Since it’s New Year’s Day, I thought I’d share 20 swatches from the posters of 20 of my favorite horror movies of the last decade. Can you guess the movies?
Disclaimer: There are a lot of great movies missing from this list (I don’t think there are too many left field surprises though). I’m not claiming that these movies are superior to any others, just that these are the ones that resonated the most with yours truly for whatever arbitrary reason.
Furthermore, because I try to have an open mind rather than a stagnant one, my opinion is subject to change at the drop of a dime. In other words, take it all with a grain of salt. I’m already regretting not including the fascinating HOSTEL based solely on my bitter feelings toward its director (by the way ELI, enough with the texting, if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it.), THE DARK HOURS (simply because I don’t think many people have seen it.) and the genre-defying masterpieces MULHOLLAND DR. and IRREVERSIBLE.
I also think (with one exception) that I was prejudiced against newer titles just because it’s way too soon to say whether I’m madly in love or just crushing on them.
Also: If you don’t feel like guessing, leave a comment telling all of us about your own favorite films of the decade anyway. One commenter is going to win the beautiful noir comic THE CHILL by JASON STARR (art by MICK BERTILORENZI) courtesy of our pals at DC!
26) The Ring
23) 28 Days Later
21) The Orphan
20) Trick r’ Treat
14) Cold Prey
11) The Others
9) House of 1,000 Corpses
6) Wolf Creek
5) [Rec]
4) Let the Right One In
3) The Mist
30-Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 ??? 29-hills have eyes remake 26 the ring 24 orphan 23 28 days later 18 ginger snaps 15 final destination 11 the others 10 Matyrs??? 9 House os 100 corpses??? 8 Dawn of the Dead remake ??? 7 the descent 5 rec 4 let the right one in ??? 1 may
30: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
29. The Hills Have Eyes
28. Midnight Meat Train ??
26. The Ring
24. Silent Hill
23. 28 Days Later
22. Eden Lake
20. Trick r’ Treat
18. Ginger Snaps
13. Dead End
12. High Tension
11. The Others
9. House of 1000 Corpses
7. The Descent
5. REC
4. Let The Right One In
3. The Mist
2. Session 9
1. May
Uuurg. So many of them are familiar, but I can’t place them! >_<
30. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake)???
29. The Hills Have Eyes (remake)??
28. Midnight Meat Train
1. (the only one I’m sure of) is May. (I have that poster hanging over my bed)
27. The Ruins?
25. ‘Frontier(s)’ 19. ‘A Tale of Two Sisters’ 10. ‘Martyrs’
First of all: Happy New Year! My favorite horror films of the last decade… That’s a though one. I must admit, I didn’t get to watch a whole lot of the scary movies which were released in the 00’s, but of the ones I did see I particularly enjoyed these:
‘A Tale of Two Sisters’, ‘All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’, ‘Cabin Fever’, ‘Dawn of the Dead’, ‘Ginger Snaps’, ‘Ju-on: The Grudge’, ‘The Ring’.
There’s probably more, but I can’t think of any others right now.
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What are these bitter feelings you speak of? We can compare notes : )
My favorite will always be Martyrs
7: “The Descent”. I have that poster!
Oh nuts I forget to throw in my 2 cents of guesses.
17. The Orphanage (amaazing movie)
I hate finding out which ones haven’t been guessed…maybe I’ll be back when my head hurts less?
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I’m not sure I’m keeping straight all the ones that have been guessed…#15 – Final Destination.
Oh – #8 – Dawn of the Dead (2004)!
Oh, I see those were guessed…my bad…
You picked a great group of films, Unk! I think in time history will show that this past decade was an outstanding one for horror. Â
30. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
29. The Hills Have Eyes
28. Midnight Meat Train
26. The Ring
25. High Tension
24. Orphan
23. 28 Days Later
22. Them?
20. Trick R’ Treat
19. A Tale Of Two Sisters
18. Ginger Snaps
13. Dead End?
11. The Others
10. Martyrs
09. House Of 1,000 Corpses
07. The Descent
06. The Devil’s Rejects
05. [REC]
04. Let The Right One In
03. The Mist
02. Session 9
01. May
What and Why
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30 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
29 HIILS HAVE EYES – I enjoyed both of these remakes
28 CREEP – I know this movie makes no sense but neither do my nightmares
27 THE RUINS- laughing plants are creepy
26 THE RING-yep, I like it better than the original
25 FRONTIER(S) scared the hell out of me
24 SILENT HILL –no other movie looks like this one
23 28 DAYS LATER
22 EDEN LAKE
21 ORPHAN
20 TRICK R TREAT
19 TALE OF TWO SISTERS
18 GINGER SNAPS
17 ORPHANAGE
16 CALVAIRE love the look of this one too
15 FINAL DESTINATION holds up real well
14 COLD PREY
13 DEAD END great atmosphere
12 HIGH TENSION I hate the ending too but who cares
11 THE OTHERS kinda perfect
10 MARTYRS genius
9 HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES this one is representing for all the RZ movies
8 DAWN OF THE DEAD best ever opening and closing
7 THE DESCENT so claustrophobic
6 WOLF CREEK made me double bolt the doors
5 [REC] so it without subtitles and it still scared the crap out of me
4 LET THE RIGHT ONE IN beautiful
3 THE MIST awesome
2 SESSION 9 made me actually scared of myself
1 MAY hard to think of a better character study
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