Whereas The Thing From Another World is a great 1950s-style monster movie, John Carpenter\u2019s remake also has enough originality to top its predecessor. The exotic setting of Antarctica makes this horror flick easy to get lost within. Special effects in the movie are terrific, and that with no CGI needed. The story could be simplified to a monster roaming among a crew of workers. I don\u2019t want to say much more as the film has many surprises and plot twists. It can get a little gory at times, but most the gore seems merited for this one.<\/p>\n
12.) <\/span>What lies Beneath<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> This movie has some great acting. Harrison Ford plays a suspicious husband and Michelle Pfeiffer plays an emotionally trampled wife who needs to get proactive in order to answer some questions that arise as she copes with previous traumas. There are some slight supernatural elements that are presented in a way which makes them seem eerily believable. This is a movie with top-notch production, and it\u2019s pretty easy to get people who are afraid of the horror-genre to watch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.) Friday the 13th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Before it became a franchise film with an iconic villain, the first Friday the 13th<\/sup> was a completely different style of slasher film. At least, the villain is fairly unexpected, and expertly performed. It\u2019s about a camp; it\u2019s isolated in the woods; it has elements of carefree youth like good old fashioned drug-use and sex. By today\u2019s standards, the first film might seem fairly clich\u00e9, but many great clich\u00e9s were born because of the original.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10.) <\/strong><\/span>The Blair Witch Project<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n To truly appreciate Blair Witch, one must try to go back to the time frame of 1999. The internet was still a fairly new thing to most people. We didn\u2019t have instant access to factual answers. In fact, if someone wanted to post fake stories on the internet and make them look legit, they could. That\u2019s exactly what the marketing team did for Blair Witch. Many people argued about whether the film was fiction or real documentary footage. Even without the hype, the story of three kids ventureing out into a deep and isolated woods can get pretty eerie, and the found-footage effects gives it an authentic feel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.) <\/span><\/strong>The Ring<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.) Paranormal Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n Made on a low-budget with a home-camera, this movie originally gained fame in film-festivals. It\u2019s a creepy story of about an entity in a couple’s new house. The movie forces the viewer to allow their imagination to run wild. Also, for anyone who\u2019s ever personally encountered anything strange in a house, this movie will probably be even more frightening. The movie does have one major flaw. When Paramount Pictures bought the rights and released it in theaters, they changed the ending to something more typical, and quite frankly, stupid. If you can find the movie with the original ending, watch that version.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.)<\/strong><\/span> Night of the Living Dead<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n How could any list of horror movies not mention zombies? Watching George Romero\u2019s first survival-horror zombie film is still great, many years later. It\u2019s filmed in black and white in a rural setting. Even this \u201cfirst\u201d zombie film isn\u2019t just about zombies, it\u2019s about dealing with other survivors out there as well. Though it is not technically the first zombie movie ever (White Zombie came out in 1932), it is the movie that mainstream modern zombie stories tend to take the lead from.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.) <\/strong><\/span>The Exorcist<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019ve only seen this movie once, and to be perfectly honest, I don\u2019t want to see it again. I found it disturbing. I guess it just seemed too real. It\u2019s not so much frightening to where I felt I was in danger after, but it\u2019s terrifying when thinking of a loved one being possessed by a devilish force. The grainy texture of the picture and strange music helps to make this movie stand out as an obvious 1970s setting. This a good thing, as I think the setting can appeal to new audiences by adding a sense of the exotic for viewers not born before the seventies. See The Exorcist if you dare.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.) <\/strong><\/span>Dracula (1931)<\/strong><\/span><\/a> At some point in the past few decades, vampires became sexy. Bram Stroker\u2019s original novel cast the vampire as an obscure creature that lurked in the shadows and lived on the outskirts of civilization. Dracula killed children, wives, husbands, parents. If you want to see a vampire movie before the genre seemed hokey, and clich\u00e9, then see Bela Lugosi as Dracula. He has a great voice for the part. He can also look so eerie when he just stands and stares at his prey. Not as action-packed as newer vampire films, but the tone of this film is perfect for watching late at night around Halloween.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.) <\/strong><\/span>It Follows<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n This movie has a truly unique concept, especially for a very modern horror movie. I refuse to say what the concept is because I think this movie is best enjoyed without knowing anything about the plot. The movie focuses on a crowd of young adults. It is set in the suburbs of Detroit. The story\u2019s town is quiet and creepy. There isn\u2019t a huge need for gore or cheap scares in It Follows. The movie instead allows the viewer to imagine much of what will hopefully frighten them long after the movie stops. Just imagine if the \u201cIt\u201d of this move was something real.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.) <\/strong><\/span>Halloween (the original)<\/strong><\/span><\/a> The music is perfect, as is the mood and the setting for this slasher. Jamie Lee-Curtis is a great heroine, and the tangibility of this story makes it even more frightening. Before Michael Myers seemed like a supernatural man who survived burning and falling from buildings, he seemed like a simple escaped psychopath on a kill-spree, bent especially on getting to Laurie Strode. Yes, maybe it\u2019s a little clich\u00e9 to see Halloween on a list of the best horror movies, but there is a reason everyone should someday see this movie.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.) <\/strong><\/span>The Conjuring<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Based on true journal entries <\/p>\n![\"harrison-ford-lies-beneath-2000\"](\"https:\/\/jeremyschnee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/harrison-ford-lies-beneath-2000.jpg\")
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<\/a>The Ring holds suspense for the majority of the film as the protagonist seeks a cure to a digital curse of sorts. The story is taken from a Japanese film, Ringu. I like seeing horror-lore from a different culture. Naomi Watts plays a single-mom who is easy to cheer for. There are some tense moments, and the film has a story that is fairly unique compared to most other American horror stories.<\/p>\n![\"11-i-am-dracula\"](\"https:\/\/jeremyschnee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11-i-am-dracula.jpg\")
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<\/a> by a couple that investigated and studied hauntings, possessions, witchcraft, etc. The Conjuring\u00a0 is so well-written that it might just pass for true. The movie does involve a haunted house, which yes, has been seen many times in horror-flicks. The presentation of frightening scenes is really well-done though. The story has a great pace. This is one of those movies that will have you turning the lights on in your house afterward. If you want a great fright, and a great story, then don\u2019t miss this movie.<\/p>\n
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