Your top five horror movies

Submitted by MovieFanZ5026 t3_yh9ege in movies

So this is probably a question that’s been brought up before but since it is the day before Halloween, in any order you want, what are your top five horror movies?

For me:

-Cabin in the Woods (2011)

-Escape Room (2019)

-Happy Death Day (2017)

-The Shining (1980)

-Evil Dead (2013)

6-10 would be:

-Halloween (1978)

-Nightmare on elm street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

-The Thing (1982)

-Alien (1979)

-Jaws (1975)

Honorable mentions would be:

-47 Meters Down (2017)

-Final Destination (2000)

-Us (2019)

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xxplodingboy t1_iuctrkb wrote

  1. Carnival of Souls (1962)

  2. Possession (1981)

  3. Videodrome (1983)

  4. The Shining (1980)

  5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

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raiduk t1_iudeh37 wrote

Nice to see some carnival of souls love, what a beautifully terrifying movie

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iamstephano t1_iud2dpm wrote

What a great list, mine is very similar

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xxplodingboy t1_iufc2yp wrote

Thanks! Just curious, what are yours?

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iamstephano t1_iufhsjl wrote

Same as yours except instead of Carnival of Souls and Videodrome I put Rosemary's Baby and Scream. It was completely off the top of my head though, I think it would be impossible for me to make a genuine top 5 of all time.

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TheDaltonXP t1_iudznmy wrote

I wish possession was easier to watch. It’s so good and absurd I would love more people to experience it

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bluefirebolt t1_iuday2d wrote

It Follows

Let the Right One In

Hereditary

10 Cloverfield Lane

The Shining

yeah, I’m obviously born in the 90s lol

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st3akkn1fe t1_iucmyxy wrote

The thing

Wickerman

Don't look now

The shining

Alien

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MovieFanZ5026 OP t1_iuffwvn wrote

I would have alien and the thing as honorable mentions

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Large-Wheel-4181 t1_iucoe9p wrote

Ringu

A nightmare on elm street (1984)

The Thing (1981)

Hereditary

Evil Dead II

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jokes_on_you_ha t1_iucyra4 wrote

4/5 of your favourites are in my top 5 too. The Sixth Sense replaces the fifth, but not by much.

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Dankzo t1_iud2l91 wrote

This is exactly my list too. 5 is very hard to narrow them down and even a top 10 is leaving some great ones out. I personally think The Thing is my favorite of all time

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Murderous_Waffle t1_iuczo7v wrote

I'm so indifferent about Hereditary. Objectively good horror movie. It is so fucked up. I've seen it twice and probably will never watch it again.

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Large-Wheel-4181 t1_iud4ono wrote

Yeah it’s definitely a kind fuck and had to watch a breakdown but now knowing the knowledge about makes it better for me, plus fun to people’s reactions to it

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vyvexthorne t1_iuctly7 wrote

-Jacob's Ladder

-Santa Sangre

-Event Horizon

-The Company of Wolves

-Brain Dead (1990) Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman, Bud Cort. (There's like four movies named Brain Dead so felt the need to clarify.)

:Honorable Mentions:

-The Hunger (1983)

-Tetsuo: The Iron Man

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BEE_REAL_ t1_iucsqan wrote

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Hour of the Wolf

Repulsion

Rosemary's Baby

The Thing

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NoDisintegrationz t1_iud2zzz wrote

This is really close to my list, but I’d choose Psycho and Alien over Hour of the Wolf (which is probably top 15-20 for me) and Repulsion.

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BEE_REAL_ t1_iud8bs4 wrote

The first half of Psycho is incredible, but the 2nd half of is just so uninteresting to me, just scenes upon scenes of characters who weren't even in the movie before disseminating the plot

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truckturner5164 t1_iucm80b wrote

  1. The Omen (1976)
  2. Child's Play (1988)
  3. Halloween (1978)
  4. Repulsion (1965)
  5. The Haunting (1963)
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lillykat25 t1_iucqwie wrote

Hush

Alien

28 days later

Sunshine

A quiet place

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Murderous_Waffle t1_iucxfdb wrote

Personally prefer "Aliens" over the OG. But that's just me

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lillykat25 t1_iucy4kh wrote

Also a good choice. I love both of them but alien was the first proper horror/sci fi movie I ever saw and it holds a special place in my heart because of that.

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Murderous_Waffle t1_iucyteo wrote

I didn't really grow up around Alien when it first came out. So it wasn't my first horror experience.

But I love your other horror picks. Hush was one of my first true horror flicks. Now I watch everything that Mike Flanagan puts out. I used to avoid horror like the plague. Then I started to broaden my horizons. There are still classics that I have not seen.

A quiet place is a favorite of mine as well.

I've never been in love with the 28 days or 28 weeks later films. I'll have to rewatch them since I've only seen them once or so.

** I take that back It Follows is probably one of the first Horror films that and the Babadook comes to mind. Both great movies.

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lillykat25 t1_iuh1hae wrote

I only watched Hush really recently. I decided to check out The Haunting of Hill House because I heard it was really good and I loved it, so now I’m working my way through Mike Flanagan’s filmography.

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exaslave t1_iudf0z6 wrote

Just can't really consider Aliens a horror movie, it's more of an action one.

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Smeegs666 t1_iuctm0v wrote

In no particular order:

Alien

Midsommar

Mandy

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Exorcist

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xnocox t1_iucn4ej wrote

In no order...

  • The Shining

  • Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974 version)

  • Evil Dead 2

  • Day of the Dead (1985 version)

  • The Devils Rejects

The Shining is probably my favourite but I don't find it as scary as I do the OG Texas Chainsaw, so that would be my scariest. There's so many honourable mentions too, The Wicker Man (1973 version) being one, Hereditary, purely for that final 20 minutes or so & much more. Also saw Barbarian last night, was pretty decent, I'd recommend.

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TheEmpressIsIn t1_iucrw7f wrote

Hausu

The Shining

It Follows

Aliens (yes i know it is also action and sci-fi)

The Thing (1982)

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ghostestate t1_iudl3h4 wrote

It's silly, but the trend to call House 'Hausu' is pet peeve of mine. It's just 'House', it was released with an English title. In addition to the actual English there was a katakana supratitle but that's just a phonetic translation for Japanese pronunciation of English words and it's silly to translate back as 'hausu' unless you are actually speaking Japanese, it's like a stupid game of pronunciation telephone. Years ago when it was re-released some people started marketing it as 'hausu' and it's been nonsense ever since. It reeks of people who don't know Japanese trying to be "authentic" with absolutely no knowledge of why they are doing so. Like the film-nerd equivalent of getting a Kanji tattoo that they heard means 'power' or whatever and any native speaker has to hold back their laughter or confusion.

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TheEmpressIsIn t1_iudoth8 wrote

you're right, it is silly.

there was an 80s American movie called House too. i use the Hausu spelling to differentiate.

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[deleted] t1_iucmlnk wrote

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Smeegs666 t1_iuctq2w wrote

I'm still to properly watch The Babadook. I caught the final 30 minutes or so once at like 3am in the morning baked out of my mind, left an impression and barely had an idea what was going on plot wise.

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Anastazia_Beaverhau t1_iucvs4o wrote

Freaks (1932) The Exorcist (1973) The Thing (1982) Prince of Darkness (1987) The Wicker Man (1973)

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No-Tune-868 t1_iucmn8v wrote

Don’t Look Now (1973) Opera (1987) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Dracula (1958) Cat People (1942)

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modogrinder1 t1_iudw7kl wrote

Nice to see Opera in your list. It's my favorite Argento and just missed my top 5.

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davidjw75 t1_iucn9di wrote

Shaun of the Dead.

An American Werewolf in London.

Warm Bodies.

28 Days Later.

Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3).

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MDF87 t1_iucxcdr wrote

  1. Braindead.
  2. [REC].
  3. Dawn Of The Dead (remake).
  4. Dead Snow 2: Red Vs. Dead.
  5. Evil Dead 2.
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Loggjaw t1_iuedaal wrote

(Rec) is in my top 5 also

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MDF87 t1_iueo0zw wrote

It's absolutely brilliant! The less said about the American remake the better hahaha.

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The_Pooter t1_iud1be3 wrote

  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • Ju-On: The Grudge
  • Evil Dead II
  • The Wailing
  • The Thing
  • Amityville Gas Chamber
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kronicfeld t1_iud27dr wrote

Big points for Happy Death Day. I have never been more disproportionately pleasantly surprised by a supposed horror movie.

The Thing The Fog Trick r Treat Dawn of the Dead Halloween III

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JustforThrowawayKEK t1_iud9vg8 wrote

TOP 5

The Thing (1982)

The Wailing (2016)

The Hereditary (2018)

Rec (2007)

Alien (1979)

Honourable Mentions:

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Martyrs (2008)

At the mouth of Madness

The Invisible Man (1933)

Army of Darkness

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bambinoquinn t1_iudaiee wrote

As someone who doesn't particularly like being scared, The Shinning, Sunshine, Wickerman, Alien, Get Out

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Misdirected_Colors t1_iudej5i wrote

In no real order:

Sinister

As above so below

Hell House LLC

The strangers

1408

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bin_bootleg t1_iugf7h9 wrote

Came here to find as above so below. Gonna check out your other ones!

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Misdirected_Colors t1_iugfwan wrote

1408 is more a fun thriller with some creepy sections like as above so below.

Hell House LLC, Sinister, and The Strangers legitimately got under my skin and made me lose some sleep. Though for the strangers it may be context. First time I watched it I was housesitting for a family that lived outside of town. Unfamiliar house in a rural area and I decided to watch that wtf.

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3971_KTL t1_iudmd97 wrote

I'm no math magician but that is more than 5.

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therealrickdalton t1_iuds8ry wrote

The Thing

The Shining

Alien

Halloween

The Blair Witch Project

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MeanTruth69 t1_iucmiby wrote

Girl on the third floor

Clown

2001 maniacs

Terrifier

Repo the genetic opera

Honorable mention:

Lights out

Ghost ship

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sponkachognooblian t1_iucoht3 wrote

  1. Come True (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026488/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
  2. The Old Dark House (1932) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023293/?ref_=fn_al_tt_0
  3. A Dark Song (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/
  4. The Sorcerers (1967) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062292/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10
  5. Dead of Night (1945) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Special bonus movies 6. John Dies at the End (2012) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 7. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2326554/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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horrormusical t1_iucphww wrote

Lost Highway, Scream, Halloween, Climax, Baskin

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Sea_Evening318 t1_iucxf11 wrote

  1. Alien
  2. The Shining
  3. Rosemary's Baby
  4. Diabolique
  5. Hausu
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Slyakot t1_iucxurm wrote

Jacob's Ladder

The Thing (1981)

Alien

Videodrome

The Exorcist 3

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bychouse t1_iucyogb wrote

My favorite horror movies are ones with monsters

  1. The Thing
  2. The Fly
  3. The Cabin in the Woods
  4. The Mist
  5. The Blob

*The 80s remakes of The Thing, The Fly and The Blob.

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RealVerniciousKnid t1_iuczgdc wrote

The Ring

Sinister

Annabelle

The Grudge

The Conjuring

Honorable mention: Paranormal Activity

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HooksAU t1_iud0d6o wrote

  • [REC]
  • Sinister
  • The Ring
  • Evil Dead (2013)
  • Insidious

Honourable mentions:

  • The Descent
  • Jeepers Creepers

There’s probably better ones I’ve watched but struggling to recall.

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Cmyers1980 t1_iud21ak wrote

Freddy vs Jason

Creepshow

The Devil’s Rejects

1408

Jeepers Creepers

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LatkaGravas t1_iue7vlk wrote

> Freddy vs Jason

I still remember seeing the trailer for the first time in a theater, ahead of some movie I don't remember. At the end of it when the title card was shown and the trailer narrator said those words there was quite a reaction from the crowd. It wasn't quite laughing; it was more like a simultaneous laugh of astonishment, holy-fuck-I-have-to-see-this reaction. I think people were genuinely impressed just by the balls of the idea.

I know the movie had script challenges and it has some problems but man is this movie still a blast. I was 31 when it came out, and had grown up on a steady diet of horror and slasher flicks. I literally grew up with Jason and Freddy, so I was all in. I was not disappointed.

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iamstephano t1_iud2avb wrote

  • Rosemary's Baby (1968)
  • Possession (1981)
  • The Shining (1980)
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
  • Scream (1996)
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LaserGadgets t1_iud4i4f wrote

Happy Death Day was a real surprise. Even bigger surprise, the sequel was good as well! And that was a bit of a tough one! Story-wise...tough to come up with. but fun to watch!

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damniwishiwasurlover t1_iud4inq wrote

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Return of the Living Dead

The Thing

Alien

Halloween

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DMCJR1992 t1_iud4u97 wrote

  • Carrie
  • The Evil Dead
  • Candyman
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • The Omen
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ASM42186 t1_iud4ud1 wrote

Oh man, I'm a huge horror buff and can't choose just five. So I'm gonna cheat.

Movies that properly scared / disturbed me the first time seeing them:

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

The Babadook

The Fly (1986)

The Exorcist

The Ring

(runner up: 28 Days later and the first 15 minutes of 28 Weeks Later)

​

Entertaining horror movies:

Evil Dead 2

Dog Soldiers

Dead Alive / Brain Dead

An American Werewolf in London

The Cabin in The Woods

(runners up: Attack The Block, Return of the Living Dead)

​

Creature Features:

Tremors

Aliens

The Thing (1981)

The Blob (1988)

A Quiet Place

(Runner up: Feast)

​

Horror / Thrillers:

10 Cloverfield Lane

Hush

The Invisible Man (2020)

Sunshine

Se7en

(Runner up: Don't Breathe)

​

Lovecraftian Horror:

The Color Out of Space (2019)

The Banshee Chapter

Re-Animator

The Void

In the Mouth of Madness

(runner up: From Beyond)

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st3akkn1fe t1_iue7oju wrote

I'm surprised you chose the invisible man remake as that is legitimately one of the worst films I've ever seen.

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yakusokuN8 t1_iud6a66 wrote

The Others

The Ring

The Sixth Sense

The Fly

Alien

Although, I really don't watch a lot of horror films, so in response to any, "what about X?" - my answer is probably: "Oh, I haven't seen that."

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SHEPARD-DJ t1_iud7bmy wrote

The Thing Black Christmas The Exorcist Climax Final Prayer

very hard to just pick 5. too many honorable mentions for me to tack on here

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Least_Title6354 t1_iud7i1h wrote

In no particular order:

The Fly

The Others

Don't Look Now

Hereditary

Psycho

Honorable Mention: The Shining, Antichrist, Les Diabolique

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grocolon t1_iud7jas wrote

I've been trying to get my friends to watch Ginger Snaps for ever now. It's a really fun watch IMO

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Lemonwalker-420 t1_iud7wsx wrote

The Shining

Alien

That's about it. Not a fan of horror films.

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michaelscarn1313 t1_iud9vcw wrote

Good post! It’s been a while since I’ve seen a top 5 horror ranking:

The Exorcist (1973)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Shining (1980)

Fright Night (1985)

Hereditary (2018)

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Frde3866 t1_iudazyb wrote

Jaws Predator Insidious The Conjuring 2 Jeepers Creepers

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Fair_Cheesecake_1203 t1_iude9tj wrote

The thing Texas chainsaw massacre Hellraiser 1 or 2 Return of the living dead Event horizon

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photog_in_nc t1_iudgatq wrote

limiting to 5 is tough:

Vampyr (with honorable mention of Nosferatu)

Ugetsu

Rosemary’s Baby

The Shining

Jaws

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MrLockinBoxin t1_iudhhl3 wrote

  1. The Thing
  2. The Shining
  3. Alien
  4. The Lighthouse
  5. 10 Cloverfield Lane
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3971_KTL t1_iudm3w5 wrote

Evil Dead 2, Evil Dead, Creepshow, Blair Witch Project, Dawn of the Dead

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MathematicianGlum880 t1_iudmcs1 wrote

Halloween (1978)

Friday The 13th (1980)

The Howling (1981)

Scanners (1981)

Texas Chainsaw (2003)

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JelloInfinite315 t1_iudouu6 wrote

The Shining, The Thing, The Exorcist, Videodrome, and Evil Dead II

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Nobodycares2022 t1_iudqk98 wrote

Scream (1996)

Halloween (1978)

The Exorcist (1973)

Candyman (1992)

Friday the 13th (1980)

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modogrinder1 t1_iudvtrk wrote

Audition The Shining Martyrs Get Out Hereditary

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red_riders t1_iue3g2v wrote

  1. The Descent (2005)
  2. The Ring (2002)
  3. The Fly (1986)
  4. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
  5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
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bone-in_donuts t1_iue3qoj wrote

  1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

  2. The Thing

  3. The Blob

  4. The Fly

  5. House of the Devil, Evil Dead remake or the Hills Have Eyes remake.

Horror/action is another thing I guess, but I Saw the Devil is one of the best I’ve seen.

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Yamazaki1999 t1_iue539j wrote

Possession 1981

Deep Red 1971

Ravenous 1998

Scream 1996

Audition 1999

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CodyTaco t1_iuefbeo wrote

  1. The Exorcist
  2. Black Christmas ( 1974 )
  3. Rosemary's Baby
  4. The Omen
  5. Legend Of Hell House
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fyo_karamo t1_iueoz4z wrote

The Thing

The Fly (80’s remake)

Alien

The Exorcist

The Lost Boys

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PludoToby t1_iuep8s3 wrote

  1. Annie 2.the parent trap 3.elf 4.ratatouille 5.the lego movie
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rocketman114 t1_iuessmj wrote

no particular order or year.

Current favorites:

the exorcist

hell house llc

delivery us from evil

evil dead

shining

comedy horror:

Tucker and Dale verse Evil

Cabin in the woods

death becomes her

Beetlejuice

Monster Squad

Monster Horror:

American Werewolf in London

The Thing

The Fly

From dusk til dawn

Trick 'r treat

Realistic Horrors: The Visit

The Babadook (since it's entire baseline is about depression)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Strangers

green room

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nimarama72 t1_iuetxdk wrote

Lost boys Fright Night 1985 The Gate Halloween Nightmare on Elm Street

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HP4life19 t1_iuf59cg wrote

1.Insidious 2.The Conjuring 3.Exorcism of Emily Rose 4.Conjuring 2 5.Paranormal Activity

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Such-Mistake1255 t1_iuf8p58 wrote

Don’t breathe Crawl Shining Barbarian Evil dead

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MonkeMayne t1_iufrpzf wrote

The Thing (John Carpenter)

Hereditary

Alien

Conjuring 2

28 days later

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AbsentThatDay t1_iuftpwc wrote

  1. The Exorcist
  2. Rosemary's Baby
  3. Jaws
  4. The Omen
  5. Return of the Living Dead
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Cop_663 t1_iug4ovn wrote

  1. The Exorcist (1974)

  2. The Omen (1976)

  3. Halloween (1978)

  4. The Fly (1986)

  5. Candyman (1990)

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Independent-Ice5977 t1_iug6q14 wrote

Mine are: 1: Scream 2: Halloween 2018 3: The Shining 4: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Friday the 13th part 2

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SilverBolts91 t1_iug9ev1 wrote

  1. Nightmare on Elm Street (‘84)

2 Halloween (‘78)

3 It (‘17)

  1. Fright Night (‘85)

  2. Return of the Living Dead (‘85)

Just missed: Scream, American Werewolf in London

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poopyfggrd t1_iug9il8 wrote

  1. American Psycho (2000)
  2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
  3. The Fly (1986)
  4. Godzilla (1954)
  5. The Descent (2005)
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DignamsSwearBox t1_iug9mhl wrote

Most of the classics (Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, etc) have already been mentioned so here's some others that I have enjoyed:

The Descent (2005, UK version)

The Vanishing (1988).

The Lodge (2019)

Kill List (2011)

(and I'm counting two Ari Aster shorts as one: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) /Munchausen (2013), both on YouTube)

I found Funny Games (1997) too disturbing and couldn't make it through, so does that count as a good horror movie?

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MagicalMysticalMyth t1_iugbta0 wrote

  1. The Shining (1980)

  2. Carrie (1976)

  3. The Omen (1976)

  4. Hellraiser (1987)

  5. Saw (2004)

The top 3 are definitive. Four and 5 were harder to choose. I have too many favorites, so I went with what I watch the most.

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DominicanBoi02 t1_iugc1ln wrote

  1. Nosferatu
  2. The Exorcist
  3. Halloween
  4. Friday the 13th
  5. Get Out
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Odd_Office_921 t1_iugl25p wrote

1.) The VVitch (2015)

2.) The Shining (1980)

3.) The Thing (1982)

4.) The Exorcist (1973)

5.) Possession (1981)

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ThatsMyBounce t1_iuhk1kj wrote

The Fog (1980)

The Lost Boys

Scream (1996)

Halloween (1978)

The Faculty

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grjjr91 t1_iufxyhm wrote

Thats tough. Here is my top 5 in no particular order

Midsommar

Hereditary

Dr.Sleep

Trick R Treat

US

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tomatobandit1987 t1_iudemhi wrote

You guys have terrible lists. All of the below movies should be put above some of the garbage you guys are listing:

The Exorcist

The Shining

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Thing

Carrie

Rosemary's Baby

Night of the Living Dead

Hellraiser

An American Werewolf in London

Lost Boys

Dead Alive (Brain Dead)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Evil Dead / Evil Dead 2 / Army of Darkness

Return of the Living Dead

Nightmare on Elm Street

Halloween

And there's plenty more to run through. The Evil Dead remake? Really? Fucking Escape Room? You are putting Escape Room over the Exorcist?

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ferrellhamster t1_iudl7fq wrote

You're putting Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein over the Blair Witch Project?

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tomatobandit1987 t1_iudnfbq wrote

Yes. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was one of the first horror comedies. It is a brilliant blend of genres.

But Blair Witch would be far more defensible on someone's list than the Evil Dead remake or Escape Room. Or Cabin in the Woods.

A lot of posters here have awful taste.

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ronmsmithjr t1_iuer4wr wrote

Anybody can list a bunch of universally popular .movies and claim them as their favorites. Your generic taste is what's awful here.

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tomatobandit1987 t1_iuerxxf wrote

Lol. There is nothing generic about the movies I listed.

Liking the 2013 version of Evil Dead over a movie like Rosemary's Baby is like saying your favorite food is a McRib.

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