All i have to say is Halloween.

For the first time since my "Worst horror movie" thread I feel like I have made a worthwhile discussion. I voted for seventy's because that was when slashers first became a trend and so they still had the essence of chill and suspense. Though I loved the eighties they just weren't as good because that was all gore slashers. Still loved them though.

ranked from best to worst:
70's
20's
80's
90's
30's
50's
40's
00's

Though I think in the next 10-15 years we're going to get some stuff that'll just blow us away. People are starting to build on what's come before instead of just regurgitating (on the indy level at least).

I'm with Return on this one (although I was the one who voted for the 60s) There are lots of good things to be said about each generation. IMHO, however, I look at the 60s (lots of people would say the 70s) as the generation that changed everything and started to define what we consider today as the Modern Horror Movie.

i went for 70s but my fav horror was in 80s hmmmm i love it all

Actually that was kind of a tough choice for me. I love the old stuff, but I think in the late 60's and 70's really had some good movies. Although that time had equally chessy movie (which are important to me too!) :)

What he said.

I'd be very interested in seeing a summary list of all the best 1960's horror (Euro included)... Most of the best Euro I can think of was from the 70's I think, except Fulci who is most often associated with the 80's even though Zombie (Zombi 2) came out in 1979... I voted for the 1970's.

13 Ghosts
Black Sunday aka the Mask of Satan
Psycho
Village of the Damned
Pit and the Pendulum
The Brides of Dracula
Carnival of Souls
The Birds
Black Sabbath
Blood Feast
The Haunting
The Last Man on Earth
2000 Maniacs
Blood and Black Lace
Castle of Blood
Kwaidan
Onibaba
Spider Baby
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Devil Rides Out
Night of the Living Dead
Rosemary's Baby
Witchfinder General

and of course, "Manos" the Hands of Fate:p

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