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For starters, you should read te "top 100" threads atr the top of this page
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - a breakthrough film, created a genre, it is loaded with socio-political commentary and has an amazing ending
DEEP RED - one of the greatest Gialli, stunning camera work an odd plot filled with psycho-sexual themes and an amazing score
VIDEODROME - revolutionary concept...the act of viewing will change you
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING - Great story, it's essentially Twelve Angry Men trapped in the cold with a monster
MISERY - a suspense story that really delivers, stellar acting and directing
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS - either version, great Red Scare/loss of humanity film
PEEPING TOM - a disturbingly sympathetic take on the serial killer
FRAILTY - zealots will destroy us all! a well-told tale from a kid's perspective
FROM BEYOND - H.P. Lovecraft has never been filmed with such reckless, sexual abandon, great gore and a great story
SLEEPY HOLLOW - Tim Burton bring a literary classic to life with Bava-esque flair, sure the particulars get jumbled, but the heart is in the right place
BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON - fantasticly smart deconstruction of the slasher genre
THE MIST - great story, great ending
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Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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