Totally feel you on The Ring, it felt like the world's longest Korn video.
LOL I voted for The Ring and like it a lot, but very LOL
― carl agatha, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
cosign on LOL'ing at tipsy's comparison of the ring to a Korn video.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
There are only about 10 or so of all the films mentioned in this entire thread, including ballots, that I've never heard of. I wonder if they are alternate titles?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
oh man i just got home and finally got to look at this thread on my computer rather than my phone. THE GIFS! thank you so much, eric and pillbox.
― me so fat (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
What a great list. The only thing that bums me is all those wonderful & original films after #100 & seeing Cabin in the Woods in their place.
― The Thnig, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:12 (eleven years ago) link
it's a shame that the impact of Salem's Lot (@ least over here in the UK) was badly diminished by a butchered 'theatrical' edit that was all you could get on VHS, was an hour shorter and made no sense, it was terrible. you couldn't get a full length home video version until the mid 1990s. i'm sure that if you could it'd have the same rep as many of the great King adaptations cause it's bloody terrifying even now. very little has dated about the actual horror aspects.
amazing poll though aye; hats off poll-organiser chaps!
― piscesx, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
I guess I'm not as completely unschooled on horror as I thought...I've seen 35 of the top 100, and ten more from #101-150.
This has been a lot of fun to follow, even as a non-voter. I have some must-sees on my list now. Thx to Eric and Pillbox for running this.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:23 (eleven years ago) link
I wasn't around for the final couple unveilings, so in defense/justification of my #1 vote for Alien, I think it is a.) the greatest monster movie ever, and b.) better at being the best-ever in its category than any of the other best-ever category contenders that I've seen (important caveat). Its real leap (beyond its amazing design and conception) was dispatching with the superfluous hero and boiling the story down to monster vs. damsel. IN SPACE!
Seriously, I think it's one of the greatest movies ever made. I don't know how you could improve it.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:23 (eleven years ago) link
You did not just call Ripley a 'damsel'. You did not.
― emil.y, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
List of movies that didn't get a single vote, fwiw (I will upload the .xls file eventually):
140813 Ghosts (1960)AbbyAbsentiaAcaciaAddiction, The (1995)Alien 3 (1992)Angry Red PlanetAntibodiesAtrociousAwful Dr. Orloff, TheBasket Case 2 (1990)Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1991)Beast with Five Fingers, TheBeast Within, The (1982)BelovedBlack Belly of the Tarantula, TheBlood Beach (1980)Bloodsucking FreaksBlue SunshineBody MeltBoy Meets Girl (1994)Bride of Chucky (1998)Bride of Re-AnimatorButcher, TheCall of Cthulhu, The (2005)Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)Castle Freak (1995)Cat and the Canary, TheCat's EyeChurch, The [La Chiesa] (1989)Class of 1984 (1982)Cold Night's Death, A (1973)Criminally Insane (1975)Crowhaven Farm (1970)Curse of Frankenstein, TheDark Half, TheDark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)Dark Secret of Harvest Home, The (1978)Day of the Beast, The [Dia de la Bestia] (1995)Day of the Triffids, The (1962)Dead and Buried (1981)Dead CalmDead Kids [Strange Behavior] (1981)Dead of Night (1977)Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)Devil Inside Her, The (1977)Devil Rides Out, The (1968)Disappearance of Alice Creed, TheDon't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)Don't Deliver Us from EvilDorian Gray (1970)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)DUMPLINGS!Dunwich Horror, TheDust Devil (1992)Eaten Alive (1977)Entrails of a Virgin (1986)Equus (1977)Evil Dead TrapEvil, TheEvilspeak (1981)Faces of DeathFaculty, TheFeedFidoFirestarterFly, The (1958)Forbidden World [Mutant]Fourth Man, The [The 4th Man] (1983)Frankenhooker (1990)Frighteners, The (1996)From Beyond the GraveFrontiere(s)Galaxy of Terror (1981)Gate, The (1987)Geek Maggot Bingo (1983)GenesisGodzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)Grave EncountersGraveyard ShiftGrudge, The (2004)Habit (1995)Halloween II (2009)HampshireHardware (1990)HatchetHaunted Castle, The [Le Manoir du Diable]Haunting in Connecticut, TheHell NightHidden, The (1987)Hills Have Eyes, The (2006)Hiruko the GoblinHorde, TheHorseman, TheHospital BrutHouse by the Cemetery (1981)House of 1000 CorpsesHouse Of Whipcord (1974)House on Cuckoo Lane, TheHouse That Dripped Blood, TheHuman Centipede 2: The Full Sequence, TheIdle Hands (1999)Initiation of Sarah, The (1978)Interview With The VampireIsland of Dr. Moreau, The (1996)Isolation (2005)It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceIt's AliveIt's Alive 3: Island of the AliveJack Frost (1996)Jennifer (1978)Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)Keep, TheKiller Klowns from Outer Space (1988)KissedLast House on the Left, The (2009)Lawnmower Man, The (1992)Legend Of Hell House, TheLegend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)Leprechaun 2Lisa And The DevilLiving Dead GirlLove - Zero = Infinity [Iyarashii hitozuma: ureru] (1994)Love Letters to a Portuguese Nun (1977)Machine Girl, TheMan's Best Friend (1993)Mangler, TheManiac CopMatango: Attack of the Mushroom PeopleMaximum OverdriveMeet The ApplegatesMimic (1997)Mum & DadMurder PartyMy Little EyeMystery of the Wax Museum, TheNadja (1994)Needful ThingsNekromantik 2 (1991)Night of FearNight of the CreepsNightmares (1983)Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)One Missed CallOther, The (1972)ParentsPhantasm II (1988)Picture of Dorian Grey, ThePit, The (1981)Planet of the Vampires Possessed, The (1977)Prom Night (1980)Prophecy, The (1995)Psycho 2Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)Quiet Family, TheQuiet Place in the Country, A (1969)R-PointRaising CainRare Exports: A Christmas TaleRazorback (1984)RED (2008)Requiem for a VampireReturn of the Living Dead III (1993)Riding The BulletRituals (1977)RogueRubberRuins, TheSalo, or the 120 Days of SodomSanta's SlaySatan's School for Girls (1973)Sauna (2008)Save the Green Planet!Schramm: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer (1994)Secret WindowSee No Evil [Blind Terror] (1971)Sender, The (1982)Sexykiller (2008)ShadowShallow GroundShatter Dead (1994)ShiverShutter (2004)ShuttleSilent Night, Deadly Night (1984)Silver BulletSingapore SlingSlaughter HighSleepwalkersSnuffSpecies (1995)Spiral (2000)SplinterSquirm (1976)Stacy [Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies] (2001)Stendhal Syndrome, The (1996)Stepfather, The (1987)Street Trash (1987)Student of Prague (1926)Super 8TeethTell Me SomethingTerror Train (1980)ThankskillingThey Came Back [Les Revenants]They Don't Cut the Grass Anymore (1985)ThinnerThirst (2009)ThreeTorture GardenTourist TrapToxic Avenger, The (1984)Twisted NerveTwitch Of The Death NerveUgly, The (1997)Ungodly, The [The Perfect Witness]VersusVillage of the Damned (1995)Violent Kind, TheWages of Fear, TheWarlock: The Armageddon (1993)Waxworks (1924)When a Stranger CallsWhispering CorridorsWishmaster (1997)Wishmaster 2 (1999)Witch Who Came From the Sea, The (1976)Wolf (1994)Woman, The (2011)Xtro (1983)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
Is there a 1 vote, 1 point list? Or did all films end up with more than one point?
― emil.y, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
distressed, even
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
xposts:
Only in genre terms! I mean, she is this fusion of the girl chased by the monster and the dragon-slaying hero all in one.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
The five 1 vote, 1 point movies:
My Bloody Valentine (1981)Nekromantik (1987)Shiver of the VampireUncle SamWayward Cloud, The [Tian bian yi duo yun] (2005)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:37 (eleven years ago) link
i woulda voted for nekromantik had i remembered.
i toyed with just c+p'ing the "video nasties" entry on wiki as my ballot.
― me so fat (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, from the no voters:
Black Belly of the Tarantula, The - a friend lent me this, but didn't make it to watching before voting ended, it's supposed to be good.Blue Sunshine - was tempted to vote for this solely on the basis of the trailer, but didn't.Body Melt - think I saw this, but only really remember Street Trash well of the melt movies.Gate, The (1987) - awww, this isn't bad. Poor the Gate.House by the Cemetery (1981) - really? Nobody? I mean, BOB'S VOICE is worth a point, surely?House Of Whipcord (1974) - I thought this was supposed to be okay?Parents - surprised by this. Not amazing, but of the right era for our demographic.Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - I really liked this film. A lot. But not enough for top 50 horrors.Street Trash (1987) - what the hell? No votes? I knew I should've voted for this.Student of Prague (1926) - this is pretty good from what I remember, too.Witch Who Came From the Sea, The (1976) - again, I'm sure I've heard good things about this.
― emil.y, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:43 (eleven years ago) link
Basket Case 2 (1990)Blue SunshineBody MeltBride of Chucky (1998)Bride of Re-AnimatorCall of Cthulhu, The (2005)Castle Freak (1995)Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)Day of the Beast, The [Dia de la Bestia] (1995)Dead and Buried (1981)Dead CalmDead Kids [Strange Behavior] (1981)Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)Dust Devil (1992)Evilspeak (1981)Faculty, TheFly, The (1958) (HOLY CRAP @ THIS!!!)Forbidden World [Mutant]Fourth Man, The [The 4th Man] (1983)Frankenhooker (1990)Frighteners, The (1996)Galaxy of Terror (1981)Hardware (1990)Hidden, The (1987)Hiruko the GoblinHouse of 1000 CorpsesIsolation (2005)Keep, TheKiller Klowns from Outer Space (1988)Legend Of Hell House, TheMachine Girl, TheNadja (1994)Night of the CreepsNoriko's Dinner Table (2005)ParentsPhantasm II (1988)Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)Return of the Living Dead III (1993)RubberSave the Green Planet!Sender, The (1982)Singapore SlingSpiral (2000)Stacy [Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies] (2001)Stepfather, The (1987)Street Trash (1987)TeethThirst (2009)Twitch Of The Death NerveUgly, The (1997)Waxworks (1924)Wishmaster (1997)Wishmaster 2 (1999)Witch Who Came From the Sea, The (1976)Woman, The (2011)Xtro (1983)
^ these are all good-to-great! could carve a satisfactory anti-ballot just out of stuff that got no votes.
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
In 2010, Arrow Video released a 2 DVD set in the UK featuring the documentary Meltdown Memoirs along with a previously unavailable featurette with Jane Arakawa and the booklet 42nd Street Trash: The Making of the Melt written by c-man.[11]
(i know, i know. but it still makes me 0_o.)
― me so fat (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
Tipsy, you know that Ripley's character was originally written as a man? I mean, I'm not one to say that intent is everything, but I wonder how that affects your reading.
― emil.y, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
201. Wake in Fright
I was the other voter for this! bless you, #1-er.
― Simon H., Friday, 25 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
bwahaha i forgot it auto-corrected his real name
― me so fat (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I'm pretty sure I could get a happy 50 out of the no vote stuff
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
Psycho 2 is underrated imo - I didn't vote for it, but still.
― Carnage of PJ Soles (Pillbox), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
was I the person who had the lowest percentage on my ballot place? 14 out of 50.
― sarahell, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
that WHACK! over the head at the end is an *amazing* special effect even now. real brutal and unexpected and realistic.
― piscesx, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
Btw I know that I have come across as some kill crazy horehound on this thread but I would hardcore rep for anguish for the arthorror crowd and the reflecting skin for the slow dawning dread peeps
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
curious to see yr ballot, sarahell
xxp
― Carnage of PJ Soles (Pillbox), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
Action poll winner: 1988Comedy poll winner: 1980Horror poll winner: 1980
You guys def loved watching stuff in the parents' basement
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
Ha gorehound autocorrects to horehound on iPhone thx 19th century. I think I have you beat sarahell, I counted 13 on my ballot earlier today
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
Haha OK thanks to people stanning in this thread I started watching Paranormal Activity 2 on Netflix and no fucking way am I finishing this before bedtime. I'm 42 and don't need nightmares kthxbye.
― Brony! Broni! Broné! (Phil D.), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
Yep, and that wouldn't have been nearly the same movie. (And not just because the final battle probably wouldn't have had the hero in his underwear.)
Of course Aliens took it the next step by making the monster female, too.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
I am wrong! I got 15, so sarahell wins/loses depending on how you look at it
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:55 (eleven years ago) link
Many of my fondest memories ...
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
the reflecting skin for the slow dawning dread peeps
Seriously! There's also some some seriously disturbing stuff in it. Also at least one great quotable line
― sarahell, Friday, 25 May 2012 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
jjj it is so weird to me that you were up in arms about Lynch and then gave one of your hallowed 20C votes to Reflecting Skin
― thillrer (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:13 (eleven years ago) link
(though tbh that movie does make a lot more sense in a horror context)
― thillrer (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:14 (eleven years ago) link
i've seen part of Blue Sunshine (it's on netflix streaming btw) but I haven't seen the whole thing.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:25 (eleven years ago) link
Ugh! So bummed I was too busy two days in a row (and these particular days, too) to participate in real time. Thoughts:
I kind of believe that anyone wanting to direct a horror film should have to apply for a license to do so. A simple test, but one of the questions is "What, to you, are the top 10 most effective horror scenes ever?". If that TCM scene isn't in their top 5...NO LICENSE FOR YOU!!!! I agree with you 100%, jjj. I think you could just about hold a weeklong seminar about why that shot is so, so effective. I don't know how many times I've brought it up over the years, but it's a lot.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
I missed jjjusten's comment about the slamming door. Definitive--it's that moment in the film where you know you're striking out for uncharted territory.
― clemenza, Friday, 25 May 2012 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
Blue Sunshine and Body Melt are on the big want-to-see list
― thillrer (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:39 (eleven years ago) link
So many of those films that didn't get any votes I watched on UHF creature double features. God only knows how many times i saw "Devil Dog: Hound of Hell" (with Richard Crenna!).
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 May 2012 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
Oh oh oh, before I forget: long and hearty peals of real-life lolling over the one-two punch of Ghost/Ghost Dad and Fozzie Bear doing the nasty. I was expecting some sort of #1 trolling, but y'all outdid y'selves.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
"Devil Dog: Hound of Hell" (with Richard Crenna!).
pretty sure I have seen this! I think it was kinda disappointing because there wasn't enough dog.
― sarahell, Friday, 25 May 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
Wow, it just occurred to me that this thread went by with very, very little discussion of the music in these movies. Considering how crucial the scoring is in most horror films, that's kind of amazing, and except for the talk around Howard Shore and his 7e7en/SOTL work there wasn't much. The top few, especially, do some amazing things: One of Goldsmith's top 3 or 4 scores EVAR for "Alien," Wendy Carlos's arrangement of Berlioz's "Dies Irae" in The Shining, Ennio Morricone doing John Carpenter doing Ennio Morricone in "The Thing" . . .
― Brony! Broni! Broné! (Phil D.), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:07 (eleven years ago) link
These "no votes received" films would've made it on my ballot if we'd been allotted, say, 75 picks:
13 Ghosts (1960)Bloodsucking FreaksEaten Alive (1977)Hospital BrutIt's Alive 3: Island of the AliveLegend Of Hell House, TheToxic Avenger, The (1984)
I'm actually legitimately shocked that no one voted for Legend Of Hell House. Aside from its kinda goofy ending, it's a really effective little haunted house movie. And what with its old-school British classiness and all, I really thought it'd get at least a little love from this particular voting bloc.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
xpost
Well, the earlier discussion in the voting thread introduced to me the idea that I could actually own the Creepshow music as a thing separate from the movie, which I will always always always be thankful to have finally realized.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:16 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks to the fun I've had following along in this poll especially the Top 20 I picked up a copy of Carnival Of Souls for $3 today...and I realized with dismay that I don't have a copy of TCM but my horror-fiend coworker is going to give me a loaner
Eric, Pillbox: outstanding job
And thank you ILXORS for putting stupid Jason Voorhees back in that stupid lake where he belongs. Stupid Friday 13th.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
i considered voting for the toxic avenger -- partly b/c i went to high school w/ someone who had a (very very small) role in the film and lol NJ pride but also b/c i genuinely liked it -- but then i said, "nah, too cheesy."
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
eric, are you going to post the list of everything that got a vote i.e. the sub 150 list? or did I miss that somewhere?
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 25 May 2012 02:34 (eleven years ago) link
you might well be! mine was pretty centrist, 32/50. even e.mily got like 25 or something.
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Friday, 25 May 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link