"As for THE GREATEST HORROR FILMS EVER MADE, I personally loathe "best" or "worse" lists of movies. I can rattle off some of the films that I think are terrific in the genre, if you want.
I guess if I had to, I would say William Friedkin's film of the William Peter Blatty novel The Exorcist is up at the top, only because of the movie's ability to create "Suspension of Disbelief" is so profound. I am an atheist and certainly do not believe in Jesus Christ or in Satan. But during the running time of The Exorcist I bought into all of it!
The Vatican should give Friedkin money or at least saint-hood for what he accomplished with that film."
In no particular order:
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Dracula (1958)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Thing (both versions) (1951, 1982)
The Fly (1986)
Dead Of Night (1945)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Psycho (1960)
Repulsion (1968)
Kwaidan (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
Kuroneko (1968)
The Innocents (1961)
The Haunting (1963)
Night Of the Living Dead (1968)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
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jkoopa
Sep 30th 2010, 22:20
wish The Birds got a np.1 slot, it is the only film that scares me every time I watch it
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Hadouken76
Oct 1st 2010, 14:37
I've heard of blowing your own trumpet, but referring to SIX of your staff members as icons would put Miles Davis to shame!
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metalgatesolid
Oct 3rd 2010, 20:15
Good to see The Thing (1987) in so many lists. Its my ultimate horror film. In case you wondered my top 5, it would be: The Thing [REC} Braindead (Peter Jackson) Alien Dawn Of The Dead
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