What is everyone's top 5 horror movies of all time? Im going with Scream, Urban Legend, Halloween, Friday the 13th Jason Takes Manhattan ( only because I was like 5 and lived in nyc), and The Shining.
Oh The Shining is definitely on my top 5! I had goosebumps going up my arm when I first watched it. I like "Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom", "Rosemary's Baby", "Martyrs", "Amityville Horror"..... Omg I love the old "I spit on your grave" it deserves an honourable mention.
These are some of my favorites..... Scanners (1980) (Directed by David Cronenberg) Night of the Living Dead (1968) (George A Romero) Friday the 13th (1980) (Sean Cunningham) The Exorcist (1973 directed by William Friedkin) Alien VS Predator (1993) (Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (The 1974 Toby Hooper Version) Return of the Living Dead (1985) (Directed by Dan O’Bannon) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (Directed by Wes Craven) Predator (The only horror movie to ever star two future governors) An American Werewolf in London (1979) (Directed by John Landis) Alien (1979) (Ridley Scott) The Fly (the David Cronenberg version) Aliens (1986) (directed by James Cameron) Halloween (The original John Carpenter Version) The Amityville Horror (1979) (Starring Margot “where’s Superman When You Need him” Kidder) The Shining (1980) (Directed by Stanley Kubrick) Rosemary's Baby (Directed by the child molester and former husband of actress Sharon Tate - Roman Polanski) Jaws (1975) Child's Play (1988) Evil Dead II (1987) (Directed by Sam Raimi) Phantasm (1979) Candyman (1987) (Written by Clive Barker) Jeepers Creepers (2001) The Lost Boys (1987) Dawn of the Dead (1979 & 2004 versions) Near Dark (Directed by Kathryn Bigelow) Hellraiser (1987) (Clive Barker) Hotwater
The Shining [with Jack Nicholson] The Changling [with George C. Scott] The Exorcist [with Jason Miller] Night of the Demon Little Girl Lost [episode from the Twilight Zone]
the devils the wickerman dawn of the dead the devil rides out the curse of frankenstein Blood on satan's claw theatre of blood asylum nosferatu (Herzog version, yes, i know.) evil dead suspiria berberian sound studio peeping tom re-animator the woman in black the living dead at the manchester morgue the beyond horror express alien shit, i couldnt do just 5, and theres still loads more i want to include..
Horror movies as a genre are targeted to kids and teens, not adults. That's why they rarely if ever receive awards nominations or even actual awards - unless it's some technical category like special effects or make-up. Horror movies tend to have a very short shelf life - they don't age well. After we have seen one - even a personal favorite a couple of times - there is no scare or horror effect left in them. Plus they are too easily mocked in pop culture or played for laughs. Think of Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Dracula was even played for laughs sort of in a popular afternoon TV soap opera.
Friday the 13th part 2 (1981) The Shining (1980) Jaws (1975) Okay this one is more of a nature run amuck but still terrifying af Psycho (1960) Maniac Cop (1988)
The Ring Paranormal Activity (all of them) Conjuring The Invisible Man (kind of sci fi / horror) Z (honestly, I'm embarrassed that I found this to be scary, but it was!)
Halloween Friday the 13th (parts 1-3) I Know What You Did Last Summer Scream The Faculty I love the cheesy slasher types
The Funhouse (1981) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082427/?ref_=tt_mv_close EDIT: There is something both creepy and fascinating about those life size dolls that laugh.
