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Such an interesting subject, you know?

If I had to say what my favourite horror films are, it would probably be the following, with numbers indicating roughly how many times I've seen them. Ginger Snaps (20), because it has a lot of very good scenes, Katherine Isabelle and Emily Perkins are both very talented, and it doesn't pull its punches. Absentia (10), since it's such a good arthouse horror film, with a very unusual and thoughtful screenplay, and pretty good performances. The Wicker Man (30) because pretty much every scene is good, the exploration of the religious circuit is interesting, the characters are excellent, and the whole thing is actually very funny. Twins of Evil (15), because it has so many good scenes, very little chance to get bored, and the soundtrack is great. Prince of Darkness (20), for the great characters and interesting soundtrack.

Plenty of other good stuff out there, too. The Devil Rides Out, The Ring, The Grudge, some of the Saw films, most of the Nightmare on Elm Streets, Triangle, The Bay, many of the Final Destination films, Wind Chill, Forget Me Knot, Wakewood, The Woman In Black The Devil Rides Out, The Quiet Ones, Don't Blink (Dead End), plenty of the Hammer Dracula films, the first 2 Scream films, The Fog, 5ive Girls, SX_Tape, The Green Inferno, Eden Lake, The Blair Witch Project, the original Halloween, and many, many others.

To be a great horror film, the movie doesn't need to be scary at all. Or even violent. It just has to have lots of entertaining scenes in it, for rewatch value, and so something a little different, like The Wicker Man, or Forget Me Knot. I think Britain and America make the best horror (for America, relatively new; for Britain, old), but South Korea and Japan do a good job, as well.

How do people feel about horror films in general? What do you think makes for a really good horror film? What is the perfect level of violence, e.g. quite violent, extremely violent, etc.? Do you mostly watch Anglosphere horror movies, or maybe some Continental European stuff? How many horror films do you think you've seen?

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