My Top 20 Horror Films

You can’t beat a top 20 list! So here’s my top 20 horror films (in no particular order and with no spoilers)

 1)      Dog Soldiers – A very under rated British werewolf film set in the Scottish Highlands.

2)      Cabin in the Woods – If I tell you about it, I’ll ruin it – just watch it with an open mind.

3)      Pans Labyrinth – Spanish layered brilliance – I didn’t even mind the subtitles.

4)      Fright Night (the original one) – when vampires were still scary and whistled ‘Strangers in the Night’.

5)      Sinister – The imagery in this one is so horrifically soul-bending, it really should have been an 18 certificate.

6)      Creep – Another un-sung British horror film set in the London Underground.

7)      The Decent – British again, this one’s claustrophobic, dark and has very scary monsters (although if you get this on DVD you can check out the outtakes in which you see the monsters doing a body popping dance – kind of takes away some of the scare factor)

8)      I Spit on your Grave (new one) Gross beyond belief and a very satisfying tale of revenge.

9)      Texas Chainsaw Massacre (both new ones) does what it says on the tin, serrated gas-powered slasher-palooza.

10)   Bram Stoker’s Dracula – this is a Marmite film (you either love it or hate it) I loved it, it’s dark, gothic and romantic – what more could you want (apart from better British accents!)

11)   House of 1,000 Corpses – a Rob Zombie film that takes all the old video nasties you’ve ever seen through the fringe of your cushion, and mashes them all together into a big uncomfortable bloody pulp.

12)   The Hills Have Eyes (new one) Cannibal mutant red-necks running amok.

13)   Silver Bullet – a Stephen King werewolf movie from 1985. Might seem a bit tame now, but still worth a watch.

14)   The Monster Club – another oldie but a goodie, it’s also suitable for the kiddies.

15)   Jennifer’s Body – I’ll ruin it if I describe it – just watch it!

16)   A Nightmare on Elm Street (old one) – Don’t fall asleep!

17)   Jeepers Creepers – It’s got the scariest monster in I’d ever seen!

18)   Lord of Illusion – based on a Clive Barker novel – magicians, cult leaders and damsels in distress – who could ask for more?

19)   House on Haunted Hill (new one) – Very creepy ghosts and a great plot to this one – loved the opening sequence.

20)   Dawn of the Dead (new one) – Zombies and shopping malls – killer combination in my eyes!