Tuesday, October 15, 2013

* A photo-essay,  to accompany my post at Letterboxd.com . If forced to pick, I’d say these are what I’d consider to be the best (or “greatest”) horror movies of all time.. Not necessarily my personal favourites, but you get the distinction.







                   THE DEVILS
100.    [Uncut version]









                      
99.            THE CURSE
  OF FRANKENSTEIN













                  TWIN PEAKS:
98.      FIRE WALK WITH ME











97.      TROUBLE EVERY DAY







96.                ANGST










95.        UNDER THE SKIN









94.            CHRISTINE









                     
93.            HUSH...
HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE









92.               AUDITION










                  GREMLINS 2:
91.        THE NEW BATCH









90.             THE CHURCH









89.          MARTYRS (2008)









                      
88.         THE THING
  FROM ANOTHER WORLD











87.
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW










86.            MANIAC (1980)








85.
THE COMPANY OF WOLVES









84.                 JIGOKU








83.
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)









82.               ONIBABA







81.
  THE OLD DARK HOUSE












                 A NIGHTMARE
80.    ON ELM STREET (1984)










79.          RE-ANIMATOR










78.           BLACK SABBATH










77.       POLTERGEIST (1982)










76.          THE BROOD








75.
THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE









74.
  HOUSE OF WAX 3D (1953)








73.
BLOOD AND BLACK LACE










72.                GOJIRA









71.            THE TENANT









70.        THE CHANGELING










69.         FRANKENSTEIN









                        
68.             HÄXAN:
 WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES








67.    
  BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)









66.             DEEP RED










65.              CRONOS










64.         28 DAYS LATER











63.         THE DESCENT











62.             RAVENOUS











61.            IT CAME 
   FROM OUTER SPACE 3D






60.              TENEBRE











59.       DON'T LOOK NOW










58.             KWAIDAN






57.  THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE









56.              SISTERS









55.             MAD LOVE










54.             TREMORS











54.          THE FOG (1980)









52.      CAT PEOPLE (1942)









51.
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)








50.            EVIL DEAD II









49.            MANHUNTER










48.              THE HOST










47.    THE HAUNTING (1963)










46.           THE BIRDS









45.
  DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)










44.      NIGHT OF THE DEMON









43.          DRESSED TO KILL








42.
   LET THE RIGHT ONE IN









41.
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS










40.     EYES WITHOUT A FACE











39.       THE EVIL DEAD (1981)








                  

38.        INVASION OF
THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)










37.           NEAR DARK










36.           PEEPING TOM










35.   JACOB'S LADDER (1990)











34.               ALIENS











33.        BLACK SUNDAY












32.            GREMLINS











31.       THE INNOCENTS










30.     ROSEMARY'S BABY









29.       THE LEOPARD MAN




                 
28.        INVASION OF
THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)










27.         VAMPYR (1932)











26.      KILL, BABY... KILL!


              


25.                THE
 CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI










24.          VIDEODROME




             



23.                  THE 
TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE










22.                ALIEN








21.
  DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)










20.              FREAKS



19.           THE FLY (1986)










18.                JAWS












17.       DIABOLIQUE (1955)










16.      NOSFERATU (1922)











15.          POSSESSION









                 
 14.          THE TEXAS
CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974)










13.          PULSE (2001)









12.         THE THING (1982)











11.          CARRIE (1976)











10.                FAUST










9.            THE EXORCIST








8.                   THE
 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN












7.               REPULSION












6.          HALLOWEEN (1978)







5.               THE SHINING






                     
4. 
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER











3.            PSYCHO (1960)








2.           SUSPIRIA (1977)







1.               NIGHT 
  OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
*****

TOP 100 HORROR
  1. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
  2. SUSPIRIA (1977)
  3. PSYCHO (1960)
  4. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
  5. THE SHINING (1980) 
  6. HALLOWEEN (1978)
  7. REPULSION (1965)
  8. THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
  9. THE EXORCIST (1973)
  10. FAUST (1926)
  11. CARRIE (1976)
  12. THE THING (1980)
  13. PULSE (2001)
  14. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
  15. POSSESSION (1981)
  16. NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR (1922)
  17. DIABOLIQUE (1955)
  18. JAWS (1975)
  19. THE FLY (1986)
  20. FREAKS (1932)
  21. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
  22. ALIEN (1979)
  23. THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE (1933)
  24. VIDEODROME (1983)
  25. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
  26. KILL BABY, KILL (1966)
  27. VAMPYR (1932)
  28. THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)
  29. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
  30. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
  31. THE INNOCENTS (1961)
  32. GREMLINS (1984)
  33. BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
  34. ALIENS (1986)
  35. JACOB'S LADDER (1990)
  36. PEEPING TOM (1960)
  37. NEAR DARK (1987)
  38. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
  39. THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
  40. EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
  41. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953)
  42. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
  43. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008)
  44. DRESSED TO KILL (1980)
  45. NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957)
  46. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
  47. THE BIRDS (1963)
  48. THE HAUNTING (1963)
  49. THE HOST (2006)
  50. MANHUNTER (1986)
  51. EVIL DEAD II (1987)
  52. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
  53. CAT PEOPLE (1942)
  54. THE FOG (1980)
  55. TREMORS (1990)
  56. MAD LOVE (1935)
  57. SISTERS (1973)
  58. THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001)
  59. KWAIDAN (1964)
  60. DON'T LOOK NOW (1973)
  61. TENEBRE (1982)
  62. TROUBLE EVERY DAY (2002)
  63. RAVENOUS (1999)
  64. THE DESCENT (2005)
  65. 28 DAYS LATER (2002)
  66. CRONOS (1993)
  67. DEEP RED (1975)
  68. BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
  69. HÄXAN (1922)
  70. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
  71. THE CHANGELING (1980)
  72. THE TENANT (1976)
  73. GOJIRA (1954)
  74. BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964)
  75. HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
  76. THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921)
  77. THE BROOD (1979)
  78. POLTERGEIST (1982)
  79. BLACK SABBATH (1963)
  80. RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
  81. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
  82. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
  83. ONIBABA (1964)
  84. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
  85. JIGOKU (1960)
  86. THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1984)
  87. MANIAC (1980)
  88. BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2010)
  89. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
  90. MARTYRS (2008)
  91. THE CHURCH (1989)
  92. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)
  93. AUDITION (1999)
  94. HUSH... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)
  95. CHRISTINE (1983)
  96. UNDER THE SKIN (2014)
  97. ANGST (1983)
  98. TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)
  99. CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
  100. THE DEVILS (1971)


Compiled from decades of TERROR AT 24FPS:
2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s and 40s, 30s & Silent




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