Best horror film ever made?

My opinion:

Alien is the best horror movie ever made.

The Shining is more of a weird arthouse dream movie (made for a broad audience !). If that makes sense... 

I'm just on my way up to Clavius.

that is hard to pick one favorite of an entire genre, i like some of the picks here, i'd just like to mention "the devil rides out", i'm not claiming it to be the best or anything, but it's a great one i've just discovered recently, a lesser known horror, apparently horror icon christopher lee's own personal favorite from what i've read, and it also stars charles gray. spoiler included on this movie's comment here, in both this and the movie "misery" i really wanted the guy showing up at the end to save the situation, i recognise this actor also from "silver streak" and a segment in the 1983 "twilight zone the movie", after the build up about the room he and the kid has been talking about the scene later when it's mentioned again is cut as if it was to a commercial break, neat. the opening is sort of similar to the movie "foul play". next time you watch this flick keep notice at how funny it looks as the sandwich the kid is eating looks huge. strange how the end credits looked added later on, perhaps an explanation to that can be as there are two different versions of this i keep coming across depending on when airing on different channels on tv, one extended one i didn't experience until lately. i know the "here's johnny" 😬 is iconic (by the way, i expected that as the cover here, i did not see this coming, i had to check if i was actually on the right board), but also another one of the greatest lines / parts of the movie i find is the scene and this dialogue: " - you blew your brains out." - "that's strange sir, i have no recollection of that at all."



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from the frame,
living painting ran away,
took with her rooms atmosphere,
of magic love and hotness,
dudes jumped in the frame,
faded the paint,
afraid she werent comin back again,
before she ran in and blew my reality away.

Best big budget horror movie, for sure.

it's a masterpiece. I showed it to my niece (she's into all these current, stupid horror movies like Truth Or Dare) and she was mesmerized by it. She said it was one of the creepiest movies she'd ever seen. I told her initially to be patient with the intro (her generation wants everything NOW) and let the story play out. In the end, she really liked it.

I rank it as #1 in my horror movie rankings. I don't give a crap if King didn't like it, Kubrick's movie was scarier than his book, which was actually kind of lame.

Anyway, just my opinion.

While I recognize it as a quality film, I don't place it among my favorites. Kubrick is undeniably an artist in the medium but his fans think that his shit doesn't stink. I will say that I have seen The Shinng three times now and appreciate it more each time but most of the other movies listed ITT are better IMO. It's not even the best King adaption. The remakes are not good.

But what do I know? I think Psycho and Vertigo are majorly overrated.

Nah'. It would maybe just about make my top 50. Definitely in the top 100.

The problem with these questions is many people blatantly allow iconography (pop culture relevance), critical reception, IMDB ratings and co' to influence their choices. Films that are 'famous/iconic' and 'influential' get bonus points. Problem is that heavily favors older films and also American (and English language in general) films.

This can be seen by people who literally just list of the most beloved and famous Horror films (from the 70s & 80s in particular) as their choices for best horror film ever made.

For example there is no reason why films like Halloween (1978) and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) should be chosen ahead of say, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), Black Christmas (1974), The Funhouse (1981), Tenebrae (1982), Scream (1996) or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and it's prequel (2003, 2006).

Taken by their actual qualities, many criticisms could be thrown at the likes of Halloween and TCM. With regards to their acting, their basic & generic storylines, their scariness, pacing and so on. There are many films out there that are smarter, better acted, with bigger budget (and more modern) production values which are ultimately scarier and more entertaining. Which don't get brought up in the discussions as they're not 'iconic' enough.

It's definitely in the conversation.

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