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I'm making my way through some really old horror flicks so wondered if there were any hidden gems I should be adding to my list? I really love horror films, have done since I was young, but the trouble is that most of the ones I have seen have been through the eyes of a kid so they really aren't holding up to what I remember lol.

 

Ones I am working my way through....

 

 

Updated list..

 

Watched

 

Cats Eye - Really enjoyed this when I was young

Children of the Corn - A classic that I have only seen the remake of, any good?

City of the living dead - I stuck this on for 10 mins last night and I wasn't impressed, might give it a miss altogether.

Cujo - Classic that I can't believe I haven't seen.

Demons 2 - Where it should be horribly terrible it's meant to be terrible in a good way?

Deadly Blessing - This was one of the better flicks with a shockingly bad ending.

Deadly Friend - Really enjoyed this as a kid. It's still OK but not particularly worth watching unless you're a fan.

Delores Claiborne - Quite enjoyed this but it's no more a horror than the carebares.

Demons - AWFUL, avoid at all costs. It has the most racist version of a token black guy I have ever seen.

Desperation - 1 decent actor in the whole movie, Ron Perlman. Says it all.

Happy Birthday To Me - Watched it last night. A bit slow and boring with a decent ending.

Hellraiser - I was pleasantly surprised with this, it wasn't what I thought. A little one dimensional though (excuse the pun).

Maximum Overdrive - Old truck classic. Decent enough movie, ropey at times but still enjoyable.

Misery - Good film, still holds up reasonably well.

Pet semetary - Not bad at all.

Phenomena - This lasted 5 mins, shockingly bad.

Rose Red - Far to long and boring.

Salems Lot - Definitely not stood the test of time, I really couldn't get into this movie at all.

Sometimes they come back - This wasn't half bad.

The Stand - I enjoyed it more the 2nd time round but it was incredibly tame IMO.

It - Best horror movie ever IMO. It's always on my list to watch regardless of when I last saw it.

Student Bodies - One of the first horror spoofs, absolutely rubbish though.

Swamp Thing - Good fun, ridiculous at the same time though.

The Dead Zone - Quite enjoyed this, it dragged on a bit but the idea and plot was pretty good.

The Hills Have Eyes - This was OK. The remake has the bases covered though

The Hills Have Eyes 2 - This was ridiculous, same as the remake.

The Last house on the left - really enjoyed this, the remake pretty decent too.

The Monster Squad - As crappy as this movie is today I still love it regardless

The Serpent and the Rainbow - I tried this as a teen and gave up, is it worth it?

The Shining - Classic

Tommyknockers - Should have been better than it was, not sure what let it down but the idea (the book) was fantastic.

 

 

 

Still to watch

 

Dolans Cadilac - No idea? Going from the title I was thinking Christine?

Feast - As above

Firestarter - As above

Graveyard Shift - As above

Hearts in Atlantis - No idea?

Maniac Cop - An old classic that I watched till the tape was see through, not sure if it will hold up now though.

Mind Ripper - No Idea

Night Flyer - ???

Pet Semetary 2 - I fear the worst.

Quicksilver Highway - No idea

Return to Salems Lot - I think I've seen the original but I can't remember anything.

Riding the Bullet - No Idea

Shocker - It was fun in the 80s, not sure how it will hold up now.

Silver Bullet - Quite enjoyed this IIRC, look forward to seeing it again.

Sleepwalkers - No Idea

Trucks - I'm thinking this is probably just maximum overdrive?

Summer of Fear - No idea

Tenebre - No idea

The Black Cat - I got confused between this and cats eyes, I don't think I've seen this.

The Dark Half - No idea

the diary of ellen rimbauer - No Idea

The Gate - I remember enjoying this as a kid, curious if it will be as bad as ghoulies lol.

The living Dead Girl - The title isn't filling me with confidence.

The Mangler - I think I tried to watch this and gave up.

The People Under the Stairs - Sounds promising for some cheesy horror.

They - I remember "they Live", don't know if I've seen this though.

Thinner - No Idea

Venom - No Idea

Wishmaster - Is this the rumplestiltskin dude?

American werewolf in London

Galaxy of Terror

Hell Night

Razorback

The Wraith

The Driller Killer

Don't Panic

Camerons Closet

Stage Fright

The Haunting

Monkey Shines

Wolfen

Cat People

The Keep

From Beyond

Needful Things

Langoliers

Midnight meat Train

Burnt Offerings

Suspiria

Don't be afraid of the dark

The Stone Tape

The Brood

The Car

Rosemarys Baby

The Devil Rides

Straw Dogs

 

 

I'm not particularly fussy with my movies so if you know of anything that you think is good as far as old horrors go then please let me know as it really is hard to find good ones among all the dross. Are there any above that are really really shockingly bad that I should just avoid from the outset? Bare in mind that I enjoy Superman, the goonies, little shop of horrors and even the human centipede so that you understand just how 'bad' a movie I will watch.

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Burnt Offerings...so-so

Suspiria

The Haunting...the old one, not the recent toss

American Werewolf in London...one of my favourite films

Dont be Afraid of the Dark...old TV movie, not the latest movie

The Stone Tape....TV

The Keep...Michael Manns horror offering

The Brood...ok, and its Cronenberg

The Exorcist

The Car...crap but a cool chopped V8 car

Texas Chainsaw Massacre...the original

The Rocky Horror Show....get drunk, kick back and sing

Young Frankenstein...great fun

Rosemarys Baby

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Cats Eye - Really enjoyed this when I was young

Deadly Friend - Loved it as a kid, hoping it will hold up even for sentimentality.

Pet semetary - Not bad at all.seen this.

The Dark Half - No idea don't know if I've seen this though.

Thinner - No Idea

 

I had to search ages for something like "goblin thrown into fan" to eventually rediscover cats eye after seeing it when younger. Deadly friend unfortunately has ages horrifically badly but like you I also love bad movies. Pet semetary is still a great film, throught it was gross when younger. The dark half is a Steven King thing that I got as a trilogy years ago on VHS, not up to much tbh, Thinner the other Stephen King one is still good.

 

A few reccomendations...

Christine - Another Stephen King

Critters Series

Day / Dawn of the (living) dead

Evil Dead series

Return of the living dead 1 - 3 (Don't bother with 4 and 5)

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Candyman

 

Good call.

 

There was an Austrailian one called "Bad taste" that was quite weird/good and one called Bloody birthday i think it was called.

 

Is that a horror?? Its a comedy surely :D

 

The Eye - Jhorror and one of my favorites.

 

Another good one. JDM The Ring is also a great film.

Boogeyman, however, is complete toss.

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I was going to say that, and American Werewolf in London - that still creeps me out now, I have to watch with all the lights on.

 

Straw dogs is good too - more of a thriller I guess but definitely 'horror'.

 

Never heard so many versions of blue moon.

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