Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies

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This list contains all movies mentioned in Kim Newman's "Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s"; an encycopaedic critical reference guide to modern horror, taking Night of the Living Dead (1968) as its starting point, and continuing to the publication date of the second edition in 2011. While chiefly concerned with the evolution of the horror film, the book will occasionally mention non-horror to compare and contrast.

#1-119: Chapter 1 - Shoot 'Em in the Head! or The Birth of the Hate Generation
#120-273: Chapter 2 - The Indian Summer of the British Horror Film
#274-396: Chapter 3 - The Changing Face of Classical Gothic:
#397-563: Chapter 4 - Devil Movies or: "If the mousse tastes chalky, don't eat it."
#564-687: Chapter 5 - Deep in the Heart of Texas or: The Down-Home, Up-Country, Multi-Implement Massacre Movie
#688-1245: Chapter 6 - Paranoia Paradise or: Five Things to Worry About
#1246-1460: Chapter 7 - Tales of Ordinary Madness or: The Close-Up Crazies
#1461-1595: Chapter 8 - Auteurs
#1596-1764: Chapter 9 - The Weirdo Horror Film or: Cult, Kitsch, Camp, Sick, Punk and Pornography
#1765-1889: Chapter 10 - Psycho Movies or: "I didn't Raise my Girl to be a Severed Head"
#1890-1977: Chapter 11 - Ghost Stories
#1978-2162: Chapter 12 - Return to the past
#2163-2331: Chapter 13 - Cannibal Zombie Gut-Crunchers - Italian Style!
#2332-2398: Chapter 14 - Fun with the Living Dead
#2399-2428: Postscript: The Post-Modern Horror Film
#2429-2723: Chapter 2.1 - The Lecter Variations
#2724-3133: Chapter 2.2 - Vampires and Other Stereotypes
#3134-3604: Chapter 2.3 - Scream and Scream Again: Franchises, Post-Modernism, Remakes
#3605-3973: Chapter 2.4 - At First Just Ghostly
#3974-4151: Chapter 2.5 - Virtual Realities and Imaginary Friends
#4152-4351: Chapter 2.6 - Why Are Your Doing This to Me?
#4352-4439: Chapter 2.7 - More Auteurs
#4440-4720: Chapter 2.8 - Zombie Apocalypse Now!
#4721-4725: Postscript: There will still be blood

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  1. 2 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 3 -

    Homicidal

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  3. 5 -

    The Premature Burial

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 37 -

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 38 -

    Homicide: Life on the Street

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 40 -

    My Little Eye

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  7. 42 -

    [Rec]

    2007 — a.k.a. REC, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 45 -

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 52 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 57 -

    The Omen

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 70 -

    La noche del terror ciego

    1972 — a.k.a. Tombs of the Blind Dead, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 78 -

    Shock Waves

    1977 — a.k.a. Almost Human, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 80 -

    ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?

    1976 — a.k.a. Who Can Kill a Child?, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 122 -

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  15. 131 -

    Legend of the Werewolf

    1975 — a.k.a. Plague of the Werewolves, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 147 -

    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 149 -

    The Body Stealers

    1969 — a.k.a. Thin Air, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 163 new

    The Resident

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 164 -2

    Let Me In

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  20. 165 -2

    The Lady Vanishes

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 173 -2

    Doomwatch

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 174 -2

    Nothing But the Night

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 188 -2

    The House That Dripped Blood

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  24. 189 -2

    Asylum

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  25. 195 -2

    The Beast Must Die

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 198 -2

    Tales That Witness Madness

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 202 -2

    Madhouse

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 210 -2

    The Cat and the Canary

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 222 -2

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 235 -2

    Schizo

    1976 — a.k.a. Amok, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 236 -2

    The Comeback

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 238 -2

    House of the Long Shadows

    1983 — a.k.a. House of Long Shadows, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 239 -2

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    1917, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 241 -3

    The House in Nightmare Park

    1973 — a.k.a. Crazy House, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 245 -3

    The Cold Room

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 246 -3

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    1984 — a.k.a. Fox Mystery Theater, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 249 -3

    Bloody New Year

    1987 — a.k.a. Time Warp Terror, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 250 -3

    Don't Open Till Christmas

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 251 -3

    April Fool's Day

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  40. 260 -3

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 263 -3

    Rawhead Rex

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 267 -3

    Lord of Illusions

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  43. 268 -3

    Book of Blood

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 269 -3

    The Midnight Meat Train

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  45. 271 -3

    Candyman

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  46. 285 -3

    The Wide World of Mystery: The Werewolf of...

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 288 -3

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 289 -3

    The House on Skull Mountain

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 295 -3

    The Night Strangler

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 296 -3

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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