Ergyu

I'm looking to expand my collection of horror movies. I'm not interested in the new crappy horror movies really, but the old ones along the lines of Exorcist and what not.

Anyway, so far I know I need to get The Omen and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Can anyone recommend some over true horror movies from back in the day. I haven't seen most because they tend to be before my time (before 1982.)

Is the Poltergeist or any of the sequels to any of these movies any good?

speedy1961

Last House on the Left
The Hills Have Eyes

Kicker_of_Elves

John Carpenter's The Thing

RichDB10

Don't forget Evil Dead either....i'm sure with the multitude of releases that abound you'll be spoilt for choice also

scottp120

Check out Evil Dead series (not really too scary, but really funny and gross), Dawn Of The Dead is the best zombie movie of all time and Day Of The Dead (1985) is worth a viewing as well. Freddy vs Jason is coming out tomorrow and if you haven't seen it yet, it's worth getting. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is great, but the sequels (especially Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Next Generation suck).

QuiGonJosh

I Spit on Your Grave
Re-Animator
Night of the Living Dead
Last House on the Left
Candyman
Evil Dead Trilogy
Horror of Dracula
American Werewolf in London
Amityville Horror (1979)
Carrie
Dead Alive
Halloween
Flesh and the Fiends
House that Dripped Blood
Jaws
Near Dark
Phantasm
Rosemary's Baby
Return of the Living Dead
Shining
The Thing
Zombie

Yeah...those are some good ones...

RevKarl

Along with the Universal classics (Frankenstein, Dracula, etc...), you might give the Hammer versions
(The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, etc...) a try.

rice4kidsinasia

Get Nightmare on Elm Street Boxset...the first nightmare on elm street is probably my favorite horror movie...though, these movies tend to be funnier than scary...the sequels are alright too

Moefuscious

Just click on Gutwrencher's collection. That will give you quite the variety of ideas.
It's very impressive to say the least

d2cheer

This is a true classic, your collection should not be without this one!!

fnordboy

No one has said Suspiria yet. One of the most beautifully shot films IMO.

jayson1017

Thats because Suspiria is already in his collection...

You definitely must include The Beyond (d. Lucio Fulci) and The Haunting (the original, d. Robert Wise).

caiman

I know you said no modern movies, but they're not all bad, you know. Session 9 is a great, scary movie. 28 Days Later is another one I always recommend.

rushmore223

The Thing
The Shining
Evil Dead Series
Jacobs Ladder
28 Days Later
Alien
Aliens
What Lies Beneath
The Dead Zone
Angel Heart
Lord of Illusions
Jaws
Pitch Black

Thats most of what I got...
Do these count?

Signs
Silence of the Lambs

Most of what I consider horror that I own.

And ummm, well BWP (yes I own it)

fnordboy

oops, should have checked his collection.

chente

Burnt Offerings is an old favorite of mine. It scared the pants off of me as a kid.

Ergyu

Wow thanks. Lots of stuff there. I forgot to mention a lot of what I have already I guess. Such as the evil dead series, Shining, signs, lambs, etc. Thanks for the suggestions!