Thank you for commenting, it's appreciated. Yes, indeed, "Jaws" certainly is a scary film, for sure. When I seen it years ago, the parts where the shark appeared, made me jump with fright.
as an old cinephile it is difficult to answer, there are a lot of films that I see again and again with pleasure, from the German expressionist films to the Universal monster films then the Val Lewton cycle films to then the Hammer films and the Italian gothics, if I have to mention a few films I remember here a few titles that in my opinion are not well known enough but deserve to be seen: “Night of the Eagle” of 1962 an exciting and dark witch movie, ‘Night of the demon’ of 1957 by specialist Jacques Tourneur every time I see it it gives me chills, ‘Danza Macabra’ of 1964 by Antonio Margheriti a very carnal ghost story
From BW classics, I do like Nosferatu and Psycho. Both have beautiful camera work, especially considering the limitations or the era. The ending of the Psycho is horridly effective. From in-color horror classics, I adore Carrie, the Exorcist, the original Halloween and The Shining. I think Rosemary's Baby is very well done, but I find it giggly comedic more than horrific.😅 If we get to 2000s, then my number one choice is most likely 28 Days Later.
As I age, I don't watch horror movies to be scared. We really don't need monsters anymore, humans are sufficiently scary. So I enjoy horror and science fiction movies to see how the films pull off their premise. These movies are all equally good in my mind. 1.) Nosferatu - 1922 version 2.) The Haunting - 1963 version 3.) Halloween - 1978 version. I had to watch it five times before seeing it was a reworking of Little Red Riding Hood. 4.) Planet of the Vampires - not a big budget, but stylized and disturbing. 5.) Alien - the movie partially inspired by the above film, it's really a haunted house story in space. 6.) Hellraiser - a clever film that looks better because of a small budget. 7.) Hereditary - just plain disturbing. 8.) Nope - a horror, science fiction movie about racial cultural history and movies themselves. 9.) The Birds - plotless and open ended. Many of the directors on this list need to throw themselves on Hitchcock's grave in total adoration. 10.) The Shining - Is it a good movie or a bad movie? It's a Kubrick movie. 11.) Don't Look Now - a really heartbreaking story about the loss of a child. 12.) Cat People - not so much a horror movie as a parable about female sexuality. 13.) Dead Ringers - Really weird. 14.) The Fly. - 1986 version. Really weird and a body horror pioneer. 15.) Bride of Frankenstein - Better than the source film, which was already brilliant. 16.) The Innocents - the adaptation of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James captures the aura of the story. 17.) Night of the Living Dead - a filmed nightmare. 18.) Last Man on Earth - a moody take on the vampire as a genetic mutation and showed what Vincent Price could do. 19.) Black Sunday - a movie in which blood looks scarier in black and white! 20.) The Thing - 1982 version. Claustrophobic.
Yes, I'd have to agree with you; humans are becoming much more scary than any demon or beast you could name. Quite a sad state of affairs, actually. Wow, that is a fantastic list of your favorite horror films. Almost all of them I've watched at one time or another, and they all hold up quite well. Out of the list, I'd say a handful of them I'll be trying to cover in various videos as the month winds down and we head toward Hallowe'en.
I'd have to say "Jaws." I was afraid of the bathtub after that!!😬 I mean, c'mon, I was 8!
Thank you for commenting, it's appreciated. Yes, indeed, "Jaws" certainly is a scary film, for sure. When I seen it years ago, the parts where the shark appeared, made me jump with fright.
The Haunting, 1963.
Nice choice, my friend. Certainly a great film, for sure.
as an old cinephile it is difficult to answer, there are a lot of films that I see again and again with pleasure, from the German expressionist films to the Universal monster films then the Val Lewton cycle films to then the Hammer films and the Italian gothics, if I have to mention a few films I remember here a few titles that in my opinion are not well known enough but deserve to be seen: “Night of the Eagle” of 1962 an exciting and dark witch movie, ‘Night of the demon’ of 1957 by specialist Jacques Tourneur every time I see it it gives me chills, ‘Danza Macabra’ of 1964 by Antonio Margheriti a very carnal ghost story
Very nice small handful of selected underappreciated films, and thank you for commenting. Greatly appreciated.
From BW classics, I do like Nosferatu and Psycho. Both have beautiful camera work, especially considering the limitations or the era. The ending of the Psycho is horridly effective.
From in-color horror classics, I adore Carrie, the Exorcist, the original Halloween and The Shining. I think Rosemary's Baby is very well done, but I find it giggly comedic more than horrific.😅 If we get to 2000s, then my number one choice is most likely 28 Days Later.
Ah, excellent choices, Fabula. Thank you for commenting. Much appreciated.
As I age, I don't watch horror movies to be scared. We really don't need monsters anymore, humans are sufficiently scary.
So I enjoy horror and science fiction movies to see how the films pull off their premise.
These movies are all equally good in my mind.
1.) Nosferatu - 1922 version
2.) The Haunting - 1963 version
3.) Halloween - 1978 version. I had to watch it five times before seeing it was a reworking of Little Red Riding Hood.
4.) Planet of the Vampires - not a big budget, but stylized and disturbing.
5.) Alien - the movie partially inspired by the above film, it's really a haunted house story in space.
6.) Hellraiser - a clever film that looks better because of a small budget.
7.) Hereditary - just plain disturbing.
8.) Nope - a horror, science fiction movie about racial cultural history and movies themselves.
9.) The Birds - plotless and open ended. Many of the directors on this list need to throw themselves on Hitchcock's grave in total adoration.
10.) The Shining - Is it a good movie or a bad movie? It's a Kubrick movie.
11.) Don't Look Now - a really heartbreaking story about the loss of a child.
12.) Cat People - not so much a horror movie as a parable about female sexuality.
13.) Dead Ringers - Really weird.
14.) The Fly. - 1986 version. Really weird and a body horror pioneer.
15.) Bride of Frankenstein - Better than the source film, which was already brilliant.
16.) The Innocents - the adaptation of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James captures the aura of the story.
17.) Night of the Living Dead - a filmed nightmare.
18.) Last Man on Earth - a moody take on the vampire as a genetic mutation and showed what Vincent Price could do.
19.) Black Sunday - a movie in which blood looks scarier in black and white!
20.) The Thing - 1982 version. Claustrophobic.
Yes, I'd have to agree with you; humans are becoming much more scary than any demon or beast you could name. Quite a sad state of affairs, actually.
Wow, that is a fantastic list of your favorite horror films. Almost all of them I've watched at one time or another, and they all hold up quite well.
Out of the list, I'd say a handful of them I'll be trying to cover in various videos as the month winds down and we head toward Hallowe'en.