Favourite genre?

DVD Connoisseur · 12-08-2000, 09:33 PM

Although we all have the horror genre as a shared love, I was wondering "What are your favourite 'sub-divisions' of this?" If pushed for an answer, I guess my favourite type of horror film would the "Dario Argento/Italian horror movie". It's a difficult choice, though. I really like zombie movies, maniac on the loose movies and supernatural flicks like The Omen and The Exorcist. Something which tends to be forgotten about on this forum is the Manga horror genre. Anyone favour this style of over-the-top shocks and spills? Lastly, what about Japan Shock movies? I find them okay on occasion but I don't think I could stomach a night's viewing of back-to-back Guts of a Virgin/Guinea Pig/Naked Blood style-movies!

12-08-2000, 11:28 PM

Zombies. Definitely zombies.

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12-08-2000, 11:50 PM

My favorite horror sub-genres are slashers, zombies, gore fests, and horror comedies.

ctyner · 12-09-2000, 12:37 AM

Same as Vdlman, and...wow, in that order, too.

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Dave · 12-09-2000, 12:38 AM

1. Vampires

2. Werewolves

3. Zombies

I really like the Subspecies series, though Part 4 kinda sucked. Kudos to Full Moon for producing such a great trilogy.

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12-09-2000, 01:53 AM

- Gore Fests
- Slashers
- Horror Comedies
- Zombies

[This message has been edited by MovieFan (edited 12-08-2000).]

12-09-2000, 01:53 AM

Kinda like Vdlman and CTyner, but in slightly different order and with a clear-cut fave: slashers by far (especially the really good and really bad ones) then gorefests, zombies and (spoof/B-grade) comedies.

Though sometimes it depends on the title: Dawn of the Dead is an all-time favorite, for instance, but I'm not as much of a zombie fan as many others.

Mark Relford · 12-09-2000, 04:06 AM

Slashers, zombies, creepy crawlies, (Kingdom of the Spiders, The Nest, Bug, etc.) and Alien ripoffs. (Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror, Creature, Horror Planet, etc.)

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12-09-2000, 06:17 AM

ZOMBIES, SLASHER, and Nature Run Amok(creepy crawlies).Nice to see someones else likes films like THE SWARM, SLUGS, THE NEST, BLUE MONKEY, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS,ETC.

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12-09-2000, 10:47 AM

Yucky supernatural evil from the dark worlds beyond...

Jeremy · 12-09-2000, 07:17 PM

Monsters from the surf -

Horror of Party Beach, Creature from the Black Lagoon, They Bite, Demon of Paradise, etc...

12-09-2000, 09:21 PM

Slashers

rhett · 12-09-2000, 10:39 PM

For me its Slashers by a long shot, then horror comedies, supernatural and alien films.

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12-10-2000, 03:23 AM

The great classic slasher sub-genre, oh how I love it!

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DVD Connoisseur · 12-11-2000, 08:22 PM

Looks like Slashers win the day, then. Thanks for the feedback, guys.

12-08-2000, 09:33 PM	#1
DVD Connoisseur Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The UK - Home of Censorship Posts: 2,309	Favourite genre? Although we all have the horror genre as a shared love, I was wondering "What are your favourite 'sub-divisions' of this?" If pushed for an answer, I guess my favourite type of horror film would the "Dario Argento/Italian horror movie". It's a difficult choice, though. I really like zombie movies, maniac on the loose movies and supernatural flicks like The Omen and The Exorcist. Something which tends to be forgotten about on this forum is the Manga horror genre. Anyone favour this style of over-the-top shocks and spills? Lastly, what about Japan Shock movies? I find them okay on occasion but I don't think I could stomach a night's viewing of back-to-back Guts of a Virgin/Guinea Pig/Naked Blood style-movies!

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12-08-2000, 11:28 PM	#2
fishhead Guest Posts: n/a	Zombies. Definitely zombies. ------------------ "You know the rules, when we work undercover we have to remain faceless." "Oh, I get it, just in case we kill lots of innocent people."

12-08-2000, 11:50 PM	#3
Vdlman Guest Posts: n/a	My favorite horror sub-genres are slashers, zombies, gore fests, and horror comedies.

12-09-2000, 12:37 AM	#4
ctyner Stalker Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Greenville, SC, USA Posts: 269	Same as Vdlman, and...wow, in that order, too. ------------------ My DVD list \| bigwolfoncampus.org

12-09-2000, 12:38 AM	#5
Dave Pimp Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Newton, NH Posts: 6,185	1. Vampires 2. Werewolves 3. Zombies I really like the Subspecies series, though Part 4 kinda sucked. Kudos to Full Moon for producing such a great trilogy. ------------------ David W. Anderson - dave@horrordvds.com Webmaster - www.horrordvds.com

12-09-2000, 01:53 AM	#6
MovieFan Guest Posts: n/a	- Gore Fests - Slashers - Horror Comedies - Zombies [This message has been edited by MovieFan (edited 12-08-2000).]

12-09-2000, 01:53 AM	#7
AceRimRat Guest Posts: n/a	Kinda like Vdlman and CTyner, but in slightly different order and with a clear-cut fave: slashers by far (especially the really good and really bad ones) then gorefests, zombies and (spoof/B-grade) comedies. Though sometimes it depends on the title: Dawn of the Dead is an all-time favorite, for instance, but I'm not as much of a zombie fan as many others.

12-09-2000, 04:06 AM	#8
Mark Relford Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indy Posts: 2,610	Slashers, zombies, creepy crawlies, (Kingdom of the Spiders, The Nest, Bug, etc.) and Alien ripoffs. (Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror, Creature, Horror Planet, etc.) ------------------ "Have you ever had an Egyptian feast?"

12-09-2000, 06:17 AM	#9
JBENE Guest Posts: n/a	ZOMBIES, SLASHER, and Nature Run Amok(creepy crawlies).Nice to see someones else likes films like THE SWARM, SLUGS, THE NEST, BLUE MONKEY, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS,ETC. ------------------ I'm here to chew bubblegum and kick ass.And I'm all out of bubblegum -THEY LIVE

12-09-2000, 10:47 AM	#10
Django Guest Posts: n/a	Yucky supernatural evil from the dark worlds beyond...

12-09-2000, 07:17 PM	#11
Jeremy Closet SCREAM fan Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 844	Monsters from the surf - Horror of Party Beach, Creature from the Black Lagoon, They Bite, Demon of Paradise, etc...

12-09-2000, 09:21 PM	#12
Vick07Hokie Guest Posts: n/a	Slashers

12-09-2000, 10:39 PM	#13
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	For me its Slashers by a long shot, then horror comedies, supernatural and alien films. ------------------ "i spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up for i realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil." - Dr. Loomis, Halloween

12-10-2000, 03:23 AM	#14
DopeChamberX Guest Posts: n/a	The great classic slasher sub-genre, oh how I love it! ------------------ "It's not who you come with, it's who you take home." - Prom Night 4 "...find something you love doing and do it for the rest of your life..." - Rushmore

12-11-2000, 08:22 PM	#15
DVD Connoisseur Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The UK - Home of Censorship Posts: 2,309	Looks like Slashers win the day, then. Thanks for the feedback, guys.