How to Choose the Greatest Horror Movie Titles

Horror movie lovers watch horror movies for different reasons. Some watch them just because they are bored. Others watch horror shows because they think that nothing scares them. But by and large, most people watch horror movies because they want to be frightened. Now why would anyone want to do that to themselves?

Well, for one, it's sometimes fun to add a little spice to our daily lives by having a horror movie give us a really good scare. For sure, we all know that it's fiction, and would be more than likely to have a really good laugh about it later on. However, there's nothing like spending over ninety minutes, watching a cheesy horror movie that tries to be frightening but really isn't. So it's definitely a good idea to avoid being trapped in a movie theater with a big tub of butter pop corn, and realizing that the horror movie you are watching just isn't going to frighten you. And do achieve that, we have to watch out for the signs.

You know a horror movie is most likely going to be worth watching when you see these signs. First, go over all the official website and watch the trailers. Horror trailers often contain the best parts of the movie, as it's all part of marketing. If the trailers can't scare you, the show will most likely not be able to scare you either. But even when the trailers are really good, don't be taken in just yet. For all you know, those may be the only good parts in the movie. Spend some time on other third party websites to read all the reviews. Better still, lurk around some fan forums and read what others have to say about the show. If the show is good, you will get to read raving reviews. Otherwise, you may want to drop the idea of watching the show altogether.

Next, you may want to go a little in depth and check out the production crew and the cast. Who is the director of the film? Horror movies directed by internationally acclaimed directories like Steven Spielberg will most likely be worth watching. If the whole production crew and the cast sound like a bunch of newcomers, then you may have to rely solely on the reviews for your assessment of the movie.

Modern horror movies are often filled with special effects. So the special effects team, and the make-up team are just as important. Great horror movies often come with great visual effects, sound effects, as well as great make-up. Combined with a killer script, you will most likely be in for a real treat.

Finally, remember that the best horror movies are those that can get you really scared - even after the movie has been completed. Watch out for the signs that we have just mentioned above, and enjoy the thrill and experience of being totally scared! If you don't think you can stand watching it alone, be sure to go the movies with someone else. To enhance the experience even further, try watching horror movies during the Halloween. That's when there is a festive yet eerie atmosphere surrounding the dark nights.

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Horror Movies - Review, Compare Best Price & Be Scared

We all love a good horror movie, they frighten us, they unsettle us, they reveal our deepest fears, we often look away at the most goriest of parts, but yet we still sit through it and watch, listening to the sounds, the screams, as the music intensifies as something is about to happen.

There are many different types of horror movies, it is a genre inside a genre, so if you are looking for a fright, you have come to the right place.

Asian Horror

This type of horror is certainly the most psychological and tense, the stories and scenarios created are very intense, and they are quite often beautifully wrote. Horror movies in Asia are a huge thing, mostly focusing on there own folk religion, possession, precognition and shamanism. Great titles include The Ring, Tale of Two Sister and Audition.

Comedy Horror

This type of movie really does give you mixed viewing emotions, in one case you can be laughing, and within a moment later you can be screaming with fear. These movies are probably the most popular available, as they do not really intensify with blood and gore as much as others. A perfect example of Comedy Horror movies are ones such as Shaun of the Dead and The Scary Movie Collection.

Supernatural Horror

These sort of movies are ones in which involve supernatural creatures such as Demons, Zombies, Werewolves and Deformed Humans. These types are the most scariest and often are quite poorly made, however there can be true gems found within, with titles such as Dawn of the Dead, An American Werewolf in London and The Exorcist.

Compare Best Prices & Review

When purchasing a movie online, there are many retailers offering the same product, you are best to compare product prices so you can find the best deal online, the difference in price can often mean you could be buying an extra movie from shopping at one particular retailer. Often the most popular named retailers do not offer the best price.

When you have found a movie that interests you, it is wise to read reviews about it, see what other people thought of the movie, these reviews should not include spoilers to the movie, however they should include a brief description of how it was, and what the reviewer thought about when viewing it.

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The Most Popular Horror Films of All Times

Horror films are designed to frighten and panic, to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale. The earliest horror films were Gothic in style - that means that they were usually set in spooky old mansions, castles, dark and shadowy locales.

The main character of these films were the "unknown", human, supernatural creatures like vampires, devils, ghosts, monsters, demons, evil spirits, werewolves to the unseen presence of evil. The first horror movie, was only about two minutes long created by the French filmmaker Georges Melies "The Devil's Castle"(Le Manoir du Diable) (1896) which contained some elements of later vampire films.

The most influential of the early films was "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"(Das Kabinet des Doktor Cligari) (1919) the Germany's silent expressionistic landmark classic. IN the early 1900's the German film Der Golem was the first horror-themed film which achieved great success. In the early 1930's Universal Studios created a modern film genre and brought to the screen the successful movies like "Dracula", "Frankenstein" and "The Mummy".

In the late 50's horror movies became a lot gorier as the technical side of cinematography became cheaper. Early 60's saw the release of two films which close the gap between the subject and the viewer. One was "Peeping Tom" and the other was "Psycho", both films rather use human monsters rather than supernatural ones to scare the audience.

"The Exorcist" (1973) broke all records for a horror film, after that in 1975 "Jaws" became the highest grossing film ever. Horror movies turned to self-mocking irony and downright parody in the 1990's when the teenagers in "Scream" often made a reference to the history of horror movies.

There is argument that horror films are socially and morally irresponsible, and they even influence to some people to imitate the brutal methods of the killers portrayed on the screen.

Anyway horror films have the opposite effect on normal people - sick minds will commit crimes anyway. When we watch horror films we encounter our secret fears, share them with other viewers and eliminate the terror by facing with it.

But if you are not a movie lover or maybe you are too scared to watch a horror movie then maybe I have the right solution for you. Why do not you turn your computer on and look for some scary games on line?

Trust me you will be amazed by what you will found. There are a lots of games from creepy, horror, scary to those which are not too much scary. So choose the right one for you and enjoy playing it.

Or if you are a film lover than go ahead and take a troll through these favorite films of all time. If happens to you to hear sounds like whispering, or creepy sounds, just pay no attention to it. It is probably just the wind.

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The History Of Horror Movies - Tribute to Horror in Cinemas

From time to time, we see so many horror movies come and go. Spooky, haunted houses, serial killers, slashers, maniacs, mentals, satanic and many others have been pictured in the movie. A lot of sub genres, a lot of remakes, a lot of variations, twist and all that can easily be found through the ages. Yeah, it's all true. But have we ever thought where it all came from?

Or how does the horror movies genre change from time to time?

For you who share the same passion about horror movies, and want to know the road that have been travelled by Horror movies, allow me to have the honor to be your guide. Buckle up, here we go.

Where It All Began

The year was 1922, place: German. I can say that it was the birth of horror movies. W Murnau started the terror and fear thru Nosferatu, nosferatuthe

story about bloodsucking vampire. It wasn't the first vampire movie, as in 1896 Georges Melies made Le Castle Du Diable, but Nosferatu was the first movie where we saw vampire destroyed by sunlight. This one boasted remarkable animalistic makeup that has not been replicated, even with modern

technology. Dozens of vampire movies followed after that. In 1931 Universal Studio launched 2 legendary horror movies, Dracula with Bela Lugosi and Frankenstein with Boris Karloff. Both of the movie became a classic and very successful. Boris Karloff even became a legendary name in horror movies history. The Mummy (1932) a silent picture with horror icon Boris Karloff in the title role, remains a classic, with unforgettable make-up and atmosphere. In 1935, the sequel of Frankenstein,

The Bride Of Frankenstein was made.This isn't silent anymore.

Psycho

During 40's the world's on war, and it has changed the genre. Horror was almost forgotten as patriotic movies and war has taken the place. It slowly raised again around 50's, where comedy and musical movies ruled. There were good ones took place at this time, House of Wax is one of the example. 1960 was the time for Hitchcock to make a memorable movie: Psycho. Too bad, this is the only horror movie by Hitchcock, cuz then he made lots of suspence thriller goodies like Rear Window, Vertigo,North by Northwest,Dial M For Murder that kinda changed the genre again. And remember, spaghetti western Movies in the late 60's also had its moment.

The 70's

This is the most creative year of Horror movies.Unlike before, horror movies got big exploration, where so many variation of story and evil came in. Note there were lots of controversy and protest happened here.The Exorcist (1973) for example showed disgusting scenes that never been imagined before, like the green puke to the face transformed to evil. This movie was controversial when Catholic Church protested that the demon cast-out in the movie was against the code of conduct. The shining, that based on Stephen King's novel was one of the best one during 70's. Later on from this decade to 80s and 90s, lots of movies was made based on his scary novel such as Carrie, Christine, Cujo, It, , Cat's Eye, Dream Catcher, are the example. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was a low budget movie that reached a great result. This one introduced "the slasher movie" to the world that later followed by Halloween (say hi to Michael Myers) , Friday the 13th, Scream in the 80's and 90's and so on. Omen is a bonechillin' movie that can still give

you nightmare even with today's technology of making movie.Simply unforgettable. Amityville Horror, based on the true story was the first movie that took place in the actual location. The report said a lot of bizzare and dreadful things were experienced by cast and crew in location.

The 80's

Freddie Kruger

This is the decade of madness. All gory stuff were shown sadistically for viewing. cutted off body parts were seen everywhere. Nightmare on Elm Street that launched Freddy Krueger to horror hall of fame, and Jason Voorheyes slashing games in Friday the 13th are one of the example. These two had some of their sequels during 80s, together with 3 of Halloweens. And remember how Italian horror movies that have a very sick super bloody vision? Count Romero and Argento for this category. This is also the era where horror expanded to tv.

The 90's

Funny thing happened in 90s. There's a tendency of self defense and self actualization by horror character on terror they have made to people. For example Ghost, Bram Stocker's Dracula that told the story about Count

Dracula's painful love to Mina, or Interview With Vampires that unlocked the mystery of vampire lives. Scream started a new genre, teen horror movies, slashing-serial-killer-who-did-it,which soon followed by I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, and some more. A note in 1999, an independent movie Blair Witch Project became a big phenomena,using a documentation technique to give us fear,tense and mental disturbance. This one inspired some other movies like St.Francisville Experiment, The Lamarie Project and

tv series Freaky Links.

2000's

Ringu

Still too early maybe to talk about horror movies in 2000s, but looks like Hollywood has running out of ideas. They are trying to widen up their view to see new ideas outside that can give new vision on the term of horror. The Ring, remake from Japanese movie was their first success. Followed by The eye, and some other remakes from Asian cinemas.

This decade seems being led by Japan and Korea, by making so many horror movies with lack of effects or gory blood but still successfully tortured our feeling. They don't go with the Hollywood pattern, they just dig everything else that hasn't been touched yet. Thailand is also emerging as a good horror maker. Indonesian movies too, with amusing number of horror movies every year. We also mark the decade 2000 for the decade of sequels and remakes too, such as Halloween H2O, Freddy vs Jason, modern version of Bram Stocker's Dracula, Dracula 2001,

Halloween Resurrection, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , House of The Dead, The Amityville Horror and so on.

While the effort to combine some genres and produce something new has still been going on. Saw for example, combine the psycho thriller ala Hitchkock with slasher, sadistic, bloody and graphic scenes.

My prediction? I think this decade will continue to do so. Hopefully in the next decade we will see some new approach, style and way to present horror movies. Let's wait and see where the horror movies continue their path.

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Top Horror Movies

We watch movies in order to experience a roller-coaster ride of emotional responses. Horror movies aim to evoke fear, whose family of tertiary emotions consist of shock, alarm, mortification, panic, hysteria, horror, terror and fright. Whether or not a horror movie is good or bad is subjective. This short article explores those movies which are commonly regarded as the top horror movies; the movies that - for one reason or another - most potently engaged our fears.

Psycho (1960)

Originally a book by Robert Bloch, later adapted for the screen by Joseph Stefano, and famously directed by the late, great Alfred Hitchcock, this is the seminal slasher movie that shocked America and set the fear-formula for many future horror movies. We have a serial killer who dresses in drag to imitate his Mother; we have a beautiful heroine who, shockingly, dies a third of the way in; we see a bloody bathroom scene that was all the more jarring for earlier audiences, who were unused to seeing toilets on cinema screens. But none of this captures what really terrifies us about Psycho, for psycho is an exploration into madness, a place where - God forbid - anyone of us might one day journey.

Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

A group of people hold up in a farmhouse and must fight off the hungry advances of an approaching zombie army. Written by John A Russo and George A Romero, and directed by Romero in 1968, this is the original zombie flick that even today ranks as one of the top horror movies ever put on film. What makes it so scary? Honestly, I think it's the simplicity. We have a lonely farmhouse besieged by the undead and no explanation as to why the dead are rising, other than the haunting line "when there is no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth". We have zombies obsessed with one thing: eating the living; and the living obsessed with one goal: avoiding becoming a zombie-dinner! Even the film stock is simple: grainy black and white. At times, perhaps when the camera jolts and the sound crackles, as we watch brain dead zombies tear apart and chew on their freshly dead neighbors, we get the distinct impression of documentary filmmaking. Simplicity can be terrifying.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The movie that proves sequels can surpass their originals. Boris Karloff reprises the role that made him famous, that of The Monster and, likewise, James Whale returns to direct another sinister masterpiece. The primary theme in both Frankenstein movies is man should not play God because there will be horrible consequences; indeed, even The Monster is aware that his existence is an abomination. What makes Bride better than Frankenstein? I'd say both Whale and Karloff use their experience of the original to enhance their performances.

Halloween (1978)

In Halloween we see a deranged murderer escape a mental asylum and return to his home town where he slays the local teenagers. The movie opens with a scene from the point-of-view of Michael, a young boy who proceeds to massacre his sister with a kitchen knife. This sets a shocking and unpredictable tone for the rest of the movie. Yet again simplicity in horror proves to be the terrifying ingredient, easily making this one of the top horror movies ever made. Michael is a simple, yet efficient killing machine, much like the shark in Jaws. What we find so chilling about him is his God-like ability to remain alive, but - as they say - you cannot kill the bogeyman!

The Exorcist (1973)

The best word to describe The Exorcist? Shocking. A girl who becomes possessed by an evil entity and her mother enlists the help of two priests to save her. Watching this movie you get the distinct impression that what you see is real. Audiences are compelled to believe both the Devil and his demons exist. But what truly shocks are the taboos: a weak, alcoholic priest; intense use of blasphemy; a young girl who urinates, curses, blasphemes and implores a priest to sexually gratify her. The Exorcist leaves you with a persistent uneasy feeling, wherein you find yourself believing more so in the devil, a creature whose evil is definitely unquantifiable.

There are many more top horror movies but you'll find the five listed above to be those commonly regarded as the scariest.

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Cheesy Horror Films

Horror films are great but when you are in the mood for a little comedy then why not choose a cheesy horror film? When Friday the 13th comes around, the greatest scary flicks will be out of stock and the only movies left will be the crappy ones. Don't think that there aren't any diamonds in the rough because you may be pleasantly surprised by this list of cheesy horror films.

Once Bitten

Once Bitten is a great fusion of comedy and horror. This movie is probably one of the first to give vampires that seductive and funny appeal. A long time ago, vampires were a species to be threatened by, just like the greatest horror terrorists of Jason and Freddie. But vampires have been getting softer since the 80s and have just turned into this sensitive and romantic appeal since the Twilight movies.

Dawn of the Dead

There is nothing like a good cheesy horror film with the main cast as crazy dead-eyed zombies. The story revolves around a small group of survivors who are terrorised by zombies that have taken over their world.

There have been many more horror films that depict zombies and the hilarity of the situation, including Zombieland. At least nowadays we admit to the cheesiness of our horror films but the beauty of this film is that this group of survivors is all about business.

Slumber Party Massacre 1 or 2

It really doesn't matter which Slumber Party Massacre that you are going to rent, as each is equally as dodgy. The entire movie is so predictable that you'll find it slightly hysterical that you are actually still watching. The driller Killer (do we need to say anymore?) terrorises his victims by singing and dancing before getting to the slashing.

Just think of American Idol gone very wrong.

Children of the Corn

This town of children has been possessed by a demonic power after a fanatical preacher kills every adult in the small farming community. This film comes after a series of movies involving demonic children. As long as you aren't afraid of children under 10 you will find this cheesy horror film riveting.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

This cult classic is excellent, a bit cheesy with little horror, but exactly what you need on a dark and stormy night. It is a musical but some can consider that to be horror itself. This film is great because it actually makes fun of horror films which is refreshing after a marathon of watching regular hardcore horror movies and you need something a bit lighter.

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German Horror Movies - Directors Who Shaped Underground Cinema

As a nation, Germany has gone through many difficult times and survived two of the largest wars ever to take place on our planet. Understandably, after having endured so much real life terrors, the horror movie genre didn't exactly flourish there following World War II. In fact, it wouldn't be until the 1980's that filmmakers would begin to emerge from the German underground film scene and begin making their mark on our favorite genre.

Today I'd like to introduce you to five influential German directors who've made the German horror genre what it is today. While you may not recognize them all, I bet you'll know at least one name from this list.

We begin our journey with a man by the name of Andreas Schnaas, said to be the pioneer of Germany's ultra-violent underground film scene. Herr Schnaas was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1968 and fell in love with cinema at a very young age. Since his local theaters were lax in their exclusion of young people from more horrific films, Schaas grew up on a steady diet of high caliber martial arts movies and zombie flicks. While his parents didn't necessarily approve of his cinematic tastes, they did recognize his artistic leanings and by age twelve

he'd shot his first amateur horror film in which he and a friend starred.

It wouldn't be until 1989 that Herr Schnaas would work up the funds needed to shoot his own movie (5,000 German Marks, roughly $2,000 USD), but when he did his first film he made quite a splash. Violent Sh*t, his initial full length film was so named because it's precisely what Schnaas' friend accused him of making. The story involved Karl the Butcher and obviously the movie itself was heavily gore-oriented. Fans loved it and it instantly became a cult hit inspiring many a midnight showing. The German government, on the other hand, banned it once it hit video as the country's very first straight-to-video release. It's gone on to spawn three sequels: Mother Hold My Hand, Infantry of Doom (known as Zombie Doom in the United States) and Nikos. Even

though the band never sued for the copyright infringement, the first film did include an unauthorized use of the W.A.S.P. song 'The Torture Never Stops'.

That same year, writer director Jörg Buttgereit of Berlin, would bring the world yet another controversial film. Nekromantik was described by famous filmmaker John Waters as the world's "first erotic film for necrophiliacs". The story in Nekromantik involves a sort of tragic "hero" who's job it is to remove bodies from public places. This gives him the perfect opportunity to pursue his favorite fetish: romancing the dead. As you can imagine, due to its

subject matter, the film found itself banned in several countries. However, unlike the Schnaas films, Nekromantik intends to be a social commentary. The basic gist of the story shows the main character as abused and tormented by society at large, thus triggering his withdrawl into the sick fantasy world he's built to hide within. In his fantasies he can exercise ultimate control over the world and essentially 'puppet' the dead the same way that he perceives society to be the all-controlling master of his existence.

While Herr Buttgereit's film can be defined as horror since that's clearly a strong element in the film, many viewers find it to be more clearly classified as a transgressive film which is in itself a genre of avant garde filmmaking. The film itself contains many scenes that will be difficult for any audience to swallow, but hard truths about life often are. For stark symbolism, Buttgereit's cinematic debut certainly pushes all boundaries.

Shortly before the 1990's, one more force arose in the German movie landscape: Olaf Ittenbach. Black Past, Herr Ittenbach's first film, proves to be not only his directorial debut, but also his introduction as an actor. He plays a teenage metalhead who's a heavy drinker and obsessed with death, tortured by nightmarish visions. Of course, from there it's a total spiral down into madness. Many consider Ittenbach to be the first German 'splatterpunk' filmmaker and have compared his works to Resident Evil, Toxic Avengers and other more recognized films. He certainly pushed German horror further into the public spotlight, but not as much as our final director featured in this article.

You may've guessed what's coming: Uwe Boll. Herr Boll is a filmmaker whom critics love to hate. He's a man who seemingly single-handedly took dark German films to the true international level. He's not only a director, but also screen writer and perhaps most notably a producer of his own work. Unlike many Hollywood directors who receive outside funding, Herr Boll tends to fund his own work. He studied at both the University of Siegen and the

University of Cologne and holds a doctorate in literature.

So it may come as a surprise to many that he's so despised in the film world. While there are as many potential reasons as there are minds to think them up, critics often take aim at what they see as his emphasis of style over substance. The films of Uwe Boll often take direct inspiration from videos games like Alone in the Dark, Postal, BloodRayne and House of the Dead. While they may not boast the finest acting or most realistic effects in movies today, Herr Boll's films most certainly offer up a solid fun factor and that's made him something of a cult hero among fans of both horror movies and video games in general.

In true maverick style, Uwe Boll rarely stands down when criticized. He's notorious for publicly insulting his critics and even challenging them to get into a ring and box him! This compliments his legendary ability to raise funds for his films as opposed to seeking funding from established studios. Most of his investors are German because in his native country he enjoys a tax shelter that helps him be able to finance the films more easily. Despite all the

harsh criticism and downright mean things said about his films, he continues to produce them and they arguably improve. While he may remain a magnet for media spite, Uwe Boll stands proud for his fans and refuses to give up his passion.

That's a wrap on this look at four influential directors on the German horror movie scene. I hope I've opened your eyes to what the land that brought us Volkswagens and Dachshunds has to offer when it comes to dark cinema. It may take some work to find the titles featured here, but you certainly won't fail to be shocked if you choose to pick a few up for your own viewing pleasure!

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