BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 90s

A continuation of my Best of Horror by decade series. These here's my favorites from 1990-1999, ya see. To see my top 60 of 2000-2009, go here. Stay tuned for my posts on 80s, 70s, 60s & 50s horror cinema.

#90-81 = quite good

#80-41 = great

#40-9 = top shelf liquor

#8-1 = God tier

Here's the countdown:

90.

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK

89.           DEEP BLUE SEA

88.               XANGADIX

      [aka THE JOHNSONS]

87.             THE FACULTY

86.  BASKET CASE 3: PROGENY

85.       CAST A DEADLY SPELL

                  THE GHOST 

84.      AND THE DARKNESS

83.               SCREAM 2

82.        BRIDE OF CHUCKY

                    NIGHT OF

81.      THE LIVING DEAD (1990)

80.          RUNAWAY BRAIN

79.                POPCORN

78.       THE RAGE: CARRIE 2

77.           CASTLE FREAK

76.

 INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

75.        BRAIN DEAD (1990)

74.        NIGHTWATCH (1997)

73.            SPLIT SECOND

72.      THE CAT  衛斯理之老貓

71.               BABY BLOOD

70.      GHOST IN THE MACHINE

69.            MIMIC  [Director's cut]

68.     FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

             √964 PINOCCHIO

67. [SCREAMS OF BLASPHEMY]

66.           PSYCHO (1998)

65.                  GEMINI

64.            OFFICE KILLER

63.        SINGAPORE SLING

62.

  SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

61.                 GENESIS

60.           RINGU

59.

THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS

58.       FUNNY GAMES (1997)

57.    BODY MELT [Director's cut]

56.      ALIEN: RESURRECTION

55.         RUBBER'S LOVER

54.             SCREAMERS

53.    TALES FROM THE HOOD

52.                  HABIT

51.  TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER

50.         THE EXORCIST III

49.        THE QUIET FAMILY

48.                 THESIS

47.            DEEP RISING

46.  NIGHTBREED  [the "Cabal" cut]

45.                 MISERY

44.        THE FRIGHTENERS

                 RAISING CAIN

43.      [restored director's cut]

42.      NATTEVAGTEN 

      [NIGHTWATCH 1994]

41.         BODY SNATCHERS

40.            THE SANDMAN

39.            DARK WATERS

             THE KINGDOM (1994)

38.   [Roadshow version]

37. 

  IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

36.         FRANKENHOOKER

35.APHEX TWIN: COME TO DADDY

34.     THE DAY OF THE BEAST

33.         CAPE FEAR (1991)

32.                    CUBE

31.         THE SIXTH SENSE

30.                  SEVEN

                 

29.                  NADJA

28.          EVENT HORIZON

         TALES FROM THE CRYPT:

27.            DEMON KNIGHT

26.            THE WITCHES

25.    DUST DEVIL [Workprint cut]

24.   BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA

23.           ALIEN³

22.                SCREAM

21.       ARMY OF DARKNESS

20.               HARDWARE

19.          CEMETERY MAN

18.                  BLADE

17.          THE ADDICTION

16.           MANIAC COP 2

15.  THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

14.                  CURE

13.           PERFECT BLUE

12.               BEGOTTEN

11.    DEAD ALIVE [BRAINDEAD]

10.           CANDYMAN (1992)

9.            SLEEPY HOLLOW

                 TWIN PEAKS: 

8. FIRE WALK WITH ME

7.                 AUDITION

6.                 CRONOS

5.

  GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

4.               RAVENOUS

3.                TREMORS

2.  THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

1.            JACOB'S LADDER

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HONORABLE MENTION

PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994), MAGIC COP 驅魔警察 (1990), GHOSTWATCH (1992), THE NINTH GATE (1999), A STIR OF ECHOES (1999), FUNNY MAN (1994), NO TELLING (1991), LORD OF ILLUSIONS (1995), ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990), DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990), NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD (1993), BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995), DOOR III (1996), THE PROPHECY (1995), THE PIT & THE PENDULUM (1991), SPECIES (1995), THE BORROWER (1991), CHILD'S PLAY 2 (1990), MEATBALL MACHINE short (1999), VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED remake (1995), FEAR (1996), DEATH MACHINE [Director's cut] (1994), TOOL: STINKFIST music vid (1997), ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991) THE AMBULANCE (1990), FULL ECLIPSE (1993), THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990), THE LAST BROADCAST (1998), DARKNESS: VAMPIRE VERSION (1993), MIKADOROIDO (1991), THE RIFT (1990), BURIED ALIVE [TV] (1990), THE MANGLER (1995), FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990), UNCLE SAM (1996), DR. GIGGLES (1992), WILD ZERO (1999), CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (1995), SHAKMA (1990), THE ETERNAL [TRANCE] (1998), THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997), MOSQUITO (1994)

MIXED BAG / WORTH WATCHING

ANACONDA (1997), TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS (1995), BODY BAGS (1993), THE DENTIST (1996), WISHMASTER (1997), THE RELIC (1997), I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997), THE UGLY (1997), THE CRAFT (1996), STORM OF THE CENTURY (1999), WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992), BASKET CASE 2 (1990), TICKS (1993), THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992), THE GUARDIAN (1990), DOLLY DEAREST (1991), INNOCENT BLOOD (1992), FALLEN (1998), IN DREAMS (1999), CARNOSAUR (1993), SLEEPWALKERS (1992), FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991), IDLE HANDS (1999), DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (1990), FLATLINERS (1990), BLOOD SALVAGE (1990), THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994), LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW 3 (1990), MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE (1992), THE NIGHT FLIER (1997), MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK (1993), DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (1990), BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990), CLASS OF 1999 (1990), SPECIES II (1998), PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998), AMITYVILLE: A NEW GENERATION (1993), BLOOD & DONUTS (1995), HAPPY HELL NIGHT (1992), THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE (1991), THE SUCKLING (1990), RINGU 2 (1998), CRITTERS 3 (1991), ABERRATION (1997), THE GOOD SON (1993), TRAUMA (1993), HIGHWAY TO HELL (1991), SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 5: TOY MAKER (1991), MIRROR MIRROR (1990), MOM (1991), XTRO 2: THE SECOND ENCOUNTER (1990), METAMORPHOSIS: THE ALIEN FACTOR (1990), EDGAR ALLAN POE’S BURIED ALIVE (1990) MIDORI 地下幻燈劇画 少女椿 (1992), AMITYVILLE 1992: IT’S ABOUT TIME (1992), SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991), DOOR II: TOKYO DIARY (1991, TRILOGY OF TERROR II (1996), ORGAN オルガン (1996)