One of our daughters asked us recently, “What are some of the scary movies you used to watch when you were my age?”
So… we put together this two-part list, in no particular order. It has 50+ of our favorite scary / horror movies in two categories OLD and NEW. We’re not quite sure where the NEW cutline happened, but it may be right around Alien…
THE OLD TESTAMENT OF HORROR FILMS
- POLTERGEIST
- THE OMEN
- THE HUNGER
- INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
- SALEM‘S LOT
- INVADERS FROM MARS
- CREEPSHOW
- IT’S ALIVE
- WAR OF THE WORLD‘S
- THE FLY
- HELLRAISER
- THE THING
- AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
- BLACK SABBATH
- CAT PEOPLE
- NOSFERATU
- THE HOWLING
- PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
- SLEEPAWAY CAMP
- HALLOWEEN ONE AND THREE
- FRIDAY THE 13TH
- BUG
- ROSEMARY‘S BABY
- A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
- THE SHINING
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
- THE BIRDS
- ALTERED STATES
- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
- SUSPIRIA
- TOURIST TRAP
THE NEW TESTAMENT OF HORROR FILMS
- THE GRUDGE ONE AND TWO
- THE WOMAN IN BLACK
- IT FOLLOWS
- LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
- THE RING
- ANGEL HEART
- EVIL DEAD OLD & NEW
- THE CONJURING
- CORALINE
- FRANKENWEENIE
- EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS
- DRACULA
- GRETEL AND HANSEL
- PLANET TERROR
- MIDSOMMAR
- FROM BEYOND
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
- SHAUN OF THE DEAD
- WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
- VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED
- JACOB’S LADDER
- SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
- ALIEN
- SLITHER
- APOSTLE
- THE EMPTY MAN
- THE RITUAL
- JU ON
- THE VISIT
