There are so many great movies coming atcha today, even just thinking about it makes me want to puke my pants! While I'm busy with that, get a load-a all the reader faves that caused all the fuss (and muss), starting with these films that received five votes each.
144. The Babadook -- 2014, Jennifer Kent143. Tenebrae -- 1982, Dario Argento
142. Scream 2 -- 1997, Wes Craven
141. Santa Sangre -- 1989, Alejandro Jodorowsky
140. Ready or Not -- 2019, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet
139. Pontypool -- 2008, Bruce McDonald
138. Night of the Demons -- 1988, Kevin Tenney
137. Knife + Heart -- 2018, Yann Gonzalez
136. Gremlins -- 1984, Joe Dante
135. Gojira (aka Godzilla) -- 1954, Ishirô Honda
134. Ganja & Hess -- 1973, Bill Gunn
133. Frankenstein -- 1931, James Whale
132. Final Destination -- 2000, James Wong
131. Creep -- 2014, Patrick Brice
130. Burnt Offerings -- 1976, Dan Curtis
129. Bram Stoker's Dracula -- 1992, Francis Ford Coppola
But soft! What in the heck? We're already onto the movies that got six votes each? Man, we're really truckin'.
128. Titane -- 2021, Julia Ducournau
127. The Others -- 2001, Alejandro Amenábar
126. The Lost Boys -- 1987, Joel Schumacher
125. The Black Cat -- 1934, Edgar G. Ulmer
124. Sleepy Hollow -- 1999, Tim Burton
123. Scream 4 -- 2011, Wes Craven
122. Saint Maud -- 2019, Rose Glass
121. Orphan: First Kill -- 2022, William Brent Bell
120. Near Dark -- 1987, Kathryn Bigelow
119. My Bloody Valentine -- 1981, George Mihalka
118. Martyrs -- 2008, Pascal Laugier
117. Mandy -- 2018, Panos Cosmatos
- A reader on The Black Cat: "I'm in love with Boris Karloff in this deliciously weird movie."
- Scream 2 and 4 making appearances today. Folks really love those Screamses!
- Burnt Offerings always feels like a made-for-TV movie to me, which I guess makes sense as it's one of only, like, three things Dan Curtis directed during his decades-long career that wasn't made-for-TV.
- I was so into Saint Maud from the start and then that final shot! Reader, I gasped. It was incredible.
- A reader on The Lost Boys: "This is one of the very first horror movies I remember watching as a child, and I've seen it so many times I know all the words. It's definitely one of the reasons ten year old me was obsessed with vampires."
- I'll say it right out loud: I am a fan of the works of William Brent Bell and I don't care who knows it! Orphan: First Kill is even better than I anticipated (and I anticipated that it would be perfect, so) and I just vibe with all of his off-kilter flicks.
- It occurs to me that I don't think I've actually seen Tenebrae, that my mind mixes it up with Inferno. Stupid lousy mind!
Tenebrae is arguably Dario Argento's third best movie. People disagree whether Suspiria or Blood Red should get the top spot, but Tenebrae usually comes right behind. Either way, it's well worth a watch. The gonzo ending alone makes the whole thing worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteFor a girl who spent her high school years reading approximately 7 books in the Vampire Chronicles, I should be ashamed for how quickly adult me dropped those Vampires when Jesse in Near Dark spit out a bullet, his rat-tail blowing in the wind.
ReplyDeleteTenebrae is amazing, recommend a viewing posthaste!
ReplyDeleteOh god, yes, The Black Cat! I used to pooh-pooh old 30s & 40s horror flicks but many of them are really gr8, and Cat is one of the very best. It's dark AF and the deco sets are *chef's kiss!
Love seeing Mandy and Pontypool this high on the list, I wonder if they'll keep climbing...I should see where they fell last Shocktober
ReplyDeleteEvery day I see like 5 films here that I think should have been on my list. Like just today: Pontypool (how did I not include Pontypool?!), St. Maud, Near Dark, Creep, Santa Sangre...all easily could have been on there if I made it on a different day.
ReplyDeleteAlso I love all the Black Cat love: pre-code Hollywood horror didn't last long, but there are some great, weird films in there, and this is probably my favorite.