Who likes horror movies?

[ElBandito]

I love horror flicks with a passion.

I'd have to say that the most unsettling would be 'Cabin Fever'. Although I've a fondness for 'The Host' and get a huge kick out of 'Evil Dead II' and 'Evil Dead III - Army of Darkness'.

I'm particularly attracted to Zombie films, and Romero is my hero. Although Land of the Dead was a miss for me. That was rubbish.

[ElBandito]

Meh, this just in...

'The Exorcist' voted scariest horror film.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/stor...ectid=10472799

The Exorcist has been named the scariest film of all time in a new survey, while the top horror villain was Hannibal Lecter.

A poll of more than 5000 film fans by internet giant MSN Movies found one in five were most frightened by The Exorcist followed by the Saw series and Jack Nicholson's The Shining.

Other films in the top 10 included The Omen, Jaws and The Blair Witch Project. More than a third of those questioned named the portrayal by Anthony Hopkins of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs as the top horror villain, followed by the Alien.

See, now I don't get 'The Blair Witch Project'. I think that movie is something of an American phenomenon. And this is because here in New Zealand we don't have that long tradition of the witch being the 'Big Bad'. Actually there's nothing really all that scary here... honest (by the way, see 'Black Sheep' if you can).

Top horror villian - Hannibal Lecter? I'm guessing that's because they couldn't remember the names of the cenobites from Hellraiser.

And I agree with the Alien, but to be honest I don't find it that much of a horror.

[PointsOfLight]

I love zombie movies! 28 days later...dawn of the dead...stuff like that. 28 weeks later made my friend pass out but I loved it. it was nothing like 28 days later though.

does anybody here remember Arachnophobia? with John Goodman playing the exterminator (hilarious)? That movie scared the living crap out of me.

[ElBandito]

"8 Legged Freaks" was the fun, exciting version of Arachnophbia. Loved it

On Zombie movies; I've seen and loved (some exceptions...);

Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead (and recent remake)
Day of the Dead
Return of the Living Dead (camp, certainly)
Land of the Dead
Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness
Resident Evil
Resident Evil II
Resident Evil III: Extinction
Night of the Creeps
Night of the Comet
Slither (technically NOT living dead, but close enough)
28 Weeks Later
28 Months Later
Shaun of the Dead
Brain Dead (known as 'Dead Alive' in the US)

Oh, and if you're into books, read 'World War Z'. It's the business.

[ElBandito]

And keep an eye out for 'Worst Case Scenario'. That looks freaking COOL from the trailers off the web

(excuse multi posts)

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by ElBandito

See, now I don't get 'The Blair Witch Project'. I think that movie is something of an American phenomenon.

I thought that was the stupidest movie. Not scary in the slightest.

[W.HI.P]

Jacob's ladder:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SXXbIOc9h4g

Silent Hill
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSOhAocQ7-4

[Shawnee123]

I love a scary movie.

However, gore just for gore (no, not Al) does nothing for me. Sure, some gore is great if it's done right, but without some intelligent writing it's like, eh. Give me the suspense, the jump out of your seat scary.

Halloween
Exorcist
The Other (not the Others with Nicole Kidman)
The Omen
Rosemary's Baby
Seven
The Hitcher
Duel
That first part of Scream with Drew Barrymore!

Oh, and HLJ...I need to watch Last House on the Left again! I have a vague recollection of it.

[HungLikeJesus]

Here are some old ones that scared me when I was a kid:

+ What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
+ Lady in a Cage
+ Picture Mommy Dead
+ The House that Dripped Blood

Oh, and HLJ...I need to watch Last House on the Left again! I have a vague recollection of it.

I can lend you my copy.

Duel was the best made-for-TV movie ever.

[Cicero]

Thank you Bandito....Night of the Living Dead is still one of the best hits....it's hard to top that...of course I love Zombie classics too.

You guys have to see "I Zombie" as I have been looking for it and can't find it here lately.

It's written from the perspective of the Zombie...awesome!!

[glatt]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Duel was the best made-for-TV movie ever.

Is that the car v. truck one? What is the plot line again? Why is the truck chasing the car? How does it end? The long middle I remember.

[Shawnee123]

Before the term "road rage" Duel is simply that: Dude passes a semi truck. Trucker is ticked off and starts screwing with the driver (an everyman passive commuter) and it slowly escalates; when you think the driver has finally given up terrorizing poor David (played by Dennis Weaver) he comes back, worse. Scary because it's something that could happen on any given day. It was directed by Spielberg, clear back in 1971.

[glatt]

OK. So it was just that the trucker got passed. How did it end? Is the truck blown up or anything like that?

[Shawnee123]

Are you writin' a book?

Spoiler:

If you like some blowing up and cliff-plunging, this is the flick for you. David's car overheats, he turns his car around to face the semi, jumps out at the last moment...the car explodes on impact and the semi goes over a cliff. Everyman beats Everypsycho.

[ZenGum]

I was talking with a Japanese guy today who said the exorcist scared him so badly he wouldn't go to the toilet at night for months afterwards....
He was TWELVE when he saw it!!!!!!
Holy &%$#, what kind of parenting was that?