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The Blob (1958) - When viewed with a nostalgic attitude and with one corner of your mind thinking back of sitting in the tuck-and-roll seats of a '57 Chevy parked at the drive-in theater, The Blob will endear itself to classic sci-fi fans more and more each time it is viewed.
Drag Me to Hell (2009) - Say what you will about the cheesey title, but Sam Raimi returns to form with this delightfully funny and refreshingly scary slasher flick. Welcome back, Sam!
Ju-on (2000) - The Japanese version. Don't bother with the Sarah Michelle Gellar American remake. When someone is killed in a bout of resentment, the resulting rage accumulates in the place where the dead once lived. He who comes in contact with the curse loses his life, and a new curse is born. The Japanese prefer to believe places become haunted, whereas American filmmakers think people are haunted.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - The rare instance of a remake that's better than the original. Must... stay... awake...
28 Days Later (2002) - Danny Boyle's breakout flick is a dystopian tale that opens four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, leaving only a handful of non-infected survivors try to find sanctuary. Not a zombie movie... they're not zombies... don't call them zombies.
The Mist (2007) - From a Stephen King Story. Hard to recall an ending to a movie causing such polarization of viewers. Say what you will about it, they couldn't have ended it in any other way.
I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - Made in 1943, this Val Lewton production, directed by Jacques Tourneur, features disturbing atmosphere that sees its female stars, Christine Gordon and Frances Dee, taking a long and lonely walk through some haunting fields of sugar cane.
The Wicker Man (1973) - A creepy-crawly little film that, despite its myriad production problems, went on to become a cult fave and one of Great Britain's most popular horror films. Don't confuse it with Nic Cage's ridiculous 2006 version.
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens ( Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror) (1922) - Where the legend of Dracula began, with Max Schreck's Count Orlock, the phantom of the night that drinks the blood of his victims. This silent movie was the predecessor to the perhaps more easily "watchable" Bela Lugosi version of Dracula. Count Orlock also appears on our list of the Best Movie Monster and Creatures of All Time.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Wes Craven’s sweet dreamscape premise behind A Nightmare on Elm Street is what continues to work in this little jewel of horrific fun from 1984. Terrifying and clever (even if that intelligence is somewhat dated), Nightmare – trying to reign in on the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween series – offers a bit more humor and modern-like psychosis for fans of slasher films by introducing audiences to the wise-cracking psychotic nature of Freddy Krueger. By the way, it's now on sparkling blu-ray.
The Wolf Man (1941) - Lon Chaney Jr.'s rendition from Universal's vault of classic horror staples, not to be confused with Joe Johnston's 2010 remake. Interesting tidbit: The Wolfman battled a bear in one scene but unfortunately the bear ran away during filming. What few scenes were filmed, were included in the theatrical trailer.
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