http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm The Best Horror of Each Year: 1975-Present Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm I think it would be fun for everybody to list what they think is the best horror film for each year from 1975 to the present day. It doesn't have to be straight up horror; it can be hybrids like horror/sci-fi (Alien), horror/serial killer (Silence of th Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#604 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm Some years there weren't any good films, so I had to just pick what I thought was the best of them. My List:1975: Jaws1976: Carrie1977: The Hills Have Eyes1978: Halloween1979: Alien1980: The Shining1981: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#605 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm Out of pure morbid curiousity, why 1975? My List: (I'm using wikipedia for my years, so hopefully all are right.)1975: Jaws (i've never seen it (SHOCK AND AWE), but the rest of that year looks like it kinda pales in comparison) Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#616 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm Out of pure morbid curiousity, why 1975? No particular reason besides the fact that I haven't seen nearly as many horror films pre-1975. And by the way, you've got to see The Thing as soon as p Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#617 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm 1975: Jaws 1976:The Omen 1977: Suspiria, barely over Rabid 1978:Halloween 1979:Alien 1980:The Shining -- Cryp's right -- tough competition this year, but the shining shines through. nods to The Changeling Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#897 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm Is it just me or did we lose our way and the promise of another golden age of horror that was blooming in the late 90s.  Since the millenium we've had some good horror, but not alot of it.  They were starting to bang them out Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#899 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm 1993:Jurassic Park  -- I know some folks don't consider this Horror.  But, although I can live without the sequels, I thought this was great for making Dinosaurs terrifying again. Good call. I can't b Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#929 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm But NOOOOOO, we can't release another horror movie around halloween with Saw...thatd just be CRAAAAZY. I agree. It's so stupid that they don't release more than one big horror movie around Halloween. Th Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#930 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm I miss the all-night horror fests we used to have.  They would start at like 11:00 or midnight, sometimes as early as 9:00,  and show horror movies until dawn at the drive-ins.  And we also had a 4-theatre cinema that would have the "Midnite Movies" Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#931 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm   I miss the all-night horror fests we used to have.  They would start at like 11:00 or midnight, sometimes as early as 9:00,  and show horror movies until dawn at the drive-ins.  And we also had a 4-theatre cinema Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#933 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm      I am an old fart so I remember when the Atlanta Super Station used to play horror movies at midnight, the old ones like b&w, Dracula, Frankenstein the old school movie Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#937 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm        I am an old fart so I remember when the Atlanta Super Station used to play horror movies at midnight, the old ones like b&w, Dracu Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#940 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm I like you too!  Thanks. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#941 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm Noones hit this topic for awhile but I had to put in the 2 cents: 1975--Jaws 1976--Grizzly (yeah, I know but I was young and impressionable). 1977--(I saw Star Wars 22 times that year...no time for anything else) 1978--Da Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#2522 http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm 1975 - Jaws, easily, although I love The Stepford Wives 1976 - Carrie (the Omen is pretty good, but not as good) 1977 - The Hills Have Eyes (Suspiria was o.k., but not a fave) 1978 - Halloween (I like Dawn of the Dead a lot, but Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:04 GMT http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/orca/topic/The-Best-Horror-of-Each-Year-1975-Present-.htm#2530