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Tuesday, 30 October 2007 |
by LINDSAY CRAVEN
Lifestyles Reporter
10. “Evil Dead” (1981)
A group of teens head out to stay at a cabin in the woods and unleash a forest of undead that wants to turn them all into zombies.
Sure, it’s a little campy and ultimately just goofy but it’s a cult classic and still has some scenes that make you jump.
9. “American Werewolf in London” (1981)
Two backpackers are trekking across London when they are attacked by a
werewolf, leaving one of them with a horrible moonlit curse.
This one has one of the scariest and realistic man-to-monster
transitions ever created in horror before and it’s just plain creepy.
8. “The Hitcher” (1986) or (2007)
Boy picks up a hitchhiker, hitchhiker turns out to be maniacal serial killer, boy escapes, killer hunts him like prey.
Both the original and remake of this highway thriller are gruesome and
terrifying. Granted there is a lot more blood and gore in the remake
but the original still holds its own.
7. “Event Horizon” (1997)
A rescue crew is sent to investigate an empty spaceship that’s returned
from a black hole only to find that something evil is within it.
A little known sci-fi thriller, this film is creepy because there is no
visible evil, only the hallucinations of the rescue crew.
6. “High Tension or Haute Tension” (2003)
Two college friends head into the country to take a break from classes,
but it’s all cut short when a vicious killer invades their fun.
This French film is one of the bloodiest and gruesome horror movies to be released in quite some time.
If you don’t mind reading subtitles, seeing lots of blood and non-stop terror, then you can’t go wrong with this one.
5. “The Descent” (2005)
A group of cavers find the ultimate caving experience within the
Appalachian mountains, but it all goes terribly wrong when a cave
entraps them in darkness with unknown visitors hunting them down.
Not only is this movie supposedly set in home sweet home Appalachian
(actually filmed in England), it is every caver’s fear: maybe something
wants to eat you in there!
4. “Poltergeist” (1982)
A family is faced with terror as poltergeists take over and speaks to their youngest daughter through the television.
“They’re here!” is not only one of the most memorable horror movie
quotes but the scariest when you see innocent little Carol Anne being
abducted by a group of invisible monsters.
Do a little research and check out the controversy that surrounded the
Poltergeist set and actors to add a little more creepiness to the movie.
3. “A Nightmare On Elm Street” (1984)
Freddy Krueger, a child molester who was killed by parents several
years ago returns to haunt the dreams of the unsuspecting teens of Elm
Street.
Freddy Krueger is one of the most feared and recognizable horror movie characters of all time.
You can both laugh and scream at his cheesy one liners as he carves up his victims.
2. “Pet Sematary” (1989)
A family living in a new home loses a pet and buries it in an Indian
burial site. Miraculously the pet returns, but it is not the same as it
was before.
Based on the Stephen King novel, “Pet Sematary” makes you think twice
about where you bury your loved ones - both furry and human.
1. “Halloween” (1978)
Laurie Strode is just a normal, innocent teenager but when Halloween
rolls around she finds herself living a night of endless terror when
Michael Meyers hunts her and her friends down one by one.
Of course the top movie for Halloween would be “Halloween.”
No night of horror movies is complete without this staple to the slasher genre.
Michael Meyers will keep you and your friends screaming all night.
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