Showing posts with label Second Top 22 Horror Films of The Last 22 Years. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Second Top 22 Horror Films of The Last 22 Years. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Son of the Top 22

In choosing my top twenty-two films of the past twenty-two years in yesterday's blog...

http://phantomofpulp.blogspot.com/2009/08/top-22-horror-films-in-22-years.html

...I had to ignore many that were deserving of the distinction.

Without further ado, here are the second and final twenty-two.

A truly foul, almost impossible to watch chunk of horror ripped from the internet.

The horror of dysfunction, and the perverse joy.

One of the grimmest, most unrelenting movies I have ever seen.

From Gasper Noe, the director of Irreversible.

Bizarre and uneasy splatter horror from Japan.

From a great horror novel was born a great horror film.

Obscure French horror film that really packs a punch.

Great pic horror flick that is not shy.

Epic half hour short exploring the limits of on-screen horror.

Nihilistic shocker from the director of the All Night Long series.

Superbly atmospheric Thai horror film about a child murderer. Grisly, graphic, and compelling.

Rob Zombie's poem to silver screen nihilism.

Bizarre and moody rural horror from France.

Although I found the ending a little too convoluted for its own good, it's pure horror, nonetheless.

Simple premise. Winning execution.

A return to the ero-gro of the 70's and 80's. Hideous and shocking.

I'm close to alone on this, but I find Marcus Nispel's remake to be a love letter to the grotesque (painted in glorious white light and shimmering scarlet).

Steve Jablonsky's score sounds like it is piped from hell itself.

Low budget shocker sticks to its guns right to the end.

Finally, an Aussie horror flick that isn't ashamed of itself.

Nothing terribly original, but a great contemporary answer to Wake in Fright.

A filthy, pus-filled wallow in muck. Which is a good thing.

One of the sources of the current torture porn genre is a knock-out.

Nothing funny about this at all. That's why it's here.

Tim Roth's directorial debut finds horror at home. It has an erection and it's called Dad.

and

Buddy Giovinazzo's Maniac 2 - Mr. Robbie (which has no poster art)