Best HORROR movies of Hollywood

[Lomax]

Here's a look at some of Hollywood's scariest horror films of all time. One of the scariest movies to come out of Hollywood is of course The Omen. The film, first made in 1976 was such a success as a horror movie that it was remade in 2006 on the 6th of June. In other words, the release date was 6/6/6 - the number of the devil.

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The Exorcist, that released in 1973 remains one of the scariest films of all time till today. The story of a girl possessed by the devil, the film created headlines in its day for people in the audience fainting, screaming and even throwing up. It is said that the sets of the film were cursed and as many as six people died during the filming of The Exorcist.

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The story of a man and his wife being haunted by his dead student-lover, What Lies Beneath is one the scariest original horror films made in the 21st century. This film is directed by Robert Zemeckis whose other hit film is Forrest Gump.

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Jack Nicholson's The Shining was yet another super-scary film, especially since the protected circle of the family was broken with this film. The legendary line ''here's Johnny'' is from this movie.

 

[prasadana2]

thanks for the thread...but i hate horror movies..

 

[twisted]

Hitchcock's psycho should be mentioned as well..

 

[Lomax]

Horror was initially used as a way to subvert while avoiding censorship, and Night of the Living Dead too was made as an allegorical reference to the Vietnam war.

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Hollywood has a whole range of scary films, from straightout horror, to zombie films to slasher movies. One film that walks the thin line between horror and slasher is Halloween.

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Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby is a horror film with a radical content - as this film supported the Feminist movement

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M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense bent the horror genre and made it to the proverbial horror hall of fame.

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Another Hollywood classic scary film was The Ring, which was based on a Japanese horror film. The movie had such a successful run that a sequel was made in a few years of the original film.

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The Evil Dead was a horror film that courted controversy with its graphic violence and was initially rejected by distributors, only to be picked up at the Cannes Film Festival. The film has seen two sequels, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness.

 

[twisted]

another classic

1..2..freddy's coming for you

 

[twisted]

 

[chriela]

EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE.....

SAW 1,2,3,4,5

ONE MISSED CALL

 

[twisted]

 

[twisted]

my fav

 

[chriela]

 

[Lomax]

Horror - Sub Genres

Genre- Example

Slasher – April Fool’s Day


April Fool’s Day is a great introduction to the “slasher” film. It starts lighthearted enough to be fun, the tension builds slowly but steadily, there are well place “jump” scenes, and the gore effect is low-keyed. With a well done surprise ending, it should have a horror novice prepared for the next logical step. The “slasher” sub-genre is well defined enough where you should be able to move directly into Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, or Friday the 13th with little to no problems.


Ghost – The Amityville Horror

All ghost stories have one thing in common: They are all supposed to leave an impression on your mind that has you wondering what that shadow in the corner is. The difference for a horror novice would be the effects and gore. The Amityville Horror is a great starter for this reason. The gore is low key if not even non existent and the effects are typical for the late seventies. I would then follow up with Poltergeist or The Changeling. If you are in a real jaunty mood you could try A Chinese Ghost Story but you better be prepared for the reaction if your prospect has not been properly introduced.


Monster – Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers is the perfect modern day monster movie for newbies. Though theoretically every horror movie is a monster movie, the ones that get classified in this sub-genre have a creature that is not normally found in nature in its current form. Jeepers Creepers happens to have a demon looking thing to fill this requirement. It has suspense, gore, supernatural happenings, and dopey teenagers but nothing that could be labeled as over the top. You could possibly follow this with the monster flick of your choice, but for a severe horror novice I would go with something along the caliber of Pumpkinhead.


Psychotic – Psycho

This is probably the most disturbing of the sub-genres of horror. It takes an otherwise normal average person next door and makes him/her the villain in a “psychotic” way. Psycho is the perfect example of the psychotic sub-genre. Alfred Hitchcock takes plain, feeble, and shy Norman Bates and uses an overbearing and controlling mother to create a monster in every sense of the word except his appearance. Though released in 1960, Psycho stands the test of time and is a perfect starter film in this sub-genre for the horror novice. Great follow ups would include Misery, Seven, and May.


Zombie – Shaun of the Dead

There was never really a great beginner’s zombie film until Shaun of the Dead came on the scene. It is virtually impossible to separate the zombie from the gore and it is the gore that usually turns the hopeful horror novice away from the sub-genre. What makes Shaun of the Dead such a good choice is that it is a classic zombie film on all accounts without detracting from anything that zombie lovers look for and still it is funny enough for a newbie to watch and accept the gore. I have found that the easiest way to move on from here is to start telling the prospect about the many references in SOTD to other zombie films and then show them. The typical horror novice might require multiple viewings of SOTD before being ready to more on, but I see absolutely nothing wrong with that.

 

[chriela]

 

[Lomax]

thanks for the thread...but i hate horror movies..

Anytime bro!

 

[Lomax]

Hitchcock's psycho should be mentioned as well..

it shlould! highest ranking in IMDB! horror movies!

 

[chriela]

 

[thicps]

baye ba...

 

[chriela]

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BAYAWENNA EPA............