5. The Shining- Although I'm saddened by Stephen King's dislike over Kubrick's adaptation I gotta say,"Get over it man!" My god the book is great but the second hour of Kubrick's masterpiece always has me shaking. It's also Shelly Duvall's second best performance next to her Olive Oil in Altman's Popeye. Man good director's really had a hard on for miss Shelly.
4. Young Frankenstein- Okay not really scary but still a black and white comedy masterpiece. This is Mel Brooks at his finest and the cast is flawless. Hard to believe that The Monster would turn out to be a sitcom star some 35 years later.
3. The Exorcist- Yet another movie I got to dissect in college. From the real life story it's based on, to the terrifying events that besieged the cast and crew this movie maintains an air of mystery. Some of the effects haven't aged that well but the imagery still haunts you.
2. Alien- If you think Ridley Scott's masterpiece is a sci-fi flick you're just plain wrong. The four Alien flicks all differ in terms of genre but the original is pure horror. From the female in danger, to the evil scientists, to the house or in this case ship that the characters have no business going into. The HR Geiger design of the Alien ship and the aliens themselves was groundbreaking as well.
1. Halloween- I'm not a big slasher guy if you couldn't tell from the rest of the list. Except for a brief love of the Nightmare on Elm Street series (who didn't love Dokken's Dream Warrior's theme?) the only classic slasher film that's even kept my interest is Halloween. Why? Well mainly because it's actually a good movie. The music as simple as it is, sticks with you. The acting is more then passable. The thrills equal the the spills. And most importantly you have a heroine who John Carpenter actually gets you too cheer for because you like her not just because you're supposed to in this type of film.
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