Now That It's Almost Halloween...

[queenoftheskies]

And there are tons of "scary movies" on this weekend...

What's your favorite horror movie ever?

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[ashamel.livejournal.com]

I just answered this recently, so I can confidently say: Dead Ringers (1988).

Or possibly Silence of the Lambs.

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

The words "favourite" and "horror" don't go together for me. I remember being scared witless by the very first Halloween when I was a teen. Mostly, I avoid them, preferring thrillers and adventure flicks.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Which is your favorite thriller or adventure flick then? :)

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

All depends on my mood. Loved the Bourne movies and Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones (1 & 3). Oldies: North by Northwest and African Queen.

I realized after I posted this, that probably my all-time favourite movies are dramas: The Last Samurai and The Pianist.

But really, there are just so many movies I love (and we own over 600) that "favourite" often depends on the moment and what I feel like watching. I just love a good story.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm such a wussy. I love horror novels, but movies really scare the snot out of me. Always have. I still haven't seen "Alien" from beginning to end, although I have seen almost the entire movie in bits and pieces.

Favorite horror film? Not any slasher movie, or movie with too much tension - well, okay, tension is fine. I like Jaws and a couple of others, but I abhor films with gore, blood and guts spread all over the sets. But I do "enjoy" the 'thriller' aspect of the genre on film. No gore, but scares galore. Heck, that special that was on Cable the other night (The Top 100 Scarey Moments In Film) was ONLY the scariest moments in some films...still freaked me out though.

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

Both great movies.

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

Maybe Aliens.

[db-writer.livejournal.com]

No question; "The Legend of Hell House"

Written by Richard Matheson

Starring Roddy McDowell

Great flick

db

[ryan-howse.livejournal.com]

Alien or The Shining.

Though Stephen King's "Rose Red" might have been even better than the Shining; I never got a chance to see the end, but the first two hours were astounding.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Rose Red was full of plot holes, but it was fun.

[karenetaylor.livejournal.com]

No contest for me.

The original of "The Haunting." Still scary after all these years.

[jamiekswriter.livejournal.com]

The Prophecy with Christopher Walken. Viggo as the devil ::dies::
The First Power with Lou Diamond Phillips. I remember jumping at every noise and wrapping myself up in a blanket.
Fallen with Denzel Washington. There's a montage where the evil entity is singing "Ti-i-i-me is on my side." Seriously freaking.