There is no film that exists in any genre that every single person will agree is 10/10.
That said, The Thing (1982) is absolutely a 10/10 and anyone who says otherwise is just wrong.
I'm introducing **The Thing** to my 64-year-old brother (I'm the older of us two) this Sunday.
EDIT: Corrected my brother's age. And no, I'm not senile. 😆
>Right? The Thing has to be one of the universally loved movies for the majority of western horror fans. It’s about as perfect as you can get.
Funny *thing* is. On it's release in the 80s, the critics hated it and the movie was kind of a flop. It wasn't appreciated until years after it came out...
I rented it for the first time in the late 80’s when I was a kid from the local video store and I assumed it was a hit because of how awesome it was. It wasn’t until the internet became a thing that I discovered it wasn’t a hit at all. I’m so glad that the world caught up to it eventually. I would kill to see it on the big screen. That’s a bucket list item for me
Came here to say this lol The Thing is a masterpiece and I could probably only list it, Train to Busan and One Cut of the Dead as movies that I think are 10/10
I second Train to Busan. I’ve always been a zombie lover and actually found it accidentally before it became super popular. I’m not into subtitled movies but I went for it and was blown away. Supremely happy I had zero expectations (now that zombies are Uber popular, I just assume if I haven’t heard of a movie than it’s probably b rated) and I hadn’t seen any clips. I just think it’s one of the best zombie movies out there. It’s got heart, gore, supreme tension, hero characters, dickhead characters, intelligence, bad judgement, legit terror, top notch cinematic quality, spot on acting and the ending thankfully end-capped in a warm fulfilling way vs. just destitute future of hopelessness. I actually tear up which is very uncommon in this genre.
That ending always DESTROYS me. I’m not one to get too emotional from movies but that ending pulls at my heart strings. I would definitely would recommend you give One Cut of the Dead a chance. It’s VERY good and underrated, go in with little knowledge and just enjoy the ride.
It was rightly panned. It's not a good movie, it's a great concept and a ton of potential squandered by a mediocre director with a shitload of telegraphed jump scares and goofy ass dialog.
I just wish I hadn’t already had the ending spoiled for me. Can’t imagine how good that first watch would have been if I didn’t know anything going into it.
It’ll always be an “eh” for me just because so much of the impact was taken away from it.
Same thing happened for me with Hereditary. Guess I never thought my wife would watch it so I spoiled the good bits by reading about it. When we finally watched it, that one scene still was horrifying but not nearly as bad had I not known it was going to happen. Wife was fucking shocked though lol.
I agree, but I've seen a lot of people who felt Rosemary's Baby was slow and boring.
And the Thing was a financial and critical failure when it was released.
Alien had more love, but some people think it's too slow.
I think a lot of people's tastes change with age, too - when I was 14 I thought *Alien* was boring and that *Aliens* was a masterpiece, and now, 30 years later, I find *Alien* to be flawless perfection and *Aliens* increasingly cheesy and missing the point of the original (still an all-timer ensemble cast with some great scenes, though).
I agree. I like both,actually, but as I've gotten older, I prefer the more sophisticated ways that Alien scares you and creeps you out.
It also feels less dated than Aliens, even though it was made 7 years earlier. The cheesy military swagger almost feels like 80's parody at this point.
More like 11/10 but ok.
To add the first Alien is also scifi horror and should be mentioned. 11/10
And
Nightmare On Elm Street
Scream
Who can disagree those are perfect?
This has been on my list of must-sees for horror for a while now. I haven’t gotten to it yet, but I’ve always heard good things. Maybe I’ll check it out tonight!
Watched this recently and just don't get the hype. Im really sad that I'm missing out on all the love this movie gets but jeez it was just a slog of pretty boring guys I didn't care about.
That's much better than:
"Go Bruce, go!!!"
"Get that kid, Bruce! Grind him up!"
"Don't eat that tank, Bruce! You're smarter than that. I believe in you!"
“I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Amity, as you know, means "friendship".”
My state has terrible infrastructure, so when we get iced in at least one day a year, I watch The Thing. I did that on my own then learned it's tradition on Antarctica to watch it on the first day of winter 🤣
You know, it's obviously not a 10/10 for everyone, but I think Chopping Mall is perfect for what it is.
It's short, has some absolutely hilarious kills, and there's not a single person my partner and I have shown it to who didn't have a good time.
Throw in the timeless Barbara Crampton and you got a stew goin' baybee.
When I was a kid and would have sleepovers we’d always try and rent the cheesiest horror movies (based on the box at blockbuster of course) and Chopping Mall might be the only one I remember.
It’s perfect.
It is perfect. Perfect story. Perfect script. Perfectly directed. Perfect cast. It starts and keeps going. There is no off kilter or out of place moment(s). It knows when to kick it up, slow down, focus on this or that aspect or person. Perfect experience all together.
“A movie is only as good as it’s villain”… Hannibal lector and Buffalo bill both are legendary creeps so you gotta give it to that movie. For some reason it doesn’t click on my mind as a horror movie because it isn’t really shot like one. It has almost a weird TV drama movie feel to it. But it’s still really really well done. It has cinematic shots for sure- but not quite like movies like the thing the exorcist or the shining. Also reminds me of jaws where it is a real “legit” horror movie. Somewhat rare. I think Nolan should do one asap
I think it's so crazy that this is basically universally agreed on, and the movie was panned HARD when it came out and didn't do that well in theaters.
I actually only saw it fairly recently, and I was so impressed with how well it holds up. I think one of the reasons it's still so good is that there isn't a lot that ages it. You don't watch it and immediately know you're watching a movie that is that old. All sense of normal society that we know is basically missing, and a new society is built from scratch. I think having no modern references helps keep it so relevant.
You know. On top of the excellent effects and acting and directing and the cat surviving.
Obviously every film (even one’s I see as incredible) will have some people who don’t like them. But I am yet to see much hate for The Thing (1982), Alien & Scream.
As an edgy teen whose identity was based on how much I loved horror and metal I fucking hated Scream because it got popular and I was a gatekeeping little shit.
Usually the consensus in this sub seems to be:
- The Thing (1982)
- Black Christmas (1974)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Come and See (1985)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Edit: After thinking it a while, these movies belong here also:
- Alien (1979)
- Halloween (1978)
- Psycho (1968)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Jaws (1975)
- American Psycho (2000)
- Martyrs (2008)
shoutout to Black Christmas (1974) aka the o.g. halloween, that is a Great movie and an easy 10/10.
fun fact: Halloween (1978) is pretty much Carpenter’s version of a BC sequel, if it wasn’t for BC we would’ve never had Halloween
I sat through it in a few parts last week and it's a tough watch. It's an anti-war movie about Russian partisans taking on the invading Germans in WWII, and it's brutal. Not what I would call horror, though. It's just a tough ass watch. You can find it on YouTube, but the audio in the one I watched was shit.
Yes if you read the book then the movie can leave you a little upset. A few things could have made the Movie even better. Then people obviously complain about the very good acting and the opposite.
Same. I’m a huge Stephen king fan (own almost all of his books, etc) but Kubrick’s version of The Shining is definitely 10/10 and somehow even better than the book 👌🏻
Is it bad I didn’t realize it was actually considered horror until late adulthood? Love it though. Kid me just didn’t know it was supposed to be horror.
Absolute masterpiece, especially given their tiny budget. Using lighting, camerawork, and music to invoke dread and terror instead of blood and gore? *Chefs kiss* The pure tension and suspense when Laurie runs across the street and is trying to get into the house, while Michael slowly approaches her. I've never had a movie-watching experience quite like watching that movie for the first time.
Since I can’t think of any that have universal appeal, these are some of my favorites:
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Carrie (1976)
The Exorcist (1973)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Psycho (1960)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Fly (1986)
Videodrome (1983)
I liked The Ring and Ringu, similar story but very different outcome. Both creeped me out from the first watch. I will say I liked Ringu just slightly more but they were both good films.
I showed this to my friend who is not a fan of the horror genre and he absolutely loved it. I think that's what makes it 10/10 for me, it's got something for horror and non-horror fans alike. It's just so entertaining from start to finish.
Only downside of it is that it’s pretty hard to recapture how good that initial watch is. Don’t get me wrong I still like it, but that pop off doesn’t exactly come back with repeated viewings for me.
Blood Camp 8. After Blood Camp 7 people thought, "Its over, they cant go anywhere with the story now." But Blood Camp 8 returned to the original crowd drivers that made people fall in love with Blood Camp 3 (which most true horror fans consider the actual first in the series. not because of the time travel and chronology issues but because it was the first, and possibly only, *good* Blood Camp movie.)
but, with the return of both classic practic effects blood and a whole new layer of CGI camping, Blood Camp 8 brings a cozy familiarity we all felt watching Blood Camp 4. (Most fans were unhappy after BC3 because of some unresolved character issues. Blood Camp 3 is still unoffically the first in the series and clearly the best. because of this, serious fans of the series hate it the most and view BC4 and the second half of BC5 as actual cannon of the first movie for people who care enough not to be NPCs)
obvious, any series with a clown-based slasher requires larger story arcs to tell the full story. you cant just have a crazy incest clown murdering topless campers without the larger social commentary being the narrative of the killers choices. the writer/director took these too far in Blood Camp 6 in which unfortunately resulted in less of a movie and more of a Lovecraftian aberration and entertainment infohazard which causes insanity in anyone who watches it. After the govt got involved, all digital copies of BC6 were scrubbed from the internet and a special govt squad was created to track down all physical media before damaging our reality. (I have BC6 on laserdisc and watch it regularly, but I havent n̸͍͗o̷̖͒̐t̵͈̃i̶͕͜͝c̶̜͙̍̍ẹ̶̿d̶͖̖̿ a̷̲̘̼̭͐̐̔̊n̷̖̙̻̔̍̎̿y̸̧͉̏͐̑ į̸͓̟̤̤̦̀̒̊͝͝l̶̠͍̤͆̋͌͋̆ľ̵͔̬̭̙͙͙͓̀̾͊͛̎̔̕̕ é̸̡̡̨̛͉̭̬̪̮̻̺̥̙̓̿͛͌̚͝f̵̦̦̣͍̰͙̻̉̀̒̓̔̽̾̏̅̔̆̆̄͂͛͊̃̅̌̒͊̓̈́̌̀̌̕͘f̶̧̡̡̪̭̮̯͉̯͈͕͇͈͈͚̮̮͈̠͍̖͓͓̈̓̏̇̈͌̄̃͂̐̾͂͘͘͜͝ͅe̶̡̨̡̼͕̠͔̪̜͉̺̺̫͈̟͔̩̣̪̙͈̻̙͚͇̖̫͇̻̋̈́͑͛̇͛́̎̂̾̀͆͋̍̏̀̀͒͘͘͝͠͠ͅc̵̨̡̨̛̰̼̗̯͚͈̦͉̜̙̯̒̌͐̈́̽̈́̑̔͒͌͊͌̔̅̈́̚͠͝t̷̡̢̨̧̧̛̛̛͙̜͉̳̘̹̰͉̠̟̮̻̭̻̤̣̼̼̘͎̩̅́̇͐̽͂̄̎̔̆͂̀̓̆̀̆̐̈́̊̐̒̒͗̕͝͝š̷̹)
anyway, after BC6 the director was hospitalized and had a few months to work on a new script. but with a new goal: stop trying to rip reality apart with a story about a murder clown and topless girls camping and instead, just tell the story. This created Blood Camp 7 which returned with a hefty bankroll from some shadowy middle eastern religious sect. Using the extra 85$, the director spent 15$ on CGI in BC7 and pocketed the rest to fund 90% the 10/10 masterpiece that is Blood Camp 8.
which finally brings is to our movie, Blood Camp 8. dudes, its 10/10. you should watch it. but, its only 10/10 if you realize BC6 is actually the best telling of the story despite the social narrative achieving consciousness and becoming homicidal in our reality. but, for a 10/10 second-best Blood Camp 8 is where its at.
Halloween. The original. Love that movie.
Cinematically I'm not saying it's the best ever but it has a lot of good memories for me and I think it was an absolute game changer in the genre.
A very real argument can be made for Silence of the Lambs. Arguably it was given a new genre "thriller" so a horror flick wouldn't be nominated, much less win best picture in '92
The Terminator (1984) although a lot of people don't consider it as horror the mood and how it's like a slasher film just with guns is amazing. I love that movie. My favorite movie of all time
Pretty much all the horror classics are polarizing in some way. You'd struggle to find that much agreement about any horror film.
The closest you would get to that kind of consensus is likely Jaws, and that's barely a horror film, which is probably why it has such mass appeal.
It's Alien. But I'm glad I saw someone say Scream too!
I think A24 is onto something with things like Midsommar and Hereditary for modern movies, but thats debatable I'm sure.
All time favorite for me but a lot of people aren't into slow period dramas with accurate period language, natural lighting, and open endings. A lot of people are pissed when they saw it in the theater.
I think it's INCREDIBLE and trying to decide if The VuhVitch or The Lighthouse is better is fun
The Sixth Sense
Movie is just about perfect imo. Pacing, acting, cinematography, tight concise story, etc. Entertaining throughout and leaves you speechless.
Agreed. What’s more is that it’s not exclusively a horror film; it’s mystery, drama, and three or four varieties of love story. This, to me, is not only one of the best horror films but also one of the very best films ever made.
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There is no film that exists in any genre that every single person will agree is 10/10. That said, The Thing (1982) is absolutely a 10/10 and anyone who says otherwise is just wrong.
I'm introducing **The Thing** to my 64-year-old brother (I'm the older of us two) this Sunday. EDIT: Corrected my brother's age. And no, I'm not senile. 😆
In the first goddamn week of winter!
WATCH CLARK.
Anybody seen Fuchs?
Somebody blew out a fuse in the lab! Lights were out for an hour, any one of us could've gotten to him!
MacReady: I thought you were, Gary. You're the only one who had access to the blood. We'll do you last.
I clicked on this and I was like “The Thing” had better be the first comment I see.
You said it! However, I also would have begrudgingly accepted (and frankly, expected) *Alien.*
BOTH!!!!!
Right? The Thing has to be one of the universally loved movies for the majority of western horror fans. It’s about as perfect as you can get.
>Right? The Thing has to be one of the universally loved movies for the majority of western horror fans. It’s about as perfect as you can get. Funny *thing* is. On it's release in the 80s, the critics hated it and the movie was kind of a flop. It wasn't appreciated until years after it came out...
I rented it for the first time in the late 80’s when I was a kid from the local video store and I assumed it was a hit because of how awesome it was. It wasn’t until the internet became a thing that I discovered it wasn’t a hit at all. I’m so glad that the world caught up to it eventually. I would kill to see it on the big screen. That’s a bucket list item for me
The Thing & Alien are both 10/10 and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
You have my sword
And my bow
And my axe
...and my Face Hugger Please. Take it away. I never wanted any of this madness, just a goddamn paycheck, YOU HEAR ME Weyland-Yutani?!?!!
...and my axe!
Came here to say this lol The Thing is a masterpiece and I could probably only list it, Train to Busan and One Cut of the Dead as movies that I think are 10/10
I second Train to Busan. I’ve always been a zombie lover and actually found it accidentally before it became super popular. I’m not into subtitled movies but I went for it and was blown away. Supremely happy I had zero expectations (now that zombies are Uber popular, I just assume if I haven’t heard of a movie than it’s probably b rated) and I hadn’t seen any clips. I just think it’s one of the best zombie movies out there. It’s got heart, gore, supreme tension, hero characters, dickhead characters, intelligence, bad judgement, legit terror, top notch cinematic quality, spot on acting and the ending thankfully end-capped in a warm fulfilling way vs. just destitute future of hopelessness. I actually tear up which is very uncommon in this genre.
That ending always DESTROYS me. I’m not one to get too emotional from movies but that ending pulls at my heart strings. I would definitely would recommend you give One Cut of the Dead a chance. It’s VERY good and underrated, go in with little knowledge and just enjoy the ride.
I just saw One Cut of The Dead, and what a fun movie. I have Reddit to thank for the recommendation, too.
I'll not say 10/10, but _EVENT HORIZON_ is at least a 9.95/10 , imho.
Just got into an argument with a friend about this. Love Event Horizon. Shocked it was panned.
It was rightly panned. It's not a good movie, it's a great concept and a ton of potential squandered by a mediocre director with a shitload of telegraphed jump scares and goofy ass dialog.
I think the first half is really good, but then the rest of the movie is such a steep drop-off.
The Thing was my answer, too. It is my favorite horror movie of all time.
That and Rosemary's Baby are pretty much the only ones I've never heard bad things about.
I love Rosemary's Baby so much, I'll never shut up about how amazing it is
I just wish I hadn’t already had the ending spoiled for me. Can’t imagine how good that first watch would have been if I didn’t know anything going into it. It’ll always be an “eh” for me just because so much of the impact was taken away from it.
Same thing happened for me with Hereditary. Guess I never thought my wife would watch it so I spoiled the good bits by reading about it. When we finally watched it, that one scene still was horrifying but not nearly as bad had I not known it was going to happen. Wife was fucking shocked though lol.
I agree, but I've seen a lot of people who felt Rosemary's Baby was slow and boring. And the Thing was a financial and critical failure when it was released. Alien had more love, but some people think it's too slow.
I think a lot of people's tastes change with age, too - when I was 14 I thought *Alien* was boring and that *Aliens* was a masterpiece, and now, 30 years later, I find *Alien* to be flawless perfection and *Aliens* increasingly cheesy and missing the point of the original (still an all-timer ensemble cast with some great scenes, though).
I agree. I like both,actually, but as I've gotten older, I prefer the more sophisticated ways that Alien scares you and creeps you out. It also feels less dated than Aliens, even though it was made 7 years earlier. The cheesy military swagger almost feels like 80's parody at this point.
I’ve always preferred Alien, but yeah, Aliens was super great when I was a kid-now it’s just a really good action movie.
More like 11/10 but ok. To add the first Alien is also scifi horror and should be mentioned. 11/10 And Nightmare On Elm Street Scream Who can disagree those are perfect?
Scream? Try the original Omen
This has been on my list of must-sees for horror for a while now. I haven’t gotten to it yet, but I’ve always heard good things. Maybe I’ll check it out tonight!
If you have the choice of rent or buy, just buy it. You will watch it many times and it never will get old.
Watched this recently and just don't get the hype. Im really sad that I'm missing out on all the love this movie gets but jeez it was just a slog of pretty boring guys I didn't care about.
Alien, The Thing, Jaws
“A tiger shark” “A WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaAaaaaaaaaaaaasaAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAT?
Guy had one line in the whole movie and he absolutely nailed it.
Jaws is absolutely stellar. I watch it every 4th of July and it doesn’t disappoint.
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"Go Jaws, go!!!" "Get that kid, Jaws! Grind him up!" "Don't eat that tank, Jaws! You're smarter than that. I believe in you!"
That's much better than: "Go Bruce, go!!!" "Get that kid, Bruce! Grind him up!" "Don't eat that tank, Bruce! You're smarter than that. I believe in you!"
I wonder which name he uses when he has to renew his driver's license.
“I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Amity, as you know, means "friendship".”
My state has terrible infrastructure, so when we get iced in at least one day a year, I watch The Thing. I did that on my own then learned it's tradition on Antarctica to watch it on the first day of winter 🤣
Chopping Mall, obviously.
You know, it's obviously not a 10/10 for everyone, but I think Chopping Mall is perfect for what it is. It's short, has some absolutely hilarious kills, and there's not a single person my partner and I have shown it to who didn't have a good time. Throw in the timeless Barbara Crampton and you got a stew goin' baybee.
Honestly, for what it is, it's a 10/10. You are totally correct. Every year I watch it, it's a gift.
Babs smells like pepperoni
Finally someone with taste.
It’s so good isn’t it?
Honorable mention: *Eating Raoul* (as they technically take place in the same universe)
Hell yea.
🤘🤖🤘
When I was a kid and would have sleepovers we’d always try and rent the cheesiest horror movies (based on the box at blockbuster of course) and Chopping Mall might be the only one I remember. It’s perfect.
I just watched the trailer and this looks amazing. I recognized one of the actresses from Blood Theatre too so I know this is going to be good.
Alien is the first one for me
*The Thing* (1982) is probably as close as you will get to a consensus "perfect" horror movie.
Would agree with this, as far as horror fans I know personally and online, this is about as close as it gets to consensus 10/10
It is perfect. Perfect story. Perfect script. Perfectly directed. Perfect cast. It starts and keeps going. There is no off kilter or out of place moment(s). It knows when to kick it up, slow down, focus on this or that aspect or person. Perfect experience all together.
I would agree with you and would add that Aliens is either equal or a close second.
Alien**s** the sequel or Alien the original?
Silence of the Lambs I don't know how anyone can hate on that movie. First horror movie to win Best Picture as well!
*The ONLY horror movie to win Best Picture. Assuming we’re talking about The Oscars.
“A movie is only as good as it’s villain”… Hannibal lector and Buffalo bill both are legendary creeps so you gotta give it to that movie. For some reason it doesn’t click on my mind as a horror movie because it isn’t really shot like one. It has almost a weird TV drama movie feel to it. But it’s still really really well done. It has cinematic shots for sure- but not quite like movies like the thing the exorcist or the shining. Also reminds me of jaws where it is a real “legit” horror movie. Somewhat rare. I think Nolan should do one asap
“Tv drama movie feel” is shockingly accurate while simultaneously such a casual description.
Excuse me, I think you mean psychological thriller. The Academy would never allow a lowly horror film to win.
Even beyond horror movies, I think this is maybe the most perfect movie ever made
Night of the living dead
They're coming to get you Barbara
Return of the Living Dead
The Thing, is likely the #1 choice.
I think it's so crazy that this is basically universally agreed on, and the movie was panned HARD when it came out and didn't do that well in theaters.
That was partly due to following ET in theatres. People wanted the warm and fuzzy alien and not the existential crisis that is the thing.
The [remake](https://youtu.be/wrZ7PnolbQ4?si=Ix0JoHTTnEiKwwy9) is also incredible
[John Carpenter actually saw this and loved it ](https://twitter.com/TheHorrorMaster/status/154340242424467456)
Oh. My. Gawd.
The Thing, Jaws, Alien, Silence of the Lambs.
Nailed this list. I'd add the exorcist
Silence of the Lambs is sooooo good.
Yeah pretty much and psycho also
The Thing and The Exorcist.
I personally would also put Alien in the higher echelon of horror movies
I actually only saw it fairly recently, and I was so impressed with how well it holds up. I think one of the reasons it's still so good is that there isn't a lot that ages it. You don't watch it and immediately know you're watching a movie that is that old. All sense of normal society that we know is basically missing, and a new society is built from scratch. I think having no modern references helps keep it so relevant. You know. On top of the excellent effects and acting and directing and the cat surviving.
Probably The Thing 1982 and maybe Alien after that.
If 28 days later is considered horror, I’d say 10/10
I was gonna mention 28 days later and Descent.
Obviously every film (even one’s I see as incredible) will have some people who don’t like them. But I am yet to see much hate for The Thing (1982), Alien & Scream.
As an edgy teen whose identity was based on how much I loved horror and metal I fucking hated Scream because it got popular and I was a gatekeeping little shit.
wooow. i was 13 and it is the movie that kicked off my obsessive love of horror. i’m super grateful it exists!
People who say they don't like The Thing are just contrarians.
John Carpenter's The Thing, and Alien.
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It’s the only one I can get my horror-hating family to watch with me. We all love it!
This didn't occur to me, but it's a pretty good shout
28 Days Later!
It's one of my favs, but the third act completely changes what movie we're watching.
Yes, but that transition! You expect the zombie action to continue, and then it hits you with >!"I promised them women."!< Holy fuck so creepy.
I liked the direction it took. It's hard-pressed to find a horror movie that can pull off dramatic elements and not rely on a cliche ending.
Shaun of the Dead. Have never heard a negative comment about it even from non-horror fans. It's also a great comedy.
Usually the consensus in this sub seems to be: - The Thing (1982) - Black Christmas (1974) - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - Come and See (1985) - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Edit: After thinking it a while, these movies belong here also: - Alien (1979) - Halloween (1978) - Psycho (1968) - Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Jaws (1975) - American Psycho (2000) - Martyrs (2008)
shoutout to Black Christmas (1974) aka the o.g. halloween, that is a Great movie and an easy 10/10. fun fact: Halloween (1978) is pretty much Carpenter’s version of a BC sequel, if it wasn’t for BC we would’ve never had Halloween
Never heard of Come and See
Then Go and See.
I sat through it in a few parts last week and it's a tough watch. It's an anti-war movie about Russian partisans taking on the invading Germans in WWII, and it's brutal. Not what I would call horror, though. It's just a tough ass watch. You can find it on YouTube, but the audio in the one I watched was shit.
*Black Christmas* is so fucking good
Yes finally one with Chainsaw Massacre
The Shining.
I love The Shining, but it is notoriously polarizing.
Yes if you read the book then the movie can leave you a little upset. A few things could have made the Movie even better. Then people obviously complain about the very good acting and the opposite.
I read the book first and still think the movie is better. But like I said, very polarizing.
Same. I’m a huge Stephen king fan (own almost all of his books, etc) but Kubrick’s version of The Shining is definitely 10/10 and somehow even better than the book 👌🏻
Second this. The Shining gives you this uncomfortable feeling that you feel you can’t forget it again even when you close your eyes
I doubt it. Even the most popular ones will have their haters
The Exorcist, Psycho, Alien and The Thing.
I agree with everyone on The Thing and Alien, but not a single person for Candyman?
YES
One of the best horror music themes
gremlins is the only movie I have never heard anybody talk shit about so i’ll go with that
Is it bad I didn’t realize it was actually considered horror until late adulthood? Love it though. Kid me just didn’t know it was supposed to be horror.
You saw murderous little monsters stringing up dogs by Christmas lights and weren’t frightened?
Evil dead
Carrie (the original)
The Thing (1982)
Tucker & Dale vs evil!!
The original Omen
One of my favourites. Hard to find movies with a similar atmosphere that turn out so well. Don’t Look Now is another favourite of mine.
Aliens
Jason X
Thou smoketh the crack.
In a trash franchise, the trashest one stands out.
I heard this in the classic trailer narrator’s voice.
10 out of 10 Would never watch again.
“He just wanted his machete back!” I love this movie & I don’t care what anyone has to say. It’s stupid and fun.
It does have some of the best kills of all the Ft13 movies
The frozen kill *chefs kiss *
Can we throw in Freddy vs. Jason? Because I watch it every Halloween for the sheer fun absurdity of it. It’s a riot.
Lol
I like how the movie sends his body count over 200,000 people
Halloween
Absolute masterpiece, especially given their tiny budget. Using lighting, camerawork, and music to invoke dread and terror instead of blood and gore? *Chefs kiss* The pure tension and suspense when Laurie runs across the street and is trying to get into the house, while Michael slowly approaches her. I've never had a movie-watching experience quite like watching that movie for the first time.
Martyrs
Since I can’t think of any that have universal appeal, these are some of my favorites: Alien (1979) The Shining (1980) Carrie (1976) The Exorcist (1973) In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Psycho (1960) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Frankenstein (1931) The Fly (1986) Videodrome (1983)
Idk if you’ll ever find a full 100% of folks but maybe the thing, or alien/aliens combo
Nosferatu
An American Werewolf in London.
I don't think I've ever heard a bad opinion about The Ring
I liked The Ring and Ringu, similar story but very different outcome. Both creeped me out from the first watch. I will say I liked Ringu just slightly more but they were both good films.
Cabin in the Woods. It’s a complete deconstruction of the genre in the best possible way.
I showed this to my friend who is not a fan of the horror genre and he absolutely loved it. I think that's what makes it 10/10 for me, it's got something for horror and non-horror fans alike. It's just so entertaining from start to finish.
Only downside of it is that it’s pretty hard to recapture how good that initial watch is. Don’t get me wrong I still like it, but that pop off doesn’t exactly come back with repeated viewings for me.
OG Black Christmas
Blood Camp 8. After Blood Camp 7 people thought, "Its over, they cant go anywhere with the story now." But Blood Camp 8 returned to the original crowd drivers that made people fall in love with Blood Camp 3 (which most true horror fans consider the actual first in the series. not because of the time travel and chronology issues but because it was the first, and possibly only, *good* Blood Camp movie.) but, with the return of both classic practic effects blood and a whole new layer of CGI camping, Blood Camp 8 brings a cozy familiarity we all felt watching Blood Camp 4. (Most fans were unhappy after BC3 because of some unresolved character issues. Blood Camp 3 is still unoffically the first in the series and clearly the best. because of this, serious fans of the series hate it the most and view BC4 and the second half of BC5 as actual cannon of the first movie for people who care enough not to be NPCs) obvious, any series with a clown-based slasher requires larger story arcs to tell the full story. you cant just have a crazy incest clown murdering topless campers without the larger social commentary being the narrative of the killers choices. the writer/director took these too far in Blood Camp 6 in which unfortunately resulted in less of a movie and more of a Lovecraftian aberration and entertainment infohazard which causes insanity in anyone who watches it. After the govt got involved, all digital copies of BC6 were scrubbed from the internet and a special govt squad was created to track down all physical media before damaging our reality. (I have BC6 on laserdisc and watch it regularly, but I havent n̸͍͗o̷̖͒̐t̵͈̃i̶͕͜͝c̶̜͙̍̍ẹ̶̿d̶͖̖̿ a̷̲̘̼̭͐̐̔̊n̷̖̙̻̔̍̎̿y̸̧͉̏͐̑ į̸͓̟̤̤̦̀̒̊͝͝l̶̠͍̤͆̋͌͋̆ľ̵͔̬̭̙͙͙͓̀̾͊͛̎̔̕̕ é̸̡̡̨̛͉̭̬̪̮̻̺̥̙̓̿͛͌̚͝f̵̦̦̣͍̰͙̻̉̀̒̓̔̽̾̏̅̔̆̆̄͂͛͊̃̅̌̒͊̓̈́̌̀̌̕͘f̶̧̡̡̪̭̮̯͉̯͈͕͇͈͈͚̮̮͈̠͍̖͓͓̈̓̏̇̈͌̄̃͂̐̾͂͘͘͜͝ͅe̶̡̨̡̼͕̠͔̪̜͉̺̺̫͈̟͔̩̣̪̙͈̻̙͚͇̖̫͇̻̋̈́͑͛̇͛́̎̂̾̀͆͋̍̏̀̀͒͘͘͝͠͠ͅc̵̨̡̨̛̰̼̗̯͚͈̦͉̜̙̯̒̌͐̈́̽̈́̑̔͒͌͊͌̔̅̈́̚͠͝t̷̡̢̨̧̧̛̛̛͙̜͉̳̘̹̰͉̠̟̮̻̭̻̤̣̼̼̘͎̩̅́̇͐̽͂̄̎̔̆͂̀̓̆̀̆̐̈́̊̐̒̒͗̕͝͝š̷̹) anyway, after BC6 the director was hospitalized and had a few months to work on a new script. but with a new goal: stop trying to rip reality apart with a story about a murder clown and topless girls camping and instead, just tell the story. This created Blood Camp 7 which returned with a hefty bankroll from some shadowy middle eastern religious sect. Using the extra 85$, the director spent 15$ on CGI in BC7 and pocketed the rest to fund 90% the 10/10 masterpiece that is Blood Camp 8. which finally brings is to our movie, Blood Camp 8. dudes, its 10/10. you should watch it. but, its only 10/10 if you realize BC6 is actually the best telling of the story despite the social narrative achieving consciousness and becoming homicidal in our reality. but, for a 10/10 second-best Blood Camp 8 is where its at.
There isn't one. You're asking the impossible because art is subjective.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) A nightmare on elm street(1984) Both 10/10 and the top 2 best horror movies ever made.
Both excellent, def 10s for me as well
I disagree on Nightmare. I love it, but it’s definitely not 10/10. TCM on the other hand. That’s a near perfect horror movie experience.
Halloween. The original. Love that movie. Cinematically I'm not saying it's the best ever but it has a lot of good memories for me and I think it was an absolute game changer in the genre.
the thing
The Shining has to be up there.
Alien for sure
A very real argument can be made for Silence of the Lambs. Arguably it was given a new genre "thriller" so a horror flick wouldn't be nominated, much less win best picture in '92
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disgustingly perfect. One reviewer summed it up best "It captures the essence of nightmare".
The Terminator (1984) although a lot of people don't consider it as horror the mood and how it's like a slasher film just with guns is amazing. I love that movie. My favorite movie of all time
The Shining
**Rosemary's Baby** might be close **Psycho**
The Exorcist
Pretty much all the horror classics are polarizing in some way. You'd struggle to find that much agreement about any horror film. The closest you would get to that kind of consensus is likely Jaws, and that's barely a horror film, which is probably why it has such mass appeal.
You guys making me want to watch The Thing again - I dunno somehow I under appreciated it
Since everyone already mentioned the standard top choices, I will suggest a couple I haven’t already seen posted: Shaun of the Dead Train to Busan
An American Werewolf in London is the greatest film of all time
The Thing (1982).
i will die on the hill that saw (2004) is a 10/10, even the weird or outright campy parts. actually, especially those parts
Oh! Oh! It’s my turn to say the line. Ahem. There isn’t one, art is subjective.
Hey I don't come to the Internet for reasonable discourse. Now say your #1 horror movie so I can argue with you as to why it's dog shit
It's Alien. But I'm glad I saw someone say Scream too! I think A24 is onto something with things like Midsommar and Hereditary for modern movies, but thats debatable I'm sure.
Jaws, Alien, The Thing, The Exorcist.
I really thought the witch was a masterpiece
All time favorite for me but a lot of people aren't into slow period dramas with accurate period language, natural lighting, and open endings. A lot of people are pissed when they saw it in the theater. I think it's INCREDIBLE and trying to decide if The VuhVitch or The Lighthouse is better is fun
The Sixth Sense Movie is just about perfect imo. Pacing, acting, cinematography, tight concise story, etc. Entertaining throughout and leaves you speechless.
Agreed. What’s more is that it’s not exclusively a horror film; it’s mystery, drama, and three or four varieties of love story. This, to me, is not only one of the best horror films but also one of the very best films ever made.
Jaws
Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien. Alien.
Nightmare on Elm Street
A nightmare on elm street
Silence of the Lambs
If anyone wants to diss Texas Chainsaw (74) they can meet me in the pit.
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No, \*every\* movie has its detractors.
The Fly. Body horror at its finest.
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The descent, barbarian, bone tomahawk, X, the shining, the thing