Best horror film of the 60's

Ash28M · 03-23-2005, 03:10 PM

Now moving are way down to the 60's. Again hard to narrow down to 19 "main" choices but here are some options for "other"

Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Cape Fear (1962)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
The Collector (1965)
Targets (1968)
Seconds (1966)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Scream of Fear (1961)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Viy (1967)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The Nanny (1965)
Castle of Blood (1964)
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1968)
Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Spider Baby (1964)
The House That Screamed (1969)
Homicidal (1961)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse (1967)
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
The Whip and the Body (1963)
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
The City of the Dead (1960)
Strait-Jacket (1964)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Circus of Horrors (1960)
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)
Dementia 13 (1963)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
The Butcher (1969)

dwatts · 03-23-2005, 03:16 PM

I went with the The Haunting. But it's virtually impossible to choose, virtually impossible. I went with The Haunting though. Why? Because out of all those great movies, it's one that still have the ability to SCARE me. Rather than my watching it thinking - good movie - it gave me frights. It's so damn good.

Cape Fear is a thriller, not a horror film. Oops, forget I said that

indiephantom · 03-23-2005, 03:37 PM

Wow! Another blow-me-away decade. So hard to choose. Both of the Hitchcock films are stellar. I adore "Carnival of Souls" and "Night of the Living Dead". But my vote goes to my favorite Polanski film "Rosemary's Baby". It's just amazing. "Repulsion" is very cool, too.

03-23-2005, 03:41 PM

Rosemary's Baby is my pick. Roman Polanski's masterpiece of paranoia and haunting brilliance. Works like a charm every time.

Targets would be my next choice. A magnificent film with a subject that resides very much in the real world, and I consider Karloff's heartbreaking performance to be his greatest. Then third would go to Carnival of Souls. An eerie and surreal classic, totally nightmarish. Onibaba and The Innocents round out the top five.

maybrick · 03-23-2005, 03:42 PM

I went with Night of the Living Dead even though it makes me a little embarassed as it's too obvious.

After analyzing these polls the one thing I find is that titles from the beginning of decades hardly sit well with those at the end. For whatever reason, it seems to me that there's always a shift in style mid-decade. IMO, they're better grouped like this (rough approximations): 1955-'65 (golden age of gothic horror); '65-'75 (intro of realism in horror); '75-'85 (golden age of the slasher and gore); '85-'95 (the dark age of horror); '95-'05 (post-Scream horror renaissance)

Paff · 03-23-2005, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maybrick

I went with Night of the Living Dead even though it makes me a little embarassed as it's too obvious.

I'm in the same boat. I was torn between Night and Rosemary's Baby. But then I realized WHY Night will be the obvious choice...it IS the best horror film of the 60s

Katatonia · 03-23-2005, 03:49 PM

Psycho, of course.

speanroc · 03-23-2005, 04:17 PM

american=PSYCHO
euro=BLOOD AND BLACK LACE

hell ya! · 03-23-2005, 04:24 PM

Rosemary's Baby

fceurich39 · 03-23-2005, 04:50 PM

night of the living dead

Enutz666 · 03-23-2005, 04:58 PM

For me it was between Night of the Living Dead, The Haunting & Rosemarys Baby but I had to go with Rosemarys Baby cuz everytime its on I have to watch it.

Ash28M · 03-23-2005, 06:04 PM

top 5 for me..

1.Psycho
2.Night of the Living Dead
3.The Birds
4.Cape Fear
5.The Innocents

allmessedup · 03-23-2005, 06:08 PM

Has to be NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for me....my favorite horror film of all time.

But seeing the films listed makes me realize that this was also an excellent decade.

03-23-2005, 06:16 PM

Psycho for me, although it hurt me to vote against Carnival of Souls and Night of the Living Dead.

03-23-2005, 06:20 PM

NOTLD
Psycho

View Poll Results: Best of the 60's
Psycho (1960)	27	23.68%
Onibaba (1964)	0	0%
Rosemary's Baby (1968)	15	13.16%
Night of the Living Dead (1968)	49	42.98%
The Birds (1963)	2	1.75%
The Innocents (1961)	0	0%
Repulsion (1965)	1	0.88%
Kwaidan (1965)	0	0%
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)	3	2.63%
Peeping Tom (1960)	1	0.88%
The Haunting (1963)	4	3.51%
Village of the Damned (1960)	0	0%
Black Sunday (1960)	3	2.63%
The Devil Rides Out (1968)	1	0.88%
Blood and Black Lace (1965)	2	1.75%
Carnival of Souls (1962)	2	1.75%
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)	0	0%
Witchfinder General (1968)	0	0%
Black Sabbath (1964)	1	0.88%
Other (Specify)	3	2.63%
Voters: 114. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-2005, 03:10 PM	#1
Ash28M HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada Posts: 5,638	Best horror film of the 60's Now moving are way down to the 60's. Again hard to narrow down to 19 "main" choices but here are some options for "other" Hour of the Wolf (1968) Cape Fear (1962) Wait Until Dark (1967) The Collector (1965) Targets (1968) Seconds (1966) Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) Scream of Fear (1961) Quatermass and the Pit (1967) Viy (1967) The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) The Last Man on Earth (1964) The Nanny (1965) Castle of Blood (1964) Kill, Baby... Kill! (1968) Fall of the House of Usher (1960) Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Spider Baby (1964) The House That Screamed (1969) Homicidal (1961) The Brides of Dracula (1960) Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962) The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse (1967) At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964) The Whip and the Body (1963) I Saw What You Did (1965) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) The Plague of the Zombies (1966) The City of the Dead (1960) Strait-Jacket (1964) Mr. Sardonicus (1961) The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) Circus of Horrors (1960) Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) Dementia 13 (1963) Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) The Butcher (1969) __________________ My Updated DVD/Blu-Ray Collection My Horror/Movie Reference Books Last edited by Ash28M; 04-05-2005 at 05:32 PM.

03-23-2005, 03:37 PM	#3
indiephantom Horny Spirit Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghost World Posts: 3,880	Wow! Another blow-me-away decade. So hard to choose. Both of the Hitchcock films are stellar. I adore "Carnival of Souls" and "Night of the Living Dead". But my vote goes to my favorite Polanski film "Rosemary's Baby". It's just amazing. "Repulsion" is very cool, too. __________________ My Collection 2011 2010 2009

03-23-2005, 03:42 PM	#5
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,618	I went with Night of the Living Dead even though it makes me a little embarassed as it's too obvious. After analyzing these polls the one thing I find is that titles from the beginning of decades hardly sit well with those at the end. For whatever reason, it seems to me that there's always a shift in style mid-decade. IMO, they're better grouped like this (rough approximations): 1955-'65 (golden age of gothic horror); '65-'75 (intro of realism in horror); '75-'85 (golden age of the slasher and gore); '85-'95 (the dark age of horror); '95-'05 (post-Scream horror renaissance) Last edited by maybrick; 03-23-2005 at 03:44 PM.

03-23-2005, 03:49 PM	#7
Katatonia Hellbound Heart Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15,883	Psycho, of course. __________________ "The machines are faster and the bombs are worse, as we're all sucked into this unholy curse." - Saint Vitus - War Is Our Destiny DVD Profiler Collection

03-23-2005, 03:16 PM	#2
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	I went with the The Haunting. But it's virtually impossible to choose, virtually impossible. I went with The Haunting though. Why? Because out of all those great movies, it's one that still have the ability to SCARE me. Rather than my watching it thinking - good movie - it gave me frights. It's so damn good. Cape Fear is a thriller, not a horror film. Oops, forget I said that

03-23-2005, 03:41 PM	#4
Cujo108 Guest Posts: n/a	Rosemary's Baby is my pick. Roman Polanski's masterpiece of paranoia and haunting brilliance. Works like a charm every time. Targets would be my next choice. A magnificent film with a subject that resides very much in the real world, and I consider Karloff's heartbreaking performance to be his greatest. Then third would go to Carnival of Souls. An eerie and surreal classic, totally nightmarish. Onibaba and The Innocents round out the top five.

03-23-2005, 04:17 PM	#8
speanroc I WANNA BAN Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: AMERICA Posts: 2,537	american=PSYCHO euro=BLOOD AND BLACK LACE

03-23-2005, 04:24 PM	#9
hell ya! ~Go ahead, make my day~ Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 3,568	Rosemary's Baby __________________ ~MY DVD COLLECTION~ "Devil on the left An angel on the right There's no mistake Who I'll be with tonight" DANZIG

03-23-2005, 04:50 PM	#10
fceurich39 HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ira's Toys store Posts: 7,591	night of the living dead

03-23-2005, 04:58 PM	#11
Enutz666 Stalker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 186	For me it was between Night of the Living Dead, The Haunting & Rosemarys Baby but I had to go with Rosemarys Baby cuz everytime its on I have to watch it.

03-23-2005, 06:04 PM	#12
Ash28M HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada Posts: 5,638	top 5 for me.. 1.Psycho 2.Night of the Living Dead 3.The Birds 4.Cape Fear 5.The Innocents __________________ My Updated DVD/Blu-Ray Collection My Horror/Movie Reference Books

03-23-2005, 06:08 PM	#13
allmessedup It's beer time. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: House on the Park of the Edge Posts: 1,984	Has to be NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for me....my favorite horror film of all time. But seeing the films listed makes me realize that this was also an excellent decade.

03-23-2005, 06:16 PM	#14
onebyone Guest Posts: n/a	Psycho for me, although it hurt me to vote against Carnival of Souls and Night of the Living Dead.

03-23-2005, 06:20 PM	#15
thrashard76 Guest Posts: n/a	NOTLD Psycho

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