Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
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Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
What, The Human Centipede and no Exorcist?
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The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
From classic jumps to psychological horror, these films might just keep you awake at night.
1. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
2. 'Martyrs' (2008)
3. 'Halloween' (1978)
4. 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
5. 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968)
6. 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
7. 'The Night of the Living Dead' (1968)
8. 'The Last House on the Left' (1972)
9. 'The Shining' (1980)
10. 'The Human Centipede (First Sequence)' (2009)
11. 'Psycho' (1960)
12. 'The Blair Witch Project' (1999)
13. 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955)
14. 'Wolf Creek' (2005)
15. 'Salò' (1975)
16. 'Repulsion' (1965)
17. 'Carrie' (1976)
18. 'Maniac' (1980)
19. 'The Fly' (1986)
20. 'Audition' (1999)
21. 'Carnival of Souls' (1962)
22. 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980)
23. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
24. 'Eyes Without a Face' (1960)
25. 'Dumplings' (2004)
26. 'The Strangers' (2008)
27. 'Goodnight Mommy' (2014)
28. 'Alien' (1979)
29. 'Get Out' (2017)
30. '28 Days Later' (2002)
31. 'The Others' (2001)
32. 'Freaks' (1932)
33. 'Don't Look Now' (1973)
34. 'The House of the Devil' (2009)
35. 'Frankenstein' (1931)
36. 'Deep Red' (1975)
37. 'Jaws' (1975)
38. 'Let the Right One In' (2008)
39. 'Candyman' (1992)
40. 'When a Stranger Calls' (1979)
41. 'God Told Me To' (1976)
42. 'The Witches' (1990)
43. 'Pulse (Kairo) ' (2001)
44. 'The Lords of Salem' (2012)
45. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
46. 'Scream' (1996)
47. 'M' (1931)
48. 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' (1992)
49. 'Under the Skin' (2013)
50. 'Blood and Black Lace' (1964)
Holla! You opinionated bastards.
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment...s-of-all-time/
The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
From classic jumps to psychological horror, these films might just keep you awake at night.
1. 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)
2. 'Martyrs' (2008)
3. 'Halloween' (1978)
4. 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
5. 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968)
6. 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
7. 'The Night of the Living Dead' (1968)
8. 'The Last House on the Left' (1972)
9. 'The Shining' (1980)
10. 'The Human Centipede (First Sequence)' (2009)
11. 'Psycho' (1960)
12. 'The Blair Witch Project' (1999)
13. 'The Night of the Hunter' (1955)
14. 'Wolf Creek' (2005)
15. 'Salò' (1975)
16. 'Repulsion' (1965)
17. 'Carrie' (1976)
18. 'Maniac' (1980)
19. 'The Fly' (1986)
20. 'Audition' (1999)
21. 'Carnival of Souls' (1962)
22. 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980)
23. 'Black Christmas' (1974)
24. 'Eyes Without a Face' (1960)
25. 'Dumplings' (2004)
26. 'The Strangers' (2008)
27. 'Goodnight Mommy' (2014)
28. 'Alien' (1979)
29. 'Get Out' (2017)
30. '28 Days Later' (2002)
31. 'The Others' (2001)
32. 'Freaks' (1932)
33. 'Don't Look Now' (1973)
34. 'The House of the Devil' (2009)
35. 'Frankenstein' (1931)
36. 'Deep Red' (1975)
37. 'Jaws' (1975)
38. 'Let the Right One In' (2008)
39. 'Candyman' (1992)
40. 'When a Stranger Calls' (1979)
41. 'God Told Me To' (1976)
42. 'The Witches' (1990)
43. 'Pulse (Kairo) ' (2001)
44. 'The Lords of Salem' (2012)
45. 'Cabin Fever' (2002)
46. 'Scream' (1996)
47. 'M' (1931)
48. 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' (1992)
49. 'Under the Skin' (2013)
50. 'Blood and Black Lace' (1964)
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Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Some personal favorites :
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Vanishing (1988)
Martin (1976)
The Innocents (1961)
Near Dark (1987)
The Changeling (1980)
Onibaba (1964)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
The Tenant (1976)
The Brood (1979)
Possession (1981)
Vampyr (1932)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Vanishing (1988)
Martin (1976)
The Innocents (1961)
Near Dark (1987)
The Changeling (1980)
Onibaba (1964)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
The Tenant (1976)
The Brood (1979)
Possession (1981)
Vampyr (1932)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
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Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
There are some titles on that list I would happily replace with Jacob's Ladder.
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Meh, with the exception of unforgivably leaving The Exorcist off the list, it looks just like every other Top ____ Horror movies list ever made.
And while I probably wouldn't put up much of a fight over it's inclusion, Salo has to be the most overrated movie to appear on this list.
And while I probably wouldn't put up much of a fight over it's inclusion, Salo has to be the most overrated movie to appear on this list.
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
The Exorcist was likely consciously left off the list as clickbait fodder. These type of lists on the net are less an honest accounting of actual movies and more about generating controversy for clicks.
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#16
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Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
I'd add The VVitch.
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Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
MIA:
The Entity.
The Entity.
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I've rarely found monsters at all frightening, with the possible exception of the zombies in Romero's Living Dead movies, but I do find deranged humans scary (esp. in real life). One of the scariest movies I've seen this year was WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? I first saw it decades ago and don't recall my reaction to it. I was young then, but now I'm older than both Davis and Crawford were when they made that movie and I found Davis truly scary. I think it's because, as an older person, I understand Crawford's vulnerability and helplessness a lot more. It's a fate that looms much larger than it did when I was in my 20s.
#21
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Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Pretty lame list...
Only about half of the movies on the list are actually "scary." Another quarter or so are solid genre classics (ie, Frankenstein) but in no way classifiable as "scary" let alone of "all time." And more than a couple are just lousy movies period... Cabin Fever, Human Centipede, The Lords of Salem... wtf?
Only about half of the movies on the list are actually "scary." Another quarter or so are solid genre classics (ie, Frankenstein) but in no way classifiable as "scary" let alone of "all time." And more than a couple are just lousy movies period... Cabin Fever, Human Centipede, The Lords of Salem... wtf?
#22
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Esquire : The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Pretty lame list...
Only about half of the movies on the list are actually "scary." Another quarter or so are solid genre classics (ie, Frankenstein) but in no way classifiable as "scary" let alone of "all time." And more than a couple are just lousy movies period... Cabin Fever, Human Centipede, The Lords of Salem... wtf?
Only about half of the movies on the list are actually "scary." Another quarter or so are solid genre classics (ie, Frankenstein) but in no way classifiable as "scary" let alone of "all time." And more than a couple are just lousy movies period... Cabin Fever, Human Centipede, The Lords of Salem... wtf?