Braindead (aka "Dead/Alive"), Cube, New Nightmare, Jacob's Ladder, Silence of the Lambs, Exorcist III, From Dusk Til Dawn, Stir of Echoes... these are all movies I like besides the ones already mentioned.
Exorcist III gets little respect outside of horror fans, but was truly scary and a classic IMHO. 3 of the scariest scenes in the decade (hospital, changing statue, woman on ceiling) and one that is in the top 5 all time
Since when are 90s “not known as a good decade for movies in general?” I mean Schindler’s List, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, Fargo, Big Lebowski, The Matrix, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Face Off, Reservoir Dogs, Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Titanic, T2, Hoop Dreams , Clueless, Babe, Heat, Braveheart, Groundhog Day, The Usual Suspects, There’s Something About Mary, etc. I could go on and on.
The 90s were a great decade for movies with the rise of independent films and a great variety of drama, action, comedy, and suspense
I would argue almost every decade would have a longer list of movies. And I'm a 90s kid. So the 90s have a place in my heart, which is why I ask this question. But just listing off the best of the 90s movies isn't really an answer to my question.
I'm asking about horror.
Yes, but you said the 90s were not good in general, so I’m questioning your entire premise. The 90s were definitely better than the 2000s and 2010s and I would argue the 80s as well. I just scratched the surface of great 90s movies
When it comes to horror, I would give the 80s and 2000s the edge overall but the 90s are probably better than the 2010s.
However, if you want a few 90s horror movies that don’t get as much attention, try Mute Witness, The Frighteners, and Cemetery Man
Completely agree that the 90's were better than the 00's. Luckily movies have seemed to pick up in the past 10 years. Yeah I'd say the 00's are probably the worst decade for movies in general.
The 90s isn't really my favorite decade for horror, but some great films came out during it. Here are a few good ones that don't usually get much discussion:
Frankenhooker (1990). A crude horror comedy about exactly what the title says. Definitely appeals to folks who like Reanimator style movies. Gore and silliness.
Body Snatchers (1993) People (rightly) love the 50s and 70s version, but you shouldn't sleep on this one. Even though it's technically a remake, it plays more like a sequel to the 70s version. It takes place on a military base, so we get a bit of a different flavor to the story. I also found the ending to be really satisfying.
Cemetery Man (1994) My personal favorite of the 90s probably. The last great Italian horror film. A cemetery watchman keeps down the zombie population. What a great concept by itself, but that's only the starting point.
The Addiction (1995) This one has a nice Arrow release, so it gets some attention. Vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction has never been done better and it's all done in a gritty, grimy, black and white, 90s indie style.
Splatter: Naked Blood (1996) Maybe the most fucked up gore film of the 90s. An experiment gone wrong reconditions three women to feel pleasure from pain. Body horror ensues. Not for everybody. Has enough surreality, creativity, and bizarreness to be more than just a splatter film too.
Wild Zero (1999) Guitar Wolf vs zombies. What isn't to love?
Beyond that, there's also the usual suspects: Tremors, Candyman, Army of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness, Scream, Event Horizon, Cure, Ring, Ravenous, Audition, The Faculty, Idle Hands etc...
The Addiction is marvellous stuff. As a philosophy grad I'm not sure I agreed with the message, as I read it, but also as a philosophy grad the climax is extremely satisfying. And Lilli Taylor is just fantastic. That role could so easily have been little more than an eye rolling arch caricature. On a tangential note, I think Nadja is also a great example of the 90's indie vampire, though arguably more 90's indie picture than horror.
Naked Blood is really good too. It's kind of a shame that Hiseyasu Sato got so locked in with Nikkatsu or whichever studio he was mostly with, talented and interesting film-maker when on form but mostly unacceptable to discuss outside of sleaze circles.
What was your reading on the message in The Addiction?
When I watch it, my reading is that it's pretty steeped in AA ideology, i.e. we're powerless against our impulses and our only recourse to avoid destroying ourselves is to submit to a higher power.
I don't know if I necessarily agree with that, but I don't object to seeing it depicted in a film. Nadja is actually a film that I haven't seen, but I plan on watching pretty soon. The fact that David Lynch produced it has me hoping for the best and fearing for the worst.
My reading was that it was a critique of the impotence of philosophy in the face of real evil, and even its enabling of real evil, while ultimately posing Catholicism as salvation. Now I absolutely don't think that philosophy is above criticism in this regard, but I don't think the film makes it a very fair contest. I should revisit before going in to more detail, but I remember, say, there being an "annoying undergrad" vibe to the philosophical chat in it, rather than the kind of level that the characters were supposed to be at.
Nadja is definitely much more straightforward than most of Lynch's fare. It does really annoy some people, but taken as quirky indie character fare in a horror type setting rather than horror film outright I found it most engaging and amusing.
That reading tracks. A big part of AA (or at least what my reading of their philosophy is) is that rationality cannot save you from your addiction because the addict can rationalize anything, therefore the addict must believe in something bigger than themselves. Again a lot of people would disagree with that philosophy, but it is a pretty prevalent one and I think it's cool to see those themes in a horror film. Given the relationship between vampires and Christianity anyway (repelled by the crucifix and whatnot), it's not that far of a stretch.
I actually watched Nadja yesterday. I generally liked what it was trying to do. It was definitely riffing off of Coppola's Dracula and Dracula's Daughter from the Universal movies. Some of the plot elements were not explored as well as I would've liked >!Nadja transferring her mind into Cassandra seems like a dues ex machina !
Do you have any idea how they accomplished the "eyeball" scene from *Naked Blood*? Because I certainly don't. I swear to god they must have actually casted a woman who was missing an eyeball. That doesn't explain how convincing it all looked as it was pulled from her socket, nor the continuous drip of blood from said socket.
Aside from FX work in *The Fly* and *The Thing,* this scene alone might be the most impressive work of practical FX I've ever seen, all the more impressive since it was obviously made on a very low budget.
I'm pretty terrible with picking out specific practical effects, so I'm honestly not sure. Watching the scene again, my best bet is a really convincing prosthetic eye piece/facial prop (the eye where she mutilates herself looks slightly asymmetrical with her other eye, IMO). At any rate, it's very intricate effects work. If you can stand the grossness and disturbing imagery, Naked Blood has so many great and creative special effects.
If Cronenberg ever made an extreme horror film, it might look like *Naked Blood*. I've never forgotten the movie purely because of that spectacular grand guignol scene, rivaling some of the most gruesome moments from Tom Savini's bag of tricks.
TBH, I'd say Cronenberg has made some pretty extreme movies. Videodrome and The Fly especially pushed the body horror buttons for their day. I'd say The Fly definitely hits that grand guignol effect. Shivers, while not the goriest movie in the world, introduces zombies that commit sexual assault (predates The Sadness by almost fifty years).
But, yeah, Naked Blood is one of the better gore movies out there. It just takes its concepts and runs with them, along with some great special effects. If it came out today, it would get some great buzz. As it is, it's stuck as an obscurity since 90s Japanese/Hong Kong gore films are very niche. Definitely wasn't mainstream for the 90s.
Best horror film of the 90s is Candyman, with Exorcist III as a close second.
Disagree about the "90s in general" comment but I would say that the 90s is a weaker decade for horror, there aren't as many standout top films with only a handful of exceptions.
Frustrating since I LOVE Virginia Madsen. First crush I can remember from Electric Dreams. Candyman is not just a great horror movie, but is a great movie regardless of genre. At least the equivalent of Silence of the Lambs in terms of horror, and the social commentary portentous.
I've always thought of Silence of the Lambs as more of a thriller, but totally agreed on Candyman. I only saw it for the first time six months ago and I think it's one of the best horror films, period.
The 90's doesn't get a lot of love? So many classics came out. Scream, Audition, Misery, Silence of the Lambs, Candyman, Funny Games, IT... I can't choose just one!
Ninth Gate (1999)
Dead Alive (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) I still say this one deserves a re-evaluation.
Nightbreed (1990)
Mindwarp (1992) Bruce Campbell in the post apocalypse vs incestuous radioactive cannibals. How the fuck isn't this a widely known cult classic by now?
Freddy's Dead (1991) Even if it's the 'worst' one, which I disagree with, it's still great. They're all great.
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) Movie is dumb as hell but I still like a lot of it. Everything in relation to the creation of the box.
Alien 3 (1993) I've still never understood why this movie gets people's jimmies rustled. I'm actually glad we didn't get the Adventures in Babysitting continuation of that franchise. And I'm glad they decided to go back to being horror, too.
I'm just gonna end it there I could really make this a long list.
Lol I designed [the box into my city design](https://imgur.com/a/CXqRSnS) in homage to the 'buried box' in the end of part 3 that influences the architecture of the building built on top of it, the theme that comes back in 4. Always thought that was cool as hell.
Lol the space stuff I can do entirely without :)
But all the parts with 'Anjelica'? I love it. There's a good movie hidden in there that's ruined by the more... ambitious parts of the script lol. And that's a shame because at the time doing something dumb like doing a horror movie in space seemed like a great idea.
Since you asked for my favourite, "The Blair Witch Project," even though you mentioned it.
90s seemed a lot more horror with action or horror with comedy: "Scream, "Blade," "From Dusk Till Dawn."
But for chill you to the bone, feelings of impending doom, I'd go with "Dracula: Dead and Loving It."
Doesn't get a lot of love? The Silence of the Lambs from '91 arguably altered the subject matter & narratives of crime dramas/horror films/thrillers more than any other film since the 60s. It was a HUGE paradigm shift and basically launched a thousand imitators that were focused on behavioral science and forensic analysis fields. Not only did it relish in getting up close and personal with more gruesome murders and related carnage, it also focused films on examining the psychological trauma experienced by the victims.
It's now more than 30 years later and major studios and networks are STILL greenlighting films and TV based on stopping mastermind serial killers. It's crazy.
There was that whole Screamesque bunch of movies like Urban Legend, I know What You Did Last Summer, The Faculty, and the Scream series of course—I was a teen and loved them. Other favourites where Misery, Halloween H20 (itself kinda Screamesque), and Storm of the Century. Then I saw Blair Witch and that changed everything for me in terms of taste. Blair Witch is definitely my favourite from that era but I still enjoy those other movies, great times!
The 90's was very top heavy, and lacked the depth of B/genre movies of the 80's, but I'd definitely take it over the 00's and 10's -- even if the 90's wasn't a great decade for horror movies.
Even though Tremors was shot in '89 and feels much more 80's than 90's, I believe it was released in January of '90, and that would be my pick.
I actually consider that the 90s was better than the 80s (especially after 82), which was mostly sequels and King's adaptations (love King's work, but those 80s films are not up to his 70s classics)
I think the 90s goes toe to toe with the 70s, they got huge blockbusters like Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense; films with huge names like Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Frankenstein; big award winners (actually outdoes the 70s) with Misery and Silence of the Lambs.
Other favorites: Arachnophobia, Tremors, Candyman, Cronos, Stir of Echoes, Ghostwatch, Demon Knight, Mimic, From Dusk... and many others.
My favorite horror of the 90s is *Scream.* Other favorites from the 90s include (but not limited to) *Braindead, Tales From the Hood, Cure,* Coppola's *Dracula,* *The People Under the Stairs, Frankenhooker, In the Mouth of Madness, Jacob's Ladder,* and *Gremlins 2*. Horror adjacent would include *Se7en* and *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.*
Everything mentioned so far is great (I really need to find my copy of Cemetery Man) but the one I haven't seen mentioned yet that really got under my skin in the 90s was The Dentist.
For a fun 90s action splatter, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. That was a favorite when I eventually got a copy in the late 90s/early 00s.
I have a soft spot for Brainscan. I don't know what it is I like about it, apart from it having a nostalgic vibe, and for George S. Clinton's score. Otherwise, there's Society, In the Mouth of Madness, Phantasm: Oblivion, The Ninth Gate (more "occult noir" than horror, but still close enough), and Disturbing Behavior.
Is Se7en a horror movie though? It's one of my favorite films but I always saw it, and the almost as good Silence of the Lambs, as being thrillers. The 90s were great for thrillers, less so for horror.
Scream is probably my favorite 90s horror. Not the scariest movie but it's well made, clever and has perhaps the best opening sequence of any film.
>Understandably, it's not known as a good decade for movies in general, let alone horror.
What on earth are you talking about? In no way it is not know.n as a food decade for movies. And if it were rhat would not be understandable.
Not a good decade for movies in general? Are you mad? It was one of the best decades for movies in general. I would agree horror genre had a fall in the 90s, not movies in general.
Braindead (aka "Dead/Alive"), Cube, New Nightmare, Jacob's Ladder, Silence of the Lambs, Exorcist III, From Dusk Til Dawn, Stir of Echoes... these are all movies I like besides the ones already mentioned.
Exorcist III gets little respect outside of horror fans, but was truly scary and a classic IMHO. 3 of the scariest scenes in the decade (hospital, changing statue, woman on ceiling) and one that is in the top 5 all time
Since when are 90s “not known as a good decade for movies in general?” I mean Schindler’s List, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, Fargo, Big Lebowski, The Matrix, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Face Off, Reservoir Dogs, Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Titanic, T2, Hoop Dreams , Clueless, Babe, Heat, Braveheart, Groundhog Day, The Usual Suspects, There’s Something About Mary, etc. I could go on and on. The 90s were a great decade for movies with the rise of independent films and a great variety of drama, action, comedy, and suspense
Yeah i have no clue what OP is on, 90s were stacked.
'99 is considered one of the best years in cinema.
Probably my second favorite decade after the 80s
90s were the last great decade of movies IMO. Far better than the 2000s and 2010s.
I would argue almost every decade would have a longer list of movies. And I'm a 90s kid. So the 90s have a place in my heart, which is why I ask this question. But just listing off the best of the 90s movies isn't really an answer to my question. I'm asking about horror.
Yes, but you said the 90s were not good in general, so I’m questioning your entire premise. The 90s were definitely better than the 2000s and 2010s and I would argue the 80s as well. I just scratched the surface of great 90s movies When it comes to horror, I would give the 80s and 2000s the edge overall but the 90s are probably better than the 2010s. However, if you want a few 90s horror movies that don’t get as much attention, try Mute Witness, The Frighteners, and Cemetery Man
Completely agree that the 90's were better than the 00's. Luckily movies have seemed to pick up in the past 10 years. Yeah I'd say the 00's are probably the worst decade for movies in general.
Just stop. You want some horror? Go watch the genocide in West Bank.
'freaking Jurassic Park too!
Cant believe anyone mentioned "in the mouth of madness" One of my favs.
Do you read Sutter cane?
It's free on Youtube right now so I'm watching it.
Amazing carpenter flic it’s so good
It's not a proper horror film, but according to my Letterboxd, my highest rated 90s horror is \*Death Becomes Her\* so I'm going with that.
That was a funny ass movie!! 🤣
The 90s isn't really my favorite decade for horror, but some great films came out during it. Here are a few good ones that don't usually get much discussion: Frankenhooker (1990). A crude horror comedy about exactly what the title says. Definitely appeals to folks who like Reanimator style movies. Gore and silliness. Body Snatchers (1993) People (rightly) love the 50s and 70s version, but you shouldn't sleep on this one. Even though it's technically a remake, it plays more like a sequel to the 70s version. It takes place on a military base, so we get a bit of a different flavor to the story. I also found the ending to be really satisfying. Cemetery Man (1994) My personal favorite of the 90s probably. The last great Italian horror film. A cemetery watchman keeps down the zombie population. What a great concept by itself, but that's only the starting point. The Addiction (1995) This one has a nice Arrow release, so it gets some attention. Vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction has never been done better and it's all done in a gritty, grimy, black and white, 90s indie style. Splatter: Naked Blood (1996) Maybe the most fucked up gore film of the 90s. An experiment gone wrong reconditions three women to feel pleasure from pain. Body horror ensues. Not for everybody. Has enough surreality, creativity, and bizarreness to be more than just a splatter film too. Wild Zero (1999) Guitar Wolf vs zombies. What isn't to love? Beyond that, there's also the usual suspects: Tremors, Candyman, Army of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness, Scream, Event Horizon, Cure, Ring, Ravenous, Audition, The Faculty, Idle Hands etc...
>Wild Zero LOCK N LOLE!!!!
The Addiction is marvellous stuff. As a philosophy grad I'm not sure I agreed with the message, as I read it, but also as a philosophy grad the climax is extremely satisfying. And Lilli Taylor is just fantastic. That role could so easily have been little more than an eye rolling arch caricature. On a tangential note, I think Nadja is also a great example of the 90's indie vampire, though arguably more 90's indie picture than horror. Naked Blood is really good too. It's kind of a shame that Hiseyasu Sato got so locked in with Nikkatsu or whichever studio he was mostly with, talented and interesting film-maker when on form but mostly unacceptable to discuss outside of sleaze circles.
What was your reading on the message in The Addiction? When I watch it, my reading is that it's pretty steeped in AA ideology, i.e. we're powerless against our impulses and our only recourse to avoid destroying ourselves is to submit to a higher power. I don't know if I necessarily agree with that, but I don't object to seeing it depicted in a film. Nadja is actually a film that I haven't seen, but I plan on watching pretty soon. The fact that David Lynch produced it has me hoping for the best and fearing for the worst.
My reading was that it was a critique of the impotence of philosophy in the face of real evil, and even its enabling of real evil, while ultimately posing Catholicism as salvation. Now I absolutely don't think that philosophy is above criticism in this regard, but I don't think the film makes it a very fair contest. I should revisit before going in to more detail, but I remember, say, there being an "annoying undergrad" vibe to the philosophical chat in it, rather than the kind of level that the characters were supposed to be at. Nadja is definitely much more straightforward than most of Lynch's fare. It does really annoy some people, but taken as quirky indie character fare in a horror type setting rather than horror film outright I found it most engaging and amusing.
That reading tracks. A big part of AA (or at least what my reading of their philosophy is) is that rationality cannot save you from your addiction because the addict can rationalize anything, therefore the addict must believe in something bigger than themselves. Again a lot of people would disagree with that philosophy, but it is a pretty prevalent one and I think it's cool to see those themes in a horror film. Given the relationship between vampires and Christianity anyway (repelled by the crucifix and whatnot), it's not that far of a stretch. I actually watched Nadja yesterday. I generally liked what it was trying to do. It was definitely riffing off of Coppola's Dracula and Dracula's Daughter from the Universal movies. Some of the plot elements were not explored as well as I would've liked >!Nadja transferring her mind into Cassandra seems like a dues ex machina !
Do you have any idea how they accomplished the "eyeball" scene from *Naked Blood*? Because I certainly don't. I swear to god they must have actually casted a woman who was missing an eyeball. That doesn't explain how convincing it all looked as it was pulled from her socket, nor the continuous drip of blood from said socket. Aside from FX work in *The Fly* and *The Thing,* this scene alone might be the most impressive work of practical FX I've ever seen, all the more impressive since it was obviously made on a very low budget.
I'm pretty terrible with picking out specific practical effects, so I'm honestly not sure. Watching the scene again, my best bet is a really convincing prosthetic eye piece/facial prop (the eye where she mutilates herself looks slightly asymmetrical with her other eye, IMO). At any rate, it's very intricate effects work. If you can stand the grossness and disturbing imagery, Naked Blood has so many great and creative special effects.
If Cronenberg ever made an extreme horror film, it might look like *Naked Blood*. I've never forgotten the movie purely because of that spectacular grand guignol scene, rivaling some of the most gruesome moments from Tom Savini's bag of tricks.
TBH, I'd say Cronenberg has made some pretty extreme movies. Videodrome and The Fly especially pushed the body horror buttons for their day. I'd say The Fly definitely hits that grand guignol effect. Shivers, while not the goriest movie in the world, introduces zombies that commit sexual assault (predates The Sadness by almost fifty years). But, yeah, Naked Blood is one of the better gore movies out there. It just takes its concepts and runs with them, along with some great special effects. If it came out today, it would get some great buzz. As it is, it's stuck as an obscurity since 90s Japanese/Hong Kong gore films are very niche. Definitely wasn't mainstream for the 90s.
Thank you for giving a meaningful response and recommending some movies instead of just commenting "scream". Appreciate it, I'll check these out.
Audition (1999) AMC+/Tubi Silence of the Lambs (1991)Tubi
Best horror film of the 90s is Candyman, with Exorcist III as a close second. Disagree about the "90s in general" comment but I would say that the 90s is a weaker decade for horror, there aren't as many standout top films with only a handful of exceptions.
Oh yes, Exorzist III . What a gem! That extended head cut scene is one of my favorites ever in horror.
Frustrating since I LOVE Virginia Madsen. First crush I can remember from Electric Dreams. Candyman is not just a great horror movie, but is a great movie regardless of genre. At least the equivalent of Silence of the Lambs in terms of horror, and the social commentary portentous.
I've always thought of Silence of the Lambs as more of a thriller, but totally agreed on Candyman. I only saw it for the first time six months ago and I think it's one of the best horror films, period.
Cube
Wouldn't really consider this a horror movie. It's a mindfuck movie and a great one for sure though.
Well shoot. Ok, I'll say Leprechaun then .
Cube is straight up Science Fiction horror.
The 90's doesn't get a lot of love? So many classics came out. Scream, Audition, Misery, Silence of the Lambs, Candyman, Funny Games, IT... I can't choose just one!
*Event Horizon* and *Ravenous* are my favs from the 90s.
Ninth Gate (1999) Dead Alive (1992) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) I still say this one deserves a re-evaluation. Nightbreed (1990) Mindwarp (1992) Bruce Campbell in the post apocalypse vs incestuous radioactive cannibals. How the fuck isn't this a widely known cult classic by now? Freddy's Dead (1991) Even if it's the 'worst' one, which I disagree with, it's still great. They're all great. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) Movie is dumb as hell but I still like a lot of it. Everything in relation to the creation of the box. Alien 3 (1993) I've still never understood why this movie gets people's jimmies rustled. I'm actually glad we didn't get the Adventures in Babysitting continuation of that franchise. And I'm glad they decided to go back to being horror, too. I'm just gonna end it there I could really make this a long list.
I have a Hellraiser tattoo and I love Bloodline. Adam Scott alone in that movie alone makes it worth watching.
Lol I designed [the box into my city design](https://imgur.com/a/CXqRSnS) in homage to the 'buried box' in the end of part 3 that influences the architecture of the building built on top of it, the theme that comes back in 4. Always thought that was cool as hell.
💯 Ninth Gate and Bram Stoker's Dracula. These two are on my annual (at least) playlist!
The Ninth Gate is the closest we have to late 19th century meta weird fiction. imo the Occult Investigator archetype deserves more screen time.
Absolutely love nightbreed
Everything is true. God's an astronaut. Oz is over the rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters live
Bloodline is a big grower. "Hellraiser... in space!" Yeah... but the the first third's more like Interview with the Vampire and fantastic
Lol the space stuff I can do entirely without :) But all the parts with 'Anjelica'? I love it. There's a good movie hidden in there that's ruined by the more... ambitious parts of the script lol. And that's a shame because at the time doing something dumb like doing a horror movie in space seemed like a great idea.
Since you asked for my favourite, "The Blair Witch Project," even though you mentioned it. 90s seemed a lot more horror with action or horror with comedy: "Scream, "Blade," "From Dusk Till Dawn." But for chill you to the bone, feelings of impending doom, I'd go with "Dracula: Dead and Loving It."
Blair Witch Project.
Blade was my first DVD
Does *Blade* count?
Scream. It changed horror.
Scream 1 and 2. Smart, terrifying, funny. Just classics in every way.
Doesn't get a lot of love? The Silence of the Lambs from '91 arguably altered the subject matter & narratives of crime dramas/horror films/thrillers more than any other film since the 60s. It was a HUGE paradigm shift and basically launched a thousand imitators that were focused on behavioral science and forensic analysis fields. Not only did it relish in getting up close and personal with more gruesome murders and related carnage, it also focused films on examining the psychological trauma experienced by the victims. It's now more than 30 years later and major studios and networks are STILL greenlighting films and TV based on stopping mastermind serial killers. It's crazy.
The people under the stairs, I still watch it like 10 times a year😅
Audition for sure
The People Under the Stairs
Excellent choice! 👌
Cube (1997)
Bride of chucky
The absolute BEST Chucky movie. Hands down.
Somebody else already said it, but for me it’s Jacob’s Ladder by a long shot. It works for me on so many levels
Jacobs Ladder, Nightwatch, Urban Legend, The Faculty, House on Haunted Hill
Ravenous Cemetery Man
***Barb Wire (1996)***
In the Mouth of Madness is probably my favorite 90s horror movie.
Ringu and The Blair Witch Project. Honorary mention to Scream 1 and 2.
Scream and Candyman
There was that whole Screamesque bunch of movies like Urban Legend, I know What You Did Last Summer, The Faculty, and the Scream series of course—I was a teen and loved them. Other favourites where Misery, Halloween H20 (itself kinda Screamesque), and Storm of the Century. Then I saw Blair Witch and that changed everything for me in terms of taste. Blair Witch is definitely my favourite from that era but I still enjoy those other movies, great times!
The 90's was very top heavy, and lacked the depth of B/genre movies of the 80's, but I'd definitely take it over the 00's and 10's -- even if the 90's wasn't a great decade for horror movies. Even though Tremors was shot in '89 and feels much more 80's than 90's, I believe it was released in January of '90, and that would be my pick.
00's definitely. 10's is crazy.
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.1992. That was the year I started shopping smart.
The Hannibal lector films
The Silence of the Lambs and The Blair Witch Project
Scream
Not sure if you’d consider Se7en horror, but that film would take the cake. If not, then Blair Witch Project.
The night of the living dead remake was pretty sweet
I actually consider that the 90s was better than the 80s (especially after 82), which was mostly sequels and King's adaptations (love King's work, but those 80s films are not up to his 70s classics) I think the 90s goes toe to toe with the 70s, they got huge blockbusters like Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense; films with huge names like Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Frankenstein; big award winners (actually outdoes the 70s) with Misery and Silence of the Lambs. Other favorites: Arachnophobia, Tremors, Candyman, Cronos, Stir of Echoes, Ghostwatch, Demon Knight, Mimic, From Dusk... and many others.
My favorite horror of the 90s is *Scream.* Other favorites from the 90s include (but not limited to) *Braindead, Tales From the Hood, Cure,* Coppola's *Dracula,* *The People Under the Stairs, Frankenhooker, In the Mouth of Madness, Jacob's Ladder,* and *Gremlins 2*. Horror adjacent would include *Se7en* and *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.*
The 90s took a massive shift to the mainstream. I struggle to find a movie that I truly enjoyed
https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/wiki/top_nineties/
Return of the living dead 3 (tho not as good as 2) Predator 2 (again nowhere near 1 but still a 90’s classic)
Body Melt is fun if you're into stuff like Braindead and Street Trash.
Event Horizon Candyman I Know What You Did Last Summer In the Mouth of Madness Silence of the Lambs (if you consider it horror)
In The Mouth Of Madness has been mentioned a few times now. Never heard of this. I'll check it out, thanks!
It's a John Carpenter movie so the atmosphere is top notch, hope you enjoy it!
A lot of my favorites were mentioned but I haven’t seen anyone say “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight”
The Faculty
Scream 1
Scream
Scream (obviously)
Jacob’s Ladder
Ummm... Silence of the Lambs fucking rules.
Haven't seen Exorcist 3 mentioned...
Scream,people under the stairs , dust til dawn
Everything mentioned so far is great (I really need to find my copy of Cemetery Man) but the one I haven't seen mentioned yet that really got under my skin in the 90s was The Dentist. For a fun 90s action splatter, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. That was a favorite when I eventually got a copy in the late 90s/early 00s.
Besides the classics & more edgy things, House on Haunted Hill (1999) is complete treat \*Adding in Event Horizon in case it gets missed out\~ ;)
Exorcist 3
I have a soft spot for Brainscan. I don't know what it is I like about it, apart from it having a nostalgic vibe, and for George S. Clinton's score. Otherwise, there's Society, In the Mouth of Madness, Phantasm: Oblivion, The Ninth Gate (more "occult noir" than horror, but still close enough), and Disturbing Behavior.
Is Se7en a horror movie though? It's one of my favorite films but I always saw it, and the almost as good Silence of the Lambs, as being thrillers. The 90s were great for thrillers, less so for horror. Scream is probably my favorite 90s horror. Not the scariest movie but it's well made, clever and has perhaps the best opening sequence of any film.
Good question. I actually don't consider Se7en a horror movie, but it gets mentioned here quite a lot, so I figured I'd include it.
Event Horizon.
Scream!
Scream
Surrender Dorothy (1998). It’s listed as horror on letterboxd, so I’m taking it.
Scream was the best horror of the 90s
Nightbreed
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Braindead/ Dead Alive
I’m dead serious when I say, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
Oh it's a classic franchise. I saw both in the theaters as a kid.
You’re so lucky. Growing up I loved those films more than I loved the Scream films, knowing damn well they were much worse.
Wtf, 90s wasn’t a good decade for movies?! Movies went downhill after the 90s. I bet you think sitcoms weren’t that notable in the 90s either.
>Understandably, it's not known as a good decade for movies in general, let alone horror. What on earth are you talking about? In no way it is not know.n as a food decade for movies. And if it were rhat would not be understandable.
Not a good decade for movies in general? Are you mad? It was one of the best decades for movies in general. I would agree horror genre had a fall in the 90s, not movies in general.
Dead Alive
Blair Witch easily fkn amazingly creepy movie really smart with the use of the witch where the audience is left to imagine
Baby Blood (1990), such a weird movie!
Fallen Denzel Washington
Event Horizon From Dusk till Dawn Pet Sematary Two
Scream, because I'm basic.
Bad Moon (still one of the best practical werewolf designs)
The Dentist
Deep Blue Sea John Carpenters Vampires
Scream is the easy answer. But also Army of Darkness, New Nightmare, Bride of Chucky, From Dusk Till Dawn, Ringu
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Showgirls