Howdy troops,
Greetings, fellow lovers of the moving image,
First off, let it be duly noted – this year was INSANE. 2011’s total of 640 films represents the 3rd highest I’ve ever amassed in a single year. As a result, narrowing things down to a simple Top 10 just didn’t seem in the cards, and with an abundance of worthwhile cinema to be tallied, why impose such an arbitrary limit? Why indeed.
Therefore, after much deliberation, below is my assessment of the horror year that was. All of the fright flicks listed herein were encountered for the first time sometime between January 1 and December 31, 2011 (i.e. no repeat viewings were eligible). To accommodate and acknowledge as many films as possible, I've broken them down into various categories in alphabetical order, with my top pick denoted with an asterisk. (*)
If you are curious about or want to celebrate/debate why a certain title landed in a certain category, please leave a comment and we’ll go at it. Also, if you’re interested in reading the original reviews of the films in question (and really, who wouldn’t be?), you can easily access them via the Blogger search function in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
Thanks so much for the past year of rapping and chatting - looking forward to more of the same in 2012!
BEST HORROR RELEASES IN (OR AROUND) 2011
Attack the Block (2011)
Chillerama (2011)
Chop (2011)
Dream Home (2010)
Exorcismus (2010)
Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), The (2011)*
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Kidnapped (2010)
Last Circus, The (2010)
Let Me In (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010)
Red State (2011)
Red White and Blue (2010)
Stake Land (2010)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
FAVORITE HORROR DISCOVERIES OF 2011
Critters 2 (1988)*
Dead End (2003)
Dead Heat (1988)
Harpoon (2009)
Haunted World of El Superbeasto, The (2009)
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The (2001)
Mutants (2009)
My Mom’s a Werewolf (1989)
Shout, The (1978)
Undertaker and His Pals, The (1966)
2011 HORROR RELEASES - HONORABLE MENTION
Amer (2009)
Black Death (2010)
Blood Junkie (2010)
Cold Sweat (2010)
D4 (2010)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Prey (2010)
Reef, The (2010)
Rubber (2010)
Serbian Film, A (2010)
Woman, The (2011)
YellowBrickRoad (2010)
HORROR DISCOVERIES – HONORABLE MENTION
Big Man Japan (2007)
Black Torment, The (1964)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
Cthulhu (2007)
Eclipse, The (2009)
Finale (2009)
Jigoku (1960)
Mr. Brooks (2007)
Nature of the Beast (1995)
Nightmare Man (2006)
Nympha (2007)
Pig Hunt (2008)
Pop Skull (2007)
Screamplay (1985)
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
These are the Damned (1963)
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
Witches’ Hammer (1970)
MIXED BAGS - HORROR
Bone Sickness (2004)
Devil (2010)
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Insidious (2010)
Monster from Green Hell (1958)
Monsters (2010)
Night of the Demons (2009)
Outpost (2008)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Shrooms (2007)
Super 8 (2011)
Thing, The (2011)
TrollHunter (2010)
Violent Kind, The (2010)
Ward, The (2010)
NOTABLY INEPT/DISAPPOINTING/BORING
April Fool’s Day (2008)
Battle Royale II (2003)
Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
House of Fears (2007)
Monstroid (1980)
Nightwing (1979)
Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell (1990)
Oval Portrait, The (1972)
Perfect Creature (2006)
Resident, The (2011)
Rana: Legend of Shadow Lake (1975)
Scre4m (2011)
Scarecrow (2002)
Seed (2007)
Skeleton Crew (2009)
Unearthed (2007)
WHAT THE *&*%#^$%#% DID I JUST WATCH?
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)
Death Warrior (1984)
Eyes of Fire (1984)
Gorotica (1993)
Hausu (1977)
Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
Killing of Satan, The (1983)
La Blue Girl: Revenge of the Shikima Realm (1995)
Love Me Deadly (1973)
Nude for Satan (1974)
Pit, The (1981)
Suckling, The (1990)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
X from Outer Space (1967)
WORST HORROR VIEWS OF 2011
Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011)
Hatchet 2 (2010)
Invasion of the Pod People (2007)
Live Feed (2006)
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)
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