Best Horror Film All-time Tourney

[Sculpt]

INTRO: We got a great response -- we gathered 14 lists (participants), who selected 43 films! Tourney will be standard 4 bracket, where most voted films garner top seed.

RULES: It is essential that you pick what you think is the BEST film (not most famous, highest rated, your favorite, etc) for each contest.

Post the better film for each 4 contests.

ROUND 1:
1. Halloween(1978) Vs Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
2. Jaws(1975) Vs Friday The 13th Part 3
3. The Thing (1982) Vs Halloween II
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Vs Frankenstein meets the Wolfman

[Repo'd]

Alright, Sculpt! Well done.

Let me be the first…

1. Halloween(1978)Vs Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween wins

2. Jaws(1975) Vs Friday The 13th Part 3
Jaws wins

3. The Thing (1982) Vs Halloween II
The Thing (1982)

4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Vs Frankenstein versus the Wolfman
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[roshiq]

1. Halloween(1978)
2. Jaws(1975)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

[Morningriser]

1. Halloween
2. Friday The 13th Part 3
3. Halloween II
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Despare]

1. Halloween(1978)
2. Jaws(1975)
3. The Thing
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

[hammerfan]

INTRO: We got a great response -- we gathered 14 lists (participants), who selected 43 films! Tourney will be standard 4 bracket, where most voted films garner top seed.

RULES: It is essential that you pick what you think is the BEST film (not most famous, highest rated, your favorite, etc) for each contest.

Post the better film for each 4 contests.

ROUND 1:
1. Halloween(1978) Vs Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
2. Jaws(1975) Vs Friday The 13th Part 3
3. The Thing (1982) Vs Halloween II
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Vs Frankenstein versus the Wolfman

I hate to nit-pick (but I'm going to), but there's no film titled "Frankenstein versus the Wolfman".

[Anthropophagus]

Pretty much following what the other have voted except the last one.

Halloween
Jaws
The Thing
Frankenstein meets the Wolfman


That last one is a killer,i found that incredible hard to vote for but the old Franky/Wolf matchup just nicked it for me but a very hard call.

[horcrux2007]

1. Halloween(1978)
2. Jaws(1975)
3. The Thing
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

This is my vote as well.

[MichaelMyers]

Halloween
F13 Part 3
Halloween II
Frankenstein vs. Wolfman

[Sculpt]

I hate to nit-pick (but I'm going to), but there's no film titled "Frankenstein versus the Wolfman".
Excellent observation, hammerfan. It's really Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. I knew there was a reason we have you around here. ::love::I'll fix that.

[Jake.Ashworth]

Halloween
Jaws
The Thing
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Sculpt]

Halloween, Jaws, The Thing, Texas Chainsaw Massacre move on.

Round 1 b:

The Exorcist (1973)............... Vs Underworld
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Vs Halloween H20
Poltergeist (1982)................. Vs Taste the Blood of Dracula
The Shining.......................... Vs The Wicker Man (1973)

[Repo'd]

Underworld
NOTLD
Poltergeist
The Wicker Man

[MichaelMyers]

Exorcist
NOTLD
Blood of Dracula
Shinning

[Roiffalo]

Underworld
NOTLD
Poltergeist
The Wicker Man

Underworld over Exorcist? I didn't expect that from you, Repo. Then again you wouldn't expect my pick either most likely.

[hammerfan]

The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
Taste the Blood of Dracula
The Wicker Man

[Repo'd]

Underworld over Exorcist? I didn't expect that from you, Repo. Then again you wouldn't expect my pick either most likely.

Oh, the saga of me and the Exorcist. It's not the movies fault. By the time I saw the film, I had seen so many parodies and satirical bits based on the Exorcist that it made the whole film more humor to me than horror. Try as I may through the years, and with a couple attempts to rewatch, the movie never gets beyond the realm of comedy for me. Like I said, it's not the movie so much as the timing. Not to mention, I do like Underworld quite a bit.

My toughest choice on this one was definitely Taste the Blood of Dracula vs Poltergeist. Two movies I love madly.

[Morningriser]

whats with all the votes for wicker man over shining? lol

The Exorcist (1973)
Night of the Living Dead
Poltergeist
The Shining

[Sculpt]

We have real battle brewing! Will "The Shining" & "Poltergeist" suffer a shocking 1st Round knockout?

Keep the votes coming!! (generally, first to 5 votes wins, but majority wins with votes still pouring in).

VOTES/FILM:

2 The Shining
2 The Wicker Man (1973)

2 Poltergeist (1982)
2 Taste the Blood of Dracula

3 The Exorcist (1973)
1 Underworld

4 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
0 Halloween H20

[roshiq]

The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
Poltergeist
The Shining

[Anthropophagus]

Exorcist
NOTLD
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Wicker Man

[Angra]

The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
Poltergeist
The Shining

Same

[Sculpt]

Your votes have spoken: The Exorcist, Night of the Living Dead, Poltergeist, The Shining move on.

Get ready to rip your eyes out!


Round 1 c:

Psycho (1960)................... Vs .... Child's Play
Dawn of the Dead (1978).... Vs .... Interview with a Vampire
The Howling..................... Vs .... May
Friday The 13th (1980)....... Vs .... Phantasm

[Angra]

Your votes have spoken: The Exorcist, Night of the Living Dead, Poltergeist, The Shining move on.

Get ready to rip your eyes out!


Round 1 c:

Psycho (1960)................... Vs .... Child's Play
Dawn of the Dead (1978).... Vs .... Interview with a Vampire
The Howling..................... Vs .... May
Friday The 13th (1980)....... Vs .... Phantasm

Yikes!

Psycho
Interview with the Vampire
The Howling
Phantasm

[Morningriser]

Psycho (1960)
Interview with a Vampire
May
Friday The 13th (1980)

[MichaelMyers]

Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
Howling
Friday the 13th

[Oro13]

1. Halloween(1978)
2. Jaws(1975)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Yep

Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
Howling
Friday the 13th

[Repo'd]

Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
The Howling
Phantasm

Sheesh, that was painful.

[roshiq]

Psycho (1960)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
May
Friday The 13th (1980)

[hammerfan]

Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
Howling
Friday the 13th

Same for me, please

[Roiffalo]

Oh, the saga of me and the Exorcist. It's not the movies fault. By the time I saw the film, I had seen so many parodies and satirical bits based on the Exorcist that it made the whole film more humor to me than horror. Try as I may through the years, and with a couple attempts to rewatch, the movie never gets beyond the realm of comedy for me. Like I said, it's not the movie so much as the timing. Not to mention, I do like Underworld quite a bit.
Damn that sucks. I know the feel though. After I grew up and realized how over sexed the werewolves in Underworld are, they quickly dropped several pegs on my list of favorite lycan films. Exorcist on the other hand was all around perfect, and I hold fond memories of it.

(sorry to spam, i want to participate in the voting but i haven't seen many of the choices so i don't think it's fair to do so)

[Angra]

(sorry to spam, i want to participate in the voting but i haven't seen many of the choices so i don't think it's fair to do so)


I suggest you get to it then and stop wasting your time on here.

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[Anthropophagus]

Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
The Howling
Phantasm

[Repo'd]

(sorry to spam, i want to participate in the voting but i haven't seen many of the choices so i don't think it's fair to do so)

Vote! If you don't know a movie, maybe u would recognize the director as one you like, or an actress or actor you are a fan of. Vote!

[hammerfan]

Vote! If you don't know a movie, maybe u would recognize the director as one you like, or an actress or actor you are a fan of. Vote!

I agree with Repo. I vote even if I haven't seen all of the movies.

[Sculpt]

(sorry to spam, i want to participate in the voting but i haven't seen many of the choices so i don't think it's fair to do so)
I'd love you to vote whenever you come upon two films competing against each other where you have seen both.

Personally, and as host, unlike super crazy lemonheaded Repod, I wouldnt recommend voting for a film just because there's an actor you like in it. But there might be cases where you know both films, without necessarily having seen every single minute of both, in those cases, use your best judgment. ::cool::

[Sculpt]

Psycho showers Chucky by 8. Dawn blows the head off Interview by 4. Howling gives May a piece of it's mind by 4.

I would give Phantasm my vote if it would tie Friday the 13th, but that would only make it trail by 1... so Jason's Mom has her revenge today.


ROUND 1 d:

Alien ............................... Vs ..The Conjuring
American Werewolf in London Vs ..Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead (1981)........... Vs ..30 Days of Night
Jacob's Ladder.................... Vs ..Blade

[Angra]

Alien
American Werewolf
Evil Dead
Blade

[Repo'd]

Personally, and as host, unlike super crazy lemonheaded Repod, I wouldnt recommend voting for a film just because there's an actor you like in it. But there might be cases where you know both films, without necessarily having seen every single minute of both, in those cases, use your best judgment. ::cool::


Oh...my. Didn't mean to overstep my bounds there, host.

[Sculpt]

Oh...my. Didn't mean to overstep my bounds there, host.

LOL! That's OK my lovely Repo'd! Kurt Russel is still lovin' on you. I'm glad you're encouraging folks to participate. We in HDC also take pride in producing very high quality fan compilations. We do in fact have experts in horror film here.

[Repo'd]

Alien
Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead (1981)
Jacob's Ladder
__________________

[MichaelMyers]

Alien
American Werewolf in London
The Evil Dead (1981)
Blade

[roshiq]

Alien
Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead (1981)
Jacob's Ladder

[Despare]

Alien
American Werewolf in London
The Evil Dead (1981)
Blade

[Roiffalo]

I love this place. I love you guys. Alright! I'll do my best! ::smile::

Alien
American Werewolf in London (duh)
The Evil Dead
(haven't seen JL, and don't remember Blade, it was too long since I seen it)

[hammerfan]

Alien
Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead (1981)
Jacob's Ladder
__________________

The same for me, please

[tfantasy]

ROUND 1 d:

Alien ............................... Vs ..The Conjuring
American Werewolf in London Vs ..Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead (1981)........... Vs ..30 Days of Night
Jacob's Ladder.................... Vs ..Blade

I hope you all don't mind if I jump in, sorry, my job seems to be my life these days ::sad::

Alien
American Werewolf in London
30 Days of Night
Blade

[Anthropophagus]

Alien
American Werewolf in London
30 Days of Night
Blade

Sorry Evil Dead but that was another toughy.I just believe that my choice is correct for me,so forgive,please. :)::big grin::

[horcrux2007]

Alien
Horror of Dracula
The Evil Dead
Jacob's Ladder

[Repo'd]

Alien
American Werewolf in London
30 Days of Night
Blade

Sorry Evil Dead but that was another toughy.I just believe that my choice is correct for me,so forgive,please. :)::big grin::

Those with avatars featuring a Sphere, need never ask forgiveness.

[Sculpt]

I'll cast my vote here:

Alien
American Werewolf
The Evil Dead
Jacobs Ladder

Alien up 10
American Werewolf up 3
Evil Dead up 7
Jacob's Ladder & Blade tied.

[Sculpt]

Ok then, I withdraw my vote for Jacob's Ladder. Alien smothers The Conjuring, An American Werewolf in London stakes Horror of Dracula, The Evil Dead dawns 30 Days of Night, and Blade snipes Jacob's Ladder in a mild upset.

Our last 1st round battle is an interesting one...

ROUND 1 e:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)....... Vs ..Son of Frankenstein
The Ring (2002).............................. Vs ..Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Haunting (1963)........................ Vs ..Dog Soldiers
The Thing From Another World (1951).. Vs ..Paranormal Activity

[Angra]

Ok then, I withdraw my vote for Jacob's Ladder. Alien smothers The Conjuring, An American Werewolf in London stakes Horror of Dracula, The Evil Dead dawns 30 Days of Night, and Blade snipes Jacob's Ladder in a mild upset.

Our last 1st round battle is an interesting one...

ROUND 1 e:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)....... Vs ..Son of Frankenstein
The Ring (2002).............................. Vs ..Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Haunting (1963)........................ Vs ..Dog Soldiers
The Thing From Another World (1951).. Vs ..Paranormal Activity



Nightmare
Ring
Dog
Thing

[roshiq]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Ring (2002)
The Haunting (1963)
The Thing From Another World (1951)

[hammerfan]

Son of Frankenstein
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dog Soldiers
Paranormal Activity

[Sculpt]

We have our classics versus new-kids-on-the-bock battle here! (Well, except for Stoke and Ring...)

2 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
1 - Son of Frankenstein

2 - The Ring (2002)
1 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

1 - The Haunting (1963)
2 - Dog Soldiers

2 - The Thing From Another World (1951)
1 - Paranormal Activity

[Repo'd]

ROUND 1 e:

Son of Frankenstein
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Haunting
The Thing From Another World

[Despare]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Ring (2002)
Dog Soldiers
The Thing From Another World (1951)

[Anthropophagus]

Son of Frankenstein
Ring
Dog Soldiers
The Thing From Another World.

[Sculpt]

Uh oh! Dere's a tussle happening!

3 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
3 - Son of Frankenstein

4 - The Ring (2002)
2 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

2 - The Haunting (1963)
4 - Dog Soldiers

5 - The Thing From Another World (1951)
1 - Paranormal Activity

[horcrux2007]

A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Ring
The Haunting
Paranormal Activity

[Sculpt]

A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Ring
The Haunting
Paranormal Activity

I knew you'd come out for some Paranormal Activity.


::big grin::

[horcrux2007]

I knew you'd come out for some Paranormal Activity.


::big grin::

Just needed to show a little love

[tfantasy]

Our last 1st round battle is an interesting one...

ROUND 1 e:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)....... Vs ..Son of Frankenstein
The Ring (2002).............................. Vs ..Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Haunting (1963)........................ Vs ..Dog Soldiers
The Thing From Another World (1951).. Vs ..Paranormal Activity

ANOES
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dog Soldiers
Paranormal Activity

[Sculpt]

A Nightmare on Elm collapses Son of Frankenstein by 2; The Ring crosses Bram Stoker's Dracula out by 2; Dog Soldiers stuns The Haunting by 2 (somewhere Neverending is spinning in his... bed); The Thing From Another World busts Paranormal Activity's door down. They move on.

Next up is Round 2! Hold on to your shotguns!

[Sculpt]

We now move into Round 2...

Round 2 a:

Halloween (1978)........................... Vs .. Dog Soldiers
Jaws (1975).................................. Vs .. Blade
The Thing (1982)............................ Vs .. The Ring (2002)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).. Vs .. Friday The 13th (1980)

[hammerfan]

Dog Soldiers
Jaws
The Thing
Friday the 13th

[Angra]

Dog Soldiers
Jaws
The Thing
Friday the 13th

Same for me please.

[newb]

Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
The Thing (1982)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

as much as I like Dog Soldiers...Halloween is such an iconic movie.

[horcrux2007]

Halloween
Jaws
The Ring
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

[Repo'd]

Round 2 a:

Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
The Thing (1982)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

[Sculpt]

This Second Round, and on, are going to be some tough battles! Keep the votes coming!

3 - Halloween (1978)
2 - Dog Soldiers

5 - Jaws (1975)
0 - Blade

4 - The Thing (1982)
1 - The Ring (2002)

3 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2 - Friday The 13th (1980)

[Angra]

This Second Round, and on, are going to be some tough battles! Keep the votes coming!


5 - The Thing (1982)
0 - The Ring (2002)



horcrux2007 had The Ring. ::wink::

[Sculpt]

horcrux2007 had The Ring. ::wink::

Thanks! Corrected.

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[Angra]

Thanks! Corrected.

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Not that it's gonna matter..

[Roiffalo]

Dog Soldiers
Jaws
-
Friday the 13th

Same for me, except I haven't see either 'The Thing' or 'The Ring' so I won't vote for either.

[hammerfan]

Same for me, except I haven't see either 'The Thing' or 'The Ring' so I won't vote for either.

You NEED to see The Thing!

[Anthropophagus]

Halloween (1978)


Jaws (1975)


The Thing (1982)


TCM

[Repo'd]

Same for me, except I haven't see either 'The Thing' or 'The Ring' so I won't vote for either.

You NEED to see The Thing!

Hammer is not exaggerating. You need to see The Thing. Then you need to let your HDC buddies know what you think of it.

[Sculpt]

I'll vote here to break a tie and reach 5 votes: Halloween, Jaws, The Thing & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Halloween explodes Dog Soldiers by 1, Jaws swallows Blade by 8, The Thing rejects The Ring by 5, & Texas Chainsaw eats Friday the 13th by 2 -- they move on to Round 3.


Round 2 b:

Alien (1979).......................... Vs .. The Howling
The Exorcist (1973)................. Vs .. The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968).. Vs .. An American Werewolf in London
The Shining............................ Vs .. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

[horcrux2007]

Alien
The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
The Shining

[hammerfan]

Alien
The Exorcist
Night of the Living Dead
The Shining

[Repo'd]

Round 2 b:

Alien (1979)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Shining

Voting against The Howling really hurt.

[Sculpt]

Round 2 b:

Alien (1979)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Shining

Voting against The Howling really hurt.

Thanks for giving us a piece of your mind. ::wink::

[Anthropophagus]

Alien
The Exorcist
An American Werewolf in London
Dawn of the Dead (1978)

[tfantasy]

Alien (1979).......................... Vs .. The Howling
The Exorcist (1973)................. Vs .. The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968).. Vs .. An American Werewolf in London
The Shining............................ Vs .. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Alien
The Exorcist
An American Werewolf in London
The Shining

[Angra]

Alien
The Exorcist
An American Werewolf in London
The Shining

I'll have what she's having.

[Toddallthingshorror]

Round 2 b:

Alien (1979).......................... Vs .. The Howling
The Exorcist (1973)................. Vs .. The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968).. Vs .. An American Werewolf in London
The Shining............................ Vs .. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

1. Alien
2. The Exorcist
3. (I love them both) An American Werewolf in London (Why? Because a naked American man stole my balloon)
4. (same problem) Dawn of the Dead

[Sculpt]

We have some great battles among horror titans!

Keep the votes coming -- that means you!


(current votes:)

3 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
4 - An American Werewolf in London

5 - The Shining
2 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

6 - The Exorcist (1973)
1 - The Thing From Another World (1951)

7 - Alien (1979)
0 - The Howling

[Roiffalo]

Hammer is not exaggerating. You need to see The Thing. Then you need to let your HDC buddies know what you think of it.

It's on my list, it's on my list! ::big grin::

Round 2 b:

Alien (1979).......................... Vs .. The Howling
The Exorcist (1973)................. Vs .. The Thing From Another World (1951)
Night of the Living Dead (1968).. Vs .. An American Werewolf in London
The Shining............................ Vs .. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Howling (duh)
Exorcist
AWIL (Not even being biased on this one, I really didn't care for NotLD...)

...I really need to see the Shining. I'm sure I'd like it more over DotD...

Voting against The Howling really hurt.

Hurts me too. ::sad::::big grin::

[Repo'd]

Thanks for giving us a piece of your mind. ::wink::


Nice! Channeling Eddie Quist, Sculpt?

[Angra]

We have some great battles among horror titans!

Keep the votes coming -- that means you!




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[Sculpt]

Nice! Channeling Eddie Quist, Sculpt?
Yes I was. Knew you'd catch that. (in the Howling) Best horror pun that wasn't the least bit funny, nor meant to be.
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LOL! That's exactlty what I was thinking when I posted it.

[Sculpt]

We have an upset brewing!

Night of the Living Dead came in with three members picking it as one of the best horror films all-time, whereas An American Werewolf in London was only chosen by one person out of our 14 selectors.

Keep the votes coming -- that means you!


(current votes:)

3 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
5 - An American Werewolf in London

5 - The Shining
2 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

7 - The Exorcist (1973)
1 - The Thing From Another World (1951)

7 - Alien (1979)
1 - The Howling

[Ms.Macabre_91]

Night of the Living Dead

The Shining

Exorcist

Alien

[MichaelMyers]

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Shining

The Exorcist (1973)

Alien (1979)

[Despare]

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Shining
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)

[Sculpt]

Well, well, now I say, I say, the pan is still hot!

Night of the Living Dead has mounted da American Werewolf in London... We'll keep the lines open till the kettle simmers down.

Keep da votes splashing yo's!


Current totals:

6 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
5 - An American Werewolf in London

8 - The Shining
2 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

10 - The Exorcist (1973)
1 - The Thing From Another World (1951)

10 - Alien (1979)
1 - The Howling

[Sculpt]

Night of the Living Dead (1968) is gonna get American Werewolf in London by 1; The Shining loses Dawn of the Dead (1978) in the mall by 6; The Exorcist leaves The Thing From Another World a message in hell by 9, and Alien bursts out past The Howling by 9. They move on to Round 3.

Last Round 2 match...

Oh, you're not gonna like this at all...
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ROUND 2 C:

The Evil Dead (1981).. Vs .. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poltergeist (1982).. Vs .. Psycho (1960)


>

[MichaelMyers]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Psycho (1960)

[Angra]

ANOES
Poltergeist

[The Villain]

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Psycho

[horcrux2007]

Evil Dead
Psycho

This was a really difficult round.

[Ms.Macabre_91]

Evil Dead

Poltergeist

[Repo'd]

Evil Dead

Psycho

[Morningriser]

Evil Dead
Psycho

[Sculpt]

Count so far...

4 - The Evil Dead (1981)
3 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

2 - Poltergeist (1982)
5 - Psycho (1960)

[hammerfan]

The Evil Dead
Psycho

[Toddallthingshorror]

ROUND 2 C:

The Evil Dead (1981).. Vs .. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poltergeist (1982).. Vs .. Psycho (1960)


>


The Evil Dead

Psycho

[Sculpt]

The Evil Dead pulled Freddy out of the dream by 3; and Psycho sent Tangina to the showers by 5. They move on.

It's getting really tight now. Prepare yourselves!



ROUND 3 a:

Alien (1979) ......... Vs .. The Shining
The Thing (1982) .. Vs .. Halloween (1978)
Psycho (1960) ...... Vs .. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

[The Villain]

Alien
Halloween
Psycho

[MichaelMyers]

Shining
Halloween
Psycho

[Morningriser]

The Shining
Halloween (1978)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)

[horcrux2007]

Alien
Halloween
Psycho

[Toddallthingshorror]

ROUND 3 a:

Alien (1979) ......... Vs .. The Shining
The Thing (1982) .. Vs .. Halloween (1978)
Psycho (1960) ...... Vs .. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Alien
Halloween
Night of the Living Dead

[KarlaMauricio]

The shining
Halloween
Psycho
::smile::

[Repo'd]

Alien
Halloween
Psycho

[hammerfan]

Alien
The Thing
Night of the Living Dead

[Angra]

Shining
Thing
Psycho

[Sculpt]

I'm not breaking any ties, but I vote Alien, The Thing and NOTLD. I'm gonna call it here.


Alien makes Johnny a dull boy by 2, Halloween has the darkest eyes over The Thing by 4, Psycho swats the flies off Night of the Living Dead by 2. They move on.


ROUND 3 b:

Jaws (1975) ............ Vs .. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Exorcist (1973) .. Vs .. The Evil Dead (1981)

[The Villain]

TCM
The Exorcist

[Morningriser]

TCM
Evil Dead

[horcrux2007]

Wow this is the toughest round yet.

I have to go with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Exorcist.

[Angra]

Jaws
The Evil Dead

[SerialKiller]

Jaws & The Evil Dead.

[Anthropophagus]

Jaws
The Exorcist

[Repo'd]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Evil Dead

[MichaelMyers]

Jaws
The Exorcist

[KarlaMauricio]

Jaws
The Evil Dead ::smile::

[Sculpt]

Tight contest going on here!

Keep the votes coming!


5 - Jaws (1975)
4 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

4 - The Exorcist (1973)
5 - The Evil Dead (1981)

[Toddallthingshorror]

ROUND 3 b:

Jaws (1975) ............ Vs .. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Exorcist (1973) .. Vs .. The Evil Dead (1981)

Jaws
The Evil Dead

[Despare]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Evil Dead (1981)

[tfantasy]

ROUND 3 b:

Jaws (1975) ............ Vs .. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Exorcist (1973) .. Vs .. The Evil Dead (1981)

Sorry that I only have time to pop in here and there but I'd like to cast a vote.

TCM
The Exorcist

[hammerfan]

Jaws
The Exorcist

[MichaelMyers]

Jaws
Exorcist::devil::

[Sculpt]

Huge vote on this round, 15 votes! I'll break the first tie -- Exorcist and Jaws, better films IMO.

Jaws swallows Texas by 3; and Exorcist remains the king of possession by 1. They move on. Round 4 coming up!

[Sculpt]

OK, because of the number of films submitted, the round brackets has produced 5 top films -- an odd number. So these two lowest vote getters face-off to make it into the Final Four...


Alien .. Vs .. Psycho



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[Repo'd]

You all suck for voting Chainsaw out!!::stick out tongue::

Ok, Psycho over Alien.

[horcrux2007]

Alien

[Toddallthingshorror]

Alien

[Angra]

Huge vote on this round, 15 votes! I'll break the first tie -- Exorcist and Jaws, better films IMO.

Jaws swallows Texas by 3; and Exorcist remains the king of possession by 1. They move on. Round 4 coming up!

Erhm.... MichaelMyers has voted twice in this round. Ergo The Exorcist is out. ::stick out tongue::

[Angra]

Alien

[hammerfan]

Psycho

[Sculpt]

Erhm.... MichaelMyers has voted twice in this round. Ergo The Exorcist is out. ::stick out tongue::
(If we minus MichaelsMyers' extra vote, and I add my vote for Alien, it's technically a tie. The backup tie breaker is the number of original number of selections from our 14 folk submitting their top 5 -- for which Exorcist had 3 times as many selections. I knew ED would have a strong showing, but only one out of 14 people selected it as one of their 5 best horror films, so I think we're OK.)

Current totals:

3 - Alien
2 - Psycho

Keep the votes coming!!

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[Ms.Macabre_91]

Alien

[Despare]

Psycho

[Angra]

(Well, actually, with MichaelsMyers absentminded extra vote, it's technically a tie. The backup tie breaker is the number of original number of selections from our 14 folk submitting their top 5 -- for which Exorcist had 3 times as many selections. I knew ED would have a strong showing, but only one out of 14 people selected it as one of their 5 best horror films, so I think we're OK.)


.

Hey it's your tournament, you can do whatever you like.

[tfantasy]

Alien

[Anthropophagus]

Tough one.I`ll flip a coin..............

Psycho..............no,Alien...................nop e,psycho.................nah,Alien.

Sorry but i`ll have to abstain on this one.I cant decide.

[Roiffalo]

Psycho

[Sculpt]

Alien puts Psycho away for a long time by 1, and moves on to the Final Four. Hold on to your seats!


FINAL FOUR:

Alien (1979) .. Vs .. Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973) .. Vs .. Halloween (1978)

[Repo'd]

The Shark and The Shape, please.

[Angra]

Alien
The Exorcist

[hammerfan]

Alien
The Exorcist

[Ms.Macabre_91]

Jaws
The Exorcist

[Roiffalo]

Jaws and Exorcist for me too please!

[tfantasy]

Alien
The Exorcist

Same here Sculpt!!

[Anthropophagus]

Jaws

Exorcist

[Sculpt]

FINAL FOUR -- Current tally:

4 - Jaws (1975)
3 - Alien (1979)

6 - The Exorcist (1973)
1 - Halloween (1978)

Keep the votes coming!


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[horcrux2007]

Alien
The Exorcist

[Despare]

Alien
Halloween

[Sculpt]

Very interesting Final Four HDC picked: [Jaws (1975), Alien (1979), The Exorcist (1973), Halloween (1978)]. All from the 1970's...

I'm also surprised how The Exorcist has just thumped the mighty Halloween. Didn't see that coming. Classic battle between Jaws and Alien... pitting two of the most prolific directors in film history.

Feel free to comment.

And so... Alien has exploded out of the belly of Jaws by 1; the power of The Exorcist compels the Boogeyman to fade by 5. They move on.


And now, for HDC's Best Horror Film All-time:


Alien (1979) .. Vs .. The Exorcist (1973)


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[Repo'd]

Yeah, that was a strong final four, and a ringing endorsement for Horror in the 70's.

I was surprised at how easily the exorcist took out Halloween as well. I would have thought it would be way closer.

It's been fun, Sculpt. Thanks for putting this together and seeing it through. Thanks to the HDC'rs who stuck with it too.

My final vote is for......

Alien.
In spit of the fact that I've recently gained a higher appreciation for The Exorcist, Alien remains one of Horrors pinnacle moments. I think it's far more entertaining and has held up better through the decades.

[Angra]

Alien

Because it didn't lie in a bed the whole damn movie.

[Sculpt]

Yeah, that was a strong final four, and a ringing endorsement for Horror in the 70's.

I was surprised at how easily the exorcist took out Halloween as well. I would have thought it would be way closer.

It's been fun, Sculpt. Thanks for putting this together and seeing it through. Thanks to the HDC'rs who stuck with it too.

My final vote is for......

Alien.
In spit of the fact that I've recently gained a higher appreciation for The Exorcist, Alien remains one of Horrors pinnacle moments. I think it's far more entertaining and has held up better through the decades.
I agree, I think in many ways the 70's were the golden age of Horror... top budgets, actors, directors and distribution; it was everywhere. Plus serious subjects, depth and originality.

Alien has held up extremely well. The cinematography and sound are sharp even by today's standards. Actually, they're pretty much indistinguishable from a 2015 space film.

Alien

Because it didn't lie in a bed the whole damn movie.

LOL! Linda Blair probably did plenty of napping during filming.

[Angra]

LOL! Linda Blair probably did plenty of napping during filming.

And then some. ::wink::........... ::wink::








::wink::

[Angra]

::wink::

[tfantasy]

The Exorcist

(it was a tough choice though)

[Anthropophagus]

Jaws.

I don`t care who the final is between.Jaws is the one for me.

But since you want my vote i shall cast The Exorcist.

[MichaelMyers]

Exorcist. Alien is sci-fi not horror.

[horcrux2007]

Movies can have more than one genre you know

[Angra]

Exorcist. Alien is sci-fi not horror.

Who made you the judge?

[Sculpt]

Exorcist. Alien is sci-fi not horror.

First of all, Exorcist is a fine choice!

But seriously, why is Alien not horror? Cause the monster killing people isn't on Earth?

Think about it... what sci-fi subject is being espoused and contemplated in Alien? Interstellar cargo ship salvage law? Futuristic corporate behavior? Hmm... how about none... no sci-fi subject. It merely has a futuristic space setting for a monster to menace the characters, and add a sense of isolation & no outside help. Granted, there's some interesting fictional biology; but acid blood is merely a plot device that stops the characters from just shooting the monster.

And you're not actually saying a film can't be horror and sci-fi, right? (Even though, as I just argued, it's far more horror than sci-fi. And IMDB also lists horror & sci-fi) ::smile::

[Sculpt]

HDC's Best Horror All-time Final:


(current tally...)

2 - Alien (1979)

-Vs-

3 - The Exorcist (1973)


KEEP THE VOTES COMING!

[horcrux2007]

Alien

[Toddallthingshorror]

Alien

[hammerfan]

The Exorcist

[MichaelMyers]

Think about it... what sci-fi subject is being espoused and contemplated in Alien? Interstellar cargo ship salvage law? Futuristic corporate behavior? Hmm... how about none... no sci-fi subject.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nFYdKbLNJzM/UI7S9RT9zEI/AAAAAAAADbs/YlNYxTUxYNI/s1600/tommy.gif

[MichaelMyers]

Movies can have more than one genre you know

That is true. But this is the best horror film tourney. A pure horror film should win IMO. ::cool::

[horcrux2007]

That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

[Sculpt]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nFYdKbLNJzM/UI7S9RT9zEI/AAAAAAAADbs/YlNYxTUxYNI/s1600/tommy.gif
LOL!

http://us.123rf.com/450wm/stokkete/stokkete1308/stokkete130800360/21772317-%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%8F%D 0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B5.jpg

That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.
Just wait...

[Roiffalo]

I say Exorcist. It had a greater impact on me then Alien did.

[Sculpt]

HDC's Best Horror All-time Final:


(current tally...)

4 - Alien (1979)

-Vs-

5 - The Exorcist (1973)


KEEP THE VOTES COMING!

[Sculpt]

and we will call it here...

Winner of the HDC Best Horror Film of All-time:

The Exorcist 1973

http://images.latinpost.com/data/images/full/50939/linda-blair.jpg?w=600


Interesting Stats:

When we collected the Top 5 list from 13 respondents, this was the tally of votes:

Votes / Film
7 Halloween (1978)
5 Jaws (1975)
4 The Thing (1982)
4 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3 The Exorcist (1973)
3 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2 Poltergeist (1982)
2 Evil Dead II
2 The Shining
2 Psycho (1960)
2 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
2 The Howling
2 Friday The 13th (1980)

But films going head-to-head put Exorcist on top. Any film Exorcist beat head-to-head could have been the second most regarded, but the last contest was among the closest, beating Alien by 1 vote.

FINAL FOUR:
Jaws (1975)
Alien (1979)
The Exorcist (1973)
Halloween (1978)

Films The Exorcist beat head-to-head Round 1-5:
1 - Underworld
2 - The Thing From Another World (1951)
3 - The Evil Dead (1981)
4 - Halloween (1978)
5 - Alien (1979)

Thank you all for participating and selecting the very best of Horror!

[Anthropophagus]

Well done Regan.

[Roiffalo]

You know why Alien was so loved by HDC right?

http://wackulus.wackulus.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Jonesy.png < I LIIIIIIIVED!!!

[Repo'd]

^^ This. ::big grin::::big grin::


Thanks Sculpt! This was a lot of fun. I'm not the biggest Exorcist fan but I'm not so short sighted that I cant call it a very worthy choice. Well done HDC!