John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV

Creator of the audio drama Enter The House Between. One of the horror genre's "most widely read critics" (Rue Morgue # 68), "an accomplished film journalist" (Comic Buyer's Guide #1535), and the award-winning author of Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002), John Kenneth Muir, presents his blog on film, television and nostalgia, named one of the Top 100 Film Studies Blog on the Net.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Reader Top Ten Greatest Horror Films Circa 1960 - 2000: Amanda Davis

Reader, writer and horror enthusiast Amanda Davis provides the next list of greatest horror films released between 1960 and 2000.

She writes:

"10. The Exorcist (1973)

09. The Shining (1980)

08. Poltergeist (1982)

07. Tales from the Crypt (1972)

06. Hellraiser (1987)

05. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

04. Pet Sematary (1989)

03. The Exorcist III (1990)

02. Ginger Snaps (2000)

01. Halloween (1978)."

Amanda: I love your list, and we share a number one selection -- Halloween (1978) -- in common. But your list also reminded me of other titles that I love, and that I wish I had put on my list, particularly Hooper's Poltergeist (1982), and Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Both of those movies really capture the 1980s horror milieu perfectly.

Also, I'm glad to see your love for The Exorcist III (1990), a film that is criminally-underrated, and which features one of the most effective jump scares in horror history.

Well-done!

Readers: don't forget to send me those lists at Muirbusiness@yahoo.com

John Kenneth Muir

award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).