# If you like Halloween/Horror Films Check This Out... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760 "2015-09-12T00:25:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/1 "2015-09-12T00:25:40Z")
> **[Addicted to Horror: Horror movies I've seen - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000904670/?start=1&view=detail&sort=listorian:asc)** > > Addicted to Horror: Horror movies I've seen Halloween is creeping up on us. If you love movies of the season check out the above link. A person has compilied nearly 900 (and growing) horror films. It is easy to click on their IMDB link to see if they would interest you. These films are from various eras and various genres. Some are real rarities! Tastes vary of course but here are a couple of my suprise likes: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816556/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816556/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Lake Mungo) [As Above, So Below (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (As Above So Below with Honeysuckle Weeks sister) [Fright Night (1985) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089175/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (Fright Night with Amanda Bearse/Marcie Rhodes from Married With Children) Hope you enjoy!! ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/2 "2015-09-12T01:16:00Z")
All you need is It Follows. eXistenZ is horror? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/3 "2015-09-12T01:23:30Z")
What’s so surprising about the original Fright Night from 1965? It starred Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowell in addition to Amanda Bearse. It was a darn good movie, one of my favorites in fact, and spawned a crappy remake decades later. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/4 "2015-09-12T01:42:38Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > All you need is It Follows. > > eXistenZ is horror? DLed It Follows…willl watch soon. Any more reccomendations? > [@salinqmind](#): > > What’s so surprising about the original Fright Night from 1965? It starred Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowell in addition to Amanda Bearse. It was a darn good movie, one of my favorites in fact, and spawned a crappy remake decades later. Tiny nitpick…1985 but Im sure it was a typo. It was a very entertaining movie. Ive heard good things about The Babadook despite its bad name and the Mexican horror film Here Comes The Devil which is shaky cam/quick cut free. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/5 "2015-09-13T18:27:00Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > All you need is It Follows. > > eXistenZ is horror? Just finished It Follows. Excellent and elegant. Thank you for the reccomendation. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/6 "2015-09-14T17:41:14Z")
> **[Phantasm (1979) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079714/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Phantasm: Directed by Don Coscarelli. With A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester. A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of... > **[Phantasm II (1988) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095863/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4)** > > Phantasm II: Directed by Don Coscarelli. With James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, Paula Irvine. Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams ( the events of the original film) are real, and... > **[Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138703/?ref_=fn_al_tt_7)** > > Phantasm IV: Oblivion: Directed by Don Coscarelli. With A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Heidi Marnhout. Mike travels through time and dimensions to find the Tall Man's origins. > **[Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110823/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead: Directed by Don Coscarelli. With Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Gloria Lynne Henry. Mike and Reggie continue to hunt the mysterious Tall Man, discovering along the way that the invasion has... Phantasm 1-4 An excellent series. The first film was shot for next to nothing. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/7 "2015-09-16T00:51:55Z")
Here comes the devil was stupid. Lake Mungo and the Babadook were book very good. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/8 "2015-09-16T17:55:35Z")
[Sinister (2012) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Sinister) was very good with an excellent performance from Ethan Hawke. [Rosemary's Baby (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Rosemarys Baby) a classic old school suspense thriller. Gets flack from younger viewers for pacing but I dont agree with them. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/9 "2015-09-16T20:17:38Z")
Cool! We cannot have too many horror movie threads and I look forward to not only checking out some that are on her list, but also any recommendations any of you offer as a result of it. _Fright Night_ is fun, I don’t know what \*Honey Suckle Weeks \*is and \*So Above as Below[/I]is not my cup of tea. Yes, a thousand times yes to _Lake Mungo_,_It Follows_ and _Babadook_. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/10 "2015-09-16T20:45:51Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Cool! We cannot have too many horror movie threads and I look forward to not only checking out some that are on her list, but also any recommendations any of you offer as a result of it. > > _Fright Night_ is fun, I don’t know what \*Honey Suckle Weeks \*is and \*So Above as Below[/I]is not my cup of tea. Yes, a thousand times yes to _Lake Mungo_,_It Follows_ and _Babadook_. Honeysuckle Weeks is on the British show Foyles War…a mystery series that occurs during and after WWII. One of the better shows ever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/11 "2015-09-16T20:49:39Z")
BTW…skipping obvious classics like: The Exorcist The Omen I am not a torture fan so I havent seen Saw or Hostel or sequels. Should I bite the bullet and watch them? ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/12 "2015-09-16T21:03:15Z")
My favorite old-school horror movie is _The Changeling_. No gore, just a very scary, moving ghost story done well. > **[The Changeling (1980) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/?ref_=nv_sr_1)** > > The Changeling: Directed by Peter Medak. With George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh. After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a... ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/13 "2015-09-17T06:40:08Z")
The Pact (2012) No IMDB link…on my phone. Excellent character driven ghost story. No gore and little violence. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/14 "2015-09-17T06:41:13Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > My favorite old-school horror movie is _The Changeling_. No gore, just a very scary, moving ghost story done well. > > [The Changeling (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/?ref_=nv_sr_1) Liked it as well. Another great performance from George C Scott. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/15 "2015-09-17T13:42:16Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > BTW…skipping obvious classics like: > > The Exorcist > The Omen > > I am not a torture fan so I havent seen Saw or Hostel or sequels. Should I bite the bullet and watch them? I’m not fan of the genre either but I think the first (and _only_ the first) Saw is worth watching once. Yes, it’s torturey but the first installment has some pretty clever ideas and good suspense. Haven’t seen Hostel but have read the full synop and I have no desire to see it. YMMV. As always, I cannot participate in a thread like this without pounding the table for my two favorites: _The Ring_ and _Session 9_ and I will add _Skeleton Key_and _Ghost Story._ ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/16 "2015-09-17T18:00:27Z")
I can’t believe it’s already time for this year’s thread on good horror movies! _The Haunting_, the 1963 film directed by Robert Wise and based on the Shirley Jackson book _The Haunting of Hill House_, is by far my favorite ghost story/haunted house movie. Excellent acting, superb set design, and very little in the way of special effects – but an extremely effective move. _The Innocents_ (1961) is an adaptation of Henry James’ book _The Turn of the Screw_, and it’s very, very good. Excellent performance by Deborah Kerr. For something more recent, _The Others_ (2001) is very atmospheric with a great story. _The Woman in Black_ (2012) was a pretty good attempt to adapt Susan Hill’s novel of the same name. It’s pretty effects-heavy at times (not to its benefit), and I think the ITV adaptation from 1989 is in many ways superior. The latter is available for viewing on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpl9pVHh8LA&list=PLF642EF04DEAB06DB). I so very much want to see the stage production in London sometime. It occurs to me that all of the above recommendations are period pieces. Hmmph. It also occurs to me that none of the above are in at least the top 100 of the list referenced in the OP. Double hmmph. As mentioned above, both the 1985 original and 2011 remake of _Fright Night_ are very good – it’s a rare case in which a remake is (almost) as good as the original. I’ve started, but not finished, _The Babadook_ on Netflix-- I want to start from the beginning with my wife. What I’ve seen has been very impressive. I also heard and read very good things about _It Follows_, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing that soon. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/17 "2015-09-17T21:20:44Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > I can’t believe it’s already time for this year’s thread on good horror movies! > > _The Haunting_, the 1963 film directed by Robert Wise and based on the Shirley Jackson book _The Haunting of Hill House_, is by far my favorite ghost story/haunted house movie. Excellent acting, superb set design, and very little in the way of special effects – but an extremely effective move. > > _The Innocents_ (1961) is an adaptation of Henry James’ book _The Turn of the Screw_, and it’s very, very good. Excellent performance by Deborah Kerr. > > For something more recent, _The Others_ (2001) is very atmospheric with a great story. > > _The Woman in Black_ (2012) was a pretty good attempt to adapt Susan Hill’s novel of the same name. It’s pretty effects-heavy at times (not to its benefit), and I think the ITV adaptation from 1989 is in many ways superior. The latter is available for viewing on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpl9pVHh8LA&list=PLF642EF04DEAB06DB). I so very much want to see the stage production in London sometime. > > It occurs to me that all of the above recommendations are period pieces. Hmmph. It also occurs to me that none of the above are in at least the top 100 of the list referenced in the OP. Double hmmph. > > As mentioned above, both the 1985 original and 2011 remake of _Fright Night_ are very good – it’s a rare case in which a remake is (almost) as good as the original. > > I’ve started, but not finished, _The Babadook_ on Netflix-- I want to start from the beginning with my wife. What I’ve seen has been very impressive. I also heard and read very good things about _It Follows_, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing that soon. I completely agree with your choices. I don’t believe the woman who is compiling the list is ordering them best to worst. Its just a list that she continually adds to. I have to recommend Lake Mungo; an Aussie mockumentary about a family who loses a child. No blood or gore. I almost hate to recommend ‘Americas Most Haunted’ because its goofy. Its s very indie satire on ghost hunting shows. Its fun to watch while doing other things. ---
**Author:** ![Intensive\_Purposes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Intensive\_Purposes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intensive_Purposes)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/18 "2015-09-17T22:41:34Z")
I’m surprised that [El Orfanato (2007)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/?ref_=nv_sr_1) hasn’t been mentioned yet. It’s a great ghost story, and I think it’s along the lines of \*The Babadook \*and _It Follows._ Edited to add: [What We Do in the Shadows](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), hilarious mockumentary ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/19 "2015-09-18T01:53:47Z")
> [@Intensive\_Purposes](#): > > I’m surprised that [El Orfanato (2007)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/?ref_=nv_sr_1) hasn’t been mentioned yet. It’s a great ghost story, and I think it’s along the lines of \*The Babadook \*and _It Follows._ > > Edited to add: [What We Do in the Shadows](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), hilarious mockumentary Without looking it up, are you refering to the American titled _The Orphange_? I honestly can’t remember if I’m thinking of an American remake or an original Spanish language film with subtitles. The film I’m thinking of is outstanding( so yeah, you’d think I’d remember if it was subtitled but I watch A LOT of horror). Big thumbs up, though! ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/20 "2015-09-18T08:30:19Z")
> **[Grave Encounters (2011) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703199/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Grave Encounters: Directed by Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers. With Benjamin Wilkinson, Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir. For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned... Grave Encounters…a very good lost footage type film. Watch in darkness. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760.md?page=2)