Top Ten Horror films of all time

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

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1/ The Exorcist( Great film, the subtle things are scary in it compared to the Exorcism itself with lines like:

Psychiatrist: Is there someone inside you?
Regan MacNeil: Sometimes.
Psychiatrist: Who is it?
Regan MacNeil: I don't know.
Psychiatrist: Is it Captain Howdy?
Regan MacNeil: I don't know.
Psychiatrist: If I ask him to tell me, will you let him answer?
Regan MacNeil: No.
Psychiatrist: Why not?
Regan MacNeil: I'm afraid.

And the spider walk takes you quite by surprise as well!

2/ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Also well ahead of its time and that table scene is brutal and the killings are quick and very life like. I was actually clapping when the fat guy in a wheel chair got it, he was annoying man


3/ The Omen

Well acted and executed and in my opinion the best horror film ever made.

4/ Cannibal Holocaust

Sick, violent and utterly revolting. Simply great

5/ : The Changelling and American WereWolf in London

That boy being drowned in the bathtub and that ball bouncing down the stairs is bloody eerie. The latter film, the best man-wolf changing in history, with the Howling one not to far behind.

6/ : The Evil Dead Trilogy. Funny, crazy and utterly enjoyable. Bruce Campbell is the man!

7/ The Night of the Hunter and The Shining: Very much a horror. Great for the 1950's and robert Mitchum is outstanding as the evil preacher and The Shining is probably one of Kubricks best and Nicholsons best ever performance save one flew over the Cuckoo's nest.

8/ The Blair witch Project and the last broadcast:

Great docum-films with them being generally scary at times. The "Tell me where you are Josh" echo is weird man.

9/ Black Christmas and Hallowean

BC was the first of the new slasher filmed in the mid seventies and not like the trash you get now. Hallowean is here because of the good acting, style of the film and the genuine coolnest of Michael Myers.

10/ The woman in Black: This Drama on itv( British patrons would probably only have scene this) scared the crap out of me and was very hard to get for my video collection. The scenes where she is in his hotel room learing over him in the darkl and the ending with her gliding across the lake are nerve shattering to say the least.

Films which were great but didn't make the final cut were:

1/ What lies Beneath

2/ The Fog

3/ Rosemarys baby

4/ The Mothman Prophecies(really underated, i really enjoyed this one)

5/ Near Dark(The best new Vampire film)

6/ Salem's lot( The lad floating and trying to get in the window, the vampire in the rocking chair and Mr Barlow are great horror moments.

7/ Candyman/ Frightnight( Got these films in a double pack, Candyman is a good solid film and fright night is great, tongue in cheek film with chris saradon playing a marvlous vampire