Like the other fellas, I’m going to list five of my favorite movies. Unlike them, I’m going to cop out and not rank them. It’s hard enough to choose just five, and then to rank them is even harder. Braden made a great comment, saying that if you asked him to rank his top five again at some other point in time, that his list might be different. I totally agree; if you ask me a year from now, or maybe even next week, to list my top five again, my list may very well be different.

Here are five of my favorites…

Evil Dead 2 (1987) - Too obvious? What can I say, ED2 is one of my all-time favorites. It stands up to repeat viewings better than many other horror movies because it’s just so damned much fun.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987) - I remember seeing posters for ANOES3 at the theater in the Conestoga Mall when I was just a little kid (side note: could those ANOES posters possibly be any more awesome?) and I had an instant infatuation with this movie. You could argue that the first ANOES was scarier, but part 3 defined Freddy for me.

Hellraiser 2 (1988) - Sure, the first Hellraiser movie is ok, but the sequel far surpasses it. The skinless Julia lingering in the apartment is such an amazing image.

Event Horizon (1997) - I saw this in the theater with my girlfriend (now my wife) back when we were in high school, so there’s a bit of nostalgia. Beyond that, though, I think EH is the scariest melding of sci-fi and horror I’ve ever seen. Yes, even scarier than Alien.

Re-Animator (1985) - Is it a zombie movie? Is it a mad scientist movie? Is it a dark comedy? Is it a gore flick? It’s all of that and more. Jeffrey Combs creates one of the most memorable anti-heroes in all of moviedom with his portrayal of Dr. Herbert West.

So there are my five unranked favorites. Leave a comment, let me know what you think of my choices.

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