Top 10 Anthology Horror Movies

[Tiggnutz]

10. From A Whisper to a Scream
9. Tales from the Darkside the movie
8. Cats Eye
7. Tales of Halloween
6. Nightmares
5. Creepshow 2
4. Black Sabbath
3. Twighlight Zone the movie
2. Trick r Treat
1. Creepshow

[Tiggnutz]

Not really pleased with the participation in this thread

[zombie]

i need to watch more anthology movies before making a list. trick r treat doesn't feel as much like an anthology as the others do, but it is segmented, i guess.

[Tiggnutz]

i need to watch more anthology movies before making a list. trick r treat doesn't feel as much like an anthology as the others do, but it is segmented, i guess.

Your Trick r Treat point is valid I will need to think on this more.

[Slaughterhouserock]

An anthology is any film comprised of short tales, some with an overarching story to connect them all. So I don't see why Trick R' Treat wouldn't count.

I didn't make a list, because I suck at making lists, let alone picking anthologies which contain an average 3-4 films in one. I do love anthologies, though.

[zombie]

if you include movies with an overarching story and characters shared among the segments, then trick r treat would apply as an anthology.

[Slaughterhouserock]

if you include movies with an overarching story and characters shared among the segments, then trick r treat would apply as an anthology.

A good chunk of anthologies have overarching stories, so that shouldn't even be in question. Creepshow, Cat's Eye, Tales From the Darkside, Body Bags, even new stuff like VHS and Southbound do that.

Shared characters? Not really, more like cameos. All the stories are happening in the same place, at roughly the same time, so it makes sense for some characters to be seen in multiple segments. Southbound and All Hallow's Eve do that, and I'm I'm sure there's others, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[zombie]

yes, shared characters. the father who lives next to brian cox' character, for instance, plays a large role in at least two segments. but yeah, most of the others are just cameos. trick r treat feels more like pulp fiction to me. whereas i see an anthology as being mostly unrelated stories.

i have yet to see southbound though. and you are welcome to not seeing it my way. just giving my opinion.

[Slaughterhouserock]

yes, shared characters. the father who lives next to brian cox' character, for instance, plays a large role in at least two segments. but yeah, most of the others are just cameos. trick r treat feels more like pulp fiction to me. whereas i see an anthology as being mostly unrelated stories.

i have yet to see southbound though. and you are welcome to not seeing it my way. just giving my opinion.

There's no need for opinions when there's an actual definition. It's a collection of stories. Plain and simple.

Southbound is pretty good, give it a watch. I really like how the stories inter-connect, as it's not the normal way of doing things, and makes for a seemless jump from one story to the next. Plus it's just weird, which is great.

[zombie]

if magnolia and pulp fiction count as anthology films, i have no problem calling trick r treat the same.

will add southbound to my watchlist. thanks for the recommendation.

[Slaughterhouserock]

if magnolia and pulp fiction count as anthology films, i have no problem calling trick r treat the same.

will add southbound to my watchlist. thanks for the recommendation.

Never saw Magnolia or Pulp Fiction, so I can't can't say for sure. From my understanding, Pulp Fiction follows a day in the life of hitmen Jackson and Travolta as they have run-ins with a variety of characters. If that's anywhere near correct, then I don't see how you'd consider that an anthology, since it's one story. I've heard it was shown out of chronological order, but that's still one story, just mixed up for cinematic effect. As for Magnolia, I don't really know anything about it, and a quick search didn't help explain things.

One of few good new horror films imo.

[zombie]

if magnolia and pulp fiction count as anthology films, i have no problem calling trick r treat the same.

will add southbound to my watchlist. thanks for the recommendation.

Never saw Magnolia or Pulp Fiction, so I can't can't say for sure. From my understanding, Pulp Fiction follows a day in the life of hitmen Jackson and Travolta as they have run-ins with a variety of characters. If that's anywhere near correct, then I don't see how you'd consider that an anthology, since it's one story. I've heard it was shown out of chronological order, but that's still one story, just mixed up for cinematic effect. As for Magnolia, I don't really know anything about it, and a quick search didn't help explain things.

One of few good new horror films imo.

maybe i'm remembering pulp fiction wrong. but i recall it having different stories. i don't remember the bruce willis story really connecting to the travolta/jackson story except by cameo for instance. i don't like the movie, so i'm not likely revisit. but yeah.

[Tiggnutz]

if magnolia and pulp fiction count as anthology films, i have no problem calling trick r treat the same.

will add southbound to my watchlist. thanks for the recommendation.

Never saw Magnolia or Pulp Fiction, so I can't can't say for sure. From my understanding, Pulp Fiction follows a day in the life of hitmen Jackson and Travolta as they have run-ins with a variety of characters. If that's anywhere near correct, then I don't see how you'd consider that an anthology, since it's one story. I've heard it was shown out of chronological order, but that's still one story, just mixed up for cinematic effect. As for Magnolia, I don't really know anything about it, and a quick search didn't help explain things.

One of few good new horror films imo.

maybe i'm remembering pulp fiction wrong. but i recall it having different stories. i don't remember the bruce willis story really connecting to the travolta/jackson story except by cameo for instance. i don't like the movie, so i'm not likely revisit. but yeah.

Yes several different stories

[Jason]

After Midnight must be seen.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

Southbound was my favorite new watch during the last challenge. Good stuff. Still waiting for a blu ray to be released

[zombie]

Southbound was my favorite new watch during the last challenge. Good stuff. Still waiting for a blu ray to be released

specifically blu-ray? there is a region 1 dvd. it's weird that they wouldn't do blu-ray too, though.

[Jason]

After Midnight.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

Southbound was my favorite new watch during the last challenge. Good stuff. Still waiting for a blu ray to be released

specifically blu-ray? there is a region 1 dvd. it's weird that they wouldn't do blu-ray too, though.

Yeah, I'd rather purchase new stuff on blu ray, and only upgrade DVD if I feel necessary. I know about the dvd, but I've been holding out. I may cave come October though.

[zombie]

After Midnight.

what is the tone of that one?

[Jason]

After Midnight.

what is the tone of that one?

Coeds swap stories one night with their professor who's teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear".

It feels like Trilogy of Terror.