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Originally Posted by Severian
The 80s were so much better. Horror was a different fucking world back then.
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Only the early 80s when they were actually FILMS and then got too popularized and became flicks. While the hallmark 80s slasher and horror flicks are entertaining, the film caliber stuff is superb and stand alone quality. I'd say the best eras in horror film was late 70s to the early 80s, and then the early to mid-1990s. The 2000s as essentially been to horror what the height of 80s cheese was..
In regards to horror flicks:
You must catch up with the John Carpenter back catalog. In particular the original Halloween, The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and Into the Mouth of Madness.
Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions, Nightbreed, and the original Hellraiser are crucial.
Guillermo del Toro The Orphanage and Pan's Labrynth are fantastic.
I liked M Night Shyamalan Signs and the Village, but they were hit or miss.
Wes Craven the first Nightmare on Elm Street and also the last one, A New Nightmare, also The People Under the Stairs
The Howling
Stephen King's The Pet Cemetary
Chris Walken in The Prophecy