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Originally Posted by J Harker  I'm not sure why I'm finding this week's subject so hard. I'm going to assume 'new to the genre' and 'new to the forum' are different things entirely.
And as such my 'new to the horror genre' list will be the films I consider the keystones of my personal horror education.
Beginning with the film that started it all for me.
The Evil Dead. 1981. Sam Raimi.
Next up admittedly not a very original second suggestion but it's...
Evil Dead II. 1987. Sam Raimi, more of the same but also quite different.
From here it's just a bunch of titles that turned me into what I am today.
Night of the Living Dead. George A.Romero. 1968.
Maniac Cop. William Lustig. 1988.
Child's Play. Tom Holland. 1988.
Dolls. Stuart Gordon. 1987.
Dracula. Terence Fisher. 1958.
Creepshow. George A.Romero. 1982.
Nosferatu. F.W.Murnau. 1922.
Sleepy Hollow. Tim Burton. 1999. |
Interestingly despite collecting vhs for years from 88 onward i never saw
Dracula until it appeared in the Hammer Horror Originals dvd set in the early 00's