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Horror

By: H. K. ‡

These are some of my favorite horror films.

Gimme Shelter is included because after reading Patton Oswalt’s assessment of the film I’ll never be able to see it as a mere documentary again:
“One of the best horror movies ever made. The whole movie is shot inside the belly of a quivering, invisible demon—the 1960s, rotting in the sunshine of idealism and about to burst with flies.”

My (entirely subjective) top ten:
Blood Diner
The Body Snatcher
The Dentist
Don’t Torture a Duckling
The Fly
M
Schramm
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Who Can Kill A Child?
Willard

Suggestions welcome!

 

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Cedric

13Dec11

One of my favorite "genre" film lists of the site. So glad to see Bug in it! :D

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    H. K. ‡

    14Dec11

    Thanks Cedric! Yes, Bug is great. The second time I watched it I was helping my then-girlfriend prepare her apartment to be fumigated because of an alleged bed bug infestation. It gave the movie an extra, unparallelled dimension of reality, but she didn't entirely appreciate the pointedness of my selection :)

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    Cedric

    18Dec11

    Haha, great story! And your selection of The Ward made me curious to watch it. Carpenter made some mediocre horror films in the 2000s, but I never lost faith in him. Maybe it's his comeback. :) Will let you know my thoughts.

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    H. K. ‡

    18Dec11

    I think it's one of Carpenter's best, but I have decidedly questionable taste when it comes to horror haha. I would love to hear your thoughts though.

Jerome Magajes

31Oct11

There's Motel Hell (1980).

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ruby stevens

30Jun11

this is a great list! tho i've prolly seen less than half. working on it...

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Jack Lehtonen

29Jun11

Just curious: I see you have Devil's Rejects on here, which means you don't absolutely despise Zombie. But what are your problems with Halloween II? I consider it his best by a mile. I saw you gave it one star. Also, what cut did you see? This is my favorite horror list on Mubi, by the way.

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    H. K. ‡

    30Jun11

    Haha, no I don't despise him. In fact, I think he's quite talented. I found Halloween II terribly dull, overlong and cliched. I saw the theatrical cut, but I'm willing to give it another chance. I enjoyed Zombie's Halloween quite a bit, and wanted to like the sequel. Is the director's cut better, or should I watch the theatrical cut again?

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    Jack Lehtonen

    30Jun11

    The director's cut is, in my opinion, a masterpiece, and one of my favorite films of the last few years. It's also one of the purest depictions of despair and madness, and the lingering effects of violence, I've ever seen. Its sequel-original relationship with the first is also amazing, they really compliment each other.

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    H. K. ‡

    30Jun11

    Cool, I look forward to revisiting it

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