Monday, 28 August 2017

31 Days of Horror - The Longlist

There's talk here at Castle Vanian of having a horror marathon in October. The plan is to pick one classic horror movie to feature each day of October and, by classic, we mean made from 1930-2000.

Turns out thinking up just thirty-one classic films is harder than we thought!

After a couple of days of discussion, we managed to narrow down our options to a list of about 200. Good thing October's so far away!

While we argue our way down to sixty or so, check out our longlist and weigh in. Any you agree with? Any you disagree with? Have we forgotten any biggies? Let us know!


1930-1960:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920
Nosferatu 1922
Phantom of the Opera 1925
Dracula 1931
Frankenstein 1931
The Mummy 1932
The Invisible Man 1933
Bride of Frankenstein 1935
The Wolf Man 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
The Thing from Another World (1951)
House of Wax 1953
Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
Night of the Demon 1957
(Horror of) Dracula 1958
The Blob 1958
The Mummy 1959
House on Haunted Hill 1959
The Brides of Dracula 1960
Psycho 1960
Village of the Damned 1960
The Curse of the Werewolf 1961
The Pit and the Pendulum 1961
Captain Clegg 1962
The Day of the Triffids 1962
The Birds 1963
The Raven 1963
The Masque of the Red Death 1964
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965
Dracula Prince of Darkness 1966
The Plague of the Zombies 1966
Quatermass and the Pit 1967
The Sorcerers 1967
Succubus 1967
The Devil Rides Out 1968
Night of the Living Dead 1968
Rosemary's Baby 1968

1970-1980:
The Dunwich Horror 1970
The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
Let's Scare Jessica to Death 1971
The House that Dripped Blood 1971
Twins of Evil 1971
Vampire Circus 1972
Horror Express 1972
The Last House on the Left 1972
The Crazies 1973
The Exorcist 1973
The Legend of Hell House 1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973
The Wicker Man 1973
Black Christmas 1974
It's Alive! 1974
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
The Ghoul 1975
Jaws 1975
Race with the Devil 1975
Carrie 1975
The Omen 1975
The Town That Dreaded Sundown 1975
Burnt Offerings 1975
To the Devil a Daughter 1976
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Damien: Omen II 1978
Dawn of the Dead 1978
Halloween 1978
I Spit on Your Grave 1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978
Alien 1979
Phantasm 1979
Prophecy 1979
Zombie Flesh Eaters 1979
The Awakening 1980
The Fog 1980
Friday the 13th 1980
The Monster Club 1980
Night of the Demon 1980
Prom Night 1980
The Shining 1980
The Watcher in the Woods 1980
An American Werewolf in London 1981
Bloody Birthday 1981
The Beyond 1981
The Burning 1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981
Dead & Buried 1981
Deadly Blessing 1981
The Evil Dead 1981
Friday the 13th Part 2 1981
Ghost Story 1981
Halloween 2 1981
Hell Night 1981
The Howling 1981
My Bloody Valentine 1981
Wolfen 1981
Amityville 2 1982
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch 1982
Cat People 1982
Creepshow 1982
Madman 1982
Poltergeist 1982
The Thing 1982
Christine 1983
Cujo 1983
House of the Long Shadows 1983
Psycho 2 1983
Sleepaway Camp 1983
Children of the Corn 1984
The Company of Wolves 1984
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984
Gremlins 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
The Bride 1985
Day of the Dead 1985
Demons 1985
Fright Night 1985
Lifeforce 1985
The Return of the Living Dead 1985
Silver Bullet 1985
Aliens 1986
Critters 1986
The Fly 1986
The Hitcher 1986
House 1986
Link 1986
Maximum Overdrive 1986
Trick or Treat 1986
Angel Heart 1987
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 1987
Hellraiser 1987
The Lost Boys 1987
Near Dark 1987
Prince of Darkness 1987
Child's Play 1988
Phantasm 2 1988
Pulse 1988
Pumpkinhead 1988
They Live 1988
Waxwork 1988
976-EVIL 1989
Black Rainbow 1989
Leviathan 1989
Pet Sematary 1989
Puppet Master 1989
Warlock 1989
The Woman in Black 1989

1990-2000:
Flatliners 1990
Hardware 1990
Misery 1990
Night of the Living Dead 1990
The Silence of the Lambs 1991
Needful Things 1991
Braindead 1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992
Candyman 1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Dust Devil 1992
Innocent Blood 1992
Wolf 1994
The Prophecy 1995
Seven 1995
Species 1995
Village of the Damned 1995
The Craft 1996
The Frighteners 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
Scream 1996
Thinner 1996
An American Werewolf in Paris 1997
The Devil's Advocate 1997
Event Horizon 1997
I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997
Mimic 1997
The Night Flier 1997
Wishmaster 1997
Deep Rising 1998
The Faculty 1998
Halloween H2O 1998
Urban Legend 1998
Vampires 1998
Deep Blue Sea 1999
End of Days 1999
The Haunting 1999
House on Haunted Hill 1999
Lake Placid 1999
Sleepy Hollow 1999
Stigmata 1999
Virus 1999
Stir of Echoes 1999
Hollow Man 2000
Final Destination 200
Ginger Snaps 2000
Pitch Black 2000
Shadow of the Vampire 2000
What Lies Beneath 2000