Ok, so I love Scary/slasher films and with Halloween around the corner, I thought I'd drop a list of my 10 favorite scary/slasher flicks and a little reason why I picked them. Here we go
10. The final Destination movies- No these movies are not scary in any way, but that isn't really the point. Each time out the deaths get crazier and more creative and I admire that. I admire these movies for not sticking with conventional logic and not being afraid to let the audience watch these deaths being set up. They aren't for the faint of heart because as the deaths get crazier, the gore skyrockets!
9. Last house on the left- Wes Craven created one of the most debated horror movies ever with this tale of a gang who brutally rape and murder 2 girls and unknowingly seeks refuge into eh house of the victims parents. The parents torture and murder the 3 rapists in horrific ways. Craven has long been a master of the horror film and this one is brilliant in its over the top nature!
8. The Grudge- I know some think it is silly, but this movie captures a total creepy atmosphere all the way through and got a few really jumps out of me. Sarah Michelle Gellar is the perfect female lead and the little creepy Asian kid and the cat still creep me out.
7. The Sixth Sense- This movie is typically remembered for the shock ending, but throughout the movie, the dark overtones just never leave. The hallowed expression of Haley Joel Osment stay with you after the movie and the ghosts are portrayed in a real way, which is more frightening than an over the top ghost.
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- The original version of this film was kind of the epitome of the young teens stranded in a remote village film. The idea of Leatherface and a chainsaw are far more disgusting than Freddy or Jason and slimy feel of the entire town just leaves me needing a shower...ICK!
5. The second Friday the 13th- Most people forget that Jason's mother was the original killer of the series, but here is where Jason really lets loose on unsuspecting horny teens. It is a classic of the slasher genre and pretty much every new slasher film looks to this film for inspiration. I know it seems like just a rip off of Halloween, but Jason is a much more imposing figure and has a much higher body count!
4. Nightmare on Elm Street- Wes Craven's 2nd masterpiece, created a whole new version of the boogie man myth except he gave the boogie man long creepy fingernail a burned face and a Charlie brown inspired sweater. This was the first horror movie to really give the killer a personality. He was funny and you kind of liked watching him kill people, which is even scarier. It was innovative and bloody fun!
3. Scream- Wes Craven's most masterful masterpiece. Never has a horror movie been this scary, bloody and intentionally funny! The killers masks are about the creepiest ones ever. Wes was';t afraid to poke fun at the genre he made popular while still using new techniques to scare the crap out of people. Working with a lightening quick script from Kevin Williamson Craven gave new life to the slasher genre!
2. It- Clowns scare the crap out of me and Tim Curry is frighteningly brilliant as Pennywise. That is all I need to say because I don't think it freaks you out if you aren't freaked out by clowns.
1. Halloween- Michael Myers never runs and never dies. He just scares the crap out of a babysitter and everyone watching the movie. His moves are deliberate and he seems to have no reason for killing. He hides behind tricked out William Shatner mask with teased hair and giant eye holes and kills everyone while the doctors from the mental institution chase him down. Features the classic closet scene and shows why Jaime Lee Curtis is the ultimate go to scary movie girl!
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