Top 30 Fun Horror Films In No Order
This is my personal opinion, if you don't like it or think I missed a good one let me know in the comments. These will not be all mainstream (Halloween, Friday the 13th etc). This list is based off entertainment, gore, loveable characters, and fun!
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- DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBarbara CramptonTed SorelA group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.A masterpiece, lots of fun and gore and creatures, great story and great acting, sometimes funny and sometimes very scary! Probably one of my favorite horror movies of all time!!
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBruce AbbottBarbara CramptonAfter an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.Awesome gore and lots of fun!! lots of humor!! From the same director of From beyond, with several of the same cast members and a sci-fi/horror genre!
- DirectorRobert ScottStarsMichael St. MichaelsThaddeus GolasDouglass BellA family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.Good cheesy fun, awesome looking zombies and some cool gore effects, very low budget, its not for everyone, if you like 80's you;ll love this!!
- DirectorGary P. CohenStarsGary SchwartzChick KaplanRobin LeedsA husband and wife open a video store in a new town, and come to find out that the locals only rent horror films and the "occasional triple X'er", and make their own snuff videos.Very cheesy 80's low budget horror film, one of my favorites, very gory and funny!!!
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsUrbano BarberiniNatasha HoveyKarl ZinnyA group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.One of my favorites of all time, awesome story, great music and very great gore effects, this little 80's treasure is underrated and lots of fun!
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyReggie BannisterA teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.This is such a classic and has such an awesome atmosphere to it, everyone needs to see this if they haven't yet! Probably my favorite Franchise ever.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Very cool and creepy story with a different feel, its a classic, must watch!
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.This is very mainstream but then again its so great, it has some good gore and effects in it and freddy is truly the creepiest in this film.
- DirectorMichael HerzLloyd KaufmanStarsAndree MarandaMitch CohenJennifer BabtistTromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.I love this movie so much, its very cheesy and awesome, lots of gore and fun characters, a must see and the same for the sequels!!!!
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsBrian MatthewsLeah AyresBrian BackerA former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.This in my opinion is the best slasher film ever made and in second would be the original Nightmare on Elm Street if you consider that a slasher, its effects are great and lots of gore and loveable characters, this overall is one of the best horror films of all time!
- DirectorWes CravenStarsSusan LanierRobert HoustonJohn SteadmanOn the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.This one is kind of mainstream, but its slowly being forgotten, its very fun to watch, very creepy and awesome characters!!
- DirectorWes CravenStarsRobert HoustonDavid NicholsVirginia VincentA group of bikers, heading to a race, become stranded in the desert and find themselves fighting off a family of inbred cannibals who live off the land.This is a hated on film and barely known at all!! I personally think this is equal to the first film, its pretty much a 80's slasher. I really enjoyed it, its lots of fun and entertaining, a must see!! Both of these films were created by wes craven who also created a nightmare on elm street.
- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsLiz KernRenée EstevezDan HicksThe overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.Equal to The Burning in my opinion, very gory and awesome effects, cool atmosphere and directed very well, a must see!! Not to well known either!
- DirectorLeif JonkerStarsGary MillerMichael GisickRandall AviksA small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires.Not known pretty much at all, probably the best vampire film ever, extreme gore and very low budget!! must see!
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Very mainstream but so awesome!! awesome cheesy gore effects and a creepy atmosphere.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.Awesome effects and gore, great story and characters, loaded with monsters and creatures, a must see!! directed by John Carpenter who made the original halloween
- DirectorWes CravenStarsMaren JensenSharon StoneSusan BucknerAfter her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.Another Wes craven film, very creepy and has lots of twist, extremely entertaining, not well known check it out!
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsTisa FarrowSaverio ValloneSerena GrandiA group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.In my opinion one of the creepiest movies ive seen, its what I call a slasher/cannibal movie. Extreme gore and good story!
- DirectorJ. Michael MuroStarsMike LackeyBill ChepilVic NotoA liquor store owner sells alcoholic beverages to homeless people, unaware of what the bottles actually contain: toxic brew.Probably overall one of my top films, extreme gore and melting scenes, its not serious at all, very funny and loveable characters, I recommend this film to anyone looking for a good laugh and to see some cool gore and melting scenes!
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsJames Le GrosReggie BannisterAngus ScrimmMike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams (the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work.Amazing movie, some awesome effects and great sequel to the original classic. a must see if you've seen the first!!
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsReggie BannisterA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyMike and Reggie continue to hunt the mysterious Tall Man, discovering along the way that the invasion has already begun.Another amazing movie, great gore and fun and another great add on to the franchise, this is probably the most entertaining and fast paced of them all, check it out!!!
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinReggie BannisterBill ThornburyMike travels through time and dimensions to find the Tall Man's origins.The final film was honestly extremely cool!! this will only be appreciated by hardcore fans or if you've seen the first 3, it has a lot of history and backstory behind the whole franchise, a masterpiece, check it out after viewing the first 3!
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Very creepy and serious, great gore and suspense, a must see to original and true horror fans!!!
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsRory CalhounPaul LinkeNancy ParsonsA seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.Very fun and forgotten film!! Its characters are so loveable and the movie is very entertaining!
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsKane HodderJoel David MooreDeon RichmondWhen a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.The Best recent horror film in my opinion, extreme gore and a awesome deformed killer!! check out the sequels if you like this, they're not great but they're not terrible!
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTerry PotterPete O'HerneCraig SmithThe population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.Tons of gore and laughs!! a favorite of mine!! A must see!! very cheesy and loveable characters!
- DirectorJack SholderStarsRobert EnglundMark PattonKim MyersA teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.Out of the whole franchise everyone hates this one the most, personally this and the first are equal and also the best out of them all, lots of cool effects and some good laughs!! a must see!
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsAdrian PasdarJenny WrightLance HenriksenA small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.A very unforgotten film, its loaded with loveable characters awesome effects and tons of action, its a 80's vampire classic, check it out!!
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.Same director as king kong, lord of the rings and bad taste. This is the goriest film ever made, but its also very funny and entertaining, loveable characters and a must see
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. ReinigerDuring an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.Very mainstream but a classic, tons of awesome effects and loveable characters, awesome story and lots of un, check it out!!