My Top 5 Horror Films Ranked
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Werner Herzog’s ‘Nosferatu the Vampire’ is such an underrated horror film
How about "Haxan" from 1922....You're welcome.
Such an atmospheric film. And Herzogs influences are so deep and rich.
John Carpenter's The Thing, an extravaganza of fear, paranoia, and the best practical horror effects I've ever seen. A perfect balance of things which quietly go "bump" in the night and unbridled chaos.
True, the special effects were brilliant for the era as was American werewolf in London which scared the shit of me at the time.
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" I will not be threatened by a walking meatloaf!"
Nice choices. For me it’s John Carpenter’s The Thing. It’s everything I could ever want from a monster movie and then some.
My personal favorite is definitely The VVitch (2015). I definitely need to see more classics, but that film just grabbed me in such a way that no other film has. Especially having grown up in a Christian household and still holding to some of those beliefs especially regarding both the evil and depravity of humanity and demonic presence. But what strikes me so much about the film is that the family drama is the majority of the story and the root of the terror. I'm more scared of the father than I am of the titular Witch, and I'm more scared of the mother than I am of the father. And the relationships between the children, as well as the performances of the child actors are just astounding. Also, Black Phillip made me unironically afraid of goats for a little while. There's just so much darkness and evil emanating from that film and the root of it is in the humanity of every character, and I think that's the scariest concept you can explore. The capacity for evil that everyone holds, juxtaposed against the purity and innocence that we all once had and still strive for. It's incredibly fitting that the most innocent characters are tormented the most, by no fault of their own. The parents bring about their own downfall through their own sin and corruption, and the children range from completely innocent to losing all innocence by the end. It's poetic evil and I am terrified everytime I watch it.
thats my favourite horror film as well
I've seen plenty of classics, and it's still my #3. It's superb beginning to perfect end.
You definitely do.
@@MarkAS56 you must have been the only one in the auditorium because when it ended during my viewing--all the audience members went "uggghhh!" I concurred. It's like that Shitmalan movie "The Village"--a set-up that grabs you, then it all goes downhill because they don't know what to do with it.
Your analogy of Rosemary’s Baby was absolutely brilliant, explains perfectly how I feel too when I watch the film
Black Christmas 74 is amazingly atmospheric...The Shining is truly scary, which is actually hard to pull off
Really good list. My personal top 5:
5. A Nightmare On Elm Street
4. Evil Dead II
3. The Exorcist
2. Peeping Tom
1. The Thing
Excellent picks
Nice to see someone giving a shout-out to Peeping Tom.
Interesting list.
Have you watched "The Innocents"(1961)?
I feel it's right up there in the all-time greats of horror. Consistently creepy,ambiguous at times and fantastic performances all around. Criminally underrated imho.
I have. Wrote a big research paper on it in college. I chose it because I already knew it well. So less work. XD
yes, excellent...horror classic
@@deepfocuslens Enter my lord. Come from your prison. Come from your grave, for the moon is arisen.
I don't believe it's underrated by any means, it's widely considered to be one of the two best haunted houses movies of all time, the other one of course being "The Haunting" (1963).
Your thoughts on your number 1 horror film is so spot on! It’s exactly why I love it and has inspired me with the narrative for my upcoming short film
I was so blessed to go in cold as hell with Audition...it's the only way I recommend the film to people. "The phone call" is what solidified the film for me as one of the best horror films ever. The whole film is filled with a slow build up, yet it's that shot of the call that shifts the movie in to something sooo damn ghastly and you almost don't want to watch anymore but it keeps pulling you back in. Awesome list 👍🏾
5. Eyes Without a Face
4. Alice Sweet Alice
3. Rosemary's Baby
2. The Thing 1982
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
Les Yeux sans Visage
Eyes without a Face! :)
Fantastic List. I don't think the original TCM will ever be touched in terms of being the Greatest Horror film ever made, i could talk about the absolute genius of that film for hours and how its one of the very few Pure Cinema experiences i've ever had. Its not surprising that Directors like Stanley Kubrick and Nicolas Winding Refn raved about it as they could see how special it was.
Tobe Hooper is one of the most frustrating directors in the history of cinema, TCM is just a masterpiece and he never came close to making another film as pure and brilliant as that one.
@@exittored Truer words have never been spoken. I loved horror movies since I was 6 years old. I just found them to be fun and entertaining. I loved (and still do) Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, The Thing, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Demons etc... but I was more fascinated by them. Not really scared. TCM legit messed me up and made me take the horror genre seriously. To this day, it's the only horror movie that ever gave me nightmares and for some strange reason, that's why I love it so much. It is THE PERFECT horror movie.
@@stevenwatchorn9816 Eyes With a Face is a great film because it's a deeply sad one. That scene where Edith Scob hears her old fiancée's voice on the phone and realizes she'll never be able to speak to him again, the tone in her voice, always brings me to tears. But then the way the incompetent police deliver an innocent young woman into the hands of the evil doctor by threatening her with a shoplifting charge is one of the scariest narrative arcs in cinema.
Interview With The Vampire is very underrated, maybe because of the casting.
Spot on with your number one! Only saw it recently for the first time and man oh man does it wrap you up in its narrative in such a twisted and unique way. It's one of those rare horror films that isn't satisfied with just being consigned to its genre label - the story unfolds so organically that you don't really think of it as a horror film (until the end, of course!). It's a great film first, then a great horror film. Love your videos btw :)
This is actually my first experience of seeing you/your video on TH-cam, and right away I'm just speechless...I've just subscribed. Greetings from the Netherlands.
5: Hellraiser - Really like the tone and the lore. Very memorable lines and is genuinely scary.
4: The Witch - One of the most suspenseful movies. Does more with less. Incredible ending, I get goosebumps every time.
3: The Shining - Classic and creepy. Everyone has their own unique reason why they find it scary.
2: Eraserhead - Nightmare fuel. Images burned in my head. Everything from bleeding chicken to cheek lady singing.
1: Don't Look Now - Favorite horror movie. Light on horror, but keeps you on edge of your seat with one of the best payoffs I have seen in any movie.
WOW! someone actually mentions Hellraiser. I was shocked and pleasantly surprised, thank you.
The VVitch was the best film I have seen in 20 years...
the witch is amazing
just watched Audition for the first time because you recommended it in one of your early videos and just now... SO GOOD! your taste is sublime
Rosemary's Baby is brilliant at putting all of the most unsettling factors just out of reach of perception, either by physically placing them (by putting them on the other side of thin walls or just around corners) or by messing with a character's perception (via hallucinations or dreams). By the middle of the film, when Rosemary is out waiting for Hutch (who is not coming... duh duh DUUUH), there is a throwaway shot of a helicopter which is just going out of sight for Rosemary behind a tall building, and it has nothing to do with anything, but it feels so unsettling that I wonder "who is in that helicopter? what do they know? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" :D
only that it was an adaptation.
Great list, I love Audition :)
Mine are:
1. Black Christmas (1974)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
5. Psycho (1960)
I must say “Black Christmas” 🎄 has really grown on me over the last couple of years!
The one thing we definitely can agree on is that the 70s was a great decade for Horror movies
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Awesome to see Black Christmas getting some love! I honestly prefer it to Halloween
1.The Exorcist (yes I know kinda cliched but even as an atheist the proposition that the film is offering is the most terrifying thing imaginable)
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (simple, brutal horror that is unflinching and jarring)
3. Video Drome ( I'll be honest not all of the concepts I fully understand but the visuals and the social commentary is amazing)
4. The Lighthouse (Probably not everyone's kind of movie but a nautical horror period piece with comedy aspects is truly one of the most unique films that I've seen.
5. Inferno (There's something about this film that satisfies me. There's this operatic european over the top feel that makes me love it even though it's style over substance largely)
After all these years, The Exorcist is still the only movie that actually terrifies me. I'm sure part of that is being raised Catholic (now lapsed), but it still resonates. I wasn't able to watch it to the end until I was in my mid-twenties, and my lost viewing (maybe 10 years ago) still resulted in me sleeping with a light on (much to my wife's chagrin).
Very happy to see Audition here. Having seen 50 of Miike's movies now, it's no longer my favorite Miike but it's still a masterpiece and one of the best horror movies ever made. You should check out his movie Lesson of the Evil, one of my favorites of his and might even prefer that one ever so slightly if I really think about it. He's overall just a great director, in my top 5 for sure!
Audition and The Shining are up there for me too, but I'd have to say Jacob's Ladder and The Exorcist are my top two. Great list!
Thanks for sharing. "Carrie" is in my top five of all-time favorite films. And, yes, Sissy Spacek is phenomenal. I hadn't thought of "Videodrome" as a horror film. Been a while since I've seen it. I'll have to watch it again. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music
Maggie, this is a great format that allows you to essentially review several movies per video instead of just one per video. You should do this more often, and could do it for 5-6 random unrelated films as well. The length of your review doesn't matter. There can be good short reviews as well. Siskel & Ebert reviewed as many as 8 movies per show once.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Don't Look Now (1973) - Nicolas Roeg
A true masterpiece
Seconded, definitely one of my favourite horror films
Yes
I agree 100%
Great great film
My Top 5:
1.Rosemary's Baby(1968)
2.The Haunting(1963)
3.The Excorcist(1973)
4.The Innocents(1961)
5.The Shining(1980)
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I have OD'd on your content these past couple weeks! Love this channel and all of your content.
So interesting to watch the video and read the comments. There is wide differences of opinion on top five but what comes out is that there is a lot of great horror movies. A lot.
You have wonderful taste. Always nice to find another Takashi Miike fan in the wild.
Would love to see another list video on your favs Horrors for just 2000 to date. There have been a lot of great ones.
The Evil Dead (1981); The Exorcist; Rosemary's Baby; Midsommar; The Fly (1986); Martyrs...
Love your horror film reviews!
Deliverance is my favorite horror film. Some people may not consider it a horror, but I think it is. It is combines very physical and very psychological horrors. Very chilling atmosphere. Love how the man vs nature themes are explored on multiple levels.
True not a horror, more a psychological drama or thriller. It's an excelelnt film.
A tremendous film.
deliverance, i consider it caste base comedy....
Great list! I've watched all five. My top 3 are Halloween (1978), Hellraiser and Evil Dead (1981). Btw, you look like Jennifer Love Hewitt in IKWYDLS.
5.Evil Dead 2
4.Rosemary's Baby
3.Kwaidan
2.Hausu
1.CATS™(2019)
I see what you did there :)
1. Santa Sangre
2. Possession
3. Rosemary's Baby
4. Videodrome
5. Fire Walk With Me
I love your description of Rosemary's Baby... couldn't have put it better
A film that I rarely hear mentioned but that gave me similar feelings to the way you describe Rosemary's Baby is 'The Others' with Nicole Kidman. Her performance is outstanding.
I saw "The Others" before I watched "The Sixth Sense" and therefore it was something like a completly new experience. Good movie, no doubt.
Incredible film, yes.
The problem I find with ranking horror movies is that the reactions they draw from you can change tremendously with time and experience. Aliens terrified me as a child, but now I could watch it only as an action flick. By the time I first saw Videodrome (in my early twenties) it was far more fascinating than frightening, excepting the aspect of Nicki’s fate having been left to the worst of one’s imagination. Conversely Requiem for a Dream went from merely interesting to a movie I have never watched again after a relationship with a young woman who had stopped using heroin only a short time before I met her.
Rosemary's baby and the Shining are also my all time faves as well as Robert Eggers the witch from 2015.
the witch is in my top 5
1. Frankenstein/The Bride of Frankenstein
2. Carrie
3. The Exorcist
4. The Fly
5. Eraserhead
Both of James Whale’s masterpieces are inextricable from each other and I don’t have the heart to separate them. They are also the most iconic genre-defining films of the 20th century. And after all these years, Boris Karloff still scares and tugs at the heartstrings.
Carrie is not only an ultra-compelling horror spectacle but one of the most bruising “coming-of-age” films ever, capturing all of the awkwardness and pain of adolescence better than almost any other film I can think of. Sissy Spacek’s performance is one for the ages.
You could include The Exorcist in the pantheon solely on the basis of possessing one of the greatest high concept ideas ever. Case in point: Sprinkle equal parts Oedipal complex, religious patriarchy, prepubescent phobia, mid-life crisis, home invasion/body horror, and a climactic battle of good vs. evil and I don’t know what else you could cram in there other than the kitchen sink. The fact that William Friedkin elevates it past potential farce and pushes it into Grand Guignol type theatrics that shocked 70’s audiences into disbelief is a historic achievement that may never be duplicated.
The Fly... Be afraid; be very afraid. But also brace yourself for one of the most tragic, heart-rending love stories ever, complete with adorable “meet cute” in the beginning followed by the dramatic rise-and-fall of our couple’s relationship. Only, prepare yourself for an uncompromisingly grim and cataclysmic ending. Cronenberg, as usual, pulls no punches.
Eraserhead... Just three words: David f***ing Lynch.
My favorite horror film is "Don't Look Now" directed by Nicholas Roeg and stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. It was filmed in Venice during the winter and the setting adds to the creepiness of it.
Yeah that's a great film. Nice pick!
Great top 5! I have been a subscriber since i watched ur Onibaba review.
Was wondering how the poster of Possession makes it a spoiler, then realized you weren't talking about it :D
All your mentions are among my favorites! Rosemary's Baby is my No.1. Another quite good one for me is The Innocents. And the 1950 film noir D.O.A. gave me quite some horror vibes when I first watched it.
BTW, hope you could review The Innocents someday.
I couldn't agree more with your list! I need to rewatch Audition like, right now! I'll attempt my own list (without using the ones you chose):
-Perfect Blue
-Hereditary
-The Wailing
-Suspiria (Argento)
-Don't Look Now
Some interesting choices, haven't seen Videodrome yet. Liked all the others. It's definitely hard to narrow it down to five horror favourites. I'll go with Midsommar, Alien, Kill List, The Thing, and Rec.
Audition puts you through the proverbial mangle every single time you watch it. Astonishing bit of work.
For one of my first University talks I chose Carrie, particularly the visual style of it - DePalma has always been very interesting with camera movement and building tention - the climactic prom scene is so well orchestrated and is perfect for setting up what's to come. I can't have imagined anyone else doing it so efectively actually.
What visual style??? Blood, blood, and more blood???
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Great picks, we definitely have a few overlaps in our top 5! Seems like we have similar taste in horror, slow psychological burns and consistent unsettling tones that get under your skin. Those are the kinds of horror films that really stick with me. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the recent film Saint Maud, I thought it was a pretty great throwback to the 70's psychodrama style.
My top 5:
1. The Shining - dir. Stanley Kubrick
2. Don't Look Now - dir. Nicolas Roeg
3. The Innocents - dir. Jack Clayton
4. The Thing - dir. John Carpenter
5. Videodrome - dir. David Cronenberg
Great list, all five are truly amazing films. (Although I was disappointed the first time I saw Audition years ago, because the hype spoiled it for me. But I watched it again later and loved it.) I especially loved what you said about Carrie and Rosemary’s Baby.
Am I the only person who doesn't find The Shining scary?
Yes
I like all of your picks for horror films, great job at explaining why as well. I would put Audition in my top five, and also The Shining. I would put Nosferatu in my top five too, and the other Polanski film you mentioned, Repulsion ,for me would be ranked higher than Rosemary's Baby, (a great pick none the less) , either way, excellent review. Bob. G
Kiri kiri kiri...
My favorites:
5. In the mouth of madness
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Possession
2. Alien
1. The Thing
0. Come and See
@Collin 02456 best lovecraftian horror movie ever
Brilliant list. Come and See at zero, yeah it's terrifying, human beings can trump all other fears
I have yet to see The Thing but I’m was supposed to get it from fedex since I ordered online but it’s still not here unfortunately😔😔😔
@@christopherrobin361 I ordered the blu ray version
@Collin 02456 because you can’t find it anywhere!
Bong Joon Ho says “Cure ,” directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, isn’t just the greatest horror film, but one of the greatest films ever, period, and I totally agree. Just saying.
Hard agree, the sound editing and how kurosawa framed the barren landscape, really catch that dread atmosphere throughout the film. Also the use of silence inside the cell scene and then it pan out to the ceiling revealing dripping of water still haunts me.
Getting chills just remembering it.
Agreed. My favorite thing in a horror movie is ambiguity (probably why Lynch is a favorite of mine), and Cure has just enough evidence on both sides to make me doubt exactly what, why, and how certain things happened (or might happen). I don’t get scared anymore, but I did with Cure. And Lake Mungo. Another great subtle horror film.
i closed the video right away to watch audition and thank god i didn't see the poster. its amazing and i really loved how the horror aspects of it yet the trauma of the girl's life and childhood where you don't know which one is wrong. thanks for the recommendation :))
Bravo. It's refreshing to hear others who look at film in a similar way.
John Carpenter’s The Thing is my favourite horror film. Its a masterpiece.
I was also thinking about how effective "Auditon" was, beacuse of the tonal shifts and directions the story goes. I really loved it the second time I saw it, but I was also having similar frustrations about the poster and marketing of this movie. I remember I was thinking to myself, "imagine if one had no idea what this film was about and how surprised one would be when watching it". In terms of the aesthetics of the poster, I really like it, but it gives way too much away, and I did not expect to watch a very slow, yet very mature film with horror elements as the surprise.
your description of rosemary's baby was great.
1. Aliens
2. Predator
3. The Thing
Honorable mention: Pumpkinhead (despite its weaknesses.)
Pretty much a tie between the three. TREMENDOUS films.
For a horror film to be worthy, it must test the courage, resilience, determination and grit of the protagonists. It is not enough that the protagonist(s) be terrifying and extremely dangerous; the RESPONSE to the monster(s) is essential.
EDIT: The Exorcist and Hellraiser also deserve mention because of the truly terrifying antagonists. Hellraiser was downright psychotic. I found the ending scenes where Father Karras sacrifices himself and the little girl at the very end gives a spontaneous kiss to the priest in The Exorcist to be extremely moving.
Ok my list just at the moment would be something like...
5. Night of the Living Dead, the original. Really disturbing, has a lot to say about human beings.
4. The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, almost perfect film
3. The Mask of Satan, the greatest example of gothic horror, with sublime acting and immaculate photography and lighting
2. Possession. Yeah we all love the arthouse horror film classic. Still haunting the dark corners of my mind
1. The Thing. How it ratchets up the tension, while simultaneously peeling back the layers of self-control to expose how humans react when afraid make it a masterpiece.
The Thing 💯
It’s so hard to make a top 5 list, and I really love all the movies you chose. In no particular order I would mention: The Entity (1982) it’s not a perfect movie, but Barbara Hershey is just so incredible in it. The Exorcist (1973) I prefer the original version without the spiderwalk. The Gate (1987) an 80’es kiddy horror. Again, not a perfect movie, but the concept and idea behind it is really lovely. The Fly (1986) Croningberg at its best in my opinion. Alien (1979) … yeah, it’s pretty incredible.
"It follows" gotta be the one for me. Had to stop it halfway, couldn't get through it idk why.
Pleasantly surprised with your list, as I do not always agree with you, but I think that I would have had The Exorcist in my Top 5.
Great list! My personal favorites; Polanski's 1."Rosemary's Baby". 2. Kubrick's "The Shining" 3. Herk Harvey's "Carnival of Souls" 4. Murnau's and Herzog's "Nosferatu" (1922 and 1979) 5. Dreyer's "Vampyr"
Yah! Finally some movies I really love getting mentioned😁
I love ALL these movies. Plus The Wicker Man, Company of Wolves, Don't Look Now and Eraserhead
Only saw Rosemary's Baby once before and want to return to it because I don't remember much, but the feeling it gave me by the end invaded my dreams and stayed ever since
My personal favorite for sure
Yeah it’s pretty boring in my opinion
Audition rocked me. I never thought I'd hear someone else discuss it
i used to drive to the city to visit hole in the wall art house theatres. one weekend they were playing some movie called 'Audition'. that was over 20 years ago and i still remember being rocked
1. Eyes Without A Face 1960
2. Nosferatu with Max Schrek and Nosferatu with Klaus Kinski
3. The Exorcist
4. The Entity
5. The Innocents
6. Alien
7. The Other by Thomas Tryon not to be confused with The Others w/ Nicole Kidman
8. The Tenant, Roman Polanski
9. Rampage, little known film by WilliamFriedken
10. Let The Right One In
“The Entity” is a very good choice, and “Rampage” is utterly chilling, but it doesn’t quite achieve greatness in the end - it sort of fizzles out if I recall correctly... but man the killer in that movie is CREEPY.
@@Wildcock23 Honorable mention: The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
One of my favourites is Polanski's 'The Tenant,' which is such an effective horror film. In seeing your list and reading the comments, I'm surprised I don't see more love for the Italian horror films from the 1960s to the 1980s. Dario Argento's 'Deep Red' and Lucio Fulci's 'The Beyond' are pretty amazing and worth checking out.
Great film rarely mentioned
I loved Deep Red when I first watched it, but I've watched it three times in total and I find it underwhelming. There are great sequences, don't get me wrong. But it is a bit too long a times with not much happening. At times the atmosphere is amazing, and at other times, it is just not there. I think Suspiria and Inferno are way, way better. I also have a sweet spot for Phenomena. I also remember liking The Bird with the Crystal Plumage quite a bit, as well as Cat O' Nine Tails, but I need to rewatch them. Especially since I was also a bit underwhelmed with my rewatch of Four Flies on Grey Velvet. Oh, and I loved Tenebrae too!
As for The Beyond, an amazing film for sure! Fulci is definitely one of my favourite Giallo/italo horror director.
Fulci's City Of The Living Dead is way up there for me.
Don't Torture A Duckling is pretty damn good too.
Having watched Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby prior to The Tenant, The Tenant loses some of its power because of how similar it is to other Polanski horror films.
Awesome list👍. Would carnival of souls be in your top 10 ? It's one of my favorites an i know you like it too
1.Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
2.Psycho 1960
3.Black Christmas 1974
4.Carrie 1976
5.The Exorcist
Honorable mention:
An American Werewolf in London
I'm a fan of Black Christmas, although I gotta say probably the most incompetent police force I've ever seen in a movie, lol
funny because both Carrie and BC are both in my top 5 horror
Love this list and every film on it. Two more of my favorites are Under the Skin and Don’t Look Now.
I would go for in reverse order:
Raw (2017)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Videodrome (1983)
The Witch (2015)
I really find The Witch to be completely fascinating and it's to do with its folkloric historical character. I think it's both direct and one step removed, The Shining done right.
I completely agree about The Witch compared to The Shining. I left a whole paragraph comment about why I love The Witch so I won't repeat myself, but I think it's exactly what The Shining could have been, while at the same time smarter, deeper, and more efficient (I think The Witch is almost a whole hour shorter)
As someone who doesn't really watch lots of traditionally "horror" films, I'm surprised that I've actually seen 4/5 of these. I'm honestly not too big on the last two but that's just me. I love the way you described Rosemary's Baby. That moldy house analogy works eerily well.
Great list! Just saw Audition for the first time recently and absolutely loved it. My personal list would be:
5.) Halloween (1978)
4.) The Exorcist
3.) 28 Days Later
2.) The Shining
1.) The Thing
Also, would love to hear your thoughts/analysis on “Under the Skin” by Jonathan Glatzer.
Which thing?
@@smotnick The
fantastic picks
excellent list. audition is terrifying. well-crafted, & will cause shivers and tremors. others i'd add in no order: original "The Vanishing", "Possession" (1981), The Brood, original "Psycho", "The Haunting" and more for style than horror, the Val Lewton produced films ("I Walked With a Zombie", "Isle of the Dead")..recent horrors, "The Witch", "Hereditary"...your list is stellar!
Original "The Vanishing" is a great movie no one ever talks about, kudos.
I paused right at number 1 and it’s available for free on Tubi. Going to watch and return to hear your tech. It’s the only one I didn’t see.
Right now for me it would go something like this:
1. Martyrs
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. The Last House on the Left
4. Rabid
5. Alien
Videodrome is absolutely underrated. It’s mind-blowing.
1. The Exorcist
2. Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Evil Dead (1982)
4. Salem's Lot (1979)
5. Dracula (1979 Langella)
1. The Shining
2. The Sixth Sense (for me very underrated)
3. Hereditary
4. Halloween (1978)
5. Audition
Really surprised you didn't have Possession on here. Fantastic list though!
Nice list, I would struggle to do a top 5 because I have seen a lot of horror films...
Could do a top 20 at a push, will post back shortly.
@@fromtexas2734 In no particular order..
These are 9 or 10 score on IMDB collated from over 5200 votes cast by myself.
Top 15 Asian Horror
Onibaba (1964)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Ringu (1998)
Hausu (1977)
Kuroneko (1968)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Kwaidan (1964)
Ugetsu (1953)
Thirst (2009)
The Host (2006)
Dark Water (2002)
The Wailing (2016)
The Eye (2002)
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Train to Busan (2016)
Top 50 ish Best of the Rest.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Misery (1990)
Angel Heart (1987)
Suspiria (1977)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Phantasm (1979)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Thing (1982)
The Shining (1980)
King Kong (1933)
The Exorcist (1973)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Threads (1984) - Not strictly horror-added as disturbed my 8 Yr old mind.
Frailty (2001)
Salem's Lot (1979)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Possession (1981)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Fly (1986)
Nosferatu (1922)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Others (2001)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Exorcist III
Timecrimes (2007)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Suspiria (I) (2018)
Eraserhead (1977)
Videodrome (1983)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Pi (1998)
Repulsion (1965)
La Belle et la Bête (1946)
Alien (1979)
Psycho (1960)
Hereditary (2018)
Les Diaboliques (1955)
Freaks (1932)
Session 9 (2001)
Hellraiser (1988)
Night of the Demon (1957)
Carrie (1976)
Dead Ringers (1988)
The Haunting (1963)
Halloween (1978)
The Witch (2015)
The Innocents (1961)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
The Fog (1980)
Hope there a few you haven't seen.
@@fromtexas2734 I thought you might like a few honourable mentions..
The Changeling (1980)
Viy (1967)
The Mist (2007)
Deep Red (1975)
Tenebrae (1982)
Starry Eyes (2014)
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Dead of Night (1945)
Martyrs (2008)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Demons (1985)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Near Dark (1987)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Hope they're a few more to check out- peace.
This is so tough, I'll just make a top15 'cause I can't decide.
Eraserhead
Mulholland Drive
Martyrs (2008)
The Shining
Jacob's Ladder
The Witch
28 Days Later
Alien
The Eyes of My Mother
Hereditary
Possum
Lake Mungo
Kairo
Under The Skin
Let The Right One In
What a colourful mix
Do you have a favorite acting or situation or something I have never watched eraserhead or mullholand drive I have listened to song's from them though I think.
@@douglasgreenough4766 don't go into either of those expecting horror movies
@@douglasgreenough4766 David Lynch! One of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I love all his films and artworks :D
Nice!
Good list..Carrie's an all time favorite as is The Exorcist, but Audition just floored me..The first half lulls you into thinking it could be a romantic thing and then it just rips your gut into the most insane reaches of terror..I don't like cheap thrill horror like Halloween, Scream or Texas Chainsaw Massacre..1. Carrie 2. The Exorcist 3. Audition 4. Babadook 5. Don't Look Now 6. Repulsion 7. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 8. The Shining 9. The Witch 10. Psycho
Audition is on my list, The Thing and Sinister are underated but my favourite is Psycho.
Traditional slasher like Halloween and Friday the 13th pt 3 & 4...
and a huge love for the Italian gore cult classics
The shining is my favorite horror movie. Eventhough it's set in 1 location it still feels "epic" or like on a different grand scale than other horror movies. Probably cuz its kubrick. I havent ever seen a horror movie that has gotten very close to it. I did like doctor sleep cuz it paid homage to Kubrick's version and kings book version so I appreciated that.
A very good list. For a second there, I thought Promising Young Woman was going to go the Audition ending route.
1. Alien
2. Martyrs
3. I Saw the Devil
4. Let the Right One In
5. Dead Alive
You mean Braindead
Martyrs #1
Also, you should try watching a movie called Messiah of Evil at some point. It's one of the most dreamlike films ever. There are a few things about it that feel clumsy, but they just add to the dreamlike, absurdist feel of it. The first time I saw it I was expecting a gory zombiefest and didn't really like it. Now it's a movie I can't go more than three months without re-watching. Some shots in it remind me a lot of Argento. Anyway, it's one of those you-either-get-it-or-you-don't films, but I think you just might get it... anyway, it's worth a chance.
Another worth a look is Let's Scare Jessica To Death.
I'm not really into the horror genre but think my fav would be Roger Corman's "The Tomb of Legia". Marty Scorsese used a clip from TTOL for his film Mean Streets which I thought was a nice tribute to Corman.
I think you are absolutly right about how to watch Audition.
1. Mother !
2. The Thing
3. CLIMAX
4. Rosemary's Baby
5. The Creature from the Black Lagoon
I was so surprised that you threw in Videodrome. I was like that movies cool but really. But then I rewatched cuz of your opinion I guess...and I gotta say that movie is very unique and badass. My top pick is not exactly original, it's John Carpenters The Thing, but I would actually include a movie called Burnt Offering from like 1979 I think. Not many people talk about it, but it's really really effective and creepy. It might even have been made for tv. I'd put Hitchcocks Psycho in there as well, so cutting edge and influential to this day. Right on
That's a solid list! However, I see no Kiyoshi Kurosawa film :) He's considered one of the first J-horror filmmakers. Please check 'Cure', 'Kairo' (they made an awful remake called Pulse) and more recently 'Creepy' (not as great but still...). Judging by what makes you tick (subtle eeriness, social/family commentary, slow build-ups), I'm betting you'll love him. Or if you've watched them, how about reviewing them ;) ?
Never seen someone explain Audition with such passion well done. My current personal top 5 is 1. Martyrs (original) 2. Devils Rejects 3. REC 4. Evil Dead Remake 5. Inside (the French film)
I was looking for someone to mention Martyrs.
That one really sticks in my head.
Also Brain Dead, for a completely different tone.
I'll look for Inside. Martyrs made me curious about French horror, but I never followed it up.
Videodrome was awesome. Good to see that one getting some love. Cronenberg is hit or miss for me, but when it's a hit, by god it's a direct hit.