Horror films that stand the test of time

So yeah, there's The Exorcist and The Shining and a few others that still look pretty good nowadays. Then you have Insidious and The Ring for solid modern day horror flicks, and I'm hoping the new Evil Dead remake will do the original film justice.

But let's face it, the original Evil Dead is difficult to watch nowadays without cringing at the horrible effects.

Are there any other scary movies that will actually scare you in this day and age? Classic or modern?

Scary Movie :D

Spellbinder still gives me the chills sometimes, especially the ending. It also didn't hurt that Kelly Preston was such a hottie then.

Rosemary's Baby
Halloween
The Thing
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Kill List
Paranormal Activity (not everyone's cup of tea, I know)

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I think the first remake of The Thing is forever a classic.FrostyPhantasm

The Wicker man.

Since it doesn't rely in special effects it's still a great film today.

You expect the evil dead remake to be decent? With diablo cody?

Lol

The Thing- 1982

The Exorcist

Hellraiser 1& 2

Carrie

Day of the Dead- 1985

The Howling

An American Werewolf in London

From Beyond

You expect the evil dead remake to be decent? With diablo cody?

Lol

Cloud_Insurance

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Aljosa23

You win the thread.

I get scared by just watching the lord of the rings.oh yeah.

The Thing- 1982

Day of the Dead- 1985

Kage1

I love the Thing. Didn't find it too scary but I loved the atmosphere and stuff. The new one sucked real bad

The Thing 1982 is a solid remake and it holds up better and better the more I think about it.

Alien without a doubt holds up. The use of ambient sound (remember the motion tracking scene?), the nearly modern lighting, and great set pieces add to the atmosphere.

Some of the older zombie films, Day Of The Dead and to an extent Night, hold up. Dawn is hit or miss for me, sometimes I want to say it holds up but I watched it recently and it didn't.

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Nosferatu

Poltergeist, one of my all-time favourites.

All Val Lewton horror/thriller productions.

RepulsionWolfattheDoor34

The InnocentsSaintLeonidas

The Shining only gets better with time.sammyjenkis898

Gremlins, he he he... Those little puppets are so cool.

The Shining

The Thing

The Thing Prequel

texas chainsaw massacre remake

the evil dead

Rec. Aimons-nous

Agreed. I'm not a big fan of 'shaky-cam' movies, but I loved Rec. I haven't seen the remake, Quarantine, and I really don't plan to just because of the comparison that I'd draw between the two.

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Aljosa23

[QUOTE="Aimons-nous"]Rec. applesxc47

Agreed. I'm not a big fan of 'shaky-cam' movies, but I loved Rec. I haven't seen the remake, Quarantine, and I really don't plan to just because of the comparison that I'd draw between the two.

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Aljosa23

also one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made

even if the tech in the movie looks obsolete by our standards

If there's one movie that definitely belongs on this list, it's The Changeling (1980). Watch it and you'll see why Stephen King lists it among his favorites and why so many horror movies, incl. Insidious and The Ring, have borrowed heavily from it.

I was about 11 years old when I first saw the movie, and it gave me nightmares for weeks. :shock:

It's available as a seven part playlist on YouTube: Full Movie (107 minutes)

A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween 1 and 2, Evil Dead, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Carrie, Silver Bullet, The Lost Boys, Fright Night, Reanimator, An American Werewolf in London. There are many more I can list later.

[QUOTE="Aimons-nous"]Rec. applesxc47

Agreed. I'm not a big fan of 'shaky-cam' movies, but I loved Rec. I haven't seen the remake, Quarantine, and I really don't plan to just because of the comparison that I'd draw between the two.