Battle Royale is back – and bloodier than ever – to answer October's most important question: What's the scariest movie of all time?
From Wes Craven and John Carpenter to Guillermo del Toro and Alfred Hitchcock, all the maestros of the macabre were represented in this month’s Battle Royale. From the 1960s up to the early 2000s, sixteen of the most frightening franchises and stand-alone thrillers, including Paranormal Activity, The Shining, and The Silence of the Lambs, have been chosen to represent the best (or worst?) of horror cinema.
We asked you to pick up that spare axe or chainsaw and whittle down our list of sixteen to just one. After four nail-biting, bloody rounds, you've picked a winner...
Grab a copy in the Cineplex Store and prepare to be terrified!
Check out the full bracket below for the results of all the Battle Royale match-ups!
From Wes Craven and John Carpenter to Guillermo del Toro and Alfred Hitchcock, all the maestros of the macabre were represented in this month’s Battle Royale. From the 1960s up to the early 2000s, sixteen of the most frightening franchises and stand-alone thrillers, including Paranormal Activity, The Shining, and The Silence of the Lambs, have been chosen to represent the best (or worst?) of horror cinema.
We asked you to pick up that spare axe or chainsaw and whittle down our list of sixteen to just one. After four nail-biting, bloody rounds, you've picked a winner...
Grab a copy in the Cineplex Store and prepare to be terrified!
Check out the full bracket below for the results of all the Battle Royale match-ups!
- 10/31/2015
- by Sasha James
- Cineplex
By Søren Hough
Contributor
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Few things have aided the rise of horror on television more than the decline of horror at the movies.
There is a rich history of great horror at the movies. Consider the early Universal monster flicks of the 30s and Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary, contemplative re-imagining of the thriller sub-genre. Think about the classic slasher films in the ’70s and ’80s and the Oscar-sweeping The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. These movies left a permanent imprint on the industry; James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931) alone has influenced masterworks ranging from Victor Erice’s political-drama The Spirit of the Beehive (1976) to Mel Brooks’ parody Young Frankenstein (1974).
In recent years, however, moviegoers looking for great horror films have been left wanting. The genre has fallen from its lofty heights at the expense of gory, unsubtle shock films. Higher budgets and improved special effects have paved the way for endless remakes of older films,...
Contributor
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Few things have aided the rise of horror on television more than the decline of horror at the movies.
There is a rich history of great horror at the movies. Consider the early Universal monster flicks of the 30s and Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary, contemplative re-imagining of the thriller sub-genre. Think about the classic slasher films in the ’70s and ’80s and the Oscar-sweeping The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. These movies left a permanent imprint on the industry; James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931) alone has influenced masterworks ranging from Victor Erice’s political-drama The Spirit of the Beehive (1976) to Mel Brooks’ parody Young Frankenstein (1974).
In recent years, however, moviegoers looking for great horror films have been left wanting. The genre has fallen from its lofty heights at the expense of gory, unsubtle shock films. Higher budgets and improved special effects have paved the way for endless remakes of older films,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Søren Hough
- Scott Feinberg
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