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re: Best Horror Movie of All-Time Tournament: ELITE EIGHT! (Voting Closed)
Posted on 5/5/26 at 1:09 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Posted on 5/5/26 at 1:09 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Three of the four matchups were so easy for me:
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
And then we get here and I'm struggling. I've always said the 2 scariest movies for me are The Exorcist and The Shining. I probably watched both a little too young as well
The Shining has by far the better director, story, cinematography, and acting.
But The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is so gritty and so real. The name is the best and it feels like pure horror in the sense of what could actually happen.
So two movies where I think one is scarier and a better film vs one that is more real and more horror. Since the tourney is about Best Horror Movie so I think I have to go with:
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
And then we get here and I'm struggling. I've always said the 2 scariest movies for me are The Exorcist and The Shining. I probably watched both a little too young as well
The Shining has by far the better director, story, cinematography, and acting. But The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is so gritty and so real. The name is the best and it feels like pure horror in the sense of what could actually happen.
So two movies where I think one is scarier and a better film vs one that is more real and more horror. Since the tourney is about Best Horror Movie so I think I have to go with:
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 1:55 pm to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/5/26 at 2:04 pm to caro81
EXCORCIST
THE SHINING
ALIEN
JAWS
THE SHINING
ALIEN
JAWS
Posted on 5/5/26 at 2:25 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Any chance we can get the results for this round in the OP of the Final Four thread? I'd be curious to see how close these votes were.
Thanks!
Thanks!
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 5/5/26 at 5:01 pm to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
1. The Shining
1. Halloween
2. The Thing
1. The Shining
1. Halloween
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/5/26 at 5:22 pm to msap9020
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/5/26 at 5:45 pm to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/5/26 at 11:37 pm to Sho Nuff
You made the right choice I agree with pretty much everything you said about the two movies and picked TCM for the same reason.
I agree with pretty much everything you said about the two movies and picked TCM for the same reason. 
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:07 am to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
1. The Shining
1. Halloween
2. The Thing
All chalk but for Jaws. Loved it but The Thing is a better horror movie.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:07 am to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:13 am to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
2. Alien
1. Jaws
2. The Thing
Posted on 5/6/26 at 6:01 am to Freauxzen
quote:
Final 2 will be Jaws and Exorcist.
No. It will be Exorcist vs Halloween. The Thing might make a run though so could be Exorcist vs The Thing.
ETA: Of course had the brackets been different the matchup could've/should've(?) been Exorcist vs Shining for the Final. No blame to iwy, just the way the pre-voting happened. And of course, TCM could make a Cinderella run
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 6:05 am
Posted on 5/6/26 at 6:08 am to iwyLSUiwy
Exorcist
The Shining
Jaws
Alien
The Shining
Jaws
Alien
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:14 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
quote:
Any chance we can get the results for this round in the OP of the Final Four thread? I'd be curious to see how close these votes were.
Thanks!
Good idea. I'll add the final score to the matches. If any matches are within a vote or two I normally ask if I can get a second count from someone for that particular match.
Keep them votes coming
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:17 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
Good idea. I'll add the final score to the matches. If any matches are within a vote or two I normally ask if I can get a second count from someone for that particular match.
Was Scream close at all to The Thing?
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:18 am to Sho Nuff
Exorcist defeating Nightmare on Elm Street is a travesty.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:24 am to The Godfather
quote:
Was Scream close at all to The Thing
I think it lost by 30 votes after 200 votes. So pretty close. It was closer on TD voting and a wider margin on the poll. Psycho was winning on the poll and then all of a sudden was behind by a good bit on the poll. Think we got some lying bastards around here
Next tournament I might only do a poll for the first round. The old school way we've done for years is tried and true and takes the cheating element out. I might try and find an online site that only allows a person to vote once, that's bound to be available.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:32 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
I think it lost by 30 votes after 200 votes. So pretty close. It was closer on TD voting and a wider margin on the poll.
fricking cheating arse online poll
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:37 am to Joe D Grinder
quote:
All chalk but for Jaws. Loved it but The Thing is a better horror movie.
I'm not sure about that. The Thing is incredible, but is a different type of "scary" than Jaws. But Jaws legit scared an entire generation+ of people from being in ocean/open water. That means something.
I legit think of sharks every single time I am in the ocean, and it's purely because of Jaws. So while Jaws may not be as scary of a movie, the psychological effects it had are permanent with me, along with lots of people my age (born in '79).
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 10:41 am
Posted on 5/6/26 at 10:41 am to iwyLSUiwy
1. The Exorcist
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
1. Jaws
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1. Halloween
1. Jaws
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