- John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) Dir. John Carpenter
- Night of the Living Dead (1968) Dir. George Romero
- Jaws (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg
- Candyman (1992) Dir. Bernard Rose
- The 'burbs (1989) Dir. Joe Dante
- Ravenous (1999) Dir. Antonia Bird
- Carnival of Souls (1962) Dir. Herk Harvey
- Dog Soldiers (2002) Dir. Neil Marshall
- The Changeling (1980) Dir. Peter Medak
- The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (2000 - original release 1973) Dir. William Friedkin
These are open to debate but I'm basing this rough top ten on movies that I either watch regularly (i.e. Ravenous) or watch every once in a while because they still creep me out (i.e. Candyman).
What about you folks? What are your tops?
The Shining always scares me and the Ring freaked me out when I watched it alone one random afternoon not knowing what to expect...
ReplyDeleteJohn Carpenter's The Thing absolutely weirded me out when I saw it in middle school. I think that it was the only movie I've ever seen that gave me nightmares...
ReplyDeleteGranted, I haven't watched it since then, but it was freaky when I was a kiddo.
I like "The Shining" and I think it's brilliant - in my Top 25 - but not my Top 10.
ReplyDelete@ Sarah - "The Thing" is one of my favorites for so many reasons, in particular the effects are tangible. The director's cut DVD has a long series of interviews - the best of which are with Rob Bottin the FX man. I kind of hate CGI because it took out the random "How the fuck are we gonna make this work?" factor.
@Chris - the first time I saw "Ringu" was on a bootleg of a bootleg on VHS. I was actually worried for my safety after watching it.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, watching Ringu on a bootleg for the first time might have made me cry like a little girl.
ReplyDeleteI caught some of The Hand that Rocks the Cradle today while working from home and had to turn it off. I know it's not traditional horror, but that scene where Rebecca De Morney starts beating the crap out of the bathroom stall made me want to run and hide.