Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time
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Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time
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The title says it all.
1 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2 Psycho (1960)
3 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
4 Carrie (1976)
5 Suspiria (1977)
6 The Shining (1980)
7 Freaks (1932)
8 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
9 The Thing (1982)
10 The Fly (1986)
11 Don't Look Now (1973)
12 Videodrome (1983)
13 Vampyr (1932)
14 Repulsion (1965)
15 The Exorcist (1973)
16 Nosferatu (1922)
17 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
18 Pulse (2001)
19 Deep Red (1975)
20 Peeping Tom (1960)
21 Possession (1981)
22 Audition (1999)
23 Alien (1979)
24 The Birds (1963)
25 The Wicker Man (1973)
26 Nosferatu the Vampyre (1978)
27 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
28 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
29 Halloween (1978)
30 The Evil Dead (1981)
31 The Brood (1979)
32 The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
33 Jaws (1975)
34 I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
35 God Told Me To (1976)
36 The Tenant (1976)
37 Dressed to Kill (1980)
38 Deathdream (1972)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
40 Re-Animator (1985)
41 Inland Empire (2006)
42 Evil Dead II (1987)
43 A Page of Madness (1926)
44 Tenebre (1982)
45 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
46 Poltergeist (1982)
47 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
48 The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
49 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
50 Onibaba (1964)
51 Carnival of Souls (1962)
52 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
53 The Last House on the Left (1972)
54 Maniac (1980)
55 Kill, Baby Kill! (1966)
56 Dead Ringers (1988)
57 Santa Sangre (1989)
58 Black Christmas (1974)
59 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
60 M (1931)
61 Day of the Dead (1985)
62 Black Sunday (1960)
63 Halloween II (2009)
64 Eraserhead
65 The Hitcher (1986)
66 Martyrs (2008)
67 Kuroneko (1968)
68 Cat People (1942)
69 Blue Velvet (1986)
70 The Changeling (1980)
71 Hellraiser (1987)
72 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
73 Near Dark (1987)
74 Witchfinder Genderal (1968)
75 Trouble Every Day (2001)
76 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
77 Zombie (1979)
78 The Beyond (1981)
79 The Innocents (1961)
80 They Live (1988)
81 Deliverance (1972)
82 Irreversible (2002)
83 Wolf Creek (2005)
84 Martin (1976)
85 Opera (1987)
86 The Leopard Man (1943)
87 The Seventh Victim (1943)
88 The Vanishing (1988)
89 In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
90 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
91 The Fog (1980)
92 The Addiction (1995)
93 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
94 The Howling (1981)
95 The Phantom Carriage (1921)
96 Sleepaway Camp (1983)
97 Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
98 The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
99 House (1977)
100 Inside (2007)
The title says it all.
1 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2 Psycho (1960)
3 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
4 Carrie (1976)
5 Suspiria (1977)
6 The Shining (1980)
7 Freaks (1932)
8 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
9 The Thing (1982)
10 The Fly (1986)
11 Don't Look Now (1973)
12 Videodrome (1983)
13 Vampyr (1932)
14 Repulsion (1965)
15 The Exorcist (1973)
16 Nosferatu (1922)
17 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
18 Pulse (2001)
19 Deep Red (1975)
20 Peeping Tom (1960)
21 Possession (1981)
22 Audition (1999)
23 Alien (1979)
24 The Birds (1963)
25 The Wicker Man (1973)
26 Nosferatu the Vampyre (1978)
27 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
28 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
29 Halloween (1978)
30 The Evil Dead (1981)
31 The Brood (1979)
32 The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
33 Jaws (1975)
34 I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
35 God Told Me To (1976)
36 The Tenant (1976)
37 Dressed to Kill (1980)
38 Deathdream (1972)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
40 Re-Animator (1985)
41 Inland Empire (2006)
42 Evil Dead II (1987)
43 A Page of Madness (1926)
44 Tenebre (1982)
45 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
46 Poltergeist (1982)
47 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
48 The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
49 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
50 Onibaba (1964)
51 Carnival of Souls (1962)
52 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
53 The Last House on the Left (1972)
54 Maniac (1980)
55 Kill, Baby Kill! (1966)
56 Dead Ringers (1988)
57 Santa Sangre (1989)
58 Black Christmas (1974)
59 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
60 M (1931)
61 Day of the Dead (1985)
62 Black Sunday (1960)
63 Halloween II (2009)
64 Eraserhead
65 The Hitcher (1986)
66 Martyrs (2008)
67 Kuroneko (1968)
68 Cat People (1942)
69 Blue Velvet (1986)
70 The Changeling (1980)
71 Hellraiser (1987)
72 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
73 Near Dark (1987)
74 Witchfinder Genderal (1968)
75 Trouble Every Day (2001)
76 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
77 Zombie (1979)
78 The Beyond (1981)
79 The Innocents (1961)
80 They Live (1988)
81 Deliverance (1972)
82 Irreversible (2002)
83 Wolf Creek (2005)
84 Martin (1976)
85 Opera (1987)
86 The Leopard Man (1943)
87 The Seventh Victim (1943)
88 The Vanishing (1988)
89 In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
90 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
91 The Fog (1980)
92 The Addiction (1995)
93 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
94 The Howling (1981)
95 The Phantom Carriage (1921)
96 Sleepaway Camp (1983)
97 Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
98 The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
99 House (1977)
100 Inside (2007)
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Re: Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time
When I saw Halloween II in there, I thought "Wow, finally someone else respects Rosenthal's underrated sequel," but then I saw that they meant Rob Zombie's 2009 sequel.
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Deathdream
Never heard of #43 & #75
Never heard of #43 & #75
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Re: Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time
The top 10 is pretty good, although The Exorcist should always be ranked #1.
And Suspiria is the most overrated horror film I've ever seen.
And Suspiria is the most overrated horror film I've ever seen.
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I love the original Halloween II. I've always thought it was a great extension of the original story. Almost as good, if not as good as the original.
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It actually manages to be a much stronger film if you watch it in non-english form (I only listen to it with the french track on w/ captions)
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I third chadm's appreciation of Halloween II, second Charlie Goose's dismissal of Suspiria (but not his irrational love for The Exorcist, which is, in fact, the most overrated, unscary horror movie ever), and second Mondo's thumb for Deathdream. Mondo, don't bother with Trouble Every Day; it's garbage.
It's an OK list, imo. I'm pleased to see a few nominal rarities on there, but Fulci shouldn't be anywhere near a top-100 list, and the only list on which Sleepaway Camp belongs is a worst-of-all-time round-up.
The Vanishing, Black Christmas, and a bunch of others should be way higher, and others lower. I'm glad to see the underrated Wolf Creek on there, but there's plenty of stuff missing and plenty of stuff I wouldn't include.
Hell, it's just some guy's list.
It's an OK list, imo. I'm pleased to see a few nominal rarities on there, but Fulci shouldn't be anywhere near a top-100 list, and the only list on which Sleepaway Camp belongs is a worst-of-all-time round-up.
The Vanishing, Black Christmas, and a bunch of others should be way higher, and others lower. I'm glad to see the underrated Wolf Creek on there, but there's plenty of stuff missing and plenty of stuff I wouldn't include.
Hell, it's just some guy's list.
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This is a terrible list and I would have to question if the people behind it really even like horror films. An absolutely terrible list that seems to reserve many of the higher spots for oddball films from other genres and older movies that probably don't deserve their rank. The modern films which do rank higher are laughable.
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Rob Zombie's Halloween II is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life in any genre. I didn't even bother to read the rest of the list once I saw this was on there.
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The fact that my all time favorite movie, The Thing (1982), isn't even on that list makes me discount the whole thing.
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This is a terrible list and I would have to question if the people behind it really even like horror films. An absolutely terrible list that seems to reserve many of the higher spots for oddball films from other genres and older movies that probably don't deserve their rank. The modern films which do rank higher are laughable.
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Halloween 2 1980, I think is one of the best horror movie sequals.
The Exorcist frightens me terribly.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is an interesting inclusion, I agree the movie has enough frightening/creepy moments to call it horror. I wish they had jettisoned the awful first half-hour (the mirror image Twin Peaks stuff with Chris Issak and Jack Bauer) and had the movie start right with Laura.
The Exorcist frightens me terribly.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is an interesting inclusion, I agree the movie has enough frightening/creepy moments to call it horror. I wish they had jettisoned the awful first half-hour (the mirror image Twin Peaks stuff with Chris Issak and Jack Bauer) and had the movie start right with Laura.
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The technical merits alone put in the top tier of horror films ever made. The acting is top notch from Von Sydow, to Burstyn to Miller to the supporting turns by Lee. J Cobb and Jack MacGowran.
The film always fills me with a sense of dread and foreboding.
I first saw this when I was 11 and it really made an impact on me and singlehandedly piqued my interest in film.
So this film holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, sorry don't mean to get sentimental here.
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I actually think it's a pretty good list to be honest. Some of the placement of titles I don't agree with but pretty much all the movies listed are good or ones that I'd want to see. The biggest headscratcher there for me is Rob Zombie's Halloween II which I despised but the rest of the list is damn good. Also I agree that the original Halloween II is fantastic and one of the best overall sequels (horror or otherwise) ever made.
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I respect your opinion Norm, but I'm going to have to disagree strongly with your assertion here. I think The Exorcist is a masterpiece.
The technical merits alone put in the top tier of horror films ever made. The acting is top notch from Von Sydow, to Burstyn to Miller to the supporting turns by Lee. J Cobb and Jack MacGowran.
The film always fills me with a sense of dread and foreboding.
I first saw this when I was 11 and it really made an impact on me and singlehandedly piqued my interest in film.
So this film holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, sorry don't mean to get sentimental here.
The technical merits alone put in the top tier of horror films ever made. The acting is top notch from Von Sydow, to Burstyn to Miller to the supporting turns by Lee. J Cobb and Jack MacGowran.
The film always fills me with a sense of dread and foreboding.
I first saw this when I was 11 and it really made an impact on me and singlehandedly piqued my interest in film.
So this film holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, sorry don't mean to get sentimental here.
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Where the hell are these not on the list?
Ringu - Still my favorite Japanese horror film.
Ju-On - The girl alone in the apartment still creep me out.
Night of the Demon - Should been on the list.
Horror of Dracula - Christopher Lee ruled as the Prince of Darkness.
Phantom of the Opera - The unmasking of Lon Chaney's face is a classic.
Ringu - Still my favorite Japanese horror film.
Ju-On - The girl alone in the apartment still creep me out.
Night of the Demon - Should been on the list.
Horror of Dracula - Christopher Lee ruled as the Prince of Darkness.
Phantom of the Opera - The unmasking of Lon Chaney's face is a classic.
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I respect your opinion Norm, but I'm going to have to disagree strongly with your assertion here. I think The Exorcist is a masterpiece.
The technical merits alone put in the top tier of horror films ever made. The acting is top notch from Von Sydow, to Burstyn to Miller to the supporting turns by Lee. J Cobb and Jack MacGowran.
The film always fills me with a sense of dread and foreboding.
I first saw this when I was 11 and it really made an impact on me and singlehandedly piqued my interest in film.
So this film holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, sorry don't mean to get sentimental here.
The technical merits alone put in the top tier of horror films ever made. The acting is top notch from Von Sydow, to Burstyn to Miller to the supporting turns by Lee. J Cobb and Jack MacGowran.
The film always fills me with a sense of dread and foreboding.
I first saw this when I was 11 and it really made an impact on me and singlehandedly piqued my interest in film.
So this film holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, sorry don't mean to get sentimental here.
Very disturbing to see a 12 year old raped and brutalized (think about it because that's what it is) by a demon. Also the psychological torment and testing of faith that Damien Karras goes through makes Friedkin's interpretation of Blatty's excellent novel a horror masterpiece.
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