Viktor's Official Halloween Roundup of 20 Great Horror Films
In episode 4 of Tank Riot, Viktor discusses with Sputnik and Tor his list of 20 great horror films. He limited his choices to those films released after he was born. All the comments are by Viktor unless otherwise noted. Listen to the show for complete analysis and observations.
  | Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
|---|---|
| 1974 | |
| Breakout film changes the direction of horror. | |
  | Halloween |
| 1978 | |
| JC brings on terror with a shatner mask and a killer soundtrack. | |
  | Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| 1978 | |
| Nemoy, Goldblum and Sutherland? A veritable who's who of creepy! | |
  | Alien |
| 1979 | |
| (Ridley Scott Lance, Sigourney) Lance Hendrickson? Oh Yeah! Sigourney sells space terror? Definitely ! Is Dallas OK? Absolutely... Not... | |
  | The Fog |
| 1980 | |
| Nostalgia pic for Viktor... Oh yeah, he was scared shitless! | |
  | The Shining |
| 1980 | |
| Unforgettable. If you've seen it, you'll know! Kubrick at his best! | |
  | An American Werewolf In London |
| 1982 | |
| Humor and horror wrapped up in a nasty dish of raw meat! Breaks the boundaries of horror to grab the uninitiated, and works for all... | |
  | The Thing |
| 1982 | |
| One of my favorite remakes! This starts a spree of JC/Kurt Russell films...Need 3 movies? The Thing, Escape From New York, Big Touble in Little China. You're Welcome!!! Tor thinks this is a great movie to watch in the winter. | |
  | Nightmare on Elm Street |
| 1984 | |
| First great horror film to delve into our dreams. What did it create? Freddy Kruger! Thank you Wes Craven! | |
  | Fright Night |
| 1985 | |
| Evil Ed Stephen Geoffreys gives a great performance as does Roddy McDowall. A funny, 80s horror flick that bends the genre and has fun with it! | |
  | Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn |
| 1987 | |
| Ultimate of 80s horror! This is the must see intro of Bruce Campbell, man of mystery... If you see this film, you will believe! | |
  | Pumpkinhead |
| 1989 | |
| Lance at his best, but furthermore we have a monster that is cruel and loathsome. What more do you want? Nostalgia pick, obviously! | |
  | Jacob's Ladder |
| 1990 | |
| Mindfuck of a film from direcor Adrian Lyne, who also did 9 1/2 Weeks and Lolita. I can't say more... | |
  | Misery |
| 1990 | |
| Best movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel by Rob Reiner. | |
  | Army of Darkness |
| 1993 | |
| (Sam Raimi) End of the road for Ash from Housewares. A must see for those who followed my must-see tag on Evil Dead 2. A must see for everyone else as well! | |
  | Scream |
| 1996 | |
| (Wes Craven/Kevin Williamson (The Faculty)) Most aware of the genre award goes to "Scream". Only worthy Kevin Williamson film on list. Sorry Jon Stewart, "The Faculty" was good but... | |
  | Audition |
| 1999 | |
| (Mikke Takashi, Japan) Ultimate in freaky! Slow, but worth evey minute for the set up. See This Film!! | |
  | The Sixth Sense |
| 1999 | |
| M. Night did it well this time. Even those wise to the game should enjoy this romp. 1 of 4 Oscar nominated horror films... | |
  | 28 Days Later |
| 2002 | |
| (Danny Boyle Trainspotting Cillian Murphy) Danny Boyle does the Zombie genre a favor by spooking it up a bit. Removing some of the humor for fast-paced terror worked well! | |
  | The Eye |
| 2002 | |
| (Pang Brothers Hong Kong Cantonese) Pang Bros film about an eye transplant spooks well! |
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