Horror Movie Hall of Fame

[lazario]

This is just a fun thing, but- what movies do you think belong in a Horror Movie Hall of Fame? If there were one, for instance, that were nationally recognized. This is not just for the "best" horror films ever made, but for the most popular ones throughout the history of cinema. Which movies do you think belong there?

Oh- and when you submit some choices, let's try not to swamp the topic out with 100, 200, 300 movie titles. Let's each take turns, and submit 10 titles maximum on each turn.

[malbowski13]

Phantasm,Night of the Demons,Suspiria,Feast,Re-Animator,original dead trilogy,Nightmare 1, and..................................Manos! j/k Near Dark!

[lowkey]

Manos is kind of famous (or infamous) with many horror fans. It's due a little recognition just for that.

Some I'd add:

1. Exorcist
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. Dead Trilogy
4. Zombie
5. The Beyond
6. Halloween 1 and 2
7. Friday the 13th 1, 2, 4, and 6. Maybe 3(first time he wears the trademarked mask) and 7(just one of my favorites of the series).
8.Suspira
9. Nosferatu
10. Faust
11. House of Wax (Price version)
12. Psycho
13. The Birds
14. Dracula (Lugosi)
15. Horror of Dracula (most of the Hammer Dracular films actually)
16. The Shining
17. lol too many to name really

[lazario]

Which is exactly why I suggested 10 was good enough. But, since almost no one is here, it's more than okay to break a rule. Just don't go over 20!

I'll be back with my suggestions later. And maybe a design for something that incorporates all of your choices into some kind of actual Hall.

[lowkey]

Yea, I got a little carried away there.

[tsmooth31]

well as most of you guys know im much more into that micro budget horror..buuuuuttttttt here are some that i think are pretty popular


TCM
Evil Dead
Friday The 13th
Childs Play
The Blob Remake
Halloween
Saw (one of the only newer movies that was very popular)
Hills Have Eyes
Night Of The Living Dead
Dawn Of The Dead


and yea manos has become pretty popular because of MST3K and just how terrible it is...so i could see it in a horror movie hall of fame

[malbowski13]

Never seen the Beyond yet....brief synopsis?

[lazario]

Woman (about 27-29 years old) inherits old hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Decides to fix it up. She hires some friends to help her, they start dying under mysterious circumstances. A blind woman her age tells her to leave because it's cursed. She meets a handsome doctor. She starts telling him she's seeing strange things, he starts investigating. He thinks she's crazy, she thinks she's going crazy. Suddenly, the dead people come back to life as zombies and hunt the living. Then, New Orleans becomes deserted and finally, the doctor starts thinking- maybe something strange is going on.



Originals only, T.

Now, for my first 10 picks:

1. Carrie
2. An American Werewolf in London
3. Hellraiser
4. Black Christmas
5. Alien
6. Poltergeist
7. Dead Alive / Braindead
8. The Fog
9. Candyman
10. 28 Days Later

[lazario]

Every time new movies are added, I will delete this post and re-post it.

[malbowski13]

Nice job,Laz and thanks for the Beyond synop. Will probably pick up soon. Fulci did that and Zombi,correct? I would try to add Return of the Living Dead to my list as well. Took zombies in a whole new direction.Near Dark is my favorite Vamp movie so that's why it is on there. As a young Malbowski, the part in Poltergeist when the steak starts moving nearly made me shit myself!

[lowkey]

The Beyond really isn't a zombie movie. They were written in to appease German distributors who wanted another Zombie. The movie was originally written as a haunted house story, and should be thought of that way. If you sit down looking for a good zombie movie, you'll be sorely disapointed. It is a great movie though.

[tsmooth31]

Originals only, T.


sorry but i cant keep the blob remake off any list

plus its not one of these new crappy remakes.. forget the 50's blob..the 80's blob is THE ONLY blob

[lazario]

malbowski13 said:

Nice job, Laz and thanks for the Beyond synop. Will probably pick up soon.

Good luck, the Anchor Bay DVD is out of print and commands upwards of $40 at least for a new copy on places like Amazon.com.

The copy I have is the Diamond DVD called, Seven Doors of Death. After literally months of research, I discovered this is actually the UNCUT version of the movie, taken from the laserdisc version of The Beyond, only with the title SDoD edited into the moment where the words "The Beyond" would be on the screen. And it's in Widescreen, so even if the audio isn't the big 5.1 showiness of Anchor Bay, it's more than adequate if you need to see the movie (which I did when I bought the DVD, brand new, for $4 - worth every penny).

malbowski13 said:

Fulci did that and Zombie, correct?

Yep.

malbowski13 said:

I would try to add Return of the Living Dead to my list as well.

Done.

lowkey said:

The Beyond really isn't a zombie movie. They were written in to appease German distributors who wanted another Zombie. The movie was originally written as a haunted house story

I did not know that. Anyone know if that's in the IMDb Trivia section for the movie? So, now we know who to blame for the bad special effects- Fulci wasn't even trying to do his Zombie-quality work.

admin said:

Originals only, T.

sorry but i cant keep the blob remake off any list

Understandable.

admin said:

plus its not one of these new crappy remakes.. forget the 50's blob..the 80's blob is THE ONLY blob

Well, the 50's version of The Blob is history. A very influencial film. The likes of which without, we would not have had such 80's classics as Killer Klowns from Outer Space, The Stuff, Creepshow, Critters, and a whole host of other 50's inspired films (whether they be remakes, or not) to come out during the 1980's- which was a huge subgenre of horror, fantasy, and sci-fi films.

[lazario]

Time to add some more titles:

1. The Howling
2. Scream
3. It's Alive
4. Tremors
5. Cemetery Man

[lazario]

The Hall
(it's not much, but at least it's something) :