Five Fantastic Horror Movies For A Great Night In
One of the best ways to spend a night with friends, no matter what age you are, is watching horror movies. A night of popcorn, screams and laughter can make for great entertainment, especially if you have a great home theatre system.
Many of these classics have been released recently on Blu Ray in High Definition, but they are also available on the web, so you could download or stream them too, if you have the capabilities. A few of the latest televisions have internet access now, so you can download the films directly to the TV. Or you can connect a projector to your computer and create your own little cinema in your lounge area.
These five films are a perfect choice for a classy night of horror movies. It is a choice of titles that have been produced over the last half a century, proving that first class horrors never date. These were not only great scary movies though, they were also highly rated films, nominated for many awards, and in some cases winning. These are five films that every film-lover should see at least once.
The first movie to put on your list should be the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Psycho. Made in 1960, it is still as eerie and shocking today, with a brilliant performance from Anthony Perkins. Bates Motel is always worth a visit, unless of course you are Janet Leigh. Do not make the mistake of getting the re-make which starred Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates and is not nearly as scary. Psycho was nominated for 4 Oscars.
While Psycho garnered 4 Oscar nominations, the next movie on the list received 10 nominations, and won 2 for Sound and Writing. William Peter Blatty adapted his own novel, The Exorcist, for the big screen in 1973 and to this day it remains one of the scariest films ever made. Linda Blair, who was nominated for her performance, plays a possessed teenager, as was Ellyn Burstyn as her mother.
In 1975 living Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg made his first mark on modern culture with the instant classic, Jaws. Winner of 3 Academy Awards, including one for John Williams, who composed the unforgettable theme music, Jaws may not stand up to today’s films’ special effects, but it is still as frightening as ever.
Stephen King has been the master of horror writing for the better part of four decades and picking one of the film adaptations of his books can always add to a scary night. Kathy Bates won an Academy Award in 1990 for her role as Annie Wilkes in Misery, a chilling tale about an obsessed fan who rescues a famous writer after a motor accident.
The Sixth Sense, made my M Night Shyamalan in 1990, and arguably his best film ever, picked up 6 Academy Award Nominations. Bruce Willis leads the cast but it is the Oscar-nominated performances of Haley Joel Osment as the child who can see dead people, one of the best acting performances by a child ever, and Toni Collette as his mother, that steal the show.
If you have not seen these movies, get to it now, as they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the horror genre. Of course if you love horror you will know there are thousands of other movies out there, from the Japanese classics to the independent gore flicks.
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