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[magister]

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Name your ten ideal horror films - one for each of these criteria - for a weekend's viewing.

1 Silent classic
Nosferatu. No contest.


2 Universal classic
Bride of Frankenstein. Spoilt for choice here - Bride wins by a close head from Frankenstein, The Wolf Man and The Old Dark House.

3 Val Lewton classic
The Body Snatcher. Runners up - I Walked with a Zombie and Cat People.

4 Hammer classic
The Devil Rides Out. Today. Another day it might be Plague of the Zombies. Or Dracula 1972.

5 Corman/Price/Poe classic
The Masque of the Red Death. Easy choice.

6 Amicus classic
The House that Dripped Magenta. By a short head from From Beyond the Grave.

7 Mega Budget classic
The Shining.

8 Non-English language classic
I tre volti della paura. aka Black Sabbath. Close run thing from Suspiria and the Herzog film of Nosferatu.

9 British classic
Frightmare. Beating An American Werewolf in London.

10 TV movie classic
A Warning to the Curious

Comments

[miss_s_b]

1. lon chaney senior phantom of the opera
2. Probably bride too
3. cat people
4. The witches
5. tales of terror. Today. I like many more though.
6. doctor terror's house of horrors
7. nightmare on Elm Street
8. Let the right one in
9. Panico en el Transiberiano. No film more British ;)
10. whistle and I'll come to you