What is your favorite horror movie?

[Goddess Maple]

As a cinephile and huuuuge horror lover, I wanna know what is your favorite horror movie and why!

For me, I love when horror comes from bleak, disturbing and psychosexual subgenres, often coming from the cruelty of humans. Just like:

• Funny Games - Michael Haneke (1997)
• Possession - Andrzej Żulawski (1981)
• Opera - Dario Argento (1987)
• Eraserhead - David Lynch (1977)
• The Devils - Ken Russell (1971)
• Hellraiser - Clive Barker (1987)
• Get Out - Jordan Peele (2017)
• Climax - Gaspar Noé (2018)
And that's just a few of them

 

[Goddess Maple]

Scream (1996)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Alien (1979)
Psycho (1960)
Misery (1990)
The Vanishing (1988)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Se7en (1995)
The Dead Zone (1983)
It (2017)

i was sure that se7en was gonna be there hahaha
special mention to the vanishing!

 

[boredmotorcycle]

Dressed to Kill (1980), by Brian De Palma.

Ring (1998) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) complete the podium.

Honorable mentions to Saw (2004) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

 

[urquell]

The Quebec provincial election.

 

[Misfortune Teller]

The Hellraiser series, without a doubt, especially the last two in the series, Judgment (2018) and Hellraiser the Reboot (2022), which, IMHO, bested the original film. Brilliant series, indeed. It would take a book to give reasons why this series is so important. As you said previously, Goddess Maple, the "bleak, disturbing psychosexual aspects" of the series holds a profound place in the imagination of many a person, hence why it still continues to be so popular. The outstanding quote that sums up the series: "We are explorers in the further regions of experience: demons to some, angels to others."

 

[wingmik]

Poltergeist (1982)
Halloween (1978)
The Shining (1980)
A nightmare on Elm street (1984)
In the mouth of madness (1994)

 

[Johnny test]

Interesting question, different ways to answer it i guess
If i had to choose the best horror movie overall, in terms of both horror and cinematography, i would go with The Exorcist.
One of the most disturbing movies i've seen would be Martyrs and probably Videodrome
Ringu and Ju-On are pretty good examples of Japanese Horror
Train to Busan and (the TV show) Kingdom are great Korean flicks
John Carpenter needs to be in that list obviously, Prince of Darkness is a favourite of mine (in the mouth of Madness was mentioned before) and i'm one of the few who think Ghosts of Mars is a great movie.
Terence Fisher should be there also alongside Christopher Lee for their Dracula's
As for Romero, i don't think anything can beat Night of the Living Dead.
Argento with Suspiria, Inferno and his version of Dawn of the Dead (the european release)

 

[Jpsis]

As a cinephile and huuuuge horror lover, I wanna know what is your favorite horror movie and why!

For me, I love when horror comes from bleak, disturbing and psychosexual subgenres, often coming from the cruelty of humans. Just like:

• Funny Games - Michael Haneke (1997)
• Possession - Andrzej Żulawski (1981)
• Opera - Dario Argento (1987)
• Eraserhead - David Lynch (1977)
• The Devils - Ken Russell (1971)
• Hellraiser - Clive Barker (1987)
• Get Out - Jordan Peele (2017)
• Climax - Gaspar Noé (2018)
And that's just a few of them

This is a good and fucked up list. I like your style.

I tend to like my horror to have pitch black humor, things like:

Evil Dead 2
TCM
Brain Dead

I also like the French new wave movies like Martyrs, Inside, High tension, Frontiers etc.

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

Wishmaster, I prefer supernatural horror
Evil Dead
The Omen

Worst one I ever saw was B/C-movie Knight of the Dead. From the DVD cover, you expect that the payoff will be that during the denouement, a badass knight in plate armor will go plowing through the revenants (correct medieval European term for zombie). At no point does any armored knight appear. False fucking advertising.

 

[T.A.G.]

1981 version of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. But there's also the prototype film he shot first in 1979 called "Within the woods". I've only watch it in a crappy VHS version, but it's an interesting experience.

 

[Skym]

As a cinephile and huuuuge horror lover, I wanna know what is your favorite horror movie and why!

For me, I love when horror comes from bleak, disturbing and psychosexual subgenres, often coming from the cruelty of humans. Just like:

• Funny Games - Michael Haneke (1997)
• Possession - Andrzej Żulawski (1981)
• Opera - Dario Argento (1987)
• Eraserhead - David Lynch (1977)
• The Devils - Ken Russell (1971)
• Hellraiser - Clive Barker (1987)
• Get Out - Jordan Peele (2017)
• Climax - Gaspar Noé (2018)
And that's just a few of them

I like some of your choices, especially Possession and Hellraiser.

Imagine if you had the puzzlebox from Hellraiser! Lol

 

[Skym]

Scream (1996)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Alien (1979)
Psycho (1960)
Misery (1990)
The Vanishing (1988)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Se7en (1995)
The Dead Zone (1983)
It (2017)

I would be disappointed if Se7en wasn't on this list Mr Detective David Mills lol

"What's in the box?!?!?" Lol

 

[Smitty Jaeger-Manjenson]

I also have a soft spot for cosmic horror/body horror of the H.P. Lovecraft/Toshio Maeda school, Proper Lovecraft adaptations are few and far between, but the recent The Color Out Of Space was alright (Nic Cage is all and all is in Nic Cage), along with the Necronomicon anthology from '93. There's also From Beyond from '86 but haven't seen that one yet. Cast a Deadly Spell seems more light-hearted but I wouldn't be averse to it.

 

[Goddess Maple]

Dressed to Kill (1980), by Brian De Palma.

Ring (1998) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) complete the podium.

Honorable mentions to Saw (2004) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

silence of the lambs is also on my list of favorite movies ever! i saw the devil has been on my watchlist for years lol.

The Hellraiser series, without a doubt, especially the last two in the series, Judgment (2018) and Hellraiser the Reboot (2022), which, IMHO, bested the original film. Brilliant series, indeed. It would take a book to give reasons why this series is so important. As you said previously, Goddess Maple, the "bleak, disturbing psychosexual aspects" of the series holds a profound place in the imagination of many a person, hence why it still continues to be so popular. The outstanding quote that sums up the series: "We are explorers in the further regions of experience: demons to some, angels to others."

Favorite franchise for me, I can't wait for the video game to come out.

 

[Goddess Maple]

Poltergeist (1982)
Halloween (1978)
The Shining (1980)
A nightmare on Elm street (1984)
In the mouth of madness (1994)

They are also all on my all time favorite list! John Carpenter has my heart.

Interesting question, different ways to answer it i guess
If i had to choose the best horror movie overall, in terms of both horror and cinematography, i would go with The Exorcist.
One of the most disturbing movies i've seen would be Martyrs and probably Videodrome
Ringu and Ju-On are pretty good examples of Japanese Horror
Train to Busan and (the TV show) Kingdom are great Korean flicks
John Carpenter needs to be in that list obviously, Prince of Darkness is a favourite of mine (in the mouth of Madness was mentioned before) and i'm one of the few who think Ghosts of Mars is a great movie.
Terence Fisher should be there also alongside Christopher Lee for their Dracula's
As for Romero, i don't think anything can beat Night of the Living Dead.
Argento with Suspiria, Inferno and his version of Dawn of the Dead (the european release)

I saw Videodrome two weeks ago on the big screen, it was amazinnnng! I love your choices. Is Kingdom an adaptation from the one of Lars Von Trier?

I like some of your choices, especially Possession and Hellraiser.

Imagine if you had the puzzlebox from Hellraiser! Lol

the puzzlebox prop is on my wishlist hahaha, i like collectibles and stuff like that.

I also have a soft spot for cosmic horror/body horror of the H.P. Lovecraft/Toshio Maeda school, Proper Lovecraft adaptations are few and far between, but the recent The Color Out Of Space was alright (Nic Cage is all and all is in Nic Cage), along with the Necronomicon anthology from '93. There's also From Beyond from '86 but haven't seen that one yet. Cast a Deadly Spell seems more light-hearted but I wouldn't be averse to it.

h.p lovecraft has also my heart! i love the re-animator

 

[lurkerjoe]

Nightmare on Elm Street and Hellraiser series are OG horror movies.

 

[Misfortune Teller]

I forgot a few golden gems: The Haunting and Carnival of Souls (1962),John Carpenter's The Fog (1980). Any of the English Hammer films. Ah, yes! The Fearless Vampire Killers!

 

[Misfortune Teller]

They are also all on my all time favorite list! John Carpenter has my heart.


I saw Videodrome two weeks ago on the big screen, it was amazinnnng! I love your choices. Is Kingdom an adaptation from the one of Lars Von Trier?


the puzzlebox prop is on my wishlist hahaha, i like collectibles and stuff like that.

h.p lovecraft has also my heart! i love the re-animator

Lovecraft is the man! My fave of his is At the Mountains of Madness. The film The Shuttered Room 1960's was based on one of his works.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

I have a weakness for found footage movies, sci-fi horror and psychological thrillers but here is a little list:

-Alien 1979
-The thing 1980
-Carrie 1976
-Invasion of the body snatchers 1978
-Tetsuo the iron man 1989
-Hausu 1977
-Mandy 2018
-Repulsion 1965
-Eyes without a face 1960
-Let the right one in 2008
-Raw 2016
-Ginger snaps 2000
-May 2002
-Phenomena 1985
-Jennifer's body 2009
-The bay 2012
-Creep 2014
-The babadook 2014
-Hereditary 2018
-A girl walks alone at night 2014
-It follows 2014
-The love witch 2016
-Speak no evil 2022

I could go on

@Goddess Maple and @Johnny test seem to know what they're talking about so far

 

[Johnny test]

I have a weakness for found footage movies, sci-fi horror and psychological thrillers but here is a little list:

-Alien 1979
-The thing 1980
-Carrie 1976
-Invasion of the body snatchers 1978
-Tetsuo the iron man 1989
-Hausu 1977
-Mandy 2018
-Repulsion 1965
-Eyes without a face 1960
-Let the right one in 2008
-Raw 2016
-Ginger snaps 2000
-May 2002
-Phenomena 1985
-Jennifer's body 2009
-The bay 2012
-Creep 2014
-The babadook 2014
-Hereditary 2018
-A girl walks alone at night 2014
-It follows 2014
-The love witch 2016
-Speak no evil 2022

I could go on

@Goddess Maple and @Johnny test seem to know what they're talking about so far

Thanks for adding It Follows, it was in my head and forgot to put it on my list, part of this recent horror revival that ifind so interesting.
Blair Witch Project should be somewhere, i'm not sure if it's the 1st found footage movie or not but it seems to have created a trend.
Here's a link to the Netflix TV show i mentioned before The Kingdom
Great list BTW