Also, if you just c+p every entry from the previous year-by-year horror polls, you're gonna have a bunch of garbage that no one will ever vote for in a million years because it will, f'rinstance, include every horror movie released in 1996. I think it'll be more hassle than it's worth, but this is your show, man! I will follow where you lead!
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
yes, the descent is incredible & terrified me
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe what I'll do is just C+P any movie that actually received a vote in those polls. That'll cut out all the hag horror movies in the early '70s, for instance.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
I say Plain Top 100 because there are really not many truly scary horror movies and most of the best are not that scary, IMO. There are also scary movies that are not horror.
― MrDasher, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
Not to mention that jjjusten is gonna be apoplectic when some obscure masterpiece gets overlooked because everyone missed it amongst the list of every Leprechaun sequel.
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:27 (twelve years ago) link
I added "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" to that Google doc.
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
Confession, I've actually been "scared" by about three or four movies ever, so I'm definitely using "best" as a stronger criterion than "scariest."
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, April 5, 2012 2:16 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, me too. I just don't scare easily. But I love love love horror movies.
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
So anyone can add to that doc?
― MrDasher, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah. I'll keep a separate .xls for myself in case people try to throw tricks.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
Also, what makes me like a horror movie or think it's good is not how much it scares me.
― MrDasher, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
For anyone that wants nothing to do with a google doc, this is what I currently have in the nomination pool:
Alien AuditionBirds, TheBlack Sunday Blair Witch Project, TheBride of Frankenstein, TheBrood, TheCandyman Cannibal Holocaust Carnival Of Souls Carrie (1976)Cat People (1942)Dawn Of The Dead Descent, TheDevil's Rejects, TheDevils, TheDon't Look Now Dressed To Kill Evil Dead, TheExorcist, TheEyes Without A Face Fly, The (1986)Freaks Halloween Haunting, TheHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerHills Have Eyes, The (1977)I Walked With A Zombie Inland EmpireInvasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) Irreversible Jaws Last House on the Left (1972)MartinNight of the Demon Night of the Hunter, TheNight of the Living Dead (1968)Nightmare On Elm Street, ANosferatu Old Dark House, TheOmen, TheOuter Space Peeping Tom Poltergeist Possession Prince of DarknessPsycho Pulse RepulsionRing, The (2001)Rosemary's BabySeven Shining, TheSilence of the Lambs, TheSleepaway Camp Suspiria Tenant, TheTexas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)Thing, The (1982)Vampyr Vanishing, The (1988)Videodrome Wait Until Dark Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? Wicker Man, TheWitchfinder General/The Conqueror Worm
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:34 (twelve years ago) link
Drag Me To HellParanormal ActivityPlanet Terror
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
TeethBrain Dead/Dead Alive28 Days Later
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
Does Threads count?
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
TV movie? Sure why not.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
I just added Hausu into the spreadsheet, but I feel like doing it that way may confuse me as I'll have no record of it here.
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
Just Plain Top 100
^ this
― picture jean rollin (Pillbox), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Friday The 13th Part IIRabidShiversRinguThe Haunting Of Hell House
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Will I be the only person voting who still covers my eyes when a film scares me? Seriously. And I'm 50. (I even covered my eyes through a lot of No Country for Old Men the first time I saw it.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I was just realizing what a Pandora's box I opened up with that google doc.
For sanity's sake, I think doing it the old-fashioned way might be better for me to keep track.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
woops, I meant The Legend Of Hell House. Different movie!
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
Will I be the only person voting who still covers my eyes when a film scares me? Seriously. And I'm 50.
It doesn't happen much, but I'll admit at the end of Paranormal Activity 2 I was worried what they'd do for an encore and watched between fingers.
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDES: pulse
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286751/
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
― HE HATES THESE CANS (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
Sooo...are we keeping track here of stuff we added to the spreadsheet? If so:
An American Werewolf in LondonBlob, The (1988)Brain DamageCreepshowDawn of the Dead (1978) (Dates are gonna be crucial with some of these entries)Day of the Dead (1985)EraserheadExorcist 3, TheFog, TheFrom Dusk Til DawnGod Told Me ToGremlinsHausuHellraiserHowling, TheIn The Mouth of MadnessInland EmpireLegend of Hell HouseNightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterPhantasmPiecesReturn of the Living DeadSalem's LotShaun of the DeadTestamentTingler, TheTrick r' Treat
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
(Dates are gonna be crucial with some of these entries)
I'd also like to see a distinction between the Haunting (1963) and The Haunting (1999). While I can't imagine voting for the latter, someone might.
― da croupier, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
Yep, I closed off edit access to all for that doc, but I'll keep adding stuff to it myself. It's just easier for me to keep track of new entries that way.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, man, yeah...this might be a PITA for you, Eric. Like, I was trying to pare down my list as I noticed people mentioning stuff in this thread, but I still managed to add some dupes. Plus an unintentional string of bbcode (which I watched someone delete in real time and didn't realize was a thing Google Docs did...creeeeepy).
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, never mind. Ha ha.
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
LOL, yeah, when I was trying to edit and saw two other users adding stuff, I thought: This is a mistake.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
So, to recap. Nominations doc is available for all to read. I'll add titles that are listed in this thread, and the ones that received votes in the yearly horror movie polls (later).
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
Carry on ScreamingDeep RedDog SoldiersHellraiserKill ListLet the Right One In (2008)LifeforcePsychomaniaSleepy HollowTheatre of Blood
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
I have 4 types of things I generally look for in a good horror movie (but not necessarily in the same flick):
* terror/fright* tension/thrills/accelerated heart rate* unease/despair* lols
there are probably going to be a few movies that are just classic or great that I'll include on my list (and I probably have more criteria than what I listed), but this is what I think of first when I think of horror/comedy horror.
I don't scare easy, so I love a good fright. Maybe a half-dozen movies have legit scared me.
― HE HATES THESE CANS (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
wait, what?
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
Testament will be very high on my ballot, so I'd say horrifying Reagan/Thatcher-era nuclear war nightmares absolutely count (maybe this will be the kick in the seat I need to finally watch Threads). And I think TV movies should probably get a huge pass in this poll to allow for the inclusion of stuff like Salem's Lot and It.
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of which, I nominate:
Ghostwatch
Okay, some more noms:
Häxan (1922)Vampyr (1932)SuspiriaThe Stone TapeValerie & Her Week of WondersBlood on Satan's ClawEraserhead
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:54 (twelve years ago) link
Bird with the Crystal PlumageTenebraeAngry Red PlanetIt! The Terror from Beyond Space
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
Evil Dead IIThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIRinguPhantasm IIThe ChangelingWhite ZombieFrailtyHalloween IIIZombieRec aka [rec]Black Christmas (1974)SlitherMartyrsScannersZombie aka Zombi 2 (1979)Eraserhead
― picture jean rollin (Pillbox), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
^ oops @ Zombie repeat
― picture jean rollin (Pillbox), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
I love how many times Eraserhead is getting nominated. :)
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
will be an easy ballot cuz there are only about 20 respectable horror films ever
and one of the top 5 is Kobayashi's Kwaidan (1964)
figure it will get 3 votes.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 April 2012 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
Added that boring movie to the nominations list.
― hot and brothered (Eric H.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
also..
The Changeling (1980)
(not the one w/ Angelina Jolie)
― picture jean rollin (Pillbox), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
Horror = a gazillion times better a genre than comedy. And often funnier, too.
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
know-nothingism reigns, it is the Year Zero!
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
Oh. Oh, oh, oh. I started watching Cathy's Curse last night (from the same 10 for $10 box set that introduced me to the wonderful God Told Me To and Pieces) while going to sleep, and I'll have to finish it to see whether it belongs here, but what I saw was the most jaw-droppingly :O sub-Ed Wood ineptitude which was somehow so inept that it started crossing over into something surreal and unnerving even while it made me laugh. It doesn't feel like something made by human beings or anything with the capacity for conscious thought.
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
(Also, horror is way cleverer, has better cinematography, more plot, deeper characterisation... I could go on...)
― emil.y, Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, god, yeah, The Changeling. That movie scared the ever-living crap out of me when I was like 12 and saw it on HBO.
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
k, emil.y added to enemies list
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
Glad to see that Morbs will be maintaining the complain-a-thon throughout this poll, as well.
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
ties into maximum overdrive, right? king treating inanimate mechanical devices as things with minds of a sort.
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Sunday, 15 April 2012 06:55 (twelve years ago) link
Edward - lol, it is on youtube no subs but a cracking score from Morricone (from the excerpts).
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 15 April 2012 08:53 (twelve years ago) link
ok if you guys nommed thundercrack in the comedy poll I'm nomming the devil inside her (1977) here
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Sunday, 15 April 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
el dia de la bestia aka the day of the beast (1995)
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Sunday, 15 April 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
i nominated Thundercrack! but have never seen The Devil Inside Her. Any good?
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Sunday, 15 April 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
love Day of the Beast though. might even vote for it.
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Sunday, 15 April 2012 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
devil inside her is horrifying on a couple diff levels, def more horrifying than erotic. the marc loi in you might object tho? (no shots fired)
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Sunday, 15 April 2012 23:55 (twelve years ago) link
think I'll save my dark horse agitating for the voting thread
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 16 April 2012 01:18 (twelve years ago) link
the marc loi in you might object tho? (no shots fired)
lol, no worries. i've avoided the shaun costello & zebedy colt 70s roughies, mostly due to presumed rapeyness.
― BEMORE SUPER FABBY (contenderizer), Monday, 16 April 2012 07:03 (twelve years ago) link
OK, last call for nominations. Will open the poll for ballots a little later today.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 16 April 2012 13:34 (twelve years ago) link
Wtf, this wasn't nominated yet?
Troll 2
― Tuomas, Monday, 16 April 2012 13:36 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't want to vote for it in the comedy poll, because I decided to exclude unintentional comedies, but it certainly was intended to be a horror movie.
― Tuomas, Monday, 16 April 2012 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
It's either a great comedy or a rotten horror movie.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 16 April 2012 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
I may just give Troll 2 one point on every poll.
― HE HATES THESE CANS (Austerity Ponies), Monday, 16 April 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
turner classic movies held a film festival last weekend in hollywood with a midnight screening of phase iv on friday, kinda funny to see it positioned among the likes of singing in the rain, the searchers, and vertigo...
http://www.tcm.com/festival/programs/481842/index.html
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 16 April 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
tbh it's been years and years since I've seen devil inside her, iirc there's one troubling sequence but the rest is pretty standard stuff for the time, albeit dressed up in disturbing facepaint
xp to contendo
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 16 April 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
last wave, the (1977)
^ weird that classics like this are still getting nommed, down to the wire and we're still missing good stuff but ah well
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, 16 April 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
THE VAULT OF ILX Top 100 HORROR Movies Poll Voting Thread (voting closes May 7)
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 16 April 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link