This article is transferred from Iris and is about the 58 horror movies recommended by horror master Stephen King. Originally I wanted to tidy up, but found that they were already doing a good job, so I turned around. After all, today is the middle of the yuan festival, and recommending horror movies is just right.
Source: IndieWire
Translators: Zhu Puyi, Issac
Stephen King, who has a large number of works adapted into horror films, is a well-deserved master of horror, but what kind of movie can scare him?
Steven King
Based on the work recommended in his book "Dance of the Skulls", which explores the phenomenon of horror culture in film, television, radio, and literature, and drawing on popular works in recent years, we have selected a batch of films that are a fascinating cross-section of the horror film field, which makes Stephen King's heart beat faster.
Let's take a look at some of the 58 horror movies that really scare Stephen King.
Get ready to be frightened.
1. Alien
（ALIEN，1979）
At the same time, it was selected as a classic of IMDB and Douban TOP250. The cold war and feminist films, combined with super-strong spatial shaping, make this 1979 hard sci-fi representative create a cold and claustrophobic horror without half a bag of plasma.
2. "The Nameless Female Corpse"
（THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE，2016）
A streamlined independent horror film that plays a new trick in a confined space horror film. From scientific autopsies to ghosts appearing, the truth is both true and illusory, and the virtual and the real are inseparable.
3. "Satan's Mask"
（BLACK SUNDAY，1960）
Bawa first directed the work of the barrel, and since then there has been an Italian master in the horror film industry. Gothic scenes, Barbara Steele's perfect interpretation, brilliant photography, intricate compositions, each one deserves praise.
4. "Blair the Witch"
（THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT，1999）
Three students who wanted to make a documentary about the witch Blair left behind their own film footage before their deaths. The film opened the "first viewpoint + pseudo-documentary" to shoot horror films. The witch story known to Americans created a box office miracle in 1999 and is the first of the small-budget horror films.
5. "Spirit Baby"
（THE BROOD，1979）
Cronenberg believes that this film is the most classic horror film he has ever made, but the critics' reputation is polarized. Human resentment and jealousy turn into spirit babies, which is definitely one of the most terrifying moments in film history.
6. "Deep in the Courtyard"
（BURNT OFFERINGS，1976）
Old houses eat people. "Deep in the Courtyard" makes our whole body shudder, it brings us superb performances, creepy atmospheres and truly terrifying moments. It was unique in the "haunted house movie" of the 1970s.
7. "Carrie the Witch"
（CARRIE，1976）
Stephen King's first work to be brought to the big screen, de Palma's skillful audiovisual language gives the film an unparalleled sadness. The curse after Eve stole the forbidden fruit, the originator of the youth campus horror film.
8. "Capture the Soul of the Wronged"
（THE CHANGELING，1980）
A haunted house movie full of sadness and fear, this film ranked sixth in the list of "Martin Scorsese's Most Terrifying Movies".
9. "Black Lake Demon Tan"
（CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON，1954）
Black-and-white 3D close-ups, the prototype of the monster films of the 50s, were frequently copied by later generations, so much so that they lost their edge. The good thing is that it's still fun, with a stimulating atmosphere and amazing underwater photography.
10. "Crimson Peak"
（CRIMSON PEAK，2015）
If you love Victorian love stories mixed with Hammer horror films, this film is a good choice.
11. "Night of the Devil"
（CURSE OF THE DEMON，1957）
Horror movies in the 50s used monsters to attract attention, and close-up demons were more like children's nightmares than adults' imaginations. A few years ago, Time Out gathered writers, directors, actors, and critics related to horror films to select the top 100 horror films, and "Night of the Devil" ranked 52nd.
12. Dawn of the Living Dead
（DAWN OF THE DEAD，1978）
A sequel to Night of the Living Dead ten years later. From "communism has come to eat people" to "consumerism makes people lose their minds". The film is the godfather of zombie movies, George W. Bush. The most profitable of A. Romero's Zombie Trilogy.
13. Dawn of the Living Dead
（DAWN OF THE DEAD，2004）
This remake is Schrader's feature film debut (director of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). George W. A. Romero admits that the film exceeded his expectations...
14. "Deep Sea Shark"
（DEEP BLUE SEA，1999）
The story of a high-IQ shark taking revenge on humans. Famous film critic Roger Ebert said that many genres can guess what is about to happen, and "Deep Sea Shark" makes you guess all the time.
15. "The Wild Wave of Life and Death"
（DELIVERANCE，1972）
Outstanding adventure films of the seventies, four leading actors of the era without special effects were personally involved. Under the long lens of naturalism, the dilemmas of civilization and morality are explored.
16. "Dementia"
（DEMENTIA 13，1963）
While working for Roger Coleman, Coppola was required to write a cheap horror film script in the style of Psychopath, which eventually became Coppola's debut novel. With a Gothic atmosphere, brutal killings and excellent cinematography, the film is a textbook on how to make a small-budget film.
17. "Invasion of Darkness"
（THE DESCENT，2005）
A group of close female friends come to a remote ancient cave to explore, but they are targeted by unknown creatures... This low-budget Scottish horror film successfully creates a claustrophobic horror atmosphere with the help of caves, which makes people feel panic not only psychologically but also physically. It was praised by Roger Ebert as a great summer movie that kept him waiting for many years.
18. "Duel"
（DUEL，1971）
Giving Spielberg his debut filming Jaws, Spielberg's iconic monster has emerged and is about to begin a new Hollywood saga.
19. "Quartmas 2"
（ENEMY FROM SPACE，1957）
Produced by the famous Hammer Company. It is not difficult to see from the English name that it is still the fear of outer space in the fifties: aliens have descended on Earth to control the minds of Earthlings.
20. "The Surface of a Black Hole"
（EVENT HORIZON，1997）
It's not an exaggeration to call it a space version of The Shining, and even if you forget about Alien, Journey Of Wonder, and other haunting horror films, it will provide the most disturbing and terrifying images in a few years.
21. "Ghost Playman"
（THE EVIL DEAD，1981）
The story of the film debut varies, with Sam Remy borrowing $350,000 from a local lawyer and doctor to start filming. Roughness and dressing can't hide the genius he embodies in the scheduling of the scene. Zombie films, youth films, and plasma tablets are mixed into cult classics.
22. The Exorcist
（THE EXORCIST，1973）
The 360-degree turn of the girl possessed by the demon, the fierce face, and the spider crawling are not the most terrifying places of the exorcists, but the operation of adapting the real events and infiltrating fear into daily life. This film ushered in a new era of horror cinema.
23. "Death is Coming"
（FINAL DESTINATION，2000）
The best in the Death series. This entire series is worth noting in the horror genre, because the enemy is not the protagonist of the stereotypical bloody horror movie such as evil spirits and zombies, but death itself. Can the destined death escape in the end?
24. "The Book of Wild Murder"
（FRENZY，1972）
Hitchcock finally made the list, a grossly underrated late work.
25. "Moonlight Panic"
（HALLOWEEN，1978）
Moonlight Panic created the bridge that was used by low-budget horror films in the 80s and 90s. Even if it goes beyond the category of horror films, this film is worth mentioning in terms of soundtrack and the use of subjective long shots.
26. "The Evil House"
（THE HAUNTING，1963）
The director of "The Sound of Music" even made psychological thrillers, which were considered by critics to be superior to "Flock of Birds" in the same year, and now have the potential of a cult film.
27. "I Buried Life"
（I BURY THE LIVING，1958）
Seeing the title can make people mistakenly think that this is just a vulgar fifties horror film, but the film directed by the famous B-movie director Albert Band and produced by Coleman is a nervous, trembling psychological thriller.
28. "Magic Flower Outside the Sky"
（INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS，1956）
In a sci-fi horror film set against the backdrop of McCarthyism, the ideological panic is wrapped up in a political fable wrapped in the motif of an alien invasion.
29. "Cosmic Visitor"
（IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE，1953）
Universal's first 3D film. Also in the face of the collective panic of aliens in the 50s, "Cosmic Visitor" unexpectedly ends with a hopeful ending that has to convince Bradbury's imagination.
30. Jaws
（Jaws，1975）
As a film that was popular all over the world that year, in addition to the huge success at the box office, it also had a good reputation in the circle of film critics. Jaws won the Academy Awards that year in terms of editing, original soundtrack and sound effects, as well as several other nominations. Promoting the maturity of Hollywood's business model has also become a watershed in the history of film distribution.
31. "The Woman in the Cage"
（Lady in A Cage，1964）
Early chamber horror films, a large number of subjective shots and inner monologues, and a unique musical soundtrack brilliantly accentuate the atmosphere of oppression and danger. The rich symbolic allegory also gives the film more connotations.
32. The Magic House
（The Last House on the Left，2009）
Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2009 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the 1972 remake of the 1972 version, in addition to the increased gore, created a better atmosphere, and the ending song Dieth In Vegas' Dirgy surprised.
33. "Scared to Death Jessica"
（Let’s Scare Jessica to Death，1971）
The most impressive thing is its highly contagious soundtrack, which perfectly creates the atmosphere, but the weakness of the plot and the acting skills of the actors are the most criticized places.
34. "Martin"
（Martin，1978）
The less common works with literary style in horror films, there is no lack of black humor elements and obvious irony, realistic style and unique techniques let the audience feel the personal, unparalleled repression and grotesqueness.
35． The Mist
（The Mist，2007）
Also adapted from Stephen King's work, the depiction of the group portrait is surprisingly clever, and it is interesting that many people think that the ironic ending of the divine stroke is considered by others to be the biggest failure of the film. The polarized comments make people even more impressed with it.
36. Night of the Hunters
（The Night of the Hunter，1955）
The film itself is funny, and after its release that year, it was a great disappointment, with bad reviews and no grain at the box office, which led lawton to give up his career as a director. However, decades later, it gradually gained the favor of film critics, and it is considered one of the great works of the 50s in the United States.
37. Night of the Living Dead
（Night of the Living Dead，1968）
At the beginning of its release, it was criticized for being too realistic, but it was re-released many years later and received a high box office, typical of low-cost money. Thematically, it is not the first zombie film, but because of its huge influence on subsequent similar films, it does not affect people to regard it as the originator of zombie films.
38. "Pet Graveyard"
（Pet Sematary，1989）
In terms of rhythm, it is considered a successful case of adapting the novel, changing the lack of too long foreplay in the original work, but the film is slightly rough, the depth is not explored, and the shoveler looks at it and expresses his heart...
39. "Picnic on the Cliff"
（Picnic at Hanging Rock，1975）
Based on Joan Leslie's novel of the same name, it won the 1977 British Academy Film Award for Best Cinematography. The mysterious and eerie atmosphere and unforgettable soundtrack are the biggest reasons for the second brush.
40. "Horror Story"
（Psycho，1960）
Considered one of Hitchcock's best works, it is also considered by film critics and scholars around the world to be a pedestal for the art of cinema, and has become the object of countless later film tributes, especially the "shower scene" and the screaming violin score that have become classics in the classics.
41. The Quatmas Experiment
（The Quatermass Xperiment，1955）
The theme of the monster is difficult not to think of the alien series, suspecting that the two have the possibility of dialogue, the shape seems very rough today, but the victory is in the plot solid.
42. "Rabies"
（Rabid。 1977）
Cronenberg's singular and grotesque style, with a twist on erotic fantasies, retro-inspired graphics and disorienting music add to the film's charm.
43. "Cold Blooded Horror"
（Repulsion，1965）
Polanski takes the horror atmosphere to the extreme, and Catherine Deneuve's performance is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The large number of moving long shots in the film increases the audience's sense of substitution, and various symbolic metaphors are also thought-provoking.
44． 《Ceremony》
（Rituals，1977）
A real cinematic horror film, like a documentary to make a film full of animal nature and horror. The typical jungle characters are killed one after another as prey, allowing the audience to feel the fear and uneasiness in it.
45. Rosemary's Baby
（Rosemary’s Baby，1968）
The best work in the hearts of many horror film lovers, there is no intuitive supernatural, thriller shots but people from beginning to end, the heart is rolling and uneasy, and the model of a woman conceiving a son of Satan has also been used by many horror films such as Hong Kong and other places.
46. Ruins of Terror
（The Ruins，2008）
The elements of the mutant plant are very innovative, and the extremely bloody shots have made many horror film lovers add it to the list of want to see.
47. The Seventh Seal
（The Seventh Seal，1957）
The Swedish existentialist film, which begins and ends with references to passages from the book of Revelation, is considered one of Bergman's best works and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Tenth Cannes Film Festival.
48. "Sisterly Feud"
（Sisters，1972）
The stereotypical setting of split personality was unexpectedly captured by de Palma, the quick-cut shots were handled quite horribly, and the double-screen picture was also the symbol of de Palma. The end of the film is considered the biggest highlight of the film.
49. "Psychic Hacker"
（Stir of Echoes，1999）
Based on the novel of the same name by Charlemagne Matherson, it won best film in the International Horror Guide in 2000. The plot is all routine, but the atmosphere is excellent, the suspense is continuous, and the hypnotic element is also introduced, which is a relatively good small-cost production.
50. The Stranger
（The Strangers，2008）
The plot of strangers knocking on the door in the first half is disturbing, creating a suspenseful atmosphere well, and the first feeling of facing an unknown person is always horror, but the film gradually loses its interest.
51. "The Winds of The Wind"
（Suspiria，1977）
Archido's masterpiece, with a staged set and strong colors, constructs a mysterious and dangerous world, and is also above the level in terms of sound effects and soundtrack. It is highly recognizable among horror films and has also been selected as one of the top ten horror films for many fans.
52. "Texas Chainsaw Killer"
（The Texas Chain Saw Massacre，1974）
Due to the excessive violence and bloodshed, it faced great difficulties in distribution, but it also received extremely high commercial profits, and later received more and more positive reviews, and was considered one of the most terrifying films in the history of cinema.
53. "X Radiation"
（Them!，1954）
The post-war horror films of the 1950s, with sci-fi elements and reflections on the war, are giant monsters that are allusions to the trauma of the atomic bomb at that time. It has the same fun as Japan's Godzilla.
54. "The Odd Man"
（The Thing from Another World，1951）
The overhead shot in the film has a shocking power, and the film is jokingly called "Vegetable Frankenstein" by netizens, but it is actually the original version of the more famous Carpenter's "Strange Shape" in 1982.
55. "The Blind Girl"
（Wait Until Dark，1967）
The horror film starring the goddess Audrey Hepburn, compared to the excellent performance, the plot aspect of the film is relatively weak, and the logic cannot withstand careful consideration.
56. "Lan Boudoir"
（What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?，1962）
With multiple nominations for the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival, betty Davis and Joan Crawford are more exciting than the plot.
57. The Witch
（The VVitch: A New-England Folktale，2015）
Literary horror films on the theme of faith and witchcraft are rich in content but not easy to understand, and the low-concept script is a concession for the psychological portrayal of the characters, and the atmosphere is also well done.
58. "Electric Eye Freak"
（X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes，1963）
The 1963 film is considered ahead of its time, and it will not be outdated for another 40 years to shoot or remake. The roughness of the visual effects cannot hide the director's whimsy.