Top 10- Best Horror Movies of all Time


Horror movies have been a part of a lot of folks’ Halloween tradition. Halloween is a favourite holiday for scary movie fanatics such as me. It means that it’s that time of the year again when the television channels are flooded with ghost and supernatural documentaries and TV shows. Moreover, it’s the time to get together with friends to have a horror movie marathon. There are different kinds of scary movies. There’s the horror-comedy, the slasher flick, the supernatural, the psychological thriller, etcetera, etcetera. The point is no matter how good a movie is, in the end it all comes down to what the viewer likes. So if you are scavenging for something good to watch this Halloween, here are some recommendations. (This is solely based on my own opinion, I know there are a lot of great movies out there but I guess they just didn’t make the cut for me);

On Number 10: Ringu (2000) Yep, the birth of our favourite antagonist, Sadako. Not many people have seen this film. It’s a little less scary than the original; however, it is so much better than that nonsense stuff that was Ring 2. What I like about this is that it gives a background story about how it all started. In this instalment of the Ring Series, you get to empathize with Sadako and maybe cut her some slack for being evil and all.

Number 9: Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Anthony Hopkins and Jodi Foster at their best. Psychological thrillers are my favourite because even though some of the scenes are unlikely to happen in real life, at the back of your mind you just can’t shake off the thought that (how unlikely may it be) it is not entirely impossible. There may be some sleeper moments in this movie, but not to worry because it’s an essential part of tension building, and you will be scared (believe you me).

Number 8: Night of the Living Dead (1990) – Note: I haven’t been able to watch the 1968 version. With all the zombie films coming out these days, the Night of the Living Dead remains to be the best. If you’re into extreme gory kind of stuff, this is the film for you.

Number 7: Patayin sa sindak si Barbara (Scare Barbara to Death) (1974)– As the title may have given away, this is a Filipino film. I know, many of you may not even heard about it, but since I warned you earlier that this list is mainly out of my own perspective, I guess you just have to listen to what I have to say don’t you. The protagonist (as the title clearly stated) is Barbara. She has a sister named Ruth. Ruth killed herself because she thinks her husband is having an affair. When she died, her spirit found out that Barbara is her husband’s mistress. So, you probably guessed what happens next, right? Ruth becomes this vengeful spirit going after her sister and trying to kill her. Oh, I forgot, there’s also a creepy doll named Chelsea, and a creepy possessed girl named Karen. And that’s about it, one of the best on my list. Now was that really so bad?

Number 6: Child’s Play (1988) – Ok, this one is really good. I mean a sadistic killer doll which was supposed to be all cute and cuddly. How scary is that. What with the innocent looking everyday object turned into something evil. This is the only likeable Child’s Play movie. It’s not boring like Child’s Play 2 and 3. And it’s certainly not the joke that was Bride or Seed of Chucky. Talk about commercialism over quality.

Number 5: Pet Sematary (Stephen King) (1989) – This movie is so scary because it takes away from you all the sense of security that you may have in your body. The plot takes the idea of having a loving family and turns it into something awful. This is not one of the more popular horror movies, but it’s definitely one of the best.

Number 4: April fool’s Day (1986) – This is just another slasher flick. Or is it? This movie isn’t all that scary. It’s not the kind of movie that will give you nightmares or get you into temporary paranoia and stuff. Then why in the world did I include this on my list? Beats me... All I know is that I loved it. Enough said.

Number 3: Ring (Original Japanese Version) (1998) – Aside for the fact that you get yourself into the hassle of having to read English subtitles, this is still, the best Asian horror flick to date. It is one of the more recent horror movies that took a regular, everyday object and turned it into something cursed (and horrific). The plot, although very unfathomable in so many levels, still gives a lot of people the creeps. It also led to my unreasonable fear of my television.

Number 2: Sixth Sense (1999) – Now if you are one of the ten people who haven’t seen this film, I have something to say to you... Are you kidding me? This is only horror at its best. I can’t put into words how to describe it. So, get up there and rent a copy or download it or something, for heaven’s sake. The Sixth Sense and the number 1 on my list are two very different things. They scare us in two very different aspects. They both are really good and really, really scary, and they simply are best in their own rite. But when it boils down to which one is THE best, the choice for me, is very, very clear...

NUMBER 1: The Exorcist (1973) – Talk about over the top scary (but in a good way). It’s horrible (but in a good way). It’s sickening (but in a good way). The guys who made this are crazy (OH YES! IN A GOOD WAY). One thing about a great horror movie is that it’s supposed to be effective in sending chills to the viewers through the screen. And I’ll tell you how effective this movie is. I’m getting freaked out now just writing about it, seriously. The imagery of this film becomes tattooed in one’s mind like a stench that won’t come off. It’s there permanently that whenever you hear the word ‘horror’ that image vividly comes right back into your vulnerable little mind as it feeds on your deepest fears. I think that the Exorcist is so scary because it set no boundaries. It basically corrupts the central pillar of human survival, FAITH. It is scary because, it’s quite impossible to happen in reality but you have that nagging thought at the back of your head that IF it DOES happen to you, you will be completely helpless. This movie my friends, is a breakthrough in horror genre. It really lives up to its title ‘the scariest movie’ of all time. Yes, there are many great movies about exorcism that has come up after this, and yes, some are pretty good as well. But as far as I’m concerned, for now nothing is as great as the EXORCIST. (Geez! Is it just me, or did I just sound like I worship this movie?) And again if you haven’t seen it yet, for crying out loud, please do! Oh and one last thing, the director’s cut, although very entertaining and added a little more zest to the original release, kind of ruined the overall feel of the film. So there you have it, ten of the best horror movies of all time (in my opinion, of course). Enjoy!!!

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Why scary movies aren’t as scary as they used to be


I love watching horror films. Although I am easily scared by the simplest things, I am still a fan of the genre. Maybe that’s even the actual reason why I love it so much. I don’t know if most of you have noticed this, but I just realized that more than half of the horror movies coming out nowadays are not even close to being as scary as they used to be. Gone are the days when I sit down in a theatre (or my living room), watch a scary movie, and actually become ‘scared’. I miss the adrenalin rush and the goose bumps. I guess I became jaded with the never ending parade of the same old predictable storylines. Well, from where I’m standing, I can see clearly that the reason for this is the continuous blossom of technology, which in my opinion ruined everything that is pure and good about horror films. Let me explain this further. The earliest attempt to scare the bejezus out of audience had been very successful. This is due to the fact that there isn’t a lot of technology to help the film makers to produce a somewhat decent film. This leads to them relying mainly on what they actually have; creativity and imagination. I was born in 1986, but there is a bunch of great horror flicks way back before I was even born. Take for instance, ‘The Exorcist’, released in 1973, and is widely considered as the best horror movie of all time. Imagery is very important, and the latter provides viewers all the imagery that they could (or could not) handle. But this is history. Isn’t the movies today supposed to be better than those from 30 years ago. Yep, technology... since there is much you can do with technology now, especially in adding SFX in a movie; film makers tend to overdo it. What I noticed with the horror films coming out nowadays is that they have the best special effects though these effects seem to not convey anything to viewers other than disappointment. Maybe the effects are so clean and believable that it makes the entire movie quite boring. As for remakes, most of the time when viewers compare the original with the remake, the original is almost always the better choice. Well, that’s about all for this topic. For now, I’ll just sit around and wait for that ‘special movie’ that will scare the living daylights out of me... again.

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