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Compendium of Horror, Fear, and the Grotesque

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Horror Movies

The body of cinematography that includes horror, fear, gothic, and the grotesque is enormous. Classifying types of movies according to their style or subject matter as they relate to fear is difficult; and tedious at best. In any case, ScepticThomas.com will offer its own peculiar classification of films with a brief description of each type in an attempt to explain our rationale.

 

Movie Classifications and Recommendations by ScepticThomas

  • Classical
    Films or television movies that have over the years gained public recognition as movie icons within the horror, gothic, or grotesque category.

    1. Nosferatu (1922)
    2. Frankenstein (1931)
    3. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    4. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
    5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
    6. Psycho (1960)
    7. The Birds (1963)
    8. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    10. Last House on the Left (1972)
    11. The Exorcist (1973)
    12. Alien (1979)
    13. Aliens (1986)

  • Spectral
    Films that focus on supernatural subjects or devices including werewolves, ghosts, witches, devils, mummies, or any of a variety of religio-social images and themes.

    1. The Omen (1976)
    2. The Sentinel (1977)
    3. Poltergeist (1982)
    4. Evil Dead II (1987)
    5. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
    6. The Rapture (1991)
    7. The Others (2001)

  • Terrifying
    Film subjects concerning purely physical violence or the threat of physical violence and death.

    1. The Birds (1963)
    2. Wait Until Dark (1967)
    3. In Cold Blood (1967)
    4. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    6. Jaws (1975)
    7. Grizzly (1976)
    8. Phantasm (1979)
    9. John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
    10. The Miracle Mile (1988)

  • Psychological
    Films that immerse the viewer in the world of insanity, dreams, nightmares, or psychological torture.

    1. Invaders from Mars (1953)
    2. Psycho (1960)
    3. Die! Die! My Darling [aka Fanatic] (1965)
    4. Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
    5. Heart of Midnight (1989)
    6. Fight Club (1999)
    7. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

  • Grotesque
     Films that offer altered perspectives of the natural world or of man to present a distorted and disturbing view.

    1. The Unknown (1927)
    2. Freaks (1932)
    3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
    4. Pretty Poison (1968)
    5. The Day of the Locust (1975)
    6. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
    7. The Tin Drum (1979)
    8. The Reflecting Skin (1990)

 

   
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