The Stingray Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) 10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) 9. The Ring (2002) 8. Switchblade Romance (2003) 7. The Hills Have Eyes (2006) 6. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 5. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) 4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 2. Halloween (1978) 1. The Shining (1980) Edited October 13, 2012 by Don Niam The Stingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Interesting list. I'd like to hear your thoughts on why you think these are the ten best. The Shining I know is one of the most intense movies ever made, so good choice. Interesting that you have two Friday the 13th movies on there. http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/8393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'm a big fan of slashers, as the list shows. And Jason is my main man, always has been. Part 4 is probably the best movie in the franchise, but Part 6 is my favorite and the very first horror movie I'd ever seen (at the age of 9). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The Shining is my favourite and it will almost certainly remain that way. IOtherwise I don't think I've seen enough horror films to put together an adequate Top 10 (I haven't seen Suspiria, Halloween and The Haunting, for example), but The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Jaws, Angel Heart, The Woman in Black (1989), Dead of Night and the first Paranormal Activity are all definitely some of the best horrors/thrillers I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The Shining is my favourite and it will almost certainly remain that way. IOtherwise I don't think I've seen enough horror films to put together an adequate Top 10 (I haven't seen Suspiria, Halloween and The Haunting, for example), but The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, Jaws, Angel Heart, The Woman in Black (1989), Dead of Night and the first Paranormal Activity are all definitely some of the best horrors/thrillers I've seen.You like Angel Heart? I didn't think anyone else had even heard of that film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 You like Angel Heart? I didn't think anyone else had even heard of that film.The ending (when the credits are rolling) is awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Angel Heart is one of the all time greats, imo. Alan Parker should have won best director that year, he really should have. He made Angel Heart the fantastic film that it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 There's only one minor thing I didn't like about Angel Heart - the glowing eyes thing, which was more silly than scary. As a whole, though, it's a fantastic mix of a supernatural thriller and a noir mystery (set in New Orleans in 1955 no less). Rourke is pitch perfect in it and De Niro's performance is one of the creepiest (yet very subtle) I've ever seen. I listen to the soundtrack constantly, too. An excellent, very underseen and underappreciated movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Funny, I have the soundtrack as well. I just love everything about the movie. It just slithers with sinister turns at every corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Is Switchblade Romance another name for High Tension? That's one of the most intense and brutal horrors I've seen in a while, great film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Is Switchblade Romance another name for High Tension? That's one of the most intense and brutal horrors I've seen in a while, great film.Yes, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Angel Heart is crap. Haute Tension is a great movie, as is Halloween H20. Your list needs Scream and Paranormal Activity 1-3 on there, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Angel Heart is crap. Haute Tension is a great movie, as is Halloween H20. Your list needs Scream and Paranormal Activity 1-3 on there, though. Angel Heart is very good. But I see it more as a thriller than a horror movie. And as much as I love Scream, its more funny than scary. I cant get freaked out by a killer who constantly keeps falling down stairs and shit. And yeah, Paranormal can GTFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) HORROR TOP TEN Ok, so I'm trying to make a list of real horror movies that I have loved. It's very hard because most of them are complete crap. I've left out ones that aren't really considered "horror" movies, or that have too much action (and not enough horror), but do have elements that normally would qualify them for the horror genre. But if all were included, these two would be higher than the rest due to them being better movies overall. Honourable mentions: John Carpenter's Vampires, From Dusk Till Dawn Now let's start the list. 10. Haute Tension A really great horror movie with lots of blood and suspense. I can't remember if the driver's face is eventually revealed, but for long parts it is not, and I was thinking many things, which makes it so scary. I suppose it's the same psychology as wearing a mask; what you can't see is scarier than what you can. Cecile De France is a fantastic actress, and it's really a gritty and realistic piece. 9. Drag Me to Hell Just a really great shocker. I watched it back in 2009 when me and my were courting. Jumped a few times. Raimi should have stayed with horror instead of going off with those crap Spider-Man movies. He could have been one of the greats by now, like Carpenter and Craven. 8. Open Water As you can probably tell, I'm not one for excessive gore and torture porn and all that crap. I prefer a horror movie to be less horrific and more scary (where you heart is pounding and your palms are sweaty). This is a real life fear, and it did more than Jaws could ever do to make me frightened of sharks, and more importantly, the sea. 7. Dawn of the Dead This is one of the best remakes of a horror ever, alongside Psycho (1998). But I chose to add this one over Psycho because this one is super cool. It doesn't take itself seriously, and there's lots of killing of zombies in fun ways. Great fun. Zombieland is also amazing, but I can only have ten picks. 6. I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer What can I say? I love watching sexy youngsters getting killed. Not only that, but the fish hook man is one of the best killers ever, and it came out in a period when I was into Scream and teen slashers (although that died a death pretty quickly). I'd be lying if I said Jennifer Love Hewitt's breasts didn't add to my reasoning as to why she's here. So hot. I know, I know, not attributes to a great horror movie, but it's my list. I also like the whole Will Benson ("Will Ben's son") being the son of Ben Willis (the killer). There's some great ideas in this too, like how the sun bed gets locked etc. 5. Vacancy This really scared me. It's the reality of the whole thing. All the screaming on the snuff tapes, and the way that it all happens again while "we're there". Just so scary. Took me by surprise. 4. Saw Saw this in the cinema back in 2004. Didn't have a clue what it was, and my mum and my cousin went to see Cellular, so I opted for this because that looked terrible. It was the best horror experience I've had in a cinema up until that point (maybe the only one). The twist at the end was so, so, so great. I didn't see it coming, and the music at that time, such a revealing piece of music. It was scary too, to an extent. 3. Halloween and Halloween H20 The quintessential slasher movie and its 6th sequel are the picks of the franchise in that they are simple, eerie, and star Jamie Lee-Curtis. She makes this franchise. I watch this one per year in October. 2. Scream When I watched this I was about 14 years old. Me and my gran had rented it from the local rental shop, I didn't know what it was about or anything, but we put it on and I was petrified. Really scary. My gran was sat there with a worried look on her face contemplating whether to turn it off, but I really enjoyed it, and she didn't. 1. Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2 and Paranormal Activity 3 Just the scariest thing I have ever watched. The first two were at home and the third one was in the cinema with my dad. We were jumping at all the right moments. Just so scary. My palms were sweaty as fuck and my heart was pounding into my chest. I'm a sucker for more, because I want to see Paranormal Activity 4 a lot. Note: I may have missed some out, but that seems like a pretty comprehensive list there. Some I did think of, like Rope (1948), but I don't class that as horror as such, and probably has more to do with its director than any direct horror links. Edited October 13, 2012 by Barney Ross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 My thoughts in red. HORROR TOP TEN Ok, so I'm trying to make a list of real horror movies that I have loved. It's very hard because most of them are complete crap. I've left out ones that aren't really considered "horror" movies, or that have too much action (and not enough horror), but do have elements that normally would qualify them for the horror genre. But if all were included, these two would be higher than the rest due to them being better movies overall. Honourable mentions: John Carpenter's Vampires, From Dusk Till Dawn - Alright, these 2 are shit, not the shit, just poop. Now let's start the list. 10. Haute Tension - Awesome, with a terrible ending. Better ending and it would've been higher on my list. A really great horror movie with lots of blood and suspense. I can't remember if the driver's face is eventually revealed, but for long parts it is not, and I was thinking many things, which makes it so scary. I suppose it's the same psychology as wearing a mask; what you can't see is scarier than what you can. Cecile De France is a fantastic actress, and it's really a gritty and realistic piece. 9. Drag Me to Hell - Mildly entertaining. Just a really great shocker. I watched it back in 2009 when me and my were courting. Jumped a few times. Raimi should have stayed with horror instead of going off with those crap Spider-Man movies. He could have been one of the greats by now, like Carpenter and Craven. 8. Open Water - Didn't find it scary. As you can probably tell, I'm not one for excessive gore and torture porn and all that crap. I prefer a horror movie to be less horrific and more scary (where you heart is pounding and your palms are sweaty). This is a real life fear, and it did more than Jaws could ever do to make me frightened of sharks, and more importantly, the sea. 7. Dawn of the Dead - Probably the best horror remake. This is one of the best remakes of a horror ever, alongside Psycho (1998). But I chose to add this one over Psycho because this one is super cool. It doesn't take itself seriously, and there's lots of killing of zombies in fun ways. Great fun. Zombieland is also amazing, but I can only have ten picks. 6. I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer - 1st one decent, good atmosphere. What can I say? I love watching sexy youngsters getting killed. Not only that, but the fish hook man is one of the best killers ever, and it came out in a period when I was into Scream and teen slashers (although that died a death pretty quickly). I'd be lying if I said Jennifer Love Hewitt's breasts didn't add to my reasoning as to why she's here. So hot. I know, I know, not attributes to a great horror movie, but it's my list. I also like the whole Will Benson ("Will Ben's son") being the son of Ben Willis (the killer). There's some great ideas in this too, like how the sun bed gets locked etc. 5. Vacancy - Very good, well made, and creepy. A similar movie, The Strangers is better though. This really scared me. It's the reality of the whole thing. All the screaming on the snuff tapes, and the way that it all happens again while "we're there". Just so scary. Took me by surprise. 4. Saw - Killer ending. Saw this in the cinema back in 2004. Didn't have a clue what it was, and my mum and my cousin went to see Cellular, so I opted for this because that looked terrible. It was the best horror experience I've had in a cinema up until that point (maybe the only one). The twist at the end was so, so, so great. I didn't see it coming, and the music at that time, such a revealing piece of music. It was scary too, to an extent. 3. Halloween and Halloween H20 - If Black Christmas is the grandfather, then Halloween is the Godfather of the slasher genre. H20 one of the better slasher sequels. The quintessential slasher movie and its 6th sequel are the picks of the franchise in that they are simple, eerie, and star Jamie Lee-Curtis. She makes this franchise. I watch this one per year in October. 2. Scream - More funny than scary, but loved it nonetheless. When I watched this I was about 14 years old. Me and my gran had rented it from the local rental shop, I didn't know what it was about or anything, but we put it on and I was petrified. Really scary. My gran was sat there with a worried look on her face contemplating whether to turn it off, but I really enjoyed it, and she didn't. 1. Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2 and Paranormal Activity 3 - Shit, shit and shit. Just the scariest thing I have ever watched. The first two were at home and the third one was in the cinema with my dad. We were jumping at all the right moments. Just so scary. My palms were sweaty as fuck and my heart was pounding into my chest. I'm a sucker for more, because I want to see Paranormal Activity 4 a lot. Note: I may have missed some out, but that seems like a pretty comprehensive list there. Some I did think of, like Rope (1948), but I don't class that as horror as such, and probably has more to do with its director than any direct horror links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I've got The Strangers, so I'll watch it later and let you know my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Well I watched it. It's not good, but it didn't scare me half as much as Vacancy did. The only real scary one in The Strangers was the man with the mask, the two women (or girls) were not scary at all. The film didn't build up enough suspense either. I was sitting there watching it, ready for the taking - they could have really shat me up - but nothing happened to scare me at all really. Good concept, but I think it lacked in execution. It had some good ideas, like the knocking and what-not, and when Tyler is getting a glass of water and he appears from the shadowy corner of the room, that was nice (and it instantly got my heart lightly pumping), but it wasn't built upon. After that part, it kind of fell apart. They should have had 2 men and 1 woman, or all three men - would've made it a lot scarier. Liv Tyler, as with all bitches in horror movies, made too much noise at the critical moments and gave her position away. I hate that. And the husband made the same mistake they all make in horror movies; 'the run for it to get help' idea. Just fucking stay put, in the corner of the bedroom, with the shotgun in your hands, and keep firing at whoever comes through the door until daybreak. Easy. They would've survived if I had been there. The good thing about Vacancy is that there is a happy ending, and I know that life isn't always about happy endings, but with a horrible encounter such as these films, it's good to put it to rest at the end, whereas The Strangers leaves it morbidly in the balance. D- Edited October 18, 2012 by Barney Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yeah, no peepholes was odd, but it was in the countryside and it was only a Summer house. No big deal for me. Other problems were far more annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I forgot a few: Wolf and Evil Dead II are brilliant horrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It's very hard for me to put an order on the films since I can enjoy every one of these, but here is a quick list I put together.1. Halloween2. Psycho3. The Exorcist4. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)5. The Thing (1982)6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)7. The Shining8. Blair Witch Project9. Poltergeist10. Friday the 13th, The Final Chapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
