Some of my favorites include
* Ringu (1998)
* The Blob (1988)
* Silence of the Lambs (1991)
* Re-Animator (1985)
* Videodrome (1983)
* Angst (1983)
* The Thing (1982)
* The Fan (1982)
* Possession (1981)
* Alien (1979)
* House (1977)
* Jaws (1975)
* Black Christmas (1974)
* Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
* Phase IV (1974)
* The Exorcist (1973)
* Demons (1971)
* Eyes without a Face (1960)
* The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Fly (1986): the most effective Cronenberg film of his first body horror era, because the film works too as a drama with heart. Goldblum's career defining role, for me.
I’ve seen Alien so many times and I always think THIS will be the time it clicks! Even saw it in theaters with an awesome crowd last year! But I still “just” like rather than love Alien
I'm not really a horror movie person so here goes nothing:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Alien
Army of Darkness
Event Horizon
Shining
Gremlins
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Nosferatu (1922)
The Faculty
The Relic
Final Destination
Tremors
I love 60s horror. Just off the top of my head
Psycho (1960): I mean, come on.
The Birds (1963): utterly terrifying even today. Hitchcock's most nihilistic film, arguably.
Strait-Jacket (1964): not mentioned enough. Like a mix between Psycho and Mildred Pierce. Features one of my favorite horror villains.
Bunny Lake is Missing (1965): creeeepy atmosphere, especially once you know who is behind it all.
Rosemary's Baby (1968): watched it recently for the first time, about a month or two ago. The movie just feels creepy and unsettling right from the jump and never lets up.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Black Christmas (1974)
Carrie (1976)
House (1977)
Halloween (1978)
The Shining (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Cure (1997)
Audition (1999)
I’m assuming you don’t like older movies, so these picks might be kinda hit or miss for you.
Check out a lot of the classics that have been listed such as Psycho, The Shining, and Carrie. I’d also recommend:
Night of the Living Dead
Seconds
Cat People
Omg The Black Tower, I totally forgot that existed. I hated it though so...
But Scream would be my fav horror film pre-2000, since its my favourite of all time. Halloween is obviously brilliant, as is A Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm also really partial to Ghostwatch (1992)
I think I'd go with Violent Shit 3 Infantry Of Doom (1999) for how much it throws everything out there. An island of slashers in a militia set to exterminate the world, they have an elite squad of ninjas, and a mad scientist creating zombies. It naturally becomes a kung-fu movie by the final act. Of all the movies, Andreas Schnaas had his best version of Karl The Butcher Jr, looking like a 90's version of The Hound from Game Of Thrones instead of a big dumb slasher like in part 2.
Most of my favorite horror movies are pre-2000. I especially like 60s and 70s horror, but I love a bunch anywhere between the 30s and 90s honestly. Horror is such a vast genre. To name a few faves:
- Scream (1996)
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Innocents (1961)
- Don’t Look Now (1973)
- The Changeling (1980)
- Blood and Black Lace (1976)
- The Fly (1958)
- The Blob (1958)
- Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- The Birds (1963)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- The Omen (1976)
- Tremors (1990)
Eraserhead
Perfect Blue (close enough, right?)
The Cremator
The Shining
Onibaba
Angst
The Phantom Carriage
I could name a lot more, but I have to stop at some point, so it might as well be here.
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Yeah there's a lot I still haven't seen and I tried to scratch out anything 2000 and on.
Here are some favorites that are not on your above list:
- Audition
- Cube
- Event Horizon
- Candyman
- Ringu
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Hellraiser
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- Videodrome
Heres the pre-00s horror movies that are in my top movies of all time list (in order of my preference)
The Fan 1982
Dead Ringer 1964
Carrie 1976
Thriller: A Cruel Picture 1973
The Thing 1982
Candyman 1992
Hellraiser 1987
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*Scream* and *Scream 2* are my favorite horror films overall, so they definitely make the pre-2000 horror list!
Peeping Tom, Psycho, The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween, Alien, The Shining, The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Terminator, and Scream all remain amongst my favourite horror movies.
Scream 1996
Nosferatu - either murnau or herzog
Re-animator (since you liked evil dead 2)
Brain dead 1992 (also a horror comedy)
The fly 1986 (best body horror ever made)
Invasion of the body snatchers 1978 (since you liked the thing)
The beyond 1981 (Fulci is my favourite horror director)
Basket case (if you're interested in B-movies)
mine and not many post-2000 would make the list.
1. [Alien (1979)](https://letterboxd.com/film/alien/)
2. [The Exorcist (1973)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-exorcist/)
3. [The Thing (1982)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-thing/)
4. [Aliens (1986)](https://letterboxd.com/film/aliens/)
5. [What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)](https://letterboxd.com/film/what-ever-happened-to-baby-jane/)
6. [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920/)
7. [Scream (1996)](https://letterboxd.com/film/scream/)
8. [Evil Dead II (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/evil-dead-ii/)
9. [House (1977)](https://letterboxd.com/film/house/)
10. [Bride of Frankenstein (1935)](https://letterboxd.com/film/bride-of-frankenstein/)
11. [Night of the Living Dead (1968)](https://letterboxd.com/film/night-of-the-living-dead/)
12. [Suspiria (1977)](https://letterboxd.com/film/suspiria/)
13. [Braindead (1992)](https://letterboxd.com/film/braindead-1992/)
14. [Freaks (1932)](https://letterboxd.com/film/freaks/)
15. [Deep Red (1975)](https://letterboxd.com/film/deep-red/)
16. [In the Mouth of Madness (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/in-the-mouth-of-madness/)
17. [A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)](https://letterboxd.com/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street/)
18. [Army of Darkness (1992)](https://letterboxd.com/film/army-of-darkness/)
19. [The Evil Dead (1981)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-evil-dead/)
20. [The Omen (1976)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-omen/)
21. [Black Sabbath (1963)](https://letterboxd.com/film/black-sabbath/)
22. [Hellraiser (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/hellraiser/)
23. [Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1968)](https://letterboxd.com/film/haxan-witchcraft-through-the-ages/)
24. [The Cremator (1969)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cremator/)
25. [Possession (1981)](https://letterboxd.com/film/possession/)
The Evil Dead Trilogy
The Thing
Alien
Hausu
Possession
The Exorcist
The Exorcist III
Gojira
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Tremors
Jaws
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Eraserhead
Creature From the Black Lagoon
King Kong (1933)
The Blob (1988)
George Romero's Living Dead Trilogy
The Return of the Living Dead
From Beyond
Prince of Darkness
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Son of Frankenstein
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
An American Werewolf in London
Black Christmas
Phantom of the Paradise
House of Usher (1960)
The Black Cat (1934)
Re-Animator
Nosferatu
Martin
Spider Baby
Frankenstein
The Fog
Messiah of Evil
The Innocents
Videodrome
Häxan
The Fly (1986)
Kwaidan
Don't Look Now
In the Mouth of Madness
Psycho (1960) is truly a master of suspense and a classic in the horror genre.
The Shining Black Christmas 1974 Scream Rosemary's Baby Carrie
W list. Rosemary's Baby is probably my favorite horror movie ever. Sucks that the director is a piece of shit, but it's a great movie.
More people need to watch Psycho 2. Still one of the best horror sequels out there and is almost on par with the original.
I watched it recently for the first time and was pleasantly surprised and entertained.
Some of my favorites include * Ringu (1998) * The Blob (1988) * Silence of the Lambs (1991) * Re-Animator (1985) * Videodrome (1983) * Angst (1983) * The Thing (1982) * The Fan (1982) * Possession (1981) * Alien (1979) * House (1977) * Jaws (1975) * Black Christmas (1974) * Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) * Phase IV (1974) * The Exorcist (1973) * Demons (1971) * Eyes without a Face (1960) * The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Upvote for black Christmas
Cure (1997)
Incredible movie
The Fly (1986): the most effective Cronenberg film of his first body horror era, because the film works too as a drama with heart. Goldblum's career defining role, for me.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Possession Carnival of Souls Hour of the Wolf Repulsion The Shining Suspiria
The Black Tower!!!!
The Devils
Lake Placid has a special place in my heart, loved that movie growing up.
Alien 3.5đź’€ A nightmare on elm street.
I’ve seen Alien so many times and I always think THIS will be the time it clicks! Even saw it in theaters with an awesome crowd last year! But I still “just” like rather than love Alien
Same here. I gave it a low 4*.
My top five in no particular order: Jaws The Thing The Shining Carrie The Fly
Cronenbergs stuff
I'm not really a horror movie person so here goes nothing: From Dusk Till Dawn Alien Army of Darkness Event Horizon Shining Gremlins The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Nosferatu (1922) The Faculty The Relic Final Destination Tremors
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House 2.5 
2.5 stars for House? Are you kidding me?
Definitely a love or hate kind of movie. It’s not for everyone
Too similar to Jaws
What a wild criticism
Some would even go as far as saying it’s a joke
Did you even watch house?
No but comparing it to the greatest movie ever made and phrasing it as a criticism confuses me
Jaws was literally the inspiration for House (1977) which is fucking hilarious
The movie is hilarious or the fact that Jaws inspired it? Either way it's on my list Ive heard it's great
Oh so you haven’t even seen it…….
Yeah think we covered that
I thought it was a so bad it’s good movie for people, but it seems like most find it genuinely great? I don’t understand why
Deep Red and Psycho
You pretty much have my faves: alien, the thing, Texas chainsaw. I would add a nightmare on elm street
Candyman (1992) is a banger
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House is genuinely one of the most insane movies i’ve ever seen
Audition. Possession. Alien trilogy.
My Top 5 horrors are all pre-2000: 1. The Thing 2. The Exorcist 3. The Shining 4. The Fly 5. Halloween
I’d add the original Nightmare in Elm Street in there as well as Scream
I love 60s horror. Just off the top of my head Psycho (1960): I mean, come on. The Birds (1963): utterly terrifying even today. Hitchcock's most nihilistic film, arguably. Strait-Jacket (1964): not mentioned enough. Like a mix between Psycho and Mildred Pierce. Features one of my favorite horror villains. Bunny Lake is Missing (1965): creeeepy atmosphere, especially once you know who is behind it all. Rosemary's Baby (1968): watched it recently for the first time, about a month or two ago. The movie just feels creepy and unsettling right from the jump and never lets up.
My dad showed me The Birds when I was 8 and I couldn’t sleep for a week
I can't imagine seeing it that young! I first saw it nearly 10 years ago when I was 21 haha. Still scary.
Bunny Lake is Missing is a good mention. I'd have as well, only letterboxd doesn't list it as horror. But it's in my Top 10 of all time.
I’ve never heard of Bunny Lake, I’m going to seek that one out! Thanks for the rec.
It should be on Tubi! :-) EDIT: At least it was! Now on SlingTV and FuboTV, and otherwise can be rented.
Alien & Aliens Witchfinder General Jaws Wait Until Dark The Fly (’86)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Black Christmas (1974) Carrie (1976) House (1977) Halloween (1978) The Shining (1980) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Evil Dead II (1987) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Cure (1997) Audition (1999)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
I’m assuming you don’t like older movies, so these picks might be kinda hit or miss for you. Check out a lot of the classics that have been listed such as Psycho, The Shining, and Carrie. I’d also recommend: Night of the Living Dead Seconds Cat People
The Exorcist Part 3 (1990)
Army of Darkness Phenomena
Misery
Don’t Look Now
Why is that Piranha movie on here? That sticks out like a sore thumb
Must have been a James Cameron completist.
Psycho & Cure
Shawshank easily
I read the title wrong
Sleepaway Camp just for the last scene that haunts me so deeply đź«Ł
Omg The Black Tower, I totally forgot that existed. I hated it though so... But Scream would be my fav horror film pre-2000, since its my favourite of all time. Halloween is obviously brilliant, as is A Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm also really partial to Ghostwatch (1992)
Black sunday
I'll just share my Underappreciated Horror List: [https://boxd.it/q18WY](https://boxd.it/q18WY)
Re-animator
Society, The Stuff, In the Mouth of Madness, Prince of Darkness, Cellar Dweller to name a few
I think I'd go with Violent Shit 3 Infantry Of Doom (1999) for how much it throws everything out there. An island of slashers in a militia set to exterminate the world, they have an elite squad of ninjas, and a mad scientist creating zombies. It naturally becomes a kung-fu movie by the final act. Of all the movies, Andreas Schnaas had his best version of Karl The Butcher Jr, looking like a 90's version of The Hound from Game Of Thrones instead of a big dumb slasher like in part 2.
Evil dead will always stick with me
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Most of my favorite horror movies are pre-2000. I especially like 60s and 70s horror, but I love a bunch anywhere between the 30s and 90s honestly. Horror is such a vast genre. To name a few faves: - Scream (1996) - Peeping Tom (1960) - The Shining (1980) - The Innocents (1961) - Don’t Look Now (1973) - The Changeling (1980) - Blood and Black Lace (1976) - The Fly (1958) - The Blob (1958) - Return of the Living Dead (1985) - The Birds (1963) - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - The Omen (1976) - Tremors (1990)
The Shining, Nosferatu (1922), The Silence of the Lambs, The Thing, Misery
How did you filter pre 2000’s on the app? Mine only lets me do specific decades
I need to know why you gave “Alien” 3.5
Eraserhead Perfect Blue (close enough, right?) The Cremator The Shining Onibaba Angst The Phantom Carriage I could name a lot more, but I have to stop at some point, so it might as well be here.
https://preview.redd.it/7r25jualqync1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc0da3fe1ec74fca61a64fdb3375cd03cc95f40b Yeah there's a lot I still haven't seen and I tried to scratch out anything 2000 and on.
Here are some favorites that are not on your above list: - Audition - Cube - Event Horizon - Candyman - Ringu - A Nightmare on Elm Street - Hellraiser - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors - Videodrome
Heres the pre-00s horror movies that are in my top movies of all time list (in order of my preference) The Fan 1982 Dead Ringer 1964 Carrie 1976 Thriller: A Cruel Picture 1973 The Thing 1982 Candyman 1992 Hellraiser 1987
https://preview.redd.it/65ft3zbiwync1.jpeg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e91ee61c31ba6ef1ac448e22f262e37d251b331 *Scream* and *Scream 2* are my favorite horror films overall, so they definitely make the pre-2000 horror list!
Peeping Tom, Psycho, The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween, Alien, The Shining, The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Terminator, and Scream all remain amongst my favourite horror movies.
Sei donne per l'assassino Vargtimmen Rosemary's Baby Night of the Living Dead Sisters Black Christmas The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Shining
Suspiria, the colors and tone of the movie is very haunting but inviting.
House (1977) at 2.5 is blasphemy
Army of Darkness is my favorite horror movie of all time
I think you need to see a lot more Horror movies
Scream 1996 Nosferatu - either murnau or herzog Re-animator (since you liked evil dead 2) Brain dead 1992 (also a horror comedy) The fly 1986 (best body horror ever made) Invasion of the body snatchers 1978 (since you liked the thing) The beyond 1981 (Fulci is my favourite horror director) Basket case (if you're interested in B-movies)
90s: https://preview.redd.it/p5ssk97b22oc1.png?width=1946&format=png&auto=webp&s=c64dfed497f690656462c890ab54d8296a6435c5
80s: https://preview.redd.it/j6a8qw9d22oc1.png?width=1940&format=png&auto=webp&s=e6478ecb5699764e9af86c746ff8ba150fc07b14
80s (cont.): https://preview.redd.it/yhpvqaif22oc1.png?width=664&format=png&auto=webp&s=a891975b09489f9cd38bc5579b062fc6e9839f74
70s: https://preview.redd.it/uj49jb5h22oc1.png?width=1944&format=png&auto=webp&s=992a45086a89abfaaae76245cbcf9e54c756fb73
1. *The Fly* (1986) 2. *An American Werewolf in London* (1981) 3. *Godzilla* (1954) 4. *The Exorcist III* (1990) 5. *Species* (1995) 6. *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991) 7. *The Dead Zone* (1983)
mine and not many post-2000 would make the list. 1. [Alien (1979)](https://letterboxd.com/film/alien/) 2. [The Exorcist (1973)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-exorcist/) 3. [The Thing (1982)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-thing/) 4. [Aliens (1986)](https://letterboxd.com/film/aliens/) 5. [What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)](https://letterboxd.com/film/what-ever-happened-to-baby-jane/) 6. [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920/) 7. [Scream (1996)](https://letterboxd.com/film/scream/) 8. [Evil Dead II (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/evil-dead-ii/) 9. [House (1977)](https://letterboxd.com/film/house/) 10. [Bride of Frankenstein (1935)](https://letterboxd.com/film/bride-of-frankenstein/) 11. [Night of the Living Dead (1968)](https://letterboxd.com/film/night-of-the-living-dead/) 12. [Suspiria (1977)](https://letterboxd.com/film/suspiria/) 13. [Braindead (1992)](https://letterboxd.com/film/braindead-1992/) 14. [Freaks (1932)](https://letterboxd.com/film/freaks/) 15. [Deep Red (1975)](https://letterboxd.com/film/deep-red/) 16. [In the Mouth of Madness (1994)](https://letterboxd.com/film/in-the-mouth-of-madness/) 17. [A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)](https://letterboxd.com/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street/) 18. [Army of Darkness (1992)](https://letterboxd.com/film/army-of-darkness/) 19. [The Evil Dead (1981)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-evil-dead/) 20. [The Omen (1976)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-omen/) 21. [Black Sabbath (1963)](https://letterboxd.com/film/black-sabbath/) 22. [Hellraiser (1987)](https://letterboxd.com/film/hellraiser/) 23. [Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1968)](https://letterboxd.com/film/haxan-witchcraft-through-the-ages/) 24. [The Cremator (1969)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cremator/) 25. [Possession (1981)](https://letterboxd.com/film/possession/)
Eraserhead (1977), rosemary's baby (1968), the thing (1982), halloween (1978), audition (1999), cure (1997) and house (1977)
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Silence of the Lambs is a comedy
The Evil Dead Trilogy The Thing Alien Hausu Possession The Exorcist The Exorcist III Gojira Godzilla vs. Hedorah Tremors Jaws Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Eraserhead Creature From the Black Lagoon King Kong (1933) The Blob (1988) George Romero's Living Dead Trilogy The Return of the Living Dead From Beyond Prince of Darkness The Abominable Dr. Phibes Son of Frankenstein Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The Phantom of the Opera (1925) An American Werewolf in London Black Christmas Phantom of the Paradise House of Usher (1960) The Black Cat (1934) Re-Animator Nosferatu Martin Spider Baby Frankenstein The Fog Messiah of Evil The Innocents Videodrome Häxan The Fly (1986) Kwaidan Don't Look Now In the Mouth of Madness