Horror Movies Starts With C

[Malcolm Lozada]

Thisis going to be controversial. But I am not a fan at all of Jason. The best Friday the 13th to me is and will always be the first one, perhaps this is too harsh as it has been quite a while since I last saw a film from the series. Regardless the first is still a terrific slasher that hits all the right notes with some devastatingly good kills. I may add in some of the sequels on the list when I rewatch the series as maybe I am not giving it the credit it deserves, so watch this space for an update!

As tense as a John Carpenter film could get and with John Carpenter films you get a great ensemble who make the most out of the material. Much like he did for The Thing a couple of years later (you could almost say this was a tester, Carpenter is able to cast strongly so he can focus on creating an atmospherical chiller.

A little mix up for this edition with an action-horror this time. As trashy and B-movie as a film can get with A level quality talent. For those unaware of the plot of this one, well you are in for an almighty treat after the first horror. Not many films take as sharp a left turn as From Dusk Till Dawn does and is able to keep it on the tracks. But with the direction from Rodriguez a script from Tarantino, you knew it was always going to have great action scenes and be written as smart as it could. The cast is also strong with Clooney seemingly having a whale of a time in a role he should probably be in more often.

What would you do if your next-door neighbour was revealed to be a vampire? That is the conundrum poor Charley Brewster must deal with in this classic. Toeing that very thing line for a successful horror comedy Roddy McDowall hams it up as much as he gleefully can. A great watch for those who want something on the lighter side. Although it is not on the list, the remake from 2011 is also worth a watch, but this is the one I would suggest out of the two.

Not just your standard teen horror from that era, The Faculty was, in fact, a science fiction horror and it had a lot of positives to it. Directed by Robert Rodriquez and written by Kevin Williamson, it had all the means to be successful and it moderately was. It should have been more though and a mixture of overly harsh reviews of critics who perhaps were hoping for something different hurt the film, but make no mistake this is a great watch and one that should not be haphazardly skipped.

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Throughout the history of cinema, there have been hundreds of thousands of films made, and often a great title can be the difference maker between a full-blown classic and a film that gets relegated to obscurity. A film with an eye-catching title makes it instantly recognizable and often can start a conversation among fans with nothing but a few words. Within horror, the title of a movie is arguably more important than ever as there are often so many imitators and copycats that it becomes hard to tell one film apart from another. With so many options to choose from, we decided to start from the beginning and showcase the best horror movies that start with A so horror fans can check out the best of the best horror films the alphabet has to offer.

From science fiction horror classics that have reshaped both genres for all time in films like Alien and Annihilation to paranormal feats of unrelenting terror and dread in films like Annabelle: Creation and The Amityville Horror, to plainly some of the greatest horror films the world has ever seen in films like American Psycho, Army of Darkness, and An American Werewolf in London, horror movies that start with A range from every subgenre and class of horror any fan could ever dream of.

Vote up The Best Horror Movies That Start With A, and don't forget to check out The Best Horror Movies That Start With F to see what letter of the alphabet has given fans some of the biggest, best, and scariest horror movies of all time.

There is arguably no greater pure sci-fi horror film than Ridley Scott's 1979 masterclass of terror, Alien. A film that transports audiences to a strange and formidable world and unleashes Lovecraftian nightmares upon them, Alien is not only one of the scariest films of all time, but one that has a bite to its bark, as it tackles issues of commercialism, capitalism, and greed. The film also introduces the world to one of the greatest final girls in the history of horror, as Sigourney Weaver perfectly embodied Ripley, one of the greatest horror characters of all time.

While nowhere near as frightening or spine-chilling as its predecessor, James Cameron's Aliens beautifully elevates the genre out of sci-fi horror thriller into all-out sci-fi action horror. With more aliens, more marines, more action, and more scares, Aliens is, by most audiences' accounts, a perfect sequel and one that rivals its predecessor in every way. One of the most important horror films of all time and a shining example of what time and care can do to a franchise, Aliens is by all accounts simply one of the greatest films of all time.

Throughout the 80s, hundreds of genre-defining films would release to massive acclaim and adoration, but An American Werewolf in London was not only a fantastic film, but it also changed the ways moviemaking was done forever. With groundbreaking special effects showcased beautifully in one of the most chilling and jaw-dropping werewolf transformation scenes of all time, An American Werewolf in London is arguably iconic director John Landis's most important and fascinating works.

As the film's title would suggest, anyone afraid of spiders should avoid Arachnophobia like the plague as this fascinating horror comedy has more spiders than one can possibly fathom. A cheesy B-movie with A-list stars, Arachnophobia is one of the rare 90s horror films that manages to be simultaneously charming and terrifying, without having to rely on blood, dismemberment, or gore of any kind. Director Frank Marshall brings an adventurous and heartwarming tone to this story of killer spiders that makes it an incredibly fun watch, for anyone without a fear of spiders that is.

The final chapter in the initial Evil Dead trilogy, Army of Darkness is a weird, wacky, and often hilarious horror comedy following everyone's favorite chainsaw-handed Ash Williams as he attempts to find a way to return to his home timeline, help the medieval citizens defeat the undead raised from the Necronomicon, and cement his legacy as a hero. With so many moving parts, it would have been easy for the film to feel bloated or simply too silly for its own good, but the film toes that line masterfully and delivers a fantastic conclusion to one of the best trilogies in horror history.

Found footage was an incredibly tired subgenre in horror by the time the 2010s rolled around, but As Above, So Below managed to be one last hidden gem before the subgenre was relegated to obscurity. Following a group of explorers as they explore the catacombs that lie beneath Paris, they soon uncover that this hidden sanctuary was hidden for a reason as a slew of monstrous creatures are now hellbent on hunting them down. While As Above, So Below won't win any awards, it is still an utterly terrifying and exciting film that will more than satisfy most horror fans.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, you know it's the night before Halloween, so this means we are in peak scary film season. So we thought this would be a good time to open the vault and, frankly, to ask what makes horror movies so appealing to, well, some people. I'm talking about the likes of Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and all the other scary people or supernatural beings waiting in closets, the attic or just the dark.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC, PERSON SCREAMING)MARTIN: In the spirit of full disclosure, I am not a person who seeks out such fare. So I asked our producer, Gabriel J. Sanchez, our resident horror film expert, to join us so he can explain what those of us who do not share his passion are missing. Gabriel, welcome. Thank you for coming - thank you for walking down the hall.GABRIEL J SANCHEZ, BYLINE: Hi, Michel. Happy early Halloween.MARTIN: So, Gabe, we've become aware of your passion and encyclopedic knowledge of horror films and scary movies. It's the time of year when these films are popping up in theaters and streaming into homes across the country. So the first question I really have for you is, what is it about these movies that are so attractive to you? Because frankly, to me, it seems like you're paying money just to be scared.SANCHEZ: Yeah. Well, watching horror films is like riding a roller coaster in your living room. You get a thrill and a shock to the system because as an audience member, we know with all scientific fact and measurements that we're safe. And, yes, I paid money to see the 2003 rendition of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in a theater, knowing that they were trying to scare me. But it's in those moments when the action slows down, the music feels tense and then boom.(SOUNDBITE OF CHAINSAW WHIRRING, PERSON SCREAMING)SANCHEZ: And just an FYI - I took my grandmother, Beatrice (ph), to see this in a theater. She was not as big of a fan of the film as I was.MARTIN: I can understand that. So do you remember when you first started watching horror films? Like, when do you think your passion for horror movies took off?SANCHEZ: Well, growing up, my younger sister and I had a lot of babysitters who liked to kill time watching movies in between our bedtimes and when our mother came home. It just so happens that the movies that our babysitters enjoyed were about babysitters getting chased by maniacs with chainsaws and butcher knives. I remember when I was up late one night as a young kid, I walked into our living room, where our babysitter had rented a VHS copy of "A Nightmare On Elm Street." It was a scene where young girls dressed in all white, lit in a soft white light, slowly jumping rope, trolling a man in his sleep with a hypnotic and haunting rhyme as they continue to jump rope.(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET")UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters, singing) Got to stay up late. Nine, 10, never sleep again.SANCHEZ: And not all horror films have to be based on supernatural beings like Freddy Krueger. And for me, the scarier films are those based on true stories or just showing the inner horrors of the human mind, like the 1990s hit "Scream," when the opening scene made people afraid to answer their phones when they were home alone.(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SCREAM")DREW BARRYMORE: (As Casey) Hello?ROGER JACKSON: (As Phone Voice) Why don't you want to talk to me?BARRYMORE: (As Casey) Who is this?JACKSON: (As Phone Voice) You tell me your name. I'll tell you mine.BARRYMORE: (As Casey) I don't think so.JACKSON: (As Phone Voice) You never told me your name.BARRYMORE: (As Casey) Why do you want to know my name?JACKSON: (As Phone Voice) Because I want to know who I'm looking at.MARTIN: OK. So look, Gabe, even though it's not my jam, I know this is a major genre. And it seems like every year around this time, there are tons of scary movies or more sequels to older films, and the old stuff is available to stream. So there's so many films to choose from. So let's say you're not ready to go all the way into a theater, but maybe you want to kind of dip your toe in. Or maybe you want to have a spooky watch party. What should you take a look at?SANCHEZ: Well, there definitely is a spectrum and some definite starting points. And all roads lead off with Alfred Hitchcock. He made people afraid of birds. And after the release of his film "Psycho," people were afraid of taking a shower, most especially when you think you're all alone.(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "PSYCHO")JANET LEIGH: (As Marion Crane, screaming).SANCHEZ: You know, starting there allows you to get your feet wet. And once you're ready to expand out, we can get into more contemporary classics like "Friday The 13th" or "Halloween," with the actress Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of Janet Leigh, the star of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," kind of keeping the scream in the family.(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HALLOWEEN")JAMIE LEE CURTIS: (As Laurie Strode) Help. Somebody help me, please. Somebody help.SANCHEZ: That was Jamie Lee Curtis's character, Laurie Strode, running from her older brother, Michael Myers. She runs from him in about seven films now. And I think the producers of the "Halloween" franchise might acknowledge the close-to-70-something-year-old Michael Myers is a bit too old to hunt down and chase most anyone anymore with this year's release of the fourteenth sequel of the franchise, "Halloween Kills."(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "HALLOWEEN KILLS")CURTIS: (As Laurie Strode) Evil dies tonight.MARTIN: OK. Well, tomorrow is Halloween, as we said, and you've touched on a few hits. Here's the big question. What are you going to be watching this Halloween?SANCHEZ: Well, there's so many films that I've been thinking about watching over the last few days. Jordan Peele is the new king of horror. His 2017 film "Get Out" was amazing. Again, scary not because of superpowers - scary because it was just people. So I think I'd like to give his film "Us" a try.(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "US")LUPITA NYONG'O: (As Adelaide Wilson) They look exactly like us.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)NYONG'O: (As Adelaide) They think like us.SANCHEZ: But the biggest problem is my wife is 100% not a fan of any movie in the genre, so watching "Hellraiser," "Poltergeist" or "Child's Play" - its not on the annual marathon that they once were on. But I always, always, always watch the original 1978 "Halloween," with - the film franchise we discussed earlier with Jamie Lee Curtis. It's simply the best film for the occasion, and she's the queen of scream.MARTIN: That was ALL THINGS CONSIDERED producer Gabriel J. Sanchez joining us this Halloween eve to talk horror films and scary movies and getting us ready for Halloween. Gabe, thank you so much for joining us, although, actually, I'm on your wife's team on this one.SANCHEZ: Thank you so much, Michel. Hopefully I can get you in to watch a scary movie with me.(SOUNDBITE OF JOHN CARPENTER SONG, "HALLOWEEN THEME")

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