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Horror Classix For U 2 Enjoi

Vicky Osterweil

Mar 22, 2023 • 3 min read

Over the last few weeks I’ve been bingeing the Evolution of Horror Podcast, which is basically a recap podcast for horror nerds, as host Mike Muncer and fellow charming UK film critics, producers and curators go over important trends in particular horror subgenres, and talk episode by episode about the most important films in the genre.

As a result, I’ve been thinking a lot about my favorite horror movies and listening with great joy as they talk about my faves (and sometimes with annoyance as they get the totally wrong take on some movies, an annoyance which is of course the grandest tradition of fandom, as well as a deeper frustration about gaps in recognizing transphobia among horror fans). And one night, over-caffeinated and unable to sleep, I decided to make a bunch of lists of my decade by decade favorite 25 horror movies on Letterboxd.

As I wont be invited to share my extensive horror knowledge on Muncer’s podcast any time soon, alas, I thought I would just share with you lovely people this collation of some of my favorite movies, for those of you who are deep in the horror fandom and want to argue with me about whether my picks are even really horror movies, or for those of you looking to get more into the genre looking for recommendations. I will link the lists below, and include my top 10, but you’ll have to go click the links for the full 25!