My favorite horror films.
These are my favorite horror films listed in no particular order.
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- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.One of those horror films that gets better and better. When I first saw this film when I was a kid I didn't think much of it. I saw it as an adult and was completely blown away. Amazing tension, stellar performances and very psychological.
- DirectorBanjong PisanthanakunParkpoom WongpoomStarsAnanda EveringhamNatthaweeranuch ThongmeeAchita SikamanaA young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.One of the best Asian Horror films. Great blend of atmosphere building as well as few fantastic jump scares. Tragic story and good performances all the way around.
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.Wonderful, eerie story filled with complex emotions and developing relationships. Definitely not your typical vampire film.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.One of the few movies I've watched where I had to turn my head. Controversial and brutal beyond belief, this film proves the French definitely have a dark side!
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.Brutal but ultimately engrossing story of kids being forced to fight to the death.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsFranka PotenteBenno FürmannAnna LoosA cute med student starts a summer course at Heidelberg University. David's on her dissection table. She met him the day before on the train. Something's wrong.Interesting German film about an anatomy student who goes to med school and gets far more than she bargains for.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.A classic film from the eighties and in my opinion the beginning of the best franchise from that era.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.Funny, brutal with characters you care about this movie is definitely one of the highlights of the nineties.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Argento is the master of macabre and while this movie isn't perfect, its definitely one of the most memorable horror films I've seen.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJennifer ConnellyDonald PleasenceDaria NicolodiA young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.Despite a few unintentional laughs this movie is pretty awesome. You're either going to love it or hate it!
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsOliver ReedSamantha EggarArt HindleA man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.This movie is freaking awesome. Disturbing and occasionally disgusting this movie was far better than I expected it to be.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.Whether you are the child who is looking at the tree outside your window or the adult tucking your precious bundle of joy in bed at night, this movie will work. Fantastic effects, great characters and a dynamite story.
- DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsFaye DunawayTommy Lee JonesBrad DourifA famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.The best description I have ever heard of for this film is an "American Giallo". This is the best Argento film Argento never did.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-suAfter being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.A beautiful Korean tale about two sisters and their complicated relationship with each other and their family. Remade in America as the inferior, but still decent "Uninvited".
- DirectorChristian AlvartStarsNorman ReedusChristian von AsterAndré HennickeWanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.If you enjoyed "Silence of The Lambs" you'll probably enjoy this strange and engrossing film about a German serial killer.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsAnthony HopkinsMarsha MasonJohn BeckA stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.This movie is a scary one and the ending left me depressed and impressed. Look for a younger Anthony Hopkins sans the liver and fava beans.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.The Japanese do a more psychotic version of fatal attraction. Unforgettable but slow in the beginning, stick around because this movie gets crazy.
- DirectorSong Il-gonStarsKam Woo-seongJung SuhKang Kyung-hunA recently widowed TV producer is drawn to an isolated cabin in a mysterious woods.Despite the fact I am still not certain what actually happened in this movie, it was a riveting and interesting film.
- DirectorDavid NerlichAndrew TrauckiStarsDiana GlennMaeve DermodyAndy RodoredaA boat tour of a mangrove swamp turns into a fight for survival when a group of people are attacked by a ferocious saltwater crocodile.My favorite Alligator film.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsJeff DanielsJulian SandsJohn GoodmanA new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family.Fun and creepy! Definitely a good horror movie to watch with the fledgling horror fan in your life.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.I actually enjoy this film more than the original Halloween although Mr. Meyers will be on this list as well. I just thought the Billy character was creepy and as a whole found this movie a little scarier. Plus, Margot Kidder is awesome as the lush with a foul mouth!
- DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Awesome! That's all I am going to say.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Classic!
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.While it's not my absolutely favorite of the big name slasher franchises, Michael Meyers is still fun. This first movie is the best of the series.
- DirectorMark RosmanStarsKate McNeilEileen DavidsonJanis WardAfter a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.Awesome, slightly underrated eighties slasher flick. Only one waterbed was harmed during the production of this film.