I watch a lot of movies, but horror isn't one of my favorite genres.
I think the problem is that there are so many really bad ones out there.
I loved It but when it comes to evoking that creepy feeling that some of us crave, The Ring tops my list.
I remember renting it on VHS. Before any credits or anything, the movie just shows the creepy video that is featured in the film. It was such a bold and creative choice.
In general I enjoy more psychological themes rather than basic gore.
I liked The Ring a lot when it comes to modern movies.
There's a 2016 movie called "The Witch" that was just creepy AND interesting. I liked "Sinister" too.
When I was little, and begged to watch movies that I shouldn't have, The Exorcist and Cujo gave me nightmares.
There are many, many horror movies that I love, but like Buz, don't consider them horror. Jaws, An American Werewolf in London, Alien and Aliens, The Cabin in the Woods, the Others, The Silence of the Lambs, and Poltergeist come to mind.
Love The Changeling with George C. Scott and Ghost Story with Fred Astaire, James Mason and Melvyn Douglas
Day of the Dead (1985)
The Thing (1982)
Rosemary's Baby
The Burning
City of the Living Dead
Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Sinister
The Devil's Candy
Tenebrae
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Omen
The Beyond
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain
Piranha
Suspiria
The Loved Ones
The Ring
The Toxic Avenger
The Dead
Alien
The Fly (1986)
Rosemary's Killer
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday 13th Part 4
Halloween
Jaws
Hostel
Return of the Living Dead
Creepshow
Village of the Damned
Psycho 2
The Conjuring
The Shining
Slient Hill
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I also enjoy the horror films where the plot is plausible. Those are the ones that stick with me. As of late, I really enjoy The Conjuring franchise. I always enjoy a good jump scare now and then and they are packed full of those. I cannot wait for the one coming later this year that focuses on the demon Valek from the second one.
Horror movies are my jam.
The Classics:
Alien
The Shining
The Exorcise
The Thing
Halloween (1977)
Trick 'r Treat (I watch this every year near Halloween)
Event Horizon (cheesy, but awesome sci-fi horror)
Jaws
Suspiria
The Ring
Black Swan
28 Days Later
Saw (1st one)
Paranormal Activity (1st one)
Let the Right one In (both versions are good, but the original Swedish version is slightly better)
Soon to Be Classics:
It Follows (Highly recommend if you haven't seen it. The story is just ok, but the music and general vibes might make this my personal favorite)
The Babadook
The VVitch
Hereditary (Just saw this a few weeks ago and it's fantastic)
Honorable Mentions:
It (2017)
A Quiet Place
You're Next
Happy Death Day
Sinister (the first one)
The Conjuring (Main series, didn't really care for the spin offs)
Oh wow. I forgot about Wolf Creek. Looks like I may need to check out Near Dark. Never heard of it, but it's been mentioned in here a few times.
Jaws is still the standard for me. Sharks don't attack like that first scene, but the scare is all between our ears during that iconic opening.
In, The Shallows, that one particular shark attack is more realistic, especially if you are familiar with Shark Week, and what's been filmed
around Seal Island near South African. Recently, a person was taken in that manner near Australia.
Open Water, is the epitome of feeling helpless. A couple is left behind by their dive boat in the middle of the ocean. Things happen. Decisions made. Ugh.
And yes, A Quiet Place is an amazing movie.
Just watched the trailer for, It Follows, as per the recommendation from Julie_slink. It looks really good. Going to watch that soon...
There are so Many....
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula 1979 version
Stephen King's Christine
The Exocist
All of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies
That's it for now
"Yeah, we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun." John Lennon
Take a look at my new poem for the competition:
The Shining has always been my favorite psychological thriller movie.
The Shining has always been my favorite psychological thriller movie.
Stuff like Duel, and Jaws mostly. Stuff with as little violence as possible, rather than actual horror. Digressing to books... I love Poe's terror stories, but not his horror. I do sometimes really enjoy classical Gothic horror. Bram Stoker's Dracula for example, but very few updates of Dracula.
I suppose I also enjoy Alien and Aliens (but not Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection), and other similar monster movies, but I tend to look away for the especially gross parts. Even Predator to some extent.
Also cheesy movies about impending disasters like Armageddon and Deep Impact, even though they are often action movies more than the other thing. For those of you who have never seen Last Night, you should. It is a weird independent film where all the characters are preparing for the end of the world which is coming in a few hours, but at no time do we find out what is causing that end. It's purely about the characters' reactions to the experience.
In summation, monster movies and disaster movies mostly. Terror over horror every time.
