Hey, I didn't post any guidelines because this is what I wanted to see. Apparently, many people think Se7en is a horror movie, and one of the best ones at that. It didn't make my personal Top 25, but I was not offended to see it there.

I didn't put Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, or the Sixth Sense or many others on my list for the same reason... and it's not because I don't think they are horror movies. I just wanted to put 25 movies that I thought were definitely horror movies. I didn't want any movies on my list that were even remotely questionable in their intent or purpose, in order to avoid any circular discussions like this.

My top 25...

1. Night of the Living Dead
2. American Psycho
3. The Sixth Sense
4. Pet Sematary
5. The Ring

Red Dragon
Saw
Scream
Rosemary's Baby
Final Destination
Session 9
Se7en
Halloween
The Shining
Manhunter
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
Children of the Corn
The Exorcist
Cabin Fever
Creepshow
King of the Ants
Psycho
(Wes Craven's)New Nightmare
The Silence of the Lambs

but whose list was closest to the final????

(*go on and just admit it was ME!!!)

Okay. I'll give people till Friday to get me their blurbs or at least pm me and let me know they're working on them/interested in doing them. After that, they're up for grabs so we can complete the glorious HDC Top 100. I know zero wanted Manhunter. Anybody else has their eye on something in particular, go ahead and pipe up. It'll basically be first come first serve.

I'll take Silence of the Lambs and I'm sure posher would give you a book on how good Scream is.

i'm willing to do many of these - i'd really love to do manhunter but would also like to do the following (if no one else really wants them):

Creepshow
bubba-hotep
frankenstein
the shining
and Night of the Living Dead (which, by the way, is listed as 1962 when its release date is 1968)

I'd also like to recommend that the official list be both closed and sticky(ed). . . i think anyone coming to HDC should see the list at the top and get a sense of the collective 'taste' of the group.

I'll do Opera/ Night Of The Living Dead '90 and I Spit On Your Grave if you've got no takers

Fixed the date for NotLD. Thanks, zero, for pointing that out. I'll fix small grammar mistakes (apostrophes & teh what have you) as I find them.

What I'm really curious about is what the long-standing members who DIDN'T contribute think about the final list. I mean, do you feel it's a decent representation?

There are, of course, some things that sadden me (mainly that I was the only person to vote for the Exorcist III, but you obviously know how I feel;) )

Aside from that, I can't believe that __V__ was disappointed at where Se7en ended up. I know it's your favorite, and I think it's a damn fine movie, but look at what beat it out! TCM, American Werewolf, Night & Dawn of the Dead, the Exorcist, Halloween, Psycho...I mean, those are the movies that are hailed by almost every list I've ever seen as some of the greatest. I think it's a great honor for Se7en to be there with them. I can't believe it beat out Dracula myself.

No offense to you, bro! I know it's just difference of opinion. I expected Se7en to be in the top 30 at most. Never in my dreams did I think it'd break the top 15!

Still can't see how Phantom gets left off of a top 100 list. 10 or 20 maybe(although I don't agree with that either), even 30 or 40, whatever, but a top 100 list without Phantom?