vote for it over Predator, but the original Predator never gets old, unlike Bill Paxton's constant whining in Aliens.

Yes, even though I voted for neither film, it is a travesty IMO Predator did not win this round.

[roshiq]

Predator
..............

[metternich1815]

Despite a close round between Aliens and Predator, we have a winner! Here were the results:

Night of the Comet: 2 (Michael Myers and Anthropophagus)

Aliens: 6 (sculpt, knife_fight, horrorfangirl66, Kandarian Demon, cheebacheeba, and fortunato)

Predator: 5 (natedog722, tiberius, The Villain, realdealblues, and roshiq)

Thus, Aliens is the winner!

Personally, it would have been between Aliens and Predator, although Night of the Comet was perhaps the best B-Movie of the 1980s. In the end, the two films have their own things that make them awesome. So, for me, it comes down to the creature I liked best. So, I would have chosen Predator. Again, Aliens is a great choice as well.

[metternich1815]

Sci-fi Horror Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/ThingPoster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Fly_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Blobposter.jpg

[natedog722]

John Carpenter's The Thing

[Sculpt]

Another tough one. Fly and Thing are each better than the other in different areas. I'll vote The Thing.

I think the Fly is partly about the dangers of the Übermensch mentality.

[Anthropophagus]

Another toughy agreed but The Thing wins for me.

[MichaelMyers]

The Fly...

[knife_fight]

The Thang....

[dsmith87]

The Fly..........

[The Villain]

Definitely The Thing

[tiberius]

The Thing.............

[metternich1815]

It appears we already have a winner! Here were the results:

John Carpenter's The Thing: 6 (natedog722, sculpt, Anthropophagus, knife_fight, The Villain, and tiberius)

The Fly: 2 (MichaelMyers and dsmith87)

The Blob: 0

Thus, The Thing has crushed its competition and is the winner!

Personally, it would be between The Fly and The Thing, which were both phenomenal masterpieces directed by two great horror movie directors (David Cronenberg and John Carpenter respectively). But, ultimately I would choose The Thing because it is my all-time favorite remake and is an even more brilliant film than the Fly, but the Fly is very close behind it.

[MichaelMyers]

It appears we already have a winner! Here were the results:

John Carpenter's The Thing: 6 (natedog722, sculpt, Anthropophagus, knife_fight, The Villain, and tiberius)

The Fly: 2 (MichaelMyers and dsmith87)

The Blob: 0

Thus, The Thing has crushed its competition and is the winner!

Personally, it would be between The Fly and The Thing, which were both phenomenal masterpieces directed by two great horror movie directors (David Cronenberg and John Carpenter respectively). But, ultimately I would choose The Thing because it is my all-time favorite remake and is an even more brilliant film than the Fly, but the Fly is very close behind it.

Indeed, I would hazard that this may be the most difficult competition The Thing faces the rest of the tourney. Clear path to the finals IMO.

[metternich1815]

Sci-fi Horror Part III: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Videodromeposter.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/TwilightZoneMovePoster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Stuffffffffff.jpg

[MichaelMyers]

Twilight Zone. Never seen "The Stuff." Looks pretty good.

[natedog722]

The Stuff......

[The Villain]

The Stuff.................

[horrorfangirl66]

The Stuff. I just recently watched it!:)

[tiberius]

The Stuff...

[ntillemans]

Videodrome.

The Stuff was great...but, still, my vote is for Videodrome.

[_____V_____]

Chalk me up for Videodrome as well.

For the previous match, I would have gone for The Thing. The Fly's remake is special, but The Thing is doubly special and one of my favorites.

[realdealblues]

While I do love The Stuff, I'll throw a vote to Videodrome as well. That movie is further out there than the nearest Quasar...

[Anthropophagus]

Videodrome,easily.The Stuff is pants.

[cheebacheeba]

Videodrome.
I think the stuff is one of the shittiest "horror" films I've ever seen personally.

[MichaelMyers]

Quite a comeback!

[roshiq]

Videodrome

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a surprise winner (in that the results dramtically shifted from one to another)! Here were the results:

Videodrome: 6 (ntillemans, V, realdealblues, Anthropophagus, cheebacheeba, and roshiq)

Twilight Zone: The Movie: 1 (MichaelMyers)

The Stuff: 4 (natedog722, The Villain, horrorfangirl66, and tiberius)

Thus, Videodrome came out of nowhere for the win. What a comeback!

I have never seen Twilight Zone: The Movie, but some really good directors directed segments of the film. I also have never seen Videodrome, but I heard it was really good (in fact, i just added it to my dvd queue for Netflix, so I should watch it soon). I probably would have voted for The Stuff because it was a really good movie, which both satired consumerism in the 1980s and parodied The Blob at the same time. This film is not in any way to be taken seriously, this is part of the charm. I'm not sure if it is better than Videodrome because I have not seen it, but it was still really good nonetheless.

[metternich1815]

Supernatural Part I: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Poltergeistposter.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Amityville_ii_the_possession.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Demonsposter1986.jpg

[_____V_____]

Tough...two of my favorite films pitted again.

Poltergeist, by a whisker.

[Straker]

Gotta go with Demons.

[horrorfangirl66]

Poltergeist

[The Villain]

Poltergeist

[Sculpt]

Poltergeist is on a different plane from those. Imagine the genius of Steven Spielberg producing a Toby Hopper film?

Did any really really like Amityville II: The Possession?

Got to give Demons extra credit for having Rick Springfield's 'Walking on the Edge' (great song, no radio play) on the soundtrack, with Idol's 'White Wedding'. You can't make this stuff up.

** by the way, you can watch the full movie: NIGHT OF THE COMMET on youtube free.

[MichaelMyers]

Demons, let's hope it can stage a comeback.

[natedog722]

tough call...but i'll go with Poltergeist, although I loved Amityville 2!!!!!

[metternich1815]

Poltergeist is on a different plane from those. Imagine the genius of Steven Spielberg producing a Toby Hopper film?

Did any really really like Amityville II: The Possession?

Got to give Demons extra credit for having Rick Springfield's 'Walking on the Edge' (great song, no radio play) on the soundtrack, with Idol's 'White Wedding'. You can't make this stuff up.

** by the way, you can watch the full movie: NIGHT OF THE COMMET on youtube free.

So, which are you voting for?

[Sculpt]

So, which are you voting for?
Poltergeist.

[tiberius]

Poltergeist...

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Poltergeist: 6 (V, horrorfangirl66, The Villain, sculpt, tiberius, and natedog722)

Amityville II: The Possession: 0

Demons: 2 (Straker and MichaelMyers)

Thus, Poltergeist crushed its competition and became the winner!

For me, this is an easy choice: Poltergeist. The reason being that it was a phenomenal film, not to mention a horror movie classic. I have heard a lot of good things about Demons, but I don't think it could ever be better than a classic like Poltergeist. I have not seen Demons (but I did order it from Netflix, so I will be able to watch it soon). Just a note, even though Amityville II is not a masterpiece, I still really enjoyed it. It had some charm to it, although it was nowhere near as good as the original and is the worst of the films here.

[metternich1815]

Supernatural Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Evil_dead_ver1.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Demons_2.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Evil_Dead_II_poster.jpg

[horrorfangirl66]

Evil Dead 2

[Sculpt]

LOL! Interesting choice of movies there. Evil Dead 2, Baby!

It's interesting it's called Evil Dead 2, cause it's really a remake.

[natedog722]

Evil Dead..............

[MichaelMyers]

Evil Dead.

[The Villain]

Evil Dead 2

[tiberius]

The Evil Dead

[bamahorrorfan87]

evil dead 2

[Rela1024]

Evil Dead......

[Fulg HoarAR]

evil dead, im a stickler for the originals;)

[knife_fight]

Evil Deadddd

[metternich1815]

We have a winner! Here were the results:

The Evil Dead: 6 (natedog722, MichaelMyers, tiberius, Rela1024, Fulg HoarAR, and knife_fight)

Demons 2: 0

Evil Dead II: 4 (horrorfangirl66, Sculpt, The Villain, and bamahorrorfan87)

Thus, after a close match between The Evil Dead and its sequel, Evil Dead II, The Evil Dead emerged victorious!

My vote would have also have gone to The Evil Dead. I thought the sequel was pretty good, but I preferred the darker tone of the series. The humorous tone of the second was a huge shift, that I had trouble buying. I suppose the sequel is really good, but simply not as good as the original.

[metternich1815]

Supernatural Part III: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/The_fog_1980_movie_poster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Shining-kubrik.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Changeling_ver1.jpg

[knife_fight]

As much as I love all three, The Shining is one helluva horror juggernaut to top by any movie.


That is a vote for The Shining, if it was unclear.

[Fulg HoarAR]

-THE SHINING- 100% unequivocally without a doubt,

I think its one the best ever made, the only horror story of Stephen Kings in which the movie was better the book.

[realdealblues]

I will have to go with The Shining as well. Kubrick's films are tough to beat in any category.

[horrorfangirl66]

The Shining. "Here's Johnny!"

[roshiq]

The Shining

Btw, have anyone seen Room 237 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085910/)? It sounds interesting.

[_____V_____]

Utterly, totally and completely love The Fog but The Shining is just a league above. The Shining, without doubt.

The Evil Dead for the previous one. Part II figures in my top 10 horror of all time but when it comes to comparing both films, the original is a cut above.

[Anthropophagus]

Gonna rock the boat and say...................The Changeling.I think.:confused:

[natedog722]

The Shining

[tiberius]

The Shining

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

The Fog: 0

The Shining: 8 (knife_fight, Fulg HoarAR, realdealblues, horrorfangirl66, roshiq, V, natedog722, and tiberius)

The Changeling: 1 (Anthropophagus)

Thus, The Shining clearly crushed all its competition to become the winner!

I definitely agree that The Shining was an absolutely brilliant film and would definitely have been my pick for this round. The Fog and The changeling are really awesome films, although not anywhere near the level of The Shining. I would go on to say it was one of the greatest horror films of the 1980s and possibly the entire century. This is one of the few films that have virtually no flaws. Plus, Stanley Kubrick directed this film and he is one of my all-time favorite directors. Thus, for me, despite the other two being great movies, The Shining was the only film I would have chosen.

[metternich1815]

Stephen King Part I: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/CujoVHScover.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/ChristinePoster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Silver_bullet_poster.jpg

[natedog722]

Christine...

[_____V_____]

Love all 3 but Silver Bullet has been a big favorite of mine through the growing years.

Corey Haim/Gary Busey get mine.

[horrorfangirl66]

This was tough. I am going to go with Christine.

[Sculpt]

Christine...

[MichaelMyers]

An agonizing, heart-wrenching decision. Cujo since Christine already has some votes.

[Straker]

Love all 3 but Silver Bullet has been a big favorite of mine through the growing years.

Corey Haim/Gary Busey get mine.

Same here...

[The Villain]

Going with Cujo

[Anthropophagus]

Silver bullet for me,though i love Christine.

[roshiq]

Christine
...............

[realdealblues]

Silver Bullet all day long.

[Elvis_Christ]

Dig all 3 but can't vote against Mr Carpenter so I'll go with Christine .

[tiberius]

Christine............

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Cujo: 2 (MichaelMyers and The Villain)

Christine: 6 (natedog722, horrorfangirl66, sculpt, roshiq, Elvis_Christ, and tiberius)

Silver Bullet: 4 (V,Straker, Anthropophagus, and realdealblues)

Thus, after a close match between Silver Bullet and Christine, Christine emerged the winner!

For me, this match would have been between Cujo and Christine (although Silver Bullet is really good too). Ultimately, I believe Christine was the superior film because I thought the acting and story was more compelling than Cujo. Plus, Christine was directed by Horror Movie Genius John Carpenter. Although, in terms of acting, it should be noted that Cujo does star notable scream queen Dee Wallace, but I still would have voted for Christine.

[metternich1815]

Stephen King Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/ChildrenoftheCornPoster.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Firestarterposter84.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Pet_sematary_poster.jpg

[The Villain]

Pet Semetary. Hated the book, loved the movie.

[horrorfangirl66]

Pet Semetary

[fortunato]

Pet Sematary

Scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

[MichaelMyers]

Children of the Corn, great franchise.

[Sculpt]

Pet Cemetery is my pick.

Children of the Corn was not for me too, Malachi. But it did give me a funny name for a romantic horror movie about deaf teens on a farm... called "Children of a Lesser Corn".

[_____V_____]

Pet Cemetery is my pick.

Same here.

[Kandarian Demon]

Children of the Corn

[roshiq]

Pet Cemetery

[tiberius]

Pet Sematary...

[natedog722]

Pet Sematary............

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Children of the Corn: 2 (MichaelMyers and Kandarian Demon)

Firestarter: 0

Pet Sematary: 8 (The Villain, horrorfangirl66, fortunato, Sculpt, V, roshiq, tiberius, and natedog722)

Thus, Pet Sematary has crushed its competition to become the clear winner!

Personally, this would have been an easy choice: Pet Sematary. I thought this was one of the best (probably top five) Stephen King adaptations ever made. In fact, this film would also be in my top 25 favorite horror movies of all time. That being said, it should be noted that Children of the Corn was also a really good adaptation as well (it starred Linda Hamilton, who also played the role of Sarah Conner in The Terminator series). I just thought that Pet Sematary was much better.

[metternich1815]

Stephen King Part III: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/CreepshowPoster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/The_Dead_Zone.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/MaximumOverdrivePoster.jpg

[natedog722]

The Dead Zone.......

[knife_fight]

Creepshow.
"Wheeere's my caaaake???"

[_____V_____]

Creepshow is easily the most entertaining out of the lot, but I will go for my personal favorite out of the lot - The Dead Zone.

[Kandarian Demon]

Creepshow! One of my all time favourite movies...

[The Villain]

Definitely Creepshow

[Shemonsterdevil]

So creepshow.

[roshiq]

Creepshow
..................

[horrorfangirl66]

Creepshow for sure

[Rela1024]

Creepshow....

[Sculpt]

I'll vote Creepshow; it was fun.

The Deadzone certainly got more critical praise, but maybe a little more than it deserved.

[Anthropophagus]

Creepshow or Dead zone,i truly love both but to share things around i will go for the Dead Zone

[realdealblues]

I can't let Maximum Overdrive go without a vote.

[tiberius]

Creepshow........

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Creepshow: 9 (kinfe_fight, Kandarian Demon, The Villain, Shemonsterdevil, roshiq, horrofangirl66, Rela1024, Scultp, and tiberius)

The Dead Zone: 3 (natedog722, V, and Anthropophagus)

Maximum Overdrive: 1 (realdealblues)

Thus, Creepshow is clearly the winner!

Personally, I really liked The Dead Zone, but I thought Creepshow was really good, so I would have voted for it. It definitely would be a hard decision, but that would be my choice. As for Maximum Overdrive, I thought the idea was great, but the direction was terrible. Perhaps Stephen King should just stick to writing because practically everything he directs is terrible, in my opinion.

[metternich1815]

Classic Monsters Part I: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/The_Howling_%281981_film%29_poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/An_American_Werewolf_in_London_poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/Howling_II_poster.jpg

[realdealblues]

I love An American Werewolf for the effects but I love The Howling for the story.

The Howling wins for me today.

[horrorfangirl66]

An American Werewolf in London

[Rela1024]

An American Werewolf in London

[Sculpt]

Definitely the Howling. The opening, and the full wolf scene where the bodies where being held, after the guy pulls out the bullet in his head, help make the movie.

AWIL has a great transformation scene, but I was never a Pepper for it.

[roshiq]

American Werewolf

[MichaelMyers]

Howling II.

[_____V_____]

An American Werewolf in London

...for me as well.

[bamahorrorfan87]

...for me as well.

ditto .

[knife_fight]

Definitely the Howling. The opening, and the full wolf scene where the bodies where being held, after the guy pulls out the bullet in his head, help make the movie.

AWIL has a great transformation scene, but I was never a Pepper for it.

I agree, it's a great flick, but it never hit me the way it apparently hit others.

The Howling, for me.

[The Villain]

An American Werewolf in London

[cheebacheeba]

American Werewolf.
One of the best looking werewolves ever.
That, and I never really liked the howling series.

[fortunato]

American Werewolf

[Sculpt]

American Werewolf.
One of the best looking werewolves ever.
That, and I never really liked the howling series.
The AWIL wolf was good. I liked Silver Bullet one too. As far as I'm concerned there was no Howling series, I only like the first. I thought the Howling werewolf (in the scene below) was the most realistic and frightening.

http://mimg.ugo.com/201001/35598/cuts/the-howling-werewolf_480x270.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1r8MYZ2atA/ThJIVZ7WN7I/AAAAAAAAAHw/ggxJ9Izx9yg/s1600/Howling+3.JPG

http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/howling-ld/howling-ld_shot9l.jpg

http://cinemaknifefight.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/the-howling1.jpg

http://undertheradarmovies.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-howling-02.jpg

[Anthropophagus]

American Werewolf,only just pipped The Howling which is also a great movie.

But who the hell is going to vote for Howling 2,what a pile of dog shit that was.

[Sculpt]

American Werewolf,only just pipped The Howling which is also a great movie.

But who the hell is going to vote for Howling 2,what a pile of dog shit that was.
LOL! That's what I was thinking. But I was afraid to say it. = p

[newb]

ditto .

double ditto

[MichaelMyers]

LOL! That's what I was thinking. But I was afraid to say it. = p


Great film.

[natedog722]

The Howling.......Just watched it within the past week or so

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

An American Werewolf in London: 10 (horrorfangirl66, Rela1024, roshiq, V, bamahorrorfan87, The Villain, cheebacheeba, fortunato, Anthropophagus, and newb)

The Howling: 4 (realdealblues, Sculpt, knife_fight, and natedog722)

Howling II: 1 (MichaelMyers)

Thus, An American Werewolf in London is clearly the winner!

Personally, it would have been between An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. Although they are both about werewolves, they approach the material in different ways and thus have their own things that I like. That being said, I would choose The Howling for two reasons. First it stars scream queen Dee Wallace, who delivered a terrific performance. The Second I liked how they referenced various older werewolf movies, similar to what my favorite horror film, Scream, did. Ultimately, it was a hard choice, but The Howling would be my choice.

P.S. The reason it took me so long to publish the results was because of school work and because I have (temporarily) moved out of horror movies and back in to Star Trek. Hopefully, I should still be able to keep on top of this thread, despite my (temporary) interest change.

[metternich1815]

Classic Monsters Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Fright_night_poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Neardarktheatposter.jpg/394px-Neardarktheatposter.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Fright_night_part_ii_ver1.jpg

[_____V_____]

Fright Night, just for the fun factor alone.

[natedog722]

Fright Night..........

[roshiq]

Fright Night

[Rela1024]

Fright Night....just so happen to be watching this right now

[newb]

Near Dark was a very good movie but like V said...Fright Night was a fun ride. And it stills hold up pretty good with age....cept maybe for the cheesy 80s dance club scene

Fright Night gets my vote

[MichaelMyers]

P.S. The reason it took me so long to publish the results was because of school work and because I have (temporarily) moved out of horror movies and back in to Star Trek. Hopefully, I should still be able to keep on top of this thread, despite my (temporary) interest change.

Really unfortunate news.

[realdealblues]

NFright Night was a fun ride. And it stills hold up pretty good with age....cept maybe for the cheesy 80s dance club scene.

That's the best part :D

Seriously...3 great songs in once scene.

Ian Hunter's "Good Man In A Bad Time"
Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Give It Up"
Autograph's "You Can't Hide (From The Beast Inside)"

Especially love Ian Hunter & Autograph. Ian wrote some great songs including Great White's biggest hit, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks" made famous thanks to the Drew Carey Show.

Anyway, yeah my vote is for Fright Night of course.

[Straker]

Fright Night is one of my favourite vampire movies and a brilliant tongue in cheek horror flick. Tom Holland did a great job of delivering a legitimate horror while still spoofing the genre.... Even to the point where he is using the Peter Vincent character to take a swipe at the over saturation of by the numbers slasher flicks around at the time. Great directing that actually provides a ton of atmosphere and some quality special effects. Totally adore it.

That said, since it's already wrapped up the win, I'm voting for Fright Night 2, for other reasons....

http://www.365horrormovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Julie-Carmen.jpg

[horrorfangirl66]

Fright Night! One of my favorites. Obviously haha

[The Villain]

Fright Night

[HoundFromHell]

Fright Night

[Anthropophagus]

Near Dark for me.Though love Fright Night also.

[bamahorrorfan87]

Fright Night by a little over near dark

[Kandarian Demon]

Fright Night

[MichaelMyers]

Fright Night 2, after seeing Stroker's picture....er, Straker.

[Straker]

Fright Night 2, after seeing Stroker's picture....er, Straker.

Enjoy....

k2S0taA8lAo

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Fright Night: 11 (V, natedog722, roshiq, Rela1024, newb, realdealblues, horrorfangirl66, The Villain, Hound From Hell, Kandarian Demon, and bamahorrorfan87)

Near Dark: 1 (Anthropophagus)

Fright Night II: 2 (Straker and MichaelMyers)

Thus, Fright Night is clearly the winner!

I have never seen either Fright Night II or Near Dark. I have heard that they were really good, but have never seen them personally. Consequently, I would have voted for Fright Night. This film was really good all around. I too especially liked how the film mocked slashers in Golden Age of that genre.

[metternich1815]

Classic Monsters Part III: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WkKZJVG5wTk/TRMTKX7755I/AAAAAAAC11Y/yGgPHgn0r5k/s1600/hunger_poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Lost_boys.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Monstersquadposter.jpg

[MichaelMyers]

Monster squad.

[realdealblues]

Tough...as much as I love Monster Squad, I'm going with The Lost Boys.

[The Villain]

The Lost Boys

[Rela1024]

The Lost Boys

[ntillemans]

The Hunger

[bamahorrorfan87]

The lost boys

[horrorfangirl66]

The Lost Boys

[_____V_____]

The Monster Squad!

"Wolfman's got nards!"

[roshiq]

The Lost Boys

[Anthropophagus]

Lost Boys,easy one this time.

[Sculpt]

The Hunger.

[MichaelMyers]

The Hunger.

Bold choice.

[fortunato]

The Monster Squad

A nostalgic classic for me.

[Fulg HoarAR]

The Monster Squad.... ditto on the nostalgia

[knife_fight]

the Lost Boys

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

The Hunger: 2 (ntillemans and Sculpt)

The Lost Boys: 8 (realdealblues, The Villain, Rela1024, bamahorrorfan87, horrorfangirl66, roshiq, Anthropophagus, and knife_fight)

The Monster Squad: 4 (MichaelMyers, V, fortunato, and Fulg Hoar AR)

Thus, The Lost Boys is clearly the winner!

I have honestly not seen any of these films, but if I had to choose, I would choose The Lost Boys.

Again, I am sorry it has taken so long. I have had a great deal of school work and am extremely deep in my interest of Star Trek, at the same time.

[metternich1815]

Zombies Part I: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Zombie_Flesh_eaters.jpg/405px-Zombie_Flesh_eaters.jpg

(Based on U.S. release date)

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/The_Return_of_the_Living_Dead_%28film%29.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/TheReturnOfTheLivingDead2.jpg

[The Villain]

Going with Zombi 2

[fortunato]

Ah, tough one.

I'm going with Return of the Living Dead because it don't get much more 80s than that.

[Anthropophagus]

Zombie 2.easy choice this time.

[bamahorrorfan87]

Return of the Living Dead

[Kandarian Demon]

Return of the Living Dead

[knife_fight]

Return of the Living Dead. As much as I love Zombi 2, Return is just so much more fun, and I've watched it about a million times.

[MichaelMyers]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

The Hunger: 2 (ntillemans and Sculpt)

The Lost Boys: 8 (realdealblues, The Villain, Rela1024, bamahorrorfan87, horrorfangirl66, roshiq, Anthropophagus, and knife_fight)

The Monster Squad: 4 (MichaelMyers, V, fortunato, and Fulg Hoar AR)

Thus, The Lost Boys is clearly the winner!

I have honestly not seen any of these films, but if I had to choose, I would choose The Lost Boys.

Again, I am sorry it has taken so long. I have had a great deal of school work and am extremely deep in my interest of Star Trek, at the same time.

Chicks dig horror fans. Not "Trekkies."

[roshiq]

Fulci Zombi

[_____V_____]

Zombie (aka) Zombi 2.

[Sculpt]

Return of the Living Dead was pretty good.

[realdealblues]

Fulci and Zombi 2

[horrorfangirl66]

Return of the Living Dead

[Rela1024]

Return of the Living Dead

[metternich1815]

It appears we have a winner! Here were the results:

Zombie 2: 5 (The Villain, Anthropophagus, roshiq, V, and realdealblues)

The Return of the Living Dead: 7 (fortunato, horrorfangirl66, bamahorrorfan87, Kandarian Demon, knife_fight, Sculpt, and Rela1024)

The Return of the Living Dead II: 0

Thus, after a close race, The Return of the Living Dead is the winner!

Personally, I would have chosen The Return of the Living Dead, but Zombie 2 was really good.

[metternich1815]

Zombies Part II: Choose one film. The first to five wins!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Ein_Zombie_hing_am_Glockenseil_Poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/The_Beyond_original_Poster.jpg/430px-The_Beyond_original_Poster.jpg

Vs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Quella_Villa_acanto_al_Cimitero_Poster.jpg

English Titles (in order):

City of the Living Dead

The Beyond

The House by the Cemetery

[bamahorrorfan87]

The Beyond