# Top 5 : Horror Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103 "2003-10-28T21:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KingLupid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@KingLupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KingLupid)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/1 "2003-10-28T21:01:53Z")
Just for fun, in the spirit of the holiday, lets all list our top 5 horror movies EVAR! Use the loosest possible definition of horror. We don’t need to have a stick up our asses about it. 1. The Resurrected (Best Lovecraft Adaptation EVAR) 2. Prince of Darkness (1987, Donald Pleasance) 3. Nightmare on Elmstreet (the first and baddest!) 4. Brain Damage (Henenlotter, 1988, from the man that gave us Basket Case 5. The Ring These are in no particular order, just the top 5 in my book ---
**Author:** ![meow\_meow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@meow\_meow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meow_meow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/2 "2003-10-28T21:13:08Z")
The Exorcist A Nightmare on Elm Street (the 1st, of course!) Halloween Night of the Living Dead The Shining ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/3 "2003-10-28T21:27:13Z")
Top most horrorful? The Exorcist The Shining Audition Salo Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer The five movies that most transcend the genre? The Dawn of the Dead Assault on Precinct 13 I Walked with a Zombie The Last House on the Left The Old Dark House The five best movies of all films that might be classed as horror? The Shining I Walked with a Zombie Bride of Frankenstein Audition Assault on Precinct 13 The five most entertaining horror films? The Silence of the Lambs The Old Dark House Halloween Suspiria Alien ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/4 "2003-10-28T21:35:23Z")
The Shining Poltergeist Hellraiser The Thing Night of the Living Dead ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/5 "2003-10-28T21:38:56Z")
The Exorcist Halloween Texas Chainsaw Massacre Night of the Living Dead The Ring ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/6 "2003-10-28T21:49:04Z")
THE RING was the best one I’ve seen lately. THE SIXTH SENSE was the other best one I’ve seen lately. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, just because it’s… great. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, PART III, because I worked in a mental hospital… working with teenagers… when that movie came out. It’s set in a mental hospital for teenagers. 28 DAYS, the OTHER other best one I’ve seen lately. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/7 "2003-10-28T23:34:16Z")
Dawn of the Dead Ring (I liked the Japanese version better, so sue me) The Exorcist Alien Rosemary’s Baby ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/8 "2003-10-28T23:45:53Z")
For one reason or another, most horror movies don’t do anything for me. These five, however, chilled me to the bone: Jaws The Thing (John Carpenter version) The Fly (David Cronenburg version) The Tenant Alien Runners-up: Frankenstein The Invisible Man ---
**Author:** ![mrsface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/9 "2003-10-28T23:51:34Z")
The Shining Whatever Happened to Baby Jane The Wicker Man Rosemary’s Baby Don’t Look Now Psycho (sorry that’s 6) (The Exorcist just made me laugh!) ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/10 "2003-10-29T00:16:58Z")
In the Mouth of Madness Night of the Living Dead The Haunting (Robert Wise version) Alien The Thing (Carpenter’s version) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/11 "2003-10-29T00:34:09Z")
Hmmm, I’ll go out on a limb with: **Vampyr** (Dreyer) **Eyes Without a Face** (Franju) **Weekend** (Godard) **God Told Me To** (Cohen) **Se7en** (Fincher) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/12 "2003-10-29T04:06:19Z")
**The Haunting** (original 1961 version, NOT the remake) **The Exorcisst** **Alien** **The Shining** tie: **Dracula** - The original with Bela Lugosi **Nosferatu** - The original silent horror film. Creepy as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Farmwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Farmwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmwoman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/13 "2003-10-29T04:41:51Z")
The Exorcist The Exorcist The Exorcist The Exorcist The Exorcist ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/14 "2003-10-29T05:12:55Z")
Night of the Living Dead Hellraiser Texas Chainsaw Massacre Nosferatu (I’m torn between the original and the Herzog version, so whichever you prefer) Bride of Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/15 "2003-10-29T05:17:27Z")
Dressed To Kill - Cuz I like DePalma & Hate Razors The Omen - For the Soundtrack Funny Games - Sickening and Revolting Dawn of the Dead - Social Commentary Aliens - For the FX ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/16 "2003-10-29T07:42:18Z")
and the winners are, in reverse order; #5 - _The Last House On The Left_ (prototype for every slasher film of the last 30 years) #4 - _Scream_ (revitalized horror movies) #3 - _Alien_ (incredibly suspenseful) #2 - _Evil Dead II_ (wildly inventive) #1 - _Audtion_ (scary as hell) ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/17 "2003-10-29T11:25:50Z")
Ring (jap original, the remakes alright, but doesnt come close to how fucked up the ending is) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Evil Dead 2 The Exorcist Day of the Dead plus loads more, but thats my 5. ---
**Author:** ![PalJuicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a8b319/32.png) [@PalJuicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PalJuicy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/18 "2003-10-29T12:00:38Z")
**lissener** , you saw ‘Salo’? I’ve heard about it and will never see it. I mean, there’s sick and then there’s _sick_ !! ‘Men Behind The Sun’ is also waaay off my must see list. Session 9 The Changeling The Shining Psycho Alien I also nominate the **music** from ‘Halloween’ and ‘The Amityville Horror’. ---
**Author:** ![nisosbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/19 "2003-10-29T12:38:34Z")
Alien Night of the Living Dead Diabolique Blair Witch Project Halloween Runners Up: Don’t Look Now Someone’s Watching Me Nine (or was it Seven, with Brad Pitt?) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103/20 "2003-10-29T15:30:13Z")
Buck, I almost included _Funny Games_ too. Now I’ll be thinking about it all day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-horror-movies/210103.md?page=2)