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My favorite Horror movies - 50s

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6.7

1. A Bucket of Blood (1959)

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2. Diabolique (1955)

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3. Godzilla (1954)

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4. Them! (1954)

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5. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

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142

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6. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

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7. The Fly (1958)

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253

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8. Horror of Dracula (1958)

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9. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

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Unseen horrors

Horror movies from this decade that I haven't watched yet which may end up on this list in the future.

This list was helped along by the following list:
History of Horror by diabolical dr voodoo

See also:
My favorite Horror movies by decade for links to my lists for other decades
My favorite performances - Horror
My Top 20 Horror Films

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Comments

Xanadon't

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 11 2:27

Once again, I am shamed... Only seen Godzilla in parts on TV, years and years ago. Been meaning to watch the original House on Haunted Hill for a good decade now. Better get on that. The sub-7.0 IMDB rating is shocking to me... Isn't that supposed to be a bonafide horror classic? Hmmm...

Happy Vader

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 12 6:21

I've seen 5 from this decade!

Not bad but not good either!

Orlok

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 16 11:31

ah, House on the Haunted Hill, The Fly & Creature from the black lagoon are fantastic!

Pumpkinate

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Jul 20 13:16

Xanadon't, DO watch the original Godzilla, released on DVD as Gojira by Classic Media. Just don't get the Blu-ray version, as I've heard it's not very good and a lot is missing from the DVD.

Happy Vader

Posted: 1 year, 7 months ago at Oct 10 7:49

What about THEM!

SwornShadow

Posted: 1 year, 7 months ago at Oct 11 3:26

Great list and you really should see "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Night of the Hunter" both classics in their own ways.

TrekMedic

Posted: 1 year, 5 months ago at Dec 3 9:32

Its hard to find Swamp Women without the MST3K commentary these days,...

portlander

Posted: 1 year, 3 months ago at Jan 28 20:40

I liked House On Haunted Hill so much that I named the horror section of my log after it - thanks for recommending that one - I liked the Fly also, but I liked the remake better - Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Bat are great and I would also recommend The Blob - It is cheesy and campy,
but in a fun kind of way.

the giraffe

Posted: 1 year, 3 months ago at Jan 29 0:07

@phillydude - You're welcome! I've now added The Blob to the unseens.

Also added Them! to the main list since I just recently got around to seeing it.

markjazz

Posted: 1 year, 3 months ago at Jan 29 4:13

Excellent list. "Bucket of Blood" is a classic!!!

Larry Talbot

Posted: 1 year, 3 months ago at Feb 21 3:00

Them! is probably the greatest giant bug movie of all time. A lot of people dismiss it as just another 50's b movie, but there are scenes in it that are genuinely unsettling. The best horror is what is unseen and the revelation that the little girl is catatonic because she saw her entire family eaten by giant ants is kind of horrifying.