HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

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Two more lists have come in, which takes the overall tally to 7. Thank you roshiq & Straker.

Keep the lists coming, folks! The 50s are beginning to take shape.

[Despare]

I gotta say, if we're still going over the 40s stuff you guys should get some kids and some adults together and rewatch The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Bing Crosby is great, it's spooky, the animation is fantastic... it's just one of my favorite horror pieces of all time. Sure, it's a lighthearted take on the original story, but it's held up better than most of the films on that list.

[Giganticface]

Originally Posted by fortunato

La manoir du diable deserves inclusion by virtue of that fact that it's generally considered to be the first horror film. While it was made to be goofy and playful rather than frightening, it still contains many aspects of what would become part of the language of horror cinema--Gothic castle, bats, ghouls, ghosts, as well as some early special effects--all in one 3+ minute short.

I'm pretty late to this discussion and not sure if my vote counts, but I totally agree. If we're talking about the history of horror, this one is a must.

[Straker]

Originally Posted by Giganticface

I'm pretty late to this discussion and not sure if my vote counts, but I totally agree. If we're talking about the history of horror, this one is a must.

Think that era is closed now, La manoir du diable did make the final list however, so its all good. :cool:

Right now I think its the 1940s that's up for debate, so you are free to give your opinions on any of those and also no reason why you can't start putting your lists together and sending them into V.... I'm sure V will be along to give a recap of how things work, but if you are reading through the thread anyway you will work out whats going on, just a case of sending your list to V.

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Originally Posted by Giganticface

I'm pretty late to this discussion and not sure if my vote counts, but I totally agree. If we're talking about the history of horror, this one is a must.

Yep, the 20s is done, and Le Manoir Du Diable made the cut. You are free to send me your chosen top 20 from all eras through PM, if you go through the entire thread.

Originally Posted by Despare

I gotta say, if we're still going over the 40s stuff you guys should get some kids and some adults together and rewatch The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Bing Crosby is great, it's spooky, the animation is fantastic... it's just one of my favorite horror pieces of all time. Sure, it's a lighthearted take on the original story, but it's held up better than most of the films on that list.

Yes, the 40s is still under debate. Updating the master list of the 40s and re-posting again, for further perusal.

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IN THE CUT

Cat People (1942) - 9
The Body Snatcher (1945) - 9

I Walked with a Zombie (1943) - 7
The Wolf Man (1941) - 7

Isle of the Dead (1945) - 6

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - 5
Dead of Night (1945) - 5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) - 5
House of Frankenstein (1944) - 5
Son of Dracula (1943) - 5
The Spiral Staircase (1945) - 5
The Uninvited (1944) - 5


DEBATABLE

Bedlam (1946) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, fortunato)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, realdealblues, hammerfan)
Phantom of the Opera (1943) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, fortunato)
The Devil Commands (1941) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, roshiq)
The Leopard Man (1943) - 4 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, roshiq)

Before I Hang (1940) - 3 (backed by roshiq)
The Black Cat (1941) - 3 (backed by hammerfan)
The Corpse Vanishes (1942) - 3
The Fall of the House of Usher (1949) - 3 (backed by hammerfan)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) - 3 (backed by realdealblues, seconded by hammerfan)
The Lodger (1944) - 3 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker, hammerfan)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) - 3
The Seventh Victim (1943) - 3
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941 Short) - 3 (backed by hammerfan)


MINORITY

And Then There Were None (1945) - 2 (-2)
Black Friday (1940) - 2
Daughter of Darkness (1948) - 2
Dr. Cyclops (1940) - 2
Dragonwyck (1946) - 2
House of Dracula (1945) - 2
Man Made Monster (1941) - 2
Night Monster (1942) - 2
Rebecca (1940) - 2 (-2)
She-Wolf of London (1946) - 2
The Invisible Man Returns (1940) - 2 (backed by realdealblues)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949 Animated Short) - 2 (backed by Despare, seconded by fortunato)
The Monkey's Paw (1948) - 2
The Mummy's Curse (1944) - 2
The Mummy's Hand (1940) - 2 (backed by realdealblues)

A Light in the Window (1942) (Despare)
Black Magic (1944) (The Ugly Duchess)
Bluebeard (1944) (neverending)
Devil Bat's Daughter (1946) (hammerfan)
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) (The Ugly Duchess)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943) (neverending)
Hangover Square (1945) (The Ugly Duchess)
I Married a Witch (1942) (fortunato)
King Of The Zombies (1941) (Fearonsarms) (-1)
Son Of Ingagi (1940) (Fearonsarms)
Spooks Run Wild (1941) (fortunato)
The Brute Man (1946) (The Ugly Duchess)
The Devil Bat (1940) (realdealblues)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) (fortunato) (-2)
The Ghost Breakers (1940) (Despare)
The Ghost Ship (1943) (Despare)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) (realdealblues)
The Jade Mask (1945) (fearonsarms)
The Mad Ghoul (1943) (The Ugly Duchess)
The Mummy's Ghost (1944) (realdealblues)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) (realdealblues)
The Portrait (1948) (Despare)
The Red House (1947) (The Ugly Duchess)
Valley of the Zombies (1946) (hammerfan) (-1)
Woman Who Came Back (1945) (roshiq)
Yotsuya kaidan (1949) (roshiq)


The ones in bold have made it into the final 20. We still need to finalise SIX more.

[fortunato]

I'll back The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, too.

[hammerfan]

I'll lend support to Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman and The Ghost of Frankenstein

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Done. Master List edited accordingly.

[neverending]

Bedlam and The Lodger!