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     Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.9.142.11 |
Okay, here's one for those who anticipate having a slow or boring Friday. Alas, I won't be one of you (sadly), but at least I can start the ball rolling with my own nominees. What are your ultimate movies in each of the following horror-relatied categories. Dracula - DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) Werewolf - CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) Frankenstein - BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) Mummy - TALOS, THE MUMMY (1998) Jekyll and Hyde - DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (1941) Zombie - REC (2007) Ghost - THE HAUNTING (1963) Occult - THE EXORCIST (1974) Non-Dracula Vampire - SALEM'S LOT (2004) Jack the Ripper - MURDER BY DECREE (1979) Gothic / Grand Guignol - MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) Giant Monster - KING KONG (1933) Non-Giant Monster - ALIEN (1979) Slasher - HOUSE OF WAX (2005) Horror from Space - QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (1967) Political Horror - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) Science Gone Mad - MIMIC (1997) Backwoods - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) Insanity - PSYCHO (1960) Psychological Breakdown - THE TENANT (1976) Human Intolerance / Brutality - STRAW DOGS (1971) Mythos - DAGON (2001) Oceanic - JAWS (1975) Complete Maniac - THE ABOMINABLE DR PHIBES (1971) Portmanteau - TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972) HORROR/COMEDY - THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973) Extreme Cinema - THE BROOD (1979) Apocalypse - THE BIRDS (1963) Hard to Classify - PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006) I'm sure I've missed some, but hell, it's 1 in the morning and I'm pissed. At least there may be some talking points here. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.50.154 |
Good thread, Paul. I've added a couple of categories, if that's okay, in order to fit in some of my favourites! Dracula - Dracula (Hammer) Werewolf - The Howling Frankenstein - The Bride of Frankenstein Mummy - The Mummy (Karloff) Jekyll & Hyde - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Zombie - Night of the Living Dead Ghost - Dark Water Occult - Night of the Demon Non-Dracula Vampire - Vampyr Jack the Ripper - Murder By Decree Gothic/Grand Guignol - The Pit and the Pendulum Giant Monster - King King Non-Giant Monster - Alien Slasher - Tenebrae Horror from Space - Quatermass and the Pit Political Horror - The Manchurian Candidate Science Gone Mad - Scanners Backwoods - Deliverance Insanity - Peeping Tom Human Breakdown - A Tale of Two Sisters Human Intolerance/Brutality - undecided Mythos - Out of Mind Oceanic/Aquatic - The Host Complete Maniac - Audition Portmanteau - Kwaidan Horror/Comedy - The Quiet Family Extreme Cinema - Videodrome Apocalypse - Kairo Hard to Classify - Picnic at Hanging Rock Witch/Witchcraft - Suspiria Foreign-language - Viy Creepy Children - Ring (Japanese) Weird Small Town Horror - Let's Scare Jessica to Death | ||
| Skunsworth (Skunsworth) Username: Skunsworth Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 92.16.75.194 |
Oooh, fun! Here's mine! I added one category at the end... Dracula - Dracula (Hammer) Werewolf - An American Werewolf in London Frankenstein - The Bride of Frankenstein Mummy - The Mummy (Karloff) Jekyll & Hyde - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Zombie - Dawn of the Dead (original) Ghost - The Haunting Occult - Night of the Demon Non-Dracula Vampire - Martin Jack the Ripper - Murder By Decree Gothic/Grand Guignol - The Pit and the Pendulum Giant Monster - Them Non-Giant Monster - Jaws Slasher - Halloween Horror from Space - The Thing (Carpenter) Political Horror - The Manchurian Candidate Science Gone Mad - The Fly (Cronenberg) Backwoods - Texas Chainsaw Massacre Insanity - Psycho Human Breakdown - A Tale of Two Sisters Human Intolerance/Brutality - undecided Mythos - Call of Cthulhu (the HPLHS silent) Oceanic/Aquatic - Jaws (and if I'm not allowed it twice, Creature from the Black Lagoon) Complete Maniac - Audition Portmanteau - Kwaidan Horror/Comedy - Evil Dead 2 Extreme Cinema - Ichi the Killer Apocalypse - In the Mouth of Madness Hard to Classify - Picnic at Hanging Rock Witch/Witchcraft - Suspiria Foreign-language - Viy Creepy Children - Ring (Japanese) Weird Small Town Horror - Impulse The Film We Know is Crap But We Love It Anyway - CHUD | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 188.146.205.198 |
Paul - great thread. As Mr Skunsworth said, lots of fun. I'm going to go away and for once think properly about it. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.44.67 |
Simon, I nearly added a category like that just so I could include CHUD! Good choices - I really wanted to list Jaws and Creature from the Black Lagoon in the oceanic horror category, but there's only room for one. Maybe if we split it into sub-categories (sea, freshwater, real creature/imaginary creature, etc.), I could have included even more of my faves, including that guilty pleasure Frankenfish! I'll add my vote for CHUD in the Films We Know are Crap But Love Anyway category (it's a toss-up between that and House of the Dead!). ... and here's another couple of categories I've thought of that might be fun: Polar Horror - The Thing (Carpenter) Silent Horror - Nosferatu | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Dracula - Dracula Prince of Darkness Werewolf Ginger Snaps Frankenstein - The Bride of Frankenstein Mummy Bubba Ho Tep Jekyll & Hyde - Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde Zombie Brain Dead Ghost - The Haunting Occult - Night of the Demon Non-Dracula Vampire Let The right one in Jack the Ripper not seen enough to judge Gothic/Grand Guignol masque of the Red death Giant Monster - Cloverfield Non-Giant Monster Jeepers Creepers 2 Slasher - Inside Horror from Space - The Thing (Carpenter) Political Horror Not a category that I watch Science Gone Mad - The Fly (Cronenberg) Backwoods Hills Have eyes (remake coz Ive not seen the original) Insanity - Psycho Human Breakdown Repulsion or maybe Rosemarys baby Human Intolerance/Brutality - Martyrs Mythos does Pumpkinhead count? Oceanic/Aquatic - Jaws Complete Maniac Bunman Portmanteau Grim Prairie tales or Juon the Grudge Horror/Comedy Brain Dead Extreme Cinema - martyrs Apocalypse The Road Hard to Classify Donnie Darko Witch/Witchcraft - Suspiria Foreign-language - Rec Creepy Children The Children Weird Small Town Horror In the Mouth of Madness The Film We Know is Crap But We Love It Anyway Critters and Critters 2 | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.9.142.11 |
I'm loving all the new categories that are being added. I shall try to address these new ones myself a little later on. Also, I may revise some of my own selections, given the choice alternatives that are now on offer here. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Dracula - Dracula Prince of Darkness Werewolf Curse of the Werewolf Frankenstein - The Bride of Frankenstein Mummy Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Jekyll & Hyde - Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde Zombie Day of the Dead Ghost - The Innocents Occult - The Exorcist Non-Dracula Vampire Vampyr (Dryer) Jack the Ripper Hands of the Ripper Gothic/Grand Guignol The Devils Giant Monster - King Kong Non-Giant Monster Alien Slasher - Black Christmas Horror from Space - The Thing (Carpenter) Political Horror Seconds (does this count) Science Gone Mad - The Fly (Cronenberg) Backwoods Hills Have eyes Insanity - Taxi Driver Human Breakdown The Tenant Human Intolerance/Brutality - Martyrs Mythos From Beyond Oceanic/Aquatic - Jaws Complete Maniac Maniac Portmanteau From Beyond the Grave Horror/Comedy Young Frankenstein Extreme Cinema - Cannibal Holocaust Apocalypse Mad Max II Hard to Classify After Hours (well I think it's a horror film) Witch/Witchcraft - Witchfinder General Foreign-language - Kairo Creepy Children The Omen Weird Small Town Horror The Crazies The Film We Know is Crap But We Love It Anyway Grizzly | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.201.105 |
Some excellent choices there, Zed and Weber. I agree that After Hours could be classed as a horror film, of sorts (great film). Here's another category we could add (if it's not too similar to 'slasher' and 'insanity'): Serial Killer - I expect a lot of folk would choose one of the Lector films, but I'd go with either M or Memories of Murder, I think. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.201.105 |
Or perhaps Targets... | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer for me, Huw. It just edges out M and Memories of Murder. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.201.105 |
I've never seen Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, believe it or not... I see your Grizzly and raise you a Sasquatch: the Legend of Bigfoot.  | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.132.136.181 |
Looks like most of these have already been mentioned, but here's my batch: Dracula - Dracula: Prince of Darkness Werewolf - An American Werewolf in London Frankenstein - the Universal version Mummy - Bubba Ho-Tep Zombie - Dawn of the Dead Ghost - The Haunting Occult - The Devil Rides Out Non-Drac vamp - Let the Right One In Jack the Ripper - Time After Time Giant monster - King Kong (original) Non-giant monster - Alien Slasher - A Nightmare on Elm Street Horror from space - The Thing (1982) Political horror - The Parallax View Backwoods - Texas Chain Saw Massacre Insanity - Psycho Human intolerance - Carrie Mythos - The Beyond Oceanic - Jaws Maniac - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Portmanteau - Creepshow Horror comedy - Evil Dead 2 Extreme - Cannibal Holocaust Apocalypse - Fail Safe Unclassifiable - Hellraiser Witchcraft - Suspiria Creepy kids - The Innocents Small town - Salem's Lot Great thread, by the way! | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.132.139.222 |
Oh, hell - should have put Deliverance for my backwoods selection! | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.78.35.185 |
Dracula - the Coppola one Werewolf - Ginger snaps Mummy - Bubba Ho-Tep Zombie - 28 days later Ghost - Ring (Japanese) Occult - Rosemary's baby or Prince of Darkness or Night of the Demon Non-Drac vamp - Martin or Blade 2 Giant monster - Tremors if giant enough Non-giant monster - Thing (Carpenter) Slasher - the original Halloween Horror from space - Thing (Carpenter). The original Predator as well for sheer fun. Political horror - They Live (more sf than horror, but grim enough) Backwoods - Deliverance Insanity - Shining Human intolerance - Edward Scissorhands Mythos - will certainly be Del Toro's mountains of madness Maniac - C'est arrivι prθs de chez vous ("Man bites Dog") Horror comedy - Evil Dead 2 Extreme - Santa Sangre, perhaps Apocalypse - Kairo Unclassifiable - Mulholland Drive Witchcraft - Suspiria Creepy kids - the original Village of the Damned Foreign Language - Ring, or Shutter Small town - Cronenberg's Shivers - actually a skyscraper gone mad Quite a few Carpenter entries, I see... when he was good, he was awesome. | ||
| Thomasb (Thomasb) Username: Thomasb Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 69.236.169.250 |
Okay: Some of mine are Dracula-- Nosferatu (1922) Frankenstein--Frankenstein (1931) Ghost-- The Haunting (1963) Non-Dracula Vampire--Let the Right One In Wolf Man-- The Wolf Man (1941) Horror Comedy: Young Frankenstein Modern Killer Technology The Ring: U.S. Version (yes, I said it--the U.S. version). Insanity: Psycho (1961) Human Brutality: Straw Dogs Horror from Space-- The Thing (1951) Giant Monster King Kong (1933) Zombie: Night of the Living Dead (1968) Creepy Kids: The Innocents The occult: The Exorcist | ||
| Seanmcd (Seanmcd) Username: Seanmcd Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 86.139.29.40 |
Y'all left out... Paranoid horror/Sci Fi: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel 1956) AND (philip Kaufman 1978) | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.49.198 |
Sean, I was looking for a way to include a Body Snatchers film (either the first or second, or both of them - they are both excellent), so it/they get my vote as well in the Paranoia category. I notice with some embarrassment that I nominated King King for best Giant Monster film. Wish we had an edit option here... | ||
| Skunsworth (Skunsworth) Username: Skunsworth Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 92.16.75.194 |
Huw! You fool! Actually, Body Snatchers (the original) could also go under political horror - wish I'd thought of that... S | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Hate to tell you but 28 Days later ain't a zombie film. the infected aren't dead. their just diseased. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Great thread, Paul. I've been all weekend working on this and added a few more categories!!  Dracula Nosferatu (1922) by F.W. Murnau Werewolf An American Werewolf In London (1981) by John Landis Frankenstein - Frankenstein (1931) by James Whale Mummy The Mummy (1959) by Terence Fisher Jekyll and Hyde Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931) by Rouben Mamoulian Zombie Dawn Of The Dead (1978) by George A. Romero Ghost The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick Occult The Exorcist (1973) by William Friedkin Non-Dracula Vampire Salems Lot (1979) by Tobe Hooper Jack the Ripper The Lodger (1926) by Alfred Hitchcock Gothic / Grand Guignol The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1939) by William Dieterle Giant Monster King Kong (1933) by Merian C. Cooper Non-Giant Monster - Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott Slasher Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock Horror from Space Quatermass And The Pit (1967) by Roy Ward Baker Political Horror The Parallax View (1974) by Alan J. Pakula Science Gone Mad - Shivers (1975) by David Cronenberg Backwoods Deliverance (1974) by John Boorman Insanity Repulsion (1965) by Roman Polanski Psychological Breakdown The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick Human Intolerance / Brutality The Witchfinder General (1968) by Michael Reeves Mythos Die, Monster, Die (1965) by Daniel Haller Oceanic - Jaws (1975) by Steven Spielberg Complete Maniac - Seven (1995) by David Fincher Portmanteau From Beyond The Grave (1973) by Kevin Connor Comedy Horror The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) by Roman Polanski Extreme Cinema Funny Games (1997) by Michael Haneke Apocalypse The World, The Flesh And The Devil (1959) by Ranald MacDougall Hard to Classify Inland Empire (2006) by David Lynch Witch/Witchcraft Rosemarys Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski Foreign Language Hour Of The Wolf (1968) by Ingmar Bergman Creepy Children Village Of The Damned (1960) by Wolf Rilla Weird Small Town Horror The Wicker Man (1973) by Robin Hardy The Film We Know is Crap But We Love It Anyway The Mysterians (1957) by Ishiro Honda Revenge of Nature The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock Terror in Outer Space Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott Possession The Exorcist (1973) by William Friedkin Non-werewolf Lycanthropy Cat People (1942) by Jacques Tourneur Giallo Tenebrae (1982) by Dario Argento Old Dark House Mystery The Cat And The Canary (1939) by Elliott Nugent Paranormal Powers The Fury (1978) by Brian De Palma Evil Genius/World Domination Dr Mabuse, The Gambler (1922) by Fritz Lang Sympathetic Psychopath Peeping Tom (1960) by Michael Powell Extreme Comedy Horror Brain Damage (1988) by Frank Henenlotter Psychopathic Killer Duo Natural Born Killers (1994) by Oliver Stone Psychopathic Killer Gang The Last House On The Left (1972) by Wes Craven Demented Bloody Revenge Ms 45 (1981) by Abel Ferrara Disease Horror Rabid (1977) by David Cronenberg Cannibalism Frightmare (1974) by Pete Walker Antichrist/Spawn of Satan Rosemarys Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski True Life Serial Killer Biopic/Investigation Zodiac (2007) by David Fincher Prehistoric Return Godzilla (1954) by Ishiro Honda Mutant Monster The Host (2006) by Bong Joon-ho Poltergeist/Demonic Force The Entity (1982) by Sidney J. Furie Modern Grand Guignol Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) by Robert Aldrich Novel Adaptation The Exorcist (1973) by William Friedkin Short Story Adaptation Night Of The Demon (1957) by Jacques Tourneur | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Short story adaptation is surely The Birds... | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
'Night Of The Demon' pips it for me, Weber. Based on 'Casting The Runes' by M.R. James and as perfect a horror film as has ever been made imho. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
No. The Birds is much more terrifying. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.251.185 |
The Birds is much more terrifying. There's also the other excellent du Maurier short, "Don't Look Now."... (Speaking of, tangent: I just recently saw the 1952 period psychological thriller, MY COUSIN RACHEL, also based on a du Maurier work - starring Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland - what an excellent film that was! Rates up there with other such pyscho-thrillers in the same genre, SUSPICION, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, etc., so if you like those.... [Note to Weber: I saw it at all, because it was recommended to me, by someone who was reminded it of it by my latest]) | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.9.142.11 |
Though I admire everyone's choices, the main thing I'm learning from this thread is that there's probably a category for every horror movie ever made ; > | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Horror from Space - I'm changing 'Quatermass And The Pit' to 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' (1956) by Don Siegel... which just goes to show what a great movie it is! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
New category, and for me the scariest of them all: Doppelganger - 'The Student Of Prague' (1926) by Henrik Galeen, going by reputation, but of those I've actually seen, 'The Man Who Haunted Himself' (1970) by Basil Dearden. Weird that the most frightening theme in all horror has been so ill-served by cinema - other than replica aliens and 'Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun' (1969) by Robert Parrish, that I can think of... Then, in literature, we have 'William Wilson' (1839) by Poe, Dostoevsky's 'The Double' (1846) & 'The Other Passenger' (1944) by John Keir Cross, while TV gave us 'The Case Of Mr Pelham' (1955) as one of the most memorable episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' & the unforgettable 'The Two Faces Of Evil' (1980) from 'Hammer House Of Horror'. Given the glut of vampire, werewolf, zombie, mummy & Frankenstein films, and how frightening the first two Body Snatchers films are, why no more doppelgangers? It proper baffles me... | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 220.138.161.97 |
E.T.A Hoffmann wrote one of the first (perhaps the first) doppelganger stories, and don't forget Ramsey's 'The Scar'! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Thanks, Huw. I see the Hoffmann story was 'The Doppelgδnger' (1821) but that it was inspired by the German fantasy novel 'Siebenkδs' (1797) by Jean Paul - who actually invented the term. Interesting that this horror theme also had its origins in the era of classic gothic literature. I don't think I've read 'The Scar'. Which collection is it in? | ||
| Chris_morris (Chris_morris) Username: Chris_morris Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 12.165.240.116 |
It's in ALONE WITH THE HORRORS, Steve. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Just checked and I have 'The Scar' in 'The Height Of The Scream' collection, which I haven't got round to reading yet. Out of interest, are there any new or unavailable elsewhere stories in 'Alone With The Horrors' or is it one I don't need to have? Got: 'Demons By Daylight', 'The Height Of The Scream', 'Dark Companions', 'Cold Print' (the full edition), 'Scared Stiff' & 'Waking Nightmares'. | ||
| Chris_morris (Chris_morris) Username: Chris_morris Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 12.165.240.116 |
I have the collections you do, Stevie, but not with me, so I can't compare tables of contents. My copy of ALONE WITH THE HORRORS contains the following stories: The Tower of Yuggoth Cold Print The Scar The Interloper The Guy The End of a Summers Day The Man in the Underpass The Companion Call First Heading Home In the Bag Baby The Chimney The Brood The Gap The Voice of the Beach Out of Copyright Above the World Macintosh Willy The Show Goes On The Ferries Midnight Hobo The Depths Down There The Fit Hearing Is Believing The Hands Again Just Waiting Seeing the World Old Clothes Apples The Other Side Where the Heart Is Boiled Alive Another World End of the Line Are you missing any of these? | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Thanks, Chris! The Tower of Yuggoth - haven't got it! Cold Print - TOTCM & CP The Scar - THOTS The Interloper - DBD The Guy - DBD The End of a Summers Day - DBD The Man in the Underpass - DC The Companion - DC Call First - DC Heading Home - DC In the Bag - DC Baby - 2nd Star Horror & DC The Chimney - DC The Brood - haven't got it! The Gap - haven't got it! The Voice of the Beach - CP Out of Copyright - DC Above the World - DC Macintosh Willy - DC The Show Goes On - DC The Ferries - 18th Fontana Ghost Midnight Hobo - haven't got it! The Depths - DC Down There - DC The Fit - haven't got it! Hearing Is Believing - haven't got it! The Hands - haven't got it! Again - haven't got it! Just Waiting - haven't got it! Seeing the World - haven't got it! Old Clothes - WN Apples - haven't got it! The Other Side - WN Where the Heart Is - WN Boiled Alive - haven't got it! Another World - WN End of the Line - haven't got it! By my reckoning that's 13 "new" stories, happy days!! |