[GhettoExorcist]

The Shining for sure. I still think Poltergeist and Jaws are still pretty scary movies that hold up.

[fatherbowdern]

Jaws! What a great PG film, it scared the crap of me when I was in my youth. If you’ve ever been swimming after seeing that film and something hit your leg in the water, you knew you were a goner! 🙂

[Benocles_Czar]

Friends,

In regards to horror films, in my opinion, no other rivals THE EXORCIST. In saying that, below is my personal list of favourite horror films (no particular order):

Top 10 Favourite Horror (Supernatural & Non-Supernatural) Movies (Adapted from Text)

1. Psycho (1960)
2. The Birds (1963)
3. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
4. The Exorcist (1973)
5. Exorcist III / Legion (1990)
6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
7. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
8. The Ninth Gate (1999)
9. Hannibal (2001)
10. The Ring (2002) – American version

Top 5 Favourite Horror (Supernatural and Non-Supernatural) Movies (Not Adapted from Text)

1. Evil Dead (1981)
2. Army of Darkness (1993)
3. Blade (1998)
4. Blair Witch Project (1999)
5. The Cell (2000)

Cheers & God Bless
Benjamin Szumskyj
Editor, AMERICAN EXORCIST

[Jason Stringer]

Ben, great list – though I am a little surprised to find JAWS missing! :O

[kokumo]

“Rosemary’s Baby”. Watching it now over a plate of liver. The 1973 version of “The Wicker Man” (is it a horror pic or a very dark musical comedy) is always worth a look especially for those interested in religeous themes. It is nearly a perfect film of paganism & sacrifice in the modern age.

[fatherbowdern]

Definitely Rosemary’s Baby! Polanski does a great job without showing you anything. (Mia Farrow got ripped off when she didn’t win the Academy Award).

[Witch of Endor]

Hi Guys.

I just watched a movie called Eraserhead. Has anyone heard of it? Do you think it would rival the Exorcist? Might be a candidate!

[fatherbowdern]

I like David Lynch’s films, and this is a unique beginning feature. However, Eraserhead doesn’t make a dent in The Exorcist by comparison, IMO.

[jguthrie]

John Carpenter’s The Thing–hands down.

[fatherbowdern]

Yeah, jguthrie … another winner by Carpenter. I personally think it outranks his original Halloween by a long shot (OH NO, HERE COME THE HALLOWEEN RESPONSES!). 🙂

[jguthrie]

Absolutely father….I even read how it compared to the Exorcist in The Thing tribute article in Rue Morgue magazine…in a hundred years, when people mention Carpenter…they will first think of The Thing…(and don’t get me wrong, I love Halloween.)

[Witch of Endor]

Can anyone think of some examples of Horror/Religious genre films that you would consider to be on par with the Exorcist?

[fatherbowdern]

Yes … and let us pray that Rob Zombie does NOT make an naive attempt to slaughter The Thing!

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