Help Me Plan My Halloween Horror Movie Marathon

[Dr. Rated-R]

Some time in October, I'm inviting a group of about six (including me) to a little get together. Kicking off some time between 10PM and midnight, we're going into a shabby old cabin my family uses soley for storing junk, for a marathon of horror movies that'll run through until about 12PM. It's been about 17 years since the place was lived in, and its really old regardless (like, no in-door plumbing old), so the place is the perfect environment for this sort of thing. We'll have to run an extension cord off some people nearby, and use a power strip for a TV, DVD player, refigerator, and all that junk, but it's still the perfect place for a marathon like this.

Semi-pointless backstory aside, I need to finalize a list of about 8 movies to watch, and I'm stuck on some stuff. I want the movies to actually scare us, or at least most of us, and I told you that setting for purposes of maybe working in a movie that's set in a similar location? Maybe Blair Witch Project or a Texas Chainsaw movie.

I don't want them all to be like that, though; I want a nice cross-section of movies from different generations and with different subject matter (so no sequels/same universe stuff, preferably), as long as they're scary, and work well for a group showing.

The only pre-determined movie for the list is The Devil's Rejects, as the finale. It has what I honestly believe is one of the best ending's in horror movie history, and it'll be a great way to go out. I may also cram Fraddy and/or Jason and/or Michael in there.

So, yeah, help me? >_>

[TheRyno]

The only horror movies that get any sort of reaction out of me are from the 70's, particularly Italian gore. For that, I'd suggest some Lucio Fulci films, particularly Zombi 2.

[slain]

The Blair Witch Project is a must. Maybe...The Shining, The Amityville Horror(Original), Night of the Living Dead, Friday the 13th, Cabin Fever. That's all I can think of right now.

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

Evil Dead 2 would be perfect for this setting.

[zero]

Personal opinion, I suggest you find something from a different sub-genre of horror instead of focusing strictly on slashers, or strictly on monsters, etc. Maybe even kick off the night with a comedy/horror film to lighten the mood before really getting into it. For example:

Comedy Horror - Shaun of the Dead, Undead, Monster Squad, maybe even Scream

Sci Fi Horror - Alien, Predator, The Fly

Zombie Horror - Dawn of the Dead, Zombi 2

Slasher - Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street

Obscure Foreign Horror - Suspiria, or anything else Dario Argento has done

Japanese Horror - Ju-On, Ringu (even though I hate it)

Atmospheric Thriller - Rosemary's Baby, Silence of the Lambs, Seven

Low-Budget - Blair Witch, Evil Dead, something from the bargain bin.

Gore Porn - Hostel, Cabin Fever, Hills Have Eyes

Just some suggestions. Also, both films from Grindhouse will be on DVD on September 18, so keep those in mind too.

Edited September 4, 2007 by Zero

[Ruki]

Rocky Horror Picture Show.

What?

[ACCBiggz]

If you don't air Rocky Horror you are not a man.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Poultrygeist.

Original 60's Night of the Living Dead.

The already mentioned Rosemary's Baby.

Edited September 4, 2007 by Cloud Streezy

[Rashid]

Play American Werewolf In London or Ginger Snaps. The two are excellent werewolf films.

Another great slasher is the original Black Christmas.

Gremlins, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Exorcist, and Carrie are other great horror flicks.

[Toe]

As said, Evil Dead or Evil Dead 2 would be excellent movies to show in that kind of setting.

[TheRyno]

Personal opinion, I suggest you find something from a different sub-genre of horror instead of focusing strictly on slashers, or strictly on monsters, etc. Maybe even kick off the night with a comedy/horror film to lighten the mood before really getting into it. For example:

Comedy Horror - Shaun of the Dead, Undead, Monster Squad, maybe even Scream

Sci Fi Horror - Alien, Predator, The Fly

Zombie Horror - Dawn of the Dead, Zombi 2

Slasher - Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street

Obscure Foreign Horror - Suspiria, or anything else Dario Argento has done

Japanese Horror - Ju-On, Ringu (even though I hate it)

Atmospheric Thriller - Rosemary's Baby, Silence of the Lambs, Seven

Low-Budget - Blair Witch, Evil Dead, something from the bargain bin.

Gore Porn - Hostel, Cabin Fever, Hills Have Eyes

Just some suggestions. Also, both films from Grindhouse will be on DVD on September 18, so keep those in mind too.

[zero]

For the record, I haven't seen Ju-On and Ringu bored the shit out of me, I was just offering them up as suggestions since everyone's tastes are different. Most people think I'm crazy for loving The Ring but hating Ringu, so I figured I'd offer up an unbiased list. To add to that, I also think Suspiria is one of the dumbest horror movies ever made (though the beginning is awesome), while some people think it's the scariest movie ever put on film.

Edited September 5, 2007 by Zero

[timbawolf]

Evil Dead, Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th, Halloween, Hellraiser, Puppet Master, Childs Play, Amityville, Poltergeist, Leprechaun, Wishmaster, Candyman, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hills Have Eyes is all I can think atm.

[TheRyno]

For the record, I haven't seen Ju-On and Ringu bored the shit out of me, I was just offering them up as suggestions since everyone's tastes are different. Most people think I'm crazy for loving The Ring but hating Ringu, so I figured I'd offer up an unbiased list. To add to that, I also think Suspiria is one of the dumbest horror movies ever made (though the beginning is awesome), while some people think it's the scariest movie ever put on film.