Are you a loser like me and would like nothing more than to sit in front of the TV all night long watching horror films? Perhaps it could be more like you have nothing else to do so you are stuck watching horror movies, but either way, I will help you be prepared. Every year I decide to select a couple different movies to watch that day, or at least attempt to. Really, I'm watching horror movies all week, but here is my definitive list of what you should be watching on Halloween night this year...
7) "Candyman" - (1992) Directed by Bernard Rose, Written by Clive Barker, Starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd.
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Start your night off with something solid. Not too old, not too new. The Candyman will provide you with some decent story telling and a good amount of gore. The scares are plentiful, be ready if you haven't already seen.
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6) "Fright Night" - (1985) Directed by Tom Holland, Starring Chris Sarandon & Roddy McDowall
Now time to have a little fun. "Fright Night" will provide you with some 80's jams, some laughs, and some vampire fun. Ignore the new breed of 21st century vampire, this is where it's at.
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5) "The People Under the Stairs" - (1991) Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Everett McGill, Ving Rhames, and Brandon Quintin Adams
I usually forget about this movie all year round, but it always makes it's way back onto my screen during Halloween time for some reason. This is one of Wes Craven's best and also one of his weirdest. Enjoy the strangest house, family, child hero, and good cannibals of the 90s.
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4) "The Blob" - (1988) Directed by Chuck Russell, Starring Kevin Dillon & Shawnee Smith
The 1980's knew how to truly remake a movie unlike the garbage today, and this film embodies that to the max. You get a lot of gross out effects and a decent movie as well. Preferred over the original and you get a little science fiction love in there as well.
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3) "The Fog" - (1980) Directed by John Carpenter, Starring Jamie Lee Curtis & Adrienne Barbeau
Your halloween won't be complete without a little Carpenter. Usually I watch "The Thing", but this year I decided to go with the atmospheric late night gem known as "The Fog". Beware! Avoid the remake at all cost!
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2) "Psycho II" - (1983) Directed by Richard Franklin, Starring Anthony Perkins
This film had the impossibly hard task of living up to one of the greatest horror movies of all time. It may not be a Hitchcock masterpiece, but it is certainly one of the most under appreciated sequels of all time and one of the most masterfully creepy horror movies of the 80s.
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1) "Night of the Living Dead" - (1968) Directed by George Romero, Starring Duane Jones
Yes I know, typical, but this isn't my guide to obscure movies, it is my guide to essential halloween masterpieces for the year 2009. I usually cap off the end of my halloween festivities by popping this bad boy in and it never fails. One of the best horror movies of all time. How could you go wrong?
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There you have it, hopefully I won't give up on this stuff and we'll see another list next year.
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