Horror movie recommendations for Halloween [Archive]

Shadow_Ferret

10-12-2005, 12:45 PM

BostonMark

10-12-2005, 01:00 PM

Well, its not a horror movie, but Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, has got to be my absolute favorite Halloween movie.

Tom Andry

10-12-2005, 01:18 PM

Sort of in the vein of the other thread "Movie moments that scared the bejeesus out of you" I was wondering what Horror movies everyone would recommend for this month of October?

Can be a classic or recent.

Newer: The Ring, Final Destination, The Cube, Scream, Mimic

Older: Poltergeist, Jaws, Alien, Night of the Living Dead (great but not that scary), Psycho, The Hitcher

Off the top of my head.

j_garcia

10-12-2005, 01:48 PM

The new "prequel" one is weird, but more sickening than scary. The original Exorcist, especially the recently released "The Version You Haven't Seen" is one of my favorite scary flicks. Poltergeist is another. Nightmare Before Christmas is definitely up at the top of my list for Halloween, as is The Crow (Halloween was their wedding night). Of course, Se7en (SE DTS-ES is a must have).

The Omen. The Grudge is fun; it has it's moments. Return of the Living Dead. The Ring 2 was decent if you've seen the first one, if not, rent them both together :) Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow is cool, visually impressive. From Hell - Jack the Ripper story. Frailty.

Cool surround: The Haunting DTS-ES, Darkness Falls.

We started off the month by watching the original Alien, which will be followed by the rest of them throughout the month. :)

Tom Andry

10-12-2005, 02:31 PM

j_garcia

10-12-2005, 03:39 PM

Totally agree with the Exorcist, The Crow, The Grudge, and Se7en. Kinda agree with Frailty (just OK in my opinion).

Oh yeah, add Shawn of the Dead (not very scary but very cool), 28 days later, and Idle Hands while we are straying from pure horror/thrillers.

I'd put Frailty in the same group as Grudge and Ring. Entertaining, but not great. There's a LOT of movies like that. Might add the new Amityville, White Noise and Boogeyman in that category too. I liked Boogeyman, but it seemed to run out of steam after a decent start.

Shawn of the Dead was a lot of fun too. http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif. You can add all of the "of the dead" movies in there if you like :) The most recent one, Land of the Dead was crap, IMO though.

Reanimator :D American Werewolf in London, The Howling, Cat People. If you pick up Van Helsing Special Edition, it has a bonus disc with some of the good old original horror flicks on there.

Maybe Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 (not sure if Army of Darkness fits too, but I liked it :) ).

racquetman

10-12-2005, 03:40 PM

Newer: The Ring, Final Destination, The Cube, Scream, Mimic

Older: Poltergeist, Jaws, Alien, Night of the Living Dead (great but not that scary), Psycho, The Hitcher

Off the top of my head.

You recommended Cube??!! I've lost all respect for you.

You have lost the privilege to recommend any more movies!! :eek: :D

L-Jay

10-12-2005, 04:12 PM

Sort of in the vein of the other thread "Movie moments that scared the bejeesus out of you" I was wondering what Horror movies everyone would recommend for this month of October?

Can be a classic or recent.

I've always liked Pumpkinhead.

Any of the Hellraisers :eek: (I like the first one best)

thinkingHT

10-12-2005, 04:50 PM

I will put in Taking Lives, scared me out of my seat a couple of times and the story was descent too.

jmgillespie

10-12-2005, 05:31 PM

pet sementary hands down best scary movie of all time.

Johnny Canuck

10-12-2005, 06:03 PM

Halloween..the original. The special edition sounds unbelievable too. i think the best remaster i have heard yet.

j_garcia

10-12-2005, 06:38 PM

I will put in Taking Lives, scared me out of my seat a couple of times and the story was descent too.

You're talking about the one with Angelina Jolie? Aside from Angelina and some decent sound, that movie didn't have anything memorable.

Pumpkinhead was a B movie at best, but I liked that one too :o

How could I forget Hellraiser (first one)?

I didn't think Pet Cemetary was that scary, but I really liked it. Which reminds me of...The Shining! The original is great, but the new made for TV one is half decent too.

Tom Andry

10-12-2005, 06:41 PM

American Werewolf in London was sweet. Good catch. Though not really as scary as cool. Original Halloween - also good catch.

Frankly, I have a pretty high tolerance for bad horror as its one of my favorite genres. My opinion, Cube was tense. It certainly beats the pants off some of the crap recommended. At least it tried to be original. You don't have to agree...but you'd be wrong:D

Also, the Ring - I watched it right after my son was born (like week 2) and I saw it in like 15, 5-minute intervals and it still scared the pants off me. Way more tense than most of the crud that has been released in the last 5 years (at least). Horror has got to be one of the hardest genres to write. Everything has already been done (for the most part). That's why stuff like the Blair Witch Project get so huge - there is so little to get excited about.

MDS

10-12-2005, 06:55 PM

Slasher flicks where the whole 'story' is killing don't interest me. I only like the kind of Horror movies that have some type of mythological story (even if it's made up) behind them.

I think my favorite would be Wishmaster (I & II).

racquetman

10-12-2005, 07:02 PM

When I was younger, I thought a couple of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies were pretty well done and scary enough. I haven't watched any of them in a long time, though.

I think the concept of Freddy Krueger was original and fresh for a while - until they beat it to death!!

Rik

10-12-2005, 08:37 PM

Army of Darkness

I second that, great movie for Holloween.

Tom Andry

10-12-2005, 09:04 PM

Evil Dead 2? How did I forget that one?! Definitely one of the all time best mock horror movies ever! Fantastic with a group and a keg.

thinkingHT

10-12-2005, 09:37 PM

You're talking about the one with Angelina Jolie? Aside from Angelina and some decent sound, that movie didn't have anything memorable.

I am not saying its the best horror movie ever made, but I felt it had a bit more substance than some of the slasher ones.

The ring was probably the best horror movie I have seen in recent memory (though I have not seen many), very well done that, and then there is Silence of the Lambs which was also very good imo.

Rob Babcock

10-12-2005, 09:39 PM

My Top 10:

Event Horizon
Sleepy Hollow
The Nineth Gate
Army of Darkness
28 Days Later
Dawn of the Dead (the newer one)
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Underworld
John Carpenters Vampires

AFJumper03

10-12-2005, 10:10 PM

I just watched the remake of Amityville Horror and it has some really good "jump out of your seat" and "stay awake at night thinking about it" parts. I wasn't expecting it to be that good.

I'm a big fan of the Ring for pure terror, even though I've seen it a ton, I still get scared everytime.

The orginal Exorcist is really great too, the extended edition has all kinds of "hidden" scary stuff like faces in the shadows and whatnot. its great.

Mr. Lamb Fries

10-12-2005, 10:51 PM

I just watched the remake of Amityville Horror and it has some really good "jump out of your seat" and "stay awake at night thinking about it" parts. I wasn't expecting it to be that good.

The orginal Exorcist is really great too, the extended edition has all kinds of "hidden" scary stuff like faces in the shadows and whatnot. its great.

its not a movie, but If you can, look for the real story of Amityville Horror. A documentary of the "true story". It plays around Halloween and totally freaked me out. I think it was on the history channel or A & E or something like that. it may have been Histories Mysteries??? Im not sure but keep an eye out for it.

Exorcist, Event Horizon and The Shining!!!

jmgillespie

10-12-2005, 10:56 PM

I'll second even horizon as a really scary movie, also evil dead 2 is a great movie the best scary one of the three. Army of darkness isn't really scary but is a classic.

jaxvon

10-12-2005, 11:22 PM

Hmm, I never found Event Horizon that scary. I kept waiting for it to get creepy and cool, but it just never did. IMHO a big letdown.

Tom Andry

10-13-2005, 05:29 AM

Hmm, I never found Event Horizon that scary. I kept waiting for it to get creepy and cool, but it just never did. IMHO a big letdown.

Yep, agree

Electone

10-13-2005, 09:50 AM

Here's a third vote for the original Halloween by John Carpenter. Also, 1980's Terror Train with Jamie Lee Curtis .

majorloser

10-13-2005, 11:07 AM

Evil Dead (all 3) - can't go wrong with a THX horror movie.
Final Destination 2 - The crash scene is great for new teenage drivers
Exorcist (remaster) - An all time classic
Phantasm (all) - can't beat the Tall Man and brain drilling balls
Darkness Falls - nothing like the Tooth Fairy to warp a young mind.
Amityville Horror (old) - GET OUT!!!!!!!!!

Way too many for me to list. I was always partial to the "B" horror movies.

Try Bubba Ho-tep - classic Bruce Cambell

j_garcia

10-13-2005, 11:46 AM

I liked Event Horizon (actually saw that in the theater), but I though it was pretty much just Hellraiser in space. Only a few scenes that were unnerving, like when he's crawling through the duct and the chick with black eyes is there... Not really on my list of good scare movies though.

Phantasm - good catch.

The first few Nightmare on Elm St. flicks were great, but as mentioned (and just like Friday the 13th) they beat those both to death; to the point where they aren't fun anymore. The first Halloween is pretty good too.

For those of you who like The Ring and The Grudge and you haven't checked out the original Japanese versions (both are remakes) "Ringu" and "Ju-On", they're worth checking out too.

"Klaatu, Barada, Nikto"

Tom Andry

10-13-2005, 12:17 PM

Technically, it's "Klaatu, Barada, Nik*cough*":D

"Who's laughing now!"

"Hail to the King, baby."

"Give me back my hand!"

and on and on....

Sheep

10-13-2005, 12:28 PM

The new texas chainshaw masacre(typo?)

The whole movie isn't that scary, but it definatley has its parts.

Imagine having this happen to you after you watched this movie.
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/chainsawwake.html
(this is freaking hilarious)

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/treejumpface.html
(this one is just funny, not related to scary movies:D )

Note: This website I linked to has some content on other pages that is, well, not PG. For your sake, just look at what I linked to, then close it and clear your history :rolleyes: :D

Sheep

majorloser

10-13-2005, 02:43 PM

Technically, it's "Klaatu, Barada, Nik*cough*":D

"Who's laughing now!"

"Hail to the King, baby."

"Give me back my hand!"

and on and on....

A MUST HAVE:

Evil Dead - Book of the Dead Limited Edition (DD, DTS & THX cert)

Also looks good sitting on a shelf as a movie prop

j_garcia

10-13-2005, 03:21 PM

Technically, it's "Klaatu, Barada, Nik*cough*":D

"Who's laughing now!"

"Hail to the King, baby."

"Give me back my hand!"

LOL

"Shop smart; shop S-MART."

"See this? This is my BOOM STICK."

"Honey, you got REAL ugly."

"Good, bad....I'm the guy with the gun..."

Bryguy

10-15-2005, 05:54 PM

I also think the first Candyman is a good one for this time of year.

Bryguy

markw

10-15-2005, 09:10 PM

"Something wicked This Way comes", a Ray Bradbury story starring Jason Robards and Jonathan Pryce. No blood and guts but heavy on atmosphere, psychology and other halloweeny stuff.

Oh, and the Hellraiser series, particularly the earliest ones. Talk about two different extremess, eh?

Tomorrow

10-16-2005, 12:50 AM

Just freeze this on the television. It'll scare the crap outta everyone. :eek:

AverageJoe

10-16-2005, 01:07 AM

Frankenstein with Boris Karloff
Dracula with Bela Lugosi

...and for a little comic relief:
Ghost Breakers with Bob Hope.

Nah, I'm not THAT old - just nostalgic.

Duffinator

10-16-2005, 09:34 AM

Frankenstein with Boris Karloff
Dracula with Bela Lugosi.And don't forget The Warewolf. If you are looking for movies to watch for an All Hallow's Eve bash with kids it's hard to beat the trio of The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen to really scare kids without too much violence and gore.

shokhead

10-16-2005, 10:12 AM

Debbie does Dallas. It will scare the crap out of the kiddies but the adults will still enjoy it.:p

Vancouver

10-16-2005, 01:46 PM

check out the Changling.

its a very well done forgotton horror movie. worth owning.

mike c

10-16-2005, 11:48 PM

Debbie does Dallas. It will scare the crap out of the kiddies but the adults will still enjoy it.:p

i dont know what a "debbie does dallas" is ... :rolleyes:
does it showcase the capabilities of a large size tv and speakers? :D

annunaki

10-17-2005, 09:51 AM

I do not know if I would classify it as horror, maybe suspenseful Sci-Fi, but Event Horizon scared me the first time I watched it. Completely alone at home, late at night. Rainy outside. It really set the "mood".:)

j_garcia

10-17-2005, 11:27 AM

Bram Stoker's Dracula (Superbit :D ) The SB is actually a noticable improvement over the previous version. Video is cleaned up and the DTS track is decent.

sts9fan

10-17-2005, 01:42 PM

I really like "Ravenous" its super gory but good. The part I like best is the sound track which does not fit the movie at all so it give the whole package a very strange vibe. Check it out.

anamorphic96

10-18-2005, 01:14 PM

Children Of The Corn creeped me out when I was growing up.

j_garcia

10-18-2005, 02:34 PM

Dead Alive. :eek:

...widely considered to be one of the goriest movies of all time.

Directed by none other than Peter Jackson of LOTR fame :)

majorloser

10-18-2005, 08:30 PM

Dead Alive. :eek:

Directed by none other than Peter Jackson of LOTR fame :)

"I kick a$$ for the lord!"

One of my favorites! The lawnmower scene rules.

brian32672

10-22-2005, 03:28 AM

Also looks good sitting on a shelf as a movie prop
Hmm, that book reminds me of Hocus Pocus...

Uhmm, Sarah J. Parker... Drool//////

Mr. Lamb Fries

10-23-2005, 10:27 AM

Uhmm, Sarah J. Parker... Drool//////

Dont want to offend your taste of woman...But doesnt she look like a Transvestite?

Johnd

10-24-2005, 08:32 AM

"Phantasm" (the original). Not great on effects, but suspense is white knuckle (if you're old school and like '70 Cuda's).

Jack Hammer

10-24-2005, 09:25 PM

Not the best movie, but something keeps making me watch it.

Another old favorite was "the video dead."

Yamahaluver

10-26-2005, 05:09 AM

The Japanese have traditionally made some excellent horror movies, some based on their folk tales, it is only recently that guys like Sam Raimi have made Hollywood versions of Japanese cult classic horror movies like The Ringu and Ju-On, two of the scariest horror movies to hit the western movie world in recent years. Hopefully there would be more to come, the Ringu itself is a big series and there are many more old and new.

j_garcia

10-26-2005, 01:03 PM

G.I. Jimbo

10-29-2005, 03:08 AM

We started off the month by watching the original Alien, which will be followed by the rest of them throughout the month. :)
Before you watch Alien vs. Predator at the end you need to see the Predator movies as well. 2 of my favorite series.

G.I. Jimbo

10-29-2005, 04:33 AM

The Young Frankenstine is by no means scary but it is a great Halloween movie.:p

Mudcat

10-29-2005, 11:25 AM

Any of the old B&W horror flicks. Even the Abbott and Costello versions.

But there was one "The Legend of Hell House" with Roddy McDowell that has got to be the scariest movie of all time. All psychological, no splatter scenes.

Dan Banquer

10-30-2005, 08:26 AM

Heck; if you want a horror show all you have to do is watch the news? :rolleyes:
d.b.

droeses58

10-30-2005, 06:49 PM

Anything with Ben Affleck

Jack Hammer

10-31-2005, 06:19 PM

...But there was one "The Legend of Hell House" with Roddy McDowell that has got to be the scariest movie of all time. All psychological, no splatter scenes.

I just saw that on AMC the other day. Very tense, especially for a movie made in 1971. It kept me on edge.

Another personal favorite, though not really scary, is The nightmare before christmas. I always watch it this time of year.