Top 10 Horror Movies...Let's have 'em

[sithjedi171]

Still haven't seen Death Proof or Planet Terror. Gotta catch those.

 

[karamazov80]

Off the top of my head (my favorites, not necessarily "the best"):

1) Jaws
2) Alien
3) Evil Dead 2
4) the Thing
5) the Shining
6) Psycho (2nd half of the film, of course)
7) Frailty
8) American Werewolf in London
9) Day of the Dead
10) Texas Chainsaw Massacre. . .Part II!

 

[Calvin Candie]

I wouldn't count Death Proof as horror.

its Tarantino's way of making a slasher film.
IMO its much more of a horror film than jaws or alien.

 

[Master Wayne]

This is a difficult list to compile for me. Not simply picking my favorites, but arranging them on a list. Some of these are too radically different to compare and grade against one another. Some are classic horror, some are modern horror, some are slasher films, some are monster movies. They're all different animals. Regardless, this is more or less my list:

1. John Carpenter's The Thing
2. The Fly (1986)
3. An American Werewolf In London
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. The Exorcist
6. Alien
7. The Evil Dead
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
9. Jacob's Ladder
10. Near Dark

 

[Josh-A-Tron]

Well I guess mine would go something like this:

1. The Exorcist
2. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
3. The Beyond (Lucio Fulci)
4. Halloween (original)
5. Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness)
6. Opera (Dario Argento)
7. Cannibal Holocaust
8. Alien
9. Friday the 13th part 4 (was always partial to that one)
10. Night of the Living Dead (1991, I always liked Savini's update)

 

[ozzfan84]

Phantom of the Opera
Bride of Frankenstein
Dracula
Psycho
Alien
Halloween
The Exorcist
The Shining
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Dawn of the Dead

 

[painter x]

No order

1 Halloween original
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street original
3. Jaws
4 Devils Rejects
5 Friday the 13th A new Blood
6 Friday the 13 part 3
7 Deadly Friend
8 Death Proof
9 Dawn of the Dead original
10 Nightmare on Elm street part 3 Dream Warriors

 

[Morgul Matt]

The Thing (1982)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Jaws
Alien
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poltergeist
Halloween (1978)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Freddy vs Jason
In the Mouth of Madness

 

[amstel]

In no order-

Halloween
Friday The 13th
The Excorist
Session No. 9
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 03 remake
The Ring
Jaws
The Conjuring
Poltergeist
Alien

 

[wanderlai]

The Exorcist
Halloween
Pet Sematary
The Howling
Friday the 13th part 3
White Noise
The Evil Dead
Frailty
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake
Anything my wife has DVR'd

 

[DarkMario616]

Top 3:

1) Halloween 2
2) Nightmare on Elm Street - Dream Warriors
3) Friday the 13th - Part 3

Other 7 in no order:

4) Child's Play 2
5) Candyman
6) Puppet Master 3
7) Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
8) The Leprechaun
9) SAW
10) Dead Silence

 

[wanderlai]

Dead Silence did creep me out. I hate spooky old women, dolls, and rocking chairs.

 

[xphilx]

Glad to see desd silence getting a mention. What an awesome underrated movie. Very creepy

 

[The Batman Professor]

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2. Zombie
3. The Exorcist
4. The Devil's Nightmare
5. John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
6. Horror of Dracula
7. The Wicker Man
8. The Omega Man
9. Suspiria
10. Werewolf vs. The vampire woman

 

[The Batman Professor]

Well I guess mine would go something like this:

1. The Exorcist
2. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
3. The Beyond (Lucio Fulci)
4. Halloween (original)
5. Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness)
6. Opera (Dario Argento)
7. Cannibal Holocaust
8. Alien
9. Friday the 13th part 4 (was always partial to that one)
10. Night of the Living Dead (1991, I always liked Savini's update)

Buio Omega - I give you major props for going that deep into Eurohorror.

 

[creature4000]

1. Anything Universal

2. Halloween
3. TCM '03
4. The Thing
5. Return of the Living Dead
6. Dawn of the Dead
7. FvJ
8. F13th
9. Alien
10. Jaws

 

[Xeno Junkie]

1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alien 3
4. Alien Ressurection
5. Alien vs Predator
6. Alien vs Predator :Requiem:
7. Predator
8. Predator 2
9. Predators
10. Milo and Otis

 

[Knightstalker]

An American Werewolf in London
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original)
The Descent
The Exorcist
The Shining
Dawn of the Dead '04
The Howling
The Lost Boys

 

[Centurion]

Glad to see desd silence getting a mention. What an awesome underrated movie. Very creepy

Hell yeah! I enjoyed that movie too!

Some really good lists here.

 

[Morgul Matt]

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The Thing (1982)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Jaws
Alien
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Poltergeist
Halloween (1978)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Freddy vs Jason
In the Mouth of Madness

I would like to amend my list.

I saw In the Mouth of Madness again very recently, having not seen it for around 5 years or so, & although I still love it I wouldn't quite put it in my top 10 favourite horror movies. You see, it's not actually available here in the UK on dvd, hence my having not seen it for so long. Which is a shocking disgrace if you ask me. You could spit in the great John Carpenter's face and follow that up with a slap & I'm sure that he would find those actions far less insulting than to not even bother releasing one of his films on dvd.

There was one particular omission from my original list that I'm actually very embarrassed about, An American Werewolf in London. It's been one of my all time favourite films since I was a young lad and it just slipped my mind when I wrote my original list. I watched it again over the weekend &, for me, it's lost none of it's magic.

Plus, it's debatable whether certain films should even be classed as horror films at all. Some would argue that Jaws & Alien shouldn't even be on my list. But regardless of what other genres they are I think that they are both also horror movies. But what about Predator & Aliens? Should I include those as horror films? I'm actually not sure on that one but I'll go with a yes & include them all the same.

So anyway, here's an updated list to reflect my true top 10 horror movies... I think.

The Thing (1982)
Aliens
The Wicker Man (1973)
Jaws
Alien
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
An American Werewolf in London
Poltergeist
Predator
Halloween (1978)