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Top Horror besides Psycho, Exorcist, & ShiningMar 13 '01 (Updated May 20 '01) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line Have fun watching these good horror films, if you have a chance to see the more obscure ones on this list let us know what you thought. This opinion contains two lists, one by me and the second from my boyfriend. My list. I avoid horror movies that tend to be too disturbing, dealing with torture, rape, or killing of woman after woman (I don't mind equal opportunity killing such as Friday the 13 series, Halloween or Nightmare of Elm Street.) I like to be entertained and grossed-out, not come away from a movie wanting to commit suicide from the perverse things that come from some men's minds (Last house on the left, Bloodsucking Freaks.) The movies I chose are either or a combination of fun, thought-provoking, and gory. Deep Red Without giving away where or when, we actually get to see who the killer is early in this "guess the killer" film. Argento, however, hides the killer in the background so upon first viewing we don't notice that we have seen the killer's face. Later, the killer is revealed, and we are taken back to that scene - how could we have missed it! After that revelation we can't "unsee" the killer standing there, so evident now when I replayed that scene. I also like how the mystery unfolds, with the lead character tearing apart an old mansion, finding clues along the way. The children's song that plays during the murders adds to the eeriness. Evil Dead 2 A good time gorefest. Bruce Campbell should've been nominated for an oscar for the scene when his own hand gets possessed and attacks him with plates, knives, and fists. What would any rational person do, if their hand got possessed? Enthusiastically cut it off with a chainsaw! Groovy. Susperia It took a couple viewings for me to appreciate the visual storytelling of Susperia. The first time I saw it, I lived with roommates. The film's soundtrack gets really quiet during the dialogue, so I would have to turn up the volume to hear. Then the loudest, rowdiest, and wierdest music would blast suddenly, annoying my roommates. So I initially was concerned more with the audio then what was going on. Plus the scene where a young women is screaming at the top of her lungs as she is trapped in a sea of barb wire tripped out my roommates. A ballet school hides a coven of witches. The director, Dario Argento known for his use of strong colors and dream-like sequences, exhibits his unique visual style splendidly in Susperia. My boyfriend calls the scene with the mother witch, the etch n sketch scene due to the special effects. Dead of Night (1945) This old black and white film is suspenseful and engaging, though not a bloody mess. It's about a man who encounters strangers at a house. He realizes he's been here before in a dream and dreads that something terrible will happen. The strangers, in order to soothe his fears, exchange their odd tales with him such as a mirror that reflects back the room of its previous, murderous owner. The skeptic of the group doubts the deja vu but the man predicts correctly what happens next. His dream is coming true after all. Night of the Living Dead, the Tom Savini remake, & Dawn of the Dead All top of the line Zombie films, with underlying social commentary. Not just "brains, brains" but achieves telling a story about human nature. Night of the Living Dead, an amazing black and white film with a high level of suspense, delves into the social issues of the time like racism which are still prevalent today. The Savini remake is excellent by updating the story with a strong heroine, but remains sensitive on social topics. Dawn of the Dead tackles Americana in a satirical way. Re-animator Over-zealous doctors proclaiming their own desires to help people, while performing strange experiments with a syrum that can re-animate dead tissue. First the experiment starts with a cat then moves to cadeavers in the hospital's morgue. Lots of fun. Hellraiser From Clive Barker, this dark movie conjures up demons from hell called cenobytes who show each victim a personalized version of pain. A puzzle box allows the cenobytes a gateway into the living world. Mad Monster Party It's not really a horror movie, it's claymation with all the classic horror characters such as Dracula, Mummy, and Frankenstein. It's fun for kids, and I loved watching it around Halloween on Family Film Festival when I was a kid. Haven't seen it anywhere since. Intensity This made for TV movie, adapted from the Dean Koontz novel, is surprisingly scary. A serial killer murders people for the experience and visceral intensity he gets. He brings pictures of his victims as prizes to a young girl, Ariel, locked in the basement of his isolated cabin. Since Intensity was made for TV, it thankfully doesn't show too much gruesome activity, but the viewer gets to see just enough to make it a frightful movie. Ok now for my boyfriend's picks... Halloween 1 & 2 Deep Red Trauma, another good "who done it" Argento movie. The killer uses a special homemade device to decapitate the victims. The killer's identity is cleverly hidden. Friday the 13th 1 & 2 Exorcist Scream 1 Tenebrae (Dario Argento again). My boyfriend loves the part when the killer, hiding in the dark, says "SPY!" Night of the Living Dead  |
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