This was my 80's list. As with any decade, I won't list a film I haven't seen. That's part of the reason a group makes a better list.

The Thing
Aliens
Evil Dead 2
Poltergeist
The Fly
Scanners
The Howling
The Shining
The Return of the Living Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street
Re-Animator
Christine
Videodrome
From Beyond
They Live
Gremlins
The Entity
Day of the Dead
Fright Night
Funhouse

Strong list. I've never seen The Entity, so I guess now I have to see it. Also, thanks for the nice comments about my my film critiques. Very kind.

Now that the 90s are settled, I'll post my top 20.

1 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
2 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
3 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
4 Dead Alive (1992)
5 Ravenous (1999)
6 Army of Darkness (1992)
7 Audition (aka Odishon) (1999)
8 Cronos (1993)
9 Se7en (1995)
10 Scream (1996)
11 Clean, Shaven (1993)
12 Night of the Living Dead (1990)
13 Misery (1990)
14 The Exorcist III (1990)
15 Ringu (1998)
16 Natural Born Killers (1994)
17 The Frighteners (1996)
18 The Sixth Sense (1999)
19 The Dentist (1996)
20 Funny Games (1998)

Very nice list. I am surprised that The Dentist is on it. I agree that it is an underrated film.

Please add 'Godzilla: Final Wars" to the 2000-13 list. I thought that was a really good movie, fast paced, full of symbolism, taking many of the old movies into one plot (Atragon, Gorath, & all 60-70 Godzilla movies), and a lot of fun.


I've submitted my my 2000-13 list. I found this one the most difficult. I look forward to seeing the list, so I can check out some of those movies.

Thanks to Sculpt for submitting his list for the 2000s (it's 2000-2012, not 2000-2013). I need 2 more from you, since your list has 20 films, not 22.

Oops, forgot about that. I sent ya two more.

Good list! I have to see Exorcist 3 -- I was so disappointed with Exorcist 2, I skipped 3. I really didn't care for Frighteners -- I thought it was mildly entertaining, but a little too silly and shallow for my taste. I need to see Cronos and Audition. What would you say about Ravenous?

Here's my 90's list

Se7en (1995)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Sphere (1998)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Alien³ (1992)
The X Files (1998)
Flatliners (1990)
Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Blade (1998)
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Misery (1990)

NINE lists have come in for the 2000s so far. Can I get at least THREE more before the weekend rolls in?

Let's wait and see. Expecting to see 22 each from - Chronogrl, hammerfan, Giganticface, Starchild, Fortunato, and anyone else who is reading this thread.

I just submitted my top 22. As I mentioned before, IMO right now is a great time to be a horror fan. Despite a lot of bad CGI and and vastly inferior remakes, there are some real good things happening right now.

As I've done in the past, here are my "next 20" (in this case, next 22). I think it demonstrates that the quality goes deep. There are some future classics in this list.

23 Ils (aka Them) (2007)
24 Let Me In (2010)
25 Ichi The Killer (aka Koroshiya 1) (2001)
26 Identity (2003)
27 The Strangers (2008)
28 Dawn of the Dead (2004)
29 The Others (2001)
30 Zombieland (2009)
31 Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
32 House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
33 The Orphanage (El Orfanato) (2007)
34 Black Death (2011)
35 House of the Devil (2009)
36 Dumplings (2004)
37 The Woman (2011)
38 The Children (2008)
39 28 Days Later... (2002)
40 Triangle (2009)
41 V/H/S (2012)
42 Insidious (2010)
43 Dagon (2001)
44 Paranormal Activity (2007)

^^ I agree. I find it frustrating when horror fans complain about the direction the genre is going - Fact is, I think there's been a LOT of great horror movies the past decade... Not sure I can limit my list to just 22... :-/


Edit: So here's my 22:

Ginger Snaps (2000)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
The Others (2001)
28 Days Later (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
May (2002)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Three... Extremes (2004)
The Descent (2005)
FEAST (2005)
Black Sheep (2006)
The Host (2006)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Inside (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
The Signal (2007)
Trick 'r Treat (2009)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Martyrs (2008)
House of the Devil (2009)
The Revenant (2009)




And this was the "Whole" list that I put together - Identifying just 22 was really hard.

Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ju-on (2000)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Kairo (2001)
The Others (2001)
Session 9 (2001)
28 Days Later (2002)
Cabin Fever (2002)
Dark Water (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
May (2002)
My Little Eye (2002)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dead Birds (2004)
Ginger Snaps 2 (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Grudge (2004)
Three... Extremes (2004)
The Descent (2005)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Evil Aliens (2005)
FEAST (2005)
Altered (2006)
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Black Sheep (2006)
Cold Prey (2006)
Fido (2006)
Hatchet (2006)
The Host (2006)
Severance (2006)
Slither (2006)
Them/Ils (2006)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Crazy Eights (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
Inside (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
[REC] (2007)
The Signal (2007)
Trick 'r Treat (2009)
The Burrowers (2008)
The Children (2008)
Home Movie (2008)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Martyrs (2008)
Shutter (2008)
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
House of the Devil (2009)
My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
The Revenant (2009)
Triangle (2009)