But it’s those movies that are the best because you realize how awesome they were for their time. Like the original Halloween, that’s untouchable- one of my favorite films of all time. Watch those cult classics, you can learn a lot about the genre.

I will definitely be checking out your site on the regular.

If Andrew hasn’t dabbled in horror thus far, I think it’s important that he sees some well-made modern day horrors as well as some classics. That way, he’ll get an appreciation of the genre from different angles.

Andrew, watch some of the following to get an appreciation of how wide the horror genre can be:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922), Frankenstein (1931), Psycho (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Exorcist (1973), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Carrie (1976), The Omen (1976), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Halloween (1978), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), The Thing (1982), The Hitcher (1986), The Fly (1986), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Ginger Snaps (2000), The Ring (2002), 28 Days Later… (2002), Wrong Turn (2003), High Tension (2003), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Descent (2005), Martyrs (2008), Let the Right One In (2008) and Thirst (2009).

I rate all of the above as good or great films. My favourites from that list are Halloween (1978), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980),The Thing (1982) and Let the Right One In (2008).

I hope this helps. I’m sure alienredqueen has different suggestions too!