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The film that made us afraid to open the shower curtain. GENERAL INFO:Director: Alfred HitchcockStudio: Shamley ProductionsStarring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John GavinTagline: A new- and altogether different- screen excitement!!!MPAA Rating: RGenre: thriller, suspense, mystery, horror, psychopathScare score: BRating: A Plot overview: After embezzling $40,000 from a client at her place of work, Marion Crane […]… Continue reading Psycho (1960) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Alfred HitchcockStudio: Universal PicturesStarring: Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, (introducing) Tippi HedrenTagline: The Birds is coming!MPAA Rating: PG-13Genre: suspense, thriller, animals, unexplained phenomenon Scare score: BRating: A Plot overview: The young, attractive, and scandalous socialite Melanie Daniels (Hedren) bumps into Mitch Brenner (Taylor), a charming lawyer, while in a San Francisco – wait for… Continue reading The Birds (1963) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: John BoormanStudios: Warner Bros.Starring: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny CoxTagline: What Did Happen on the Cahulawassee River?; This is the Weekend they Didn’t Play GolfMPAA Rating: RGenre: drama, thriller, adventure, hillbilliesScare score: C+Rating: B Plot overview: Planning to embrace a rough, manly weekend on the white waters of the Cahulawassee River […]… Continue reading Deliverance (1972) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Philip KaufmanStudios: United Artists, SolofilmStarring: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard NimoyTagline: Get Some SleepMPAA Rating: PGGenre: thriller, horror, drama, science-fiction, psychological thriller, alien invasion, aliensScare score: B+Rating: A Plot overview: After an alien species lands in San Francisco, many strange flowers begin to rapidly sprout up across the city. […]… Continue reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Tobe HooperStudio: Warner Bros.Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Reggie NalderTagline: The Ultimate in Terror!MPAA Rating: PGGenre: TV miniseries, vampire, haunted houseScare score: BRating: B Plot overview: Upon returning to his hometown of Salem’s Lot, Maine, author Ben Mears (Soul) begins noticing weird events plaguing the townspeople. The occurrences seem to be […]… Continue reading Salem’s Lot (1979) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Tobe HooperStudios: SLM Production Group, MGMStarring: JoBeth Williams, Heather O’Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Craig T. NelsonTagline: They’re Here; It Knows What Scares You.MPAA Rating: RGenre: horror, thriller, haunting, ghosts, poltergeistsScare score: B+Rating: A Plot overview: In the late ’70s/ early ’80s, the lively Freeling family lives a normal, happy life in a small but […]… Continue reading Poltergeist (1982) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Stanley KubrickStudios: Peregrine Productions, Producers CircleStarring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley DuvallTagline: A Masterpiece of Modern HorrorMPAA Rating: RGenre: horror, psychological thriller, ghosts, haunting, possession, family dramaScare score: B+Rating: A- While buckling down for the possible tornadoes last weekend, my cousin, her roommate, and I took advantage of the gloomy weather and overall creepy atmosphere… Continue reading The Shining (1980) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Rob Zombie Studios: The Weinstein Company, Alliance Films Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Danielle Harris (!!) Tagline: Evil Has A Destiny; Evil, Unmasked MPAA Rating: R Genre: horror, slasher, stalker, psychopath, serial killer, masked murdererScare score: B+ Rating: A- Plot overview: In this version, one Halloween night, 10-year-old… Continue reading Halloween (2007) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

GENERAL INFO:Director: Wes CravenStudios: Woods Entertainment, Dimension FilmsStarring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard; ft. Drew Barrymore, Henry Winkler, Liev Schreiber, Matthew Lillard’s tongueTagline: Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.MPAA Rating: RGenre: horror, thriller, slasher, stalker, drama, […]… Continue reading Scream (1996) — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews

Disclaimer.. The following Top 10, Must Watch Horror Films. Have been chosen from last months reviews.. Feel free to leave your top 10 must watch horror films in comments. 1. POLTERGEIST (1982) GENERAL INFO:Director: Tobe HooperStudios: SLM Production Group, MGMStarring: JoBeth Williams, Heather O’Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Craig T. NelsonTagline: They’re Here; It Knows What Scares […]… Continue reading Top 10 Must Watch Horror Films.. — Horror Snob | Horror Film Reviews