horror essentials, 1968 to 1989
22 films on two axes
Twenty-two horror essentials from 1968 to 1989, plotted on whether there's an actual body doing the killing and whether the film sinks you into your seat or gets you up out of it.
🔪 it has a body👻 it has no body🛋️ sinks you into the chair🏃 keeps you on your feet
Rosemary's BabyThey move in to start a family.tap again to open
The CrematorHe thinks cremation is a kindness.tap again to open
EraserheadHenry cannot get the baby to stop screaming.tap again to open
The FlySeth tests the teleporter on himself.tap again to open
AlienA distress signal, and the Nostromo goes to look.tap again to open
The Wicker ManA policeman flies out to find a missing girl.tap again to open
Little Shop of HorrorsSeymour's plant sings for blood.tap again to open
GremlinsTwo of the three rules get broken.tap again to open
The ThingTwelve men, and one of them is not.tap again to open
Night of the Living DeadA ragtag group barricades the farmhouse.tap again to open
HalloweenMichael Myers walks back into Haddonfield.tap again to open
The Texas Chain Saw MassacreFive friends, a grave, a house off the road.tap again to open
KuronekoSamurai keep dying on the road home.tap again to open
Don't Look NowIn Venice, after the daughter drowned.tap again to open
The ShiningJack takes the caretaker job for the winter.tap again to open
The ExorcistThe doctors say there is nothing they can do.tap again to open
The FogThe fog comes in on the town's hundredth birthday.tap again to open
SuspiriaSuzy reaches the dance academy in the rain.tap again to open
CarrieCarrie starts to suspect what she can do.tap again to open
A Nightmare on Elm StreetKrueger comes back in the children's dreams.tap again to open
Evil Dead IIAsh and Linda play the recording.tap again to open
The Spooky BunchAn army of ghosts, and an opera company in the way.tap again to open
Rosemary's BabyThey move in to start a family.tap again to open
The CrematorHe thinks cremation is a kindness.tap again to open
EraserheadHenry cannot get the baby to stop screaming.tap again to open
The FlySeth tests the teleporter on himself.tap again to open
AlienA distress signal, and the Nostromo goes to look.tap again to open
The Wicker ManA policeman flies out to find a missing girl.tap again to open
Little Shop of HorrorsSeymour's plant sings for blood.tap again to open
GremlinsTwo of the three rules get broken.tap again to open
The ThingTwelve men, and one of them is not.tap again to open
Night of the Living DeadA ragtag group barricades the farmhouse.tap again to open
HalloweenMichael Myers walks back into Haddonfield.tap again to open
The Texas Chain Saw MassacreFive friends, a grave, a house off the road.tap again to open
KuronekoSamurai keep dying on the road home.tap again to open
Don't Look NowIn Venice, after the daughter drowned.tap again to open
The ShiningJack takes the caretaker job for the winter.tap again to open
The ExorcistThe doctors say there is nothing they can do.tap again to open
The FogThe fog comes in on the town's hundredth birthday.tap again to open
SuspiriaSuzy reaches the dance academy in the rain.tap again to open
CarrieCarrie starts to suspect what she can do.tap again to open
A Nightmare on Elm StreetKrueger comes back in the children's dreams.tap again to open
Evil Dead IIAsh and Linda play the recording.tap again to open
The Spooky BunchAn army of ghosts, and an opera company in the way.tap again to open
every film, listed
🔪 it has a body × 🛋️ sinks you into the chair
Rosemary's Baby
They move in to start a family.
The Cremator
He thinks cremation is a kindness.
Eraserhead
Henry cannot get the baby to stop screaming.
The Fly
Seth tests the teleporter on himself.
Alien
A distress signal, and the Nostromo goes to look.
The Wicker Man
A policeman flies out to find a missing girl.
🔪 it has a body × 🏃 keeps you on your feet
Little Shop of Horrors
Seymour's plant sings for blood.
Gremlins
Two of the three rules get broken.
The Thing
Twelve men, and one of them is not.
Night of the Living Dead
A ragtag group barricades the farmhouse.
Halloween
Michael Myers walks back into Haddonfield.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Five friends, a grave, a house off the road.