The Haunt Of Fear: ILX Top 100 HORROR Movies Poll Results Thread

ledge i thought you were a hardcore rationalist, what's happened to you man?

I went to see The Exorcist on its rerelease ~7/8 years ago - I just had one of those "see 7-8 films" weekends, and the Exorcist was last thing on Saturday. And then again first thing on Sunday, arguing with the cashier to let me in an hour into the film, where I fled the night before :)

xp I don't know man! Well of course not believing something doesn't always make it any less scary. Also I think the Exorcist is an incredible depiction of pure evil, distilled and exaggerated obviously but all the more effective for it; and although I don't believe in the form it's presented in that doesn't mean I don't believe in the idea or its ability to scare.

Loving the poll though. Quite a few on here I want to check out - and a few I know I should stay the hell away from.

I've seen 11 of these which is surprsing to me. i remember watching Eraserhead in a lecture hall at uni with about five other people. my housemate had her eyes covered for the whole of the second half lol.

The Hitcher! Would have made a fine addition to the list. Or Basket Case, for that matter.

Really glad Day of the Dead never appeared. That movie is dull as fuck, with a great beginning, a great ending, and an hour of talking and yelling in the middle.

A couple of other great Romeros, of course, won't make it (Martin, Crazies). Same with Carpenter. The question is, which inevitable surprise of the top ten will get the biggest reaction? I predict Nightbreed.

The only thing I expected to place which hasn't and probably won't now is Carpenter's 'They Live'. I thought that was fairly well regarded, though perhaps not enough 'horror' in it for some.

I might have expected Tenebrae to place but i can't see two Argento films being in the top ten. Too much vote splitting, perhaps.

Spoilers: Tenebrae missed out on my vote as I already had two Argento films on my ballot.

xp I'd love to see any surprise of course, but particularly Lost Highway.

rmde

there's no way the argento isnt suspiria but who knows with this list anymore

Martin is Romero's best flick, maybe second best, so obv it won't place.

predicting Frankenhooker ftw

no Demons either? honest to god fuck this i knew i shd've voted

David Lynch but no fucking Demons poll is dead inside

Items from my ballot that have made it so far (28/50, not bad!):

011. The Fly
013. The Exorcist
014. Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
016. Dawn of the Dead
017. Videodrome
018. Halloween
020. Poltergeist
021. Braindead [Dead Alive]
024. Carnival Of Souls
025. Let the Right One In [Låt den rätte komma in]
027. The Ring
028. The Blair Witch Project
030. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
036. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
038. Black Christmas
043. A Nightmare On Elm Street
045. Deep Red [Profondo Rosso]
046. Eyes Without A Face [Les yeux sans visage]
047. An American Werewolf in London
048. Jaws
052. Re-Animator
056. The Vanishing [Spoorloos]
071. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
075. (tie) Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
078. Hellraiser
081. Duel
093. Seven
100. Phantasm

Items from my ballot that will under no circumstances show up:

Prince of Darkness, Scanners, Sisters, The Crazies, Pumpkinhead, The Blob (1988), Altered States

Strongo, I think everyone is assuming that Suspiria is getting in. I know I am, and that's what I thought ShariVari meant by not seeing two Argento films making it top ten (as in, Tenebrae doesn't stand a chance, not that it could be one or the other)... Unless I'm misunderstanding you?

NV, you totally should have voted. Shame on you.

Yep, i'm assuming Suspiria is a lock.

If Suspiria were number one I wouldn't be shocked. I doubt it will be, but if it was, I wouldn't be shocked.

They Live isn't horror at all, even by the loose standards of "horror." But it would make a great entry in a dystopian sci-fi satire poll!

xxp

too many films, too few braincells

Another thing I'm surprised didn't make it into the top 100: Ghostwatch. Although its absence can probably be blamed on the 'Murricans (although I saw and voted for it). Or maybe you had to be of a particular age when it first aired for it to have a significant impact on you.

I cut Ghostwatch because I hadn't seen it since first broadcast, and I was worried that its growing reputation and cult status may have built it up in my mind to be better than it was.

i don't remember thinking it was all that - mainly i think because the leads are all pretty unlikeable in various ways and the central gimmick - that this shit was happening for real - just wasn't buyable at all

i can imagine if you're not from the UK and don't really know who Mike Smith is it's probably a lot better

Also, yeah, from what I do remember as a kid, as soon as the scares started amping up I was all 'oh, it's not a documentary, then, it's a scripted thing'... rather than 'eeeeeeh help it's so scary'.

i was already old and cynical i guess

xp It is very very very odd to watch now, particularly if you've seen it before - it still really builds well, from subtle + minimal through to ARRGH NO DON'T DO THAT, and the final twist of not just what is going on but What Is Going On is still really smart. But it is odd to see Mike Smith + Sarah Greene and particularly cheeky monkey Craig Charles. Parky is sublime throughout of course - none of this is anything compared to Rod Hull + Emu.

1992. I can't even remember where i was when i saw it

I do love the fact that all the callers to the phone line were meant to get a prerecorded message saying "This is fiction, but if you would like to share any stories of ghosts we'd be glad to hear them" - but the lines were mobbed, so most of the callers just got an engaged tone.

I'd only read about its reputation over the years, which I expected to be a little overblown, but when I finally saw it, I was surprised by how effective it was. I don't know if having only the vaguest notion of who the people involved were helped or hindered the experience, though.

Getting psyched for the top ten...(I hope posting this gif doesn't violate some sort of law of nature or ilx)

http://www.iancutler.com/Pictures/ianfront1.gif

Totally psyched :D

can't belive this isn't going to make it

http://static.wix.com/media/28930d_bac05104e165616b10e28f90f3095cc7.jpg

i have a meeting at 10:30 and i'm afraid i'm going to miss something. this is a sign of extreme overinvestment.

what's that pic from, piscesx?

Results will roll out at a little slower clip today to make you savor them.

depalma style?

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Was rooting for Salem's Lot too.

We're preparing for provincial testing here next week; deciding whether to put that aside so the students can keep apprised of the Top 10 as it happens.

xp yeah it's Salem's Lot.

huh i know i've seen that but for some reason the only image i remember is Fred Willard getting a shotgun pulled on him

Some Romero musings....

Based on the tenor of this poll, I am honestly shocked that it looks like Martin isn't going to make it. Have people just not seen it? I think people on this list would go crazy for it, so see it if you haven't.

I'm a big fan of Day of the Dead and surprised it didn't make the top 100, but not annoyed. So much other good stuff. While we're awaiting today's festivities, I'll go ahead and list my personal ranking for Romero's Dead films (no, Return doesn't count.)

Night > Day > Dawn > Survival > Diary > Land. But I love them all, except for "Land," the only clunker.

oh man now i know clemenza's students are tuning in i feel bad about my pottymouth

xpost I'm a pretty big fan of Land actually, but the reviews steered me away from the subsequent two.

Curse away--just kidding, of course. ("See the meat hook, kids? He's just about to hang the girl on it" = no more job.)

haven't seen The Vanishing in a long while, but I would call it a turn-the-screws thriller rather than horror.

I don't like Martin as much as I like Romero's zombie output. I like Martin fine, but I honestly didn't even think about it when compiling my ballot and I'm not sure I would have voted for it even if I did. But the rest of yous shouldn't take my word for it and should see it for yourself.

i think Martin's tremendous but i have to admit tedious lol zombie bores have taken some of the shine of zombie flicks for me

not Zombie Flesh Eaters tho, that fucking rules

i voted pretty high for martin, probably higher than i should have