Best Horror Movies
Well, would you look at that? It's almost Halloween again. But before you have to fill up the candy bowl and set the plastic cauldron of dry ice out on the porch, your good friends at RT have taken the time to refresh our list of the best horror movies of all time!
What makes a horror movie? The definition is open to interpretation, but if it made a sizeable portion of its audience scream, jump involuntarily, or dive for the covers, then you'll probably find it on this list. (Notable exception: The Hottie and the Nottie.) We've assembled all the usual suspects -- Freddy, Dracula, that cat with the leathery face -- and, as always, have taken care to add a few choices you may not expect.
As you'll know if you've read any of our previous lists, each entry has 20 reviews or more to back up its inclusion here, and the final rankings were devised using a weighted system that takes into account both the movies' Tomatometers and number of reviews.
Now that we've established the parameters and laid out the ground rules, there's nothing left to do but start the scariest countdown of the year!
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on Oct 24 2008 02:07 PM I don't know who made this list, but having "King Kong" rank first is laughable. In fact, most of these movies do not deserve to be so close at first. Bad taste all around right here. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 02:40 PM Well, it depend on what horror is for you, I suppose. King Kong is not, really not, a horror movie. What is scary in it? I mmean, I'm not talking about the effects, but about the story itself. Nothing scary in here. (And if a movie is dependant on special effects to scare, it is not a good Horror movie. Phycho and The Exorcist is still scary, because they don't rely (solely) on FX to sacre the wits out of you) Lastly, how come the Exorcist is not in the Top Ten? Or Misery? (Kathy Bates won a friggin' Oscar for this role!) (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 02:48 PM In reply to this comment (#2092850) Unless I completely blanked out...I didn't see Exorcist on the list AT ALL. Or Friday the 13th. And Halloween at #39? While a part of me is happy they didn't necessarily go for the stereotypical choices, the rest of me is appalled at what was left out. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 02:53 PM My top horror films are 1-The Shining 2-The Exorcist 3-Sweeney 5-W 6-N 7-Evil Dead 8-Dracula 9-The Mist (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 02:59 PM It's possible Confounded, I didn't read the list in its entirety. If they left out The Exorcist, it's a grave mistake (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:02 PM I found out why Exorcist isn't on the list. The list start at 87%, and Exorcist is at 85. But the Exorcist has much more review than the first movie on the list. And The Exorcist: The version you never seen is at 88% with 76 review. How come it isn't? I don't understand. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:04 PM WAY too esoteric. This is made by critics for critics. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:10 PM yeah seriously, where the hell is The Exorcist? (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 03:24 PM Night of the Hunter? Was that ever considered a horror film? There are a lot of great films here, but I have to agree with the idea that it was put together with the intent to be different from other lists. I know that we usually see the same 30 or so films in a list hailing the 50 Best Horrors of All Time, but it's mostly because most horror fans do love them and consider them to be the best ones out there. The idea of Near Dark, which I like, coming in above Halloween is just ridiculous. I also happen to adore King Kong, but I have never found it to be frightening at all. I am sure the first audiences were simply terrified by the sight of him, but to call this the #1 horror film of all time is just silly to me. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:38 PM Joke?? I'd say yes Yeah I'm sure DONKEY KONG scared people soooooo much more then Halloween did.............. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:45 PM Here are some suggestions off the top of my head, some of these are not techincally "horror" movies but have elements of suspense and/or horror which were not on the list: Jacob's Ladder Frailty Them (2007) An American Werewolf In London The Machinist The P H Stir Of Echoes Audition The Thing The Descent Rabid The Fly (1986) (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 03:53 PM I am amazed at how much this list reads like the dusty collection of VHSs that got me through my teenage years: Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Eraserhead; Nosferatu; Peeping Tom; Nightmare on Elm Street; Cat People; Dawn of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead; Freaks; The Birds; The Innocents; Eyes Without a Face; Psycho; Night of the Hunter; Rosemary%u2019s Baby...how am I not in therapy? Except for the Wicker Man. I was so disappointed when I eventually saw that. Could someone please explain why so many people love it so much? Cult Shmult. If you haven't seen Repulsion, I cannot recommend it highly enough. So gorgeous and creepy. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 03:59 PM Okay Halloween and The Exorcist are not one and two thus this is not a real list. EPIC FAIL (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 04:13 PM Was The Shining on hear? King Kong 1.? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa RT shouldn't go by tomatoemeter, they should go by how scary it actually is. Friday the 13th may not be in the 90%s, but it was pretty fritening. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 04:16 PM To put all these films in the category of horror is ridiculous. It does not make sense to me that they would put "Aliens" before the original "Alien". "Aliens" is a good film but more of an action movie than a horror. My list in no particular order: Night of the Living Dead (George Romero version) Alien The Thing Bug Audition The Village Psycho The Shining The Fly One Hour Photo The Descent The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven version) The Ruins 28 Days Later Funny Games A Nightmare on Elm Street Last House on the Left The Evil Dead Dead Alive Jacob's Ladder If someone thinks that King Kong is the best horror movie out there, then classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, There Will Be Blood, Donnie Darko, and even A Clockwork Orange should be in this as well somewhere. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 04:16 PM To put all these films in the category of horror is ridiculous. It does not make sense to me that they would put "Aliens" before the original "Alien". "Aliens" is a good film but more of an action movie than a horror. My list in no particular order: Night of the Living Dead (George Romero version) Alien The Thing Bug Audition The Village Psycho The Shining The Fly One Hour Photo The Descent The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven version) The Ruins 28 Days Later Funny Games A Nightmare on Elm Street Last House on the Left The Evil Dead Dead Alive Jacob's Ladder If someone thinks that King Kong is the best horror movie out there, then classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, There Will Be Blood, Donnie Darko, and even A Clockwork Orange should be in this as well somewhere. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 04:21 PM Nate A. - Audition is one crazy movie. So disturbing. Quite apart from giving me a life long fear of piano wire, I think that is the only film that has made me feel physically sick. That is powerful horror. Having said that, I am not sure I will ever go back for a repeat viewing. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 04:43 PM Good to see shout outs to Frailty and Jacob's Ladder. This is probably the worst list I've ever read by RT. Back to the drawing board. . . . I mean exorcist is famous for having people freaking out while watching it, and had amazing crowds when it opened. . . etc. Using percentage cut off points is LAZY and smacks of RT Elitism! A good horror film you are freaked out well after you watch it! If you show it to a kid they have nightmares. Makes you look under the bed. I mean, KING KONG? Hell no. . . (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 04:50 PM My God, What a crappy list. [b]No Phantasm?[/b] What a PUTRID List, many of those movies would be considered comedies. Bleh, Thumbs Down RT. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 04:51 PM My God, What a crappy list. [b]No Phantasm?[/b] What a PUTRID List, many of those movies would be considered comedies. Bleh, Thumbs Down RT. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 05:54 PM The Shining?!?!?!? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 06:14 PM I get how this may be based on % but the categorizing must be jazzed up... Some that come to mind (some I haven't seen in years so maybe they suck, but they scared me back in the day). The Ring, Lost Boys, Saw, Amityville, Cat's Eye, Critters, The Omen, Blair Witch, Emily Rose, Creepshow, Predator, 28 Weeks Later (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 06:40 PM The thing that scared the hell out of me and everyone I knew that saw Creepshow when we were kids. . and I was real young, was that monster in some crate that was chained up. I saw Creepshow again 3-4 years ago. . . and it wasn't even remotely scary to me anymore. I guess what scares you is subjective, unless you are scared by King Kong, then you need to go to the happy room with the fluffy walls. . . RT, in case you haven't noticed, we all hate this list. SOrry you put any time into it. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 07:55 PM Yeap,while the criteria for %u201CHorror Film%u201D is subjective, some obvious omissions make me question the criteria at RT. Absurd Omissions: The Exorcist The Omen The Shining The 6th Sense Just some movies (alpha betical)more suited than some of the action and/or suspense films on the list; An American Werewolf in London Army of Darkness Audition Black Sabbath The Changling Creature form the Black Lagoon Dark City Dead Alive Dead of Night Exorcism of Emily Rose Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte Hell raiser John Carpenter%u2019s the Thing (maybe) Last House on the Left Masque of the Red Death Picture of Dorian Gray Poltergeist Prince of Darkness Whatever happened to baby Jane? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 08:19 PM Most of these movies are not even horror movies.why is 'the exorcist or 'halloween' not there?? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 08:41 PM Granted there are some pretty lame movies on this list, but the glaring omissions are the nightmare movies: %u2022 Blair Witch %u2022 Exorcist %u2022 Jacob's Ladder %u2022 Angel Heart %u2022 8 mm %u2022 Shining (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 24 2008 09:51 PM I understand paying homage to older movies, but at some point the old has to make room for the new. No Hellraiser? No Scream? No Grudge? Ok, my tastes probably aren't your tastes, and that's cool, but c'mon, Rottentomatoes! Have a separate list for older movies and make a new list with more current horror films, please! (Reply to this) |
on Oct 24 2008 11:10 PM Meh. I'm not loving this list. There's some cool picks in there, but I definitely don't think that King Kong and Night of the Hunter are horror movies. And no The Shining? I, and many other people, believe that's the single greatest horror movie ever, yet it's not even here. Boo, I say. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 12:33 AM Yes, this is a bad list. It's almost as if they just used a search program to find all the movies with 'suspense' or 'horror' tags, then just sorted them out based on critics' ratings instead of actually putting any time or thought into compiling a decent list. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 02:19 AM oh my...,a countdown that doesnt include exorcist or even the recent del toro masterpiece pans labyrinth. and you are saying 20 good reviews to back up. then what is pans labyrinth ( more than 30 good revs and 96%). what a shame.... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 06:10 AM RT Lists: How it works: We dont put any time or effort into actually thinking about what we feel is a good or viable entry. We type in a keyword and sort list according to percent of Tomatometer, even though mathematically a movie with a 93% meter and an average score of 7.5/10 is not as good as a movie with an 87% meter and an average 8.7/10. Add some graphics, a photoshopped montage of movie characters, and we're done. Pat ourselves on the back and go home. Guys, I love you, I truly do. But I remember when you were movie geeks like us. Most of the time anything now just seems like it's all just a collection and arrangement of information, and no longer a passion for the cinema. Come back from the dark side. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 06:50 AM RT, I can understand if there are a few people who may disagree with your choices. Obviously, you can't satisfy everyone. But from the looks of things, you haven't satisfied ANYONE. I mean, is there anyone here who even remotely agrees with your list? Hell, do YOU guys agree with your list? I mean come on! Even you have to admit there are some horrible choices on it. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 25 2008 07:27 AM This list is ridiculous. King Kong is a classic...but not horror. And how do you list Aliens higher than Alien. Night of Living Dead or Texas Chainsaw not in the top ten!?!...on that note Texas Chainsaw is not a "splatter" film. Have you seen it...almost no blood!?! (Reply to this) |
on Oct 25 2008 08:20 AM Well we have heard from the CGI followers but is that really a horror movie or just some ones computer in-sight??? Horror movies are not about Macs and Microsoft they are about the horrors that are possible.... My generation saw movies about the horrors of crazy peoples...Pyscho is a classic...In Cold Blood...The Onion Fields...they shocked and they rang truth and the probability of happening...Dawn of the Dead came and it scared the willies out of us...GrindHouse sure was a throw back and it was one to mention...if I may tell of a movie that started the horrors of the Atomic Age it had to be THEM...black and white with actors long gone but it moved the studios into a new eara...The attack of the 50 foot man..the incredibly shrinking man..they had a field day plopping these things out. The original KING KONG was messmerizing but laughable as was the re-make...Moby Dick was far better...I have to concur with the addition of ALIEN is just rocked...the directors of DARK STAR,another calssic went on to direct ALIEN and Bishops knife move was copied from that movie look it up it is great fun...Andy Warhol three dimensional story about FRANKY (Sheelys)is a hoot to watch it is very good...so many horror movies and so little time to put them all down...Horrors movies rock and hopfully they never go to past...Be Good and Be Happy. JOHN (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 09:39 AM Maybe people, they didn't put top of the list obvious choices on there for a reason...If everyone knew the films that were to be put on there, what would be the point in making a list. It's not being made to rationalize your choices, or prove your picks and tastes right, it's to expose you to new films and make you think. And while The Shining is a superbly crafted horror film, it's probably one of the most boring, and dry horror films I've ever seen. Shelley Duvall is a terrible actress, and Jack Nicholson can't play straight. His transformation from normal to crazy was absolutely appalling and befuddling, not to mention ridiculously sudden. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 25 2008 12:07 PM this is in no way the 50 best horror movies. hello, where is john carpenters the thing? that is definitley one of the scariest movies of all time. they could also add a few more b movies like the re-animator. maybe not the scariest but definitley one of my favorites. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 25 2008 12:33 PM RT: you should change the title of this list to "best reviewed horror movies." it wouldn't be quite accurate (since i agree that a movie with a high score) but a low number of reviews isn't necessarily better reviewed than a movie with a lower score but a higher number of reviews. to echo some of the sentiments expressed above: i don't understand how "king kong" is a better horror film than night of the living dead. i don't understand how the exorcist doesn't make it on this list! this illustrates that your methodology is flawed. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 01:08 PM In reply to this comment (#2094771) [b]HEADMONKEYS WROTE: It's not being made to rationalize your choices, or prove your picks and tastes right, it's to expose you to new films and make you think.[/b] It's called "Best Horror Films" meaning the greatest of the genre, not "Horror you should see." And if it were called that, then thank god! They've finally EXPOSED the general public to UNKNOWN movies like King Kong, Aliens, Evil Dead, Frankenstein and Jaws. God knows, those movies have never gotten the attention they deserved. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 03:19 PM Hmmmm. . . King Kong you say? HOW COME BOTH KING KONG NOT ON LIST THEN?!?!?!? It's a lot like time travel. . . THIS LIST SUCKS. Do yourself a favor, RT, and banish it! Don't do this again! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 03:20 PM Oh, I just made a huge mistake. HOW COME THREE KING KONG NOT ON LIST THEN?!?!?!?! Or Godzilla? or High School Musical 3? (Reply to this) |
on Oct 25 2008 06:40 PM This is HORRIBLE!!! Aliens above a Nightmare on Elm Street, Silence of the Lambs and also not even ON the list a New Nightmare??!?!?! Terrible!! King Kong first? Jaws 7th? Plus, half these movies will be impossible to find if you want to (1919? Thanks guys, find it for me and I'll have some newfound respect for yall). Poorly done, RT. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 06:50 PM My Top Ten: 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Exorcist (not on list) 4. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (not on list) 5. Poltergeist II (not on list) 6. Saw (not on list) 7. Halloween 8. Friday the 13th 9. Hannibal (not on list) 10. Freddy vs. Jason (not on list) Six of my top ten favorite horror movies not on the list. Terrible. Take out 28 days later and ill be a ton happier. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 08:23 PM King Kong number one...Um ok no problem. This rating system needs to be reassessed, a movie from 80 years ago about a large gorilla DOES NOT belong in the number 1 spot. Sad day indeed. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 08:23 PM King Kong number one...Um ok no problem. This rating system needs to be reassessed, a movie from 80 years ago about a large gorilla DOES NOT belong in the number 1 spot. Sad day indeed. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 09:47 PM i would say that list should have been categorized according to eras or decades. i mean nowadays movies have such good special effects to scare that makes old horror movies look like a joke.i dont now King Kong can be on the top.Compare it with P.J's and you can just laugh about it.and how come there are no Asian Movies like Out of old movies that have not been included The Exorcist.(still very scary after so many years) Nightmare of Elm Street Friday the !3th Halloween(i think its there but i am not really sure) An American Werewolf In London Poltergeist Out of New Movies Ringu Audition The Sixth Sense The Fly Pan Labyrinth Jurassic Park Orphanage A Tale of Two Sisters Teeth and these movies do have good ratings (except Audition and Pan Labyrinth that is 70%) above 80%. i guess alot of movies were left out just for this one reason. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 25 2008 10:55 PM How about the Omen? Exorcist? Shining? And why is Halloween ranked 39? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 12:13 AM I'd have to say my favorite Horror movies are: (in no apparent order)...All Hitchcock, The Shining, Salem's Lot, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, The Exorcist 3, White Zombie, Pet Sematery, Ju-On, The Tale of Two Sisters, 3 Extremes 1 & 2, American Werewolf in London, The Howling, The original Dracula, The original Frankenstein & The Bride of Frankenstein, Signs, 28 Days Later, Pumkinhead...God damn its hard to name them all...Well, these must be my favorites. Oh yeah, "Garfield's Halloween Special" & "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Can't wait to see "Let The Right One In"!!!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 12:20 AM And on the sci/fi level... The Thing Alien Aliens Event Horizon & so on (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 07:51 AM well i was really happy to see 28 dyas later..infact i wanted it to be ranked higher...atleast the movie made zombies more scary otherwise zombies used to be duck hunts.. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 10:35 AM In reply to this comment (#2096004) I don't agree that special effects of today makes better horror movie than in decades past. If a movie relies on special effect (something that doesn't age well) to be scary, than it is not one of the best horror movie. The movies who relies on atmosphere, acting and natural suspense to scare, wich don't get old or cheesy with advance in technology, are better horror movies. The problem with this list is not the age of the movie, but their categorization. There are many movie in it that aren't horror movie. And I don't understand the Tomatometer. Exorcist has 85% (or 88%, if you look at "The version you've never seen"), at least 20 good reviews and isn't there? I don't understand. It should, if all we go is by Tomatometer. RT, please explain. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 01:31 PM WTF? I love King Kong but not as a horror flick at all I get the obvious picks on the horror classics(golden age) But where was the exorcist? and many,many more great horror flicks? The Tomatometer should really be a guideline at best when it comes to this genre.. My short list of best terror/horror/scary movies would include Re-animator High tension Halloween 1&2 Friday the 13th 1&2 Exorcist The sentinel Salem's Lot(cheesy but good) and many more I wont bore you with!! (Reply to this) |
on Oct 26 2008 03:22 PM In reply to this comment (#2092973) First, Jocorotten, I really hope that you're talking about the crappy Nic Cage remake of The Wicker Man and not the 1973 original. If you were disappointed by the original, then you have bad taste. It's that simple. The Wicker Man is amazing. Second, how has no one mentioned the fact that the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers wasn't on the list? What criteria could they possibly be using to leave IotBS off the list? For instance, take Horror of Draculam (1958), which was ranked number 49: Tomatometer: 88% Reviews: 24 Average Rating: 7.4/10 Now, look at Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), which wasn't on the list: Tomatometer: 97% Reviews: 35 Average Rating: 8/10 Could someone explain to me how this can be? What, do 1958 reviews count for more than 1978 reviews? Is there some kind of review inflation that I haven't been told about? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 05:22 PM Wow, that list was bad. I really regret taking the time to read it. I know something was up when Halloween wasn't even in the top 20. It was a classic critics list...waste of time. Anyways everyone seemed to cover the good ones that were left out of this list but here a few of my favs. The Exorcist The Omen The Fly Blair Witch Rosemary's Baby Sixth Sense Event Horizon The Ring The Mothman Prophecies The Shinning The Decent Just to name a few...its really sad when like one or two of those were on the list. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 06:35 PM In reply to this comment (#2096977) I personally think Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) was a laughable horror movie and pretty lame, but I agree that by Tomatometer alone (wich this list claim to be based upon) it should be there. Like The Exorcist. I don't understand how they made this list. They didn't even get their Tomatometer ratings right! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 08:16 PM How could The Shining not be included? King Kong is #1? Who came up with this list? The Shining deserves to be in the top 5 scary movies of all time (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 09:42 PM As much as Seconds and Targets and Night of the Hunter are, I never really thought of them as horror films. Much closer to Thrillers for me, but that's nitpicking. I'm glad to see Vampyr, Eyes Without a face, Cat People, The Innocents, Cronos, I Walked With a Zombie, and such on the list. Dead of Night really jumped up high from last year too! Wow. I tracked it down on VHS and found it good but a bit too Twilight Zoney for me. But you missed a lot of good foreign horror films because they are labeled under the genre "Foreign" rather then "horror". You need to fix that! Also, perhaps next time make it based on the critical average, instead of the tomato meter. Since people seem to be arguing about King Kong, I dont' consider it a horror film, but I wouldn't argue with it being a giant monster movie, gotta reach for the top on that one! Wouldn't it be awesome of Repulsion was picked number one however? That would boost some sales in the DVD market for that masterpiece. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 26 2008 11:37 PM yaaa im also wondering where is the exorcist???? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:48 AM Why even bother making these lists if they are going to discredit the process with glaring omissions and silly inclusions? King Kong a horror? Give me a break. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 06:31 AM I think the biggest travesty was Halloween, at number 30. Pathetic! Also No "The Shining" and no "Exorcist", and I know most people don't like Romero's "Day of the Dead", but it deserves to make it on here somewhere if for nothing else other than Savini's ground breaking gore effects. -PS- anyone notice how many vampire films were on here? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 06:33 AM I think the biggest travesty was Halloween, at number 30. Pathetic! Also No "The Shining" and no "Exorcist", and I know most people don't like Romero's "Day of the Dead", but it deserves to make it on here somewhere if for nothing else other than Savini's ground breaking gore effects. -PS- anyone notice how many vampire films were on here? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 06:37 AM Here is a real list of horror movies (not in any order) which were left off. RT I think you may have gotten 6 out of 50 right. That list was pathetic. John Carpenter's The Thing High Tension The Shining SAW (all of them) Hostel 1 and 2 The Descent Cube The Exorcist Prince of Darkness Dead Alive Ravenous Friday the 13th 1&2 Dead Alive Jacobs Ladder Jeepers Creepers Candyman The Omen Ginger Snaps Hellraiser Midnight Meat Train American Werewolf in London Phantasm 1 and Po Re-A L Day of the Dead In the Mouth of Madness Martin Christine (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 07:07 AM imho... psychological suspense is much scarier than blood and gore - take the Strangers v. any Saw film for example... With that in mind, here are my top nightmare inducers: The Exorcist - 1 AND 3 The Changeling - the image of that boy in the floor ruined my sleep for days (I just realized that Geo. C. Scott was in 2 of those above... coincedence... or conspiracy?!? :) Poltergeist - not quite as scared of that clown as when I was a kid, but almost... However, for true Hallow's Eve atmosphere Michael Myers still reings(sp?) as King. Happy Haunting everyone! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 07:31 AM I think this list was decent at best. I think a good deal of the selections are questionable as to where they fall on a list of top 50 and this list does not have some of the greatest horror films on it. I want to point one a few major blunders-in my opionion. To start while I love Aliens I would not consider it a "horror" film more of Sci-Fi, action film. On the other hand I would consider Alien a sci-Fi, horror and very much deserving to be on the top 50 (maybe higher on the list). Next, King-Kong as #1 is just dumb, if your going to include King-kong you might as well rename this list top 50 Horror/adventure films. Next, I like Shaun of the dead (a little overrated) but this should not be on this list- it's more of a comedy/satire than a horror film. Final point I want to make is most good-in fans eyes-are not generally rated well. So to make a list based on Tomatoes ratings is not going to turn out well-as you can see. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 07:59 AM In reply to this comment (#2093034) lol i didnt think anyone has seen Audition.. i own it. YEa where is the Shining. Its stanley Kubrick............... Best Horror movie ever! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 08:17 AM In reply to this comment (#2095079) @supermanofsteel So there's a handful of popular films on the list as opposed to the complete lists that many members have submitted as their definitive lists in the comments section. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 08:46 AM Yeah, this list was ridiculous. I doubt that even half of these movies come close to qualifying as "Horror" movies. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:21 AM I don't know how The Shining did not make this list? It seems like a point was made to only list more unknown titles or something. Here are 10 more to consider: The Descent High Tension Friday the 13th: Part 2 The Hills Have Eyes In the Mouth of Madness Seven An American Werewolf in London The Devil's Rejects Child's Play Candyman (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:21 AM I don't know how The Shining did not make this list? It seems like a point was made to only list more unknown titles or something. Here are 10 more to consider: The Descent High Tension Friday the 13th: Part 2 The Hills Have Eyes In the Mouth of Madness Seven An American Werewolf in London The Devil's Rejects Child's Play Candyman (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:24 AM How could I forget The Exorcist? This needs to be on the list too! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:24 AM How could I forget The Exorcist? This needs to be on the list too! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:52 AM My God. Night of the Living Dead at 19?! I guess it was too new, with it not being done before 1940 and all. I love Evil Dead One and Two but Holy S%!T, are they better than the Exorcist? I also think 28 Days Later reinvented the zombie genre....for that it should be in the top 15. Alfred Hitchcock took a pounding on this list as well. What whack jobs rank these films anyway? Of course Saturday the 14th should have been in the top ten as well. Brilliant. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 09:55 AM Best horror movies of prehistoric age! Number of films between 1990 - 2000 is less than 5 and between 2000 - 2008 is less than 2 I think! I thought I'll get lots of yikes, but I got lots of yucks! ('',) (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 10:17 AM I disregarded this list, when " The Exorcist " didn't even make it on the list! Dawn of the Dead is listed 23? This rating list is totally saturated with films that don't even belong! As much as I enjoy watching " King Kong " I wouldn't even rate it in the top 20. Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula and Frankenstein are Great films, but by today's standards are not even considered relatively scary. Correct top 10 1. The Exorcist 2. Alien 3. Psycho 4. Night of the Living Dead 68 5. The Thing 82 6. Dawn of the Dead 2004 7. Bride of Frankenstein 35 8. The Shining 9. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 74 10. Evil Dead II 11. Dawn of the Dead 78 12. Halloween 78 13. Horror of Dracula 58 14. Evil Dead 15. Nosferatu 22 16. Frankenstein 17. Dead Alive 92 18. Zombi 19. Dracula 31 20. Friday the 13th (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 10:58 AM shameeee!! shameeeee!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:02 AM I think it's telling that none of the RT staff have come to defend this list. They're just rocking back and forth in a locked shower room, hoping the hot steaming water will wash away their sickness and filth. Also, anyone notice it says 0 replies for this list? Whoever is responsible for this monstrosity should REVEAL themselves and defend it! Exorcist not on the list is about as idiotic as it gets. If you did a survey of people and asked "Which is scarier, Exorcist or King Kong" pretty much everyone will say Exorcist. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:16 AM What kind of f**king list is this? It's unbelievable that THE EXORCIST wasn't even ON IT. And there are several glaring omissions such as THE SHINING, THE THING, THE SIXTH SENSE and THE FLY. Here's a tip to the RT staff-- Participate in the f**king forums a little more and get privy to your readership. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:19 AM Oh and by the way... Am I the only one who was annoyed by having ads show up like every two or three movies? And it was the SAME ad half the time. RT--get your sh*t together. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 27 2008 11:21 AM King Kong is not a horror film, at all. And where's The Shining? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:28 AM In reply to this comment (#2098029) @ Headmonkeys No, I'm just pointing out that your rationalization for why the movies were chosen ("it's to expose you to new films and make you think") is just as ludicrous as the list itself. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:49 AM I suppose if there's a good point to this list, it's that I now have some ideas for some movies to watch in the future, because there are some here that I never knew existed! I've always been a bit of a horror movie junkie, but am getting tired of the same old "hack/slash/startle/no plot" formula that's used so often today. It is possible to have just a scary plot; something that can haunt your memories longer than special effects and startle tactics. The people who made "Blair Witch" knew this and capitalized on it(unique type of plot, little to no special effects, and 1/4 billion dollars in sales). I'm hoping that some of these lesser known movies on the list provide the same. With all that said, I'm still a bit dissapointed that The Exorcist and The Shining weren't at the top of the list. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 11:56 AM Could someone maybe tell me what movie that last/lowest still-shot is from? The Picture with the guy and him having is face full of blood, someone once told me the name of that guy but I forgot and I never came around of finding that movie. Oh, and if anyone knows.. is it a good movie? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 12:19 PM Just wanted to put my 2 cents in and give it another perspective... Do we really need another horror list with the same 10 movies in varying order? YES Exorcist was amazing but I see it in every list. I came here to get some more ideas for horror movies that I haven't seen.... I've already seen every movie in everyone else's top 10 horror movies at least 2 dozen times. So I wrote down about 6 from the list and 3 from the comments section that I'll probably check out if I can. And yes I giggled when I saw King Kong too but come on, it's not like these are the Commandment's or anything...take it with a grain of salt :). So thank's RT and Commenter's on giving me a few new movies to watch this Halloween. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 12:56 PM Everyone has their own definition for what qualifies as being of a particular genre and, therefore, anyone's opinion is true for them and it is in the end all up to the eye of the beholder. Art, much like almost anything else, is purely subjective. Still, I too was a bit surprised by the omissions of such "classics" or benchmarks like "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" among a few others. How about a list of the most underrated horror films, eh? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 12:57 PM Everyone has their own definition for what qualifies as being of a particular genre and, therefore, anyone's opinion is true for them and it is in the end all up to the eye of the beholder. Art, much like almost anything else, is purely subjective. Still, I too was a bit surprised by the omissions of such "classics" or benchmarks like "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" among a few others. How about a list of the most underrated horror films, eh? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 01:31 PM I have a whole bunch of new films to add to my queue now. I'm surprised that I'm the first to mention but RT did this list last year h Inte However, there are some improvements over last year, mainly, the inclusion of Alien which was absent from last year's list. I guess some films added can be explained by an increase in the number of reviews from last year, which would bump others like The Sixth Sense off of the list. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 01:42 PM The biggest mover: The Descent was 22 last year but it's gone now. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 02:35 PM King Kong 1#!!!!!!!!!!!?????????? jajajaja. King kong is the best horror movie?? jaja (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 02:37 PM I'm seriously dissapointed with this list! You've got some absolute classics no doubt, but how could you overlook so many essentials? Where is John Carpenters "The Thing" Where is "The Exorcist" Where is "Mona Lisa Smile" ? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 02:53 PM I MADE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO SAY BOOO. THIS LIST SUCKED. REALLY ARE ALL THE DRACULA MOVIES REALLY IN THE TOP 50. THAT LIST MADE ME LAUGH USALLY THE TOP 50 HORROR MOVIES HAVE REALLY NEW MOVIES THAT HAVE NO NEED TO BE IN A TOP LIST THIS ONE IS THE OTHER WAY AROUND . MADE ME LAUGH THOUGH. THAT BLEW (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 03:37 PM The bloody smiling face guy in the picture is Bruce Campbell, I assume from Evil Dead 2. THIS LIST SUCKS. WHO DID IT? They MUST be punished! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 03:58 PM This list is a joke. I thing this Tomatometer is broken or something, because I don't see Frankenstein, The Exorcist, The Fly, The Thing, or An American Werewolf in London. And what the hell is King Kon doing at #1??? (Reply to this) |
on Oct 27 2008 03:58 PM You know, I honestly think they left The Exorcist off the list just to get a rise out of people. At least I HOPE that's why they did because I can't believe that was a legitimate oversight. Besides, I would hardly classify King Kong a "horror" film. For that matter, I don't really consider Aliens a horror film. Alien, on the other hand, IS Gothic horror. Aliens is more straight action. I'm having a hard time taking this list too seriously. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:00 PM Since The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, this list can be scrapped because its not on here. Second point....where's Exorcist??? what ?? come on. Hellraiser or at least Candyman can be mentioned. Carrie is extremely underrated.....it should be top 10. I like Jacob's Ladder too but I can let that go. King Kong at #1 is a disgrace. I agree with most of these postings. This has to make this site look bad..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:02 PM Keep in mind folks, that these are the same people who left Frighteners, Devil's Backbone, and The Shining off of their Top Movie Ghost films list a few weeks ago. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 04:05 PM You know, the (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 06:05 PM This list is a complete joke and completely embodies all that is wrong with RT. (Fright Night? Really? This has got to be a joke...) Half of the movies on the list aren't even horror movies, not by my definition at least and I don't think that they could scare my 4 year old. Here are some of the omissions that offended me dearly: The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, Friday the 13th, The Descent, The Grudge, High Tension, The Toxic Avenger, Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes (remake), The Omen, The Ring, The Blair Witch Project, Halloween II, Hostel, Cabin Fever, Amityville II, Planet Terror, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, The Shining, Hellraiser, American Psycho. I could do this all day..... (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 06:17 PM These aren't going to be the scariest you can find, however, you have to respect the classics and show respect for the horror movies put up on this list. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 07:46 PM who in gods name made King Kong 1st. i really do think that it is pretty ridiculous how a non-horror movie made the list. and i also agree with jokerboy besides the mist at number 9, and Friday the 13th should have been somewhere in there, and so should have Halloween H2O (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 08:17 PM Wow, this list was terrible! I was so disappointed that I just registered to be able to chime in and add to the flurry of negative comments. RT really needs to reconsider how they compile such lists. The fact that almost no one has commented favorably about the list indicates there is a problem. Instead of the silly formula they created based on Tomato-meter rating, how about doing this like the ballots for All-Star games or the different league Halls of Fame? Send a list out to critics, movie insiders, etc., assign points for 1st place votes, 2nd place votes, etc., and and then built a list based on points scored. If that's too much of a hassle, how about just letting us registered members vote online? The technique they used produced so many obvious omissions: The Exorcist, The Omen, The Shining, Friday the 13th to name a few. I think some movies that are perhaps more thriller than horror should have also made the list, such as The Sixth Sense, The Others, and Poltergeist. Glancing through the movies people have mentioned in their comments, I'd pick just about every person's list over the RT list. Maybe what they should have done is called the list "Top 50 Scary Movies that you Probably Haven't Seen but Should." In any case, I really hope they improve the system in the future. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 08:55 PM Okay first of all, any Dario Argento fan knows that "Suspiria" is not his best. I would rank "Deep Red" as his true masterpiece, far greater than "Suspiria". I am also surprised on how low Lewton's horror masterpieces were ranked. His movies used the least amount of gore and money but yet outdid the Hollywood giants in creepiness. Last but not least, Roman Polanksi's "Rosemary's Baby" seems to be extremely overrated, and "Repulsion" is more of a character study than a horror film. If anything, Polanski's "The Tenant" is creepier than both of those. Other movies I would have liked to see in the list..... Creep Show 2 Blow Out Ringu and Shutter (original Asian versions) and I'm sure there is many more. oh and why is "Shaun of the Dead" here? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 27 2008 10:04 PM The only thing terrifying here, is how badly this list was made. I understand that paying homage to the classics scares is important, but movies made in the twenties and thirties aren't scary anymore. Honestly, who is going to see Frankenstein or the original King Kong in order to get into the Halloween spirit. When I think Halloween, I think slasher movies. Here's My List: 1) Alien 2) Halloween 3) The Exorcist 4) Audition 5) Aliens 6) Friday the Thirteenth 7) The Blair Witch Project 8) A Nightmare on Elm Street 9) Scream 10) The Shining 11) Pet Semitary 12) Thirty Days of Night (Gotta have a Vampire Flick!!!) 13) Twenty-Eight Days Later (Gotta have a Zombie Flick!!!) Note: These are my favorite Halloween Movies, not nessesarily the movies that were super scary. I would love to find a good list of the scariest movis of all time. Any suggestions? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 04:22 AM The Exorcist, The Exorcist, The Exorcist!!! Really? I mean I get ur whole rating system but still...come on! Yeah, I don't know why King Kong is here. It's certainly not horror. Some people (not me particularly) consider the Shining to be the scariest horror film of all time (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 07:14 AM The top 4 are not even horror movies! This is a HORRORable list. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 28 2008 10:06 AM Yes, this is really a bad list, a critics list that was going to be inevitable that the best movies weren´t going to be on there. Ok, King Kong was the best horror movie, back at the time it was made... and when was the last time your friends suggested having a spooky time watching the Bride of Frankenstein? And whilst I like the Evil Dead, it`s a bit presumptious of the reviewer saying that it's 'arguably the best film out of the 3' who has ever expressed that opinion? Evil Dead 2 is an innovative classic. I would put that plus 28 Days Later and American Werewolf in London straight up there. Mmmm, the Exorcist is a bit outdated if you ask me. Creepshow's my favourite but I'm sure noone here shares that opinion with me :0) (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 10:59 AM Typical, "I'm smarter than you, jaded film critic list." No Shinning, No Exorcist. Your list is irrealavent without those two film. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 11:22 AM In Summary: Whoever made this list needs to apologize. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 02:12 PM This list is pathetic. Who in hell makes this crap up? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 02:39 PM Here's my top 50, in random order of course. This is my definitive OPINION mind you and not a fact. Hostel A Nightmare on Elm Street Halloween Halloween II Friday the 13th Friday the 13th II The Amityville Horror Amityville II: The Possession The Toxic Avenger The Grudge The Ring The Hills Have Eyes (remake) The Last House on the Left The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Alien The Evil Dead Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead The Exorcist The Omen The Descent Cabin Fever In the Mouth of Madness Carrie The Shining Cre He Candyman American Psycho 28 Days Later High Tension Saw Scream The Blair Witch Project Children of the Corn Event Horizon Poltergeist Dead Alive Lord of Illusions Nightbreed The Dark Half Pet Semetary An American Werewolf in London Psycho Planet Terror The Thing Frailty The Devil%u2019s Rejects Audition (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 03:23 PM There is two kind of horror movie fan: The one who really wants to get scared, the other who just laugh at it. This list is just a deception for both of them. Look that this list have been done by a computer and no human has verified it. Zero thumbs up! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 06:34 PM I agree with most of the people on here... this is not a true list of horror films, in fact, most of these aren't scary in the slightest. and King Kong @ numero uno.... wtf RT, wtf!?! that movie sucked! I mean yea it was ground breaking, but come on, its not a horror film!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 28 2008 08:09 PM this is the WORST horror movie guide i have ever seen!!!!!... if Halloween is not # 1 that its a 8ull$h!t list!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 07:24 AM Who did this list and what the heck were they smokin? This is my list of movies in no particular order. Some I found very scary when I was a kid when it played on Creature Feature or Chiller. . . "Phantasm" "Hellraiser" "The Exorcist" "The Omen" (1976) "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" "The Thing" (1982) "Cat People" (1982) "An American Werewolf In London" "The Day of the Triffids" (1962) "The Omega Man" "Kingdom of the Spiders" As for 1933's King Kong it is a good film however it should have been listed under as Best Special Effects since it was considered the "Star Wars" of 1933 and not the top horror film of all time. Have a safe and Happy Halloween 2008! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 07:25 AM Who did this list and what the heck were they smokin? This is my list of movies in no particular order. Some I found very scary when I was a kid when it played on Creature Feature or Chiller. . . "Phantasm" "Hellraiser" "The Exorcist" "The Omen" (1976) "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" "The Thing" (1982) "Cat People" (1982) "An American Werewolf In London" "The Day of the Triffids" (1962) "The Omega Man" "Kingdom of the Spiders" As for 1933's King Kong it is a good film however it should have been listed under as Best Special Effects since it was considered the "Star Wars" of 1933 and not the top horror film of all time. Have a safe and Happy Halloween 2008! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 07:31 AM Hi again I forgot one more movie "The Car" (1977) Peace out! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 08:23 AM RT Staff: I'd also be interested in hearing what your guys favorite horror films are because that would give a list like this more character. That's why I've always enjoyed the editor's notes you used to place under the top 20 of lists like this. This list really isn't horrible. There are some more obscure films from this list that I decided to watch recently because I saw them on here, and I found some gems. Near Dark was a very unique western-vampire hybrid film. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 09:30 AM I agree. I'm really surprised by a lot of the rankings on this list. The biggest problem I have is where Psycho and Halloween fall in the rankings. How are these two movies, which are widely considered cinematic classics, not AT LEAST in the top 10? Does Fright Night really belong in the Top 10? Anyone agree? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 03:58 PM In reply to this comment (#2092954) Scariest thing about "Halloween"? The fact that while Myers was stalking his idiotic victims, my little sister could be heard sleepwalking around the house, bumping into things and making floorboards creak. Only thing that kept me awake, really. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 04:10 PM In reply to this comment (#2098315) The guy with the bloody face is Bruce Campbell, and the picture is from Evil Dead 2. The first Evil Dead is the scary one. ED2 is the funny one. Both are classics. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 04:17 PM When compiling lists like this, there should be two versions: Version One - As above, put together by the RT staff using their very strange system that leaves out some truly great movies and makes a lot of people yell and stomp their feet. Version Two - Compiled by fan votes, the way the gods intended. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 29 2008 05:29 PM obviously the exorcist and the shinning should be on this list but how about predator. its not as strong as alien but it should be there at least in the 40 to 50 range (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 11:50 PM This list is crazy, who gets to pick these anyway. I guess it doesn't surprise me though. I'm still baffled that on their sports list Bend it like Beckam is ranked higher than Hoosier. I think that says it all. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 29 2008 11:54 PM Wow! Just because a movie is old and many people have not seen it, doesn't make a great film. A lot of the older movies definetely deserve to be on that list (Psycho for one example) but not every horror movie made before 1970! With greats such as The Shining and the Exorcist left out I am a little dissappointed. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 05:23 AM How predictable. Every pretentious so-called film credit feels that by fawning over every old movie they somehow gain credibility and some sort of classical virtuosity. Get over yourselves and get real. The Omen and the exorcist are the greatest HORROR movies,i.e. they are GENUINELY scary, Aliens also is a good pick. American werewolf in London scary/funny-classic. The sixth sense also a scary classic, it's the masterful manipulation of suspense and using people's fear of the unknown and unseen that makes a great horror, it's often what you don't see that makes it scary. Hacker/slasher flicks - NOT scary they just irritate me and I know that I could've killed the baddie many times before then by using my head and not screaming. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 09:51 AM In reply to this comment (#2101460) SionnachOghma...Halloween is not the in-your-face type film that horror movies became after it. Not a ton of blood & gore, heads chopped off, etc. It used cinemetography, direction, lighting and music to create mood and emotion. Suspenseful and creepy. Definitely a classic, and ahead of its time. I do agree on the Exorcist though. I don't understand how it was missing. The list was aweful. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 10:24 AM Rotten Tomatoes is such a yuppy, look at me and my crappy B-rated movies, site that it even put together a crappy B-rated list of Horror Movies. I used to love using this site to find good movies, now the only movies they give good reviews to are the stupid Indie films and all the artsy little wanna-be, no-one-wants-to-see films that you couldn't find in a theatre if you tried. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 10:24 AM Rotten Tomatoes is such a yuppy, look at me and my crappy B-rated movies, site that it even put together a crappy B-rated list of Horror Movies. I used to love using this site to find good movies, now the only movies they give good reviews to are the stupid Indie films and all the artsy little wanna-be, no-one-wants-to-see films that you couldn't find in a theatre if you tried. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 10:30 AM That and all the people who comment on here seem like the cross-dressing, look I'm trying to be different because I had no friends in high school, losers that I used to beat up. I'm only leaving these comments because I can't find any of you to punch in the face in person. Quit hiding behind your Starbucks coffee and tree you just got done hugging and rate some movies fairly. No one cares about the Indie movie festival or what movie BOB made in his closet. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 30 2008 01:44 PM An interesting list anad even more interesting comments that followed. I read four of the seven pages so far and here, for what it's worth, is my take. There are different genres of films that break down like this: Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction and, perhaps Splatter-gore-porno even though this last one is closer to Horror. For the most part if there are supernatural forces at work and those forces are causing fear, death, insanity or loss of large quantities of type O then you've got Horror. There are exceptions and blends of these things that muddy up(or bloody up) the waters. "Alien" was a Horror movie that happened in a Sci-Fi environment and was unique in Horror. "Aliens", on the other hand, was more Sci-Fi with major Horror overtones. On the list was "Night of The Hunter", an awesome film. Clearly in the Suspense genre, not Horror. Nothing supernatural and no flying saucers to be found, hence Suspense. "King Kong" wasn't supernatural and he wasn't created in a laboratory...Suspense? I don't know about that one but I do agree with the majority that it shouldn't be #1 on a list of Horror films. The original 50's film "The Thing" was Sci-fi, Carpenter's "The Thing" was Sci-Fi too with cool Horror elements. "Halloween" has to be Horror though it has the best elements of Suspense. Mike Meyers is a supernatural killing machine of some sort, hence, Horror. I'll say this, RT has provided a few films on the list that I haven't seen yet so I appreciate the insight. Also, the commentary from all and the alternate recommendations have given me some more films to check out. A couple of Horror films that really creeped me out: "1408", "The Grudge" and "American Werewolf in London". Check 'em out and Happy Halloween! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 02:11 PM In reply to this comment (#2093060) i am in total agreement.....i'll buy 2 buckets, one for each of us to barf in! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 05:19 PM I am surprised that 2 of my favorites are on the list : Fright Night & Near Dark. Both those films are terrific and aren't that well know from the mainstream so check em' out. Some of my favorites : - Return of the living Dead - Re-Animator - Event Horizon - In the mouth of madness - The Shining - Evil Dead 1&2 (although the 2nd is more a comedy) - Poltergeist - Exorcist - Night of the living dead - The Thing (john Carpenter version) (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 06:45 PM Hmmmmm, I love the movie King Kong but it would not have been top on my list. I think Frankenstein for classic horror. But the movies Suspiria, The Cabinet of Dr. Caliguri and Repulsion are on my MUST WATCH list!! Happy Halloween (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 06:45 PM Hmmmmm, I love the movie King Kong but it would not have been top on my list. I think Frankenstein for classic horror. But the movies Suspiria, The Cabinet of Dr. Caliguri and Repulsion are on my MUST WATCH list!! Happy Halloween (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 07:13 PM In reply to this comment (#2092903) Esoteric? Holy ****, that just saddens me to think that anyone can find this list even near the same realm as esoteric. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 07:54 PM Yes, and the grudge was extremely creepy (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 07:55 PM This is the most ridiculous list ive come across in along time. Having Halloween at #39 i think, The Exorcist not mentioned at all, King Kong at #1. Then all the movies from the early 1900's on the list, they might have been the first of their kind but that doesnt make them the best, Its like saying the Model T Ford is better than the cars of today, it might have been a great truimph of engineering at time and pioneered the way for future cars, but it doesnt compare to automobiles today. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 08:46 PM ok this time in our University they showed on Halloween. Silence of the Lambs REC High Tension Everybody loves Mandy Lane. Inside Seven (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 30 2008 11:02 PM Why exorcise the Exorcist from the list? The title of the list, %u201C50 Best Horror Movies", is misleading. It would have been better off called %u201CList of Highest RT Rated Movies . . . Thought to be Scary by Insipid Snobs%u201D. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 01:57 AM WHY are all of you getting UPSET?? This is a CRITICS list. There are a plethora of old movies thats these "CRITICS" reviewed after they WERE TOLD they were classics 20 years later. CRITICS are POLITICIANS. You tell them something works and they sell their souls. Think about it!!! Most of these reviews were written 20 years after the movie came out. Click on the reviews & see when they were written. Perfect example: When HALLOWEEN came out....it was bashed & ripped apart by CRITICS. (Sorry I'm OLD) If there was a TOMATOMETER back then, Halloween would've gotten below 20%. Nowadays every CRITIC loves it, its a classic. Besides that...REAL HORROR MOVIES are always ripped apart by critics. If you want real reviews go to DREADCENTRAL. A real assessment. I dont work there but a great site for horror fiends like me. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 05:38 AM Whoever did this list blew it big time. I can't imagine a list of the greatest horror movies without "The Exorcist" in the top 5, let alone left off the list ENTIRELY? Insane. And what about "Friday the 13th" or "An American Werewolf in London"? Get it together, be better. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 08:45 AM On a site that continues to put together some of the worst movie lists I have ever seen, this could possibly be the worst of the worst. Congratulations. You have reached the nadir of film lists.This site is truly collapsing under its egotistical self importance. Where is The Omen, The Exorcist, Audition or OldBoy for that matter? This list contains more comedies and melodramas than actual horrors. Whatever about the ancient "classics", Shaun of the Dead is a comedy and in no way can be construed as a horror. Pathetic list from a site that is a pale shadow of its former self. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 10:44 AM Seriously. Whoever made this list has got to be about 70 years old. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 31 2008 11:39 AM oh how come Exorcist is missing??? It has to be in the Top 5. There is also The Others which is about ghosts and very nicely made. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 11:40 AM oh how come Exorcist is missing??? It has to be in the Top 5. There is also The Others which is about ghosts and very nicely made. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 12:03 PM In reply to this comment (#2102547) To TheHonestMarine...That was a bizzarre post. I don't understand. I hate Starbucks as much as the next guy, but what are you talking about? (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 12:10 PM In reply to this comment (#2104103) Shaolin74...totally agree. That's why this list sucks. I know I'm repeating myself here, but Halloween is a classic. I don't care about reviews, or what happened in '78 (although it is interesting that critics panned it back then. I guess because it was a "horror" film.) All I know is that Halloween is one of the best films I've ever seen, and how it didn't wind up in the Top Ten of a HORROR list is beyond me. Especially when it routinely shows up in Best FILMS of All Time lists. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 12:44 PM I think most everyone is in agreement that the list is complete garbage. But have you asked yourself why? Websites, Magazines, Newpapers routinely create lists and invariably they are controversail. Why? Because it creates "BUZZ". Because they are usually so ridiculous, it literally begs you to log-on and leave a comment and debate the validity of the list or poll. If they were to put out a list that everyone is in agreement with, nobody would be talking about it. Everyone would just be commenting "great list", "nice list" or something to that effect. Its all about getting people excited/interested/mad enough to care. I know ive log on a couple of times now just to read what everyone is writing. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 12:58 PM In reply to this comment (#2092734) I'm no expert, but I think the list is ordered by the movies tomatometer. Although, after the list is made, the tomatometer may change, but it's order on the list doesn't. So in short, who made this list? Everybody! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 12:59 PM In reply to this comment (#2092734) Seriousky, why is everybody blaming RT? It's the users fault if you don't like it. I don't like it either...but I don't care. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 02:33 PM Show Jason's face from Friday the 13th but it's not even on the list? And what's with the bloody Jim Carrey? Again, not on the list? This was a total rip off, just for ad-soaked web hits. If they're going to suck us in they could do us the favor of not insulting out intelligence by teasing us on. @ $$ holes. King Kong doesn't belong at the top, its cultural relevance has faded in the 21st century, even after Sept 11th, OK? The Exorcist was painfully missing, along with The Thing, and Scream. Those were culturally defining horror films across 2 - 3 generations. Get with the program! Remember, *many* horror films were/are panned by critics only to become cultural phenomena. Some of these films weren't reviewed by RT Top Critics until decades later so of course they may have high scores - retro brown nosing. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 02:38 PM In reply to this comment (#2104955) David C. - they're weighted by published critics, not popular opinion. That's why you often see lowly rated films films that could be highly rated among a dedicated fan base, or the public at large, voting with their $$$. Believe you me, all the readers at Rotten Tomatoes voted King Kong first, not by a long shot - that's strictly the "critics" call. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 02:51 PM In reply to this comment (#2105018) Oops, that's Mike Meyers from Halloween, isn't it? But still, I expected to see Friday the 13th and talk about Jason! Hell, he has a name that's instantly recognizable to Gen X and they rebooted the series with Jason X two decades later! Now that I think about it, this list seems more geared to inspire people to buy Halloween costumes than the merits and popularity of horror films. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 03:07 PM In reply to this comment (#2105018) Che Che, that is most certainly not a blood soaked Jim Carey, but rather a blood soaked Bruce Campbell AKA the old spice guy, AKA the spiderman guy, AKA Ash Williams form Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and Army of Darnkess. Two films out of the trilogy are actually on the list and are more deserving than most of the films on it, although IMHO only the original Evil Dead truly deserves to be there. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 03:09 PM Oh and not to mention the truly bizarre, yet ultra cool Bubba Ho-Tep (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 03:39 PM It's a critics list, so I don't undertand why people are getting so upset. There is a difference bewteen "most popular" horror films and "best" horror films. Some of the lists people have done on here contain some of the most popular but not necessarily the best horror films. My list would be similar but would contain a few of my personal favourites. I enjoy them for other reasons than just it's overall horror quality. They wouldn't make the top 50 but they would make my top 50 favourites. There is a difference. The most popular car isn't necessarily the best car. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 09:23 PM What an absurd list! King Kong a horror movie? and the best of all????? and movies like Night of the Hunter, Aliens, Shaun of the Dead, Eraserhead or Jaws consider as finest horror??? lousy movies like Near Dark & Fright Night in top 50??? and absolute masterpieces of genuine horror like The Exorcist, The Shining, The Omen, or more recent ones like The Descent, Dark Water, The Ring, none of them are at the top 50???? cmon guys, the best you can do is forget this crap list and do a truly horror movie list!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 09:52 PM This list is 100% pure unadulterated ***. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 09:57 PM In reply to this comment (#2105416) This list is A*S*S (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 10:00 PM Did I mention that this list is A*S*S? I couldn't remember, because I'm still in shock at how much A*S*S this list is. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 31 2008 10:50 PM How the hell did REAR WINDOW slip by you guys? I think it's scarier and more suspenseful than THE BIRD and even PSYCHO. Your website gave it 100% so it should've at least been on there somewhere. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 01 2008 06:11 AM This list is the absolute worst. -Almost nothing made in the past 20 years. -Almost nothing from Outside America. -3/4 of the list is not even close to the horror category. I'm not even going to bother listing all the obvious movies almost all the readers would agree with. Rename this article "Moving Pictures and Talkies that frightened your great-grandparents". (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 01 2008 06:52 AM Oh another great horror movie is missing that is The Omen!!!! So I guess 3 great movies were not included in this list which is an insult: 1- Exorcist 2- The Omen 3- The Others (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 01 2008 03:54 PM Quite Honestly, I stopped reading the list at #39 when I found "Halloween" there. Not only does it deserve to be placed on the list of Top 5 Horror Films of all time, but possibly at #1. Sitting in a movie theater in 1979 watching this film was the single most terrifying experience I had ever had at the movies. From reading these responses I find that "The Exorcist" is not even on the list, all I can say is WTF. Does anyone involved in this list even have a clue as to what a great Horror Film Is? I think the answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 01 2008 10:16 PM In reply to this comment (#2092850) Amen to "The Exorcist"! Funny seeing the word "Amen" and "The Exorcist" in the same sentence. Also, if "Silence of the Lambs" (great movie) made it, then where the hell's "Seven"? IMO "Seven" is even creepier than Silence. -Aaron (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 01:29 AM This list speaks loads about american critics. ¿No asian movies? ¿Almost no european movies? I can agree that the best horror movies aren't necessarily the most scary. We're talking about "cinematic artistry" or craftmanship here, so: Where's The thing, a movie as well crafted as anything on this list? Where's Hammer horror? Horror of Dracula barely made it into the list and Tod Browning's Dracula, a film that was an old stale corpse even when it was released, is up there with the best of them? OK, Whale's Frankenstein movies are great, but where's Revenge of Frankenstein? Where's Frankenstein must be destroyed? And where's Mario Bava? If we're talking about historic relevance here, about seminal pictures, where's Blood and black lace, the grand daddy of all slashers (and way better than most of them)? I understand why this list has turned out such weird choices. If you asked all this critics about the best horror movie ever, I doubt any of them would say "King Kong", but it would be equally hard to find any of them that doesn't like the movie. So, it may not reflect any critic's particular taste, but gives an eloquent picture of their common tastes. Ain't it funny that the only foreign films that made it into the list, are arty "auteur" stuff? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 07:15 AM This should have been at least in 2 different categories, for those who think that little or no, good horror films were made after 1970! And those who live in the current century. I fail to see how scary some of these are. I agree with the others how the hell is king kong scary and where is exorcist or the shining? and many others mentioned? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 08:40 AM This is the most ridiculous list ive come across in along time. Having Halloween at #39 i think, The Exorcist not mentioned at all, King Kong at #1. Then all the movies from the early 1900's on the list, they might have been the first of their kind but that doesnt make them the best, Its like saying the Model T Ford is better than the cars of today, it might have been a great truimph of engineering at time and pioneered the way for future cars, but it doesnt compare to automobiles today. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 09:51 AM You left out the Lizzie McGuire movie. It should have been in the top ten. RT - look I'm not a rocket scientest but you really screwed this one up. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 11:55 AM Which idiot made this list? King Kong as scariest horror film?!?!? Why not just throw in harry potter for good measure as after all it has wizards and dragons in it. I cant believe in a list of top horror the exorcist or the omen did not get a mention. Blair witch?? Jacobs ladder??? Hellraiser??? The thing??? The fly??? The blob?? Audition?? The ring??? Call yourselves film buffs???? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 12:33 PM In reply to this comment (#2092734) I'm w/ you. King Kong isn't even a horror movie, so how it made the list, let alone #1 is beyond me. Same with Aliens, how did THAT make it into the Top 10, it isn't even a horror movie... AND WHY THE HELL ISN'T THE HAUNTING (1963) ON THERE??! WHAT KIND OF A LIST IS THIS???!!! (Reply to this) |
on Nov 02 2008 03:10 PM In reply to this comment (#2093992) Since horor genre tends to contain a lot of scifi elements I can understand some of the oddball picks here. But horror is horror and there is plenty of it to make a top 100 list. I never really considered the Alien series horror. These lists have gone down hill since IGN bought RT from the original founders. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 03:48 PM Yay. Eraserhead. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 02 2008 06:33 PM Aside from The Exorcist and The Shining being completely ignored, I have too many issues to list. I don't expect all of my choices to be present. But, c'mon... How can you possibly put Aliens above Alien. How can a landmark film be rated below a shoot-em-up thriller, at best? No Jacobs Ladder? No An American Werewolf in London? No The Ring? Abyssmal list... (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 04:31 AM Honestly, is this a joke? King Kong as no.1? Ok I get it. Film nerds like to ramble about old films and how important they are. As someone who constantly reads movie mags, looks at this website and did cinema studies at uni, i feel as though my opinion holds water. This list was RUBBISH. There'd honestly be 5-10 I haven't heard of. Sure, classics, since nobody knows them now - Must be really important. Good call on Rosemary's Baby, The Birds and alot of the classic ones like Carrie and Misery. But WHERE is The Descent??? That would be top 5 for me. And I might be mistaken but was the Exorcist not there? TERRIBLE. (Reply to this) |
on Nov 03 2008 10:35 AM I must say this. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THRILLERS (EVEN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS) AND HORROR MOVIES!!! I will never understand people who don't understand the difference. Silence of the Lambs is not, never was, and never will be, a HORROR MOVIE! And Night of the Hunter?!!! Are you joking?!!! Great movie. Not a horror movie. Not on any planet. No matter how much of a cork-sniffing critic one might be. And, as an aside, there are NOT thirty-eight better horror movies than HALLOWEEN. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 03:02 PM This is BY FAR the worst ranking of horror movies I have ever seen. King Kong #1, really? Shawn of the Dead (among many others) beats Halloween (Halloween was 39 out of 50?!)? Hell, Freddy vs Jason was a better horror movie than King Kong. Come to tink of it the American Grudge was better than KK. Although I'm not really a fan of the series, but a Saw movie did not make the list? As has been said before, where's the exorcist, the original omen, and many the j-horror movies? This list is complete and utter ****e. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 03:14 PM No Shining? FAIL! (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 04:55 PM No Jack the Ripper movies, no Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde flicks and no scarecrow flicks. WTF???? BTW - did anyone ever see a made for TV release called dark night of the scarecrow. That scared the crap out of me when I was about 10. I have been looking around for it for a while. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 05:05 PM RT - By the way if your gonna put out your best horror flick of all time around halloween, which BTW is the best time to do it, King Kong, Jaws, and Alien flick's dont belong here. You should be ashamed of making money off this crap you try to feed us. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 05:39 PM No Shining? No Exorcist!? No original Haunting- Sorry guys- but there is something terribly random about this list- lose the sci fi and the comedy and- uh I don't know try to include a few horror flicks in the mix... Just saying. Consider other titles like: Session 9 May The Descent Carnival of Souls (original thanks) The Thing The Sixth Sense.. I could do this all day- Weak list from a usually dependable source- ah well- if you were perfect you'd be boring. LP (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 05:39 PM In reply to this comment (#2113161) Hell yeah, I saw Dark Night of the Scarecrow!!! Loved it then, saw it again maybe 5-7 years ago, and was pleasantly surprised that it really wasn't bad at all, IMO. Cheers! (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 03 2008 08:30 PM yah i remember "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" i was prolly 7-8 when i saw it and it scared the crap out of me. BTW: If you know how to use BitTorrents software, like "Utorrents, "Dark Night of the Scarecrw" is available for download on almost all of the public trackers, its a fairly decent VHSrip. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 04 2008 01:25 PM This list is so idiotic. How can a Top 50 List of the best horror movies not even MENTION The Shining, The Exorcist, The Thing, or The Omen? "How It Works" should have been "How It Fails", as this is clearly evidence of critic and editor failure. (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 04 2008 02:01 PM In reply to this comment (#2092963) "FRAILTY"?!? My friend and I tried watching it once and spent most of the movie laughing... especially at the part with the ax that had "Otis" carved into the handle, like that was its name or something. It became an inside joke for the longest time... we started naming inanimated objects like our cars and such as "Otis" :) But anyways, could this site be any slower? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 04 2008 02:10 PM In reply to this comment (#2098315) Isn't that Ash from Evil Dead/Army of Darkness? (Reply to this) |
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on Nov 05 2008 12:35 PM this list is f-ing retarded....how is a shyt movie like house of wax better or scarier than halloween....nuf sed (Reply to this) |
on Nov 13 2008 11:09 AM The fact that Wicker Man is on this list negates it completely. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 11 2009 06:51 AM Freddy Got Fingered should have been in there. That was extremely horrifying! (Reply to this) |
on Apr 15 2009 11:35 AM I just can't believe they left "The Shining" out. Bad...bad...bad (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 15 2009 11:39 AM And they left out also the Omen? Can't believe it. I'm very dissapointed. (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 11:31 AM Uh....NEWSFLASH! They would be talking about the ORIGINAL King Kong. The original was a horror film, Kong was a scary rampaging monster who killed thousands of innocent people in the most gruesome and horrific ways. You peeps are obviously thinking of the Peter Jackson romantic comedy remake. With Kong being a gentle giant watching sunsets and ice skating. YUCK! Pathetic! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 11:34 AM And tidussquall10x back on page 1, it's KING KONG, not DONKEY KONG you twit. And yes, I am a diehard fan of the original King Kong. I guess you are all teeny boppers who never read 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' or anything like that, huh? Creeps. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 25 2009 05:49 PM Increible que no esté El Exorcista (The Exorcist)!!! Where is The Exorcist!!????? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 06 2009 08:39 PM I don't know. All I know is I am sick of people bashing KONG! KONG IS KING! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 21 2009 06:48 AM this list really exposes the weaknesses of the RT rating system. Some movies have been obviously under rated, most obviously the Exorcist, others too highly, where do I start? Others included as horror on a marginal basis and others excluded. I've seen most of the films on the list, actually all bar one, and most are good. Just a point for some others that have not been included, Night of the Demon, The Mist, The Haunting, Les Diabolique, I could go on. The inclusion of Shaun of the Dead, the over promotion of Aliens (though a decent film I am always stunned by how highly rated this movie is, I genuinely thought the first movie was significantly better). Please RT rethink this list. I know we all have different opinions and as much as we will always disagree and that is part of the fun, this list is too wide of the mark to take seriously. Simply put a list that does not contain the Exorcist is wrong. (Reply to this) |
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