Author Topic: what is the best horror movie? (Read 3770 times)

tom joad · « **on:** October 06, 2006, 01:46:35 PM »

i'm dating a 28 year old chinese girl who says that she loves "scary" movies. she's only been in north america for 4 years and so she hasn't actually seen too many horror flicks. any suggestions of all-time great horror movies that might scare the living daylights out of her?

OzmO · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2006, 01:51:41 PM »

The new "Dawn of the Dead"

Dos Equis · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2006, 01:58:41 PM »

Night of the Living Dead (the original)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
Fallen (not a horror flick, but spooky)

BayGBM · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2006, 02:36:28 PM »

http://imdb.com/chart/horror

By today's standards it is not at all scary, but as art, it is by far the best: Psycho.

pumpster · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2006, 02:42:14 PM »

The new version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre from a few years ago was disturbing. After seeing that you can skip the foreplay.

scooter · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:02:51 PM »

I agree show her some old horror movies. Or the house of 1000 corpses is good too. some old halloween movies or Friday The 13th Hellraiser is good or Puppet Master

danielson · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:05:19 PM »

Last house on the left or I spit on your grave. But since she is Asian try the Grudge. It's not only set in Japan(I think), but its a remake of an asian film. Although it's not that good really.

YoungBlood · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:10:51 PM »

The Original Omen I heard is the scariest/best. Never seen it for myself though.

siouxcountry · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:13:17 PM »

Jeepers Creepers! The first one, not the second.

ozman · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:19:38 PM »

Evil dead was cool

funny

Diesel1 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2006, 05:15:40 PM »

An American Werewolf In London
The Descent
The exorcist
Poltergeist
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Hellraiser
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Diesel1 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2006, 05:20:26 PM »

Quote from: BayGBM on October 06, 2006, 02:36:28 PM

http://imdb.com/chart/horror

By today's standards it is not at all scary, but as art, it is by far the best: Psycho.

Great classic film. I was flicking channels the other night and stumbled across the remake they did... sacrilege I tells ya, sacrilege

Hulkster · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2006, 05:37:52 PM »

Evil Dead 1 and 2 as mentioned.

"Zombie" by Lucio Fulci

"Seven" was freaky, although not strictly a horror movie

"Wrong Turn" was excellent

House of 1000 corpses was good too

Classics: frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

Dracula

Frankenstein meets the wolfman

there are so many good ones

(major horror fan here)

check out this site for all you horror movie buffs:

http://www.joblo.com/arrow/

you will LOVE it for reviews and horror talk.

benchmstr · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2006, 07:25:08 PM »

spice world-the spice girl movie

so scary i shit my pants twice

Earl1972 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:00:26 PM »

The Shining

Night of the Living Dead

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Al-Gebra · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:02:54 PM »

Marie Antoinette

Lost in translation

the virgin suicides

Godfather: Part III

Al-G

Purge_WTF · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:38:56 PM »

I'm a horror-buff myself. Tell her to see The Shining, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and Cannibal Holocaust.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:41:01 PM »

Quote from: Purge_WTF on October 06, 2006, 09:38:56 PM

I'm a horror-buff myself. Tell her to see The Shining, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and Cannibal Holocaust.

henry: portrait of a serial killer was a great movie, but i don't know if it's part of the horror genre. more like docudrama.

Purge_WTF · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:45:40 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on October 06, 2006, 09:41:01 PM

henry: portrait of a serial killer was a great movie, but i don't know if it's part of the horror genre. more like docudrama.

Um....docuhorror, perhaps?

I just met the main star of the movie, Mike Rooker, at a film convention this past June. Nice guy.

Dan-O · « **Reply #19 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:48:58 PM »

Another vote for The Shining.

The Others was a good classic ghost story too.

Bigger Business · « **Reply #20 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:55:49 PM »

Anything that has lots of blood, a lesbien and or a shower scene, tits, cheerleaders, tripping over and stuff, chainsaws, going into dark rooms to "check things out"

Easy pleased

Hulkster · « **Reply #21 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:54:47 PM »

The Omen (1977 original) is really good too.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #22 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:57:58 PM »

candyman . . . virginia madsen's in it and she's hawt.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:59:43 PM »

Hellraiser 1@2
Jeepers Creepers
Night of the Living Dead

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:03:40 PM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on October 06, 2006, 09:00:26 PM

The Shining

Yeah, thats a great movie.