I do love the old classics, just for the entertainment value.
Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Dracula, Mummy Etc.
Many Vincent Price movies. And the Hammer films.
The more modern “Chainsaw” movies. Several of them.
The comedy/horror Evil Dead trilogy best one Army of Darkness.
Can’t quite remember the trailer.
“Lost in Time
”Surrounded by Evil and Low on gas
“Ash, from housewares Vs. The Army of Darkness
Never cared for and got sick from trying - The SAW movies.
The first Hellraiser
Thrillers, Some of Hitchcock’s still hold on well in the modern age. Scree, Scree, Scree…
Terence Young’s Wait until Dark - Everyone jumps in their seats the first time the guy leaps across the screen.
Seven, 13 monkeys, Jaws, Girl with the Dragon tattoo, Silence of the Lambs. The Fugitive.
Edward Scissor Hands. Predator, Alien…
Good list! I really should get around to watching those classics you mentioned at the beginning. I just haven’t gotten around to it.
How did you like the Evil Dead reboot? It’s basically it’s own movie because they more or less played it straight and didn’t make it overtly campy. I have all three of the original trilogy in my collection.
I haven’t seen any Saw, Chainsaw, or Hellraiser movies. My impression is that they all use gore to shock the audience and so I expected them to be gross but not really scary. Is that not the case?
You inadvertantly reminded me I still haven’t seen Psycho. I need to do that this month!
Not familiar with Wait Until Dark. I’ll have to check it out.
Good list there with 13 monkeys etc. I guess Alien really is a horror movie but for some reason I don’t really think of it that way.
Didn’t know about the Evil Dead reboot. I’ll have to find it.
The first Texas Chainsaw movie was, for it’s time, a real spook-er.
One or two of the later ones were part camp - part gore.
“The Thing” (first one) scared the dickens out of me when I was a kid.
Liked the second one too.
Not sure if the first Jurassic Park fits in here - still a great one.
And most all of the old Godzilla, Mothra flicks - so corny - just love the baby army tank stop motion.
Never did understand the tiny girls singing the “Mothra” song.
Horror: 28 Days Later.
Thriller: Se7en.
Classic: King Kong (1933).
Impression: The Wicker Man (1973).
Revisit: The Nightmare Before Christmas.
October: THE War of the Worlds.
Some favorites but an incomplete and out of order list. I made a tradition to watch spooky movies every October. Considering shops are selling Christmas doodads in September. I started earlier this year.
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Night of the Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Creepshow 1 (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Others (2001)
Slither (2006)
Hellraiser (1987)
Carrie (1976)
Cube (1997)
Let The Right One In (2008)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead II (1987)
Army of Darkness (1992)
They Live (1988)
eXistenZ (1999)
Poltergeist (1982)
Suspiria (1977)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Re-Animator 1 (1985)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Critters (1986)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Zombieland (2009)
These are great films but I could only watch once.
The Witch (2015)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Hereditary (2018)
The Exorcist
Alien
The Silence Of The Lambs
Jaws
The Thing - 1982
Evil Dead I & II
Forbidden Planet 1956
The Sixth Sense
The Old Hammer Studio Vampire Movies
Event Horizon
The Conjuring
The Fly 1986
Puppet Master
Xtro
The Woman In Black
Thir13en Ghosts
Dracula 1992
They Came From Within
Se7en
The Hidden
House Of Dark Shadows
Sinister
Hansel And Gretel Witch Hunters
The Descent
Scanner’s
The Shining
Night Of The Demons 1988
Time After Time 1992
The Abominable Dr. Phibes I & II
Darkness Falls
The First Power
Fright Night 1985 Original + The Sequel
Shutter 2008
Untraceable
Salems Lot
The Blade Trilogy
Prey
Lake Of Dracula - Japanese Vampire Movie. Scared the crap outa me when I was a kid
28 Days Later
The Shining
Let the Right One In(2008) Original feature film, not one of remakes.
Cabin in the Woods
Alien
Sunshine
The Grudge(2004) I need to watch the 2002 version.
@jeff51 I thought the Evil Dead remake was pretty good in its own way. I did see it in a theater though so the experience is a little different. Did you watch it yet?
I will probably try watching the first movies of those bigger series you mentioned like Saw, Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc. If nothing else, I’ll come away with a better understanding of pop culture references!
The Thing 1982 is a great movie! Unfortunately I saw it for the first time when I was too old and it wasn’t very creepy for me. I did love the practical effects used and the sci-fi story.
