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itsjustascarecrow · 2 years

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just an extra list of all the horror and horror-adjacent movies i’ve seen and am planning on watching (not including shows/limited series or documentaries). mainly for my own reference and in case i accidentally lose the list on my phone, but also to share b/c why not??

i’m sure there’s plenty i’m forgetting b/c they’re so obvious i don’t even think about them; others i’ve forgotten due to the fog of time, and some i’m still on the fence about/not sure if i want them on the list yet (either b/c i’m not sure if they count or i just may not have any interest in the first place).

[strike-throughs for ones i’ve seen, all listed in alphabetical order and w/ the year of release (some have remakes where i’ve only seen either the original or remake, so just the relevant year is stricken through). ^ this symbol for ones i thoroughly enjoyed, two ^^ for all-time faves. * this symbol for ones i also enjoyed, just not as much comparatively. ` this symbol for ones i actively dislike.]

total: 358; seen: 308, remaining: 50

(8-1922)

the 8th night (2021) // 10 cloverfield lane (2016) // 12 hour shift (2020)^ // 28 days later (2002) // 30 days of night (2007) // 1922 (2017)

(a-au)

a bay of blood (1971)* // a bucket of blood (1959)* // a classic horror story (2021) // a field in england (2014) // the addams family (1991)^ // addams family values (1993)^ // the advent calendar (2021) // alien (1979)* // alison’s birthday (1981)^ // all the moons (2020)^ // allegoria (2022) // american psycho (2000) // american werewolf in london (1981)* // the angry black girl and her monster (2023)* // annihilation (2018) // apostle (2018) // army of darkness (1992) // army of the dead (2021)^ // as above, so below (2014)^ // the autopsy of jane doe (2016)^

(ba-bu)

the babadook (2014)^ // baghead (2024) // before i wake (2016) // beetlejuice (1988)^ // behind the mask: the rise of leslie vernon (2006)^ // berberian sound studio (2012)^ // better watch out (2016)* // the bird with the crystal plumage (1970) // the birds (1963)^ // birth/rebirth (2023)^ // black christmas (1974)^ // the black phone (2022)^ // black sabbath (1963) // black sunday (1960) // black swan (2010)* // the blackening (2022) // blade (1998)* // the blair witch project (1999)* // blood on satan’s claw (1971)* // blood quantum (2020)* // blue sunshine (1977) // bodies bodies bodies (2022)^ // the boogeyman (2023) // the boy behind the door (2021) // the burning (1981)

(ca-cr)

the cabinet of dr. caligari (1920)^ // cam (2018) // candyman (1992 & 2021)^ // carnival of souls (1962) // carrie (1976)^^ // casper (1995)^ // castle freak (1995) // the cat o’nine tails (1971) // caveat (2020) // cemetery man (1994)^ // censor (2021) // the changeling (1980)^ // children of the corn (1984)* // chopping mall (1986)* // christmas evil (1980) // the city of the dead (1961) // clearcut (1991) // color out of space (2020) // coming home in the dark (2021) // the conjuring (2013) // the conjuring 2 (2016) // coraline (2009)* // corpse bride (2005)^ // the craft (1996) // creep (2014) // creepshow (1982) // crimson peak (2015)*

(da-do)

the dark and the wicked (2020) // dark august (1976) // dark night of the scarecrow (1981)^ // dark shadows (2012) // day of the dead (1985)^ // day shift (2022)^ // the dead zone (1983) // deep red (1976) // def by temptation (1990) // destroy all neighbors (2024)^^ // the devils (1971) // doctor sleep (2019)^ // don’t worry darling (2022)* // drag me to hell (2009)

(ed-ey)

edge of the knife (2018) // el conde (2023) // the evil dead (1981)^ // evil dead 2 (1987)^ // evil dead rise (2023) // the exorcist (1973)* // the exorcist iii (1990)* // extraordinary tales (2015) // eyes of fire (1983) // the eyes of laura mars (1978)

(fa-fu)

fade to black (1980) // the fall of the house of usher (1960) // fear street trilogy (2021)^ // the feast (2021)^ // the fool-killer (1965) // the fourth kind (2009) // frank (2021) // frankenweenie (2012) // fresh (2022) // the fury (1978)

(ga-gi)

gaia (2021) // gerald’s game (2017) // get out (2017)* // ghostbusters (1984)^ // ghostbusters 2 (1989)* // ghostwatch (1992) // the gift (2000) // ginger snaps (2000) // the girl in room 2a (1974) // godzilla (2014)^ // godzilla: king of the monsters (2019)* // godzilla vs. kong (2021)

(ha-hu)

halloween (1978^ & 2018) // halloweentown (1998) // happy death day (2017) // the haunting (1963)^ // the haunting in connecticut (2009) // the haunting in connecticut 2: ghosts of georgia (2013) // the haunted mansion (2003) // heathers (1989) // hellbender (2022) // hell house llc (2015)* // hell house llc ii: the abbadon hotel (2018) // hell house llc iii: lake of fire (2019) // hell house llc origins: the carmichael manor (2023) // hell night (1981) // hellraiser (1987 & 2022) // hereditary (2018) // the hills have eyes (1977) // his house (2020)^ // hocus pocus (1993) // house (1977) // house on haunted hill (1959) // hubie halloween (2020) // hush (2016)

(i-it)

i am legend (2007) // i am the pretty thing that lives in the house (2016)` // ice cream man (1995) // identikit (1974) // il demonio (1963) // incident in a ghostland (2018) // impetigore (2019)* // influencer (2022)* // insidious (2010) // insidious: chapter 2 (2013) // insidious: the red door (2023) // interview with the vampire (1994) // in the earth (2021) // in the tall grass (2019) // invasion of the bodysnatchers (1956 & 1978) // the invitation (2022) // it chapter 1 (2017) // it chapter 2 (2019) // it follows (2014)^ // it lives inside (2023) // it’s alive (1974) // it’s a wonderful knife (2023)*

(ja-je)

jacob’s ladder (2019) // jakob’s wife (2021) // jaws (1975)^ // jennifer’s body (2009)

(ka-kr)

kakashi (2001) // killer klowns from outer space (1988) // knife + heart (2019)* // krampus (2015)

(la-lu)

la llorona (2019)^ // lake mungo (2008)* // lake of the dead (1958) // the last broadcast (1998) // the last man on earth (1964) // last night in soho (2021)^ // the last voyage of the demeter (2023)* // late night with the devil (2024)^^ // leave (2022) // let the right one in (2008) // the lighthouse (2019) // little shop of horrors (1960* & 1986)^ // the living dead at manchester morgue (1974) // lokis: a manuscript of professor wittembach (1970) // the lost boys (1987) // lucky (2020)`

(ma-my)

ma (2019) // malevolent (2018) // malignant (2021)* // marnie (1964)* // mayhem (2017) // m3gan (2023)* // men (2022) // messiah of evil (1973) // midsommar (2019) // mohawk (2017) // monster house (2006) // mortal kombat (1995 & 2021^) // the mortuary collection (2020)* // mother’s day (2010) // ms. 45 (1981) // the menu (2022)* // the murder mansion (1972) // murder on the orient express (1974)^ // the mutilator (1984) // my bloody valentine (1981)

(ne-no)

near dark (1987) // nightbooks (2021)^ // nightmare (2023) // nightmare alley (2021)^ // the nightmare before christmas (1993)* // nightmare on elm street (1984) // nightmare on elm street part 2: freddy’s revenge (1985)* // night breed (1990) // the night house (2020) // night of the living dead (1968^ & 1990) // night teeth (2021) // no one gets out alive (2021) // no one heard the scream (1973) // nope (2022)^ // noroi: the curse (2005)^ // nosferatu (1922)*

(om-ou)

oculus (2013) // the omega man (1971) // the omen (1976)* // orion and the dark (2024)* // ouija (2014) // ouija: origin of evil (2016)

(pa-pu)

paranormal activity (2007) // paranormal investigation (2018) // paranorman (2012)* // pearl (2022)* // penda’s fen {from play for today} (1974) // peninsula (2020) // perfect blue (1997)* // the perfection (2019)^ // phantasm (1979) // the phantom of the opera (2004)* // pieces (1983)* // planet of the apes (1968) // the platform (2019)* // poltergeist (1982)^ // the power (2021)^ // prey (2022)^^ // psycho (1960)^ // psycho goreman (2020) // pumpkinhead (1988)*

(q)

the queen of black magic (2019)

(ra-ro)

raven’s hollow (2022) // raw (2016) // ready or not (2019)* // re-animator (1985)* // rear window (1954)^ // [rec] (2007) // red eye (2005) // renfield (2023)^ // rift (2017) // the ritual (2018)^ // rosemary’s baby (1968)

(sa-sw)

saint maud (2019) // salem’s lot (1979) // satan’s slaves (2017)* // satan’s slaves: communion (2022)^ // sator (2019) // saw (2004) // scanners (1981) // scare me (2020)^ // scary godmother: halloween spooktacular (2003) // scary stories to tell in the dark (2019) // scooby-doo on zombie island (1998)* // scream (1996* & 2022)^ // scream 4 (2011)* // scream 6 (2023)^ // season of the witch (1973) // the sentinel (1977) // shaun of the dead (2004)^ // the shining (1980)* // shutter island (2010)* // the silence of the lambs (1991)^ // silent hill (2006) // silent night, deadly night part 2 (1987) // sissy (2022)^ // sister death (2023)* // the sixth sense (1999) // skinamarink (2023)^^ // slash/back (2022)* // smile (2022) // son (2021) // soylent green (1973) // the spine of night (2021) // studio 666 (2022)* // super dark times (2017)^ // suspiria (1977 & 2018) // sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street (2007)^

(ta-tr)

the taking of deborah logan (2014)^ // talk to me (2023)* // tammy and the t-rex (1994)^ // tenebrae (1982) // terrified (2018) // terror train (1980) // texas chainsaw massacre (2022) // the texas chainsaw massacre (2003) // the texas chain saw massacre (1974)* // there’s someone inside your house (2021) // the thing (1982)^^ // things heard and seen (2021) // they live in the grey (2022) // tigers are not afraid (2019) // tilbury (2021) // titane (2021) // train to busan (2019)^ // trick ‘r treat (2007)^

(um-us)

umma (2022) // us (2019)*

(ve-vi)

the vanishing (2018) // verónica (2017) // vertigo (1958)^ // v/h/s/85 (2023)* // v/h/s/94 (2021) // v/h/s/99 (2022) // vicious fun (2020)^ // videodrome (1983)* // the vigil (2019)* // viy (1967)^

(wa-wr)

watcher (2022) // welcome to raccoon city (2021) // wendell & wild (2022)^ // werewolves within (2021) // we are still here (2015) // we have always lived in the castle (2018) // when a stranger calls (1979) // when evil lurks (2023)^ // the white reindeer (1952) // the wicker man (1973)^ // the wind (2018) // the witchfinder general (1968) // the wrath (2018)

(x)

x (2022)^

(zo)

zombie (1979) // zombieland (2009)

#just updated/rearranged a bunch of things but ye #i guess i'll take recommendations if y'all got any?? the easier it is to access the better (and by easy i mean netflix or shudder)#or anything that's upcoming in theaters (i already forget the names of the two previews from when i saw tbp earlier this week rip)#reference!#random bullshit

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video-production-leeds · 6 months

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Horror Films Based on True Stories

Horror films based on true stories have captivated audiences for decades. These movies take inspiration from real-life events, adding an extra layer of terror and suspense to the viewing experience. Whether it’s a haunting, a serial killer, or supernatural occurrences, these films tap into our primal fears and leave us with a lingering sense of unease. For horror enthusiasts, these movies offer a unique blend of entertainment and intrigue. They provide a chilling reminder that sometimes truth can be stranger – and scarier – than fiction. By drawing from real events, filmmakers are able to create narratives that feel grounded in reality, making the scares all the more effective. Halloween is often associated with horror films, as people seek out thrilling experiences during this time of year. From classic titles like “The Exorcist” and “Psycho” to more recent releases like “The Conjuring” series and “Hereditary,” horror films based on true stories continue to be popular among audiences. Here are some horror movies we found that are based on real life stories: The Exorcist (1973) The Exorcist movie is based on a book, which is based on the real-life of a boy who was possessed by demons in 1949. The movie stars Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, and Jason Miller, the movie made $112.3 million worldwide. The real exorcism was so frightening that there have been books written on some of the people who witnessed it. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) This film is based on America’s famous serial killer Ed Gein, who had nine human skin masks in his possession at the time of his arrest. Directed by Tobe Hooper, this movie, starring Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, and Edwin Neal, grossed more than $30 million in the United States and Canada. A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) The makers of this movie were inspired by a group of healthy Laotian refugees who had died during a nightmare. This supernatural horror film, starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, and Katie Cassidy, won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Horror Movie. Psycho (1960) This Alfred Hitchcock thriller-horror movie is inspired by Ed Gein’s crimes and Wisconsin murders, and won the Oscars in 1961 for Best Directing. Psycho stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and Vera Miles. The Conjuring (2013) Directed by James Wan, this movie is based on Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are real-life paranormal investigators. They claim that this possession case was exceptionally hard to deal with. The movie stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Sterling Jerins, and made $319.5 million at box office. Annabelle (2014) This movie is about the scariest possessed doll there has ever been, and it is true that people who taunted the doll in the museum faced fatal accidents or near-death experiences. Directed by John R. Leonetti, the movie stars Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard, and Brian Howe and grossed $256.7 million at the box office. Poltergeist (1982) Directed by Tobe Hooper, this movie is based on the paranormal disturbances Lucille Herrmann and her family suffered when they moved into their home, which they presumed were local teenagers playing pranks on them. The movie stars Heather O’Rourke, JoBeth Williams, and Craig T Nelson and grossed $121.7 million at box office. In terms of video production , creating horror films based on true stories requires careful research and attention to detail. Filmmakers must strike a balance between staying faithful to the source material while also incorporating cinematic elements that heighten the fear factor. Expert use of lighting, sound design, special effects, and cinematography all contribute to creating an immersive experience for viewers. In conclusion, horror films based on true stories offer a spine-chilling exploration into the darker side of human existence. They provide a unique form of entertainment that combines elements of reality with fiction in order to deliver scares that linger long after the credits roll. Whether you’re a fan of the genre or simply looking for something thrilling to watch during Halloween season, these movies are sure to leave you feeling both terrified and fascinated at the same time. Find out more about our top 10 Halloween film recommendations . What’s your favourite horror film? Have you ever had any supernatural experiences? Let us know! +44 (0)113 288 3245 | [email protected] Your Industrial Story Starts Here Press the button. Make the call. Transform your media. +44 (0)113 288 3245 [email protected] Contact Us

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mrlenords · 10 months

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Adam PorthAdam PorthAdam PorthBuffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs, 1991) I mean, let’s be honest, the entire movie is built around and the plot is carried out by queer characters: Clarice (obviously a total Lez), Dr. Lector (big fancy cannibal queen), and Buffalo Bill, trans woman serial killer, well, wants to be, tries to be, according to Dr. Lector. The film was criticized heavily by the Queer community for its portrayal of Queer men and trans women as the villains. There is a long history of the this trope- portraying tans and gender nonconforming people as the villains. Psycho (1960), Dressed to Kill (1980), Sleep Away Camp (1984), and Homicidal (1961) to name a few. Yet, there were also many Queer people who looked past these portrayals because it was one of the few ways that they could see people like them in film.

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mewifilmclub · 1 year

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Backlog

16.3. Intro Stray Dog (1949)

23.3. Surrealismus Pi (1998), The Exterminating Angel (1962), The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) [Thierry]

6.4. Who Dat Boi Boy (2010), Tomboy (2011), The Kid with a Bike (2011) [Tobias]

13.4. Monströses Shin Godzilla (2016), Mad God (2022), The Thing (1982) [Dominique]

20.4. Carte Blanche Ute Holl Pickpocket (1959)

27.4. Lass mal über Krieg lachen - Kriegssatire M*A*S*H (1970), Jojo Rabbit (2019), Tropic Thunder (2008) [Tobi R.] 11.5. Monströses II The Vast of Night (2019), Nope (2022), American Psycho (1999), Willy’s Wonderland (2021) [Nicolas] 25.5. Visual Madness Blood Machines (2019), Redline (2009), Mandy (2018) [Rachel] 12.6. Them Colours Batman (1966), Yellow Submarine (1968), Fantastic Planet (1973) [Tobias] 21.6. Mixed (I) A Hidden Life (2019), SLC Punk! (1998), Une femme est une femme (1961) 28.6. Mixed 80s The Killer (1989), They Live! (1988), The Lost Boys (1987), Tron (1982)

19.7. 4.4 in b/w Paths of Glory (1957), Persona (1966), Sunset Boulevard (1950) [Thierry]

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abelconway7 · 2 years

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creaturesofnight · 6 years

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Psycho (1961)

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horrororman · 1 year

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Mania AKA The Fiendish Ghouls AKA Psycho Killers AKA The Flesh and the Fiends was released on January 24, 1961(Boston, Massachusetts).

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dweemeister · 3 years

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The complete list of films featured in 2021′s “31 Days of Oscar” marathon

What follows is the exhaustive list of all 403 short- and feature-length films featured on this blog over the last thirty-one days for the 31 Days of Oscar marathon. This number is up from last year’s count of 327 and is the second-highest number of films I have ever featured in this marathon (behind the 410 films from 2016). Despite the number, this remains only a fraction of the nearly 5,000 films that have been nominated for Academy Awards. This year’s marathon was harder to plan than usual due to the fact it was presented in alphabetical order - with the exception of any write-ups I did.

BREAKDOWN BY DECADE 1927-1929: 7 1930s: 44 1940s: 63 1950s: 63 1960s: 46 1970s: 25 1980s: 29 1990s: 28 2000s: 25 2010s: 43 2020s: 30

Year with most representation (2020 excluded): 1940 (ten films) Median year: 1964

And now, the list. Best Picture winners and the one (and only) winner for Unique and Artistic Production are in bold. Asterisked (*) films are films I haven’t seen in their entirety as of the publishing of this post.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Adam’s Rib (1949)*

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

After the Thin Man (1936)*

Airport (1970)*

Aladdin (1992)

Albert Nobbs (2011)

Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Almost Famous (2000)

An American in Paris (1951)

Anastasia (1956)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Annie (1982)

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Arrival (2016)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987, France)

The Awful Truth (1937)

Babe (1995)

Baby Doll (1956)*

Ballad of a Soldier (1959, Soviet Union)*

The Band Wagon (1953)

Bao (2018 short)

Ben-Hur (1959)

Berkeley Square (1933)

The Best Man (1964)

Better Days (2019, Hong Kong)*

The Big Chill (1983)*

The Birds (1963)

Birds Anonymous (1957 short)

Black Orpheus (1959, Brazil)

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Blue Velvet (1986)

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)*

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2020)*

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Brief Encounter (1945)

Brotherhood (2018 short, Tunisia/Canada/Qatar/Sweden)

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Calamity Jane (1953)

Carol (2015)*

Casablanca (1942)

Casino (1995)*

Charade (1963)

The Circus (1928)

Citizen Kane (1941)

City of God (2002, Brazil)*

Claudine (1974)*

Closely Watched Trains (1966, Czechoslovakia)

Coraline (2009)*

Da 5 Bloods (2020)*

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Death in Venice (1971)*

Destination Moon (1950)*

The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Dunkirk (2017)

Easter Parade (1948)

The Edge of Democracy (2019, Brazil)*

Educated Fish (1937 short)*

El Cid (1961)*

Elmer Gantry (1960)

The End of the Affair (1999)*

Ernest & Celestine (2012, France/Belgium)

Face to Face (1976, Sweden)*

The Fallen Idol (1948)

Fantasia (1940)

A Fantastic Woman (2017, Chile)*

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)*

A Farewell to Arms (1932)*

A Few Good Men (1992)*

Five Easy Pieces (1970)*

The Five Pennies (1959)

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Flowers and Trees (1932 short)

Flying Down to Rio (1933)*

For All Mankind (1989)

For Sama (2019)*

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Forrest Gump (1994)

42nd Street (1933)

Four Days in November (1964)*

The Four Feathers (1939)

The 400 Blows (1959, France)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)*

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Funny Face (1957)

Funny Girl (1968)

Fury (1936)*

Gandhi (1982)

The Garden of Allah (1936)

Garden Party (2017 short, France)

Gaslight (1944)

Giant (1956)

Gigi (1958)

Gladiator (2000)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather, Part II (1974)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)*

Gosford Park (2001)

Grand Hotel (1932)

Grand Prix (1966)*

The Great Beauty (2013, Italy)

The Great Race (1965)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Green Book (2018)

Green Dolphin Street (1947)*

The Green Mile (1999)*

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Gunga Din (1939)

Hair Love (2019 short)

Hallelujah (1929)*

Hamlet (1948)

Hamlet (1990)

Hamlet (1996)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)*

The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

The Harvey Girls (1946)

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)*

The Heiress (1949)

Hell’s Angels (1930)*

Henry V (1989)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Hero (2002, China)*

Hidden Figures (2016)

The High and the Mighty (1954)*

High Noon (1952)

High Society (1956)

Himalaya (1999, France/Switzerland/United Kingdom/Nepal)*

Home Alone (1990)

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)*

Hoosiers (1986)

The House on 92nd Street (1945)*

How the West Was Won (1962)

How to Survive a Plague (2012)*

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

I Married a Witch (1942)*

I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

I Vitelloni (1953, Italy)*

I Wanted Wings (1941)*

I, Tonya (2017)*

Ida (2013, Poland)

Imitation of Life (1959)

In Cold Blood (1967)

In the Absence (2018 short, South Korea)

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inside Daisy Clover (1965)*

Inside Moves (1980)*

It Happened One Night (1934)

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)*

It Should Happen to You (1954)*

It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Jackie Brown (1997)*

Jammin’ the Blues (1944 short)*

Jaws (1975)

The Jazz Singer (1927)

Jerry’s Cousin (1951 short)

Jesus Camp (2006)*

Jezebel (1938)

Jim: The James Foley Story (2016)*

Joe’s Violin (2016 short)

The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

Joyeux Noel (2005, France)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Julia (1977)*

Juliet of the Spirits (1965, Italy)

Kagemusha (1980, Japan)

The Karate Kid (1984)

The Killers (1946)*

The King and I (1956)

The King’s Speech (2010)

The Kite Runner (2007)

Knights of the Round Table (1953)*

Knives Out (2019)

Kundun (1997)*

La Ronde (1950, France)*

La Strada (1954, Italy)

La Traviata (1982, Italy)*

Lady Be Good (1941)*

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Ladykillers (1955)*

The Last Emperor (1987)

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

The Life Ahead (2020, Italy)*

Life is Beautiful (1997, Italy)

Life with Feathers (1945 short)

Lili (1953)

Lilies of the Field (1963)

The Lion in Winter (1968)*

Little Caesar (1931)

A Little Romance (1979)

Little Women (2019)

Logan (2017)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Lost Horizon (1937)

Love Affair (1939)*

Love Story (1970)*

Loving Vincent (2017)

The Magic Flute (1975, Sweden)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Malcolm X (1992)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Maria Full of Grace (2004, Colombia)*

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)*

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)*

Milk (2008)

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)*

The Miracle Worker (1962)*

Mon Oncle (1958, France)

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953, France)*

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

My Fair Lady (1964)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

My Favorite Year (1982)

My Night at Maud’s (1969)*

The Narrow Margin (1952)

The Natural (1984)

Nebraska (2013)

Network (1976)

Night Must Fall (1937)*

Nightcrawler (2014)*

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Ninotchka (1939)

Nowhere in Africa (2001, Germany)*

Odd Man Out (1947)*

The Official Story (1985, Argentina)*

Oklahoma! (1955)*

Oliver! (1968)

On Golden Pond (1981)*

On the Riviera (1951)*

On the Waterfront (1954)

One Day in September (1999)*

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

One Hour with You (1932)

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)*

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)*

Our Town (1940)

Paisan (1946, Italy)

Pal Joey (1957)*

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, Mexico)

Paper Moon (1973)*

Parasite (2019, South Korea)

The Parent Trap (1961)

A Passage to India (1984)*

Patton (1970)

Pelle the Conqueror (1987, Denmark)*

Period. End of Sentence. (2018 short)

Persepolis (2007, France)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Pigs in a Polka (1943 short)*

Pillow Talk (1959)*

Pinocchio (1940)

Places in the Heart (1984)*

Poltergeist (1982)

Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Precious (2009)*

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)*

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)*

The Producers (1967)

Psycho (1960)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Purple Rain (1984)

Puss Gets the Boot (1940 short)

Pygmalion (1938)

Quiet Please! (1945 short)

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020, Bosnia-Herzegovina)*

Rachel, Rachel (1968)*

Ran (1985, Japan)

Random Harvest (1942)

Rashômon (1950, Japan)

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)*

Rear Window (1954)

Rebecca (1940)

Red River (1948)

The Red Shoes (1948)

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Road to Perdition (2002)

Roma (2018, Mexico)

Saludos Amigos (1942)

Same Time, Next Year (1978)*

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)*

Sergeant York (1941)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Seven Samurai (1954, Japan)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)*

She Done Him Wrong (1933)*

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

The Shootist (1976)

The Shop on Main Street (1965, Czechoslovakia)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Silverado (1985)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

The Snake Pit (1948)*

Song of the Sea (2014)

Sounder (1972)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Spanish Main (1945)*

Speedy (1928)

Speedy Gonzales (1955 short)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Spirited Away (2001, Japan)

Stagecoach (1939)

A Star is Born (1937)

A Star is Born (1954)

A Star is Born (1976)*

A Star is Born (2018)

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Wars (1977)

Starship Troopers (1997)

The Sting (1973)

A Stolen Life (1946)*

The Story of Three Loves (1953)*

The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003, Mongolia)*

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)*

The Stranger (1946)*

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Strings (1991 short)*

The Sundowners (1960)*

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Superman (1978)

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Swing Time (1936)

T-Men (1947)*

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013, Japan)

Tangerines (2013, Estonia)*

Tenet (2020)

Them! (1954)

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)*

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)*

This is Cinerama (1952)*

The Three Musketeers (1948)

Three Orphan Kittens (1935 short)

Time (2020)*

Timecode (2016 short, Spain)

Tom Jones (1963)

Toni Erdmann (2016, Germany)*

Top Hat (1935)

The Triplets of Belleville (2003, France)*

The Truman Show (1998)*

12 Angry Men (1957)

Twilight of Honor (1963)*

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)*

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Umberto D. (1952, Italy)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, France)

Unforgiven (1992)

Up (2009)

Vertigo (1958)

Victor/Victoria (1982)

WALL-E (2008)

Watch on the Rhine (1943)*

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Weary River (1929)*

West Side Story (1961)

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968 short)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Wolfwalkers (2020)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

You Can’t Take It with You (1938)

Zorba the Greek (1964)*

The 15 nominated short films for the 93rd Academy Awards

The 8 nominees for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards, including the winner, Nomadland

Until next year’s ceremony, folks - February will be here before we know it!

#Oscars #31 Days of Oscar

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i wanna watch more tony movies, i’ve seen psycho already, but what do you reccomend? i like older movies ( 1970s and under )

thx! 😎

There are a ton of good ones but here are my favourites:

- The Matchmaker (1958): if you’ve ever seen Hello Dolly! It’s based on the same play so all the characters and plot points are essentially the same. It’s super silly and cute and it’s not too long so it’s a fun little quick watch. I’ve seen it like 5 times it’s just so easy to watch AND Robert Morse is in it <333 my original babygirl little freak of a man.

- Fear Strikes Out (1957): BASEBALL MOVIE!! But also like, a pretty good film about parental pressure and expectations and anxiety. Tony does a really good job. BIG trigger warning for electroshock therapy though, since it can be kind of disturbing all things considered.

- The Trial (1962): I absolutely love this movie, it has the same vibes as like, a really weird dream you’d have. It’s based on a Franz Kafka book about a man who’s charged with essentially the crime of existing. There’s some pretty compelling arguments for the “crime” being that Josef K. is gay, and it’s a good theory to keep your eye out for when looking at the symbolism of the film.

- Psycho II (1983): I’m not even joking right now, Psycho II is legitimately a good movie. It has different vibes from the original obviously but it’s just… it had absolutely no right being as good as it is.

- The Tin Star (1957): A silly little western where Tony’s character is trying (and failing) to be a sheriff. Tony’s favourite genre was westerns and he always wanted to be in them. Another western he was in is The Lonely Man which came out the same year.

- There are a few civil war films he’s been in as well, The Fool Killer (1965) which is about a kid running away from his abusive folks, and Friendly Persuasion (1957) which I haven’t seen yet but is apparently good.

- ABC Stage 67’s Evening Primrose (1966): Its a short television musical but its really good. Sometimes I forget that Tony is actually capable of singing pretty damn well.

- Mahogany (1973): I just watched this one yesterday but man, I really enjoyed it so I’m throwing my recommendation of it into the ring as well.

- Goodbye Again (1961): One of a few films that I can only describe as “Tony’s Milf Hunter Era”. Another one would be Phaedra (1962). I like them I think I’ve seen them a couple of times now.

- Is Paris Burning? (1966): Tony is NOT in this movie for very long but it’s genuinely a really good war movie if you’re into those sorts of genres. It’s like 2 and a half hours long but I’d probably watch it again. Other war movies Tony was in include stuff like Catch-22 (1970) where, again, he’s not a main character, but his performances are super cute and the film itself is a classic.

Those are all the ones I’d recommend!! There are still some other good ones and a bunch I still haven’t seen, but those are my favourites :]]

#hope this helps!!!#Anthony Perkins #movie recommendations #asks

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Halloween 2021 Countdown...ranked

I decided to go forward with tonight because fuck it, in spite of something like 25 - 40 films being left off the list because I could not get around to them, whateverrr. Here’s the breakdown of everything I was able to see since mid-September for spooky season, if I have the time between real life concerns and other films I need to get around to (...probably not), I might update this by the end of November with new addendums and everything but here is what we have to work with at the moment.

85. An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

84. The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

83. The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)

82. Halloweentown (1998)

81. The Black Scorpion (1957)

80. When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970)

79. Werewolf of London (1935)

78. Assignment Terror (1970)

77. The Astounding She-Monster (1957)

76. The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)

75. The Land Unknown (1957)

74. The Last Dinosaur (1977)

73. Mystery of The Wax Museum (1933)

72. The Blob (1958)

71. This Island Earth (1955)

70. The Mummy (1959)

69. Mighty Joe Young (1949)

68. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

67. The Sentinel (1977)

66. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

65. Phantom of The Opera (1943)

64. Mad Monster Party? (1967)

63. Man-Mad Monster (1941)

62. X: The Unknown (1956)

61. The Invisible Ray (1936)

60. The Deadly Mantis (1957)

59. Clash of The Titans (1981)

58. Jason and The Argonauts (1963)

57. Young Frankenstein (1974)

56. Evil Dead (2013)

55. Island of Terror (1966)

54. Son of Dracula (1943)

53. The Alligator People (1959)

52. The Abominable Snowman of The Himalayas (1957)

51. Tarantula (1955)

50. Planet of The Vampires (1965)

49. The Body Snatcher (1945)

48. Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

47. Konga (1961)

46. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

45. Revenge of The Creature (1955)

44. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

43. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

42. Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

41. Dracula (1931)

40. It Came From Outer Space (1953)

39. Beetlejuice (1988)

38. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

37. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

36. The Birds (1963)

35. X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes (1963)

34. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

33. The Phantom of The Opera (1925)

32. Doctor X (1932)

31. House of Dracula (1945)

30. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

29. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)

28. Isle of The Dead (1945)

27. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

26. The Wolf Man (1941)

25. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

24. Night of The Demon (1957)

23. The Howling (1981)

22. Blacula (1972)

21. Horror of Dracula (1958)

20. House of Wax (1953)

19. High Plains Drifter (1973)

18. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

17. Scream (1996)

16. Forbidden Planet (1956)

15. Braindead (1992)

14. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

13. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

12. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

11. Frankenstein (1931)

10. Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)

9. House of Frankenstein (1944)

8. Psycho (1960)

7. Near Dark (1987)

6. Perfect Blue (1997)

5. Son of Frankenstein (1939)

4. Them! (1954)

3. King Kong (1933)

2. The Invisible Man (1933)

1. What We Do in The Shadows (2014)

Now for the liner notes:

This was a mixed season for werewolf films. An American Werewolf in Paris probably wouldn’t have been egregious enough on its own to justify last place, but the fact that it’s a sequel to An American Werewolf in London (1981) landed it there. Everything that works about London from the effects work to the locale establishing to the central conflict to the comedy just fucking fails in Paris. Like this shit is about the main characters using the fact that they’re werewolves to help stop an evil werewolf cult that plans to kill a large group of people and shit about drugs that accelerate the transformation and probably more stupid shit that I blocked out at this point. You know, I saw a half assed older article at some point about someone using the Evil Dead trilogy to illustrate a point about how horror gradually got replaced by action films, and it was obviously nonsense but if I came out of the theater in 1997 having seen Paris I would have taken their word for it. It’s sort of precursor to how Universal can’t revive their respective monsters without it being an action movie (Van Helsing, The Wolfman, Dracula Untold, anything related to The Mummy). Alright. Werewolf of London. It’s funny seeing which 1930′s-1940′s horror films have dedicated audiences to them and which ones don’t and it’s obvious why this one doesn’t and why it’s reputation is basically “oh yeah, there was a Universal werewolf film before The Wolf Man” (much in the same way Man-Made Monster is only interesting because “huh, there was a 1941 George Waggner film starring Lon Chaney Jr. unwittingly becoming a homicidal monster before The Wolf Man.”) Basically every element that made The Wolf Man work is absent here. Blah. Speaking of which, The Wolf Man is pretty fucking solid, though a bit more flat than you would expect. It probably has the best script and soundtrack of any Universal monster, though in execution it comes up a bit shorter than it should be. The performances, the indoor sets, and directing work, they’re all servicable but could be better, so it has to fall back on the script’s juggling act of so many themes concerning destiny, mental illness, being subtly ostracized from one’s community, etc. to work its stuff. Despite the fact that every subsequent piece of werewolf fiction is entirely indebted to this film, I cannot call it the definitive werewolf film if only because of how much it is weighed down by its racist depictions of Romani people, which is more or less the entire reason why I don’t consider it one of the “top” Universal monster films despite its reputation. In terms of genuine defining werewolf films, we have The Howling. I mostly know Joe Dante through the two Gremlins films like most people, so seeing him do pure horror is interesting, because this film goes into some disgusting territory that kind of made my skin crawl at times. I had mentioned that it’s something of a shame that this gets mostly overshadowed by An American Werewolf in London, because there’s some stuff I think I like better in this one such as how nightmarish the transformation scene is and the overall mystery surrounding what is actually going on and how leisurely it’s paced overall.

Alright, let’s fucking do this: 1950′s and 1960′s science fiction films. The Giant Gila Monster is the rare film I would actually call “cheap” in a pejorative sense because it looks like it had a budget of $100, don’t ask me where the actual budget went. I was surprised this was as bad as it was because I really enjoy Ray Kellogg’s other film, The Killer Shrews (1959), which is cheaper than this one but looks 10x more impressive. After five Universal films and three Japanese Invisible Man films, I don’t think it’s unreasonable of me to ask more out of The Amazing Transparent Man given the concept was well trodden territory at this point. The Black Scorpion was probably the only film this year that legitimately made me angry at any point, because by the final battle I just realized how much this thing was wasting my fucking time. It was a challenge not to put this at the bottom but I wanted this list to try and best reflect objective quality more than personal feelings. The Astounding She-Monster I would HIGHLY recommend ironically, this thing is so goddamn jaw droppingly hilarious in its ineptitude that I can’t wait to watch it with other people. The Blob is one where I have no idea where it got its acclaim, all the way up to a Criterion Collection release from, because it has some abysmal pacing and comedy, the whole town of oddball characters working together to stop The Blob in the last 20 minutes should have begun by the time the first act was done, just stick with the remake on this one. This Island Earth has impressive special effects but not much story to back it up...gutterball. I appreciate how the Metaluna Mutant is on all the posters and shit despite only being in the film for five minutes at the end. The Deadly Mantis I actually have an undeserved soft spot for despite it being a bad film, I couldn’t tell you why, it just tickles me for some reason. Sue me. The Alligator People was one of the biggest surprises of the season for me, I thought this one would surely suck ass but no, it’s like if The Fly (1958) was actually decent. Island of Terror I enjoyed for the opening mystery and having some unusual monsters that behave like giant bacterium. Tarantula is an oddball because 60 minutes of the 80 minute runtime is dedicated to a semi murder mystery involving growth hormones that work on animals but fuck people up, it isn’t until damn near the end that the tarantula, one of the lab test subjects, finally becomes the main focus. Planet of The Vampires is mostly enjoyable for its set design and color scheme throughout, I’ve seen better from Mario Bava (Blood and Black Lace (1964) was a casualty of me running out of time to put this list together), but stuff like the ending twist make it a worthwhile watch. Konga is a hilarious oddity that I rewatched mostly because I enjoyed the comic book follow up series, despite its name its actually not much of a King Kong knockoff and goes into some relatively new territory as far as giant ape films go. It Came From Outer Space and The Day The Earth Stood Still are two I don’t like as much as most people seem to, and while they both have great presentations and break from the usual hostile alien fare, they both suffer from the fact that they can’t 100% commit to their respective messages of non-violence in a way that’s wholly satisfactory because it’s so obvious they were both made in the 1950′s US (you know what I mean.) X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes is the rare genuinely good Roger Corman film, I’m actually surprised it isn’t more popular given its a fairly brainy film that shows genuine tragedy resulting from well meaning scientific experiments, on top of how the subject of x-ray eyes hasn’t been super well explored on film as far as I know. Between this film, The Birds, and The Terror, it seemed 1963 was the year that eye gouging was in vogue, for whatever reason. Now we get to the top tier: Forbidden Planet is one of those legitimate “ahead of its time” deals. The soundtrack is almost entirely distant mechanical noises, and taking place on a planet that’s mostly desert and having a fairly slow pace, it sets the atmosphere in such a great way through its audio. This is the closest that western science fiction got into “thinking man’s” territory in the 1950′s, given its central mystery, monster, and other random trinkets all orbit around technology that allows the mind to generate matter almost spontaneously, it’s just great stuff all around. Creature From The Black Lagoon I was kind of dreading because I’ve never liked this film and it’s a bit hard to go back to in a post The Shape of Water (2017) world but I’ll be damned, this is fucking great. Everything just comes together beautifully, it makes me wonder why more 1950′s monster movies can’t be this solid because this film makes it look easy. And then at the very top we have Them!, which is no holds barred the single greatest western science fiction film of the 1950′s, the only one that can compete on the international stage with Godzilla (1954) and Rodan (1956). What gets me about Them! is how ruthlessly efficient of a film it is, there’s no meaningless horseshit about the main character’s love triangle or whatever, it just goes full speed ahead straight from the title card and doesn’t waste a moment all the way to the end. It plays out more like a procedural than anything, just with the mystery following something that isn’t human. At the risk of spoilers, the monsters in this film are giant ants, and something I genuinely love is how it presents the fact that an animal that isn’t already somewhat dangerous immediately becomes an apocalyptic event in the making when blown up to giant size. This is probably the only film on this list that genuinely scares me, part of that is because of how much work the soundtrack is putting in, but scenes like the first survivor having a panic attack when she comes out of a state of shock, the eggs in the first ant nest all having to be burned, and plumbing around in the Los Angeles sewers for the new nest all genuinely got to me for one reason or another. Despite the exclamation point in the title, this one is 100% serious and damn if it isn’t all the better for it.

Halloweentown I didn’t plan on watching until some people on Discord had me do it and of all the films on this list, this is one I’m most obviously not in the target audience for and as such I’m probably being a but too hard on it but it’s a Disney Channel original movie so who gives a shit. I can leave it at that but I think what made this one get on my bad side was actually seeing Halloweentown for the first time and all the citizens are wearing discount Halloween costumes in a standard town that’s decorated for Halloween, in the effort of fairness I do recall the second and third films being better but goddamn at least try and put some effort in.

Oh what a sad year for dinosaur films this was. When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth might have the best stop motion monsters I’ve ever seen but goddamn are they few and far between all the plodding shit this one throws at you. If you want to see cavemen and dinosaurs tear shit up, just watch Primal, there is no reason to go back to this. The Beast of Hollow Mountain I have some odd respect for because for the first hour its a 100% western about cattle ranching disputes or some shit before the Tyrannosaurus shows up in all its awkward stop motion glory. You gotta think of how many westerns were pumped out during the 1950′s and how this one got preserved because it has a dinosaur in it, just goes to show how fucking insane and dedicated horror fans are compared to western fans. The Land Unknown and The Last Dinosaur are both the re-re-reheated leftovers of The Lost World (1925), but I’m actually upset in the latter case that the tokusatsu special effects weren’t used in a better film. Luckily I got to rewatch King Kong this year, and every time I see this film it’s like I’m seeing it for the first time all over again. This is the epitome of movie spectacle, there is no loud special effects driven extravaganza that can compete with this. Stuff like Kong’s first reveal, him killing a Tyrannosaur, his battle with airplanes, and more are burned into my memory, watching this gives the same effect that Godzilla does, I just forget everything about this film and get chills all over again. This could have easily gotten top spot but Kong is fundamentally a colonialist fantasy, unfortunately, and that prevents me from ever saying it gets the 100% clearance.

I had high hopes for Assignment Terror given that it involves aliens using a werewolf, a mummy, a vampire, and a Frankenstein to conquer the world but it ended up being a huge disappointment with barely anything actually interesting happening. The people suckered into this when it got retitled “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” suffered.

Mystery of The Wax Museum is a crock of shit, there’s no reason to touch this one because everything it does was handled better in Doctor X. They’re both pulpy pre Hayes code horror mysteries built on pseudoscience driven murder sprees and shot in that gorgeous two-tone Technicolor process, but Doctor X basically does everything right in a way where Mystery can’t compete. Mystery did give way to House of Wax, another one of the best surprises for me this year and genuinely one of the best horror remakes ever made. It takes the foundation provided by Mystery, excises all the horseshit, and expands on everything that needed more room to breathe. It is a night and day difference that completely replaces the earlier film with something legitimately great.

Harryhausen time. This might surprise everyone reading this who is somewhat familiar with my taste in film but I just do not care for Ray Harryhausen’s stuff beyond historical and technical respect, which does not translate into me enjoying his filmography on a more casual level. His films almost never have a super impressive setting, cast, setting, etc. which makes them feel more like tech demos than anything. Special effects need to serve a film but Harryhausen’s work literally started with planning the special effects scenes and then writing around them, so it’s a question of why I should watch the whole thing rather than just YouTube compilations, I mean there’s a reasom why Jack the Giant Killer, a ripoff of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, is higher up on the list than half of the ones I’m about to mention. Mighty Joe Young is just a weaker more pussified version of King Kong and Son of Kong (1933), Clash of The Titans’ biggest contribution was allowing for Harry Hamlin to come back and voice Perseus in God of War II, and I have no idea why Jason and The Argonauts is so highly appraised. Stuff like how the Hydra’s heads independently move or there’s seven stop motion skeletons fighting three actors is impressive in terms of skill but doesn’t translate into fight scenes that are actually captivating or emotionally engaging. It’s odd that Harryhausen was inspired by King Kong yet he never made an environment that was as three dimensional and alive as Skull Island nor a film with as much energy. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is probably his strongest fantasy work, albeit you have to get past the fact that all these characters are West Asian yet played by white people, badly at that (I’m usually never super impressed by acting nor annoyed by it, so when I say performances are bad, they’re fucking bad). The backhalf of the film is what makes it worth a watch however what with the strongest round up of monsters in any Harryhausen film, I’m particularly fond of the dragon. The Beast From 20,00 Fathoms is actually legitimately good, probably because it uses the standard 1950′s monster story format to decent effect plus Harryhausen only has a single monster to work with, which allows it to have much more character. It’s also weirdly ambitious with the Rhedosaurus moving in out of shadows, destroying buildings, or being shot at high and low angles to help convey size, all of which translate to a better audience experience than anything in Argonauts. Then there’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, definitely the best Harryhausen film, and aside from Beast a little bit, the one film where his work fully elevates the material and wraps it up in a nice bow. I never feel as if I’m just watching it because there’s a stop motion monster animated by Harryhausen, it feels like it’s a fully realized science fiction film that has a great monster character at the center.

The Sentinel desperately wants to be a 1970′s European horror or Don’t Look Now (1973), but it forgets that you need to put in the work to actually craft atmosphere to do that.

House on Haunted Hill would probably be great in the theater with the flying skeleton over the audience and shit but watching it alone at home reveals how much it needs William Castle’s funhouse tricks to make it work.

Mad Monster Party? I was excited about because I actually rather enjoy Rankin-Bass’ Christmas specials and their connective wintery mythos, but good god was this a slog during the middle chunk and barely funny whatsoever. I was excited to see this many monsters doing the mash in one place but it all goes downhill after the opening credits song number. I wanted to come back here and ask everyone why this doesn’t define Halloween in the same way they defined Christmas but having seen it, now I know.

I only got around to two versions of Phantom of The Opera this year. The 1925 film is overall pretty good with no major hangups to speak of, from what I gather it’s also pretty close to the book. I had a hell of a time trying to find the right version though, because I ended up discovering that none of the like six fucking cuts we have are 100% accurate to the original 1925 release which is now semi lost. It’s a rabbit hole that I won’t recound for you here but I watched the Photoplay restoration of the 1929 release. The 1943 film...is a piece of work. I have no idea why this is included in the essential Universal monsters home media releases over something like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, but this is a wonderful looking film disguising a shitty half assed telling of this story. Erique’s motivations are never wholly touched upon, Raoul and Anatole are competing for Christine’s affections and it never pays off until the very end with a half decent gag, stuff that should take place early in the film like Christine being escorted to Erique’s lair is reserved for the very end, it’s confounding. Though there are some pure comedies and fantasies and science fiction films on this list, this one feels the least horror of them all. It’s total unchallenging Oscar bait that reminds me of The Red Shoes (1948) more than anything. In a [sees another 1940s color films that’s about opera] “getting major Red Shoes vibes from this...” type of way.

Young Frankenstein...I laughed at one joke in this.

Evil Dead I’ve always been mildly curious about because it seemed like it caught on just a bit more than most unnecessary remakes, which get all of 30 seconds of attention before no one ever talks about them again. When was the last time anyone said anything about Poltergeist (2015) or Child’s Play (2019)? Hell if I know. For a quick rundown on my Evil Dead thoughts: I don’t give a shit about The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) is one of my top 10 favorite films of all time and one where I wouldn’t be the same person today if I didn’t see it at a young age, I don’t give a shit about Army of Darkness (1992). So, Evil Dead issss slightly better than The Evil Dead? There are large chunks of this one where I was bored but little things added up, like how unnerving the deadites role playing as their victims were in this one, the brutality with shit like the nail gun, the motivations for actually going to the cabin beyond shooting the shit, the fact it didn’t try and be shot-for-shot the same. All that said it feels more generic than the first film just by virtue of it coming out in 2013, after 30 years worth of the original’s influence, and there’s nothing about it that sticks out as much as the material in the first film, in spite of me enjoying it more.

Universal monster sequels that aren’t Frankenstein: go. Son of Dracula is standard 1940′s fluff horror, unless you have to see everything related to Universal’s Dracula you can safely skip this one, which was admittedly the Universal monster film I was probably least familiar with before watching it this month, so at least something came out of it. At least it gave us Alucard from the Castlevania series. Both Revenge of The Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us have solid concepts, they just can’t recreate the lightning-in-the-bottle (rare time I say that) sensation that was Black Lagoon. A lot of the character work and subtext of that first film along with genuine suspense and fight scenes and shit just isn’t here. Also, Gillman’s design in that 1954 film was perfect, don’t fuck with it, just don’t. Dracula’s Daughter is interesting if only because it’s the only true sequel to 1931′s Dracula, with everything following being soft reboots. This is mostly me being a lesbian but the titular character is “interesting”, work with me here. It feels a bit like Dracula riding the coattails of Frankenstein with a female centric direct sequel, but it feels inspired with Countess Zaleska trying to find a cure for her vampirism now that her father has been killed, speaking of which, Van Helsing is arrested for most of the film because “the foreign diplomat was a vampire” is a not a good defense for murder in court. The Invisible Man Returns is the real deal, feeling close enough to the original film while doing its own thing, focusing on a light crime drama rather than a mad murder spree, and perfecting the effects techniques of the first film. It is sorely lacking in terms of dark comedy and world building however, and coming out after the Hayes Code, you can tell how much more neutered this one is in comparison.

Boris Karloff...oh how I love him. I needed to spend much more time this season familiarizing myself with more of his work. The Invisible Ray is mid-tier 1930′s horror, nothing special beyond Karloff and Bela Lugosi’s performances, The Body Snatcher is upper mid tier 1940′s horror but once again only Karloff is the reason why it stands out. He plays such a great shit eating bastard, when he gives that toothy smile someone is about to fucking die. Isle of The Dead is far and away the best film produced by Val Lewton that I’ve seen, another slow burn decent into madness and one thing I’ve got to thank a shit ton of these films for is being well under 90 minutes. I think, do I have enough time for this, see that it’s 70 minutes, and realize yes I do have time for this. Movies now are just too fucking long. The real highlight is The Man They Could Not Hang, a film that’s only an hour long but somehow it fits a full courtroom drama and a Saw film into its running time, I have no idea why this one is still as relatively unpopular as it is, it’s a gem of 1930′s horror.

Tim Burton corner. Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Ed Wood (1994) were two big ones I had to skip over. With Burton in general I’m of the opinion that by the time you turn 17 you’re too emotionally mature for his stuff and Beetlejuice, in spite of my overall enjoyment, didn’t do TOO much to asway my consensus. I will say, it probably had the single best instance of comedy and tragedy coming together that I’ve ever seen, with its reason for why suicide isn’t the answer being that the afterlife still sucks ass. The Nightmare Before Christmas I find interesting in the sense that it’s a post modern take on Halloween but it’s become probably the defining special for the holiday. It’s overrated for sure but it gets points from me for how nearly every song is impressive in its own way, coming from someone that doesn’t usually watch musicals, and also because Jack Skellington is gender.

Moving onto Hitchcock. The Birds is an overall satisfying nature runs amok deal but I feel like it’s sandwiched between Them! and Jaws (1975) in terms of how great animals being hostile to people and on the attack could be. Granted I think the chunk of Hitchcock’s career is sandwiched between M (1931) and High and Low (1963) but we’re sticking with horror here. Psycho however is something else entirely. I’m usually ambivalent towards horror films that people who aren’t fans of the genre can’t shut the fuck up about, but I was wrong, this is it. Another easy contender for top spot had it not been for the very end, the film comes to a crashing stop with way too much exposition for its own good. If you’re watching this, just turn it off after Norman Bates is initially apprehended to get the full effect.

Night of The Demon stands out for having one of the most impressive movie monsters I’ve ever seen but only using it at the very beginning and end as the backdrop to a supernatural mystery, as far as 1950′s horror goes this is another high ranking one.

Hammer time...I was relatively disappointed by X: The Unknown given how much I enjoy the Quatermass films, but none of the charm of those rubs off on this one. The Abominable Snowman is half a great film. First half is a slog, second half is chilling and unnerving. You just gotta invest that time to get to the good stuff. But what we’re really here for is Hammer’s remakes of Universal’s films, in color with plenty of blood. The Curse of Frankenstein, much like the Universal film, has pretty much fuck all to do with the novel but takes the basic concept to go in its own direction. The major point of this version is that Frankenstein is a somewhat predatory, homicidal, self-centered fiend that will stop at nothing to complete his experiments. It’s an interesting direction to take the character, so far removed from what Frankenstein has been and should be that it should work just on the attempt, but it feels like a warm up round for next year’s Horror of Dracula (we’ll get back to that). The Mummy is a monster I’ve never been a huge fan of and Hammer’s 1959 film didn’t do much for me as such. The Mummy is something I’d regard as a fundamentally colonialist concept, with most films about the monster involving white westerners defiling Egyptian graves, then the evil spooky Egyptian religious practicians must punish them, and the former is the protagonist in this situation. Blah. One thing I will give this film is that Christopher Lee is probably the best Mummy I’ve seen. It’s the one film where his height is used to full advantage, the design is a nice update on Universal’s, and since he can’t speak or show facial expressions, he has to emote entirely with his eyes and it comes off great.

Alright now let’s talk about Dracula, Drac’s back. The 1931 film is a mess, you can spot editing mistakes and script nonsense and technical limitations from a mile away, and how much I like it is entirely dependent on my mood that day. But there’s a weird charm to it that draws me, much like Lugosi as Dracula in the film. Lugosi is so fucking great, it’s insane. The rhythm with which words come out of his mouth make even the most basic lines like “come here” sound like the most important thing in the world. It is no wonder why popular culture at large has deemed that Lugosi and Dracula are practically synonymous, I wouldn’t have it any other way, even if the film itself has aged poorly. Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan as Renfield and Van Helsing round out the impressive performances. Horror of Dracula, Hammer’s go at the material, is another unusual take in that it can’t decide how much it wants to be an adaptation of the novel or not, but this one gets by just how threatening it is. From the offset, the music over the title sequence is so loud and it culminates in blood dripping on Dracula’s coffin, letting you know you’re in for some hardcore shit. This is probably the only film where I’ve genuinely been intimidated by Dracula, and Christopher Lee puts his own stamp on the role by switching from a calm and reserved man that’s well spoken to an absolutely rabid animal with bloodshot eyes, blood dripping from his mouth, and hissing rather than speaking. The way he just runs everywhere or how he opens eyes instantly IMMEDIATELY as soon as the sun goes down just does so much to emphasize how much he hungers and how everything else is of second concern. I got around to Dracula: Prince of Darkness, for shits and giggles, and this inspired me not to watch many more Hammer Dracula films, where I understand it’s just the same shit every time. Prince of Darkness has atmosphere in spades once again but everything else kind of falters, I guess, but it’s an awkward film so I couldn’t say for sure or dismiss it entirely. It takes place almost entirely inside the castle and it takes over half the film for Dracula to be revived, but it’s not necessarily...a bad thing? I don’t know. Dracula being killed by running water still sucks. Honorable mention should go to Blacula, which I had so much fun with, it’s a hilarious fucking movie, just watch it. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is probably the worst film featuring the character that I’ve seen yet. All the pieces are there for something great but none of them come together. It’s too focused on spectacle, the original material separated from the novel goes nowhere, none of the cast is any good, I could go on. When Gary Oldman says “listen to them, children of the night, what music they make”, it’s almost insulting to Lugosi how much of a downgrade it is. Admittedly no Dracula film has really worked for me all the way yet. Someone recently told me that the ideal version would have the mystery of Nosferatu (1922), the grandeur of the 1931 film, the menace of Hammer’s film, and the production values of Coppola’s film. Maybe someday...

Scream is only Wes Craven film I’ve seen that I can say is actually worth a damn, no strings attached. Leaving it at that. Was planning on watching The Hills Have Eyes (1977) so I could have a definitive bottom spot entry, which probably shows my opinion on Craven’s work in general.

Considering I didn’t do anything like watch Martyrs (2008), that left High Plains Drifter as the most fucked up, gruesome, and hard to watch film I had to get through for this countdown. This is the intersection of the western and the horror film, with the brutality of both genres in full fucking force. In terms of plot it’s not much different from, say, A Fistfull of Dollars (1964): a nameless drifter played by Clint Eastwood comes into a town full of bad people and sells his services to them but ends up taking advantage of them, with no one being able to stop him because he’s too good at killing other people. But while Leone’s film was quaint and charming, this film is Hell. Almost literally, with the town being painted red and renamed Hell before the drifter sets half of it on fire. Bad people doing bad things, fucking each other over, killing each other in the end, it’s a food chain that you want to be on top of lest the person above you comes for you in turn. This is the missing link between Once Upon a Time in The West’s (1968) ending with industrialism expanding westward, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) showing the after effects of that violence.

Braindead! This was so putrid and disgusting yet I couldn’t look away. I think I figured out how Peter Jackson went from this to Lord of The Rings: this film shows his ability to effortlessly do huge crowd shots that are also complex special effects scenes that are also fight scenes with a shit ton of choreography. It’s just that before Jackson was making some of the longest movies ever made, he was making some of the goriest, and the gore is probably Braindead’s biggest selling point. For as much as it’s funny as hell and every character is insane in their own way, it’s the blood and loose limbs that fly everywhere and coat every surface in the finale that sticks with everyone.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is probably the most important film on this list, it’s easily the most influential horror film ever made, with every subsequent genre entry having a little bit of its DNA. But how does it actually stack up for being a film that just turned 100 last year? Well, it’s very dreamlike, perfect background noise for any occasion, you just let it wash over you, the images flickering on the screen as you go into a trance yourself.

Nearing the end, and we’re at my favorite part: Universal’s Frankenstein series. This is the best horror series that made it above three entries, and it’s gonna be hard to write about because I just love it that much. Had I watched Bride of Frankenstein (1935) for this countdown, it would have been #1. No questions asked. As is, the rest all claimed high spots. Frankenstein I can’t write about at all. It’s an enigma to me, I can’t do it. Son of Frankenstein is an odd one for me because objectively speaking I would say it’s as good as Bride, but it’s so different, it doesn’t have any of the dark humor or gay subtext or identity crises of the first two films in the series, instead being a very intense character drama involving a three way struggle to stay on top that has very little scares, it takes itself the most seriously of probably any Universal monster film, almost to a fault. Ghost of Frankenstein is where you can see the diminishing returns begin. It’s the awkward one of the bunch, coming after the first three great films and before the fun crossovers. If it never existed I wouldn’t miss it, but even at it’s weakest this series still isn’t bad, I swear it’s almost like magic fairy dust got sprinkled on these so they wouldn’t languish like Son of Dracula. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man is another film where you can see all types of editorial mishaps behind the scenes but god its so much fucking fun that I don’t give a damn. This is the real monster mash, everything after is just trying to recapture its glory. House of Frankenstein...is so fucking great. You’ve got Boris Karloff as a mad scientist that fucks over Dracula, The Wolf Man, and whoever else gets in his way so he can get petty revenge on people that put him in jail. This is the best of the crossover films for me and the most fun of the whole Universal monster cycle probably in general, it’s like an amusement park ride of everything that makes 1930′s and 1940′s horror so great and it’s going at 90 mph. House of Dracula is another case of diminishing returns, I saw someone on Letterboxd call this film the equivalent of putting a bunch of your monster cereals in the same bowl six months after Halloween. While this another one I and no one else would actually miss...I love it, it’s still doing just enough to maintain my interest even after everything in the film itself is just going through the motions. Then we have the great and glorious Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. There’s a key difference between this film and Mad Monster Party? and Young Frankenstein...this film is actually funny as fuck. There’s too many great jokes to count, some of which get me every fucking time. For as much as I’d say House of Frankenstein would have been the perfect finale to the series, I’m glad this one came along and elevated it to new heights in terms of popularity. (It’s a shame Lugosi and Chaney Jr. never got to headline A-tier films after this, it was all downhill from here.)

I have no idea what happened in Perfect Blue.

The Invisible Man is THE Universal monster film. For as much as I might prefer Bride of Frankenstein, this is the one that is 10 out of 10 every day of the week. It just gets everything right on every level and never stretches it too far with its runtime. The scene that encapsulates everything great about this film is when a radio broadcast confirms the Invisible Man’s existence, sending everyone into a panic, a montage of locking doors, a montage of militias combing the country side in vain hope of finding him, and he’s sleeping softly in a bed in he pajamas. Comedy and horror mix best when it’s hard to distinguish whether you’re supposed to laugh or be terrified. This was definitely the #1 pick until we had a late entry take top spot.

Near Dark is the sexiest film I’ve ever seen. I can’t explain it but vampires embody a really perverse sense of body horror for me. You look the same you did before but now you can’t go out into the sun, you have to feed on blood, you have to kill to survive. But Near Dark makes it all so alluring and attractive, I’m disgusted by it every step of the way but at the same time endlessly fascinated. And then came What We Do in The Shadows. Let me explain the difference between these two films, and why Near Dark is not #1. Both of these films take place from the vampires’ perspective, we learn how they live and we get to know them in spite of how they’re the night monsters we’re supposed to fear. Near Dark wusses out at the end and cures the protagonist and kills all the vampires, an extremely disappointing ending that’s throw-popcorn-at-the-screen worthy. What We Do in The Shadows commits to its premise. I was a bit nervous about this one because I learned about it through Tumblr and it seemed like it was prime time media-overrated-on-Tumblr material, but then as SOON as I saw Viago reach out of his coffin to turn off his alarm clock, struggle to levitate out, and then cautiously check that it’s night (shouldn’t he have a better system by now?), this was the #1 pick. This is the best vampire film I’ve ever seen, with Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) and Near Dark rounding out the top three. This is genuinely one of the funniest fucking films I’ve ever seen. Over the course of two viewings, I don’t think there was a single joke that didn’t work. I get it now. I get the appeal of Taika Waititi. And it’s all thanks to this film.

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