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Top 50 horror films ever
IMBD comprised this list some a few months ago based on people voting on their favorite horror films.
Many I agree with but I am a little surprised about others. Either they rated them very high on the list or low balled the crap out of others, like my beloved Evil Dead (look at HalloweeN way down on the list too kiddies!) And am I just a slasher fan at heart or what but no Friday the 13th or TCM? Do you guys agree with the list for the most part?
Top Rated "Horror" Titles
Rank Rating Title 1. 8.7 Psycho (1960)
2. 8.5 Alien (1979)
3. 8.5 The Shining (1980)
4. 8.4 Aliens (1986)
5. 8.3 Jaws (1975)
6. 8.3 Diaboliques, Les (1955)
7. 8.1 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. 8.1 The Thing (1982)
9. 8.1 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)
10. 8.1 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
11. 8.1 Frankenstein (1931)
12. 8.1 King Kong (1933)
13. 8.0 Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)
14. 8.0 Jungfrukällan (1960)
15. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
16. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973)
17. 8.0 Onibaba (1964)
18. 8.0 Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933)
19. 8.0 Invaon of the Body Snatchers (1956)
20. 8.0 Kaidan (1964)
21. 8.0 The Innocents (1961)
22. 8.0 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
23. 8.0 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
24. 8.0 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
25. 8.0 Repulon (1965)
26. 7.9 Grindhouse (2007)
27. 7.9 Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
28. 7.9 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
29. 7.9 Dead of Night (1945)
30. 7.9 Halloween (1978)
31. 7.9 Yeux sans visage, Les (1960)
32. 7.9 The Invible Man (1933)
33. 7.9 Delicatessen (1991)
34. 7.9 The Birds (1963)
35. 7.8 Evil Dead II (1987)
36. 7.8 Peeping Tom (1960)
37. 7.8 The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
38. 7.8 The Haunting (1963/I)
39. 7.8 Freaks (1932)
40. 7.8 The Unknown (1927)
41. 7.8 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
42. 7.8 Survive Style 5+ (2004)
43. 7.8 The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
44. 7.8 Häxan (1922)
45. 7.8 The Wicker Man (1973)
46. 7.8 Vargtimmen (1968)
47. 7.7 Profondo rosso (1975)
48. 7.7
(2007)
49. 7.7 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
50. 7.7 Locataire, Le (1976)
Many I agree with but I am a little surprised about others. Either they rated them very high on the list or low balled the crap out of others, like my beloved Evil Dead (look at HalloweeN way down on the list too kiddies!) And am I just a slasher fan at heart or what but no Friday the 13th or TCM? Do you guys agree with the list for the most part?
Top Rated "Horror" Titles
Rank Rating Title 1. 8.7 Psycho (1960)
2. 8.5 Alien (1979)
3. 8.5 The Shining (1980)
4. 8.4 Aliens (1986)
5. 8.3 Jaws (1975)
6. 8.3 Diaboliques, Les (1955)
7. 8.1 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. 8.1 The Thing (1982)
9. 8.1 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)
10. 8.1 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
11. 8.1 Frankenstein (1931)
12. 8.1 King Kong (1933)
13. 8.0 Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)
14. 8.0 Jungfrukällan (1960)
15. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
16. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973)
17. 8.0 Onibaba (1964)
18. 8.0 Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933)
19. 8.0 Invaon of the Body Snatchers (1956)
20. 8.0 Kaidan (1964)
21. 8.0 The Innocents (1961)
22. 8.0 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
23. 8.0 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
24. 8.0 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
25. 8.0 Repulon (1965)
26. 7.9 Grindhouse (2007)
27. 7.9 Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
28. 7.9 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
29. 7.9 Dead of Night (1945)
30. 7.9 Halloween (1978)
31. 7.9 Yeux sans visage, Les (1960)
32. 7.9 The Invible Man (1933)
33. 7.9 Delicatessen (1991)
34. 7.9 The Birds (1963)
35. 7.8 Evil Dead II (1987)
36. 7.8 Peeping Tom (1960)
37. 7.8 The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
38. 7.8 The Haunting (1963/I)
39. 7.8 Freaks (1932)
40. 7.8 The Unknown (1927)
41. 7.8 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
42. 7.8 Survive Style 5+ (2004)
43. 7.8 The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
44. 7.8 Häxan (1922)
45. 7.8 The Wicker Man (1973)
46. 7.8 Vargtimmen (1968)
47. 7.7 Profondo rosso (1975)
48. 7.7
(2007)
49. 7.7 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
50. 7.7 Locataire, Le (1976)
Horror Domain - Cursed Evil Overlord
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 02:00 AM | 21123
The Wicker Man???????????
Enough Said.
Enough Said.
DaShape
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 02:10 AM | 21124
no, no, no I don't agree with this list at all. wtf were they thinking. you have got to put halloween higher on that list and aliens, isn't that a bit too sci-fi to be in the top 5 of a horror list?
oldskool
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 02:33 AM | 21129
no, no, no I don't agree with this list at all. wtf were they thinking. you have got to put halloween higher on that list and aliens, isn't that a bit too sci-fi to be in the top 5 of a horror list?
Agreed and like Justin said where the hell is Friday the 13th and TCM?
Agreed and like Justin said where the hell is Friday the 13th and TCM?
kweandee
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 10:52 AM | 21152
Maybe the votes are of people that never watched none of these movies.
King Kong and Frankesntein up to Halloween? And what about Exorcist, that many conder the best horror movie ever??? I suggest all of us send an e-mail with the opinion of those who more understand about horror movies actually: us! Let's make our own list and put it on the web!
King Kong and Frankesntein up to Halloween? And what about Exorcist, that many conder the best horror movie ever??? I suggest all of us send an e-mail with the opinion of those who more understand about horror movies actually: us! Let's make our own list and put it on the web!
LÜCKMANN
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 02:18 PM | 21156
That list is LAME...
We should totally redo that list for sure.
We should totally redo that list for sure.
Evildsm
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 02:32 PM | 21158
Was this compiled by people rating a list of 50 preselected films or people actually selecting what they thought to be the top 50?
Honestly these type of lists are quite ridiculous nce there is really no objective criteria (such as box office draws all adjusted for inflation) for ranking them. When it's so subjective, what one person would conder their top 50 may be different from anyone else. My own personal top 50 would include about 5 or 6 slasher flicks, all of which would be in the bottom half of the list, where someone else here might list nothing but slashers. Neither is wrong...just different perspectives.
Honestly these type of lists are quite ridiculous nce there is really no objective criteria (such as box office draws all adjusted for inflation) for ranking them. When it's so subjective, what one person would conder their top 50 may be different from anyone else. My own personal top 50 would include about 5 or 6 slasher flicks, all of which would be in the bottom half of the list, where someone else here might list nothing but slashers. Neither is wrong...just different perspectives.
lblambert
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 03:30 PM | 21161
Well, agreed in parts...
You could do your own list, and if I do mine, surely they'll be differents. In my list, there are a couple of "new horror movies" (not even SAW being listed); but, we had some things that are mply stupid, as Oldskool said, Alien isn't a horror movie. And where are the clascs od Friday 13th?
When I said "let's do another list and send it for them" I'm just kidding, but I'm got the damn sure that, if we redo, it'll be quite different...
How many spended nights to watch the more movies I could watch... This must count for something.. LOL!
LÜCKMANN
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 05:50 PM | 21166
blah, this list is junk. we need to come up with our own top 50 list!
customcritters
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 06:11 PM | 21170
well if we are doing our own list I'm throwing a few into the hat (in no particular order):
Halloween Friday the 13th A nightmare on Elm Street The original Dracula The original Frankenstein The original Wolfman Plan 9 from Outer Space (this HAS to go in
) Evil Dead Army of Darkness Behind the Mask: The rise of Leslie Vernon (I know some of you hate this
) Exorcist
Psycho (arguably the first slasher) Shaun of the Dead Pet Semetary Night of the Living Dead The Thing (the original or remake) The Shinning
Scream (for redefining a new sub horror genre) Texas Chain Saw Massacre (original) Se7en lence of the Lambs (some say this isn't Horror but I disagree, it has all of the elements needed . .. plus it won the oscar for best picture) The Birds American Psycho Phantom of the Opera (original)
Halloween Friday the 13th A nightmare on Elm Street The original Dracula The original Frankenstein The original Wolfman Plan 9 from Outer Space (this HAS to go in
) Evil Dead Army of Darkness Behind the Mask: The rise of Leslie Vernon (I know some of you hate this
) Exorcist
Psycho (arguably the first slasher) Shaun of the Dead Pet Semetary Night of the Living Dead The Thing (the original or remake) The Shinning
Scream (for redefining a new sub horror genre) Texas Chain Saw Massacre (original) Se7en lence of the Lambs (some say this isn't Horror but I disagree, it has all of the elements needed . .. plus it won the oscar for best picture) The Birds American Psycho Phantom of the Opera (original)
DaShape
Tuesday 10/21/2008 at 06:52 PM | 21173
Overall I'm happy with this revised list...lol
kweandee
Wednesday 10/22/2008 at 02:00 AM | 21199
Yeah, this is pretty better...
LÜCKMANN
Wednesday 10/22/2008 at 09:03 AM | 21221
