As the title states, you don't have to have a reason why but if you do I'd love to know why you rate them as your favourites. I'm kinda looking for horror film recommendations through this for my movie night tonight, but wanted to make it more of a discussable topic, so shoot!
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In no particular order, what are your top 5 favourite horror films of all time?
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1. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Wrong Turn 1 & 2
4. Aliens 1 & 2
5. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Wrong Turn 1 & 2
4. Aliens 1 & 2
5. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Katzenjammer
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As an ex-horror hound, I would have to go with the following in no particular order, though I have yet to see any movie that scares me:
- John Carpenter's The Thing
- Stephen King's IT (The original television broadcast miniseries)
- An American Werewolf in London
- The Shining
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
- John Carpenter's The Thing
- Stephen King's IT (The original television broadcast miniseries)
- An American Werewolf in London
- The Shining
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
I'm not a big horror buff, mostly because the movies don't scare me and I get bored when they are all jump-scares and gore. But I do really love a few.
- Child's Play (because Chucky is cute!)
- Misery (my favorite Stephen King movie)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (Poe and Vincent Price are an amazing combination)
- Amityville Horror
- The Bad Seed
- Child's Play (because Chucky is cute!)
- Misery (my favorite Stephen King movie)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (Poe and Vincent Price are an amazing combination)
- Amityville Horror
- The Bad Seed
Conjuring
Annabelle
All the Jigsaw & Saw films
Insidious (First one is the best)
Paranormal activity (terrifies me every time)
Happy Death day and Carrie are two of the most awful films, I really can't recommend them. Surprised I even sat through them to the end.
Annabelle
All the Jigsaw & Saw films
Insidious (First one is the best)
Paranormal activity (terrifies me every time)
Happy Death day and Carrie are two of the most awful films, I really can't recommend them. Surprised I even sat through them to the end.
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hoo boy. narrowing down my favourites was hard but i think i gotta go with;
carrie (1976)
poltergeist (1982)
the conjuring
scream
stephen king’s it (1990)
CrankyCupcake
overthinks everything
Alien (1979)
The Thing (1982)
The Fly (1986)
Event Horizon (1997)
Train to Busan (2016)
Generally I like atmospheric horror movies, where the tension is built up slowly, instead of throwing jump scares in my face from the get-go. A good story is great; a happy ending is unnecessary. These movies entertained me and bear repeated viewings.
Horror movies are something I've watched since I was a kid. I don't get scared anymore. But I still really appreciate a well-made horror film that has a good, well-paced story and believable characters I can root for.
The Thing (1982)
The Fly (1986)
Event Horizon (1997)
Train to Busan (2016)
Generally I like atmospheric horror movies, where the tension is built up slowly, instead of throwing jump scares in my face from the get-go. A good story is great; a happy ending is unnecessary. These movies entertained me and bear repeated viewings.
Horror movies are something I've watched since I was a kid. I don't get scared anymore. But I still really appreciate a well-made horror film that has a good, well-paced story and believable characters I can root for.
- In the Mouth of Madness
- Rose Red
- The Woman In Black
- Crimson Peak
- Deep Rising
- Pet Sematary
These are my all-time favorites. Solid 5 Stars, 12/10 highly recommended.
Honorable mentions:
- The Others
- Thir13en Ghosts
- The Cabin in the Woods
- Rose Red
- The Woman In Black
- Crimson Peak
- Deep Rising
- Pet Sematary
These are my all-time favorites. Solid 5 Stars, 12/10 highly recommended.
Honorable mentions:
- The Others
- Thir13en Ghosts
- The Cabin in the Woods
I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to horror. However, I do love a good ghost story and in general, I prefer stories that have more psychological fear than lots of gore. So here are some ones I really enjoy:
- The Others: Nicole Kidman is really good and the story is great
- Let the Right One In: Really sad and beautiful - the original is better than the American remake
- Blackcoat's Daughter: this one stayed with me long after I watched it. Weird casting decision in one part of the movie but otherwise cool indie horror
- Jacob's Ladder: vintage horror with a really interesting story
- The Shining: I doubt you missed this one but I think it's one of the finest examples of horror
Bonus:
- The Ritual: I really liked this movie even though I'm not sure if I consider it top 5 - but it's hard for me to rank movies so I'll keep it here!
- The Others: Nicole Kidman is really good and the story is great
- Let the Right One In: Really sad and beautiful - the original is better than the American remake
- Blackcoat's Daughter: this one stayed with me long after I watched it. Weird casting decision in one part of the movie but otherwise cool indie horror
- Jacob's Ladder: vintage horror with a really interesting story
- The Shining: I doubt you missed this one but I think it's one of the finest examples of horror
Bonus:
- The Ritual: I really liked this movie even though I'm not sure if I consider it top 5 - but it's hard for me to rank movies so I'll keep it here!
