Oh, this is weird. I have been trying to figure out what to do for my 700th article for The Horror Syndicate. I honestly have been stumped and not sure what I wanted to do, I tried ranking vampire movies, werewolf movies and slasher films. But, nothing made me feel like I the right idea for a new article. Then I realized, I am over thinking this, it is 700, not 1000 and hell, no one cares anyway. So, I decided to do my Top 50 of the 1990s. Sure, another article no one will see thanks to GoDaddy killing out google rating since they are blood-thirsty for my money. A bunch of dickheads. But you’re here, one of the 30 or 40 who get to read my artcle.
The 1990s were basically the horror genre’s hang over from the madness of the 1980s. We know the 1980s were huge, so many different horror films, franchise films, slasher films and so many oddball horror films. It was a great time to grow-up a horror fan, living through the 1980s and becoming a teenager in the 1990s was fantastic. But, before I started The Horror Syndicate, I know I didn’t realize how little I saw from the 1990s. I am still discovering films I have not seen from every decade, but I am sitting at 123 different horror films from the 1990s, felt like I needed to do a ranking.
So, things to know, I am not a person who loves many of the films most do love, like Tremors. It is on my list because, well it was one of my late wife’s favorites and I know people love it, but that is the only exception for this list. This list is mine, my rankings and not the rest of the Horror Syndicate’s overall ranking from the 1990s, it would be wildly different if I added everyone from THS’s rankings.
Here we go…
Honorable Mention: Tremors (1990)
I really never understood the love for this movie. I don’t hate the movie, its ok, but I have never been wild about it at all. My wife loved the movie and so many, not only horror fans love Tremors. Its fine and I do think Tremors does belong on an all-time list for the 1990s, just not mine.
50.Urban Legend (1998)
Thanks to Scream we got a revival in slasher films, but mostly “teen slasher” films like Urban Legend. This one isn’t too bad, but at times it felt too much like they were leading us to believe who the killer is and then completely subverted our expectations. But, it is a fun ride and I like it enough to have it on my Top 50. The cast is pretty great overall too, not to mention we get to see Robert Englund.
49. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
I just watched this the other night with my daughter and honestly, this movie gave me the idea to do this list. I love the television show, but the movie was not even close to as good. I do still like the movie and I remember seeing it when it came out, I liked enough to not even give the show a chance, for a time…for a time. It is too short and in some ways over the top. But it is fun.
48. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
When the third installment of the Children of the Corn franchise, which overall, is not good was released, I was not impressed. I thought it as super dumb and for a while it was one of the worst I had seen. My friend Mike Lombardo told me to give it another chance a few years ago, as it had been a few years since I last saw it. I got it, I enjoyed the movie more and it became one of the best, probably the third best in a bad franchise.
47. Wishmaster (1997)
I really think this franchise is a little underrated. The first movie is actually pretty damn creepy, there are some great practical effects. Oh, there are some legit horror icons that make cameos in the films, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Robert Englund and many more, almost too many. But the film itself is fun and it is 100% a product of the 1990s, but I have fun with it. If you haven’t seen Wishmaster, check it out, there other three are not too bad either.
46. Bad Moon (1996)
I am not a huge fan of werewolf movies, I leave that to my friend Seth. But, Bad Moon is really good. First and foremost, there is a transformation scene and the wolf looks fantastic in my opinion. The story is not too bad, but enjoyable for sure, kind of a small, personal story about a brother and sister, the brother visits in his trailer and well… Bad Moon is a good one for werewolf movies, it ranks in my Top 10 of all werewolf movies for sure.
45. Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
Other than the first movie from 1984, this is the best Children of the Corn film. With Naomi Watts and Karen Black leading this film, the children are great and super creepy. I think that is one of the things that really helps the movie, the children in the film. As I said about Children of the Corn III, this is a weak-ass franchise with only a few standout movies, this is for sure one of them.
44. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
I remember the tagline, “They saved the best for last.” It really isn’t the last, with New Nightmare, Freddy vs Jason and the remake coming after Freddy’s Dead. So, I am going to be real about this movie, I love it, I know it isn’t great, but for what it is, I love it. This is a live action Elm Street cartoon. It is completely out of the canon of the franchise, like a “one-shot” comic, I mean it has a 3D moment in the film. I will never apologize for enjoying Freddy’s Dead, I know it is bad, but fuck..relax, it was the 90s.
43. Pet Semetary Two (1992)
It is rare to get sequel to a successful horror film, with the same director, Mary Lambert. Both films have this element of sadness and loss, and not only pet loss. This came in a time when Edward Furlong was the hot commodity in Hollywood, but Clancy Brown steals the show in this movie, as he normally does. I don’t know the main complaints on Pet Semetary Two, I think it is a good one. I am surprised this was a potential franchise killer, but we didn’t get another film until the 2019 remake.
42. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Scream was a success, what else can we do? Loosely based on a Lois Duncan movie, it was a nice attempt in cashing in on the success of Scream. Now, I enjoyed I Know What You Did Last Summer when it was released and it is a good film overall, but the crap that came after, well I don’t mind the second movie. Anyway, young good looking cast, slasher killer with a hook, what else do we want?
41. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
When I was younger, I stayed away from the first two Hellraisers, I was nervous about what may lie within the VHS rental tapes at my local video store. One night, I was watching something on cable and the film that followed was Hellraiser III. I had a blast, it was weird and gross and Doug Bradley was fantastic. Which leads me in to say, Hellraiser III is Doug Bradley’s movie, Pinhead’s movie. He has to make new Cenobites, deal with some lowlifes and have one major iconic scene, “I am the way”. I love it, Hellraiser III is not the best, but it is Top 5 Hellraiser for sure.
40. Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
Julie is one of the sexiest women in a horror film ever. But, just like Hellraiser III, I saw Return of the Living Dead 3, randomly on cable, yes for you youngsters, cable was actually awesome. I had never seen the original film, but I saw parts of the second film. I had recently saw Night of the Living Dead (1990) and just assumed this was next in the franchise, because we did not have the internet in 1993. The thing I love about ROTLD3, it is very different than the first two, which are classic zombie romps. We follow one girl brought back to life and she lives with this pain and hunger, the pain keeps the hunger away and Melinda Clarke is phenomenal as Julie, I love her.
39. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
How many good shark movies are there? How many shark movies deal with smart sharks? I guess Jaws the Revenge, since they were out for revenge for the death of Bruce in the 1975 classic, Jaws. Deep Blue Seas has an outstanding cast and a really isolating setting. The story isn’t great, but the ride is worth the watch for sure. I think most of us remember Deep Blue Sea and of course the great moment when Samuel L. Jackson is giving a speech and it is interrupted by a shark, if ya know, you know.
38. End of Days (1999)
I love Arnold, I love most of his movies and why wouldn’t we get an end of the world religious film before the millennium? 1999, there was a short return of Satanic Panic horror films, and I was there for every second. We got Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Satan, at the end of the century, fuck yes! Gabriel Byrne is terrific as Satan, he looks like a man, but damn is he scary. I think End of Days is a fun movie, maybe not the best, but I enjoy it.
37. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
I am one of those weirdos who think Phantasm III is better than Phantasm II. I don’t want that to take anything away from Phantasm II, it is good. I also think this is one of those franchises that does not have a weak entry at all. Phantasm III brings A. Michael Baldwin back as Mike, but Reggie Bannister is the thing that brings me back to this movie, just like the second movie. Phantasm III plays like a road movie and we follow the Reg-man as he meets some new allies along the way.
36. Nightbreed (1990)
There are those who absolutely love Nightbreed and those who think its pretty good. I never did enjoy this one too much, but I have to give it props. It is a weird Clive Barker film that has awesome effects and tons of creatures from Midian. There is a question of which cut to watch and I honestly have no clue which one I have seen or which is the best. There are many who say the “Cabal Cut” is the best and Scream Factory released it on Blu Ray a few years back, but it is not the one I have. It’s time to revisit Nightbreed.
35. Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
This movie scared the shit out of me when I was younger. When we see what kind of hell Tim Robbins character is living is, it’s fucking terrifying. I don’t know why this movie does not get talked about. It has a good cast and I do think this movie has some terrifying moments in the film. I think too many may have not seen Jacob’s Ladder, but don’t sleep on it, its a good horror film.
34. Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
I like horror anthologies. Tales From the Darkside: The Movie is based on a television show which was created by George A. Romero, yes the father of the modern zombie. We get a packed cast of many well-known faces in three really good entries, with a good wrap around with Debbie Harry of Blondie. The tone in each is very different, but they remind me of Tales from the Crypt or EC comics episodes. Of course my personal favorite is Lover’s Vow. I think this anthology is a good one.
33. The Sixth Sense (1999)
I think this movie gets a bad reputation in the horror world. It may be due to the fact, it is a widely known movie and maybe many don’t like ghost stories with a great twist. I was there in the theater and there was a collective gasp when the twist was revealed. The Sixth Sense is a good film, from top to bottom. I don’t get why some do not like this movie, I loved it, showed it to my kids and they loved it.
32. Event Horizon (1997)
I do not know what to say about Even Horizon, honestly. It is a fucking weird sci-fi horror film. I great cast of course, I mean, Sam Neill alone is gives us a fantastic cast. But this movie is odd in tone and I remember thinking how terrifying it was the first time I saw it. I love the ending of the film and sometimes hate it. Event Horizon is one of those films you have to watch and understand. Same Neill is awesome as usual.
31. Stir of Echoes (1999)
I actually think 1999 was a good year for horror films. Stir of Echoes was a good one. Starring Kevin Bacon who goes back to his roots in horror is really good in this possession, ghost film. I think many look back on this one as good, its kind of weird in some ways, but also simple in some ways. The reveal is great and there are some terrific scares in Stir of Echoes, I just don’t know a person who does not like the film.
30. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
I really love this movie. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is a mess, it is. I do not think this movie messes with any kind of continuity, but a different branch of a rather fucked up family, hell Caroline Williams aka Stretch from the second film is in this movie. We go back to a darker kind of movie vs the comedy from TCM 2. There is some comedy, but the tone is overall serious and scary. Leatherface is scary and imposing and the family is just as crazy as the family from the first two movies. Give Leatherface another shot, it is good. Remember, the saw is family.
29. Stigmata (1999)
This is another one of those end of the century “satanic panic” type of movie. More of a possession piece, we see Patricia Arquette back in horror and she was good. Gabriel Byrne who played Satan in End of Days, now plays a priest who helps Patricia Arquette who gets the “stigmata”, which are the wounds Jesus Christ received during the crucifixion. Patricia is great in this role and there is something about Gabriel Byrne as a priest. Stigmata is fun and a product of the late 90s, I love it.
28. The Nineth Gate (1999)
The search for the devil was huge in 1999, seriously. Johnny Depp plays a book authenticator who is hired to find out if a particular book is authentic as there are only three known copies in the world. The book is The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, Dean Corse(Depp) tracks down the books as he kind of globe hops on Boris Balkin’s dime. That is one of the things I like about the movie, it is a mystery a chance and kind of a noir type of movie. It never gets old and I don’t think it gets enough eyes on it. Check out the Nineth Gate if you haven’t.
27. Flatliners (1990)
I still love the idea of Flatliners, treating it like dying for a few moments is like a drug. I also could see how there would be consequences to dying, bringing something back with you or drumming up old memories. There is an all-star cast as well, the who’s, who’s of late-80s and early 90s rising stars, Julia Roberts, Keifer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon to name a few. Wow, Kevin Bacon is in more horror that you’d think. Check it out of you haven’t seen it, it may surprise you. I also love the title, gives me some kind of obscure, morbid band of superheroes who fight in the underworld.
26. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
This is a brilliant film from Wes Craven. We see a kind of meta look at some of the lives of the cast and crew of the Elm Street franchise. I really love the score of the film, but for me, I just seeing one of my heroes growing up, back in the role that made her famous. Getting to see Heather Langenkamp back in an Elm Street film was phenomenal. I loved seeing, even if it is fiction, the way her life has turned out after Elm Street. I love the idea that Freddy, the demon is trying to invade the real world and get to Nancy for one last showdown. Brilliant film!
25. Interview With the Vampire (1994)
As a fan of the Anne Rice novels growing up, I was there opening night. I really enjoyed the film, in my teens I was heavy into vampire movies and Interview With the Vampire is one that was in my regular rotation. The casting wasn’t the best, but I loved the set design and the atmosphere and eventually, I enjoyed Tom Cruise as Lestat, Brad Pitt as Louie and of course, Kirsten Dunst and Claudia. I think there is something about epics that take place over many years that really draw me in and I do think this film was well done. I wish we would have had a better sequel or more adaptations of the Vampire Chronicles.
24. Army of Darkness (1992)
I wasn’t sure where to rank this one and for, this is my least favorite of the Evil Dead franchise. But that does not mean I do not like Army of Darkness, I do. Getting a chance to see Bruce Campbell ham it up, in the dark ages is fantastic. But, something about this one doesn’t work as well for me when it comes to the Evil Dead franchise at large. But, how can you not love the one-liners? They’re groovy.
23. Lord of Illusions (1995)
So, this is what we are left with from Director Clive Barker? Cool, Lord of Illusions is a very fun movie, kind of a noir feel with really bad mid-90s effects. It was nice to see Scott Bakula play Harry D’Amour, I just wish we’d see more of the character. If you have not seen Lord of Illusions, it is wild and not what you’d expect.
22. Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Well, this movie is one of the oddest I have ever seen and trying to explain why I like it…would be hard. This is a movie you just have to see. I will say, Rupert Everett plays a cemetery caretaker who has to stop the dead from leaving the cemetery every night when he meets the woman of his dreams, Anna Falchi, who is damn near perfection in a woman. The movie is so fucking odd, it has to be Italian right? Yes, it is made by Michele Soavi who was in Demons and made movies like the Church and StageFright, but he did different roles in other Italian films, including Argento films. Check this out, you will see a wild ride, a head in a TV and some of the greatest breasts ever.
21. Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Demon Knight, this one may make Jared from The Horror Syndicate happy. This is kind of a siege movie with an amazing performance from Billy Zane. He is a better actor than he ever gets credit. But Dick Miller is in this and you know if Dick Miller shows up, its a good movie. There are only a couple of these Tales From the Crypt movies, Bordello of Blood is fun also, but Demon Knight is the better of the two, if nothing else, its thanks to Billy Zane.
20. IT (1990)
Boy, 1990 may be the last great year of horror before the crash of the 1990s. There are so many good ones and Stephen King’s IT is one of them. It was released as a two-night mini series in 1990, but most fans these days see it just like Salem’s Lot, one long movie. Those of us who missed the original airing of IT, have only seen it via rental or owned on DVD or Blu Ray or fucking streaming. I love this more than the 2017 and 2019 film. Tim Curry as Pennywise is brilliant, the cast of kids is so iconic, I mean Seth Green is in the movie. So many memories attached to this version for me, it lead me and a few friends to explore the local woods, kind of like the Losers.
19. The Faculty (1998)
For the class of 1998, my graduating class. We have never seen an alien invasion film like this. It is set up almost like one of these teen slashers like Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer, but aliens. I talk about casts, this has a very good cast as well, Elijah Wood, Josh Harnett and his hair, Famke Jensen and so many others. This would make a great TV series, but we got a fun movie, that seems to have picked up a fanbase over the years. I really dig the soundtrack as well, this was a time when horror films would get kick-ass soundtracks ahead of the movie.
18. Scream 2 (1997)
I love the Scream franchise and this will not be the last time Scream shows up on my list. Scream 2 came out one year after the original and it was very welcome. The setting changed, but Ghostaface was back and at the time, I thought this was better than the first, its not. But Scream 2 kicks ass and I think of the reasons I enjoy this and Scream 3 so much, we grew with these characters. Sid, Randy, Dewey and Gale. are back and the stakes are higher, Scream 2 is awesome.
17. Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Some would say this is the best Child’s Play movie. Well, I say…they’re probably right, I do prefer the first movie, but Child’s Play 2 is so damn good. It picks up right where the original movie left off. Chucky is trying to take Andy so he can live as a real boy. I love the movie paints Andy’s mom as unfit and he is with a foster family and meets a big sister type. The final chase or showdown in the factory is awesome, I love what happens with Chucky, its plastic, but disgusting. The opening and re-construction of Chucky is really cool, but I also love the third film’s opening.
16. People Under the Stairs (1991)
Another 90s Wes Craven film. I never thought of this as a horror film until I started The Horror Syndicate. In some ways I still see it that way, but make no mistake, this is a horror film. Another great cast, but the house is one of my favorite characters, it is creepy with hidden passages and a dark secret. Of course the social message in this one is important, a family is losing their home so the rich can get richer, that is what starts this movie off.
15. John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
First off, Seth would kill me if I didn’t include his lord and saviors name in the title of the film. This is John Carpenter making a vampire western and I loved every single second. James Woods is so good, and I oddly thought he was wrong for the part because, its James Woods, he doesn’t scream vampire hunter. I love that he is working for the church in taking out vampires with his team, but they cross the wrong vampire, Terry Silver…or Valak, played by Thomas Ian Griffith who played Terry Silver in Cobra Kai and Karate Kid part III. Some of the movie at times feels like a slog, but we are rewarded with a killer ending and Valak is a pretty awesome vampire.
14. House of Haunted Hill (1999)
For decades I thought I was on an island alone in loving House on Haunted Hill, the remake. Then I found some kindred spirits who love the film as I do. I feel like this was a great update to the 1050s classic horror film, sure some of the CGI does not work in 1999 and does not work now, but the story is a good one, the house is creepy as all hell and the flashback was terrific, Jeffery Combs! But I liked this from the first time I saw it, and I knew I would. We had two classic remakes of ghost haunted house movies in 1999, this was the good one. The Haunting was really bad. But, take a second or third look at this one, it is very good, better than 13 Ghosts. Oh and Geoffery Rush was a great fill in for Vincent Price.
13. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
I hope I am changing some minds about 1990s horror because there are some good movies and some innovative movies. The Blair Witch Project was something we were hyped for all summer. The marketing was brilliant, because we thought this actually happened and the three young filmmakers were actually missing, I will never forget the build-up to the movie. There was even a a faux documentary, Curse of the Blair Witch, it lead fuel to the fire. I look at The Blair Witch Project as a moment in time and something different for horror, plus it was good and there were plenty of people scared in the theater.
12. The Frighteners (1996)
Leave it up to Peter Jackson to give us a fun and quirky ghost movie, starring Michael J. Fox of all people. There is so much good in Frighteners, I do not know where to begin. The concept of Fox as a phony ghost hunter, who actually talks to ghosts is amazing, but I also love the idea of a serial killer running around as the grim reaper. This is the movie that put Peter Jackson on my radar, I did see Dead Alive when I was 13, but had no clue who the director was, this helped….Again, no internet!
11. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Just missing the top 10, but damn it was hard to leave this one out of my top 10. I went in to this movie cold, I did not know a thing about it and it was fantastic. I thought the first hour or so was brilliant and I did not realize it was a vampire movie or a horror film. It felt like a Tarantino type movie and then suddenly they get to the Titty Twister and all hell breaks loose. I think the movie is two separate movies and I love it that way.
10. Dead Alive (1992)
What in the fuck? This is one of the wildest movies I have ever seen. I saw a bootleg of this at my uncle’s house and he told me it was Evil Dead, so I went a few years thinking this was Evil Dead. It doesn’t matter, it is a pretty fun ride and the ending is completely out of control, I mean, a lawn mower for mass killing of the zombies or whatever they are, a priest kicking ass for the lord. What in the world was going through Peter Jackson’s head making this? I don’t care, its wild and fun.
9. John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Do you read Sutter Cane? Sam Neill in one of his greatest films of all-time and it is a John Carpenter film. I swear, this is one of the better Carpenter films, even if the 1990s were kind of light for Carpenter. This is more like Carpenter meets H.P. Lovecraft with a little Stephen King mixed in. Such a great story, the deeper you get, the more twisted the movie is, and it wraps itself up in a tight little bow with a fantastic ending.
8. Misery (1990)
Stephen King is brilliant. That’s it, he is so good at making stories, but maybe bad with endings. This one is so tense and Kathy Bates is so fucking good and frightening in this film. The hobbling scene is one that will stick with me forever, it was well done and damn it, it looked painful. Misery is such a good movie, I was 10 when I saw it and it had an effect on me then.
7. The Exorcist III (1990)
I remember my mom’s reaction when there was a commercial for this movie came on TV. “They made an Exorcist 2?” Good question since that movie was all but buried because of how “bad” it was, I love it. The Exorcist III is really good, even before the Legion cut without the exorcism. The story is good enough even the added exorcism, but this has one of the most famous and unsuspecting jump scares of all-time.
6. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
I saw this way before I ever saw the original 1968 legendary film from George A. Romero. Tom Savini had his work cut out for me in remaking a classic. I love the changes he made with Barbara and Patricia Tallman was great! But the standout here is Tony Todd as Ben. I know it is hard to say he is as good or even close to Duane Jones, but Tony Todd was terrific. There is a scene, Nate broke down on one of our episodes, but he explains what is going on in the world and the things he saw on his way to the farm, I love that moment, also when he is in the basement and finds the gas pump keys. This is one of the cases where the remake stands next to the original, even if it is the legendary Night of the Living Dead.
5. Scream (1996)
Is Scream the movie that brought horror back? I don’t know, I just mentioned 45 movies from the 1990s that are pretty awesome. Not to take anything away from Scream. Scream was the movie that really kept horror from going completely straight to video. It came out in late in 1996 and it was the talk of everyone in school, I was a junior in High School when Scream came out. I had to see what everyone was buzzing about. Scream kept me guessing, trying to figure out who the killer is and when Billy is slashed by Ghostface, I was like, what in the hell? But, we have two killers, that’s new. Scream did something different and helped breathe life back into such a great genre in film. I absolutely love Scream, well the entire franchise.
4. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
I love Dracula. I read the novel around this time in the early 1990s because I started watching older Dracula films, Lugosi, Langella and of course Christopher Lee and his Dracula films. When I first saw the preview for this, new Dracula, I felt like we were finally getting something closer to the novel, a period piece that looks like what I read in the novel. While they do take plenty of liberties with this adaptation, it is likely the closest film to the novel. The cast is fantastic, well, Keeanu Reeves was ok, but pretty much everyone else was really good. I love the changes Anthony Hopkins gave to his Van Helsing. Gary Oldman was phenomenal and cemented his place as one of my favorite actors and someone’s career I would follow. This is also one of my late wife’s favorite movies of all-time.
3. Sleep Hollow (1999)
I guess I have a problem. I never thought about Sleepy Hollow as a horror movie, how odd is that? It is such a love letter to gothic horror and Tim Burton’s homage to Hammer Horror. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the tale of the Headless Horseman was always of some interest to me since the Disney The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The Headless Horseman was so cool and terrifying when I was super young, so I was happy when this was coming and Tim Burton was behind it. This movie has some of the best set designs of all-time in horror and the cast is so damn good, we had a few Hammer actors in this as well. I just love living in the world Burton created and always wanted more, it oozes October and feels like one of those movie you have to watch around Halloween time every year. Sleepy Hollow is great!
2. Candyman (1992)
It is painful to put Candyman at #2. I love Candyman and Tony Todd embodies the character perfectly. I am sure it is very different from the short story from Clive Barker, The Forbidden, but I have never read it. The movie Bernard Rose directed is so beautifully shot and the score is superb, it may be my favorite score of the decade. While Candyman is the namesake of the film and Tony Todd is so good, Virginia Madsen is the lead, she is trying to learn more about the lore of Candyman. She ends up going down the rabbit hole and it changes her entire life. The end is fantastic, well not the very end with the girl in the thinnest shirt ever, nipples, but the bonfire and the funeral. Candyman is so good.
1. Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Yes, this is a horror film. Not only is it a horror film, it is one of the best films of the 1990s. In some ways it reminds me of Jaws because it is not a horror only film and enjoyed by a wider audience. Why do I love Silence of the Lambs? It is a detective story with many layers, complicated and intriguing characters. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector is so good, terrifying and somehow charming, I also love seeing Jodie Foster being naive, but strong at the same time. Silence of the Lambs is a great movie, full stop. It is a great horror film, full stop. I love it!
That’s my list, the entire thing. Maybe one of these days I will do another list like this, I’ve thought about making more video content, my Top 100 of all-time, like 100 days, 100 horror films or something like that. That takes tons of work. Thanks for sticking with me on this one and for those who skimmed the list, I don’t blame you.
I think to sum up the 1990s, it may not be the greatest decade for horror, I mean the hangover from how wonderful and jam packed the 1980s was for horror is absolutely real. But, I think 1990 was a great year overall, I think 10 of these, so 20% were from 1990 alone, then 1999 has the second most, so the decade cannot be that bad if I had a hard time picking 50. Not to mention the movies I left off and the honorable mention at the top of the list, sorry Tremors fans.
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