OT: Happy Halloween! List your favorite horror films of the last 20 years

[TenerHallTerror]

great write up on Polygon about House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie's daring, shocking, and bold resurrection of 70s horror films:

LINK

"The Walking Dead" fans may appreciate the film featured Chris Hardwick right before he made his big turnaround to become a massive media star. and Dwight from "The Office"

I prefer the sequel The Devil's Rejects, which boasts a better cast, and an incredible soundtrack (I credit this film for helping me discover Terry Reid, Jimmy Page's original choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin)

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite horror films of the past 20 years:

The Mist
I Saw the Devil
The Descent
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
28 Weeks Later (that opening tracking shot . . . just holy smokes)
The Cabin in the Woods (one of the most amazing 3rd acts in film)
V/H/S 2 (the Gareth Evans segment is one of the best short horror films in history)

 

[rudedude]

Check out It Follows. Transferring a fatal curse to another person via banging boots! Freaky.

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Check out It Follows. Transferring a fatal curse to another person via banging boots! Freaky.

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definitely on my list once it hits Netflix

 

[interrobang]

2011/2012 BOT meetings

 

[psuro]

Stick with the classics-Friday the 13th, and Halloween.

 

[cment]

Sisterhood of the Traveling pants
Sleepless in Seattle.
Sex in the City (the movie)
The Notebook
How to Loose a Guy in 10 days

 

[rudedude]

Not within last 20 years but still fun & campy!

 

[fairgambit]

Not a favorite but most frightening:
Penn State/Temple replay 2015.

 

[rudedude]

Another great one from 1982, Creepshow with 80's hottie Adrienne Barbeau.

 

[rudedude]

2011 BOT

 

[BTMurphy]

Amityville Horror (original), Exorcist and nearly anything that is loaded with edgeofyourseat suspense. Oh yeah, there was some cheesy trilogy in the '80's where the first two weren't that good but the 3rd involved some creepy little tiki doll wielding a knife. The girl/victim tried to trap it in an oven at the end to burn it but it still got her.

(and no, it's not the tiki from the Brady's trip to Hawaii)

 

[BBrown]

Stick with the classics-Friday the 13th, and Halloween.

Don't forget
The Exorcist
An American Werewolf in London
Rocky Horror the original not that godawful thing that FOX did. (just for the fun of it)

 

[BBrown]

Amityville Horror (original), Exorcist and nearly anything that is loaded with edgeofyourseat suspense. Oh yeah, there was some cheesy trilogy in the '80's where the first two weren't that good but the 3rd involved some creepy little tiki doll wielding a knife. The girl/victim tried to trap it in an oven at the end to burn it but it still got her.

(and no, it's not the tiki from the Brady's trip to Hawaii)

LOL, I remember that one. I think it was called Trilogy of Terror.

 

[PSU0622]

I'm not a huge scary movie fan but I have seen my fair share. All I know is nothing I watched was as scary as The Exorcist.

 

[BTMurphy]

LOL, I remember that one. I think it was called Trilogy of Terror.

In my best Charlie Brown impersonation..."THAT'S IT!"

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Not within last 20 years but still fun & campy!

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damn you! I have this movie on DVD.

the big question is . . . was Ellie a robot when Challis slept with her? did he know? does it matter??

 

[TenerHallTerror]

watched Deliverance this morning . . . brilliant acting all around, especially Voigt and Ned Beatty. Great performance from Burt Reynolds in one of his first roles.

Suspenseful and terrifying, what amazed me was how many 80s horror movie tropes this film covered in 1972

 

[BTMurphy]

damn you! I have this movie on DVD.

the big question is . . . was Ellie a robot when Challis slept with her? did he know? does it matter??

Hey, I recognize that avatar pic from the original Star Trek series!

 

[rudedude]

damn you! I have this movie on DVD.

the big question is . . . was Ellie a robot when Challis slept with her? did he know? does it matter??

Nope she was real. I doubt Cochran would have made a booty robot!

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Nope she was real. I doubt Cochran would have made a booty robot!

SPOILER!!

she was a robot LATER . . . question is when did Cochrane make the switch and . . . does it really matter?? Tom Atkins was a bit of a ho.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

great write up on Polygon about House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie's daring, shocking, and bold resurrection of 70s horror films:

LINK

"The Walking Dead" fans may appreciate the film featured Chris Hardwick right before he made his big turnaround to become a massive media star. and Dwight from "The Office"

I prefer the sequel The Devil's Rejects, which boasts a better cast, and an incredible soundtrack (I credit this film for helping me discover Terry Reid, Jimmy Page's original choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin)

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite horror films of the past 20 years:

The Mist
I Saw the Devil
The Descent
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
28 Weeks Later (that opening tracking shot . . . just holy smokes)
The Cabin in the Woods (one of the most amazing 3rd acts in film)
V/H/S 2 (the Gareth Evans segment is one of the best short horror films in history)

Cabin in the Woods is brilliant, and hilarious in parts as well.

28 Days Later is great - can watch that again and again. The scene in the church is fantastic.

 

[doublehaul]

great write up on Polygon about House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie's daring, shocking, and bold resurrection of 70s horror films:

LINK

"The Walking Dead" fans may appreciate the film featured Chris Hardwick right before he made his big turnaround to become a massive media star. and Dwight from "The Office"

I prefer the sequel The Devil's Rejects, which boasts a better cast, and an incredible soundtrack (I credit this film for helping me discover Terry Reid, Jimmy Page's original choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin)

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite horror films of the past 20 years:

The Mist
I Saw the Devil
The Descent
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
28 Weeks Later (that opening tracking shot . . . just holy smokes)
The Cabin in the Woods (one of the most amazing 3rd acts in film)
V/H/S 2 (the Gareth Evans segment is one of the best short horror films in history)

Not much into horror films, although I've seen the Halloween and Friday the 13th. Watched The Blair Witch Project
a while back, and that flick was creepy. See they have a remake out, and I'll be sure not to watch it.

 

[TenerHallTerror]

Cabin in the Woods is brilliant, and hilarious in parts as well.

28 Days Later is great - can watch that again and again. The scene in the church is fantastic.

interesting back story on Cabin In the Woods. . .

apparently Hollywood was going through a bit of a dry spell with horror films at the time. EVERY make up and special effects artist was out of work. Joss Wheedon got the OK to hire EVERYONE for 6 months. They set up a little "house of horrors" in a warehouse. I have a book on just the creatures created for the film. We'll never see all that talent again.

 

[NittanyBlue92]

great write up on Polygon about House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie's daring, shocking, and bold resurrection of 70s horror films:

LINK

"The Walking Dead" fans may appreciate the film featured Chris Hardwick right before he made his big turnaround to become a massive media star. and Dwight from "The Office"

I prefer the sequel The Devil's Rejects, which boasts a better cast, and an incredible soundtrack (I credit this film for helping me discover Terry Reid, Jimmy Page's original choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin)

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite horror films of the past 20 years:

The Mist
I Saw the Devil
The Descent
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
28 Weeks Later (that opening tracking shot . . . just holy smokes)
The Cabin in the Woods (one of the most amazing 3rd acts in film)
V/H/S 2 (the Gareth Evans segment is one of the best short horror films in history)

great write up on Polygon about House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie's daring, shocking, and bold resurrection of 70s horror films:

LINK

"The Walking Dead" fans may appreciate the film featured Chris Hardwick right before he made his big turnaround to become a massive media star. and Dwight from "The Office"

I prefer the sequel The Devil's Rejects, which boasts a better cast, and an incredible soundtrack (I credit this film for helping me discover Terry Reid, Jimmy Page's original choice for lead singer of Led Zeppelin)

In no particular order, here are some of my favorite horror films of the past 20 years:

The Mist
I Saw the Devil
The Descent
Dawn of the Dead (remake)
28 Weeks Later (that opening tracking shot . . . just holy smokes)
The Cabin in the Woods (one of the most amazing 3rd acts in film)
V/H/S 2 (the Gareth Evans segment is one of the best short horror films in history)

The Strangers

 

[Chickenman Testa]

You're Next.

Great Dwight Twilley song playing throughout (with his buddy Tom Petty playing bass)

 

[TenerHallTerror]

You're Next.

Great Dwight Twilley song playing throughout (with his buddy Tom Petty playing bass)

I liked that Joe Swanberg and Ti West were in the film.

Great young horror directors with lots of promise

 

[bjf1991]

2011/2012 BOT meetings

Since then, there have been 4 years of sequels.

 

[bjf1991]

You're Next.

Great Dwight Twilley song playing throughout (with his buddy Tom Petty playing bass)

BTW - Welcome back

That was ludicrous

 

[TenerHallTerror]

I'll also add I feel The Babadook is one of THE most over hyped horror films. Started out ok, but didn't really knock my socks off.

 

[PSU65]

My favorite is "The Shining"

 

[TenerHallTerror]

My favorite is "The Shining"

they ran that in theaters last week. I watched it last year, and was utterly terrified for 2 hours, LOL. definitely a film that gains a lot when viewed in the cinema

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Phil's Rug]

interesting back story on Cabin In the Woods. . .

apparently Hollywood was going through a bit of a dry spell with horror films at the time. EVERY make up and special effects artist was out of work. Joss Wheedon got the OK to hire EVERYONE for 6 months. They set up a little "house of horrors" in a warehouse. I have a book on just the creatures created for the film. We'll never see all that talent again.

What's the name of the book?

 

[TenerHallTerror]

What's the name of the book?

Cabin in the Woods Official Visual Companion

 

[Lionguy32]

Here are a few that come to mind:

The Ring
The Others
Insidious
The Skeleton Key
the first Paranormal Activity

 

[Phil's Rug]

Cabin in the Woods Official Visual Companion

Cool, I'll have to check it out

 

[Vermilion]

The Shining-The Omen-Halloween-Exorcist-Salem's Lot

 

[PSU.:.]

I just watch It Follows last night. I thought it was outstanding. Totally original and freaky as hell. Great movie

 

[spydersabich]

Rudy, for so many reasons.

 

[Nittany1997]

Snakes on a Plane.