Top 10 Friday The 13th Horror Movies

Happy Friday the 13th! It’s such a wonderful holiday for us die hard horror fans. Also, I love that the first thing people ask me on this glorious day is “Stacy, what should I watch tonight?” Besides the obvious, of course? Here, let me help.

Vampires, serial killers, creatures, zombies… try to pick a little bit of everything, and be sure to pace yourself. Tell you what, I plan on marathoning to celebrate, perhaps you join me? Here’s what’s teed up in the queue:

10. Trick ‘r Treat

It’s not about the rules of horror movies – it’s about the rules of Halloween. This is a brilliant short and sweet anthology of intertwined stories designed to give the Halloween ‘rules’ a new dimension.

9. Queen of the Damned

The vampire Lestat rises and becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. Why didn’t I pick Interview with the Vampire? Because I prefer my vampires to not be Tom Cruise. [No offense, Tom Cruise. I know you’re a fan of my lists.] I also have a soft spot for the soundtrack.

8. Frozen

Three skiers are stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death, and it’s SO TERRIFYING. I rightfully avoided the mixed bag of reviews with this one and was pleasantly surprised.

7. An American Werewolf in London

Two American tourists in Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. The irony! Don’t be surprised, you know John Landis made this. And you’re not a real fan if the werewolf transformation scene doesn’t make your list of most awesome things, ever.

6. Gremlins

A guy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Comedy? Holiday favorite? What the what? This is SCARY. I attribute 95% of my fear to the score. The other 5% to this movie not being watched enough.

5. Day of the Dead

A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. I could have chosen from eleventy billion other zombie movies, I know. I enjoy the gore in this one the best. [Wink, wink, Tom Savini.]

<----- Continue Reading ----->

Top 10 Horror Series ( 57 Articles ) : Top 10 Horror is our ongoing series where we look at the Top films within the genre. For example, 10 Best Horror Films of 2011, 10 Best Movies Featuring Zombies, 10 Greatest Kills, etc. This on going series is written by the entire writing team at HorrorMovies.ca