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Originally Posted by Jamie89
What do people think is the best era for horror movies?
Some of my favourite horrors come from the 70's/80's but I'd probably say the late 90's/early 00's resurgence that Scream started is my favourite era overall because there were so many great ones.
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I'd say the early-80's (1981 in particular). Not only was the slasher subgenre at its peak but in general everything horror was top-notch - supernatural, ghost, zombie, vampires, creature features. I also love the cheesy atmosphere of 80s films.
Late-90's / post-Scream era would definitely be a close second, especially being a massive slasher fan and having a slew of teen horror films coming out one after the other (The Craft, Scream, IKWYDLS, Urban Legend, The Faculty, Halloween H20, Idle Hands, Disturbing Behaviour, Final Destination, Cherry Falls, Valentine etc). Plus I grew up when all these films came out so it's nostalgic for me.
It was the last good period of horror really before the remakes took over the mid/late-00's and the supernatural craze taking over the 10's.