Masters of Horror

[L3ggy]

Who do you think is THE Master of Horror?

 

[Vanilla Bear]

drdeath :bowdown:

 

[Galactic]

Poe. No one, I think, has ever, or may ever, create a more somber, macabre feeling on written pages. He had a way that was pure magic.......even now over a hundred years later his stories still send shudders down your spine. Stephen King is maybe one tenth as effective.

 

[britlover]

Interesting question, as I'm a *HUGE* genre fanatic and collector (I have well over 700 DVDs; not the biggest collection in the world, but all mostly Giallos, old school Slashers, Zombie epics, Cannibal tales, Cult films, stand-up comedy which I feel is an art fourm, ect).

While I believe it's all a matter of taste, really, as to WHO the official Master of Horror is, I have three personal favorites.

And those personal faves are:

John Carpenter
George Romero (has always remained in Pittsburgh, and now Toronto, and refuses to "go out to Hollywood to get paid to fart")
Dario Argento

While I feel that they're better days are all well behind them, I still feel that all three are living legends, and the line forms well behind them in my humble opinion.

 

[L3ggy]

Nice collection britlover.

 

[britlover]

Nice collection britlover.

Why thank you.

By the way, for the Poll, for the opinions given, I selected Mr. Carpenter. I feel he is a master of truely composing for the Widescreen format, and a fine story teller back in the good ol' days of the '70s and '80s and well into the mid '90s with at least very noteable films.

 

[L3ggy]

I would've chosen Carpenter too, but i really like Wes' movies.

 

[drdeath67]

drdeath :bowdown:

Thanks buddy!

On Leggy's list I have to choose John Carpenter! :thumbsup:

 

[superfly2]

Not to knock the poll, but it could have had a few more choices. H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King are too huge to not list.

And as for my favorite... I'll say Lovecraft. :thumbsup:

 

[L3ggy]

Those three on the list was currently on my mind.

 

[maildude]

H.P. Lovecraft

 

[sporty_carr]

Had to go with 'other' because there's not enough choices :/

1. George Romero
2. Tobe Hooper
3. Clive Barker

 

[Patrick_S]

Dario Argento

 

[grand view]

Not to knock the poll, but it could have had a few more choices. H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King are too huge to not list.

And as for my favorite... I'll say Lovecraft. :thumbsup:

right there with you on this one

 

[Spleen]

Hitchcock was a master, no doubt. But of horror? I don't think so. His work was more varied than just horror it's hard to label him as that.

 

[ChefChiTown]

What? No R.L. Stein? :1orglaugh

 

[Spleen]

What? No R.L. Stein? :1orglaugh

If I was 10 years younger, he'd so get my vote. I read Goosebumps religiously :1orglaugh

 

[Ravenholm]

George Romero.
John Carpenter.
H.P. Lovecraft.
Don Coscarelli.
Clive Barker.
Stephen King.
Lucio Fulci.

 

[om3ga]

Voted Other: too many to mention, but off the top of my head...

Dario Argento
Clive Barker
Stephen King
James Herbert

 

[Shifty]

Classic: Lovecraft, Poe

Recent: Barker, King