Another list for the kiddies. This time, a Horror film list. MMMMmmmm gore.
1)The Exorcist (1973) - Ok, so at this stage in my life, I chuckle through most of the movie. However, when I was around 15 or so, nothing freaked me out more than a viewing of the Exorcist. My dad passed out during a 1973 viewing (see a behavior pattern here?), and I was known to run around the house saying "Let Jesus fuck you!" Good times. Nothing owns more than a 14 year old Linda Blair covered in vomit and slime.
2)The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - To this day, redneck horror freaks me out, and this movie is the pinnacle of redneck horror. Forever imitated (House of 1000 Corpses, Wolf Creek, High Tension, etc etc etc), TCM proved that low budget horror was a viable moneymaker. Its low quality look adds realism and genuine horror.
3)Cabin Fever (2002) - Eli Roth's kitschy flesh eating masterpiece makes me laugh and cringe through every viewing. Cabin Fever pays homage to the 70's and 80's slasher flicks (even a tune from Wes Craven's "Last House on the Left") but manages to stay fresh. Rider Strong and Joey Kern give great performances, and the music adds an oh so eerie touch.
4)Halloween (1978) - Of course this movie came out the year I was born. Of course it's set in Illinois. No horror movie has more repeat value than Halloween does. John Carpenter's directing, writing, and music score are all first rate, and the world was introduced to the queen of all scream queens, Jaime Lee Curtis.
5)A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - The first, and only scary, of the Nightmare series, this film gives good character development, great backstory, and one heck of a horror icon. With the possible exception of Jason Voorhees, no one has been more idolized in the genre. To top it all off, this is the film debut of Johnny Depp.
Late honorable mentions that probably should have made the list - 28 Days Later, Alien.
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I want to see the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but you're too scared! ;)
Kind of hard to argue with that list - I think Hostel is great, but more in a "Wow, blood and gore and tortue can be FUN" way.
And the first time you watch Alien, its pretty fricking creepy - but do we want to consider that sci-fi and not horror, or not?
if we went with alien as horror i could dig that , i dunno, i don't know why i didn't think of it. if i did, i'd probably put it on top. DAMN these lists. I always forget something so obvious!
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