Best horror movies of all-time

[Bigboii]

I have been a fan of horror genre for a long time and I would love for you guys to share your all-time favorite horror movie list
here's mine

insidious, bhool bhulaiyaa, conjuring series
tell me yours

 

[Rana]

It depends on what age you watch them.

I was 15 I think when I saw the Texas chainsaw massacre remake 2004 movie. That left an everlasting mark in my mind. Was a gruesome movie with hardly anything supernatural about it. A highly depressing situation with no way out

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ju-On (Japanese) I watched a lot of Japanese and South Korean Horror movies as I studied in Singapore, Ju on series is by far the scariest.

Anabelle series, first paranormal activity and if not a horro but a mystery which will give you chills, watch Saw.

 

[Itachi]

You've been a fan of horror series for a long time but the best you came up with is insidious?

May I ask your age?

 

[Bigboii]

You've been a fan of horror series for a long time but the best you came up with is insidious?

May I ask your age?

Please don't hate on me(yes I know it's not that good tbh), I am a young guy

On the real tho I would love to know your list

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hereditary is a good movie, check it out

 

[Robert]

Night of the Demon
The Exorcist
The Omen
Alien
The Thing (1982)

 

[Technics 1210]

The Omen

Proving you don't need gore/blood for horror.

That Crow!

 

[Robert]

The Omen

Proving you don't need gore/blood for horror.

That Crow!

The jackal skeleton in the grave freaked me out.

 

[Uzi]

In more recent times, Hereditary was decent.

The Shining
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

 

[Itachi]

Please don't hate on me(yes I know it's not that good tbh), I am a young guy

On the real tho I would love to know your list

1. Shutter (Thai) : 2004
2. Alone (Thai): 2007
3. The host (korean): 2006
4. I saw the devil (korean): 2010
5. Confessions (Japanese): 2010
6. Audition (Japanese): 1999
7. Exorcist
8. The thing: 1982

 

[IMMY69]

This thread just makes me feel old!!!

Ok so for the oldies here...
Old Universal Horror Films - 12am/1am showing on BBC2 in the late 70's / early 80's.

Frankenstein - Boris Karloff
Dracula - Bela Lugosi
The Wolfman - Lon Chaney Junior

Then you had Bride of Frankenstein followed by Dracula meets The Wolfman, Son of Frankenstein and an ensemble cast titled, House of Dracula where all three were in the same film.

The whole thing came to a hilarious conclusion with Abbot and Costello Meet the Frankenstein Monster.

Grew up watching these films, had a lasting impression and nothing since has come close.
For pure scariness, the first Evil Dead was pretty scary as was The Exorcist. Omen was up there too.

70's Hammer Horrors with Lee and Cushing were amusing...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Probably Rosemary’s Baby or The Shining

The past 15 years have probably been the best time for horror ever though. It’s the genre that I feel has been most progressive and creative. Some really great horror movies and a lot of good ones.

Great ones like Hereditary, The Lighthouse, The Descent, Saw, Let the Right One In, Get Out, Us, The Witch, You’re Next, The Wailing

Good ones like Midsommar, Hush, Oculus, It Follows, Don’t Breathe, The Invitiation, Evil Dead remake, paranormal activity, dawn of the dead, Final Destination 1, The Strangers

And then you have ones that are well made, decent horror movies worth watching like ]The Conjuring 1 and 2, Sinister, Saw 2, Insidious series, It, A Quiet Place, Geralds game, Rec, Trick r Treat, Hostel etc

There are quite a few more as well

Which other period of 15 years or so in history has had this many good horror movies. Compare this to the amount of mediocrity in the decades after the 70s.

 

[Technics 1210]

The jackal skeleton in the grave freaked me out.

Oh yes! That was heart stopping!

I might just watch with tonight! Great family fan!

 

[Technics 1210]

Technically speaking, Jaws, is classified as a horror, which in my view makes Jaws the greatest ever horror movie. Though it's generally accepted that Jaws is classified as a thriller.

 

[srh]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe creep me out.

 

[Itachi]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe creep me out.

you can try American Mary. It's Canadian one so you should have heard the title.

 

[Bigboii]

People are coming up with non-English horror movies frankly I have never seen non-English horror (except for one or two Bollywood movies) so how do you watch it is it subtitled or dubbed (just curious)

 

[BoredFromLifeXi]

I never understand the hype about "The thing" . I never found it scary enough.

 

[Itachi]

People are coming up with non-English horror movies frankly I have never seen non-English horror (except for one or two Bollywood movies) so how do you watch it is it subtitled or dubbed (just curious)

For asian movies, never watch dubbed. You can't fully grasp the emotions. always watch with subs.

 

[Hermoine Green]

People are coming up with non-English horror movies frankly I have never seen non-English horror (except for one or two Bollywood movies) so how do you watch it is it subtitled or dubbed (just curious)

Watch Mama ....

 

[Hermoine Green]

The Curse of La Llorona is a good one too.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Brilliant thread, I have always been a sucker for a good horror film, although you get very few genuine quality ones, the majority are unwatchable trash.

Here's my list off the top of my head:

The Omen
Nightmare on Elm Street
Scream
The Ring
Child's Play (original) although I don't know how it would stack up now
American Werewolf in London
Candyman - come on guys, this was up with the best!

 

[Kroll]

I agree, the Omen series is one of the most unsettling even to this day.

 

[Bigboii]

Paranormal activity, they were okish good
Remember watching them during the summer vacation nights alone
They were scary or they seemed scary because I was alone
I don't know

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Watch Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining. Regular horror movies will look mediocre to you afterward

 

[DeadBall]

[MENTION=95766]leatherface58[/MENTION]

 

[in_cutter]

The Curse of La Llorona is a good one too.

Awful movie I thought.

 

[Robert]

I never understand the hype about "The thing" . I never found it scary enough.

It’s the paranoia. I think it holds up well even now.

 

[in_cutter]

Too many to list

In no order:

Ringu/The Ring (Japan)
Ju On (Japan)
The Orphanage (Spain)
The Exorcist (USA)
Shadow Of The Vampire (USA)
Tale Of Two Sisters (Korea)
The Thing (USA)
Rec/Rec 2 (Spain)
High Tension (France(
An American Werewolf In London (USA)
The Blair Witch Project (USA)
Let The Right One In (Sweden)
Evil Dead 2 (USA)
The Sixth Sense (USA)
The Witch (USA)
Hereditary (USA)
Midsommar (USA)
Insidious series (USA)
The Conjuring 1/2 (USA)
Paranormal Activity Series (USA)
The Descent (USA)
Martyrs (France)

 

[in_cutter]

Nightmare On Elm Street (USA)
I Saw The Devil (Korea)
The Others (USA)
The Shining (USA)
The Devil’s Backbone (Spain)
The Birds (USA)
The Fly (USA)
Nosferatu
Jaws (USA)
Audition (Korea)
Scream (USA)

 

[in_cutter]

Watch Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining. Regular horror movies will look mediocre to you afterward

It’s not that scary tbh..more psychological.

 

[in_cutter]

Continued....

The Mist (USA)
It Follows (USA)
Get Out (USA)
Under The Shadow (Iran)
A Quite Place (USA)
The Babadook (Australia)
The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (USA)
VHS 1/2 (USA)
Wolf Creek (Australia)
Rogue (Australia)
Dog Soldiers (UK)
28 Days Later (USA)
Goodnight Mommy (France)
Pulse (Korea)

 

[Donal Cozzie]

1. John Carpenter's The Thing.
2. John Carpenter's The Thing
3. John Carpenter's The Thing.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

It’s the paranoia. I think it holds up well even now.

Its the practical effects. Read up about what the guy , name escapes me right now, was it Rob Bottin or something? did to make this film.

Worked 12 hour days seven days a week for a year to get the effects right, had to be hospitalised at release due to exhaustion. Its not an exaggeration to say it still looks fantastic even now.

Combine that with Carpenter's direction and writing and an ending so fantastic it still gets talked about today you have an all time classic.

An absolute masterpiece. An outrage it was panned critically on release, further evidence some critics know jack all about films.

 

[in_cutter]

1. John Carpenter's The Thing.
2. John Carpenter's The Thing
3. John Carpenter's The Thing.

Yes this too. Great movie.

 

[James]

The Shining.

The amount of readings and interpretations that are possible of this film is just insane. Way too deep and intense to be classified as a normal horror film. This is something else.

An assault on the senses and a twisted, ambiguous psychological masterpiece.

 

[Itachi]

Continued....

The Mist (USA)
It Follows (USA)
Get Out (USA)
Under The Shadow (Iran)
A Quite Place (USA)
The Babadook (Australia)
The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (USA)
VHS 1/2 (USA)
Wolf Creek (Australia)
Rogue (Australia)
Dog Soldiers (UK)
28 Days Later (USA)
Goodnight Mommy (France)
Pulse (Korea)

The mist.... The ending totally ruined it. All these build ups and the ending was laughable.

 

[Robert]

Watch Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining. Regular horror movies will look mediocre to you afterward

I wouldn’t call it scary. Unsettling maybe. I suppose it was influential. It’s illogical - how did Johnny get out of the freezer? Did the ghosts let him out?

 

[Robert]

I wouldn’t call it scary. Unsettling maybe. I suppose it was influential. It’s illogical - how did Johnny get out of the freezer? Did the ghosts let him out?

Jack I mean. Mixing it up with something else.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Watch Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining. Regular horror movies will look mediocre to you afterward

It looked really dated and put me off so I gave up after about 15 mins, but just read the book recently so I will try again. The story is actually a very original one.

That reminds me of another Stephen King movie which I liked back in the day, Salem's Lot. Again, not sure it might not have aged badly, but very creepy film at the time. His books don't always translate well to the screen.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Misery is another really good movie based on a Stephen King novel. Obviously nowhere close to The Shining but still a must watch

 

[amvbfm]

Continued....

The Mist (USA)
It Follows (USA)
Get Out (USA)
Under The Shadow (Iran)
A Quite Place (USA)
The Babadook (Australia)
The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (USA)
VHS 1/2 (USA)
Wolf Creek (Australia)
Rogue (Australia)
Dog Soldiers (UK)
28 Days Later (USA)
Goodnight Mommy (France)
Pulse (Korea)

Very good lists. You guys have pretty much covered everything here so would add a few random ones of the top of my head which have not already been mentioned in any post:

Changeling (USA)
Don't look now (USA)
Hills have eyes (USA) the remake. I know it isn't exactly art but for some reason found it pretty unsettling
Dario Argento's older movies (Italian)
French new wave horror (high tension,Inside, frontiers, sheitan, ils and many others)
Train to Busan (Korean) - all the better ones have already been mentioned
Sleep tight (Spain)
As above so below (USA)

 

[leatherface58]

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
2. The Thing (1982)
3. Rec (2007)
4. Evil Dead II (1987)
5. Black Christmas (1974)
6. Suspiria (1977)
7. Trick r' Treat (2007)
8. Halloween (1978)
9. Paranormal Activity (2007)
10. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

 

[leatherface58]

It’s the paranoia. I think it holds up well even now.

Bingo. It is the closest to a Hitchcockian sci-fi thriller that I have seen. Plus, the special effects are top class even today. As usual, the mainstream critics ripped it to shreds because it hurt their precious feelings but I have learnt to disregard mainstream critics when it comes to horror and exploitation cinema.

You see that sort of elitism even today where legitimate horror films like Hereditary are called "elevated horror" because these critics are ashamed to admit they liked a horror film. Screw 'em.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Bingo. It is the closest to a Hitchcockian sci-fi thriller that I have seen. Plus, the special effects are top class even today. As usual, the mainstream critics ripped it to shreds because it hurt their precious feelings but I have learnt to disregard mainstream critics when it comes to horror and exploitation cinema.

You see that sort of elitism even today where legitimate horror films like Hereditary are called "elevated horror" because these critics are ashamed to admit they liked a horror film. Screw 'em.

Even worse is that Morricone's magnificent ost was nominated for a Razzie.

Fun fact, some of the stuff he composed for The Thing that was left unused was subsequently used in the Hateful Eight. Can even kinda sense the similarity to the original film it was meant to be in under the slight changes made to fit with the modern film it ended up in.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx-dlEVdIYE

 

[IMMY69]

It looked really dated and put me off so I gave up after about 15 mins, but just read the book recently so I will try again. The story is actually a very original one.

That reminds me of another Stephen King movie which I liked back in the day, Salem's Lot. Again, not sure it might not have aged badly, but very creepy film at the time. His books don't always translate well to the screen.

Yes of course, how could I forget Salem’s Lot... David Soul..

The nails scratching at the window...truly chilling TV movie.

 

[in_cutter]

Very good lists. You guys have pretty much covered everything here so would add a few random ones of the top of my head which have not already been mentioned in any post:

Changeling (USA)
Don't look now (USA)
Hills have eyes (USA) the remake. I know it isn't exactly art but for some reason found it pretty unsettling
Dario Argento's older movies (Italian)
French new wave horror (high tension,Inside, frontiers, sheitan, ils and many others)
Train to Busan (Korean) - all the better ones have already been mentioned
Sleep tight (Spain)
As above so below (USA)

Also The Wailing (Korea)

Haven’t watched Changeling

 

[leatherface58]

Even worse is that Morricone's magnificent ost was nominated for a Razzie.

Fun fact, some of the stuff he composed for The Thing that was left unused was subsequently used in the Hateful Eight. Can even kinda sense the similarity to the original film it was meant to be in under the slight changes made to fit with the modern film it ended up in.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx-dlEVdIYE

Kubrick was also nominated for Worst Director for the Shining. The razzies, like pretty much any awards show, have next to no credibility.

The Hateful Eight is one of the best films of 2016. Kurt Russell's 'stache alone is enough for a recommendation.

 

[amvbfm]

Also The Wailing (Korea)

Haven’t watched Changeling

You should watch it. It's a highly underrated haunted house story starring George C. Scott.

 

[moghul]

Night of the Demon
The Exorcist
The Omen
Alien
The Thing (1982)

Saw Omen when I was very young got very scared, still remember that after so many years.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Kubrick was also nominated for Worst Director for the Shining. The razzies, like pretty much any awards show, have next to no credibility.

The Hateful Eight is one of the best films of 2016. Kurt Russell's 'stache alone is enough for a recommendation.

His magnificent beard in The Thing has rightfully been granted a place in the annals of my Beard Appreciation Thread.