BD's list of Top 10 Most Influential Horror Movies

[roshiq]

You may have already checked this new list of Top 10 Most Influential Horror Movies from Bloody-Disgusting.com which I think they made quite an interesting compilation. The original title is Top 10 Most Influential Horror Movies You've NEVER Even Heard Of....and I admit at least 5 of them I really never even heard of before (the bold ones in the following list)!



10. The Phantom Carriage (aka Korkarlen) (1921)
9. The Woman Who Came Back (1945)
8. Bayou' (aka Poor White Trash) (1957)
7. The Snorkel (1958)
6. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
5. Invisible Invaders (1959)
4. The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959)
3. Thirteen Women (1932)
2. Dead of Night (1945)
1. The Sadist (1963)

Lately seen The Phantom Carriage and it was really an extraordinary accomplishment for Swedish cinema in silent age. A very human tale of grief & redemption with a supernatural overtone and excellent special effects that made it look like far ahead of its time.
Besides Bride of Frankenstein, Frankenstein & Black Room, The man They Could Not Hang is truly my another very favorite Karloff film for all time, one of the best of his Mad Scientist series.
I think the top 2 (Dead of Night & The Sadist) doesn't quite fit for "NEVER Even Heard Of" tag for ardent horror fans but yeah...obviously influential in the genre and we all love them both.
I have heard about Hammer's The Snorkel (1958) before but still haven't get the chance to see it.



Have you guys seen the other 5 (The Woman Who Came Back, Bayou, The Invisible Invaders, The World-The Flesh & the Devil, 13 Women)?...which all sounds pretty awesome and I'm very much looking forward to see them anyhow but want to know your opinion about them & the list overall.

[TheWickerFan]

The only one I've heard of is Dead Of Night; apart from that, I'm in the dark.:(

[Ferox13]

The Sadist is more an exploitation/J.D film - not a horror film. I hardly call it 'Influential'..

[neverending]

Semantics. Sadist is as much a horror film as any other film that doesn't have any supernatural elements, but tells a story of someone killing other people.

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by neverending

Semantics. Sadist is as much a horror film as any other film that doesn't have any supernatural elements, but tells a story of someone killing other people.

I don't think so - it was a Juvenile Delinquent movie and Teenploitation in tradition of films like Just for the Hell of It/Reform School Girl/Cool and the Crazy etc etc. Granted the main character is a crazy delinquent (like Badlands it was based on Charles Starkweather) but I don't think this makes it a horror movie like Friday the 13th or The Burning (ie non supernatural murders).

[fiend_skull]

I, personally, agree with Neverending on this matter. The film contains a number of strong "Horror" elements and at the end of the day the purpose of a horror film is to scare and/or disgust. The Sadist is very much similar to plenty of films that we consider to be "horror" and I think it would do plenty of justice to the film to label it so.