Some of my favourite horror fims

I like a lot of these films, but I voted for Alien and The Silence Of The Lambs as I did actually find them quite scary!

Edited by essexboyinwales - April 30 2021 at 08:04

Yep, Lost Highway I would sooner call a thriller too. It's the horroresque I meant with "Some of my favourite horror or horroresque films (some might be considered more thriller or whatever)...." I too am not really a horror fan, but there are many films and TV shows with horror elements/ qualities that I love.

I like/love about 1/3 of the films, 1/3 I haven't seen and 1/3 I need to see again to make up my mind. 

I've seen all the films in the list and I do like a decent horror. My choices would be Alien and The Thing (remake) as I like the scenarios where people are trapped somewhere and can't get out. Others that I like not on the list are The Cabin in the Woods (mainly because it went somewhere unexpected) and The Cube (and its sequels).

^The only Stephen King book I had to put down and walk away from when I read that passage. I though I was going to get sick. But I think it was a bit of PTSD I had from a horrific ankle injury I had suffered as a teen.

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Logan wrote: It is a disturbing, nasty film. Someone was appalled quite recently when I mentioned it in a joking fashion. I’m usually not that into extreme stuff. Thanks. Hostel was difficult for me to watch so, I think I'll pass on A Serbian Film. Paul mentioned Misery. I liked that, but it was almost too much.

Logan wrote: It is a disturbing, nasty film. Someone was appalled quite recently when I mentioned it in a joking fashion. I’m usually not that into extreme stuff.

Thanks. Hostel was difficult for me to watch so, I think I'll pass on A Serbian Film.

Paul mentioned Misery. I liked that, but it was almost too much.

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - April 24 2021 at 12:15

Your top two are probably the first two that came to mind. I love psychological horror and folk horror. I’m not so much into the more gruesome stuff (was more into that as a teen). Love No Country for Old Men, although I woukdnt have thought if it fir this poll. Love Misery. Cape Fear didn’t do it for me.

Oh, and if someone doesn’t read the OP, and asks which The Wicker Man, well for me it’s very obviously the original as evidenced by my avatar. Some asked me about which one I mean in another topic of mine, and I indicated, am I thinking of the remake, hell, no.

Edited by Logan - April 24 2021 at 11:37

BaldFriede wrote: Which "Village of the Damned" do you mean? The original or the remake? And which "Nosferatu"? And which "The Fly"? And which "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?

On this device I am now I am having some trouble editing, and I didn’t catch your edit before, so I’ll try to respond to all of this. First of, like I said in the OP.l

“If there is more than one version of these, feel free to vote for your favourite version. I, for instance, prefer the the 70s and 80s (respectively) versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Fly. I definitely am not talking about the Cage reimagining of The Wicker Man in the options, but whatever floats one's boat.”

If you’re asking for my favourites, well we’ve talked about The Fly and Invasion of the Body Snatchers before, unless I’m mistaking you for Jean. I know you, one of you at least, far prefers the originals of those whereas I prefer later versions, maybe because those are what I first saw. I recently rewatched the original The Fly, by the way.

The version of The Village of the Damned I really like is I think from 1960. I wanted people to choose whichever version they like. I won’t get into much why I find the Cronenberg The Fly more sytaisfying than the original or why I love that invasion with Donald Sutherland cause I have gone gone into depth on that before.

As for Nosferatu, I was thinking of the original, but again, people can choose whichever version they prefer.

I’m surprised that you didn’t vote for Rosemary’s Baby. I rewatched that last night.

Edited by Logan - April 24 2021 at 11:22

It is a disturbing, nasty film. Someone was appalled quite recently when I mentioned it in a joking fashion. I’m usually not that into extreme stuff.