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

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(i know, i know. but it still makes me 0_o.)

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.

201. Wake in Fright

I was the other voter for this! bless you, #1-er.

bwahaha i forgot it auto-corrected his real name

Yeah I'm pretty sure I could get a happy 50 out of the no vote stuff

Psycho 2 is underrated imo - I didn't vote for it, but still.

was I the person who had the lowest percentage on my ballot place? 14 out of 50.

that WHACK! over the head at the end is an *amazing* special effect even now. real brutal and unexpected and realistic.

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

curious to see yr ballot, sarahell

xxp

Action poll winner: 1988
Comedy poll winner: 1980
Horror poll winner: 1980

You guys def loved watching stuff in the parents' basement

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

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.

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.

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.

I am wrong! I got 15, so sarahell wins/loses depending on how you look at it

You guys def loved watching stuff in the parents' basement

Many of my fondest memories ...

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

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

(though tbh that movie does make a lot more sense in a horror context)

i've seen part of Blue Sunshine (it's on netflix streaming btw) but I haven't seen the whole thing.

Ugh! So bummed I was too busy two days in a row (and these particular days, too) to participate in real time. Thoughts:

• Re: Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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.

• People who haven't seen Carpenter's The Thing because of Kael's review: she was a wonderful writer, but she was occasionally wrong enough about a movie that you wonder if she maybe overslept and failed to actually make it to the theater that day. This is one of those occasions.

• Related note: I haven't seen Jacob's Ladder in its entirety, and I remember thinking what I saw was pretty good and all, but damn if most of you that included it high up on your ballots weren't the same people voting for The Ring.

• Man, Day of the Dead didn't even make it into the top 150?! WTF, people!!! At least Return of the Living Dead and God Told Me To made it (might rewatch the latter tonight!).

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.

Blue Sunshine and Body Melt are on the big want-to-see list

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!).

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.

"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.

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" . . .

These "no votes received" films would've made it on my ballot if we'd been allotted, say, 75 picks:

13 Ghosts (1960)
Bloodsucking Freaks
Eaten Alive (1977)
Hospital Brut
It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive
Legend Of Hell House, The
Toxic 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.

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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.

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.

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."

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?

was I the person who had the lowest percentage on my ballot place? 14 out of 50.

you might well be! mine was pretty centrist, 32/50. even e.mily got like 25 or something.

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 (35 minutes ago) Permalink

Well, the Horror Soundtracks thread on ILM was started because of this poll. I'm still trying to finish my personal undemocratic 'Top 50 Horror Scores from the Horror Poll' so I can post it there. (A lot of my favorites are for films I've never even seen, LOL).

looky horror soundtracks

jon did provide helpful commentary here and there itt about soundtracks of particular note

anyone beat 38? think this is the closest i've ever been to the centre of the ilx hivemind, not sure how i feel about it tbh.

Thanks so much for running this, Eric/Pillbox/&c - after all my wittering in the nominations thread, I failed to turn in a ballot due to some RL drama w/my partner, blah; was initially trying to do a "no US/UK horror films" ballot and would have probably helped Haxan/Tetsuo/Valerie make it in. Oh well /

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
DUMPLINGS!!
Dunwich Horror, The
Dust Devil (1992)

wait what?

Haven't seen these, probably only about half of them I'm interested in seeing really. I may catch up by making this The Year Of Horror, not sure the missus will be too pleased about that, oh well.

021. Braindead [Dead Alive] [1992, 598 points, 19 votes]
023. Possession [1981, 565 points, 17 votes, 2 first-place votes]
050. Sleepaway Camp [1983, 350 points, 10 votes]
058. Martyrs [2008, 319 points, 10 votes]
063. Shaun of the Dead [2004, 301 points, 11 votes]
068. Cure [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]
072. (tie) Drag Me To Hell [2009, 261 points, 9 votes]
075. (tie) Creepshow [1982, 250 points, 10 votes]
085. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me [1992, 218 points, 8 votes]
089. Wolf Creek [2005, 205 points, 7 votes]
090. Dressed To Kill [1980, 202 points, 8 votes, 1 first-place vote]
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]
099. Pontypool [2008, 176 points, 7 votes]
107. Anguish [160/7]
110. Messiah of Evil [152/7]
111. Cabin Fever [152/5]
113. Inside [151/5]
117. The Human Centipede: First Sequence [149/4]
118. (tie) The Reflecting Skin [148/5]
123. Alucarda [140/4]
125. American Psycho [139/4]
127. (tie) The Others [138/5]
130. (tie) The Mist [131/5]
134. Eden Lake [129/5]
135. The Changeling [128/3]
144. The Strangers [118/4]
145. (tie) Scream [117/4]
149. (tie) Ginger Snaps [113/4]

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), Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:34 PM (Yesterday)

I think he's going to upload the whole spreadsheet.

Yep, only I have the wrong draft here at work. Will have to upload the final version when I get home later.

The only bad thing about this poll is how few of the movies are available to stream on Netflix.

I was not expecting 31 out of 50 to place. Things I voted for and was surprised to see place:

The Descent
Pulse
Night of the Hunter
M
Hour of the Wolf
Jacob's Ladder
The Vanishing
Pan's Labyrinth

Especially Jacob's Ladder with all the hate in the noms thread.

I'm beyond shocked that Jacob's Ladder didn't score in the top 10 on Passiondex. You people who are nuts for that movie are NUTS for that movie.

cool thx

xp

watched Threads last night, damn that was grim. easily belongs here, should've been higher.

^^ learned what was up... too late

Well, I suppose that if all we've done is spread the awe at the greatness of Threads then at least we've achieved something.