This one is my to watch list - want to catch it on the big screen though and so I wait. Was hoping maybe the Astor would show it as part of their horror movie marathon.
I donāt want to disparage Demons, either.
Quality bad.
In the cinema, only George and Cheryl remain uninfected. Using a display motorcycle and sword props from the foyer, they ride through the auditorium, slicing down many demons. George kills nearly all of them when suddenly, a helicopter crashes through the roof.
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I reckon horror is pretty ā ā ā ā , just jump scares mostly.
thriller is my ā ā ā ā tho.
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The Omen was pretty Scarry in its time. But they arenāt really āhorrorā, are they?
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Yesā¦The Omen had a number of very scary momentsā¦I went to see it with my then girlfriend and her best friend.
One sat either side of me during the movieā¦both had long nailsā¦both of them used those nails to gouge holes in my arms whenever one of the scary moments happenedā¦they drew bloodā¦I was lucky to survive 
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Yes they count.
So does Donāt look Now
The Devilās Backbone is a very good modern horror film. Iāve enjoyed some modern takes, It Follows was particularly well made for a smallish budget, but most of it is utter ā ā ā ā , torture ā ā ā ā tedium. Cabin in the Woods was a pretty enjoyable take on horror from the last few decades. This will get fire but Wolf Creek can eat a bag. Exploitative and not at all entertaining.
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For someone that actually suffered for her art thatās as good as it gets.
Exorcist. Poltergeist. Children of the Corn Amityville Horror.
Havenāt really watched horror/ghost flicks since the 80ās/90ās.
That is about as close as l get to horror, slightly surprised no one has mentioned the original Alien movie yet. That was scary.
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She suffered for her art, and then it was my turn.
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Really good movie that one.
Not big on horror movies especially the ones with torture, and lots of blood and gore.
I do like thrillers and scary movies like The Ring, Omen, The Shining, Alien etc. Have only seen the first Alien was terrifying.
I watched the Paranormal Activity series of movies a few years ago, and while nothing really happens til about the last 10 minutes of the movie, found them pretty scary too.
Edit: remember watching The Exorcist, didnāt sleep well for a week.
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I loved Donāt Look Now.
Anything with Donald Sutherland is good.
And Venice is the perfect location for a film like that. Itās almost a character in itself.
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That was scary, but a thriller, not horror.
I jumped about three feet. Julie Christie went OK, but could have done with a feed.
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I like Sutherland too, he is excellent at his craft.
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I think itās horror but you could easily define it as thriller.
Any supernatural themes and I generally think horror.
Was it really supernatural though, or was the dwarf just dressed like his daughter?
I saw it at the cinema and itās one of those many films iād never watch again. And itās 30+ years ago.
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Yeah, it was the dwarf at the end.
But the whole set-up of the film was the visions of their daughter as well as those strange blind women.
It was of course all a red herring but a very cleverly disguised one.
In that regard you could say itās a drama about two parents dealing with the loss of a child.
As with most great films it is a mixture of genres.
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Where you in Ishtar
The Exorcist is the greatest horror movie of all time IMO.
I thought the performance of Jason Miller (Father Damien Karras) was under-rated.
How powerful was that exorcism scene when the priests are simultaneously repeating the same line at the beastā¦
āThe power of Christ compels youā whilst flicking holy water ?
70ās was such a great decade for horror !
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