http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm Essential Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm For folks who want to call themselves knowledgable horror film fanatics, what are the essential movies to build this base of knowledge on?    What are the movies you simply must see--just have to?   And no quirky favor Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2154 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm Definately some old classics like Frankenstein and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Also Invasion of the body snatchers and rosemary's baby. Definately some of Cronenberg's stuff like Scanners and The Fly. Definately Hellraiser and Hellraiser II. Polterg Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2156 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm *throws 2 cents in*   Alien - quintissential and groundbreaking   I'd add Day of the Dead (1985 version PLEASE) to that Romero list, it's my favourite of all zombie horrors and is a damn fine standalone horror flick in Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2176 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm In addition to Pumpboy's list, I think The Birds, The Stepford Wives (original), Trilogy of Terror (doll segment), The Thing (remake), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (I prefer the 1978 version), Rosemary's Baby, and Nightmare on Elm Street (which I don' Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2192 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm *throws 2 cents in* Alien - quintissential and groundbreaking I'd add Day of the Dead (1985 version PLEASE) to that Romero list, it's my favourite of all zombie horrors and is a damn f Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2200 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm I'd add Day of the Dead (1985 version PLEASE) Can we all just come to an agreement to not mention the fact that a remake exists that stars...Nick...fr Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2201 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm What about the original Village of the damned? Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2202 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm original King Kong? Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2204 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm I'm glad that someone else will speak up for Children of the Corn (#100 my ass!) Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2216 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm Can we all just come to an agreement to not mention the fact that a remake exists that stars...Nick...freaking...Cannon.  The idea makes my brain bleed.   Agreed! Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2237 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm     *throws 2 cents in*   Alien - quintissential and groundbreaking   I'd add Day of the Dead (1985 version PLEASE) to that Romero list, it's my favo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2242 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm I'm glad that someone else will speak up for Children of the Corn (#100 my ass!) I'm really...really....really sorry to be the possible bearer of bad news there MadMolly...... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2268 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm no ones mentioned pet cemetary... so now I am Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2486 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm *throws 2 cents in* Alien - quintissential and groundbreaking I'd add Day of the Dead (1985 version PLEASE) to tha Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2572 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm Nosferatu (1922) Frankenstien (1910) Der Golem any of the original classics. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2621 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm ...I'd like to add Near Dark to the list Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2973 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm I would add The Howling to the essential list. I swear to God they used real Werewolves in that movie. If I threw in a Argento movie it would be Demons. 28 days later, Dog Soldiers, High Tension and Pumpkinhead. Include those with almost all of Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm#2976 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/Essential.htm I would like to add Poltergeist and The Entity(with Barbara Hershey)That movie scared the shit outta me, but then again I was like 8 years old the first time I saw it. 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