For Halloween, I've updated the Things I Like list (found in the right column) with some of my favorite horror movies. It's not ranked or comprehensive, and I'm sure I've forgotten a few. Reproduced here:
- Suspiria, directed by Dario Argento (1977)
- The Descent, directed by Neil Marshall (2005)
- Night of the Living Dead, directed by George Romero (1968)
- The Beyond, directed by Lucio Fulci (1981)
- 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle (2002)
- The Thing, directed by John Carpenter (1982)
- Return of the Living Dead, directed by Dan O'Bannon (1985)
- Paranormal Activity, directed by Oren Peli (2007)
On the slow zombie vs. fast zombie controversy, I fall in the middle. I love all of the Dead films of George Romero (slow), represented here only by Night of the Living Dead. I consider Return of the Living Dead to be maybe the first fast zombie film. 28 Days Later, a great film, introduced the hyperkinetic zombie, (if you have issues with calling Boyle's 28 Days a zombie film because it's about a virus, you're a splitter.) Fast zombies were reanimated in Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake, which I liked very much in its own rights and aside from comparisons to Romero's original.
Some of my favorites are Italian -- Suspiria and The Beyond on this list. I could go on at length about either (and I have, repeatedly, to my friends), but for now I'll just suggest you see them. I saw Paranormal Activity last night and found it very effective (in spite of jackasses in the theater). I don't think it would make a lifetime favorite list but I recommend it.
Happy Halloween!
