15 Horror Movies That MUST Be In Your Collection.

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I searched for a similar thread, and I know one has to be out there somewhere, but I found nothing, so..

Give us your 15 titles that you believe HAVE TO BE OWNED by Horror fans. Base your answers on whatever criteria you choose, and, if you are so inclined, give us the reasons these titles stand out to you .

I just woke up thinking of this topic, so I'll be giving it some thought through the morning, and I'll toss my list up as soon as I have settled on my 15.

I cant wait to see what you folks consider mandatory horror for us fright freaks!

Two more days until OCTOBER and I cant STAND IT!!!

[roshiq]

Nosferatu (1922)
Psycho (1960)
The Haunting (1963)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Texas Chain saw massacre (1974)
Jaw (1975)
Halloween (1978)
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Thing (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Predator (1987)
Saw (2004)

[cheebacheeba]

Ok, so I managed to open the reply without seeing any others, I wanted to try to go just from my own mind, no inspiration.

I'm about 8 titles in right now...this is hard...continuing...

1 The Thing
2 Shaun of the Dead
3 Psycho
4 Dawn of the Dead (2004)
5 Crawlspace
6 Night of the Living Dead
7 The Evil Dead
8 Friday the 13th
9 The Signal (2007)
10 Of course, just thought of 28 days Later How did I leave that out?
11 For as much crap as it gets...Event Horizon.
12 Final Destination (1)
13 Creep (2004)
14 Tetsuo - The Iron Man
15 Haute Tension

I'd like to make a mention of "Suspiria" too, but can't give a proper place because I haven't seen it all the way through.

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I see a few response posts, but I'm going to avoid them until I post mine. I have a feeling if I see other peoples lists before I get my 15 up, it will totally confuse the issue for me.

That said, and in no particular order...

Psycho - Hitchcock at his most cynical and sadistic...well, besides Frenzy!

Nosferatu (1922)

Frankenstein (1931) - Still one of the most influential horror stories ever.

Audition - Every fan needs this J horror masterpiece.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - The best Horror movie ever made, IMHO.

Suspiria - It's Argento's twisted Cinderella and It has to be on your shelf.

Halloween - I'm guessing this one makes EVERYONES list.

The Thing (1951)

Amer - Underrated, atmospheric and riveting from start to finish.

Phantasm

Black Sunday - Mario Bava is a genius. I wont hear any arguments! ;)

The Tenant - My favorite of Polanski's apartment horror trilogy

Night Of The Living Dead

Santa Sangre - Stunning. It delivers on every level a film can.

Phantom Of The Paradise - Sex, Faust, and Rock n Roll!

That was FAR from easy! Now, i'm off to see what others have posted.

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Originally Posted by roshiq

Nosferatu (1922)
Psycho (1960)
The Haunting (1963)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Texas Chain saw massacre (1974)
Jaw (1975)
Halloween (1978)
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Thing (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Predator (1987)
Saw (2004)

Solid! Alien was right on the line for me. If it was a top 16 list, Alien would have been on mine. Damn...I forgot JAWS! Yeah, I knew it was best not to look at these posts before I posted mine. Jaws, for fuc' sakes!

Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

Ok, so I managed to open the reply without seeing any others, I wanted to try to go just from my own mind, no inspiration.

I'm about 8 titles in right now...this is hard...continuing...

1 The Thing
2 Shaun of the Dead
3 Psycho
4 Dawn of the Dead (2004)
5 Crawlspace
6 Night of the Living Dead
7 The Evil Dead
8 Friday the 13th
9 The Signal (2007)
10 Of course, just thought of 28 days Later How did I leave that out?
11 For as much crap as it gets...Event Horizon.
12 Final Destination (1)
13 Creep (2004)
14 Tetsuo - The Iron Man
15 Haute Tension

I'd like to make a mention of "Suspiria" too, but can't give a proper place because I haven't seen it all the way through.

Cheebs smashes my " Halloween makes everyones list" theory!

Tetsuo is an inspired pick. Yeah, that one has to be owned for sure. And it's nice to see you give Suspiria an honorable mention. It made my top fifteen and it wasnt even debatable. It's a beautiful, and perplexing film.

[cheebacheeba]

Cheebs smashes my " Halloween makes everyones list" theory!

We've got Psycho on all 3 so far.

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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

We've got Psycho on all 3 so far.

Night Of The Living Dead too! Both deserve the respect, without a doubt.

[horcrux2007]

The Exorcist
Alien
Poltergeist
The Sixth Sense
The Shining
Halloween
The Haunting
High Tension
V/H/S
The Thing
The Fly
Jaws
Saw
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
A Nightmare on Elm Street

[MovieLover12]

Do I put an additional fifteen titles which I found great or should I just follow the sheep and repeat what others have already stated?

[cheebacheeba]

If you reply to the thread before reading everyone elses post in there, you might not face this dilemma.
That's what I did, that's what repo'd did after roshiqs original reply.
I don't think it matters that each and every one be unique in the list, in fact it would probably be more interesting to see what doubles up after posting and taking a look.
But that's just me.
I get that some people might just want to be insulting and make useless posts instead though, 'cos those always add to a thread.