List of Horror Films. This list is not greatest to least, nor least to greatest. It is simply a list of horror films I've watched in no particular order. Rated from 1-5 pumpkins, with 5 being the best and 1 being the worst. I will periodically add to the list over time, till there is a minimum of 500 movies.
1. The Wicker Man (1973) The story was inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual. Staring Sir Christopher Lee,one of the last remaining horror icons he was, but sadly past in June of 2015.Gone are the days of Christopher Lee, Vincent Price,Peter Cushing and John Carradine.
Plot- Film centers on the visit of Police Sergeant Neil Howie to the isolated
island of Summerisle, in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout
Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have
abandoned Christianity and now practice a form of Celtic paganism.
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The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) The Blood on Satan's Claw (also
released as Satan's Skin) is a 1970 British horror film made by Tigon
British Film Productions and directed by Piers Haggard.The film was
written by Robert Wynne-Simmons, with additional material by Piers
Haggard, and stars Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews. In his 2010 BBC documentary series A
History of Horror, writer and actor Mark Gatiss referred to the film as a prime example of a short-lived subgenre he called "folk horror", grouping it with 1968's Witchfinder
General and 1973's The Wicker Man. The film was to be Patrick Wymark's
last English language film, and was released three months after his
death.
Plot- The film is
set in early 18th century England, and tells the story of a village
taken over by demonic possession.
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4. Hell of the Living Dead (1980) Virus:
Hell of the Living Dead (Italian: Virus - l'inferno dei morti viventi),
also known as Zombie Creeping Flesh and Night of the Zombies, is a 1980
horror film directed by Bruno Mattei (credited as Vincent Dawn).
Plot- The film is set in a laboratory in Papua-New Guinea that sends out a
dangerous chemical that turns the technicians and locals into zombies.
An Italian news reporter (Margit Evelyn Newton) and her crew land on the
island to investigate.My Comment- I first saw this movie in 1996 on VHS when I rented it from a video store. Still one of my all time favorites!
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5. The Thing from Another World (1951) The Thing from Another World (often referred to as The Thing prior to its 1982 remake) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction/horror film produced by Howard Hawks' Winchester Pictures Corporation, released by RKO Pictures, and directed by Christian Nyby. The film stars Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, and Douglas Spencer. James Arness played The Thing,
Plot-Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off
a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
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6. Demonoid: Messenger of Death (1981) Demonoid, also known as Demonoid: Messenger of Death, and Macabra: La mano del diablo, is a 1981 Mexican supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Mexican director Alfredo Zacarías and based on a story by Zacarías.
Plot- The film centralizes on a group of explorers, who find a mysterious hand in Mexico that causes madness and death to whomever owns it.
My Comment: First time I saw this movie was on Commander USA's Groovie Movies back in the 1980s at my grandma's house. Saw quite a few horror movies, not sure why my grandma let me watch these types of movies at her house considering I was between the ages of 6-10 yrs old at the time, Commander USA's Groovie Movies ran from 1985-1989.I remember the movie being a lot scarier than it actually was, as a child I kept thinking that dang hand was going to come after me when I was asleep and take over my left hand.
8. Dagon (2001) Dagon (released in Spain as Dagon: La Secta Del Mar)
is a 2001 Spanish horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and written by
Dennis Paoli.
Plot- A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a
decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an
ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.
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13. Maggie (2015) Maggie is a 2015 post-apocalyptic horror drama film directed by Henry Hobson, written by John Scott III, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. Maggie is the second horror film to star Schwarzenegger, the first being End of Days (1999).
Plot- A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father
stays by her side.
My Comment- I think Schwarzenegger did a great Job, wouldn't mind seeing him in another zombie movie in the future, the problem is not the actors, the problem is there isn't much happening in the film, it's not one of those movies you want to watch over and over again, it's a movie you watch once and it never finds its way back into your dvd player. It's not that the movie is terrible either, it's simply that there isn't much going on film wise to keep your interest for repeat viewing. It would have helped if Schwarzenegger went on a Zombie killing spree and wiped out 40 or 50 zombies, that is what the film is lacking, it's lacking Zombies and killing Zombies! Only a few zombies are even shown in the film.
17. TerrorVision (1986) TerrorVision is an American horror-comedy film released in 1986. The film was directed by Ted Nicolaou, produced and written by Albert and Charles Band and composed by Richard Band, all of whom would go on to found and work with Full Moon Features in 1989.
Plot-A family's new satellite TV system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway for a hungry alien.
My Comment- This movie stars
actress Diane Franklin who also stars in other great movies such as Amityville II: The Possession (1982), and Better Off Dead (1985) with John Cusack. TerrorVision also stars Gerrit Graham who stars in C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989), Phantom of the Paradise (1974).
I first saw this movie on VHS in the 80s when it was first released, great movie !
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18. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) is a 1985 American comedy/zombie horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Don Calfa.
Plot- When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking brains.
My Comment- Miguel Nunez Jr. is definitely a stand out in this picture, he plays the street punk Spider. Miguel was also in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), and also played the character Biscuit in "Life" (1999) alongside Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Clu Gulager has been in a number of motion pictures including The Feast franchise, and TV shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Tall Man, The Virginian. The Return of the Living Dead also features horror scream queen Linnea Quigley Creepozoids (1987),Night of the Demons (1988), Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
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19. The Green Slime (1968) is a science fiction/horror film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and produced by Walter Manley and Ivan Reiner It was written by William Finger, Tom Rowe and Charles Sinclair from a story by Reiner.
Plot- A giant asteroid is heading toward Earth so some astronauts disembark from a nearby space station to blow it up. The mission is successful, and they return to the station unknowingly bringing back a gooey green substance that mutates into one-eyed tentacled monsters with the ability to discharge lethal bolts of electricity.
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20. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) is a British-American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Timur Bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The novel's author, Seth Grahame-Smith, wrote the screenplay with Simon Kinberg. Benjamin Walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, and Marton Csokas. The film was produced by Tim Burton, Bekmambetov and Jim Lemley.
Plot: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He plans to stop them.
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21. The Children (1980) is a low-budget horror film, written and produced by Carlton J. Albright, and distributed by Troma Entertainment.
Plot- A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails who love to give burning hugs.
My Comment- I originally saw this movie on Commander USA's Groovie Movies back in the 80s.
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22. Body Snatchers (1993) An American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Christine Elise, R. Lee Ermey and Forest Whitaker. It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. Body Snatchers is the third film adaptation of Finney's novel, the first being Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956, followed by a remake of the same name in 1978.
Plot- A teenage girl discovers alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966) is a 1966 Hammer film directed by John Gilling. It stars André Morell, John Carson, Jacqueline Pearce, Brook Williams and Michael Ripper.
Plot- Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help, investigation turns up Voodoo.
My Comment: Decent movie, the makeup was good, but not something that holds my interest enough to watch a second time.
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24. Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012) s a 2012 Canadian adventure-horror comedy directed by April Mullen, written by Tim Doiron, and starring Devon Bostick, Martha MacIsaac, and Christopher Lloyd. It introduces "zemons", a combination of zombie and demon.
Plot- A group of college kids accidentally create, and then unleash, a curse that makes anyone they come into contact with kill themselves and then turn into zombie demons.
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25. The Wicker Man (2006) [REMAKE] A 2006 horror film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage.
Plot- A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
My Comment- This movie was a box office flop, the budget was $40 million, and it only made $38 million. The costumes of the people were also very bland. Terrible remake indeed! I can not recommend this movie.
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26. The Deadly Spawn
(1983) is a science fiction horror film directed by Douglas McKeown and starring Charles George Hildebrandt.
Plot - Alien creatures invade a small town and four teenagers, along with a young boy, attempt to escape from them.