The Downward Spiral by thomasmclamb
If that object wasn’t there at the base of the stairs, I envision how wonderful a photo it would be to have a lady spinning around with a flowy dress on. Or A bride spinning around. That would be the artsy kind of wedding photos I would want and even consider displaying in my home.
The following excerpt and lists were taken from Cyber-Horror Elite Have Spoken: Top 50 Horror Films of All Time! and Cyber-Horror Elite Strike Again: Top 25 Horror Films of the Modern Era! As of May 18, 2010, I have seen 20 out of the 50 listed on “All Time” and faired much better with 16 of 25 on “Modern Era”. It has now become my mission to cross the rest off these lists. @drmrsthmonarch has these lists going on her tumblr, as well.
Update: (Oct. 1, 2010) My total is now 27 out of 50 on “All Time” and 17 out of 25 on “Modern Era”. Wow, I really haven’t made much progress. At 32 films left to see total, that boils down to almost one a day. I’ll try and see what I can do. No guarantees.
”..And so, without further ado, here is the list of Top 50 Horror Films of All Time, as chosen by some of the shining lights of the online horror community:”
1. Halloween (1978) dir: John Carpenter2. The Exorcist (1973) dir: William Friedkin3. Psycho (1960) dir: Alfred Hitchcock4. Night of the Living Dead (1968) dir: George Romero5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) dir: Tobe Hooper6. Frankenstein (1931) dir: James Whale7. The Shining (1980) dir: Stanley Kubrick8. The Thing (1982) dir: John Carpenter9. Alien (1979) dir: Ridley Scott10. Nosferatu (1922) dir: F.W. Murnau11. Dawn of the Dead (1978) dir: George Romero12. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) dir: James Whale13. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) dir: Wes Craven14. Jaws (1975) dir: Steven Spielberg15. The Blair Witch Project (1999) dir: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
16. The Haunting (1963) dir: Robert Wise17. King Kong (1933) dir: Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
18. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) dir: Roman Polanski19. Dracula (1931) dir: Todd Browning20. The Evil Dead (1981) dir: Sam Raimi
21. Poltergeist (1982) dir: Tobe Hooper22. Black Sunday (La Maschera del Demonio) (1960) dir: Mario Bava
23. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) dir: Rupert Julian24. An American Werewolf in London (1980) dir: John Landis25. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) dir: Jack Arnold26. Friday the 13th (1980) dir: Sean Cunningham
27. Evil Dead II (1988) dir: Sam Raimi28. Alucarda (1978) dir: Juan Lopez Moctezuma29. Carrie (1976) dir: Brian DePalma30. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) dir: Francis Ford Coppola
31. The Fly (1986) dir: David Cronenberg
32. The Fog (1980) dir: John Carpenter33. The Wolf Man (1941) dir: George Waggner
34. House on Haunted Hill (1959) dir: William Castle
35. Night of the Demon (1957) dir: Jacques Tourneur
36. Frankenstein (1910) dir: J. Searle Dawley
37. Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man) (1994) dir: Michele Soavi38. Thriller (1983) dir: John Landis
39. The Addiction (1995) dir: Abel Ferrara40. Aliens (1986) dir: James Cameron41. Phantasm (1979) dir: Don Coscarelli
42. The Thing from Another World (1951) dir: Christian Nyby
43. Zombi 2 (1979) dir: Lucio Fulci
44. The Mist (2007) dir: Frank Darabont45. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) dir: Jack Clayton
46. The Living Dead Girl (1982) dir: Jean Rollin
47. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) dir: Joseph Green48. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) dir: Dan O’Bannon49. Suspiria (1976) dir: Dario Argento
50. Salem’s Lot (1979) dir: Tobe Hooper
Top 25 Films of the Modern Era!
1. The Descent (2005) dir: Neil Marshall2. The Blair Witch Project (1999) dir: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) dir: Jonathan Demme
4. The Ring (2002) dir: Gore Verbinski5. Scream (1996) dir: Wes Craven
6. The Mist (2007) dir: Frank Darabont7. 28 Days Later (2002) dir: Danny Boyle
8. Braindead (Dead Alive) (1992) dir: Peter Jackson9. Inside (2007) dir: Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury10. Shaun of the Dead (2004) dir: Edgar Wright11. Saw (2004) dir: James Wan12. [REC] (2007) dir: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza13. Audition (1999) dir: Takashi Miike14. Ginger Snaps (2000) dir: John Fawcett15. American Psycho (2000) dir: Mary Harron16. Session 9 (2001) dir: Brad Anderson17. Dawn of the Dead (2004) dir: Zack Snyder
18. Army of Darkness (1993) dir: Sam Raimi19. Dog Soldiers (2002) dir: Neil Marshall20. Cabin Fever (2002) dir: Eli Roth21. Let the Right One In (2008) dir: Tomas Alfredson22. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) dir: Francis Ford Coppola
23. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) dir: Stanley Kubrick
24. Halloween: 20 Years Later (1998) dir: Steve Miner
25. Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man) (1994) dir: Michele Soavi
I wonder, sometimes, if people who are involved in the film making process, often have difficulty watching a film without getting distracted by technicalities. Can you imagine what could be going through their head? “Why did they shoot from that angle?” or “I can’t believe how poorly that was edited” or whatever it is they could possibly question. When there are categories such as, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for the Academy Awards, I question what is the difference between the two? What exactly are they listening to or for? I don’t have the first clue, but someone out there does and it probably makes for some terrible analytical moments while trying to enjoy another’s film.
*tee hee* We tried to be sneaky with this one, but it looks like we couldn’t put one past Kelsey.
