So, I've been thinking that there are numerous list by many people/users on sites like Letterboxd, TasteDive, IMDB, etc. about the "best horror movies" out there.

I believe we should distinct people who belong to group A with the ones who belong in the second group, B.

A group includes people who casually can watch ANY movie (horror included but not limited to).

These people may have good intentions when writing/posting their little lists but they are not people who actively watch horror movies (that doesn't mean watching only horror movies/be devoted to only one genre of movies, but spending the majority of movie time choosing horror from let's say, romantic movies, scifi or dramas) , at least not like us.

B group consists of horror fans by definition (members of horror forums like this one,message boards dedicated to horror movies, and any group in general who finds joy by horror movies).

The above distinction isn't elitistic.

It follows the same logic of when i.e. you wanna ask something about IT, you will most likely choose to visit a tech-savvy based forum/group/site other than let's say, a cooking forum.

If you wanna learn about playing chess, you will most likely choose a chess based forum other than i.e. a science forum.

So, I've been thinking: why don't we vote our own recommendations of horror movies?

I.e. - someone writes a movie title, let's say, Wolf Creek.

Any member(s) can vote for it (in a scale from 1 to 10).

After this title collects enough 10's , it goes straight to our mutual "ultimate horror movie" list and deserves to be placed under the Hall of Fame list.

Even if we have different backgrounds or different preferences/taste, I bet my money that we can all agree in some common titles, the best of the best, movies that rightfully belong up there, among the black clouds on the horror horizon/pantheon, not just "decent" ones.

(in the future we can do a similar ranking list about the worst movies as well)

Like those little "check" signs professional companies put on products, like checked and approved?

We are the professionals in the horror playground, if not us then who?

I don't know about you but after so many great movie recommendations from members in here, I would trust a suggestion by a member on this forum infinite times more than a random list on the internet but people who watch horror movies with the same passion they watch any kind of movie.

Our voices matter more because we don't just watch horror movies, we love horror movies.

So, I believe Wolf Creek particulary deserves to be in the "ultimate list".

What to you think about this movie? How would you rank it?

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