Favorite Top 5 Classic Horror Films

[shaxper]

...as requested.

Define classic in whatever way you like, but it probably shouldn't include films from last year.

[shaxper]

Mine:


1. Frankenstein
2. White Zombie
3. Carnival of Souls
4. Aliens
5. The Horror of Dracula

Honorable mentions to Alien, Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht, Dracula (1931) with Phillip Glass score, Nosferatu (original), Cabinet Der Caligari, Dawn of the Dead (original), Day of the Dead (original), The Bat (original), Friday the 13th parts II and IV, Nightmare on Elm Street parts 3 and 4, Halloween (original).

Also, I nearly put my favorite film, (F.W. Murnau's Faust) at the top of the list, but I wasn't sure I should count it as horror.

[Greg Anderson]

Mine:


1. Faust (1926)
2. Frankenstein
3. White Zombie
4. Carnival of Souls
5. Aliens

Honorable mentions to Alien, Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht, The Horror of Dracula, Dracula (1931) with Phillip Glass score, Nosferatu (original), Cabinet Der Caligari, Dawn of the Dead (original), Day of the Dead (original), The Bat (original), Friday the 13th parts II and IV, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4, Halloween (original).

I was close to adding Carnival of Souls. Such a fun movie. Frankenstein never gets old, Boris Karloff is the man. His work in the Val Lewton films were also very much top notch. I loved him in Body Snatcher and Bedlam.

[thwhtGuardian]

Mine:


1. Frankenstein
2. White Zombie
3. Carnival of Souls
4. Aliens
5. The Horror of Dracula

Honorable mentions to Alien, Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht, Dracula (1931) with Phillip Glass score, Nosferatu (original), Cabinet Der Caligari, Dawn of the Dead (original), Day of the Dead (original), The Bat (original), Friday the 13th parts II and IV, Nightmare on Elm Street parts 3 and 4, Halloween (original).

Also, I nearly put my favorite film, (F.W. Murnau's Faust) at the top of the list, but I wasn't sure I should count it as horror.

Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht is the version by Werner Hezog right? I've heard it was really fantastic but I've yet to see it, I have it marked for this years Halloween marathon though. And I'd totally count Murnau's Faust as horror.

[shaxper]

Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht is the version by Werner Hezog right? I've heard it was really fantastic but I've yet to see it, I have it marked for this years Halloween marathon though. And I'd totally count Murnau's Faust as horror.

Yes, it's Herzog. And, believe it or not, Herzog's Phantom Der Nacht is not the same as his Phantom of the Night. Two very different cuts, and Der Nacht is the superior one.

Speaking of Dracula, anyone here a fan of the 1931 Spanish version?

I like it, but I still find the American version superior. Lugosi is a far more formidable presence.

3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

I'm not judging it, but I would love to hear your explanation on this one...

4)Dracula (Universal 1979)
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I'm completely unaware of this version. I will definitely have to seek it out!

[CromagnonMan]

how come noones mentioned The Evil Dead?

[MDG]

how come noones mentioned The Evil Dead?

I was gonna, but here's what I scratched on a notepad when I saw this thread:

Mad Love
The Seventh Victim
Black Sunday
Carnival of Souls
Night of the Living Dead

[dan bailey]

I'm not judging it, but I would love to hear your explanation on this one...

I'm not Ear, but I wouldn't be at all shocked to learn that said explanation rests strongly on 2 little words -- flying & monkeys.

(Calling dr chimp!)

[Greg Anderson]

You know, I'm very surprised to see Seventh Victim on people's list. It's not often I come across a group of people who's into Val Lewton film, or more or less knows his films.

[dr chimp]

I'm not Ear, but I wouldn't be at all shocked to learn that said explanation rests strongly on 2 little words -- flying & monkeys.

(Calling dr chimp!)

man has no fear of peace loving flying cosmic monkeys but he does have a primordial deepseated and repressed fear of angry flying monkeys. many psychologists believe this stems back to the great cromagnon man vs neandathal vs flying monkey war of 10,500,000 bc.


i nominate witchfinder general - for about 89 mins its an enjoyable but slightly unremarkable film until the last 30 seconds where it just goes ballistic.

[Greg Anderson]

Hmmm. Lets see...

I Walked With a Zombie
The Innocents
Angel Heart
Eraserhead
The Haunting

[An Ear In The Fireplace]

1. The Haunting (1963)
2. The Horror of Dracula (1958)
3. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
4. Mulholland Drive (2001)
5. El Topo (1970)

[thwhtGuardian]

Horror is one of my favorite genres in film so this is going to be even harder than the scifi list.
1)Frankenstein
2)Tales of Terror
3)Nosferatu
4)Dracula (Universal 1979)
5) The Seventh Victim

Some honorable mentions would be Werewolf of London, London After Midnight, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,and The Vampire Bat. Also of note are the Lady in Black and 1408, they're definitely two of my favorite horror movies but they're a little too recent to be included in a classic horror list.

[Greg Anderson]

Horror is one of my favorite genres in film so this is going to be even harder than the scifi list.
1)Frankenstein
2)Tales of Terror
3)Nosferatu
4)Dracula (Universal 1979)
5) The Seventh Victim

Some honorable mentions would be Werewolf of London, London After Midnight, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,and The Vampire Bat. Also of note are the Lady in Black and 1408, they're definitely two of my favorite horror movies but they're a little too recent to be included in a classic horror list.

Was it I who got you into The Seventh Victim? I recently got it on DVD finally a few months back, I've watched it quite a few times since then. So damn masterly made.

I love 1408. That's one of those films that I usually credit as a PG 13 film that does more for horror than rated R. I always hated the argument that you couldn't do a true horror film without it being rated R.

I regrettably have yet to see Dracula.

[destro]

I think I'll cheat and do an older classic and a newer classic list (well new for me is like the 80s.)

Old Classics

Bride of Frankenstein
The Man With X-Ray Eyes
Carnival of Souls
Abominable Dr. Phibes
Last Man on Earth


Newer Classics

Reanimator
Dellamorte, Dellamore
Gates of Hell
Phantasm
Cannibal Holocaust