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I am looking to increase my collection of dvd`s and would like to know anybody`s thoughts on the best horror films aof all time.

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David

the exorcist, texas chainsaw massacre, halloween, evil dead trilogy, the thing, pokemon the first movie, seven.....

I`ve heard Psycho is a horror classic (still haven`t seen it myself...), Scream is quite good (only when talking about modern horror films), Se7en...

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Add "Night of the Living Dead", "Dawn of the Dead", and "Suspiria" to the list.

However, don`t buy "Dawn of the Dead" as a 3-4 disc special edition is due out later this year.

Dawn of the Dead has got to be one of the best. But the remake....why do people have to add so much humour to horror now? Apparently the new script is littered with unnessary comical moments....they even manage to f*ck up one of the best lines in the movie.."when there`s no more room in hell". And of course we get the mixture of racial, ethnic, male- female casting, which is usually so PC it`s offensive. Why can`t horror be strictly for adults anymore? The seventies has got to be one of the best decades for genuine horror.

I`d rather be eaten alive in a tank of piranha`s than suffer a "Dawn of the Dead" remake.

The problem with a film like "Scream" is that it is just as much a comedy as it is horror. A lot of people say you need this relief, but I say you don`t. That what horror is for, to scare you witless. This can`t happen if any remotely scary moment is backed up a funny moment. Why can`t we get the relentless scares of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "The Thing" any more?

First off, if you love horror movies, you MUST own a multi region player, cause seeing a horror movie on R2 is pointless due to overly fanatical censorship we have to put up with in good ole Blighty. R1 is the only way to go if you want the good stuff uncut and free-flowing in the gore zone.

I`ve been watching Dawn Of The Dead since 1982. I`m now 32 and my love for this priceless gem has not diminished in any way. I cant wait for the Anchor Bay wet-your-pants-with-anticipation deluxe release. There really is a Second Coming....in late 2003!!!!!!!!! Day and Night are also fantastic, but hey, Dawn is The Daddy of them all.

Other movies (region 1, of course) that haunt my collection are Hellraiser (my 2nd fave horror movie), Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, Suspiria, Opera, Tenebre/Deep Red and I`ve just been blessed with Re-Animator...great seeing this film uncut after years of keeping my butchered old vhs copy, and such a great transfer as well.

As a real fan of the genre, it pains me to think that the Golden Age of Horror is virtually a distant dream. Days gone by of classics from Romero, Argento and Carpenter are now replaced by pathetic, plastic, good looking and airbrushed pretty people in overly polished big-budget productions- all posing for the camera, whilst running around to the latest pop songs. Oh, and Godawful humour every 5 minutes.

Dawn of the Dead and Suspria are going to be remade soon. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake just awaits a release date. Sorry, my tears are starting to flow....

If horror films are supposed to scare you, then there`s no such thing as a good horror film.

If horror films are supposed to make you hold your breath and wonder what`s going to happen next, and maybe make you jump every now and again, then go for The Thing, Sixth Sense, Alien, Seven, Silence of the Lambs.

If horror films are supposed to make you laugh (but not deliberately), try any Hammer Horror film, or the original version of `The Blob` (watch this with a lod of mates after a night in the pub - best laugh ever).

Sleepy Hollow and The Haunting are also worth a view if you like tongue-in-cheek horror.

Shaun

Shaun P came up with a good one "the Haunting", but the original one in B/W done in the 60`s, far better than the remake but i did enjoy that as well.