Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake):
My favorite zombie movie. I was a big fan of the original Dawn of the Dead, too, but this one just knocked it out of the park in every possible way, from the opening scenes to the very last frame. It caters to everything I want in a horror/action/survival flick.
Dog Soldiers:
It seems that a lot of people have never heard of this one, and that's a shame. It's easily my favorite werewolf movie. The beasties look awesome and the characters are great.
The Thing:
John Carpenter's 1982 classic. Not just one of my favorite horror movies, but one of my favorite movies, period. Kurt Russell is amazing, the setting is perfect, and I love love loooove the ending. I'm a sucker for tragedies.
The Blair Witch Project:
I know there are a lot of people out there who dislike this movie, and a lot of people who claim it didn't scare them whatsoever... I am NOT one of those people. I saw Blair Witch on opening night with a bunch of friends - we went into it with no expectations - we didn't know if it was real or not. The movie scared THE CRAP out of me. The "leave it to your imagination" aspect really got to me, and it was the creepiest movie-watching experience of my life. I still remember the final scene - the entire audience screamed or gasped, and then we literally sat in stunned, freaked-out silence for about two solid minutes. I still get chills thinking about it. (And of course, right as I'm typing this, something - a tree branch probably - hits my window, making my heart frickin' stop. NICE...)
Poltergeist:
Such an awesome movie on so many levels. I saw it multiple times as a kid and it always fascinated me and scared me (that swimming pool scene - yikes). For me, the concept of ghosts and poltergeists felt much more real than, say, Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th.
Interview With The Vampire:
I don't care what anyone says, I love this movie. I think it's well-made, I think it does justice to the book (which I was a huge fan of as a teenager), and I think Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are excellent. This movie deserves way more love than it gets.
Trick 'r Treat:
I recently discovered this one, and I loved it. In fact, I find myself thinking about it a lot - it's got a bunch of creepy, cool scenes that (for me, at least) are really memorable. It's not super scary, but it's fun, and it harkens back to the 1980s short story style horror flicks like Creepshow.
Fright Night:
An underrated classic. Creepy, funny, goofy, awesome. And let's not forget - one of the scariest smiles in cinema history (click here if you dare).
28 Days Later:
It's hard to argue that this was a revolutionary zombie flick. It changed the genre and spawned an era of copycats. It gave us a bleak, serious look at a post-outbreak world, not to mention FAST zombies. It's still just as creepy today as it was the first time I watched it.
The Lost Boys:
Okay, so when you watch it now, it's more comedy than horror. It isn't a movie that's going to give you nightmares. But it was a staple of '80s childhood, and I still think it's a blast to watch it. I can't deny my love for The Lost Boys. And, c'mon... Easily one of the best soundtracks ever.
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Dog Soldiers is a GREAT werewolf flick. One of my favorite Horror movies!
I'll have to find this Dog Soldiers movie.
28 Days Later is probably my fave "zombie" movie.
And it was Kirsten Dunst in vampire that scared the crap outta me.
I thought for sure you'd have The Mist in there...
I LOVE every one of these movies, too. Dog Soldiers is one of the best movies ever made. It's a shame so many peope are aware of it.
I've seen Fright Night probably more than any other movie. I watched it again a couple months ago cuz it had been years since I'd watched it, and I found myself saying every line before they said it. :|
Oops, I meant "NOT aware."
Excellent list, dude.
Cry, little sister. Word to your mother.
Some interesting choices sir - some I strongly agree with (Dog Soldiers, The Thing), some I don't (Blair Witch, Fright Night).
My personal choices for a Halloween movie marathon? (Because it's the internet and naturally you want to know.)
10) Dead Alive ("Braindead")
9) Night of the Living Dead (original)
8) Friday the 13th (original)
7) Nightmare on Elm Street
6) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (either one)
5) Hellraiser
4) The Omen (original)
3) Ghostbusters
2) The Exorcist
1) Halloween (original).
You could also substitute "High Tension ("Switchblade Romance") in with one of these.
Happy Halloween, sir! Keep up the awesome artwork. :)
Great list! (especially the first few)
I agree with most of it (but ya know, I dunno if I ever saw Fright Night... guess it's Netflix time)
I really like Trick R Treat, I mean, it was a really good, fun watch, but I too have spent much time reflecting back on it, and all the nice touches. It's just off the mark of greatness at first blush, but surely a classic none the less!
I found your link on cosmispencil.blogspot.com
Just to let you know that the pictures posted on this blog on Thursday , August 06,2009 titled "Environnment Test : Process 02" were made by myself and taken from MY blog without any permission ("waiting for the King" page 3, posted Thursday, May 29, 2008)
etienne JUNG
And...? This is a not-for-profit personal blog. Who DOESN'T pull random images from the web for their Blogger pages???
J.etienne, I think you might have me confused with someone else.. I didn't post anything on August 6th... Can you give me a link to the post in question?
Grant,
He was referring to my blog which has been edited and corrected.
I apologize for what he has been doing on everyones blogs.
-matt
Grant - fantastic list. I'm happy to see you have The Lost Boys and Blair Witch on there! My favorites!
TK Jedi: I thought about putting "The Mist" on here (as well as "Alien" and some others), but they sorta felt more like sci fi than horror to me, and it was already tough enough to narrow it down to ten.. heh. :)
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