Comments on: Who’s your favorite horror master?

By: Caro,Turner

Caro,Turner — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:13:46 +0000

Alfred Hitchcock was the BEST! He made you think and wonder about the outcome then It happened. A definite Master of Suspense. Now anything with blood and gore is considered a horror flick The more blood, the scary, no not really. The more blood the less time put towards a story. Does anybody if the movie 'Tarantula' is available anywhere?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:40:04 +0000

I'd like to mention one that should be on this list. "The Entity" ! It cast Barbara Hershey as a woman tormented by a paranormal spirit. It was definately something different, and one that you wouldn't watch alone.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:43:34 +0000

I don't think of Hitchcock as a Horror master. His films could be suspenseful, but horror?? I had to vote for Craven, simply because A Nightmare on Elm Street was pretty scary when it first hit theaters. Not to mention the Scream franchise. Even though I don't feel this was extremely scary, they are still amazing movies that deserve mentioning in this category.

Someone mentioned Stephen King. If he had directed anything, I would have chose him in a second! Some of his books are terrifying and he has kept me up many nights listening to the creaks of my house.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:12:27 +0000

I agree with Al on Exorcist III ( I looked up over my head for weeks after seeing that old lady crawl across ceilings-creepy), but I liked the first one too. I love Hitchcock, but I think taking it all in to account, he belongs more on a "suspense" list--not horror.

By: Luis Montero

Luis Montero — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:03:10 +0000

Psycho...great story and a great film by Hichtcock.
But......the shower scene was too mechanical.
The stabbing went...up and down, up and down...etc.
No foward thrust with the knife.
Where am I wrong?

By: Toni Nase

Toni Nase — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:54:16 +0000

The original French film Diabolique almost made me pass out. When the "dead" husband stood up in the bath tube and took out his "eyes" I lost it and so did most people in the theater. This movie has stayed with me all my life.

By: Toni

Toni — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:51:33 +0000

The original French Diobolique damn near made me pass out in the theater and has stayed with me ever since. When the "dead" husband stood up in the bath tub and took out his eyes, that was it for me.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:21:11 +0000

The idea being to choose a _horror_ master (someone who founded a franchise or body of work),Hitchcock doesn't belong on this list. He's more suspense than horror.

I would suggest that Dan O'Bannon who appears to have written the stories for most of the Alien movies might be a good choice... while they are no less formulaic that the other franchises listed their premise is easily the best combo of creature feature and nail biting suspense, with aliens that will always be scary...

By: Jooanne

Jooanne — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:59:32 +0000

I have to agree with William. The orginal The Haunting was probably the scarest movie I remember seeing. When those walls start pounding and Julie Harris is holding her ears, I remember having to stop watching for a while. I must have been about 12. It still gets to me 40 years later.

By: Tito Pannaggi

Tito Pannaggi — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:31:26 +0000

I missed my favorite; H.G. Clouzot