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I never knew there was a thread for this! I do a 31 day movie marathon every year, happy to see there are other similarly insane horror fans. Still working on my list, but I'll have to post it when I'm finished.
Night of the Demons. The 1988 version.
In my opinion Day of the Dead holds up far better than the OG Dawn. I'm a big fan of Day. Highly underrated.
My main concern is that it might be too comedy, not enough horror. I'll watch it eventually either way, but if something has to go that's the first movie that came to my mind.
I'm sure I could ditch some of the sure to be awful slashers in my list, but I want a little bad mixed in with the good. It makes talking about so many movies a little more fun.
I'd be hard pressed to classify What We Do in the Shadows as horror movie or even horror comedy. It is an observational comedy about vampires, all the horror-ish moments in the film are derived from that point of view, even the most graphic parts. Mockcumentary and vampires have been overused in the media the past few years but the film does blend them together to make an pretty damn funny experience, it's not the my favorite comedy I've seen this year but I can picture it being one I most watch in the future.My main concern is that it might be too comedy, not enough horror. I'll watch it eventually either way, but if something has to go that's the first movie that came to my mind.
I'm sure I could ditch some of the sure to be awful slashers in my list, but I want a little bad mixed in with the good. It makes talking about so many movies a little more fun.
Any movies that have a great Halloween theme like Trick r treat?
There's really only one scene in the film that I would say that could be described as being much heavier on the horror than the comedy, but it is definitely a mockumentary first and foremost. You should absolutely watch it, though!
I'd be hard pressed to classify What We Do in the Shadows as horror movie or even horror comedy. It is an observational comedy about vampires, all the horror-ish moments in the film are derived from that point of view, even the most graphic parts. Mockcumentary and vampires have been overused in the media the past few years but the film does blend them together to make an pretty damn funny experience, it's not the my favorite comedy I've seen this year but I can picture it being one I most watch in the future.
I wouldn't call What We Do in the Shadows horror either. It's definitely more comedy with horror themes.
Compared to something like Shaun of the Dead or Cabin in the Woods, which ARE comedies and are pretty fun but also are pretty decent horror movies in their own right, WWDITS doesn't really reach those same horror heights.
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The Video Dead (looks like hilarious crap, zombies coming out of a tv and it's an 80s movie, oh my!)
Any movies that have a great Halloween theme like Trick r treat?
The Video Dead is really mediocre, now if your watching it via the Scream Factory release you get Terrorvision which is a wickedly funny, over the top 80's horror film as well.
So I guess I'm going to take What We Do in the Shadows off my list to make room for The Bride of Frankenstein, unless anyone really wants to plead its case.
I really want it too, but I don't really want to deal with the hassle/prices of importing.
So, I'm definitely considering participating in this challenge/movie marathon. I've already been scraping this thread, last year's thread as well as top 100 horror movie lists to get some ideas.
Somewhere down the line I've become a bit of a horror fan (mostly horror games, but movies as well). And as chance would have it. My girlfriend really enjoys horror movies too. For the past few months we have been plunging ourselves through a whole lot of, mostly mediocre, (semi-)recent horror films.
For a while now I've been considering taking on some older horror films. As I'm ashamed to admit that I've seen very few of the classics in the genre. I've never watched The Excorsist, The Evil Dead, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm-Street, Poltergeist, The Omen or Rosemay's Baby, to name but a few. I hope to rectify this in the coming month. Though I must admit that I do fear that the age of these films may hamper my enjoyment somewhat. Especially films older than the 80s.
For now my general strategy will be a blend between relatively new films (post- 2000) and older classics (pre-1990). I highly doubt that I will be able to hit 31 movies, as I don't see myself watching a movie every night over the course of an entire month. But perhaps the weekends can get me close to the goal of 31 movies.
I'm still building my list, but films that I'm considering right now are:
1990 or older
1. The Thing (1982)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. The Shining (1980)
4. Videodrome (1983)
5. Tremors (1990)
6. Poltergeist (1982)
7. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
8. A Nightmare On Elm-Street (1984)
9. The Fly (1986)
10. Re-Animator (1985)
11. The Evil Dead (1981)
12. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
13. The Excorcist (1973)
14. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
15. The Beyond (1981)
Post 2000
1. Drag Me To Hell (2009)
2. A Girl Walk Home Alone At Night (2014)
3. Oculus (2013)
4. The Loved Ones (2012)
5. The Orphanage (2007)
6. Spring (2015)
7. We Are What We Are (2013
8. Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011)
9. The House of The Devil (2009)
10. Wolfcreek (2005)
11. [REC] (2007)
Thanks for the tips! I'll take both Evil Dead 2 and Night of the Living Dead into consideration and maybe I'll drop Drag Me To Hell for now. Finding some decent "recent' horror movies to balance out the list is proving to be hard though. I'm not a fan of torture horror, which I feel has been dominating a good chunk of the horror scene in recent years.You've got a solid list there. Tucker and Dale is a good one. And since Evil Dead is on the list, you might as well watch Evil Dead 2 also -- which I think is a stronger movie. It's also more of a remake than a sequel anyway. And since you have Night of the Living Dead, I would strongly recommend following that up with Return of the Living Dead. That movie works as a spiritual sequel and makes pretty awesome references to it.
Drag me to hell is also not too good a movie tbh. Which is a let down because Evil Dead franchise is so good.
Thanks for the tips! I'll take both Evil Dead 2 and Night of the Living Dead into consideration and maybe I'll drop Drag Me To Hell for now. Finding some decent "recent' horror movies to balance out the list is proving to be hard though. I'm not a fan of torture horror, which I feel has been dominating a good chunk of the horror scene in recent years.
Thanks for the recommendations. I've already watched Let The Right One in, The Descent and Bug. Though I must admit to not watching Bug in its entirety. Might return to that one at one point. I'll make not of the others though.For post-2000 films I'd recommend:
-Let The Right One In
-The Descent
-Pontypool
-Ils
-Bug
-House of the Devil
Hopefully subtitles aren't a problem.
For post-2000 films I'd recommend:
-Let The Right One In
-The Descent
-Pontypool
-Ils
-Bug
-House of the Devil
Hopefully subtitles aren't a problem.
I want to get some of Savini's best work in this year. Can anyone think of movies that rank up there with The Prowler and The Burning? Besides Friday the 13th and Dawn of the Dead, seen those way too many times.
You should check out Sinister. My wife and were constantly searching for good horror flicks that stick with you in a bad/good way, and legit creep you out. Definitely one of the better ones from recent years.I'm still building my list, but films that I'm considering right now are:
Maniac - Probably has one of the best gags Savini ever did.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - He raised the bar from what he did on the first one. Plus he really send Jason out with a show stopping death.
Day of the Dead - He went crazy with the zombie effects. Lots of amazing zombie gags that have been quoted countless times over the years.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - Great Leatherface mask. Lots of cool and fun effects.
Creepshow - Fun movie with lots of varied effects work. It's an EC comic brought to life, in large part thanks to Savini's effects work.
I don't normally get spooked by horror movies but this one got to me. The claustrophobic setting, the jump scares and constant on-edge feeling it gives you, etc. just caught me off guard. Great movie. Saw it again later on on Netflix or something and it obviously wasn't nearly as bad the second time around when I wasn't in a theater and knew what to expect. But yeah...damn...
There are very few movies where I honestly could not tell you what happens in its story. The House by the Cemetery is one of them.
I know right, I really tried too. The gore is neat, but the movie was disappointing. I did like zombi.
with a possibility of Thankskilling
2013 Reviews
1. The Pact (2012)
2. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
3. Evil Dead II (1987)
4. House at the End of the Street (2012)
5. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
6. The Blob (1958)
7. House (1977)
8. Cronos (1993)
9. Fiend without a Face (1958)
10. Sisters (1973)
11. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
12. Antichrist (2009)
Please don't do that to yourself![]()
I'm actually thinking of doing this. I already ended up watching Tremors last night. Maybe I keep myself occupied by playing a horror game instead (still intend to play Amnesia some time).With the amount of movies on my list I could just go ahead and start a week early... and go on a week longer...![]()
Well that's basically enough to fill half your month. Watch Dario Argento movies. Watch Mario Bava movies.I haven't really seen much giallo other than Susperia so I might get into that this year.
I love this thread every year because it gives me good ideas for horror movies I haven't seen yet.
however, that list seems to get smaller and smaller.
I'd love to watch as many movies that I haven't seen as possible. So if you guys can give me some lesser known stuff that would be cool. Re-watching things is nice and all but I'd love to be surpiresed too.
I haven't really seen much giallo other than Susperia so I might get into that this year.
Here is a list from a friend of mine who went through and complied ratings from the members (about 100 at the time) of IMDb's Horror Board from 2007-2011. 500 horror films. It's been my go to guide for the October Challenge over the years.
Top 500 Horror Films List
Yeah, Bava and Argento's gialli are great. I'm particularly fond of Blood and Black Lace, Deep Red, and Tenebre. Fulci's Don't Torture a Duckling is an underrated gem in the genre as well, it's got kind of a different feel from the usual fare. (I'm omitting these directors' supernatural horror films here as those aren't true gialli, despite having many of the trappings of the genre - but most of those are worth watching as well.)
Don't forget Lizard In Woman's Skin and 7 Notes In Black
Lizard in a Woman's Skin isn't even remotely close to being a horror movie though.
That's the problem with gialli and why I'm more selective when including them in this, most are just straight up suspense/thriller movies and have limited to no horror elements.
Yeah.. I mean you have a point, thoughthe dog scene is pretty horrifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEpRevD3iRs
Here is a list from a friend of mine who went through and complied ratings from the members (about 100 at the time) of IMDb's Horror Board from 2007-2011. 500 horror films. It's been my go to guide for the October Challenge over the years.
Top 500 Horror Films List
Can anyone recommend some good monster films for me, just drawing up my list and need some decent monster films on the list
does beetlejuice count as a horror movie?
Not horror but to me it fits the theme of this thread pretty well.does beetlejuice count as a horror movie?