# Good Horror Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 20, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167 "2011-06-20T16:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/61 "2011-06-22T10:12:06Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Good call, and a good movie. > And if these types of movies are in, **King Kong** (almost any version), and \*\*Godzilla \*\* and the follow ups have to be on the list, but those might be straying too far from the genre. I agree, the big monster genre does stray a bit far from horror…but in contradistinction to **Godzilla** , I nominate another early ‘60’s mega-reptilian as a more compelling, deep (;)) character, worthy of both revulsion and empathy. The movie and comic book series were suspenseful and brilliantly crafted. Refraining from hyperbole, I can only say that the movie experience was a crashing crescendo of sights never before beheld by human eyes and adventures never before experienced by any man or woman. Incredibly realistic. Shockingly convincing. Like nothing you’ve ever seen before. [**Gorgo**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf9lQ7OvRYY&feature=fvwrel). Gorgo was also my childhood hero and imaginary champion. When I needed extrication from a particularly precarious situation…he would come. I wish he were still around. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/62 "2011-06-22T12:26:35Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > Third, to add a suggestion that should meet your criteria (a funny horror movie without much gore) I recommend the musical version of [Little Shop Of Horrors](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/) (I don’t think it has been mentioned yet). I don’t think of this as a horror movie, but I heartily second the recommendation anyway. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/63 "2011-06-22T13:47:49Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I don’t think of this as a horror movie, but I heartily second the recommendation anyway. The musical can’t really count as a Horror movie, but the Roger Corman original (with Jack Nicholson as the patient of the sadistic dentist) probably does. In fact, check out all of Corman’s films. They are all schlocky good fun. Not all horror, or even scarey, but all are very fun. Plus most of the big guns from the 60s and 70s got their start working for Corman. So you can see things where Francis Ford Coppola worked as a camera operator and stuff like that. I am particularly fond of his reworkings of Edgar Allen Poe with Vincent Price. But look him up on Netflix and watch almost any of it. It’s all fun. Speaking of Vincent Price. Watch anything that he was in too. **House on Haunted Hill** , **House of Wax** , **The Fly** , **The Pit and the Pendulum** , and **The House of Usher** are all classics. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/64 "2011-06-22T15:39:31Z")
I can’t believe no one’s offered up [Freaks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022913/). It may come off as a bit cheesy, but it’s still a good story. And as others have said, you can’t go wrong with the old Hammer films. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/65 "2011-06-22T15:43:09Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > I can’t believe no one’s offered up [Freaks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022913/). It may come off as a bit cheesy, but it’s still a good story. > > And as others have said, you can’t go wrong with the old Hammer films. Does that count as Horror? I love \*\*Freaks \*\*but it didn’t occur to me to suggest it. Great movie though. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/66 "2011-06-22T17:49:52Z")
_The Others_ A horror movie with zero violence\*. Be warned, it can be a little tedious. \*OK, there’s a twenty-second-or-so scene where someone fires a shotgun, but not at anybody in particular and nobody gets hurt. _The Ring_ Quite possibly my favorite horror movie of all time. First ten minutes: terrifying. Next sixty minutes: more like a murder mystery than a horror movie. Final ten minutes: terrifying. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/67 "2011-06-23T00:56:15Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I don’t think of this as a horror movie, but I heartily second the recommendation anyway. Yeah, you’re right, it’s not really a horror movie- as **NAF1138** says, the original version probably counts. Another Corman film from around the same time that is worth a view (or repeated viewings) is [A Bucket Of Blood](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052655/)- very funny! ---
**Author:** ![Cheerleading\_Dropout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Cheerleading\_Dropout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheerleading_Dropout)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/68 "2011-11-13T17:44:56Z")
I have now seen (in order of when I watched them): -Shawn Of The Dead [hilarious, and I had no issue with the level of gore, so that’s good] -Eight Legged Freaks [entertaining, the scene where the teenage girl who’s name I forget tazers her boyfriend was great] -Lost Boys [again, loved it. I think the blond kid - Sam, I think he’s called? - is gay. And the Frog Brothers were a highlight of the movie.] -Poltergeist [just watched it, and in _this thread_ [Poltergeist - man, could that dog act. - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631271) my father Attack from the 3rd Dimension talks about our experience with the movie. Quite good. The dog was most definitely the best actor.] Next up is the movie _Tremors_, followed by _Sixth Sense_ (maybe) and _The Blaire Witch Project_. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/69 "2011-11-13T17:59:14Z")
Thanks for coming back with your reviews. Posters seldom do that, and it’s nice to get some feedback. I didn’t see a recommendation for _Fright Night_ (the original, not the remake). Since you liked _Lost Boys_, you’ll probably like _Fright Night_ too. It’s funny and sexy and not too gory. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/70 "2011-11-13T19:32:54Z")
Another recommendation for _The Others_. As **Hey Homie** said, no violence or gore whatsoever, but plenty o’ creepy. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/71 "2011-11-13T21:20:03Z")
I hope this is n’t against any rules but a friend of mine is in a soon to be released horror movie called “The Wicked”. If you like scary movies please go see this one. I will go but will most likely have my hand covering my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/72 "2011-11-14T01:39:20Z")
I’ve got a couple of favourites that should be good. Roger Corman’s **The Terror** is one that I really enjoyed. It’s especially good if you’re looking for atmosphere and suspense. Of course, featuring Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson doesn’t hurt either. **The Vampire Bat** is another good one. It can get a little slow at times, but it’s got some great performances and a really good story. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/73 "2011-11-17T13:25:59Z")
Shaun of the Dead If you don’t mind subtitles, R Point, an incredibly creepy movie made in Korea. When it starts you think that its a Vietnam war movie …it isn’t. And can I just say that when I finally saw Lost Boys after all of the hype it was a HUGE disappointment, though probably a winner for fairly young kids. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/74 "2011-11-17T14:16:00Z")
Our family is mid-_Buffy_ and mid-_Angel,_ so recently watching _Lost Boys_ was like finding the Gospel according to Q. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/75 "2011-11-17T14:29:01Z")
Upon seeing “Romantic Zombie Drama Comedy” I immediately thought of “ **My Boyfriend’s Back**.” A terrible movie to be perfectly honest with you but fits that description to a T. As for a _good_ horror movie, my personal favorite is **Prince of Darkness**. For the no-gore route that’s not yet been mentioned I’d recommend **El Orfanato** (The Orphanage). It’s en espanol but a very good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167/76 "2011-11-17T14:49:11Z")
Now that we are talking Asian horror, as a big Junji Ito fan, I’m going to recommend the [Uzumaki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki_(film))movie. I don’t love it because it pales a lot compared to the original comics, but for somebody who hasn’t read them, it should be fairly scary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-movies/586167.md?page=3)