Horror for beginners........

Now lets say somebody is just getting into horror movies. What movies do you guys think would be prerequisite viewing? Basically.......what movies should all horror fans see.

Not about which movies are you're favorites.......hell, you may be a zombie buff but that doesn't mean that a person must see all the zombie movies you like to be a hardcore horror fan. Let's try to mix it up a bit.

Here's my list:

Night of the Living Dead (original)
Night of the Living Dead (remake w/ Tony Todd)
The Omen
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist (just to show them how over rated movies can be)
Halloween
The Shining
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Amityville Horror
Carrie
Poltergeist
Hellraiser
In the Mouth of Madness
The Evil Dead
Piranha
Alice, Sweet Alice
Demons or Demons 2
C.H.U.D.
Children of the Corn (for educational purposes, not enjoyment)

Now sure..........all of these aren't great (Demons)........but if you've seen every movie listed up there, you've basically seen every style of horror movie.

dawn/day of the dead, 28 days later, the hills have eyes, dog soldiers, Henry - portrait of a serial killer. those and all the movies you mentioned.

I forgot Last House on the Left...............that should be up there too........I don't think I have a similar movie listed.

i dunno...last house on the left isnt teh best movie to show someone who istn already into horror movies, you already have to have an apreciation for that type of film....

i dont think u posted evil dead 2 or army of darkness so ill add those to the list but ur lists look pretty good and dog soilders is a movie that is actully more of a comedy to me then a horror movie but no doubt would scare sumone the age of ten but ne way great movie it was

you forgot the Friday's

well just watch as much horror movie as you can ... then you get hang of it.. well that what i do, i'm not a horror expert but after saw so much horror movie then you get the fun and the thrill of it... the taste that count... till then cheers mate!! 🍺

fridays arent gonna get you into horror, just into humor. The only reason jason gets mentioned at times is for respect to the genre and the essence of slasher flicks. I know however these movies may scare some people if you can put your self emotionally into the movies while you watch them, but then if you can do that, you can be scared by any movie but as far as horror goes you can pretty much by-pass the jason series and still the G.E.D of horror with no problem, as long as you remeber to include the basics which are listed as above

i think all horror movie fans should at least see Silence of the Lambs

The Amityville Horror, The Shining, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Carrie, Children of the Corn, Pumpkinhead, American Psycho, Frailty (those 2 are really more suspense than horror, but i want to include them anyways)

Glad to see the Evil Dead Trilogy is on the thread and on DeNiro's post.

house on haunterd hill the rollercoaster scene is the best!

oops i meant haunted

yeah that was a cool scene.

ahh evil dead you hit it on the head with Last House on The Left, I nearly had to shut it off multiple times. That movie is off the hook!!!!!!!!!!

I would not forget Chucky or Child's Play..Those two would scare anyone.Oh! and Firday The 13th...and all of the Freddy & Jason movies.

Why won't you die?-Freddy to Jason

i stiill wouldnt consider last house on the left a good movie for people just getting into the genre.

your right backfire probably wouldnt make em want to watch anymore

American Psycho

how about starting off with horror movies that aren't very scary urban legend etc. and then dlowly build up 2 the more scary 1's shining etc.