Gabriella Hewitt


Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Top Thirteen Horror Flicks

Top Thirteen Horror Flicks

When it comes to horror movies and horror stories, I’m a wimp. My eyes squeeze tight and I bury my head at the first sign of approaching blood, guts and gore. I’ve seen a few movies on this list. (I think someone dragged me to them. LOL.) The only exception is Alien. That was a series that I actually went back to see the sequels. Maybe because it had that touch of sci fi to it.

There is a list of the top 50 scariest horror films at Boston.com. If you want to see the whole list, click on the link.

1….The Thing (1982)
2….Ju-on (2000)
3….The Ring (2002)
4….Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
5….Alien (1979)
6….Dawn of the Dead (1978)
7….Evil Dead II (1987)
8….Halloween (1978)
9….The Shining (1980)
10….Quatermass and the Pit (1968)
11….The Exorcist (1973)
12….Jaws (1975)
13….Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

What about you? Any serious horror fans amongst you?

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15 comments to “Top Thirteen Horror Flicks”

  1. Nicholas
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      · October 31st, 2007 at 11:52 pm · Link

    The Ring was great, so was The Shining. The 1978 Bodysnatchers was nowhere as good as the 1950s original, though.



  2. Gattina
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 12:48 am · Link

    I have a completely other reaction. I block out the reality and only see the exaggerated things and that makes me laugh ! I would run away if I saw it in real life but not on a screen, it’s too ridiculous !



  3. Xakara
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 3:05 am · Link

    The Shining was interesting but as a fan of the book I preferred the mini-series.

    I’m not a big horror movie fan, it’s something I grew out of when slasher films became the norm. But prior to that I remember things like the Exorcist and even the first Nightmare on Elm Street ( a series that’s good if you watch only the odd numbered ones).

    Alien and the sequels were among some of my favorite scary movies as well. There was something appealing in the sheer terror of the unknown for those movies.

    ~X



  4. Tempest Knight
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 5:39 am · Link

    Oh yeah… The Shining with Jack Nicholson. Now that was scary! “It’s Johnny…” AGH! Hehehe! Happy T13!



  5. Tink
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 7:08 am · Link

    I loooooooove horror! I’ve seen almost all of the top 50!
    I didn’t do a TT today, hope to be back next week.



  6. Carrie Lofty
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 7:20 am · Link

    I wouldn’t have guessed Jacob’s Ladder to be on there. It’s really psychological. Scary parts, but not the ordinary fare. Makes me think the list has some cred as being more thinking horror. Nice.



  7. Darla
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 8:09 am · Link

    I’m not much of a horror movie fan, unless you count the Rocky Horror Picture Show. ;)

    I went to the original Halloween 3 times, but saw about a total of 90 minutes–the rest of the time I had my eyes closed.

    Watching The Thing, on the other hand, convinced my husband he didn’t want to watch horror movies with me–I laughed at the monster.



  8. Lorelei James
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 8:19 am · Link

    I can read horror, but not watch it. Weird, huh?



  9. pussreboots
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 10:02 am · Link

    #10 I have in my DVD collection. #13 I would like to add to my collection but haven’t yet. Happy TT.



  10. julia
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 12:56 pm · Link

    ‘Body Snatchers’ freaked me out as a kid. ‘Alien’, ‘The Shining’, The Exorcist’ and ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ are all great. I posted a list of scary films I love if you want to take a look: Boo!



  11. Ann
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      · November 1st, 2007 at 8:25 pm · Link

    I’m not a big fan of horror, but I have seen 5, 8, 11, and 12. And I’ve seen the Japanese version of the Ring (more suspence than horror- I would say). Happy TT.



  12. Susan Helene Gottfried
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      · November 2nd, 2007 at 10:27 am · Link

    Just thinking about some of those is giving me the creeps! Ugh.

    Happy belated TT!



  13. Kelly McCrady
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      · November 8th, 2007 at 12:12 pm · Link

    Horror can be split into two distinct categories: monsters and slashers.

    I don’t mind monster pics.

    This is good, as appreciating John Carpenter’s The Thing was a prerequisite to my marriage LOL. Has anyone watched the made-for-TV miniseries of “The Shining” starring Steven Webber? I liked that far more than the Jack Nicholson version.



  14. Kelly McCrady
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      · November 8th, 2007 at 12:14 pm · Link

    Oh yeah, and I can quote “Aliens.” That’s more sci-fi than horror, I’d think, though the first one is way scary.



  15. Joely
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      · November 8th, 2007 at 5:08 pm · Link

    I love horror but rarely get to see it any longer (That Man’s not a fan, and the kids are too little). The RIng was excellent.



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