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[ThirstyFly]

Great results overall, HorrorGAF has good tastes... EXCEPT (IMO) for one thing, and that is Dawn of the Dead (1978) is not in the top 10.

That probably would have been my number 2

 

[Walter Matthau]

I wasn't aware of the voting thread, but that's a great list you guys came up with. Only movie I haven't seen in the Top 20 is The Descent. I suppose it's time I look it up.

 

[Spieler Eins]

I wasn't aware of the voting thread, but that's a great list you guys came up with. Only movie I haven't seen in the Top 20 is The Descent. I suppose it's time I look it up.

Be careful to watch the UK version, not the US version. The latter changed the ending to something dumb.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

I'm not really a big horror film fan but Alien is the exception. Nice to see it got 1st place.

 

[Toxi]

Movies that should have gotten more points

• Candyman (1992) - 10 ( 1 )
• Slither (2006) - 5 ( 0 )
• The Wicker Man (1973) - 4 ( 0 )
• The Orphanage (2007) - 3 ( 0 )

And yes I'm aware of the hypocrisy of saying some movies should have gotten more points when I didn't vote.

 

[guek]

Predictable list, but honestly in this genre it's pretty expected, haha.
The greats are great for a reason.

My thoughts exactly, haha

Horror is a bit of niche genre, truth be told. As a casual fan, I enjoy pretty much all of the top 10.

 

[Beefy]

Is Cabin in the Woods not just a teens getting killed film? Or does it actually have a story?

 

[Toxi]

Is Cabin in the Woods not just a teens getting killed film? Or does it actually have a story?

Watch it. Don't spoil yourself beforehand.

 

[ThirstyFly]

Is Cabin in the Woods not just a teens getting killed film? Or does it actually have a story?

No and yes. Don't read any more on it, go in blind.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

The Thing is so fucking good. I don't find it scary really, but it's just a great SF flick with characters behaving in plausible ways in response to the mystery. Like they are flawed, emotional, but also intelligent. Really refreshing in the genre.

 

[Speevy]

Edit: The Wicker Man (1973) getting so few points (4) is ridiculous.

Unless I'm mistaken, this film is pretty hard to track down. It's not like they play it on TV.

 

[Blader]

Glad to see votes for Suspiria.

Also, I never realized Tobe Hooper directed both Poltergeist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre before this thread. That's some serious range.

Edit: The Wicker Man (1973) getting so few points (4) is ridiculous.

Hooper directing Poltergeist is arguable.

 

[Sadist]

The Thing is so fucking good. I don't find it scary really, but it's just a great SF flick with characters behaving in plausible ways in response to the mystery. Like they are flawed, emotional, but also intelligent. Really refreshing in the genre.

This.

Also, Dawn of the Dead '78 missing the top 20 booooo uurns

 

[Dega]

This.

Also, Dawn of the Dead '78 missing the top 20 booooo uurns

Yeah.. that's just weird.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

<- Is sad. Guess I should have voted.

 

[EGM1966]

Overall good list but c'mon GAF Wicker Man should be in top ten (Lee version of course) and Evil Dead 2 is just to comic silly to be in top 10 - I love it but I'd hesitate to even describe it as horror; it's really just a very gory fun romp.

Still Alien is great number one and most or rest of top 10 I can't argue with either apart from changing a few placements (Exorcist definitely too low but I'm guessing it's religious roots loose out these days to other horror concepts.