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I noticed the Dakkaite of the Year has been converted to what the best horror movies are, so I just made this. Go Wild!

Woot you are so nice Tim !
Ppl didnt want to discuss horror movie , they just want to see the thread locked >;P

But i love Horror Movies , and my favorite still is

Jacobs Ladder ( the shaking blur head has been used in too many horror movie now )

The Thing: Because it has nice concept and well executed.

The Fly 1 ( not the black and white one ) It has a really nice story too , and very gross. ( The only movie that made me uncomfortable during meal lol )

THe Evil Deads. They are old, corny, but I love them.

for me it has to be John Carpenters Halloween

LunaHound wrote:Jacobs Ladder ( the shaking blur head has been used in too many horror movie now )

More a Psychological Thriller than a Horror movie, I loves Jacob's Ladder(especially since it's one of the big influences on the Silent Hill series).

Also, my current fave also technically isn't a horror movie(but IS also a Psycho-Thriller): Rasen/Spiral, the original and TRUE sequel to Ringu/Ring(as it's based on the second book in the series by Koji Suzuki, unlike Ringu 2). Also, closer to the book than Ringu and Ring 0: Birthday(based on the Short story Lemonheart by Koji Suzuki) was.

Platuan4th wrote:

LunaHound wrote:Jacobs Ladder ( the shaking blur head has been used in too many horror movie now )

More a Psychological Thriller than a Horror movie, I loves Jacob's Ladder(especially since it's one of the big influences on the Silent Hill series).

Also, my current fave also technically isn't a horror movie(but IS also a Psycho-Thriller): Rasen/Spiral, the original and TRUE sequel to Ringu/Ring(as it's based on the second book in the series by Koji Suzuki, unlike Ringu 2). Also, closer to the book than Ringu and Ring 0: Birthday(based on the Short story Lemonheart by Koji Suzuki) was.

Ahh Japanese horror movies ... Normally i could tolerate them ( but i cant find them scary ) but now they agitate me because my japanese friends constantly ask me to
watch those together when ever we go downtown and rent movies -_- I get even more agitated when my friends grab me + scream , then i end up screaming too because
they scared me . Now they think im just faking not been scared of the movie *sigh

LunaHound wrote:Ahh Japanese horror movies ... Normally i could tolerate them ( but i cant find them scary ) but now they agitate me because my japanese friends constantly ask me to
watch those together when ever we go downtown and rent movies -_- I get even more agitated when my friends grab me + scream , then i end up screaming too because
they scared me . Now they think im just faking not been scared of the movie *sigh

I'm one of like 3 people I know who are into J/K/*insert first letter of Asian Country of choice here*-Horror, so I still get to enjoy them. Unfortunately, Anime(other than a few select favorites from the olden days) has lost my interest, but not live action Japanese movies.

I have to sit and endure most of my Japanese class being all "This Anime, That Anime, Japanese internet sensation star of the week!" when on break. Luckily, I've found a few who got into the language for other reasons(including someone who's NEVER seen Anime, ever).

Also, I don't watch J/K/etc.-Horror because it's scary(most a Psycho-thrillers anywho, so not that scary to begin with), but mostly cause most of them make you think. They're also more Hitchcock-ian than American movies these days and I like that.

That's a tough one...I'm a big fan of horror. But, I have a soft spot for zombies (not that it will keep me from contributing some bullets to their brains when the zombie apocalypse does come though)...so I have to say Dawn of the Dead. Both versions are great but I likely the remake even better. Fast zombies would be much more of a challenge.

I too am a huge fan of horror/suspence (gore,etc.),so it's nigh imposiable to pick a single favorite.
However,some of what I consider to be great "horror" films would be...
Hitchcocks "Pyscho".
John Carpenters " Halloween & The Thing"
" The Exorcist"
" The Omen part 1 and 2"
Kubricks " The Shining"
...And of course,George A Romeros "Dead" series.

The Others (with nicole kidman). more of a suspense flick than horror but I enjoyed it.

I have to say The Exorcist, because the makers of that movie didn't pull any punches. That's why they have to provide barf-buckets in the theaters.

I haven't seen many.

Not enough to really put here.

I laughed my way through "The Shining". The fact I was in a room with fifteen other people also luaghing didn't help that.

"lesbian Vampire Killers" was unexpectedly awesome.

Resident Evil and R.E: Apocalypse were both cool.

The.Shining.

Please don't use profanity on the forum.

Ta.

EDIT: Sorry chaps - didn't mean to! Must have got past Ye Olde Sweary Filter somehow. Should have checked it myself, though! Apologies.

Oh yes John Carpenter's the Thing was excellent! And I don't believe the Excorcist had slipped my mind.

I would be remiss if I didn't include "Jaws" on this list.
While not a "horror" movie,it is,IMO,one of the greatest "monster" movies ever made.

LunaHound wrote:Woot you are so nice Tim !
Ppl didnt want to discuss horror movie , they just want to see the thread locked >;P

But i love Horror Movies , and my favorite still is

Jacobs Ladder ( the shaking blur head has been used in too many horror movie now )

The Thing: Because it has nice concept and well executed.

The Fly 1 ( not the black and white one ) It has a really nice story too , and very gross. ( The only movie that made me uncomfortable during meal lol )

Well for my 666th post I figured that I would post here!

Jacob's Ladder...All I can think of is that really nasty...actually nevermind.

The Thing is a really great horror movie, and one of the first I had seen so it holds a special place in my heart and I'm happy to see that others enjoy it as well!

Psycho is one of my favorites.

Alien
Nightmare on Elm Street
Exorcist III
The Thing (the original black and white one)
original Halloween

Saw 1-5.
Freddy vs. jason.

Alien.

Paranormal Activity.
Darkness Falls was pretty good too.

Hellraiser.
Pinhead gets the most amazing lines in those films. He beats the seven shades out of Kruger or Jason.


And yes, Jaws was a monster movie I suppose and it's one of my all time favourite films, most especially for the dialogue onboard the ship between the 3 leads as they got drunk and then Quint's immortal 'USS Indianapolis' story. It's watching that film that makes you realise how freaking awesome Spielburg can be when he wants to be.

Black Sheep. More of a black comedy than horror, but it'll do.

Alien vs Chuck Norris that scared my mind forever.

I seriously doubt an alien would be a match for Chuck Norris. But, the first two Alien movies are definitely some of my favorites...in fact I have a chestburster tattooed around my left forearm.

Ok, I have yet another that simply has to be recognized,the film that I belive to be one of the finest werewolf movies in existance..."An American werewolf in London.".
In my opinion this movie is a fantastic blend of horror and humor,and definatly belongs on any favorites list.

Chuck Norris could kill any Alien with his stare alone.

FITZZ wrote: Ok, I have yet another that simply has to be recognized,the film that I belive to be one of the finest werewolf movies in existance..."An American werewolf in London.".
In my opinion this movie is a fantastic blend of horror and humor,and definatly belongs on any favorites list.

QFT - John Landis out did himself on that film, I've even been to the Slaughtered Lamb myself

FITZZ wrote: Ok, I have yet another that simply has to be recognized,the film that I belive to be one of the finest werewolf movies in existance..."An American werewolf in London.".
In my opinion this movie is a fantastic blend of horror and humor,and definatly belongs on any favorites list.

yes that is a hidden gem.

it would be impossible to pick one.
among my faves are
The Shining
The Exorcist
Audition
Salem's Lot (1975 not the re-make)
Rinne
Evil dead (all)
Cannibal Holocaust (although this is more gore than scary and real funny)
there are a whole load more i love but i'm sure that will do XX

I did watch Cannibal Holocaust but I didn't think much of it, now I Spit on Your Grave is another matter, great horror/revenge movie!