I Agree with the Issue!

Reading Jo's post I have to say I agree! It's been ages since i watched a horror film that was truly satisfying. There have been some small rays of light, like Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses and the very recent Trick 'r Treat (which I'm sure Jo will tell you ALL about soon enough!)and the very beautiful Let the Right One In, but mostly it's been years of re-hashed crap! So, following Jo's footsteps I too have chosen my 5 essentials.


The Exorcist(1973)

This is in my opinion a nearly perfect film in every way. To this day it terrifies me to the core. The story is amazing and the acting could not be better, Ellen Burstyn is superb! This story is both chilling and heartbreaking, the mother losing her daughter and the son losing a mother..oh yeah and then there's Satan! Does not get much better than this kids! Man, just looking at this picture in the corner makes my butt clench...

Rosemary's Baby(1968)

This film scared me so much as a kid that when I lived in New York I would always get the willies up me when walking past the Dakota building. I think when I first saw it as a young lassie, what scared me was the whole "having the devil's child" thing, but watching it as an adult I find the scariest part is the betrayal. Rosemary was sold to the devil by her HUSBAND! Can you imagine?! The person you love and trust completely pimps you out to Satan for a fucking role in a show?! Never marry an actor children! And Ruth Gordon in this, she is worth the price of admission! And by the way, I feel I should mention that Polanski originally wanted Jane Fonda for the part, much as I love The Fonda I can't imagine anyone but Mia Farrow in this role. If you haven't seen this run out and get it!

The Omen(1976)

Okay, so I'm sacred of devil children..blame it on 12 years of catholic school! The first time I watched this film I had to sleep in my mom's room! That little boy was so beautiful and soooooo creepy! Again, AMAZING actors and amazing plot! They don't make them like this anymore, they try and re-make them but that's just like pouring a big steaming crock pot of runny poo on the originals! Just say NO to all these crap re-makes!

Halloween(1978)

This is to me, the greatest slasher film ever made. Mike Myers can kick Jason and Freddy Krugger ass with his knife tied behind his back! This is a MUST watch every year on Halloween night, it's everything a slasher film should be! Scary killer on the loose, teenagers getting drunk and laid and disemboweled AND Miss Jamie Lee Curtis! Come on, this is good times for all!

Nosferatu(1922)

This is the anti-Twilight! Kids today seem to find glittering emo vampires acceptable, well NOT on my watch captain! When I was a kid nothing inspired more fear in me than the name Dracula, as it SHOULD be! Even though for legal reason the Vampire in Nosferatu was named Count Orlok, we all know he really is Dracula...and so did Bram Stoker's widow who fought to get this film destroyed but ironically enough..it would not die! The fact that it is a silent film might put a lot of people off but give it a go and you will be pleasantly surprised. This is the scariest looking vampire in vampire film history, no one has ever created a more vile looking creature. By the way, the film Shadow Of The Vampire is a fictionalized account of the making of this film and it is a wonderful movie in it's own right! Willem Dafoe is amazing!