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Al's Top Favorite Horror Films
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Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)
Buy new: $25.49 / Used from: $19.71
Excellent saga concerning Ellen Ripley and her confrontations against a scary alien monster. Ranges from being fun and exciting to creepy and moody.
Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $3.66
Odd, fun, funny, and gothic tale of a dead couple trying to haunt people out of their house.
The Blade Trilogy (Blade/ Blade II/ Blade: Trinity)The Blade Trilogy (Blade/ Blade II/ Blade: Trinity)
Buy new: $18.86 / Used from: $12.99
Based on the Marvel comics, Blade is a dhampir who hunts vampires. Loads of great bloody action. Includes all three films.
Christine (Special Edition)Christine (Special Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.95
From the Steven King novel, this is the story about the demon-posessed car. It's an excellent film in all regards.
Constantine (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)Constantine (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $2.39
From the "Hellblazer" comic series, this is the story about an exorcist caught up in the battle between heaven and hell.
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.72
A wonderful animated tale by Tim Burton about a man who inadvertedly stumbles across a dead bride who falls in love with him.
The Crow (Collector's Series Boxed Set)The Crow (Collector's Series Boxed Set)
Buy used from: $44.99
The first three Crow films, all fun, exciting, and well-made. Based on a comic series.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition)Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $8.99
Excellent adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. We all know the story; Dracula goes to London and wreaks havoc!
Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.98
Creepy sci-fi tale about a ship that went through a black hole and came back with something onboard...
The Fly Collector Set (The Fly / The Fly II)The Fly Collector Set (The Fly / The Fly II)
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $14.10
Excellent remake of the classic film and a cool sequel. A scientist experiments with teleportation and accidentally turns himself into a monster. In the second one, the scientist's son is born...
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMary Shelley's Frankenstein
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.22
The closest adaptation to Mary Shelly's book that I know of. We all know the story; Frankenstein creates a monster that wreaks havoc...
Hellboy (Director's Cut)Hellboy (Director's Cut)
Buy used from: $1.65
Slick comic book adaptation by Guillermo del Toro; a demon from hell becomes a superhero who tries to stop a group of evil men from summoning a wicked monster.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $3.94
Great sequel to the above.
House on Haunted HillHouse on Haunted Hill
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $0.63
Freaky remake of the classic film, with loads of freaky effects. A wealthy couple invites a bunch of strangers to a party in an insane asylum that turns out to be haunted!
In the Mouth of MadnessIn the Mouth of Madness
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $4.00
John Carpenter's take on the lore of HP Lovecraft. An insurance investigator is sent to find a missing author, and finds him in a town that exists only in the author's books...
The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.51
Adaptation of Steven King's novella; a bunch of people are trapped in a grocery store while a creepy mist rolls into town and freaky monsters emerge from within. Very excellent film with thought-provoking content (and one hell of a brutal ending).
Grindhouse Presents, Planet Terror - Extended and Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)Grindhouse Presents, Planet Terror - Extended and Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $2.00
My favorite zombie movie; a fun action-packed story about a small group of townsfolk fighting against mutated militants.
Psycho (Special Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)Psycho (Special Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $12.89
Classic Alfred Hitchcock film, based on a book. Norman Bates kills people in his hotel.
Resident Evil / Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil / Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $2.49
Excellent action-packed saga based on the video games; a virus breaks out that renaimates the dead, and all heck breaks loose as the corporation behind the virus tries to cover it up. Also reccomend "Resident Evil: Extinction."
The Ring (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)The Ring (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.74
Stylish remake of the Japanese film "Ringu," in which characters must solve the mystery of a video tape that kills people seven days after watching it...
Saw - Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)Saw - Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.22
This is about a serial killer who doesn't kill people, but makes them kill themselves in devious death-traps. Very intelligent and thrilling (also has three sequels, all of which are super-gory and kind of bad).
The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition)The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $7.89
From the Steven King novel yet again, the story about the family staying at the Overlook hotel, only be be terrorized when the father goes nuts. Very scary, awesome film.
Signs (Vista Series)Signs (Vista Series)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $0.82
Stylish thriller connecting the crop circle phenomenon with an alien invasion.
The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $5.03
Excellent adaptation of Thomas Harris' book. An FBI agents employs the help of convicted cannibal Hannibal Lecter to catch a serial killer.
Silent Hill (Widescreen Edition)Silent Hill (Widescreen Edition)
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Based on the computer game; a mother and daughter get stuck in the ruined town of Silent Hill and confront the proverbial forces of heaven and hell. Awesome, creepy special effects and costumes.
Stephen King's Storm of the CenturyStephen King's Storm of the Century
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $0.98
Excellent story by Stephen King, about a stranger who terrorizes a town in the middle of the worst blizzard ever.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2-Disc Ultimate Edition)The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2-Disc Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.59
A scary and intense film based on real life events; a family of cannibals abducts people into their slaughterhouse!
The Thing (Collector's Edition)The Thing (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.93
Probably the scariest! This John Carpenter remake of the old film focuses on a group of Antarctic explorers who must confront a shape-shiftng alien.
Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
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Excellent action-horror flick depicting a war between vampires and warewolves. Very exciting.
Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Bloody but exciting sequel to above.
Vampire Hunter D - BloodlustVampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $10.50
Very excellent anime with loads of action. Vampire Hunter D is hired to find a kidnapped girl, and is made to confront loads of villians.
Zodiac - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Zodiac - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $15.96
Slick and interesting thriller concerning the serial killer in San Fransisco from the 60s and 70s and onwards.