Best Horror Film of 1987 (part 9 of a series)

voted evil dead 2 cuz i would really be lying if i pretended it isn't (or at least hasn't been for most of my life) my fave film by a few miles up there but this was a really strong year, esp in comparison to the last few years before it, strongest since early 80s probably. seems like a longer list too though i could be wrong there. any idea for reasons behind the resurgence? the early 80s boom seems due to fallout from halloween, what prompted this year - the first elm street? the rise of vcrs?

most horrifying in the sense that just seeing it on the list made me shudder - nekromantik

Evil Dead 2, of course. Though I do love Bad Taste.

And Nekromantik is kind of hilarious.

Oh man, and Street Trash was this year, too! MELLLLT.

none of these deserve a win

I agree. So I'm voting for Creepshow 2, because "The Raft" scared the crap out of me when I watched it, which is more than I can say for any of the other movies on this list.

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Creepshow 2 (better than the first!), Lost Boys, Near Dark, The Monster Squad, The Hidden, NOES3, & Hellraiser all get a nod, & Redneck Zombies is easily my favorite Troma feature, but tbh none of those hold a candle to the elephant in the room.

Creepshow 2 (better than the first!)

Crazy talk.

I voted for Angel Heart. I saw it again relatively recently and it still holds up.

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Woah that's a pretty huge margin.

huh to that lost boys showing, lotta rob lowe posters in ilxors closets

Nekromantik 2

lol

Dream Warriors shoulda done better but I ain't gonna lie I voted for the winner

god i loved nekromantik 2. more than the first one. but der todesking was his masterpiece.

wait, no, i take it back. i like both nekromantiks about the same if i think about it. the first one is great as well. and funny! all his movies are pretty funny.

lots of great movies here! love a lot of them. one year on the vineyard i tried to start a new christmas tradition where we all - maria's mom and family were there and other family - watch Opera every year together on christmas eve. it didn't go over so well.

i mean, there are almost 20 movies up there that i adore.

Just realized that this sadly wasn't in the poll:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZvcHTTGw5Y

(One of the earliest of Roland Emmerich's shitty movies, apparently!)

has anybody SEEN The Video Dead? the ridiculous cover always made me want to see it.

it's ok. has some cool ideas (like the Garbage Man and copper bells that sound when zombies are near) but doesn't always know what to do with them.

copper bells that sound when zombies are near

lol

I guess my general apathy toward vampire pics is to blame for me not having seen Near Dark until now. I've been curious abt it for a little while now, since Bigelow reaped all those accolades (deservedly imo) for The Hurt Locker & talk on the recent Paxton vs. Pullman poll served as a recent reminder. Awesome!

yeah, it's amazing. scenes at night of the two kids together are so sensual & sexy, so focused on every small detail of physical experience that they become almost psychedelic. bigelow cares at least as much about letting you feel what's going on in any given scene as she does about simply depicting the action/telling the story. ending always comes as a disappointment, though.

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road-rash paxton is such a badass makeup job!

one year on the vineyard i tried to start a new christmas tradition where we all - maria's mom and family were there and other family - watch Opera every year together on christmas eve. it didn't go over so well.

ha! I actually tried to do something similar with another 1987 classic - evil dead 2. watched it post-thanksgiving dinner with the fam one year. tried again next year and that didn't go over so well either.

anyway, watched prince of darkness last night and was really surprised by how much I dug it. it oozes atmosphere (v. literally at times w/the satan goo) and I LOVED the nerdy ensemble cast. well, except for the conventionally handsome mustache guy (the weak link imo).

donald pleasance is a lot of fun here too. really chews on ever line of dialogue he's given. and alice cooper!

plot is actually pretty compelling and the religion vs. science stuff is kinda fun if not particularly deep.

wouldn't pick it over evil dead 2 or anything but was pleasantly surprised given its iffy rep.

watched street trash a few months ago too. loved all the gooey explosions. really did not love the mega long rape sequence set to benny hill music for laffs.

I will defend The Lost Boys as the perfect slumber-party movie

I literally had to go to sleep in the middle of Lost Boys, but was alone

Creepshow 2 (better than the first!)

Crazy talk.

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saw Blood Rage (not on this list, but from this year).

decent moments, zero payoff.

great gore though.

not a great sign when an 80 minute movie starts to feel 'long' tho

premise for what makes the killer 'snap' is....a stretch

watching Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2.

Impressed that Mary Lou was able to dance with her boyfriend, sit down at the table, ask her boyfriend to get a drink, signal to another boy that she wanted to fuck him in private quarters, slink away with him, actually start fucking him, get caught, have her new guy threaten her boyfriend, slink away again and get back to the dance all during a singular playing of "Tutti Frutti"

Lisa Schrage is hot! by that I mean she's literally immolating right now

i would never trust someone who looks like Michael Ironside to be principal

Beth Gondek rocking the Edward Scissorhands hairstyle before it was en vogue

i loooove prom night 2 with my whole heart