Mandatory Horror DVDs
01-11-2010, 03:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2010, 12:39 PM by Dr. Briggs.)
NOTE that not all these are necessarily "the best" of their kind, but they are "the classics" that most every horror buff knows 
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Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and Child's Play franchises
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist collection
Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness
Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead
Psycho and Psycho II (Or just get the whole franchise since you can buy the sequels for cheap)
An American Werewolf in London, The Howling, Ginger Snaps
Fright Night, The Lost Boys, Near Dark
Misery, Carrie, and The Shining
The Silence of the Lambs
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If you've got those, I'd suggest you follow up with:
hellraiser 1 & 2
Phantasm
American Psycho
Re-Animator and Bride of Re-Animator
Suspiria, Tenebre and Deep Red
Audition
The Ring and Ringu
Maniac
Saw franchise
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
Leprechaun franchise
The Thing
Alien and Predator
Basket Case
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Puppet Master
Gremlins
Candyman
The Wicker Man
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Burning
Madman
The Hills Have Eyes, original and remake
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Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and Child's Play franchises
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist collection
Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness
Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead
Psycho and Psycho II (Or just get the whole franchise since you can buy the sequels for cheap)
An American Werewolf in London, The Howling, Ginger Snaps
Fright Night, The Lost Boys, Near Dark
Misery, Carrie, and The Shining
The Silence of the Lambs
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If you've got those, I'd suggest you follow up with:
hellraiser 1 & 2
Phantasm
American Psycho
Re-Animator and Bride of Re-Animator
Suspiria, Tenebre and Deep Red
Audition
The Ring and Ringu
Maniac
Saw franchise
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
Leprechaun franchise
The Thing
Alien and Predator
Basket Case
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Puppet Master
Gremlins
Candyman
The Wicker Man
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Burning
Madman
The Hills Have Eyes, original and remake
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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