Comments on: Ranking The Top 3 Horror Films From EVERY Decade Since The 1920’s

By: White Hotel

White Hotel — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:31:31 +0000

Night of the Demon is probably the most shocking omission, particularly given that you select Plan 9 FROM Outer Space ahead of it. No Hammer is also a shame, my favourite is Brides of Dracula but there at least a dozen that could have been considered. Also, for me, The Wicker Man and An American Werewolf in London would be mandatory picks.

By: kXnPunk

kXnPunk — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:33:31 +0000

Have yet to see one from 2009 I don’t like and I’ve seen LOTS of them. LOL
Best year ever. But I DIG the 60s and 80s particularly. But recently they come up with KICK ASS STUFF!!!
Descend, American Mary, SPRING, Yellowbrick Road to name a few. NOT TO FORGET THE KILLER DEATHGASM!!!

By: Red Wood

Red Wood — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 07:00:47 +0000

I found “King Kong” more fantasy than horror and prefer “The Old Dark House” (1932) or “The Raven” (1934). Val Lewton is as important to the 40s as Universal in the 30s, but “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (1945) is a stronger film than “The Cat People”. Where the 50s is a lot of scifi Bs, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956), “Curse of the Demon”(1957), and “The Incredible Shrinking Man”(1957) raise the bar. Besides Hitchcock and Bergman, Robert Wise’s “The Haunting” (1963) is fear of the unseen, Polanski’s “Repulsion” (1965) and “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) are shot in a claustrophobic style and “The Fearless Vampire Killers” (1967) is one of the few comedy-horrors that is as frightening as it is humorous. Your 70s choices are classic and realistic, but I found “Alien” (1979) more potent than “Halloween”, myself. 80s is a cult decade, but “Poltergeist” (1982) and “Fright Night” (1985) actually have great characters and another King adaptation, “Cujo” (1983), builds the tension. “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Jurassic Park” (1993), and “Ringu” (1998) are three of the most powerful films of the 90s. Of the 2000s, “The Others” (2001), “Let the Right One In’ (2008), and “District 9” (2009) are a far cry from the standard genre script (by far).

By: EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 21:22:52 +0000

In reply to Jim. I tried to stick with one sub-genre per decade so with Bride Of Frankenstein being my number 1 choice, I didn't want to use another Universal horror film. Trust me, it was hard to leave it out. Also, putting Nosferatu right before it made putting it on seem redundant. Thanks for commenting :D

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 17:31:18 +0000

They lost me with no Dracula in the 30’s.