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

xp - that about covers it, yeah, plus intermittent grousing about arty shit and a long but useful kjb truthbomb

Deric--me too, those exact 2 same zombie voices in Creepshow have always fascinated me. They're so, I dunno, gargley. xpost

who voted for Shaun of the Dead btw? I like zombie comedies and this one was okay, but it didn't seem particularly inventive, nor did it have the manic energy of DeadAlive or Evil Dead 2

I did. I think it's great and that it works on a number of levels, almost the least of which is as a zombie movie (which, I gathered, was sort of the point). So it was a little lower on my ballot.

Full recap:

056. The Vanishing [Spoorloos] [1988, 326 points, 11 votes]
057. The Bride of Frankenstein [1935, 326 points, 9 votes]
058. Martyrs [2008, 319 points, 10 votes]
059. Cat People [1942, 316 points, 12 votes]
060. Vampyr [1932, 314 points, 8 votes]

061. M [1931, 312 points, 9 votes, 1 first-place vote]
062. Frankenstein [1931, 301 points, 13 votes]
063. Shaun of the Dead [2004, 301 points, 11 votes]
064. Gremlins [1984, 299 points, 12 votes]
065. Mulholland Drive [2001, 299 points, 9 votes]
066. The Innocents [1961, 298 points, 10 votes]
067. Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen] [1968, 292 points, 10 votes]
068. Cure [Kyua] [1997, 289 points, 9 votes]
069. Cemetery Man [Dellamorte Dellamore] [1994, 288 points, 8 votes, 1 first-place vote]
070. Let's Scare Jessica to Death [1971, 272 points, 11 votes]

071. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer [1986, 272 points, 10 votes]
072. Curse of the Demon [Night of the Demon] [1957, 261 points, 9 votes]
(tie). Drag Me To Hell [2009, 261 points, 9 votes]
074. Threads [1984, 251 points, 6 votes]
075. Creepshow [1982, 250 points, 10 votes]
(tie). Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956, 250 points, 10 votes]
077. Pan's Labyrinth [2006, 246 points, 9 votes]
078. Hellraiser [1987, 232 points, 10 votes]
079. Dead Ringers [1988, 228 points, 8 votes]
080. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht [1979, 226 points, 8 votes]

081. Duel [1971, 224 points, 8 votes]
082. Kwaidan [1964, 224 points, 6 votes, 1 first-place vote]
083. Picnic at Hanging Rock [1975, 220 points, 7 votes]
084. Near Dark [1987, 219 points, 10 votes]
085. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me [1992, 218 points, 8 votes]
086. Witchfinder General [The Conqueror Worm] [1968, 209 points, 10 votes]
087. I Walked with a Zombie [1943, 208 points, 8 votes]
088. The Seventh Victim [1943, 206 points, 6 votes, 1 first-place vote]
089. Wolf Creek [2005, 205 points, 7 votes]
090. Dressed To Kill [1980, 202 points, 8 votes, 1 first-place vote]

091. Curse of the Cat People [1944, 200 points, 5 votes]
092. Onibaba [1964, 191 points, 7 votes]
093. Se7en [1995, 189 points, 10 votes]
094. Paranormal Activity [2007, 189 points, 7 votes]
095. The Cabin in the Woods [2012, 189 points, 6 votes]
096. May [2002, 186 points, 8 votes]
097. [rec] [2007, 178 points, 7 votes]
098. Blood on Satan's Claw [Satan's Skin] [1971, 177 points, 8 votes]
099. Pontypool [2008, 176 points, 7 votes]
100. Phantasm [1979, 175 points, 8 votes]

Ones from my ballot that have made it so far:

056. The Vanishing [Spoorloos] [1988, 326 points, 11 votes]
059. Cat People [1942, 316 points, 12 votes]
060. Vampyr [1932, 314 points, 8 votes]
062. Frankenstein [1931, 301 points, 13 votes]
067. Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen] [1968, 292 points, 10 votes]
074. Threads [1984, 251 points, 6 votes]
086. Witchfinder General [The Conqueror Worm] [1968, 209 points, 10 votes]
092. Onibaba [1964, 191 points, 7 votes]
098. Blood on Satan's Claw [Satan's Skin] [1971, 177 points, 8 votes]

I'm up to ten: The Vanishing (Spoorloos), Shaun of the Dead, Gremlins, Mulholland Drive, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Creepshow, Hellraiser, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Seven, Phantasm.

who voted for Shaun of the Dead btw? I like zombie comedies and this one was okay, but it didn't seem particularly inventive, nor did it have the manic energy of DeadAlive or Evil Dead 2

i did not vote for SotD, but i don't think its appeal lies in invention or manic energy. it's more about performances, attention to character, charm and wit.

Creepshow, at #5 on my ballot, is the only one of my top 15 (i.e. the ones I'm really invested in) to make it thus far.

voted for these:

056. The Vanishing
066. The Innocents
077. Pan's Labyrinth
079. Dead Ringers
080. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
084. Near Dark
085. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

THUS FAR: Curse Of The Cat People, The Seventh Victim, Witchfinder General, Cemetary Man, Cure, The Innocents.

All the classy items on my list have ranked thus far (beyond good' n gory CM).

nine so far: phantasm, pontypool, may, creepshow, cemetery man, cure, hour of the wolf, mulholland dr. and the bride of frankenstein

somewhat regret not voting for: dressed to kill, near dark and cat people.

ALSO: I salute your ghoulish PUNS-MANSHIP, Eric H.

yeah, he really knows how to BURN a phrase

(you know, as though it were tied to a stake and in need of burning)

holy shit eric h, i only just found this thread, you are fantastic

I voted for it. Per my gut-instinct voting non-strategy strategy, I liked it and thought it was fun.

has a SLAY with words, etc

Didn't vote but SotD would have made my ballot.

films that i voted for thusfar (12-for-45):

059. Cat People
060. Vampyr
061. M
063. Shaun of the Dead
067. Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen]
071. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
075. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956]
077. Pan's Labyrinth
082. Kwaidan
080. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
090. Dressed To Kill
093. Se7en

KJB's ethos works for him bcz he's seen everything. YMMV, DWH

my votes thus far:

061. M [1931, 312 points, 9 votes, 1 first-place vote]
065. Mulholland Drive [2001, 299 points, 9 votes]
066. The Innocents [1961, 298 points, 10 votes]
070. Let's Scare Jessica to Death [1971, 272 points, 11 votes]
(tie). Drag Me To Hell [2009, 261 points, 9 votes]
075. Creepshow [1982, 250 points, 10 votes]
084. Near Dark [1987, 219 points, 10 votes]
086. Witchfinder General [The Conqueror Worm] [1968, 209 points, 10 votes]
089. Wolf Creek [2005, 205 points, 7 votes]
096. May [2002, 186 points, 8 votes]
100. Phantasm [1979, 175 points, 8 votes]

KJB's ethos works for him bcz he's seen everything. YMMV, DWH

Could be, but I don't personally view the discovery and consumption of art as a race or a competition. I like to think that I'll still be discovering gems in my golden years. Plus I have no professional incentive to be massively coversant about any particular artform, so it's nice to relax my slacks and not feel any need to "keep up".

I think you may have the notion that I'm artistically incurious, Morbs, which really isn't the case.

nah I wouldn't assume that, bub

...but I am not going to risk Wm Castle-style cardiac arrest by watching new horror films in my dotage.

"He died as he lived … talking about movies he never saw."

I just watched THREADS on YouTube. Yipes.

took me a while to realize that upthread references to 'them' as one of the movies-too-scary-to-watch were not references to the giant atomic ant movie.

Yeah, it's the French remake, iirc.

not a remake unless joeks in which case n/m

them! was not remade as them which was remade as the strangers

1. wait, my Them vote was a vote for the giant atomic ant movie!

2. genre is less a verb than an adjective imo

Personal wrap-up:
Putting The Innocents, M, Vampyr and The Bride Of Frankenstein on the To Do list.

Contemplating to better store Ils deep down in a well or something instead of watching it someday.

Especially delighted to see Spoorloos place so high.
It's very hard to put it in words the right way, but I still very vividly remember that distinct silence at the final scene that befell me, my brother and my father watching it on TV years ago. Never again experienced this phenomen of having a whole group of people in union being slapped by a film in such a way (on the other hand, I tend to watch my horror films on my own generally).

not a remake unless joeks in which case n/m

When in doubt, it's generally safe to assume my posts are ill-formed joeks that no one but me will get/appreciate.

# of films thus far by decade. assuming 70s will pull ahead as we get into the higher ranks.

30s - 4
40s - 4
50s - 2
60s - 5
70s - 6
80s - 9
90s - 4
00s - 10
10s - 1

When in doubt, it's generally safe to assume my posts are ill-formed joeks that no one but me will get/appreciate.

You're stealing my m.o.

Putting The Innocents, M, Vampyr and The Bride Of Frankenstein on the To Do list.

sort of envy you

call me an idiot, but i enjoyed haute tension more than inside or martyrs. i even liked the conclusion, despite the fact that it's patently ridiculous.

This makes perfect sense to me. The ending of Haute Tension is so patently horrible and such a total cheat that it allows the viewer to lift themself guiltlessly away from the entire proceedings and go about their life unmarked, whereas the likes of Inside and Martyrs mark their viewers with an imprint of having been exposed. Which is why I unquestionably prefer the latter two to the former one, but we've been down this road in the last two threads.

Also, KJB did not disappoint.

And I want to see Satantango again.

Tho admittedly, I never want to see The Awful Truth again and I think it is decidedly not great, so maybe the theory is true after all.

Thx e.mily for doing the end-of-day roll call of titles. I had to run after posting today.

ils(them) is not the endurance test that some seem to be making it out to be itt. it's no martyrs. watched it late and with a few beers in me but didn't hit half as hard as i was expecting from all the talk around it, i preferred the strangers tbh.

so maybe the theory is true after all

where was a theory?

The Strangers is underrated on ilx imo.

xp

Both Frankensteins, Cat People, The Innocents and The Vanishing from the latest bout. I voted for, that is.

I found Vampyr a bit of a bore, I'm afraid. And I must add M to my rental queue at some point.

The Strangers is underrated on ilx imo.

jesus fucking christ i can't believe i forgot to vote for this. so good.

^^^^

ils(them) is not the endurance test that some
seem to be making it out to be itt. it's no
martyrs.

i'd agree but found ils much, much scarier. it's going for something a little more trad horror rather than 'endurance test' (and largely succeeding).

Do we think The Strangers is gonna make it? If it's not the best straight-up American horror flick of the '00s, it's at least in contention.

(I gave more points to Bug but I know that one's hopeless.)

I think that The Strangers did what it was doing so well that when it lost its footing a bit towards the end (it a very particular moment when the POV shifted slightly from the invaded to the invader and I was all like, NO NO NO WHAT ARE YOU DOING MR. DIRECTOR MAN NOOOOO), it kinda deflated the tension balloon for me. I probably should've still voted for it (like I did for that other 2000s movie that was super-effective up until its awful misstep) but I didn't.