Comments - Horror Films.
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I'm glad that "Phantasm" made the list. The first was a real champ and Don Coscarelli's
craftsmanship really showed here. The other work that he did that i really liked was in
"Bubba Hotep"
Oniax
- Monday, April 04, 2005 at 09:54:46 (EDT)
Well, i'm glad that "Phantasm" got the credit it long deserved. I like Don Coserelli's works,
expecially "Buba Hotep". ;)
Oniax
- Monday, April 04, 2005 at 09:53:09 (EDT)
Well, i'm glad that "Phantasm" got the credit it long deserved. I like Don Coserelli's works,
expecially "Buba Hotep". ;)
Oniax
- Monday, April 04, 2005 at 09:51:47 (EDT)
i agree with chris halloween should be moved up
kyle
salem, IL - Monday, April 04, 2005 at 09:50:40 (EDT)
halloween is one of the most influential horror movies of all time.
Move it up.
chris
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 23:30:21 (EDT)
has anyone seen the japanese movie Audition, its creepier than shit
Fitz
yes I have, and it should be freakin Top 10!
Pedro
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 21:49:06 (EDT)
Jaws and Exorcist are way overrated.
Night of the Living Dead should be #1... It's the best ever.
Keenan
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 19:03:12 (EDT)
Just because someting is a cult film doesn't mean it doesn't belong in
a genre. Are you going to tell me that 'The Holy Grail' isn't a comedy?
nick
andover, - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 18:21:23 (EDT)
Nick-"A Clockwork Orange" may be disturbing and violent but it's
definitely not a horror movie. It's on the cult film list.
Eva
Santa Barbara, CA USA - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 16:57:32 (EDT)
has anyone seen the japanese movie Audition, its creepier than shit
Fitz
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 01:08:46 (EST)
what about the last house on the left, why isnt that on the list?
Fitz
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 01:06:41 (EST)
"SAW" must be added to this list. A great movie with an awsome
ending. A Killer who finds victoms to kill themselves after they do
not appreciate life while he has a disease. I would say it's even top
25 material.
Dec
, - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 21:48:12 (EST)
Where's 'A Clockwork Orange'? That was one of the most disturbing,
scary, violent movies of all time. Huge cult following too.
nick
andover, - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 20:56:23 (EST)
After looking at you list after the first thirty and "Zombie", I saw
it was alright for the most part. You need to move "Texas Chainsaw
Massacre" up a few, maybe even in the 20's but the list is good. No
matter how much you try the top ten won't please everyone, but I can
understand what's what. Every list starts out with the same 3:
1. Either "Jaws" or "Exorcist"
2. "Psycho"
3. Usually some 20th Century Fox classic like "Frankenstein"
or "Dracula"
I'll give you those, but you really need to work on the next:
1. Exorcist (some people won't see it because they believe it's evil)
2. Psycho (can't take showers without opening the curtaina little)
3. Jaws (can't even swim without checking the pool)
4. Dawn of the Dead ( a deadly virus that can kill man; not as far-
fetched as it seems)
5.Nightmare on Elm Street (okay, a guy that fucking kills you in your
dreams, no one is safe)
6. Night of the Living Dead ( just plain influencial to ALL zombie
and horror films after 1968)
Robert
- Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 12:40:10 (EST)
Ok, ok. So yopu moved it... what the fuck!!!! The Sixth Sense
is a great movie, but it's not as much of a horror movie as it is a
mind-bender. Dawn of the Dead was banned in some countries, giving it
the obvious win. Fulci's Zombie was just as creepy, if not creepier.
Not as great of a story, but it got in the amazing make-up.
Robert
- Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 12:28:54 (EST)
Sixth Sense is not scary in the least. What is scary is Dawn of the
Dead. But, that is more of a political satire so Lucio Fulci's Zombie
Flesh Eaters (Zombie) should be in the top ten, and Dawn of the Dead
should be at #5.
Robert
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 21:45:27 (EST)
dumbo and willy wonka scared the fucking hell outta me, ad them to
this fuck-suck list
Zoobilly Bobilly Doobilly Bop
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 20:02:01 (EST)
get the sixth sence out of the top 10. it shouldnt even be considered
a horror movie. Halloween 15th!!?!?! should be in top 5 atleast
ek
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 19:07:38 (EST)
I think that Halloween should be moved up on the list farther because
it is far scarier than you are giving it credit for. The suspense
drives you to great terrors at the end of the movie, no matter how
many times you've seen it before.
And I also think you should add "When a Stranger Calls" and "Scream"
to the list. Not only are those movies thrilling and horrifying, but
they both REALLY can happen! You never know who is calling your house
and if it is an obscene phone call, where they are calling from. For
all you know they are upstairs in the childrens' room waiting for them
to fall asleep or they are outside your front door just waiting for
you to open it and look around. Those movies are piss-ass scary, man!
Ripfang Dragon
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 10:15:56 (EST)
i think phantasm should be in the top 10
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- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 14:52:56 (EST)
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Upand, CA USA - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 13:55:59 (EST)
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little boy raper
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 13:54:44 (EST)
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muckluk, na ethiopia - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 13:50:01 (EST)
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The Ring & The Thing right next to each other
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me
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 03:39:44 (EST)
Switch Rosemary's Baby with The People Under the Stairs. Rosemary's
Baby is suspenceful but it doesn't deliver. People Under the Stairs
is very under-rated.
Leatherface
Victoria, Texas United States - Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 08:46:01 (EST)
does childs play really scare anyone? i found it more of a comedy
than a horror film, but then again i might just have "A-d-D"
jc
- Friday, March 25, 2005 at 21:20:43 (EST)
Halloween is better than the Frankenstein crap! What's wrong with you
people.Honestly. Add other Halloween movies too!
Niko again
nrb, fl usa - Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 22:59:12 (EST)
I think that Halloween should be number 1. It's awesome.
Niko Karnezis
North Redington Beach, Florida U.S.A. - Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 22:32:20 (EST)
I think that Silence of the Lambs should be number 1. I think it is a
much beter movie than the ones ahead of it.
Derek
- Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 21:21:29 (EST)
Jim is a fagget
Satanist
Demonville, 7th Circle Hell - Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 23:00:15 (EST)
I love the stupidity of the casual film fan."Ditch that Frankenstein
crap" or 'bRide of Frankenstein wasn't that scary". Obviously these
people don't study horror films, for a real fan knows the genre
dosen't have to be scary to be effective, perhaps these people should
have commented on The Sixth Sense beating out Bride of Frankenstein
instead, or Day of the Dead being on the list, or 28 days later, and
other horror films from the last five years! Like so many people of
this "A-d-D" generation, the generation without an attention span, let
alone intelligence, they figure blood,gutsa and quick five second
scares, a good horror film make.Wrong.Wrong.Wrong. Instead of
suggesting the same films over and over people few some you haven't
seen, dare yourself and view some black and whites, see some
karloff,lugosi, chaney and others.While i enjoy Dawn of the dead(1979)
and The Thing(1982), I still respect and admire the classics, no
contemporary horror film holds a candle to the originality or
performances found within these films. As A film student about to
become a full fledged director, I urge you wannabe film fans to expand
your horizons, seek out more. In my lifetime i've seen nearly 1000
horror films, and thousands from other genres. So rent
Frankenstein,Nosferatu,Night of the living dead, The black cat(1934),
Horror of dracula, and get watching.
It's pretty bad when a nineteen year old film fan, undersatnds more
about film than you guys, so get watching.
Jim
- Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 12:00:22 (EST)
You people are all retarded. Oh, and Jigoku(1960) is the greatest
Japanese horror ever.
Sonny-Jim
- Monday, March 21, 2005 at 18:06:07 (EST)
Ditch that Frankenstein crap!!!
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???, ??? ??? - Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 20:05:48 (EST)
Noel Lozano, you only like Psycho because it has a guy dressing up
like a woman in it you sick fag!
Big Ern
Dryden, Ontario Canada - Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 19:44:27 (EST)
Man...I think da blair with project relly freaked me out....i think it
should be a little more ahead. And the RING.....its hardly
scary....its should go down. But your Number ! is absolutely rite.
THE EXORCIST ---- Rocks
rAuF
Musact, - Oman - Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 06:17:59 (EST)
If you have seen "SAW" you will agree that this movie MUST be on this
list. I would even say it's top 25. A real shocker!
terry
- Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 16:01:29 (EST)
MOVE DAWN OF THE DEAD UP IT STARTED THE HOLE ZOMBIE MOVIE ERA PLUS IT
PUT ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK MAN EVER ON FILM
Noel Lozano
- Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 01:30:16 (EST)
MOVE HALLOWEEN UP THAT MOVIE SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME THE
SAME WITH CHILD'S PLAY CHUCKY GAVE ME NIGHTMARES FOR YEARS PLUS BOYH
OF THE MOVIES HAVE SOME OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIE ENDINGS IVE EVER SEEN
Noel Lozano
- Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 01:26:13 (EST)
BIG ERN
MAN FUK WES CRAVEN ALFRED HITCHCOCK WAS A GENIOUS AND A MASTERMIND
PSYCHO WAS WAY BETTER THAN ANY WES CRAVEN FILMS EVER MADE AND DONT
MAKE ME MENTION THE MASTERPIECE THE BIRDS
Noel Lozano
- Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 01:21:13 (EST)
The Exorcist definitely deserves to be #1 but what's this about
Psycho? Hitchcock is overated and all of the Wes Craven movies should
be moved up. I also think that there are way too many Frankenstein
movies.Ditch that crap and put The People Under the Stairs in and
move up The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Candyman.
Big Ern
Dryden, Ontario Canada - Friday, March 18, 2005 at 16:22:58 (EST)
GREAT GREAT LIST! I LOVE IT1 ONLY ONWE PROBLEM THOUGH! PUT DAWN OF
THE DEAD IN THE TOP TEN IT BELONGS THERE. OTHERWISE NO QUALMS.
the piper
- Friday, March 18, 2005 at 14:56:36 (EST)
i've always seen "the exorcist" rated as the #1 horror movie of all
time, but it just wasn't scary to me. it was freaky, but it didn't
give me "chills" or make me jump out of my seat. not that it doesn't
deserve it's ranking, though. it's impact when released and it's
lasting impact justifies it's ranking. however "halloween" still
scares the hell out of me. part 1 and 2 were the two best in a series
of all time. i still can't listen to that music without flinching.
rick
TX - Friday, March 18, 2005 at 03:39:01 (EST)
It is a horrendous movie. However, yes, Carrie should be moved up.
chris
- Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 22:54:27 (EST)
NIce choice putting IT on the list but it should be haigher carrie
should also be higher up.
Steve
- Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 20:23:01 (EST)
the sixth sense should be on the list, but it isn't top ten
material.It shouls be replace by Dawn of the Dead, pretty much the
cornerstone of any horror fan.
robert
- Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 18:36:37 (EST)
and the birds does indeed need to go up. a horror classic.
chris
- Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 15:44:22 (EST)
Troy,
Your analysis was mostly wrong. The radio report of the virus speading into Europe and America was wrong. It was either a fake radio report to keep Britain quarantined (so people wouldn't leave Britain in hopes of being safe elsewhere) or was simply an erroneous radio report in times of stress. During 9/11 many contradictory, invalid reports occurred (I rememeber some news channel said the 4th plane was heading towards the Sears Tower.)
You said: The "zombies" kill everything in shight, and yet there are so many of them. How? No disease can bring you back to life. If they just maim, then that defeats the idea of the lack of intelligence in the creatures.
When the zombies attack someone, that person is in turn infected, so he doesn't die. What is not known is how long the zombies stay alive once they have "rage"...but they most definitely eventually die. Remember, at the end of the movie, when they are spelling out the word "Hello" you see the zombie lying on the floor helpless and dying. There are a lot of zombies earlier in the film because they all have fairly recently gotten the virus. At the later point, 28 days later, most of the zombies are dying out because most got the virus a pretty long time ago.
You say: Nothing could take control of you that fast unless injected directly into the bloodstream, and thats still pushing it. If a drop of infected blood falls into your eye, it couldnt spread into you unless your eye is openly bleeding already. Just not possible.
You're bringing science into a movie where a virus turns you into a violent rage-filled, zombie-like creature who can't think for himself. That in itself is retarted.
You say: If the "zombies" need food so badly, why not just eat each other? They clearly do not show the intelligence to comprehend morals or that cannibalism is wrong, so why the fuck not?
This is one thing that is not really explained. The infected travel in packs and do not attack each other.
About the trained soldiers not being able to kill the infected...well, once he killed one soldier, there was more than one. The soldiers slowly got outnumbered.
Anything else you said I view as minor quibbles.
chris
- Monday, March 14, 2005 at 20:29:48 (EST)
there were good movies ment to be scary but really weren't...like Critters and Tremors(a classic, more funny than anything)...Tremors should be added though
R.E.B
- Monday, March 14, 2005 at 08:39:32 (EST)
Although Bride of Frankenstein is one of my favorite films, I didn't find it all that scary.
Ashley Labaki
- Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 16:01:44 (EST)
Psycho #1 all the way.
mf
- Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 04:48:51 (EST)
Idle Hands should be on the list, funny and gory. Phantasm should have been higher than 78, and Childs Play should be higher than 91.
West
- Friday, March 11, 2005 at 20:26:52 (EST)
How in the hell is The Sixth Sense ranked over The Birds? The sixth Sense does deserve to be on the top 20....but HOW IS IT RANKED HIGHER THAN THE BIRDS???????
Dustin
- Friday, March 11, 2005 at 17:56:36 (EST)
haha, i seriously doubt that sixth sense belongs in the horror section :p. (let alone in 7th place)
jeremiah
- Friday, March 11, 2005 at 14:56:22 (EST)
I think it would make sense to specify the criteria.
hognox
- Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 09:06:35 (EST)
uhhh... wheres white noise?
the offspring
- Tuesday, March 08, 2005 at 17:08:57 (EST)
Is this lists based on story, or how scary it is? or both?
Andrew Megow
- Tuesday, March 08, 2005 at 15:58:13 (EST)
You people are idiots when it comes to movies. There are tons of movies on the worst list that should be on the best list and there are ten tons of movies on the best list should be on the worst list. You contradict yourselves when it comes to best and worst. But you do one good thing with these lists, you make laugh at your stupidity.
Chiana
Chino Valley, AZ USA - Monday, March 07, 2005 at 01:22:11 (EST)
The Omen should be ahead of the Ring
Dan
- Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 20:47:59 (EST)
The Ring? ok it was a very good story plot, but I mean it should be in the 80's, it had a only a couple of scary parts, The Grudge didn't have a better plot, but was scarier than the Ring.
Dan
- Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 20:46:53 (EST)
you have some good ones in there and some bad. Your list needs to include the following, The Reflecting Skin, The Eye, Audition(should be in the top 10), Phenomena(for many reasons), Gates of Hell, Long Time Dead, Witchboard, The Devil's Backbone, and Kwaidon.
matt g.
portland, - Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 18:43:46 (EST)
Also these should be added:
Ringu
Ju-on the grudge
The Grudge
Jasmine
- Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 00:48:18 (EST)
Good list, though THE RING should be higher.
Jasmine
- Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 00:44:11 (EST)
Seamus: Switching those two would be a really major improvement.
Troy
- Thursday, March 03, 2005 at 16:57:56 (EST)
You guys really couldn't come up with 100 you have sequals have u ever heard how much they suck Jaws 2 Halloween 2! why don't you just on leperchaun LOL but yes the Exorcist is and 4ever will be the best and scariest movie ever
Yo
- Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 15:57:42 (EST)
The evil dead movies are so cool, once you get past the special effects.
Andrew Megow
- Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 15:51:33 (EST)
Bump up Cape Fear, it's an intense movie, DeNiro captures that role so well.
Josh from Hawaii
- Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 15:22:20 (EST)
The Ring 2 is going to SSSSSSUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK.
Troy
- Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 00:21:30 (EST)
Quick fix,
Switch Misery and The Sixth Sense.
Seamus
- Tuesday, March 01, 2005 at 19:38:07 (EST)
Silence of the lambs is more of a thriller, Nosferatu is THE scariest movie i've ever seen. Top2 at least
nobody
- Tuesday, March 01, 2005 at 15:15:08 (EST)
saw is one of the worst movies ive ever seen...
at least it isnt grossly overrated like The Ring though...
its me dan
- Monday, February 28, 2005 at 23:42:46 (EST)
SAW
george
- Monday, February 28, 2005 at 14:55:23 (EST)
I'm assuming "greatest" means some balance of historical importance and inherent quality. On both counts this list is completely invalid, not merely debatable.
Reason #1: baffling, BAFFLING choices here like It, Needful Things, Arachnophobia, Fisher's version of Phantom... I could go on. I mean, even if you like these movies, they exist in a total vacuum; they influenced nothing that followed!
Reason #1: If you don't know anything about international horror, don't bother with the token Bava and Argento entries. Just stick to the familiar--make it a strictly American or English language film list or something.
Reason #3: The whole ranking system is another can of worms. I mean, is it a measure of quality or importance? Either way, how does Hound of the Freakin' Baskervilles get all the way up to #19?? Why bother? Just list them alphabetically or chronologically and focus on getting some legitimate titles here first.
Mr. Knowledge
- Monday, February 28, 2005 at 14:24:34 (EST)
The Sixth Sense is an excellent movie. But a great "horror" movie? No. It's not one of the greatest horror films out there. Not just because its not that scary but just because there are 50 plus horror films that are better, counting out the fact the rest are scarier.
matt
- Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 22:04:04 (EST)
nice placement of the exorcist. by far the scariest movie ive seen.
fondue
- Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 21:10:08 (EST)
Sixth Sense is pretentious shit. I said it before, and I stand by it. Not only that, its barely horror. The ghosts didnt kill anybody, what was so scary about it?
chris: What makes it good? It made no sense I said so awhile ago on this page if you want to hear why, but its jsut not a good movie. Wait, I just looked back and realized, I said it specifically to you! Did you just ignore it after it typed all that shit out at your personal request?
God: Dont worry about The Sixth Sense, that guy just saved you two hours of your life. You should actually thank him.
Troy
- Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 16:44:51 (EST)
Sorry guys, but if a bunch of you are going to ask for a movie to be on here (and high), and then when I put it, the same number of people bitch about it, that pisses me off... You have to realize that this is a democracy when I update, and look at previous comments and give me a break here.
Danny
- Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 20:38:34 (EST)
28 Days Later was a great movie, I'll argue that with anyone.
chris
- Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 19:57:09 (EST)
trhe sixth sense? hahah no way that should be in the top 50
matt
- Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 12:15:35 (EST)
28 Days Later... was not bad at all! You're just not "in the zone"
The Exorcist and Jaws are the "non-horror movie lovers" favorite horror movie. Sure, there are huge horror fans that simply love those two films, but... You know... Never mind, I don't wanna go into it.
Keenan
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 20:18:48 (EST)
"I'm really sorry about that! You can still watch the film. It won't affect the suspense or scaryness. Ok, I ruined the plot for you and I want to apologise for it. I promise I won't do it again!"
It's okay. I saw Signs before and heard it was good. But I ended up feeling like shit because that's what I went through for 2 hours while watching that movie (it's all build up with no pay off). So I would suppose The Sixth Sense won't be any different. Plus, if you figured it out before the twist then I probably could've too.
"HEY HEY HEY, COME ON MOVE BLACK CHRISTMAS UP maybe you fools neva new this but BLACK CHRISTMAS was the first slasher film ever made there would have never been Halloween, or any otha slasher movie if it wasnt for BLACK CHRISTMAS MOVE IT UP AT LEAST OUT OF THE 99 PLACE!!"
Totally agreed.... it should be 27 while The Ring (which is NOT scary at all, I did not find one part any scary) should be 99. It should be taken off and Halloween should switch spots with The Sixth Sense. Then this list would be good.
God
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 18:38:03 (EST)
HEY HEY HEY, COME ON MOVE BLACK CHRISTMAS UP maybe you fools neva new this but BLACK CHRISTMAS was the first slasher film ever made there would have never been Halloween, or any otha slasher movie if it wasnt for BLACK CHRISTMAS MOVE IT UP AT LEAST OUT OF THE 99 PLACE!!
GREG
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 18:00:10 (EST)
God,
I'm really sorry about that! You can still watch the film. It won't affect the suspense or scaryness. Ok, I ruined the plot for you and I want to apologise for it. I promise I won't do it again!
hognox
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 10:32:31 (EST)
Joe, you're the cool dude of the day! I totally agree with you about 28 Days Later! I didn't even see your post when I did that. Anyways, it was kinda screwed up how you told the ending to The Sixth Sense. That was one of the best endings ever I thought. I mean parts of it made it obvious. But oh well. Hey I told the alternate ending to 28 Days Later. Oh well that movie SUCKED anyway. It should like burn in hell because it sucked bad. Sorry for sounding like an asshead today. I'm just pissed at that movie.
Alvin
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 00:41:39 (EST)
Oh god, I never thought it would happen, but it did. The addition to 28 Days Later makes me sick foo. It never scared me (which is rare, I'm usually scared at everything) and it was so stupid. I mean the original ending was after he got shot they replaced him with a chicken. How gay! Yeah if it was a comedy movie 4 stars best movie ever. But it's not, it was serious. God damn that movie sucked so bad. And take Friday the 13th off please. Thanks.
Didn't mean to sound like an ass, but that had to happen.
Alvin
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 00:35:21 (EST)
It is number 98?!?!?! That is the most UNSCARY movie ever! It is a HORRIBLE adaptation (once you read the book, you want to KILL Tommy Lee Wallace). It's quite possibly the worse adaptation EVER. The Shining by Kubrick was a better adaptation! Although The Shining didn't really follow the book, at least it kept the spirit of the book - It just MURDERED the excellent book. How old are you people, 12? PUH-LEEZE!
And Halloween NEEDS to be moved up. No fool would put Halloween at number 15. Trade it AT LEAST with The Sixth Sense.
"ok let me ask a serious question...why is the shining made out to be so scary when its not? i mean maybe i jsut didnt get it or follow it. but is anyone else not really scared by that movie?"
Nope, I wasn't scared.
"nice revision, but the sixth sense is WAY too high. I knew from the beginning that the guy was actually dead. It was kind of obvious. And the film really wasn't that scary."
Thanks for telling me the end, asshole. Not everyone has seen The Sixth Sense, ya know? Dumb ass. At least put SPOILER on your post. I really wanted to see that movie too....
God
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 00:25:19 (EST)
Danny, are you making these lists all by yourself?
Keenan
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 21:27:17 (EST)
Oh god, 28 days later . . . I hated that movie. Not because it was scary but because it was boring. Yet another zombies biting other people and then they in turn transform into zombies. Where have I heard that one before . . .
Joe
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 19:25:51 (EST)
I think that Thriller by Michael Jackson should be added. It's long enough to be a movie and scary as all hell.
Aaron Maass
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 17:24:00 (EST)
Misery, good addition, that scared the hell out of me.
Bruce
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 17:02:41 (EST)
ok let me ask a serious question...why is the shining made out to be so scary when its not? i mean maybe i jsut didnt get it or follow it. but is anyone else not really scared by that movie?
jc
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 16:29:00 (EST)
Keenan, of course I've seen them, no one in their right mind should even attempt this list without seeing at least one of them.
Danny
- Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 06:55:16 (EST)
Swell revision, but you still have a long way to go...
slim
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 18:28:31 (EST)
Have you ever seen Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, or Day of the Dead? If not, I COMMAND YOU to go out and buy these fantastic films.... Night and Dawn deserve to be in the top 10... no doubt. I was somewhat disappointed to see them fall down a little.
Keenan
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 16:47:43 (EST)
Thank God yal have The Exorcist number 1 otherwise I might have to slap a bitch.
MagneticMaster
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 19:47:52 (EST)
nice revision, but the sixth sense is WAY too high. I knew from the beginning that the guy was actually dead. It was kind of obvious. And the film really wasn't that scary.
Misery is great!
hognox
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 08:55:15 (EST)
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you want some real horror movies?,how about adding every madonna movie ever made?,there is nothing more horrifying that watching the material girl trying to act :).
bryan(a.k.a.boo boo)
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 07:15:39 (EST)
Night of The Living Dead should be higher than Dawn and Day should never make this list, it was an insult to an otherwise brilliant series.
I'm gonna say this again, Add Wait Until Dark with Audrey Hepburn.
Seamus
- Monday, February 21, 2005 at 21:27:36 (EST)
Wheres the OMEN!!!!!!!
Dan
- Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 15:28:31 (EST)
I agree with everybody on this board asking where the hell is the OMEN? (and to a lesser extent EVENT HORIZON)
Horror Boy
- Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 02:40:27 (EST)
Subtulties, not mother fucking subtiles.
Sancho
- Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 13:42:42 (EST)
I am very happy to see that The Cabinet of Dr. Callgari is #7. That was a fine Black and White.
Sancho
Wish I was Blitzed, CA Turkmenistan - Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 05:57:31 (EST)
I think this is a fine list. I disagree with some of these films though. Honestly the credibility of these critics dropped a little after I noticed that Deep Blue Sea found its way here. But after all, this list is based on opinions. I was a little, fuck that, really disappointed after I noticed that Hideo Nakatas Honoguari mizu no soko kara (Dark Water) wasnt even mentioned. Nakata was the writer behind Ringu and should get most of the credit for all these Japanes-American crossovers that we see today. I cant be to angry because this particular movie is one of the hardest DVDs to find. Were talking import only. If you like a horror movie that the terror relies on subtitles as opposed to senseless and gratuitous violence, then I recommend you got to extreme lengths to find this film. A cliff note: I predict much more will be known after the american version is realized later this year.
Sancho
Ya, you 'd' like that, CA USA - Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 05:40:56 (EST)
"Brian": your statement about The Fly completely contradicts your statement about Alien and Aliens. The Fly is indeed sci-fi/horror, as is the original Alien. I'm not so sure Aliens is a horror, more of an action movie. Seems to me that action and horror are genres that generally do not fit together since they mean to produce different *effects* in the viewer, whereas sci-fi only describes a milieu, subject, etc., not an effect. I cannot think of a proper "action/horror" film that satisfies both sides of the slash.
not brian
- Friday, February 18, 2005 at 14:35:47 (EST)
A nIghtmare On Elm Street should be top 5. When it came out in theaters, people were running out and having heart attacks over this thing. Most of the horror movies made before the 70's were pretty shitty.
Justin
- Friday, February 18, 2005 at 13:19:23 (EST)
Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead should be in the top 10. Night being at #1.
Keenan
- Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 18:34:39 (EST)
I think that Fatal Attraction should be in the top 10 or 100. I really like this movie, it's the best.
Tabitha Elizabeth Hart
Canton, ILL U.S.A - Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 15:33:17 (EST)
some films that I think need to be added:
the Omen
Incubus
The Ring
Fatal Attraction
Audrey Rose
hognox
- Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 07:42:03 (EST)
The Fly a horror movie!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!!??!
SCI-FI!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn it. I understand that sci-fi and hoor often get classed together by some of the more ignorant and uncaring, And I understand that the end result of the guy mutating is pretty fucked up looking, It's not horror. It's sci-fi because most of the movie is about the wonderful powers he has and him slowly changing in to a monster. The only suspensful part was the end, and If you look at pretty much all sci-fi the end will be that way.
some movies that need to be on here are alien and aliens. They are completely sci-fi, but they are also completely horror. Danny, Just because it dosent involve the supernatural or a faggot with a knife and a bad mood dosen't mean it's not horror. Horror is any thing that can scare the shit of you through the whole movie. Alien and aliens can, the fly hovever, cannot.
Also, move poltergiest up. that movie is incredible. It's the only movie that has ever scared me, and not by a sudden crashing noise. I don't that as being scared, that's just being alarmed. This movie gave me nightmares for weeks, and no other movie has ever done that to me. Damn that ovie is badass.
Final thing, I understand that it would be hard to doo, but evil dead, one and 2 both need moved up. Those movies are the best...
Brian
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 22:29:17 (EST)
Scilence of the lambs is a damn detective movie! Sorry A-hole, But It is so not horror. Oh, sure hanabal Puts on a guys face, and oh sure he bites some one and there is blood everywhere, and oh sure that one guy was making a people suit, but that dosen't mean it's horror when 94% of the movie is dective work and 1 percent is bloody and creepy stuff, and the remaning 5% is complete dickery...
Brian
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 22:16:18 (EST)
Seems like whoever wrote this list ran out of really great movies and just started listing whatever horror movies he/she could think of. I mean, Silver Bullet? Get real. I could accept this list as just a highly personal "favorite" horror film list (although a pretty crappy one), but in that case the word "greatest" ought to be removed. Cheerio!
cosmo
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 14:19:15 (EST)
Hahahahaha, does that guy actually think the Hunchback on here is the cartoon version?!?!?!?!
Danny
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 12:13:16 (EST)
Robyn James are you mentally retarted?
You need to stop watching so many Disney movies and learn how to read.
This Hunchback Of Notre Dame isn't a cartoon. It was made in 1923.
Loland
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 21:10:00 (EST)
The Shining should be 1st
willdeharp
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 13:25:09 (EST)
Heylo.. uhh.. i dont no wehat to type uhh good list:) i liked itt
Robyn Osmond
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 10:08:25 (EST)
hahahahaha.. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Is A Cartoon not a HORROR MOVIE!!!! ..lol..thanks for the laugh though
Robyn James
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 10:06:50 (EST)
where fuck is blood diner?
MrBlonde
- Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 17:37:19 (EST)
Overall, I like the list, but I think that "The Shining" should be moved to the number two spot.
Jonathan
- Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 15:21:35 (EST)
The Ring, and more recently Boogeyman need to be on.
Adam
- Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 15:05:11 (EST)
what about the last man on earth??
Seamus
- Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 23:20:40 (EST)
the worst movies i have ever seen its not like any new movies jason or freddy movies werent even on this very stinky list. noteven the ring is on it. u have all crappy movies except the exorcist
mike
lynbrook, ny united states - Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 14:02:20 (EST)
sweet list danny.
i'm jumping on the "move up nightmare on elm street" bandwagon but the list is amazing anyhow! :D
des
- Friday, February 11, 2005 at 23:50:28 (EST)
chris: The radio reports that the song has spread into America and onto mainland Europe. How? There is now way, since these people go berserk in under 30 seconds and kill everything in sight. On a boat, it would have nobody to drive it because everybody would be crazy, they would be lost at sea, and starve. A plane would have the cockpit door smashed in, the pilots killed, and a crash would ensue.
The "zombies" kill everything in shight, and yet there are so many of them. How? No disease can bring you back to life. If they just maim, then that defeats the idea of the lack of intelligence in the creatures.
Nothing could take control of you that fast unless injected directly into the bloodstream, and thats still pushing it. If a drop of infected blood falls into your eye, it couldnt spread into you unless your eye is openly bleeding already. Just not possible.
If the "zombies" need food so badly, why not just eat each other? They clearly do not show the intelligence to comprehend morals or that cannibalism is wrong, so why the fuck not?
When the guy (I dont remember any of the characters names, but I mean the guy who woke up at the beginning) frees the infected guy in the mansion, why doesnt the thing kill him? He's right there, it would be convenient. And while on the sibject, how come none of the trained soldiers can kill one fucking "zombie" but the chick has no problem taking them out early on in the movie?
There was a lot more that I can't remember right now because its been a long ass time since I saw the movie, but I remember leaving thinking to myself "That had more holes in it than the fucking moon!"
Troy
- Friday, February 11, 2005 at 22:02:24 (EST)
troy,
I ask you to point out the flaws in 28 Days Later. Thought it was a great movie.
chris
- Friday, February 11, 2005 at 20:00:35 (EST)
yo whers alien foo. this list is wrong if it aint on here. that movie changed the way movies were made and how people thought about space. I hope i missed it on the list and it was on there but if it wasn't i don't agree.
Kimo
- Friday, February 11, 2005 at 15:52:18 (EST)
Hognox
If I am not mistaken, traditional horror films came along before suspense thrillers. So that would make it hard for horror films to be a subgenre of thrillers dont you think. Then again, I could be mistaken.
The Critic
- Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 17:48:09 (EST)
"the one setting it straight": you love Halloween II, hate Italian horror. Did you know the hot-water-drowning scene in H2 is ripped directly from Argento's Deep Red? It's actually a pretty good flick, despite its Italian-ness. Check it out!
guy with computer
- Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 11:42:58 (EST)
the critic
in my opinion the horror film is a subgenre of the thriller.
hognox
- Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 02:52:33 (EST)
The thing to note about AFI's list, is that its thrilling movies, not horror.
Seamus
- Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 00:41:36 (EST)
David,
Damn good call.
http://afi.com/tvevents/100years/thrills.aspx
Thats AFI's list.
Seamus
- Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 00:38:46 (EST)
mr crowley: Ha, that movie sucked so bad. I dont want to point out all the plot holes, but I will if you ask me to.
Troy
- Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 23:14:56 (EST)
28 days later bitch
mr crowley
- Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 20:33:04 (EST)
Hey zippy. You're joking, right? You like italian horror but you call Halloween II laughable? Halloween II is an excellent film and one of the best sequels ever made. Italian horror films are just nonsensical gorefests for little kids. Grow up. Get some taste.
-The one setting it straight
Hi
no, no no - Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 14:22:02 (EST)
An uninformed list. I'd guess it's author is about 16 maybe? For starters, Scream 2, Phantasm II, Halloween II, Psycho II and about 40 other entries here are actually laughable. Any "greatest horror film" list that omits Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Jacques Tourneur, and, uh, Japan, is completely invalid.
Zippy
- Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 11:38:54 (EST)
This is the worst horror movie list I've ever seen. And James Whale did not direct ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, Erle Kenton did.
The Colonel
Toronto, ON Canada - Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 11:23:57 (EST)
You're treating me as if I'm some idiot. I don't know what's up with you, but don't take it out on me.
no one in particular
- Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 02:29:23 (EST)
How about "Audition" a great movie with a really sinister atmosphere. When the lady visits the old man in the wheel chair, very creepy , and the whole crazy sequence at the end. Don't forget Ju-on, its a good one also.
David
- Tuesday, February 08, 2005 at 20:57:23 (EST)
Since I've gotten over myself and start recognizing suspense thrillers as a sub genre of horror films, here are my top ten horror films.
1. The Exorcist
2. Psycho
3. The Silence of the Lambs
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street
5. Jaws
6. Dawn of the Dead
7. The Shining
8. Poltergeist
9. The Omen
10. The Evil Dead 2
The Critic
- Tuesday, February 08, 2005 at 18:17:28 (EST)
Yes I made that comment talking to no one in particular. I was actually talking to no one in particular, not "no one in particular". What kind of name is that anyhow? Is just causes too much confusion, obviously.
The Critic
- Monday, February 07, 2005 at 19:14:43 (EST)
I have no idea who this "no one in particular" person is but i made it very clear who I was talking to.
Mark
- Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 23:44:59 (EST)
It takes a big man to admit he was wrong. I was wrong. I tried to come up with this formula that distinguished horror from suspense thriller. As steve mentioned, they are subdivisions of horror. According to Webster's dictionary, horror is an intense feeling of repugnance and fear. Therefore a horror film is ANY film that produces that intense feeling. Whether are not a distinct "bad guy" is present (part of my old formula) really does not matter. As long as there are elements in the film that creates terror and fear in its viewers, a movie will be considered a horror. I apologize to Mark and everyone else for trying to impose this so called "horror formula" on this forum. Whatever scares people whether its ghosts and monsters or clowns or Donald Trump's hair or what have you, it is a scary movie.
Now, with all of that said, here is a question hopefully someone can answer for me. When we say the GREATEST SCARY movie, are we saying the scariest movie or the best scary movie? There is a difference.
For instance, Silence of the Lambs...great movie but not that scary. Candyman...scary but not that great of a movie. Which are we talking about here?
The Critic
- Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 17:40:30 (EST)
a horror movie to me is any movie that SCARES PEOPLE reguardless of genre title, thriller, suspense they are all subdivisions of HORROR so therefore should be mentioned in any and all horror lists
steve
- Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 13:55:36 (EST)
how the hell did THE OMEN not get put on this list that needs to be an undeniable addition
steve
- Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 13:53:22 (EST)
Stuff that should be added:
EVENT HORIZON!! I can't believe nobody's said it yet! Rent it now!
28 Days Later
The Omen
The Stand?
matt
- Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 01:58:24 (EST)
Mark,
Were you pointing the finger at me? If you weren't, please re-phrase that so that there's no confusion.
no one in particular
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 23:43:36 (EST)
I was talking to The Critic with that post.....
Mark
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 23:40:19 (EST)
Mark
Read more carefully......"Any scary movie with ghosts can qualify for this list". Not movies with ghosts, any SCARY movie with ghosts in it.
Yea I get pissed off sometimes and maybe my mind is a little messed up from what I have been through but im not that messed up to say any movie with ghosts qualifies, that would be including Ghostbusters, Haunted Mansion and Casper.
Mark
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 23:38:17 (EST)
Corrections:
...This is a forum where you should....
The Critic
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 20:39:33 (EST)
So let me get this straight...any movie with ghosts qualify. If that's the case, here is some that should be added then....
1. Ghost (Demi Moore)
2. Ghost Dad (Bill Cosby)
3. The Sixth Man (Marlon Wayans)
Now talk about movies that'll scare the shit out you......yeah right!
So just because a movie has ghosts in it doesnt make it a horror. How STUPID does that sound? I never said that you mentioned Stir of Echoes, I was using it as an example.
And another thing, dont get personal. This is a forum should be able to share your opinions without being attacked some jackass, speaking to no one in particular.
Mark
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 20:38:10 (EST)
the shining should be over silence of the lambs
Jamie
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 20:25:39 (EST)
With the whole "boogey man" thing, Misery can be added, it has Kathy Bates. Wait Until Dark should be added it has Alan Arkin.
Seamus
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 17:05:47 (EST)
Oh and another thing I never mentioned Stir of Echoes. I have never seen it.
Mark
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 15:50:53 (EST)
The Critic
Like I said before The Sixth Sense is a suspense thriller......but it also qualifies for this list because it's scary. Any scary movie with ghosts can qualify for this list. Ghosts are a part of Horror films. Even some of the top critics talked about M. Night Shyamalan switching over from Horror to Sci-fi suspense films. I have also seen The Sixth Sense on at least 5 other greatest horror movies lists. What you said about the bad guy thing is just stupid. A Horror movie doesn't need a bad guy to qualify as a horror film. God no wonder your name is The Critic.
Mark
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 15:17:10 (EST)
Critic,
By what you just said, i think we should add Marathon Man, it has Laurence Olivier playing a genius villanious character. Is it safe?
Seamus
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 01:08:26 (EST)
Corrections:
....the unfortunate and untimely events that led to their deaths.
The Critic
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 00:42:49 (EST)
Mark:
No, you really cannot consider The Sixth Sense a true traditional horror film. So by your formula, What Lies Beneath and Stir of Echoes are horror films. We both know that they arent. Just as the Sixth Sense, those two movies had ghosts haunting the family and scenes that could be seen as frightening by some. So who is the bad guy in The Sixth Sense? Not Bruce Willis. Not Haley Osman. And you can't say that its the spirits/ghosts of all those people that haunt little Osman. Those scenes maybe frightening, but those ghosts arent evil and have no evil intent. Those ghosts' sole purpose is not to harm but to show Little Osman the unfortunate and untimely events that lead to their death. The only scene where the ghosts may have been malicious is the birthday party scene in which Osman gets locked in the attic. However, those malevolent spirits arent present enough to play a major factor in the movie. Therefore with the absence of a DISTINCT "boogeyman", The Sixth Sense cannot be considered a horror film even though many people were scared by it. It a very suspenseful SUSPENSE THRILLER.
The Ring is a horror film. It has a distinct bad guy...Samarra via the videotape. That little girl is pure evil. In the movie, there is a scene when she is being questioned by psychological examiners. The examiners say to her, "Samarra, you really dont want to hurt anybody do you?" She replies, "but I do." That alone tells of her evil nature and intentions. She physically doesnt harm anyone, but she does vicariously through that mysterious videotape. She wanted the world to experience her tragedy. Even though she doesnt fit the traditional bad guy mold, all of the elements are there for a horror film. So I WOULD consider The Ring a horror, and WOULDN'T consider The Sixth Sense a horror.
The Critic
- Saturday, February 05, 2005 at 00:39:04 (EST)
The Critic
I don't know if you were meaning this or not but it sounded to me like your saying The Sixth Sense is NOT a horror movie. Yeah its more of a thriller but its also horror. Any movie with freightening scenes with ghosts haunting a little kid is horror. So it easily qualifies for this list. If that's what you were saying. The Ring is even more of a horror film than The Sixth Sense and it's a damn good solid film and wonderfully directed, it also belongs on this list.
By the way, the movie that scared me more than any other in my 19 years of living is The Sixth Sense back in 1999. It scared me so much I actually hated the movie.
Seamus
No this list should just be called the 100 Greatest Horror Movies. Thriller's that are scary like The Sixth Sense can also be called horror movies. Not all horror movies are scary so you cant call it that. The title is fine the way it is.
Mark
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 22:46:00 (EST)
CANDYMAN needs to be higher than #59. I honestly do not believe that there are 58 movies scarier or better than CANDYMAN. CANDYMAN is among the few horror movies that was actually scary, which is very rare.
The Critic
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 21:48:19 (EST)
As for the Ring, don't put it on the list, it was terribly overrated. Keep the Shining in the top ten though, that movie was great.
I think what people are missing here is that if a horror movie is really scary, it doesn't neccessarily make a good movie. I thought Signs was scary, just because I have a big fear of aliens, but it was a terrible movie, especially the cop-out Wizard of Oz ending. The Shining was a great movie.
Will
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 19:32:16 (EST)
I didnt like the 6th Sense, I guess its hit and miss. If you worked out what was happening (Which I did straight away) then it completely goes over your head and you cannot understand the hype.
Monkey Tennis
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 17:58:44 (EST)
eieio: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! M Night Shymalan does nothing but spew out pretentious, psuedo-intellectual, faux-meaningful crap.
Troy
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 17:42:37 (EST)
this is a joke right? a horror movie list without "Alien"? So your saying "Evil Dead 2" is scarier than "Alien". Please, IMDB is a much more acurate rating scale
Matt
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 16:42:18 (EST)
maybe its not an official "horror" movie but the sixth sense is a work of art
eieio
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 02:09:43 (EST)
Critic,
I see what your saying. I always just thought of horror movies as movies that scared you. I do think that they should make this a Horror/Thrillers list, because look at 49-100 theres only a few decent movies in there, you'd have a much better list, call it the scary movies list. That was just in general, not just you, sry.
Seamus
- Friday, February 04, 2005 at 01:10:09 (EST)
Mcgillicutty:
Did you really say that Samuel L. can't act? That's ridiculous. This is a list of the 100 greatest horror film so I'm not going to get into a great debate over this. However, I will say that you may be by yourself with that comment.
The Critic
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 23:22:28 (EST)
God,
SO DO I!
Doc,
Yeah, just difference of opinions. I sometimes think that not seeing anything is scarier. I have a crazy imagination, so maybe that added to it. Believe me, walking my dogs in the woods at night was pretty hard to do after seeing that movie. I mean, if you had seen the witch, it would have been anticlimactic, and probably pretty corny. By not showing it, it's all in your mind, which can prolly concoct a scarier image anyway. I thought this was the only flaw in Signs, another great movie..when they showed the alien at the end, it just didn't seem right.
chris
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 22:50:07 (EST)
"What About the movies IT by Stephen King which was made for
televsision"
AHAHAHA I hope this guy was kidding.
God
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 22:43:31 (EST)
the ring was a fuckin scary ass movie compared to deep blue sea. i mean look at that chicks face in the fuckin closet. that was some scary shit!
mike
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 21:16:16 (EST)
Get the ring on there over deep blue sea, samuel l. jackson can't act, i want justice
Mcgillicutty
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 19:57:17 (EST)
Seamus:
This is just my opinion so dont put too much stock in it. I feel there is a difference between horror and thriller. What you ask? The same difference between Halloween and Stir of Echoes, the difference between A Nightmare on Elm Street and What Lies Beneath. Its quite simple, the presence or absence of a legitimate "bad guy". Characters like Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Michael Meyers, Pinhead, etc. are examples of the classic "boogeyman". These are characters that are evil through and through without an ounce of remorse. Take a character like Hannibal Lecter from "Silence..." for example. He cannot be viewed as a boogeyman therefore Silence is not a traditional horror film. Even though Lecter mercilessly mutilates a few victims, he also assists Agent Starling and the FBI in capturing Buffalo Bill. A true horror villain would never do such a thing. A thriller like Stir of Echoes or The Sixth Sense contains plenty of suspenseful elements. But both films lack the most important element, a bad guy. If Haley Osman was an evil kid like those kids from "Children of the Corn" or Damien from "The Omen", then The Sixth Sense could be considered a horror. But since this kid isnt, the Sixth Sense isnt. The Ring is a hard one to categorize though. Even though Samarra was pure evil, she still doesnt fit the bad guy mold. But I guess since all the elements are present, you would have to consider The Ring as a horror movie. The Sixth Sense...thriller. Stir of Echoes...thriller. What Lies Beneath...thriller. Silence of the Lambs....thriller. I guess what ultimately distinguishes horror from thriller is that distinct evil presence, whether it be some unworldly phenomenon (The Exorcist) or a fearsome character (Halloween)
The Critic
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 19:41:08 (EST)
chris,
What's so scary about it? I mean nothing even happens, it's just a dumb ending. Both movies are boring, but I was suggesting that the second at least should be on here before the first one is. Oh well, we have different opinions, so neither of us is wrong. I agree we should add the stir of echoes and 28 days later.
Doc
Texas - Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 16:40:17 (EST)
Fair enough on American Werewolf in London, I class it as horror/comedy myself.
28 days later I agree with it should be added. Its the best horror of the 00s I think.
Monkey Tennis
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 15:13:37 (EST)
first of all, agreed with those who said sixth sense and the ring should be added. also want to add 28 days later and stir of echoes. as for Doc's comment about Blair Witch, I disagree completely. The 2nd one was arguably the worst movie I've ever seen, while the 1st was a great, well acted, pretty damn scary movie, esp. the last 10 mins.
chris
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 23:58:48 (EST)
could someone explain the difference between horror and thriller to me? thanks.
Seamus
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 22:12:30 (EST)
What About the movies IT by Stephen King which was made for
televsision So there couldn't be blood and guts but the pschyological things are far scarier as it turns outr that the monster isn't real just the kid's FUcked up minds. Evenn though it has a horrible endiong it is still a great movie. Also the movie Wicker Man Should bne up there
Ryan
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 21:09:30 (EST)
I agree, the Ring has to be on here for sure.
mark
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 17:08:41 (EST)
This list need more Cronenberg...about Videodrome, Shivers, Rabid ???
Slick Rick
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 13:39:47 (EST)
To not get you confused.....some horror films are also called Thrillers, for example, What Lies Beneath, it's horror but also on the cover they call it a first class thriller.
I will shut up now. But Please add THE SIXTH SENSE.
Mark
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 01:19:06 (EST)
Silence of the Lambs isnt horror, its got bits of it in the movie but its not labeled Horror or Thriller. Therefore it cannot be on the list
Mark
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 01:15:28 (EST)
no fucking horror list is complete without The Sixth Sense. Oh by the way, The Ring should be on here to.
Mark
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 01:10:03 (EST)
Deliverance.
Seamus
- Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 00:00:54 (EST)
1978 Dawn of Dead absoultely sucks, you should have put into the top 100 comedies. come on give me a break im supposed to afraid of a zombie walking towards me at a half mile per hour. there is not one instance in the entire movie thats scary.
john
- Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 19:55:55 (EST)
Doc: I can honestly say I was bored out of my mind during both of them. I found nothing scary about either one. Then again, I fell asleep half way through the second, it actually put me to sleep at 4PM.
Troy
- Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 19:23:44 (EST)
I don't know about "The Blair Witch Project"? That was like a real boring movie, no point to it. Part two is much better than the first one.
Doc
Texas - Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 17:42:04 (EST)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (50's version)
Bvon
- Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 16:04:11 (EST)
SUSPERIA!!!!
steve
- Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 11:42:04 (EST)
"don't say it's spot discredits the list, that's wrong."
I didn't mean it THAT way. It's a great list except for a few things (Halloween's and Nightmare's spot). I was just exaggerating, ya know? Like when you see a bad movie you call it the worse movie ever made but in reality it is not.
And New Nightmare is the only acceptable A Nightmare on Elm Street sequel.
"THE SHINING: It's better than Halloween, this movie will never leave the top 10 for anything."
What's so good about The Shining? It's not even scary, what's so scary about it? When I watched it I thought it was bad ass but NOT scary. I dont think any person would be scared of this.
"It's debatable, but I've found more people like II, so that's why it's higher."
Evil Dead 2 is easily better. But it has some comedic aspects, in a horror film list, The Evil Dead is much higher. If you include Evil Dead 2 might as well add Army of Darkness, which is considered the best.
God
- Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 00:59:36 (EST)
What about Henry: Portrait of a cerial killer?
Seamus
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 12:16:52 (EST)
i meant the sequels to Nightmare. As in New Nightmare and Nightmare III.
I think you should expand the criteria to include thrillers because some of the best movies are thrillers and if you just do horror, your gonna be left with 49-100. I exclude 95. Last House on The Left with that comment, it should be raised.
Seamus
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 12:15:45 (EST)
Oops
THE CAT PEOPLE: Good addition, it doesn't have tooo much horror elements though.
Danny
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 08:48:45 (EST)
I'll adress the comments:
THE EXORCIST: Hell yeah tc.
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE: No way will I add it. It's pretty damn bad, low 100 at imdb.com.
BLESS THAT CHILD: I think it's completely run of the mill, too much movies with that plot, and it's barely good at that.
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING: Completely forgot that masterpiece.
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON: That movie barely has horror elements, I find it a comedy thriller so, it won't be on here.
JAWS 2: I was running out of ideas...I'll remove it.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES: Yes, good idea.
MISERY: Not horror, I'd place it on a thriller list, which I might do...
1990 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: I thought it was pretty good, I'll lower it.
HALLOWEEN II: I'll remove it, another case of me running out of movies.
PSYCHO II: Same with Halloween II.
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: Seamus, are you telling me to remove it?! And I'll move it UP, don't say it's spot discredits the list, that's wrong.
DUEL: See the Misery comment.
WAIT UNTIL DARK: See the Miser comment.
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: I think it could be removed I guess.
THE OMEN: How could I forget...
THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS: I don't like it too much.
SCREAM II: See Halloween II comment.
PET SEMATARY: It's not that good...a low spot it could get, off of the top 100.
CUJO: There is nothing to Cujo, it's such a simple plot, and not a satisfying movie. Really.
THE SHINING: It's better than Halloween, this movie will never leave the top 10 for anything.
EVIL DEAD/EVIL DEAD II: It's debatable, but I've found more people like II, so that's why it's higher.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: I don't think the series is too spectacular, but I'll move it up.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: Read the Friday the 13th comment.
BLACK CHRISTMAS: Haha yeah, I'll add it.
ALIEN: Yes, I did not do sci-fi for this list guys, there is already a sci-fi list and I wanted this to be pretty specific.
DEEP BLUE SEA: Hahaha, I really ran out of ideas.
WILL'S COMMENT: Hell yeah man.
THE CRITIC: I agree.
Danny
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 08:45:53 (EST)
great list danny.
don
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 03:19:24 (EST)
i agree with your pick of the exorcist at #1. the first time i seen it i had nightmares that night,...and i was 18 years old.
don
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 03:18:32 (EST)
"silence of the lambs is a thriller, not a horror movie.
also, halloween should be top 5..it spawned the tons of imitators...elm street, friday the 13th, and countless others. It was the first and probably the best."
Couldn't agree more. Halloween is an instant classic and does not rely on gore to scare you, hell, it has a 100% on Rottentomatoes.com! They should switch The Shining (overrated and not scary, destroyed the book) with Halloween, and switch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with A Nightmare On Elm Street and Evil Dead 2 with The Evil Dead and then switch Evil Dead 2 with New Nightmare then switch Peeping Tom with Friday The 13th (started the 80's slasher with mega gore craze we all know and love).
God
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 02:30:26 (EST)
also, the birds has to be on here.
chris
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 00:24:15 (EST)
silence of the lambs is a thriller, not a horror movie.
also, halloween should be top 5..it spawned the tons of imitators...elm street, friday the 13th, and countless others. It was the first and probably the best.
chris
- Monday, January 31, 2005 at 00:20:48 (EST)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is worthy of a top 15 ranking at least. Freddy Krueger, is unrealistic as he may be, is probably the most feared "boogie man" this side of Jason Vorhees and those demonic spirits that took over Linda Blair in the Exorcist. He made millions of school kids dread going to sleep at night when he appeared on the scene. Other than The Exorcist, there arent many films that can put that much fear into the minds and hearts of America (so what if its young America) Even though the Freddy Krueger character itself is pretty unrealistic, his effect was very real. I think that most effective formula in developing a horror film (a lost artform) is either introducing a real life phenomenon (The Exorcist) or bringing to life the most haunting and evil character known to man (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th). If you choose the latter, you really have to go overboard. I think the problem with today is that there are really no more real life phenomenons to scare you anymore and writers arent imaginative enough to create another Freddy or Jason. Both of those movies (A Nightmare... and Friday the 13th) need to be moved up.
The Critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 23:32:42 (EST)
Add
Cat People(1942) It's easily worthy of top 50.
Patrick
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 23:17:37 (EST)
Good list, I'll bet a lot of people will complain because it doesn't have a ton of new ones, but the old ones are better movies, even if they are less gory
Will
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 22:33:31 (EST)
Deep Blue Sea!?!?!?!
Seamus
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 21:15:33 (EST)
Jeff,
Cujo. And yes.
Where is Alien?
Seamus
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 21:14:01 (EST)
Critic: My thinking exactly. It really isnt a horror movie, despite how creepy it is.
Troy
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 21:09:59 (EST)
The Shining wasn't really scary. What is so scary about it? Just because it's Kubrick it automatically makes it good? Kubrick is the most overrated director ever. The movie IS good, but it is not scary, the book was 10 times better. Halloween should be 4 while The Shining should be 14.
A Nightmare On Elm Street is 35? This alone discredits the list. Most critics say it is the most intelligent horror film of the 1980's. Hell, A Nightmare on Elm Street has 92% at Rottentomatoes.com, and for a reason. It is brilliant! Nice concept, great acting, great special effects (for the time and budget), story, and characters! Glen dying is a classic!
And Evil Dead is more horror than Evil Dead 2. And move up Friday The 13th to top 50 and move up Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And where is Black Christmas?!
God
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 19:49:35 (EST)
Pet cemetary needs to be on the list. Add Kujo too.
jeff
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 17:18:00 (EST)
Where is THE OMEN? THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS?
Remove Scream 2 from this list immediately. Lost all of its appeal after the first part. Just redundant thereafter.
The Critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 17:16:08 (EST)
Even though "Silence..." is one of my favorite movies of all time, it is not a traditional horror flick. It is a suspense thriller.(and a damn good one at that) Traditional horror flicks have a distinct character that evokes fear in the hearts of those protagonistic characters. Even though Hannibal Lecter is a frightening character, he really isnt the antagonist. That is reserved for Buffalo Bill. If you remember, Lecter actually helps Agent Starling and the FBI in capturing Buffalo Bill. Horror films need definite bad guys like Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Michael Meyers, etc.
The Critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 17:08:33 (EST)
WAIT UNTIL DARK top 10. WHERE IS IT?
Seamus
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 15:37:28 (EST)
Get the 1990 Night of The Living Dead off there too. Get Halloween 2 off there. Psycho 2 as well. Same with Nightmare on Elm Street. Where's Spielberg's Duel?
Seamus
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 15:36:46 (EST)
Awesome!
I second what monkey tennis said, also get Jaws 2 off there it's terrible. Where's the hills have eyes? Where's Misery, thats easily top 15.
Seamus
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 15:34:06 (EST)
Hold those damn horses there
Where is Carpenters - THE THING?
What about Landis and AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON?
Werewolf contains the best use of non CGI ever in a film.
The Thing is one of the most terrifying films ever because of the paranoia involved. It raises it above nearly all Horror films ever made. Even the ending is paranoia.
Monkey Tennis
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 14:26:54 (EST)
also danny,you GOTTA add "bless that child" for the next revision.it's one hell of a scary movie with a great plot line.i would definetly put it in the top 40.
tough critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 13:23:49 (EST)
also danny,one i would request adding is the 1959 film "the brain that wouldn't die".i would say that it's a good enough horror film to make the list.
tough critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 13:17:23 (EST)
i already saw this list but nice job still.thanks for listening to my request for having "the exorcist" number 1.
tough critic
- Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 13:13:41 (EST)
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