Electric Blues Top 100 Horror Films of All Time!

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Okay, so the IMBD (Internet Movie Database) beat me to this, but it's still a good idea, so I'm running with it. Below is a list of MY choices for top 100 horror films of all time. This list was not compiled by a group of film experts, through popular poll or any other process making it remotely scientific or significant in any away, shape, form or fashio. This list was only ompiled from the films I have seen and my OWN opinion on which were the best 100, and in which order they come. The criteria I used for judgement was quite simple. Did these films stick with me? Were they disturbing? Were they well written? Well acted? Original? Was there ANYTHING about them that stuck out? The difference between this list and most others you will find is that I own most all of these films, I love every single one of these films and I didn't use any database or other system to compile the list. I just sat and thought about the horror movies I remembered, wrote them all down, and then graded them in my own way. After ruling out anything that was made for TV, this is the list I came up with. So enjoy the list, for what it's worth. Where applicable, the title of the film will serve as a link to IMDB where you can find out more about the films, who was in them, and whether or not you want to see them.

The List!

100. Poltergeist II 99. Resident Evil 98. Christine 97. Frankenstein Unbound 96. The Lawnmower Man 95. Cujo 94. Wishmaster 93. Dr. Giggles 92. Stephen King's Cat's Eye 91. The Haunting (1999) 90.  Species 89. The Phantom of the Opera (1989) 88. Puppet Master (1989) 87. The Night Flyer 86.  Children of the Corn 85. The Twilight Zone The Movie 84. Tales from the Crypt (1972) 83. Phantasm 82. The Dead Zone 81. Wrong Turn 80. From Hell 79. Night of the Living Dead (1990) 78. The Omen III :THe Final Conflict 77. The Exorcist III 76. Re-Animator 75. The Fly (1958) 74. The Ring 73. Hannibal 72. Hellraiser III : Hell On Earth 71. Hellraiser: Bloodline 70. Jeepers Creepers 2 69. Final Destination 68. Day of the Dead 67. Creepshow 66. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) 65. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) 64. John Carpenter's Vampires 63. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 62. The Brood 61. The Last Broadcast 60. Carrie 59. Rawhead Rex 58. Nightbreed 57. The People Under the Stairs 56. Village of the Damned (1995) 55. Halloween II 54. The Keep 53. Tales from the Darkside The Movie 52. Candyman 51. Something Wicked This Way Comes 50. Magic 49. Scanners 48. From Beyond 47. Dracula (Christopher Lee; 1958) 46. Dario Argento's Trauma 45. Suspiria 44. The Omen 43. Pumkinhead 42. Friday the 13th 41. Masque of the Red Death (1964) 40. The Raven (1963) 39. r. Phibes Rises Again 38. Child's Play 37. The Abominable Dr. Phibes 36. Psycho II 35. Red Dragon 34. Hellbound: Hellraiser II 33. Jeepers Creepers 32. Evil Dead II : Dead By Dawn 31. Evil Dead 30. Army of Darkness 29. Dog Soldiers 28. The Fog 27. Wes Craven's New Nightmare 26. 28 Days Later 25. The Unnamable 24. Near Dark 23. Dead of Night (1945) 22. Jaws 21. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 20. Poltergeist 19. The Exorcist 18. The Shining 17. The Fly (1986) 16. Silence of the Lambs 15. The Howling 14. Hellraiser 13. A Nightmare on Elm Street 12. Final Destination II 11. Night of the Living Dead (1968) TOP TEN!!! 10. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 9. Nosferatu (1922) 8. An American Werewolf in London 7. The Thing (1982) 6. Alien 5.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 4. Psycho (1960) 3. Halloween 2. In the Mouth of Madness And the Number One Best Horror FIlm Of All Time (In my opinion, that is) 1. Dawn of the Dead

Well, there you have it, the list in its entirety. Of course, the hardest part was narrowing it dow to 100 choices, then from there selecting which ones I thought were best. I would love to have had the time or the space to explain all of 100 of my picks and perhaps I'll get around to doing full reviews of each one of these films. Please just check out the film descriptions provided through IMDB (where applicable). I admit many of the plot summaries listed there really do not do these films justice. Still, if you haven't seen these movies, give them a shot. You might actually enjoy them.

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