Having been universally applauded as the ultimate horror connoisseur, I have forever been branded the official go-to guy whenever anybody wants to know the name of a good horror flick. As would be expected, and with Halloween right around the corner, even the most casual of film buffs are going to be grabbing the popcorn along with the remote and heading to the couch, only to be scared right off of it and onto the floor. Scary times are good times.
Everybody loves a good horror movie, am I right? Well, anybody that we care to know here at the Deadbydawn horror blog page. All horror fans have their personal favs. Those being the movies they will watch over and over again again, all while thrilling in vile delight each time to the fact that these films never get old. Still others are always on the look out for new terrors to experience. It should be noted that since this blog is a repost I, the Gitche Manitou, will always be on the look out for cool new horror flicks. As we have been reposting our blogs here on the new site I have taken to updating them a little when necessary. This shall not be one of those cases because since I posted this original blog I have yet to see one movie that deserves to be added to this list. So yeah, pretty much fuck new movies and go rent yourself one of the many classics listed below.
I figured since Halloween is just ahead that I would make a list of films for anybody to check out in case one were to be looking for something new. New to them I mean. New, old, you name it.... we got you covered. We even took the time to break the list down into sections. Era's. Director's. Genre's. All essential. I even marked particular films as Deadbydawn page favorites, as picked by both myself and Filthy Regan.
There are certainly many films that lots of people have already seen many times. But, one never knows who has seen or not seen what films. Therefore, I listed the well knowns right alongside the more obscure titles. I am sure there is something for every taste on this list and, as comprehensive as it might be, I will have no doubt forgotten some. Still, when it comes to the absolute mandatory viewing in horror, these are some of the films that we here at Deadbydawn would suggest you all check out before making that couch/floor dive.
***** Do note that in our methods of breaking films down by section, some were obvious crossover potentials. For these films, we have used our own judgement in classifying them*****
The 60's and before-
Freaks (1932) a deadbydawn favorite!
Cat people (1942)
The Tingler (1959)
Psycho (1960) a deadbydawn favorite!
The Night of the Eagle (1962) aka Burn, Witch, Burn!
At midnight I'll take your soul (1963)
The Birds (1963) a deadbydawn favorite!
Blood Feast (1963)
Spider Baby (1964) a deadbydawn favorite!
The Skull (1965)
Nightmare Castle (1965) a deadbydawn favorite!
This night I'll possess your corpse (1967)
Night of the living dead (1968) a deadbydawn favorite!
Rosemary's baby (1968) a deadbydawn favorite!
The strange world of Coffin Joe (1968)
The house that screamed (1969)
Hammer films- the legendary British production company!
The curse of Frankenstein (1957) a deadbydawn favorite!
Horror of Dracula (1958) a deadbydawn favorite!
The curse of the werewolf (1961)
The Devil rides out (1968)
The vampire lovers (1970)
Countess Dracula (1971)
Hands of the Ripper (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
Twins of Evil (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
Vampire Circus (1972) a deadbydawn favorite!
Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter (1974)
The 70's-
The abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
Let's scare Jessica to death (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
Blood on Satan's claw (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
The Mephisto waltz (1971)
The night Evelyn came out of the grave (1971)
Dr. Phibes rises again (1972)
The exorcist (1973) So much more than a deadbydawn favorite! See Filthy Regan in action! See it with someone you love! I am afforded the double luxury of being about to see it for that someone I love and with her.
The legend of Hell House (1973) a deadbydawn favorite!
Don't be afraid of the dark (1973) a deadbydawn favorite!
It's alive (1974) a deadbydawn favorite!
Texas chainsaw massacre (1974) a deadbydawn favorite!
Black Christmas (1974)
The reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Alucarda (1975) a deadbydawn favorite!
Race with the devil (1975) a deadbydawn favorite!
Trilogy of terror (1975) a deadbydawn favorite!
The omen (1976) a deadbydawn favorite!
Alice, sweet Alice (1976) a deadbydawn favorite!
Burnt offerings (1976) a deadbydawn favorite!
Carrie (1976) a deadbydawn favorite!
Grizzly (1976)
Audrey Rose (1977) a deadbydawn favorite!
The sentinel (1977)
The car (1977)
The manitou (1978) Another one that is more than a filthy favorite! See yours truly in action! Do it for Tony Curtis!
Phantasm (1979) a deadbydawn favorite!
The Amityville horror (1979) a deadbydawn favorite!
The 80's-
The shining (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
The changeling (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
Dark night of the scarecrow (1981)
The evil dead (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
Evilspeak (1981)
The howling (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
Eyes of a stranger (1981)
The beast within (1982)
Amityville 2: the possession (1982)
The boogens (1982)
Creepshow (1982) a deadbydawn favorite!
Cat people (1982)
Frightmare (1983)
Psycho 2 (1983)
Spasms (1983)
Re-animator (1985) a deadbydawn favorite!
Silver bullet (1985)
From beyond (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
Henry: portrait of a serial killer (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
Trick or treat (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
Evil dead 2- dead by dawn (1987) a deadbydawn favorite! Duh!
Hellraiser (1987) a deadbydawn favorite!
Hellbound-Hellraiser 2 (1988) a deadbydawn favorite!
Bad dreams (1988)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
The horror show (1989)
Scarecrows (1989) aka Paratrooper- a deadbydawn favorite!
The phantom of the opera (1989) Robert Englund version!
Slasher movies-
When a stranger calls (1979)
Friday the 13th (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
Terror train (1980)
Maniac (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
Mother's day (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
Prom night (1980)
Silent scream (1980)
The burning (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
The prowler (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
My bloody valentine (1981) a deadbydawn favorite! (be sure you nab yourself the newly released uncut version)
The funhouse (1981)
Hell night (1981)
Madman (1982)
One dark night (1983)
Curtains (1983)
The house on sorority row (1983)
The initiation (1984)
Silent night,deadly night (1984)
Intruder (1989)
Zombies-
Tombs of the blind dead (1971)
Children shouldn't play with dead things (1972)
Let sleeping corpses lie (1974) aka Breakfast at the Manchester morgue
Dawn of the dead (1978) a deadbydawn favorite!
Nightmare city (1980) aka City of the walking dead
Zombie holocaust (1980) aka Doctor Butcher, M.D.
Burial ground (1981)
Day of the dead (1985) a deadbydawn favorite!
Return of the living dead (1985) a deadbydawn favorite!
Night of the creeps (1986)
The dead next door (1988)
The dead pit (1989)
Zombie '90 : extreme pestilence (1991) best zombie movie ever to watch when you're drinking!
Brain dead (1992) aka Dead alive a deadbydawn favorite!
Junk (2000)
Versus (2000)
Wild zero (2000)
28 days later (2002)
28 weeks later (2007)
Vampires-
The night stalker (1972) a deadbydawn favorite! All hail Carl Kolchak!
Dracula (1979) Frank Langella version! a deadbydawn favorite!
Thirst (1979)
Last rites (1980)
The hunger (1983)
Fright night (1985)
Vamp (1986)
The lost boys (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
Near dark (1987) a deadbydawn favorite!
From dusk till dawn (1996) a deadbydawn favorite!
Bordello of blood (1996)
Wes Craven- this guy hasn't made a relevant movie in over 20 years, but nobody can ever deny his importance to the genre!
Last house on the left (1972) a deadbydawn favorite!
The hills have eyes (1977) a deadbydawn favorite!
Deadly blessing (1981)
A nightmare on Elm Street (1984) a deadbydawn favorite!
David Cronenberg- of the master trio of the 70's and 80's (alongside Craven and Carpenter) Mr. Cronenberg has always been my favorite!
Shivers (1975) a deadbydawn favorite!
Rabid (1977) a deadbydawn favorite!
The brood (1979) a deadbydawn favorite!
Videodrome (1983) a deadbydawn favorite!
The fly (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
John Carpenter- face it, when it comes to exploitation and horror the mighty JC ruled the 80's!
Halloween (1978) a deadbydawn favorite!
The fog (1980)
Halloween 2 (1981)
The thing (1982) a deadbydawn favorite!
Mario Bava- the Italian maestro of gothic terror!
Black Sunday (1960) a deadbydawn favorite!
Black Sabbath (1963) a deadbydawn favorite!
The whip and the body (1963) a deadbydawn favorite!
Planet of the vampires (1964) a deadbydawn favorite!
Kill, baby, kill (1966) a deadbydawn favorite!
Twitch of the death nerve (1971) a deadbydawn favorite!
Baron blood (1972) a deadbydawn favorite!
Lisa and the devil (1973) a deadbydawn favorite!
Dario Argento- Italy's master of suspense!
Deep red (1975) aka Profondo rosso a deadbydawn favorite!
Suspiria (1977) a deadbydawn favorite!
Inferno (1980) a deadbydawn favorite!
Tenebrae (1982) aka Unsane a deadbydawn favorite!
Phenomena (1985) aka Creepers a deadbydawn favorite!
Opera (1987) aka Terror at the opera a deadbydawn favorite!
Lucio Fulci- the legendary godfather of gore!
Zombie (1979) aka Zombi 2 aka Zombie flesh eaters a deadbydawn favorite!
City of the living dead (1980) aka Gates of Hell a deadbydawn favorite!
The beyond (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
The house by the cemetery (1981) a deadbydawn favorite!
The new york ripper (1982)
Sweet house of horrors (1989)
The house of clocks (1989)
Nightmare concert (1990) aka A cat in the brain a deadbydawn favorite!
Michele Soavi- love this guy! Wish he would start making horror movies again!
Stage fright (1987) aka Deliria a deadbydawn favorite!
The church (1989) a deadbydawn favorite!
The sect (1991) aka Devil's daughter a deadbydawn favorite!
Cemetery man (1994) aka Dellamorte, Dellamore a deadbydawn favorite!
Lamberto Bava- the maestros son.
Demons (1985) a deadbydawn favorite!
Demons 2 (1986) a deadbydawn favorite!
The 90's and beyond-
Exorcist 3 (1990) a deadbydawn favorite!
Nightbreed (1990) a deadbydawn favorite!
Sleepwalkers (1992)
The untold story (1992) a deadbydawn favorite!
Demon knight (1995)
Bad moon (1996)
Premutos- lord of the living dead (1997) you'll do best with the sub-titled version! The dubbing is awful!
The night flier (1997)
The relic (1997)
Urban legend (1998)
Ginger snaps (2000) a deadbydawn favorite!
Cherry falls (2000) a deadbydawn favorite!
Thirteen ghosts (2001)
Cabin fever (2002) a deadbydawn favorite!
Dog soldiers (2002)
High tension (2003) a deadbydawn favorite!
Wrong turn (2003) a deadbydawn favorite!
House of 1000 corpses (2003) a deadbydawn favorite!
The descent (2005)
Devil's rejects (2005) a deadbydawn favorite!
Simon says (2006)
The tripper (2007)
[Rec] (2007)
Frontier(s) (2007)
Planet terror (2007) a deadbydawn favorite!
Hatchet (2007)
Inside (2007) a deadbydawn favorite! This movie kicks so much ass! Probably not a good idea to watch if you're a pregnant lady though.
The strangers (2008)
Mum and dad (2008) a deadbydawn favorite!
[Rec] 2 (2009)
Blood creek (2009)
The descent 2 (2009)
Trick 'r' treat (2009)
Sci-fi/horror- I am by no means a big sci-fi fan. But these films are cool genre crossovers.
Invasion of the body snatchers (1978) a deadbydawn favorite!
Alien (1979)
Lifeforce (1985)
Leviathan (1989)
Hardware (1990)
Species (1995)
Event horizon (1997)
Evil aliens (2005) hilarious and off the wall bloodbath in the vein of Brain dead!
Altered (2006)
Kiddie stuff- I'm not an expert on kids stuff. But these two movies are very cool and should be okay for most younger fans. Please do not blame me if they have nightmares, soil themselves or come after you with an ax though.
The watcher in the woods (1980)
The monster squad (1987)
Yeah, two. That's all we got there. We were both raised on the good stuff ie. the real stuff. Show your kids the classics and teach them well. Don't blame us though if they go after someone else with an ax either.
Happy Horror Hunting and Happy Halloween to all of you from Manitou and Filthy Regan here at the Deadbydawn horror blog page!
***Original blog post date 10/17/2010***
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