Guide for the Film Fanatic

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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
A list of Peary’s “Additional Must See” titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/guide+for+the+film+fanatic+addendum/red.hexapus/

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  1. 1291 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 23 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 1149 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 1457 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 469 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 1234 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 1099 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 152 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 619 -

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 461 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 466 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 355 -

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 1010 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 252 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 1014 -

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 1024 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  17. 235 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 609 -

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 1442 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 1545 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  21. 394 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 1403 -

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 539 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 1591 -

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 42 -

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 769 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 1190 -

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 1130 -

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 1576 -

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 538 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 418 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 209 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 1093 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 1045 -

    The Omen

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 717 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 1179 -

    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 1025 -

    Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

    1979 — a.k.a. Nosferatu the Vampyre, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 421 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 376 -

    Profondo rosso

    1975 — a.k.a. Deep Red, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 718 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 630 -

    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 1263 -

    Seconds

    1966, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 256 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 719 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 543 -

    Friday the 13th

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 1538 -

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 1251 -

    Scanners

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 251 -

    Carnival of Souls

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 1113 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 33 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
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