I fondly recall going to see Psycho II at the drive in...it was the second feature playing that night after Vamp. I remember being terrified at my babysitting job not by watching House of the Devil....but by watching When a Stranger Calls - which I still think is one of the scariest opening twenty minutes in film. And I remember the first time I saw Children of the Corn. I was pleasantly appalled at the blatant disregard for religion. And my first Fulci film? I have no words.
It's exceedingly difficult to pick out a group of films from the 80's that defined my formidable teenage years, and I'm sure I left out a lot of crazy-good movies....but here goes nothing. I've discussed or reviewed several of them at one point or another, and the ones I haven't, I'll leave for another day.
Onward:
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| A Nightmare on Elm Street |
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| April Fool's Day |
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| Cat People |
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| Children of the Corn |
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| Friday the 13th |
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| The Lost Boys |
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| The Fly |
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| Cujo |
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| The Serpent & The Rainbow |
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| My Bloody Valentine |
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| Creepshow |
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| The New York Ripper |
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| Christine |
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| Xtro |
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| The Howling |
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| Silver Bullet |
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| Mausoleum |
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| Hell Night |
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| The Funhouse |
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| The Thing |
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| The Hitcher |
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| The Stepfather |
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| The Fog |
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| Night of the Comet |
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| Pet Sematary |
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| Psycho II |
4 comments:
see, you are a little older than me. I got shafted with late 80's early 90's horror. Not that there were not some good ones in there, but there were far less. Candyman comes to mind as one.
Really Chris? You like Psycho II?? I had no idea! ;)
I entered into my love affair with horror films via slasher movies. I was a late-comer mind, it was Scream that did it for me. Then after that, Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street...
On a separate note, I don't know how you feel about blog awards and stuff, but, well, I gave you one... http://watchinghorrorfilmsfrombehindthecouch.blogspot.com/2011/10/pass-this-award-onto-five-other-people.html
I've always wanted to see Mausoleum, but it's not available anywhere, at least the last time I checked.
A lot of this movies got me started in horror films as well, Serpent and the Rainbow being one of them, also A Nightmare on Elm Street, but for me it was the third one, Dream Warriors.
Budd: Candyman is certainly awesome, I would also add The Silence of the Lambs, Pet Sematary, and The Woman in Black to the short list of films from that "era".
James: But of course I like awards!
I will respond properly at the weekend when I have time to breathe! I'll also get back to YOU then as well :)
TFC: I don't even think I have Mausoleum on VHS anymore...It's been so long but it's burned on my brain, haha!
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