Those that know me know what my personal
favorite film of all time is, Pulp Fiction. The thing is gangster/ crime films
aren't my favorite genre of film. That award goes to the one and the only the
Horror film. Yes, horror films are my favorite. They catch a lot of bad heat
for being one of the worse genres of film. Which I understand there is a ton of
stupid and just plain bad horror films out there and also people who say they
are bad because they scare them. To that I say isn't that the point. So if your
not a fan of genre I have decided to make a list of my personal favorites and
thing they represent the best the genre has to offer. Horror is a huge genre
having many sub-genres, but I will be including all genres so hopefully nothing
will be excluded. This is also my favorite not what I say is the
"scariest" since scary may not mean the same to everyone. I will
admit the films on this list do frighten me. I will also do a micro
review of each film basically just a few thoughts I have on the film. What I
like and the basic of basic plots.
The Horrible 13
13) The Silence Of The Lambs- This film gave us
one of the most interesting characters in all of cinema. That being
Hannibal Lector. Yes, I am aware that Hannibal Lector was in another film
before based off the book "Red Dragon", but the performance done by
Sir Anthony Hopkins is so legendary that it in my eyes is the first time we
truly saw the character. The story is Clarice Starling is looking for the
killer Buffalo Bill and needs Lectors help to find him. The film is a horror
film. I don't care if people say "But its a thriller,” NO I am sorry its
horror.
12) The Shining- What hasn't been said about
the Shinning. You have Jack Nicholson going crazy. You have the great Stanly
Kubrick behind it and you have one of the creepiest settings of all time. This
film is tense and the viewer feels it all the way thought the film. It truly is
a masterpiece. The story is Jack Torrance becomes the overseer at a Hotel that
has to close down for the winter. He brings his family along. Then all of
sudden some pretty odd things start to happen.
11) Paranormal Activity 3- I personal thing this
is the best this series had to offer. The first in my opinion started this
found footage style craze we seem to find ourselves in. I will admit The Blair
Witch Project also gets credit. This film did a lot for the genre it added
humor with the super intense scares and also had a very powerful ending. 1 and
2 are just as good as each other but 3 is where the series hit its highest
point and its best point. The story is about a family of 4 are living there
normal lives in 1988 and when ghosts or something else start to terrorize them.
The Big 10
10) Halloween (1978) John Carpenter's- Okay
people this is like the slasher film. I mean it started the crazy. Who doesn't
know this film. Everything it does. It made a genre of film. I will repeat that
so people can understand how important that is. IT MADE A GENRE OF FILM. When
this film came out people couldn't sleep and eat for like a week. It had a huge
impact on our culture and I am happy to say that is one of the few films that I
will watch every Halloween till the day I die. The story Michael Myers (not
Austin Powers) stalks a bunch of babysitters. Simple story and it is still
effective to this day.
9) The Conjuring- I think this is the scariest
modern horror film to date. I was terrified after watching this film. This is a
film that paid homage to 1970s ghost films. This is a film were everything
works. The performances are all so good. The story is very good and the scares
all feel real and genuine. It works on every level. The story is a family of 7
moves into a new house and once again ghost come after them. (is anybody
noticing a trend here) Full review-http://quickfilmreviews.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-conjuring.html
8) The Descent- This is the film that spawned
two great and personal loves in film. One being the horror film. For a while I
really didn't enjoy horror films too much. After a watched a few in like a
marathon. I got more and more used to them. Then I saw this masterpiece and it
is when I became a horror junky. The other one is a powerful female
cast/characters. The all female cast is amazing in this film. The film does one
thing that I personal find very hard to do makes you feel like the walls are
closing in on you. It is almost split into to films. The story starts off as a
group of friends go spelunking and gets cut off in a cave system. Then they
have to fight there way out but they soon find out they are not alone.
7) The Evil Dead- "Groovy" That is all.
6) Let The Right Ones In- This is the only
foreign horror film to make the list and it just missed the top 5. This film
really brought back what it meant to be a vampire after Twilight came out. It
has one of the best stories ever put to film for horror. I enjoy all the acting
and the scares are some of the most memorable. I will also mention Let Me In,
this would be the American version of the film. It also does a lot of great
things for the genre. If you haven't seen them you should because it’s not a
great horror film but a great film. The story is about a little girl that
is a vampire and a boy who meets her.
The Big 5
5) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)- Even
thought this film came out before Halloween. It would still go under the genre
of slasher. I think this is the most brutal film I have ever seen. The imagery
and the way it was shot just combine to make one of the realest looking films
without applying the found footage style. Tobe Hooper was a mad genius with
this film. The film is about a bunch of friends on a road trip to a grave site
when they come across there old home. They find a new family there and that is
all I will say.
4) Jaws- "Where gonna need a bigger
boat" This film started shark week. This film started the summer blockbuster
season. This film started STEVEN SPIELBERG. It also has one of the greatest
horror themes of all time. (If not the greatest horror theme of all time.) The
film is about a shark. This film needs to be seen by everyone. Not just horror
film fans, but fans of film. It works to this day. It is still fun to watch and
quote.
3) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)- Just saying
my high school was on Elm Street. I didn't sleep much in class because of this
film. It gave us the best slasher killer of all time in Freddy Kruger. It is
also done by the great Wes Craven. It has one of the greatest ideas in film. It
is about dreams within dreams (oh wait sorry that's that dumb Inception film)
but all jokes aside. The film is about a killer that you can't escape a man
that gets you when you sleep. Talk about a way to keep you up at night. When I
was a kid this film scared me so bad that I had to run to my mom.
2) Psycho(1960) - The shower scene alone would
have made it on to this list. It is the most infamous film scenes of all time.
It only clocks in at 3:21 (at least the scene on YouTube). Then there is the
rest of the film. I don't really know what else to say about Psycho. I mean if
you haven't seen it. See it. This is another film that will last forever and
will never be forgotten.
Now after all that Kyle's Favorite Horror film
of all time is
1) Cabin In the Woods- Cabin is the woods is the
perfect horror film for the horror film fan. It does everything and pays homage
to all the films I have just mentioned. It also has one the best stories out
there. I won't spoil it for you so just see it. It also has a great sense of
humor. The only problem with my favorite horror film of all time is that it
isn't really that scary. I love this film still and watch it almost every year.
It is a parody that works on its own that as a horror film what more can I ask
for. Full review-
Now after that is all said and done. I have on
more thing I would like to say. People yes horror films have a bad rep and
people don't like them because they are scary or gory. I just want everyone to
see this without the horror film I probably wouldn't want to become a filmmaker
or a film reviewer. So they hold a very special place in my heart. I will
leave you saying this. Everyone can always use a good scare.
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