No seriously, are there any Good Horror movies out there?!?!

[Reign in Acai]

I'm going to have to check out The Hitcher and The Devil's Backbone now for sure.

Added to queue.

 

[J.]

JayK makes one comment about The Hitcher and everyone will check it out. GAH

 

[Claws of Perdition]

Sorry but seeing your pic of rob darken in your avatar, i can't take much you say seriously

 

[J.]

haha fair enough. ill leave you kids to see your Sevens and Notebooks

 

[JayKeeley]

By the way, please note that The Devil's Backbone is Spanish with English subtitles. (It's set in Spain during the revolution).

 

[Dark One]

Exorcist III FTW. So much symbolism, so much good writing, such great performances from Brad Dourif and George C. Scott. You DO NOT have to have buckets of gore to have an effective horror movie and this one proves it.

Have you ever seen the original The Omen? Another superbly acted and creepy film with one of the best musical scores of all time. Highest recommendation.

If you've never seen the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Halloween movies, now is the time to do so.

Near Dark is a helluva lot of fun, but scary? No way. Still quite enjoyable though.

Event Horizon is uneven but has plenty of genuinely creepy moments.

Also, if you haven't seen "House of 1000 Corpses", I'd check it out. Lots of flaws, but holds your interest in an odd way and has an amazingly creepy payoff towards the end.

The original "The Fog" by John Carpenter is another excellent film. Atmospheric and genuinely creepy.

So, I'll second some recs and toss in some more:

Exorcist III
The Omen
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Halloween
Event Horizon
House of 1000 Corpses
The Fog (the original, not the remake)

Jason

 

[J.]

Devil's Backbone was pretty good. And if you don't check out Near Dark, but you love the Hollywood bloated (OH NOES!) The Lost Boys, you might as well remove your balls.

also:

 

[J.]

 

[Reign in Acai]

Exorcist III - added to queue
The Omen - Seen parts of it but fell asleep, worth a second viewing.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Decent, but far from earth shattering
Halloween - Probably seen it 10 yrs ago, don't recall much of it
Event Horizon - Will check out
House of 1000 Corpses - Worst movie ever made
The Fog (the original, not the remake) - Haven't seen.


Edit- Enjoyed most of Session 9 up until the ending.

 

[JayKeeley]

Two not-exactly-horror-but-will-fuck-your-world-up: Cannibal Holocaust and I Spit On Your Grave. That shit's just WRONG, man.

HOSTEL

Intelligently written? I think not! Although Cannibal Holocaust gets no credit for having inspired the Blair Bitch Projects.

Do I even need to mention the "...of the Dead" quadrilogy, 4 of my most favoritest movies of all time.:zombie: I'm very glad that Romero was able to fulfill the kind of vision he wanted for Day of the Dead later in Land of the Dead.

I agree wholeheartedly....but they might seem a little dated now. (Not for me, but for some reason, I can imagine Jerry sitting back and watching these laughing his ass off -- especially Dawn of the Dead).

Actually, Jerry, at minimum make sure to watch Dawn because it will remind you of the Mall of America.

 

[JayKeeley]

J - just to let you know, none of your images are appearing. (You might as well list the titles).

 

[J.]

The Thing
Session 9
The Hitcher
Near Dark

 

[Reign in Acai]

The remake of Dawn of the Dead rocked my socks. Fucking hysterical it was!

 

[JayKeeley]

The Omen - Seen parts of it but fell asleep, worth a second viewing.

Yeah, it's worth it.

House of 1000 Corpses - Worst movie ever made

I have to agree. I've yet to see Devil's Rejects just because I still haven't forgiven myself for renting 1000 corpses.

The Fog (the original, not the remake) - Haven't seen.

It's good. John Carpenter was once a great director.

The problem with this thread is that I don't know what you've already seen. I just assumed you'd already seen it, but just in case, and for the love of all that is unholy, you must see.....THE THING.

(And yes, this is one of those rare cases where the remake is better than the original).

Edit- Enjoyed most of Session 9 up until the ending.

I liked it. Yes, the ending was dodgy, but the rest of it was soooo good, I was willing to forgive. Those moments when he's playing the taped recordings of the therapy sessions.....freaky.

 

[JayKeeley]

The remake of Dawn of the Dead rocked my socks. Fucking hysterical it was!

Didn't like the ending much.

Also, the zombie baby scene was too much. That bit was just retarded.

And if you're going to go this route, just cut to the fucking chase my good man and rent: SHAUN OF THE DEAD.

 

[JayKeeley]

Rob Bottin's effects for The Thing have stood the test of time unbelievably well.

As has pretty much anything Rick Baker's done, particularly the 'morphing' scene in American Werewolf in London. (One of my favoUrite movies of all time, regardless of genre). The 'dream within a dream' sequence is 10/10 BUY OR DIE.

 

[JayKeeley]

J should add a few reco's to this thread. Where the heck is he?

 

[J.]

ive given up.my tastes suck apparently.

just watch american pie

 

[Claws of Perdition]

ive given up.my tastes suck apparently.

just watch american pie

only if JayK says to.

 

[JayKeeley]

5 stars.