What about the Exorcist? Is my favorite scariest movie of all time! nothing like a based on true story horror movie!

i love scary movies they rock the house big time

The Exorcist isn't based on a true story, but a novel. The Exorcism of Emily Rose was based on a true story.

Exorcist was based on a novel, which was based on a true story...there was even a Showtime movie about the real case the story was based on.

wow scary monkey lol but is the chainsaw massacre real, is it a true story?

I think that Nosferatu, a german film from the 1920s was the creepiest film ever made. The scariest film was definitely

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

OK folks..W.P.Blatty NEVER said that he wrote The Exorcist based on ANY true case. Although, he did state he read up on a bunch of cases that the vatican had on record however so...that's that. If you get to do any research on the true cases, you'll freak. OUTBREAK is one of the freakiest things I could imagine happening. God and the Devil are pussycats compared to the reality of humans creating deadly viruses and things to make us all rot.

I believe some of the scariest movies I have seen are the ones that could actually happen, Along the lines of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostel, Wolf Creek, Wrong Turn and so on. It is scary to think that MAN can be sick and twisted enough to do the things that are done in these movies. I often wonder when people go missing without a trace, if this is what happens, it makes you think. Human nature is to fight to live, but damn these movies make us realize how much one can live thru, and how far one will go to live. That to me...is scary.

TCM was not based on a true story. It was based on the story of Ed Gein. He was a serial killer who never used a chainsaw to kill anyone. AND he didn't live with any family members. After his mother died he was alone.

If that comment was for me, about TCM, and so on. I was not saying ones based on True Events or True Stories. I was not being specific, just that type of dialoge is what I find scary.

w.p. blatty said in an interview that he read about a case of possession involving a young boy. this was the inspiration for his novel. if someone would pay attention to the making of special contained on some versions of the exorcist they would see this. so that is definitely not that. do your homework a bit better. also, william friedkin was sitting at a table with blatty during this statement during the interview. i have this version, so i have seen it several times. he does talk about the case he based the story on in moderate detail. and it was while blatty was younger and in college when he read the story.

OK... Lets set the record straight. The Exorcist, the book, was supposedly inspired by true events. William Peter Blatty got the idea after reading an article that appeared in the Washington Post in 1949. The article, "Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reported Held in Devil's Grip'" by Bill Brinkley, reported on a minister's experiences with a 13-year-old boy in Mount Rainier, Maryland, not far from Washington, D.C.. (The film takes place in the Georgetown section of D.C.) Two other Washington newspapers, The Evening Star and The Times-Herald, also ran stories about the boy, whom they called "Roland," and his parents, whom they referred to only as Mr. and Mrs. John Doe.

With a skeptical tone, the articles related some strange, poltergeist-like activity that the parents claimed centered around the boy. Blatty had read the articles while in college, when they first appeared in 1949. The story lingered in his mind until the late 1960s when he decided to begin writing the book. Blatty based the storyline on the articles and also, he claimed, on the diary of a priest who was involved in the eventual exorcism on the boy. According to the Washington Post article, the exorcist, from St. Louis, began the exorcism in St. Louis, continued it in Washington, D.C, and then successfully concluded the ritual back in St. Louis. In all, 20 to 30 exorcisms were performed on the boy.

It should be noted that a few other reporters have since, one as recently as 1999, have delved deeper into this reported "true case" and have discovered that not only did it really happen in Cottage City, Maryland, but that an exorcism did not actually happen, and in fact the priest at the event says that there was no discernable supernatural activity observed.

Mr. Blatty did not know this though when he wrote his book, so both sides are right in this arguement... In truth ut is not based on a true event, but William Peter Blatty thought it was when he wrote it.

Can we stop arguing now?!

i never said he based his book on the story, i only said the story "inspired" his book. i wasn't arguing with anyone, i was correcting them.

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The Evil Dead Trilogy definitely owns.

You guys really want to know who the best guy ever is? Lestat De Lioncourt from Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire. He OWNS anything you guys think is cool.

All the movies mention in this blog are good, but none of them in my opinion would be classified as scary. I am curious to see how Rob Zombie version of Halloween compares to the original. Being a avid horror fanatic I'm still waiting for that one horror movie to grab me by the pit of my stomach. But I would say that Hellraiser would have to be somewhere on the top 10. Clive Barker is one of the best horror film maker, beside wes craven....

If you really liked the Exorcist and it creeped you out like it did me, then you should read " Hostage To The Devil" a book by Malachi Martin who is or was a Jesuit Priest. It is case histories about real exorcisms. really scary stuff.

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I actually the Exorcist was a terrible movie. I wasn't scared at all, of course I was 20 when I first saw it, maybe that was it. My favorite is the Exorcism of Emily Rose. THAT was a creepy movie. Based on true events, it just makes you feel vulnerable and that's the scariest feeling a movie could leave you with.

i dont think any of the movies you guys have talked about are one bit scary i love the saw movies and no there not scary either they are more a mess with your mind movie there isnt any movie i have seen that would really scare me into not sleeping there are parts in movies that creep me out like pet cemetary that little bony purple woman creepy and emily rose when she talks in two voices the grudge the women crawling on the floor there is parts of movies that creep me out but i have yet to find the one that scares the he## out of me

Vampires are better than Zombies, by far. I mean who exactly loves a half decomposed body anyways? When you can love someone who's enternaly young and strong?

Vampires are so much better.Theyre smarter,sexier,they have a personality and unlike zombies vampires can chose to love or hate and they dont always kill there doners but zombies do.Anyways vampires got my vote all the way.

Vampires are so much better.Theyre smarter,sexier,they have a personality and unlike zombies vampires can chose to love or hate and they dont always kill there doners but zombies do.Anyways vampires got my vote all the way.

Come on you guys. The Romero movies from night to land and everthing in between...

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what the hell. real horror are the classics's and horror is suppose to make u think and be scared like what would i do in that situation ur suppose to enjoy being scared and have fun with dawn of the dead, evil dead, night of the living dead, phantasm, night breed, lost boys , now days all the horror has turn to teenage fright flicks and lost the horror i just saw 28 weeks later it was brutal but a horror movie yes only to the extent of the new age horror that is wht it has turn in to we have to bring it back for this new gen of kids that dont know what true horror is

Oh man, we all know it's all about the vampires when it comes to sex appeal. But the zombies have it for sure when it comes to sheer terror. I mean, honestly, have you ever known anyone who got scared over a vampire movie? Not bloody likely.

So in terms of sexiness, definitely vamps.

In terms of scariness though, zombies all the way.

I'd have to say my favorite, I guess horror, would be Interview with the Vampire. Even though it has nothing to do with the book it's still a pretty kick ass movie. I love me some vampires. :)

Other horror's I like are The Exorcist and Silent hill.

The best horror film for me is Halloween. I still get spooked even though I have seen it hundreds of time. But Pumpkinhead is the one that gave me nightmares. I still have to talk myself into watching it. I love horror movies-blood, guts, screaming,tension-I love it!! But I like the ones with human monsters than demonic monsters. We are surrounded by human monsters so everyday is a horror movie.

The best horror movie I thought was good was Halloween 5, Exorcist,and Poltergeist II.

The best horror movies I thought was good was Halloween 5, Exorcist,and Poltergeist II.

Nothing beats the old black and white horror films-seeing Dracula descend the steps for that 1st time, lights focused on his eyes, still gives this old woman the creeps! Or how about "its alive"? That STILL rings in my head!

Okay I have to Caryn makes a very valid point. The ones like Hostel, Wrong Turn, The Hills Have Eyes, Just Before Dawn are the ones that could happen. You go out to the desert and stumble across a nutbag that wants nothing to do except kill you. Kind of freaky to think of it that way. Even though Texas Chainsaw Massacre was never based on a true story. Who's to say it could never happen. TCM was a idea inspired by Tobe Hooper from when he was kid and would visit his family in Wisconsin. His cousins would tell him these stories of a man named Ed Gien that killed people. It freaked him out so much because he was just 8-9 at the time. According to hopper they did not live very far from the town it happened. So when he got older he remembered this and expanded on the it. But the second part to this is when he was a department store wanting to buy a item and the store was just packed he looked over at the chainsaws thinking he get through this crowd if he would start one of those up. That is where the idea to the Chiansaw came in at. I Still say that the scariest movie to me is Race with the Devil. It freaked me out when I was a kid and still has a freaky feeling to it today. The ending is so odd.

Ok everyone you don't know scary untill i tell ya Jason Voorhees i seen what he can do but vampires and Zombies can't and emily rose and jigsaw can't kill this mean S.O.B yea Myers is tough but Jason can take his head off but there ain't a movie that scares me and i smile every time jason kills somebody he just does it in a bad ass way and all of u know it no matter what u throw at him he comes back stronger then ever

I think the best horror movie i ever saw, in terms of really catching me off guard and scaring the living shit out of me, was From Dusk Until Dawn. I knew nothing about the movie before I went to see it, so I wasn't expecting the vampire thing, and I don't think most of the audience that I was in did either, because when all hell breaks loose in the bar, everyone in the audience, including myself, looked like we were in shock. That whole bar scene at the end just escalates with each killing topping the other, it was unbelievable. Tarantino and Rodriguez really know how to make a movie that gets your attention and keeps it.

Both the Exorcist and Exorcism of Emily Rose were based on true storys

How about The Serpent and the Rainbow? I had no idea what the movie was about but it was really freaky with the voodoo and live burials. Halloween still rocks and I can't wait to see what Zombie does with it...his other movies were great..very creepy.

best horror movie of all time? is that what the talk is about? i cant pin down my favorite, but categorically, zombie would have to be 28 days later, (realistic with the man made sickness, and the fast zombies, anarchy element) slasher, shit thats tough, love jason, but the original halloween kicks friday, besides betsy wasnt that tough, creepy though that bug eyed bitch. umm gore wise was probably evil dead one or dawn of the dead. sheer brutality was the Hills Have Eyes. that movie was fucking sic, loved it. i will shut up now

I am surprised there has not been more mention of Hellraiser. One of my favorite monster movies (and a very original story) is Phantasm. I will end by asking if anyone has seen John Carpenter's The Thing. That is my favorite monster movie.

The three movies that made the biggest impact on me were the following.

First was Phantasm which came out in 1979, I was only 12, and let me tell you I was terrified for days! I still get creeped out when I see this very dated movie.

The second would be, A Nightmare On Elm Street. Again, 1984 and I was 17, and I slept on my parents bedroom floor. By the way all the sequels were lousy!

I am saving the very best for last. The one and only classic, The Exorcist from 1973.

Of course I was much to young to embrace this movie in the theater since I was only 6.

But let me tell you when I finally did watch this movie it was edited for television. I was 12 or 13, and to this day as soon as I hear Tubular Bells I start to sweat with fear.

This is the all time A+ classic scariest movie ever made, and no new & modern special effect gore and blood horror/Scfi will ever top The Exorcist. This is the crème de la crème of masters.

There are a ton of Scary movies out there and you cant really say which one is the best i mean every time something new and original comes out there is always a copy cat first came Halloween then there was a shit ton of Slasher movies to follow a movie comes out about a schizophrenic and there are a million to follow (fight club and identity are still the best). But to add to the list....

Best Slasher: Halloween

Best Zombie: 28 weeks later/ 1st Resident Evil

Best Pure Evil/Demon: Evil Dead takes the cake. Exorcist is there too.

Best Blood/Gore fest: Saw/hostel

Best Ghost:13 Ghost/House on Haunting hill

Best Psycho: Devils Rejects

All and All there are just too many damn good scary movies out there now days and then we have all the cheap knock offs and the movies that want to make a quick $$$ out there and that is alot of what we see hitting theaters now, luckily we got good Directors out there who give a damn about a good story and visuals than a quick Buck.

And those are the guys i respect so...

Thank you QT,RR, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, and soon to be Marylin Manson i got a feeling for his new movie coming out Phantasmagoria the Visions of Lewis Carol and i cant wait.

WhAT ABOUT Rosemary Baby, the Changeling, or the Shining? All very Scary to me. Even Alien, but i guess thats science fiction. Any thoughts on Amittyville 1 or 2?

horror movies are my all time fav i dont know if any of you ever heard of after dark horrorfest is 8 movies that have never been relesed in theaters before last year but they are now on dvd ive seen wicked little things and the grave dancers both pretty gory and creepy their is a total of 8 films cant wait to see all of them hope they keep making horror movies i cant get enough of them.

Vampires all the way

The Ring and The Exorcist are both ver scary. The Ring even if cheesy now, is still a very scary film. I saw it when I was 13 and I cried. Seriously, that movie scared me so badly I slept in the same bed as my friend.

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All I'm hearing is exorcist this and exorcist that. But hey, what can i say, thats why there your opinions. Mike myers is the man, jason is the man. But for acctual fear, what really did me in was Aliens from 1985, I was 8yrs old and that scared the shit out of me, i thought i could acctually hear the queen alien breathing loudly or around me when i was alone in the dark.Carnosaur, that was just brutal, dinosaurs ripping people apart yup. and last is Critters, With there glowing red eyes. But no monster/ bloody/horror movie is best unless it's troma.But i cannot wait for the new Halloween by rob zombie, that should be incredible. And Support independent films!!!! METAL

I'd have to say that I love vampires but they dont scare me like zombies.

so zombie movies are scarier.

You are talking to a guy who was goth before goth was ever popular. When I was a teenager in the 1970's I was a horror movie geek. I had a subscription to Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine...and I built and handpainted over a dozen monster models. My mother actually made me a dracula cape one halloween which I wore proudly when I stalked the neighborhood. I remember sneeking downstairs when my parents were sleeping to watch "creature features" on WGN..I would sit in the dark on the floor of the living room with the TV volume turned way down to watch all of the classic gothic horror films, dracula, wolfman, frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon...to name a few. In my opinion these were the scariest films of all. In those days, they didn't need blood and gore...there was something about the yellow tinted black and white filmography that would just send chills up your spine. The acting was kind of cheesy, but the facial gestures and mannerisms of the actors was superb and the set designs (for the time) were believable enough to send a chill up your spine. Who wouldn't cringe to see Bela Lugosi walking through the dank castle...or Chaney's Wolfman stalking his next victim in the woods. These were gothic masterpieces that are simple non-reproduceable by today's film makers.

The only modern day vampire flick that I have really liked in the recent years...was the horror spoof "Fright Night"...that vampire scared the hell out of me.

i haven't seen too many films that have really scared me, but one that did leave an emotional impression was John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness". easily on of his best, and one of my top favorites. and i agree with aargh, not enough mention of clive barker's work. how about his film "Lord of Illusions". or dare i mention "Repulsion" with catherine deneuve, which is excellent. or how about "Dead Calm"? go watch it again sometime.

I know everyone thinks vampires and demons r the best killers in scary movies, but the scariest thing is a zombie. vampires and demons can choose who they want to kill so u might live but a zombie kills everyone. also if u kill one, mostlikly there r 1000 more next to it so my vote goes to the zombie. also 28 weeks later is the best movies ever but i do want to see rob zombies version of halloween.

hay you guys what the master of nightmares, the Man of everyones dreams Freddy Kureger

i mean you can't have a horror film poll without Freddy Kueger i mean you can't kill him, he has a wonderful since of humor, he gave Jason a run for his money and he could have beat him if it wasn't for those kids giving CPR, Blowing freddy up, and that girl cutting his head off. So if you are going to have a Horror Poll you have to have fred in there some where!

zombies are the best...but u are forgetting alien...best-ever

What about the movie The Birds? It still bothers me to see a bunch of black birds in one place.

I remember seeing the first Friday the 13th when I was 11. It scared the holy shit out of me. I love all the gory bloody movies. I used to watch all the old scary movies with my aunt. Scary movies are great!

I love horror movies. I would have to say that Jaws was one for me. To think that there is a shark that big in the ocean creeps me out. Also, I loved the movie Wishmaster.

hey what about that movie Leviathan it starred that dude that played robo-cop i cant think of his name...trapped in a lab station underwater with some biological groteque mutating creature and no where to escape...man thats scarey. I almost had a panic attack just thinkin about it..*shudder*

ok u cant kill freddy of jason of micheal miyers. so wat. zombies r better cause there is always thousands of them and u cant kill them all. u can get away from freddy and jason but zombies spread the virus so fast that ewverynoe gets infected so dont mess wit zombies. and freddy doesnt have a sence of humors. hes gay

wow! how bout the ring?

that thing gives me nightmares and im 13!

i have dreams about her coming out of my tv like she did in the movie where the guy was turning off the tv then she turned it back on (the girl in the well)then he turned it off and she turned it back on and then the guy tried to ttrn it off but it keep going fuzzy and the well appered and then you see a hand then fuzz then she climbs out of the well then fuzz and shes walking towrd the tv then fuzz and then shes inches away from the tv then it gose fuzz again but it doesnt pop back up then a hand comes out of the tv then her head then her arms then her body and last her legs. she moves the hair away from her face and there is a skull and she killed the guy.

i think the scariest movie is Pet cemetary!! that is the only movie that made me want to stay up all night cause i thought the posesed baby was going to kill me!!!

Ooooooh,I'm a HUGE vampire fan!How 'bout VanHellsing?That movie is AWESOME!Hey,I'm 10 and I LOVE horror movies about vampires!I mean,yeah,they rock!

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how can jason or freddie not be on here?or even michael myers.

how can jason or freddie not be on here?or even michael myers.

how can jason or freddie not be on here?or even michael myers.

Wow you guys are starting to mnetion some real crap. Okay Elijah lover I guess I am going to have to explain this to you because no one else wants to. The Ring sucked big time. This movie was not scary in any way what so ever. If I had to describe in one word it would be "Stupid". I don't think they ever made a Jeepers Creepers 3 & 4 but it would be nice if they did. I liked the first one more than the second but the second was fine. Another nice film out of that same year was Joyride to bad they didn't make a sequel to that.

But the scariest movies of all time.

The Omen was kind of freaky. I was 9 when the original came out and it had a lasting effect. So here is my list.

The Omen

Rosemary's Baby

Night of the living dead '68 version

Salem's Lot the otriginal that kid scratching at the window was spooky.

Race with the devil

Night of the comet. anytime you are alone and not of what happend to the rest of the world it is kind of wierd.

shut up and go watch Sleepaway Camp. if any of you even know what that is.

Freddy and Jason are on our original poll. This is the second poll -- meant to cover monsters that readers felt should have been included in the original.

See the original poll and comments here:

http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2007/04/amcs_25_favorit.html

Thanks

I love scary movies,halloween is my fav;the original!jeepers creepers is a great flick,I'm STILL eagerly anticipating the 3rd one!can't wait to see the new halloween,but I wish that they would've kept the series going instead of recreating it.I mean,if it ain't broke don't fix it!!!and Rob Zombie as the director,who's bright idea was that?oh well,it does look like a good flick.here's my top 10 list...Halloween(the original),the exorcist #3,friday the 13th(the original),Nightmare on elm st.(the original,but both franchises could use recreating...or sumthin!)the beast within,IT,Christine,child's play(the original),Night of the living dead(the remake),Resident evil.

that's my list,comments?I'm outta here,MICHEAL MYERS RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i love vampire movies. i think they are soo cool. and i love vampire books. if i meet one i want to be one but the ones like on buffy were they don't look to pasty and look human i am to white as it is lol. but i guess thats what you get when you mix irish with german

I'm really wishing that people would walk into a Blockbuster or Movie Gallery and instead of going to recently released movies, go to foreign or the old outdated films. While I enjoy anything scary, it sounds like most people never got past the whole Freddy, Jason, Michael thing. They weren't that badass and there are tons of bad guys that are a whole lot better. Aliens and ghosts don't really do it for me either. Some recent scary movies have put too much stock in being over the top gory and overly goofy. Hostel was brutal and it didn't actually show anything being done, it only showed the aftermath. Some other good movies where the bad guy was human...

Black Christmas (the original)

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Last House on the Left

Sleepaway Camp

Opera

But do check out some Hitchcock films like Vertigo or The Birds...

My favs are Phantasm(all of them), City of the living dead(Lucio Fulci), 1st evil dead, freddy vs Jason, Exorcist, pet semetary, Demons 1 and 2, and Saw (all 3) call me old school, but most of the flicks I was young when they came out.

Okay, I'm settlin the ZOMBIE and Vampire debate!!! Zombies are good at infecting the human population we have all seen that, but vampires are harder to kill. First of all Vampires are brutally conscious that can choose to mutilate you or just bite your neck. Zombies however cannot stop their subconscious being, it's a constant will to feed. Vampires can be good and be bad, they can choose to not strike a victim and die or go on a feeding frenzy. Powers of the Vampire can outdo the zombie with ease. Now, vampires are very fast, so fast a human can never see them coming, hence the illusion to just appear from thin air. Zombies cannot, but it's very intimidating to watch like fifty Zombies coming a you, fast or slow. So, I will have to say Zombies are intimidating in numbers, but just one Vampire can wreck your day. That if of course of the Zombie is a slow Zombie. For my last thoughts I will talk of my favorite movies, EVIL DEAD I-III , Bram Stokers Dracula, the original Dawn of the dead, DEAD ALIVE, Nigtmare on Elm Street I , The Exorcist films, Texas Chainsaw Massecre films, Anything Sam Raimi puts out, Ghost House pictures films ( All Of Them), Phantasm, Rob Zombie films, THE LIST GOES ON.............I WANT TO SEE AN EVIL DEAD 4...GO BRUCE CAMPBELL!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Well here's a question, if vampires are more powerful than zombies....What would happen if a zombie were to infect a vampire? Will the vampire turn into a zombie,or vise versa....Would a zombie turn into a vampire?:)

This is to Captain Zombie & the vampire Killers . Number 1, you shouldnt be talking about the ring being bad and then saying joyride was good. that was one of the WORST movies i have ever seen. The ring wasnt that terrible. and people have different tastes in movies. I only like zombie horror movies. and the 2006 omen???? I LEFT THE THEATRE!!! i was falling asleep. it was terrible.

you should of had the crypt keeper from tales from the crypt and chucky

you should of had the crypt keeper from tales from the crypt and chucky

Okay I will let you slide on one thing. I did not specify which omen film I was talking about. I did mean the 1976 Gregory Peck & Lee Remick film. Even though i will say I liked idea of Liev Shreiber in lead rolerather interesting. The Ring I did not think had anything to offer when it came to scares. The plot was weak and the directing was non-existant. I did not know where they wanted to go with the story.

Joyride to me was much like Duel but a little more amped up and I enjoyed it. The role of Rusty nails voice done by Ted Levine is a very cool choice I mean he was Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. I am not impressed with Japanise horror films they all seem to be the same lame story over and over. then hollywood gets hold of them and makes them amercanized lame Japanise horror films.

I've read everyone's comments and respect everyone's opinions. While other kids were growing up watching kid-friendly shows/movies like "AlF" & "E.T.", my father was raising me on horror films. While my friends were buying magazines like Tiger Beat, I was buying Fangoria. I remember going with my dad to the video store to rent whatever was out that week, but then he would go to the section where they'd have all the horror films. Especially the B movies. A lot of these remakes that keep coming out are based on B movies. The more gore/blood, the better. But now as an adult I feel the movies that mess with you mentally are the scariest. It doesn't always have to be a visual scare. Also movies that deal with real life stuff. For example, "Cabin Fever" scared the hell out of me. Especially at the end when they showed the truck filled with that water leaving the area & coming into the city. "The Day After Tomorrow" bothered me also. I am a big George Romero fan. I have all of his zombie films (including the remakes). Which reminds me... For all of you who don't know this, a remake of "Day of the Dead" is coming out at the end of this year. So yeah, I'm a big zombie fan. But an even bigger vampire fan. Wesley Snipes can bite me anytime!!!

I've read everyone's comments and respect everyone's opinions. While other kids were growing up watching kid-friendly shows/movies like "AlF" & "E.T.", my father was raising me on horror films. While my friends were buying magazines like Tiger Beat, I was buying Fangoria. I remember going with my dad to the video store to rent whatever was out that week, but then he would go to the section where they'd have all the horror films. Especially the B movies. A lot of these remakes that keep coming out are based on B movies. The more gore/blood, the better. But now as an adult I feel the movies that mess with you mentally are the scariest. Why? Because they stay on your mind. It doesn't always have to be a visual scare. Also movies that deal with real life stuff. For example, "Cabin Fever" scared the hell out of me. Especially at the end when they showed the truck filled with that water leaving the area & coming into the city. "The Day After Tomorrow" bothered me also. I am a big George Romero fan. I have all of his zombie films (including the remakes). Which reminds me... For all of you who don't know this, a remake of "Day of the Dead" is coming out at the end of this year. So yeah, I'm a big zombie fan. But an even bigger vampire fan. Wesley Snipes can bite me anytime!!!

I've read everyone's comments and respect everyone's opinions. While other kids were growing up watching kid-friendly shows/movies like "AlF" & "E.T.", my father was raising me on horror films. While my friends were buying magazines like Tiger Beat, I was buying Fangoria. I remember going with my dad to the video store to rent whatever was out that week, but then he would go to the section where they'd have all the horror films. Especially the B movies. A lot of these remakes that keep coming out are based on B movies. The more gore/blood, the better. But now as an adult I feel the movies that mess with you mentally are the scariest. Why? Because they stay on your mind. It doesn't always have to be a visual scare. Also movies that deal with real life stuff. For example, "Cabin Fever" scared the hell out of me. Especially at the end when they showed the truck filled with that water leaving the area & coming into the city. "The Day After Tomorrow" bothered me also. I am a big George Romero fan. I have all of his zombie films (including the remakes). Which reminds me... For all of you who don't know this, a remake of "Day of the Dead" is coming out at the end of this year. So yeah, I'm a big zombie fan. But an even bigger vampire fan. Wesley Snipes can bite me anytime!!!

Of course Halloween is the best horror mobie eber made!! With mychael myers in it it can scary the crap out of anyone! Mychael myers is pure ebil, I can't wait for the 31st of August, Rob Zombie's Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE 80's horror movies.

Especially the Hellraiser series, the first Children Of The Corn (I love Maliciah), the Evil Dead trilogy, and the Puppet Master series.

If anyone wants to see a really good zombie type movie,Watch "Reanimator" There are 3 total movies in the series.One is the best,2 is ok, and 3 makes up for the second one!

Zombie vs.Vampire? Hmmm. They can be compared...but why? They are both undead, true...but zombies are indeed more powerful. Vampires can be scary because they are discreat, selective, and can pass for human. There are so many vampire movies tho, it's hard to tell what their powers and weaknesses are. Some don't like crosses...some are immune (like Jerry Dandridge and Barlow). Some don't like garlic(Blade)...some are immuune(Lost Boys). Some get confused w\werewolves with the whole silver thing. Some have a weakness to running water...Some have to be invited into your home (Salem's Lot)...some don't (Dracula)...Some are strong (J.C's Vampires) and some are easy to kill (Dusk til Dawn). Some prefer the neck...other prefer the inner thigh. Some can destroy with one bite...others take three. Some have light speed(Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise)...others don't. Vampires are very inconsistant and keepin up w/them is exhausting. Vampires are normally located and destroyed by the end of the movie. But I still enjoy them and am entertained.

Zombies rule!!!They are highly contageous and spread at an extremely rapid rate. Zombies often represent judgement day. They dominate the world. They symbolize and represent the end of the world itself. There are many ways to kill a vampire. Only ONE! way to kill a zombie...you have to destroy the brain (which powers them). U don't get to much time to achieve this and you have to be accurate...or else!!! As for bite severity... To be killed by a zombie(s) is a very slow and painful death..and of course you are alive when they begin to devour you. Vamires leave two (sometimes 4) puncture wounds to the infected area of the body. Zombies take chunks (not even stitches'll will help). Zombie bites never heal. When zombies are done eating, their ain't enough left to get up and become one (if the victim doesn't get away). Zombies are just better. They always win and are never wiped out. There is no way to destroy them all. The are way more powerful than vampires, and way more consistant.

George A.Romero is still the one and only best. No one has matched his talent. Some came close (Sean of the Dead; Night of the Living Dead remake-Savini) which were relative and inspired by his films. But still...no match. Zombie movies need to be SERIOUS and suspenseful. Not goofy, poorly directed, lacking a good story line, and often attempting to be comedic in areas. That makes them corny. For anyone not sold on the zombie, just watch Romero and leave all those other insults to his genre alone. Why compare zombies to vampires? Its really unnecessary...like comparing a pit bull to a chiwowa, or a macheti to a butter knife. No disrespect to the vampire tho...Us zombie fans still like you.

Bring Back Friday Night Fright movies !

maybe they are a bit corny....but so MANY of us LOVE them

The first Alien was the scariest movie ever made but the king of them all is still Romero's Dawn of the Dead. always an honorable mention with Pyscho and jaws.

i love michal myers and tyler hates him(tyler is a girl)

I ultimate horror movies are Tales from the Crypt. People forgot about that. RawHead Rex. That's a movie people need to see if you like monsters eatin people. Last but not least, Critters pt.1.

My most favorite movie of all time is The Lost Boys. It is a vampire movie madein 86 I believe, it has keffer sutherland, jamie gertz, jason patrick, and a few other actors that i cant for some unknown reason remember thier names. If they read this I am sorry to whom I have forgotten. but its one of the greatest moveis ever. Jamie gertz and Jason patric also play in a movie called Solarbabies. not a horror movie but a good one all around. I prefer Vampires any day to just regular horror. I love the site and taste of blood, even the colour.

Okay, listen... The Saw movies were not scary...just bloody. But I guess that if I were put into a situation like that... I would be a little scared.

Okay, listen... The Saw movies were not scary...just bloody. But I guess that if I were put into a situation like that... I would be a little scared.

I like holloween that is gorey and freaky

Differences set aside, I have a question for everyone. What happened to the real scary movies? For the past few years we have had these artsy, motive based, who did it, killed two or three people kind of movies. The ones people in coffee shops talked about the meaning of while sipping their mocha what the hell ever lattes. Scary movies aren't supposed to be smart or described as being hip or something like that. They are supposed to be scary. Am I the only one that misses the good old fashioned murder stuff. Where is the guy in the mask just fuckin people up. After movies like scream, saw, I know what you did last summer, urban legend, and the grudge I need some new movies besides the ones on my shelf. What the hell happened? If I wanted a murder mystery I would read books. I want a scary movie. Some guy with a mask and a knife (or chainsaw or machete) that just wants to kill and you have no idea who is next and how they will get away. Where are Michael, Freddy, Jason, and Leatherface to kick these bitches asses. You wouldn't see the guy from saw fuckin with them. Those kids from scream would be begging for the guy in the wal-mart ghost mask. In other words this new stuff sucks.

Just as a response to:

GumManRay | May 26, 2007 at 09:40 AM

I was bored when I came across this, and I love horror movies. I read what you said, and was with you until you said this:

'George A.Romero is still the one and only best. No one has matched his talent. Some came close (Sean of the Dead; Night of the Living Dead remake-Savini) which were relative and inspired by his films. But still...no match. Zombie movies need to be SERIOUS and suspenseful. Not goofy, poorly directed, lacking a good story line, and often attempting to be comedic in areas. That makes them corny.'

Yes, George is a genius. And no one else can easily compare. But, you named Shaun of the Dead as a good zombie movie. Then, you go and say that they should be Serious, not goofy, and not attempt to be comedic in areas. Yea, Shaun of the Dead was all three.

Just figured I'd point that out.

Ugh, I take that back. It was a response to

Posted by: Gil, true horror fan | May 26, 2007 at 01:25 AM

Sorry for the mixup. Heh.

YES, EMILY ROSE WAS BASED ON A SUPPOSED POSSESSED GIRL CALL ANALISE MICHEL. I DON'T KNOW, IF IT WAS GERMANY OR FRANCE. SHE HAD SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIED FROM THE EXORCISM. I REALLY THINK SHE WAS STARVED TO DEATH. I READ THE ARTICLE IN A TABLOID MAGAZINE, AROUND THE MID SEVENTIES.

YES, EMILY ROSE WAS BASED ON A SUPPOSED POSSESSED GIRL CALL ANALISE MICHEL. I DON'T KNOW, IF IT WAS GERMANY OR FRANCE. SHE HAD SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIED FROM THE EXORCISM. I REALLY THINK SHE WAS STARVED TO DEATH. I READ THE ARTICLE IN A TABLOID MAGAZINE, AROUND THE MID SEVENTIES.

What makes George Romero's Dawn of the Dead

king of horror movies? I will tell you,first

of all the soundtrack alone still gives me the creeps and Tom Savani instantly became a

star with his gore creations they were so real looking that many people wanted this movie banned. This movie created cult horror

fans like myself and is why today movie producers are churning out horror movies all the time.

ok so the best of all time scary movie is the exorcist, also, the entity,i am a gore and supernatural fan, a new release all of you should see is hightension,very good and the remake of hills have eyes ,frailty,devils regects,hellraiser series, jacobs ladder, is freaky. stygmata,howling,cursed,dog soliders is good wrong turn rocks,texas chainsaw,cube was gory,

I really likes john Carpenters "vampires" Thought it was one of the better vampire movies. Also not to be over looked are the Subspecies movies by Full Moon.For me a true horror movie is not a slasher movie. Give vampires, werewolv'es and the like. The sheer braun and mindless rampages of the werewolf is not to be matched.

dawn was the first zombie movie i saw. i remember the night well it was 2am on scifi i just love those special effects just great and now i cant get enough zombie movies or books

well i have to say i grew up watching all the horror stuff i loveit all only one movie really scaredme to where i had a har time sleeping 4 days as kid it was The Exorcist still scariest movie ever for me

If your talking monsters then there is only one that dominates and he is the King of them.Godzilla. Fantasy , sci fi and horror aside if this abomination stepped foot onto any one of those movies listed he would leave a path of destruction. If only someone like Peter Jackson or Micheal Bay could do what the 98 version "failed" to and that is to make him a horrific unstoppable man made irradiated monstrosity like he was in the 50's. EXcluding the cheesy sequels. You put the King against Micheal Myers and he wont be sitting up for a sequel.