New to horror movies

[jhigs]

Hi, I want to get into some horror movies, I have seen some but I need some recommendations for some beginner movies. My all-time favorites include: The Shining, Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, Misery i can use any suggestions, thank you

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by jhigs

Hi, I want to get into some horror movies, I have seen some but I need some recommendations for some beginner movies. My all-time favorites include: The Shining, Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, Misery i can use any suggestions, thank you

I like your favs. Sure, I got some classics for you. (though you probably've seen many of these. but if not, you're in for a treat)

The Thing 1982
Alien
The Exorcist
The Fly 1987
Evil Dead II
King Kong 1933
Jaws
Scanners
Psycho 1960
Halloween 1978
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Aliens
Poltergeist (1982)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Ring (2002)
When a Stranger Calls 1979 (just the opening scene aprx 20mins)
The Howling

[hammerfan]

You might try some of the classic Hammer films, as well:

Curse of the Werewolf
Horror of Dracula
Revenge of Frankenstein

There's a lot more, but this is a good starting point.

[FryeDwight]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

I like your favs. Sure, I got some classics for you. (though you probably've seen many of these. but if not, you're in for a treat)

The Thing 1982
Alien
The Exorcist
The Fly 1987
Evil Dead II
King Kong 1933
Jaws
Scanners
Psycho 1960
Halloween 1978
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Aliens
Poltergeist (1982)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Ring (2002)
When a Stranger Calls 1979 (just the opening scene aprx 20mins)
The Howling

Enjoy your faves as well and don't want to list repeats, especially on such a detailed list. Here are some I recommend....

NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1958)
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
THE BABADOOK (2013)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
CAT PEOPLE (1942)
FRIDAY, THE 13th (1980)
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1959)
HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1989)
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
BLACK SABBATH (1964)
FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932)
FREAKS (1932)
THE TERMINATOR (1984)
DELIVERANCE (1972)
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1967)
Hope this helps You some.....be sure not to overlook the odd gem that your Gut tells You is worth seeing!

[Roiffalo]

Evil Dead
Dog Soldiers (you're welcome, Hammer)
Hellraiser
American Werewolf in London
Howling IV
Blair Witch Project
Scream
My Bloody Valentine
The Screaming Skull
Re-Animator
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Frankenstein's Army
The Invisible Man
Puppet Master
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (sorry, Repo!)
Howl
Devil's Pass
Spider Baby
Cabin in the Woods
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
The Sixth Sense
Silver Bullet
Jaws II
WolfCop
Piranha (1978)
Lake Placid
Bad Moon
Sleepy Hallow
Tremors
The Nail Gun Massacre
Joy Ride
El Baron Del Terror (The Brainiac)
The Pit and the Pendulum


Got a touch carried away. I went back over my lists of watched horror movies from this year and the last, and it made it easy to make a list of recommendations.

[horrorchic]

I recommend a Stephen King night. Most of his movies are as great as The Shining and Misery but Carrie, Rose Red, The Dark Half, The Silver Bullet, and much more can easily be found. Stephen King's The IT is getting remade, I definitely recommend you watch the original.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

How about some underground/indie titles..


Found.
Singapore Sling
100 Tears
Bastard
Torched
Thanatomorphose
The Super
Sweatshop

[MichaelMyers]

Originally Posted by DeadbeatAtDawn

How about some underground/indie titles..


Found.
Singapore Sling
100 Tears
Bastard
Torched
Thanatomorphose
The Super
Sweatshop

Deadbeat at Dawn

[Dickey]

Some of my favorites:

It! The Terror From Beyond Space (the original "Alien")
The Monster of Piedras Blancas
Rawhead Rex
Man VS.
Pumpkinhead
Bonehill Road
The Thing (1951; forget the remakes; they sucked)

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by Dickey

Some of my favorites:

It! The Terror From Beyond Space (the original "Alien")
The Monster of Piedras Blancas
Rawhead Rex
Man VS.
Pumpkinhead
Bonehill Road
The Thing (1951; forget the remakes; they sucked)

Good stuff. Every see Planet of the Vampires? Conceptionally another precursor to Alien and The Thing 82.

I really like The Thing From Another World, excellent film. The Thing 82 isn't really a remake of Another World. Rather it's really a close film version of the great short story Who Goes There? The two films share the same setting, but are very different otherwise. The Thing is the horror of distrust, paranoia and having your mind blown. Another World stays pretty close to a 'kill the monster' film. Would have been interesting if Another World explored the story line of what the scientist was doing with the new life form, but it was really a brief disassociated side story to the threat of the carrot monster.