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What is your all-time favorite horror film?

Asked by rockfan (14632points) August 26th, 2020 from iPhone

My favorite is “The Innocents“ from 1961, based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

Gorgeously shot in black and white, the CinemaScope and intricate sound design really adds to the mood and atmosphere of the film. It’s one of the most unsettling films I’ve ever seen and creeped me out for days.

What’s yours?

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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

Freddy vs Jason

ragingloli's avatar

Predator.
Second place: Carpenter’s “The Thing”

filmfann's avatar

Alien & Aliens.
Carpenter’s “The Thing”.

seawulf575's avatar

Wow. There have been a few. When I was a kid, I saw The Spiral Staircase and it scared me pretty good. I think it was the 1961 version. But more recently, The Conjuring either parts one or two were pretty good. I also liked Darkness Falls and The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Both of those were pretty creepy.

Caravanfan's avatar

Oh, so many.
But I’m going to go with Cabin in the Woods.

canidmajor's avatar

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane still freaks me the hell out.

KNOWITALL's avatar

Ghost Story with Fred Astaire. Haunting.
https://youtu.be/A-BvMbwtyLc

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

Silence of the Lambs

anniereborn's avatar

The original Halloween.

lastexit's avatar

A tie between The Shining and The Bad Seed 1956

gorillapaws's avatar

I’m not sure if it counts, since it’s not a film, but a 10-episode Neflix TV-Series, but The Haunting of Hill House was absolutely incredible.

rockfan's avatar

@RedDeerGuy1

This is a really funny stand up bit about the movie.

https://youtu.be/ZHHe3OujS5o

raum's avatar

Shaun of the Dead

Nomore_lockout's avatar

“Masque of the Red Death” 1962. Always liked those cheesy Vincent Price cheapos. Great fun at a drive in. :-)

rockfan's avatar

I actually just watched House on Haunted Hill for the first time. Really cheesy but still entertaining

gorillapaws's avatar

@rockfan The original? Or the recent series?

rockfan's avatar

The one from 1959, directed by William Castle. The recent series is The Haunting of Hill House, which isn’t related to House on Haunted Hill

omtatsat's avatar

The Birds-Alfred Hitchcock

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