| Jpcc86 said: To me this is an easy question to be honest, its the 70s. Its got what I consider the single 2 best horror films in history in Jaws and Alien, which not only are fantastic as horror films - but also fantastic as films, overall, in general - I'd argue they are amongst the best films of the decade. Add to that its got some cult classic that I absolutely love, like Wicker Man, Phantasm, Eraserhead and Suspiria and absolute classics that have trascended the medium like The Exorcist, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massace, Carrie, Dawn of the Dead, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and many more. Not to say there arent that many standouts in every decade, the 80's got Aliens and The Thing, which are amongst my favorites of all time as well, and this current decade has been particularly good to the genre, but the 70's hit my sweet spot. |
70s would be my second place, so many masterpieces that defined the genre in that decade. Only thing holding it back is that it doesn't quite have the same quantity of decent horror films from this decade. For me this decade has a number of horror masterpieces along with a huge amount of solid horror films. 80s are great as well, but I feel like horror became very trope heavy in that decade and mostly felt dumber. The 80s I think are a great decade to introduce people to horror. The films are entertaining and easy to consume, then you can move onto the meatier classics of the 70s and 60s that are slower but a bit smarter.
