Okay, enough are in favor so we seal the 80s here. These are our final chosen films...

IN THE CUT

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 10

Evil Dead II (1987) - 9
The Evil Dead (1981) - 9
The Shining (1980) - 9

The Thing (1982) - 8

Friday the 13th (1980) - 7
Hellraiser (1987) - 7
Poltergeist (1982) - 7

Aliens (1986) - 6
An American Werewolf in London (1981) - 6
Fright Night (1985) - 6
Re-Animator (1985) - 6

Basket Case (1982) - 5
Videodrome (1983) - 5

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - 4
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) - 4
The Fly (1986) - 4

Pet Sematary (1989) - 3
Scanners (1981) - 3
The Howling (1981) - 3

The Changeling (1980) (backed by Straker, seconded by The Villain, Giganticface, metternich1815, fortunato) [IN]
The Beyond (1981) - 3 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by tiberius, fortunato, Giganticface, realdealblues, neverending) [IN]


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HONORABLE MENTIONS

The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 4 (backed by Sculpt, seconded by natedog722, Kandarian Demon) {metternich1815*, Giganticface*, The Villain*}
Demons (1985) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by Straker) {Giganticface*, Kandarian Demon*, neverending*}
Day of the Dead (1985) - 3 (backed by Sculpt, seconded by realdealblues) {metternich1815*, Kandarian Demon*}
The Fog (1980) - 3 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by natedog722, Kandarian Demon, Straker) {The Villain*} (-1)
Near Dark (1987) - 2 (backed by neverending, seconded by metternich1815, Sculpt) {Giganticface*, The Villain*, Straker*}
Sleepaway Camp (1983) - 2 (backed by metternich1815) {Giganticface*} {neverending*} {fortunato*} {Straker*}



DEBATABLE


Gremlins (1984) - 4

Child's Play (1988) - 3 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues)
Christine (1983) - 3 (backed by Sculpt, seconded by natedog722)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) - 3 (backed by The Villain)
Prince of Darkness (1987) - 3
Pumpkinhead (1988) - 3 (backed by neverending, seconded by The Villain) {Kandarian Demon*} (-1)
Santa Sangre (1989) - 3



MINORITY

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) - 2
Bad Taste (1987) - 2
Cat People (1982) - 2 {Straker*} {neverending*}
Cujo (1983) - 2 (backed by The Villain)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982) - 2 (backed by The Villain)
From Beyond (1986) - 2
Pin (1988) - 2
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - 2
Predator (1987) - 2 (backed by The Villain, seconded by metternich1815, tiberius)
Psycho II (1983) - 2
The Entity (1982) - 2
The Gate (1987) - 2 (backed by The Villain)
The Lost Boys (1987) - 2 (backed by The Villain)
The Vanishing (1988) - 2



SINGLE VOTES TO

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Altered States (1980)
Angst (1983)
Baxter (1989)
Blue Velvet (1986) (backed by neverending) {Straker*}
Children of the Corn (1984)
Combat Shock (1984)
Creepshow (1982)
DeepStar Six (1989)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
The Funhouse (1981)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Ghost Story (1981)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Inferno (1980)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Le notti del terrore (1981)
Leviathan (1989)
Link (1986)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Monkey Shines (1988)
Motel Hell (1980)
Mr. Vampire Saga (1985)
Ms. 45 (1981) (backed by neverending)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Nekromantik (1987)
Night of the Demons (1988)
Phantasm II (1988)
Phenomena (1985)
Possession (1981)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Tenebre (1982)
Tetsuo (1989)
The Believers (1987)
The Blob (1988)
The Hitcher (1986)
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Stuff (1985)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The Video Dead (1987)
The Woman in Black (1989 TV Movie) (backed by The Villain)
They Live (1988) (backed by Sculpt)
Warlock (1989)
Xtro (1983)


SPECIAL SECTION - REST OF THE GIANT MONSTER FILMS OF THE 80s :-

Alligator 1980
Gamera: Super Monster 1980
Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989
King Kong Lives 1986
Pulgasari 1985
Q - The Winged Serpent 1982
The Lair of the White Worm 1988
The Return of Godzilla 1984
Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushu 1985

{* = HONORABLE MENTIONS BACKINGS}



Let's now venture into the 90s...

IN THE CUT

Candyman (1992) - 11

Jacob's Ladder (1990) - 9
Scream (1996) - 9
Se7en (1995) - 9

Army of Darkness (1992) - 8
Dead Alive (1992) - 8
Misery (1990) - 8
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 8
The Blair Witch Project (1999) - 8

The Sixth Sense (1999) - 7

Dracula (1992) - 5
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - 5
In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - 5
Wishmaster (1997) - 5

The Exorcist III (1990) - 4

Cronos (1993) - 3
Cube (1997) - 3
Sleepy Hollow (1999) - 3

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) - 2

Stir of Echoes (1999)

Ringu (1998) - 5 (backed by neverending, seconded by Giganticface, The Villain, metternich1815) [IN]

Nightbreed (1990) - 3 (backed by Kandarian Demon, seconded by neverending, Straker, fortunato, The Villain, realdealblues) [IN]

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

Audition (1999) - 6 (backed by The Villain, seconded by Giganticface) {Straker*, neverending*, Sculpt*}
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - 4 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by hammerfan, realdealblues) {The Villain*}
Funny Games (1997) - 4 {Giganticface*, Sculpt*, The Villain*, fortunato*}
Event Horizon (1997) - 3 (backed by tiberius, seconded by metternich1815) {Straker*, neverending*}
Cemetary Man (1994) - 3 (backed by Straker) {Giganticface*, metternich1815*, The Villain*}
Tremors (1990) - 2 (backed by The Villain) {realdealblues*, Sculpt*, Giganticface*, tiberius*, fortunato*}

Night of the Living Dead (1990) - 4 (backed by Kandarian Demon, seconded by hammerfan) {Giganticface*, realdealblues*} (-1)
Natural Born Killers (1994) - 3 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by Giganticface) {neverending*, tiberius*} (-1)
Arachnophobia (1990) (backed by Sculpt) {The Villain*, metternich1815*}
Man Bites Dog (1992) (backed by Straker) {Giganticface*, The Villain*}



DEBATABLE

Leprechaun (1993) - 6 (backed by realdealblues, seconded by natedog722) (-1)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues)


MINORITY

Deep Blue Sea (1999) - 3 (backed by metternich1815, seconded by The Villain, tiberius) (-1)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - 3 (backed by natedog722) (-2)
Predator 2 (1990) - 3
Urban Legend (1998) - 3 (backed by metternich1815)

Anaconda (1997) - 2 (backed by tiberius) (-2)
Blade (1998) - 2 {Sculpt*}
Bride of Chucky (1998) - 2 (-1)
Child's Play 2 (1990) - 2
Frankenhooker (1990) - 2
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) - 2 (-2)
Hardware (1990) - 2
House on Haunted Hill (1999) - 2 (backed by Kandarian Demon)
Interview with the Vampire (1994) - 2
Subspecies (1991) - 2
The Faculty (1998) - 2 (backed by The Villain) {realdealblues*}
The People Under the Stairs (1991) - 2
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) - 2
Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) - 2 (backed by Kandarian Demon)
Wolf (1994) - 2


SINGLE VOTES TO

Alien³ (1992)
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Basket Case 2 (1990)
Begotten (1990)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Castle Freak (1995)
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
Clean, Shaven (1993)
Cure (1997)
End of Days (1999) (backed by natedog722)
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Fallen (1998)
Fear (1996) (backed by neverending) {The Villain*}
Flatliners (1990) {Sculpt*}
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hiruko the Goblin (1991) (backed by The Villain) {Straker*}
Humanoids from the Deep (1996)
Jurassic Park (1993) (backed by Sculpt)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Lake Placid (1999)
Mirror Mirror (1990)
Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
Needful Things (1993)
Nightmare Concert (A Cat in the Brain) (1990)
Perdita Durango (1997)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994 Video)
Ravenous (1999) (backed by Giganticface)
Scream 2 (1997)
Shakma (1990) ([backed by The Villain)
Sphere (1998)
Stigmata (1999)
Terror Firmer (1999)
Tesis (1996)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
The Dentist (1996)
The Frighteners (1996)
The Guardian (1991)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
The Night Flier (1997)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Relic (1997)
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
The X Files (1998)


SPECIAL SECTION - REST OF THE GIANT MONSTER FILMS OF THE 90s :-

Deep Rising 1998
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe 1995
Godzilla 1998
Godzilla 2000: Millennium 1999
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993
Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994
Gorilla 1995
Komodo 1999
Mighty Joe Young 1998
Mimic 1997
Rebirth of Mothra 1996
Rebirth of Mothra II 1997
Rebirth of Mothra III 1998
Reptilian 1999
Starship Troopers 1997
The Iron Giant 1999
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
The Mighty Kong 1998
Tremors 2: Aftershocks 1996



The initial backings/negations stay.

Adding a special "Giant Monster" films section at the end for due consideration, since it was demanded.

Remember, we are here to select TWO films from the remaining ones from the DEBATABLE section onwards.
The "In The Cut" section is NOT for debate.

Once that is done, we can proceed to select SIX films from the remaining stock for our Honorable Mentions.

Quite a few films from this period have received NEGATIVE VOTES, so it's pretty much open for debate. A number of films remain which have received similar number of backings as well.

So, let's start finalising the FINAL TWO. Bring forth your thoughts.

LEPRECHAUN!!!!

Just kidding. Audition needs to be on this list and I really hope more people back it. Its a great movie and there are so few well done female villains.

Besides that I'll back Ringu. An important movie that really strengthened the J Horror movement.

From Dusk Til Dawn
Night of the Living Dead

Added.

Ringu has 3 backings now and is in the lead. (same as Deep Blue Sea, but that film has a negative vote)

Let's hear some more.

Nightbreed- a unique film where the monsters are the good guys and the humans the monsters. A startling conception from Clive Barker. The film as it stands is admitedly flawed, but when The Cabal Cut gets released people are going to see what a powerful, original film this truly is.

Me too. I've already backed Audition and Ringu, but those are the two I'd vote for to make the final 22. Natural Born Killers is close, but I'll save that for an honorable mention.

I'll back Ringu. As for my choices, the following three each deserve a place on the list either as top 22 or at least in the honorable mentions section. The first is Urban Legend. This film was a really unique slasher where the killer killed based off urban legends. In addition to a great premise, it is executed surprisingly well. Also, Robert Englund and Brad Dourif both starred in this film. Definitely a worthy addition to the list. The second is Event Horizon. This film is an excellent sci~fi horror from the 1990s. There are some terrific performances, especially by Sam Neil and Laurence Fishbourne. Additionally, the film is very dark with all kinds of dark imagery, throughout the film it often feels like a nightmare (and this is one of the beautiful things of this movie,the blurring of the lines between real and imaginary). This film still scares me (or at least creeps me out). As for it being a sci-fi, well the horror is very strong, so it definitely is a horror movie. Thus, this film would be an excellent edition tot his list. The third is From Dusk till Dawn. This is an interesting vampire film directed by Rodriguez. This film has a rather unique story and diverges from the usual gothic interpretation of vampires. This film also features some excellent performances. On that note, features such people as George Clooney, Tom Savini, and Quentin Tarantino in acting roles. There is also exciting vampire killing action and an impressive level of gore, especially considering that George Clooney stars. If this film does not make the top 22, it at least deserves a place in the honorable mentions section. Anyway, these are all the films that I would support for the two spots. Any of these four would be almost equally okay.

I'll back Nightbreed too;

I always loved the style and concept behind Nightbreed and loved it when I was younger, but as I got older there was a lot about the execution of the movie that really bugged me. That said, I've heard you mention The Cabal Cut a couple of times now and its really whetted my appetite.

I'll back this too....

With 21 & 22 and prepping for 6 Honorable Mentions, perhaps, with the exception of Audition, I think there's a lot of relatively weaker film choices highlighted here. I wonder if we might be over looking some films? Anyone have some possible suggestions?

Arachnophobia (1990) - I thought Arachnophobia was an excellent film, both scary, well shot and originally funny (Goodman), and also highly rated.

Jurassic Park (1993) - I really enjoyed Jurassic Park. Has strong horror elements. Not a prefect film by any means, but brought the wonder and horror of dinosaurs back to big screen in a real heavy hitting visceral experience. Spielberg is good.