1. The Shining. Here's Jonny. Redrum. All work and no play.... 2. Carrie. They're all gonna laugh at you. Split screen carnage. The jump scare ending. 3. Misery. The hobbling. You dirty bird. I'm your number one fan. 4. Pet Sematary. Sometimes dead is better. Zelda. Now I wanna play with yooooouuuuuu. 5. IT 90. Tim Curry. Tim Curry and Tim Curry.
1. The shining- Main reason Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor and thought the guy deserved an Oscar nomination for his part and i loved the creepy hotel as a setting. 2. Misery- I love this one almost as much as the shining. Very impressive that Kathy Bates won an Oscar for the movie as she should of. I really love this movie too because most of the film takes place in her house. I read the book and one thing that was different was the sheriff and his wife was not in the book and i love how the movie added that. I love the movie because it seems like something that could actually happen. The only question i have is who was gonna take care of misery the pig? 3- Carrie- I love Carrie because for Stephen Kings first it's great. I thought Sissy Spececk did a great job but the scene stealer was Piper Laurie as the psychotic mother. Plus it was cool seeing a young John Travolta. 4. Creepshow- I've never watched a anthology movie where I loved all the stories. Although my favorite story was "The Create". I don't know who was crazier the monster or Billie. George Romero and Stephen King were a great team and wish they could've done more together. I understand that the effects are outdated but I think that's the charm about it. I loved seeing Stephen King, Ted Danson, Ed Harris, Tom Atkins and Tom Savini in the film as well. Also it was cool that Stephen Kings own son was in the prologue and epilogue of the film too. 5. Christine- I loved what John Carpenter was able to do with this movie. I loved John Carpenter's soundtrack too. I always loved the look of the car too. Dennis was a really cool character, he was my favorite of the movie. It's a shame that John Stockwell didn't play in much after that. I also love all of the death scenes too. My favorite scene is when Christine killed the fat bully. Hope these were good reasons, but these are my favorites and I'm sticking to them. Cool list Cody, I'm gonna have to watch "The Dead Zone". Honorable mentions Cujo Secret window The dark half
Awesome choices (especially The Dead Zone). I'd also throw in: Cujo, Sometimes They Come Back (VERY underrated), The Langoliers, Salem's Lot, Creepshow, Silver Bullet, The Dark Half, Dolan's Cadillac, Children of the Corn, Graveyard Shift and 1408 and for guilty pleasures, I'd throw in Maximum Overdrive, The Mangler, Thinner, Cat's Eye, Creepshow 2 and Desperation.
I just love it when people talk about Stephen King because he's my favorite author, the guy who pretty much made me fall for horror. Your list is solid but here's mine: 5. Pet Sematary 2019. I have no connection to the first adaptation so I watched it with fresh eyes and I really liked it. The ending is a bit rushed but I found it effective and it made me want to read the novel again. 4. IT 2017. Opening scene is perfection, the cast is amazing and even though is not super scary (blame the cgi) it is unsettling and just an awesome ride. 3. De Palma's Carrie. Come on, that movie is as perfect an adaptation as you can get. Mother is crazy scary and the third act is just awesome. There's a reason why it's classic. 2. The Mist. Thomas Jane gives one of his greatest performances and the whole concept while crazy works so well. Some of the cgi feels dated, but still works because of the characters and atmosphere. The ending does not come from the novel but it is brilliant. My favorite ending to a horror movie ever. 1. You talked about how Pet Sematary affects you, well, this one did a number on me: Gerald's Game. Carla Gugino carries the movie in a masterful way, the atmosphere is great, the couple of jumpscares that occur are real and effective as hell and the pinnacle of body horror for me happens in the Ungloving scene. I was shaking watching that scene. It really it got me, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. My favorite King adaptation by far. Anyways, great video!
Thank you so much for talking about Christine in this list. You said that the movie had your favorite score of John Carpenter, and when I hear that a movie has a good score, I'm in. As soon as the video was over I went and watched Christine. Such an interesting film of Carpenter's. He literally put Michael Myers into car form, created another bad ass soundtrack (though it probably doesn't top Halloween for me), and oriented it all around a somewhat tragic story that is vaguely deep and relatable. Christine and Pet Sematary both represent what I love in horror movies, that deeper meaning, that symbolism of the hard parts of life, that's a horror masterpiece in my eyes.
I think Christine will always be my favorite, I love the car and the music and the idea of a car as the antagonist of a horror movie is epic. I love seeing Christine appearing in other people’s top 5 Stephen King movie lists. Great vid.
@@joshuamatney3703 A Very Underrated Kickass movie, they wanted to remake it which it dose not need a remake it a prefect film as it is Maximum Overdrive is Very Extremely Underrated and Fun as Hell even AC/DC did the film songs which were kickass to listen.
My list: 1) Misery - Holy cow. What can I say? I love isolation movies done right! Kathy Bates is an amazing psychotic villain. She's manic, and sometimes has the pleasantness and goofiness of a child, but also, you know she's freaking smart! Even when you think you're hiding something from her, she already knows what you're up to. And Paul Sheldon! What a great character. He's a plain guy, yet so likable! One of the things I love about Paul is how smart his character is written. Most characters would be saying stupid stuff to Annie like, "You're crazy!" "You'll never get away with this!" "Someone will find me!" But not Paul. Paul picks up very early on that she's crazy so he plays it cool. He tries to appease her and make her happy. While behind her back, is doing everything he can to get out of there. He's smart enough to NOT antagonize his captor. And he's a character I can really root for! When you have a main character you can really like and root for, and an awesome villain, you've got a good movie automatically. I really like the songs they include, too. I love it when horror movies use songs that aren't meant to be scary. Liberace's I'll Be Seeing You somehow works so well. 2) Christine - love the score! And the 50s era. I love how Carpenter was able to make 50s music creepy. And most of the time, when Christine played a song, it was in relation to what was going on. I laughed with pure delight when she started playing, "You keep a knockin' but you can't come in!" when Dennis was trying to break in. That was just too perfect. They do a good job of making Arnie someone you pity, but also making Dennis, "the jock," but also really likable. 3) Cujo - we really have very few movies about killer dogs, at least that I know of. I like movies that can do a lot with a little and Cujo manages to do that for me! 4) Stephen King's IT (1990 - yes, 1900, NOT the remake. lol.) Tim Curry as Pennywise. What more can I say? Plus, I think the characters are really likable for the most part. I'm probably one of the very few people who enjoys the adult half of the "movie" too! 5) Pet Sematary (1989) - It's quite an impressive feat for a movie to make you MORE afraid/MORE disturbed as you get older. The reason Pet Sematary works so well is because even though we know what Lewis is doing is wrong, we can't help but wonder, "Would we be tempted to do the same were we in his place?" Honorable mentions: Cat's Eye (awesome end credits song!) and Thinner
This is a tough one. Here goes: 5) 1408: a very entertaining, creative haunted house (hotel room, but you get the idea) story 4) The Shining: I love it, it really gets across the idea that the hotel is a living, breathing entity purely through editing, sound design, and cinematography. 3) The Dead Zone: THE ICE! IS GONNA BREAK! 2)Christine: It just has that great Carpenter touch 1) Creepshow: simply the best horror anthology film ever made Honorable mentions: -1922 and Gerald's Game: both are on Netflix, check them out -Carrie: the original is still very effective to me -It 2017: I was going to put this on the list, but I'm waiting for the story to conclude in Chapter 2 before I say for sure -The Night Flier: a unique vampire story -Maximum Overdrive: stupid as hell but fun to watch -The Mist: that ballsy ending, man
I havent seen much Stephen King movies but one that is one of my favorite movies of all time is Christine. I just love that movie to death. Its like 'The Outsiders' with a horror twist to it. Freaking love that movie.
Thank you for having The Dead Zone in your top 5. I argue with people about that movie, people say it's not a horror movie. I can understand where most people don't see it as a true horror movie but I'm glad it's on your top 5.
Misery is my absolute favorite! Kathy Bates is amazing, for sure, but I always felt James Caan's performance was brilliant as well. I love the way the character of Paul Sheldon is written, which is very intelligently. While he's trapped by Annie, he figures out that she's not quite right pretty early on so instead of antagonizing her, tries to keep her happy the best he can. Your bland, generic horror character would be saying dumb stuff, like "You're never gonna get away with this!" "My family will find me!" "You're crazy!" But Paul just plays along, trying to make her happy, while her eyes are on him.
Hey man. I love your list Cody. It absolutely kills me every time Louis first digs up Gage, and he's just sitting there holding his body. I just can not, not shed a tear every time I see that. And I just turned 38, and just like you, Zelda still creeps me the fuck out to this day. ESPECIALLY the one scene when she sits up real quick in the bed. Just thinking about it right now sends a chill down my spine. Great list my man! Have a great day
Christos Eleftheriadis I did notice that the TV movies were not listed on here; maybe that would be a separate countdown? It would definitely be in my top 10. I liked both the 1990 version and the 2017.
Loved this video! You know, I have never seen the dead zone, but that is on my list of books to read and movies to see if I can find it. The Shining is one of my absolute favorite movies and it would be in my top five as well. I have also read the book several times which was very scary. All the scenes that you mentioned, Danny with the tricycle and how you hear the noise The tricycle as he is going to the hardwood to the carpet and seeing the twin girls… does it make it more scary that I am a twin? LOL! And then of course that ever famous, “Redrum. Quote I think that’s one of his scariest books as well as adaptations, although I cannot compare it to the miniseries. I know Stephen King didn’t care for this version of the shining, but it was one of my favorite movies of all time. When I first saw Christine, I think it was because I saw the TV version which cut out a lot of the good parts. LOL, but I hated it the first time I Sorret. Then I read the book and loved the book. After reading the book, I rewatched the movie and absolutely loved it! Misery… That had better have been on the top five LOL! I think Annie Wilkes is the most disturbing psycho or at least one of them that I have ever seen. The hobbling scene? Oh my God! And then that last scene with the typewriter? Oh… That’s awesome! The acting in the movie primarily by Kathy Bates is just phenomenal. You’re number one is also I think my number one. I think as I get older, and having nieces of my own (don’t have kids), but picturing my nieces and that whole concept of dealing with what is talked about in the movie, as I get older, it gets scarier and more disturbing. Selda still scares the shit out of me, but when I was little, it was just a really awesome scary movie but as I have read the book and experienced grief of my own, then when my nieces were born, oh man! I just picture them at that certain scene at that age. The acting from everyone in that movie especially with Lewis and how he deals with grief and also the torment for Judd and Rachel,… Just wow! This is one of my go to movies and One of my favorite books as well.
5. Maximum Overdrive 4. The Stand 3. The Dead Zone 2. Silver Bullet 1. Salem's Lot This was hard to choose! I love your list and love that you had The Dead Zone on it.
Almost the same here except I never saw The Dead Zone. But I'd probably have Misery first and then Pet Sematary. Christine is an awesome flick and I was surprised to see someone like it as much as I do.
Maximum Overdrive for me was one of my faves. I have no idea why it used to scare me as a kid but it was creepy, especially that truck that had the freaky green face on the front.
I just love when that T-shirt makes an appearance. 1) The Shining 2) Pet Sematary (1989) 3) IT (2017) Sad to say the rest I haven’t seen or don’t love.
I definitely agree with Misery and Pet Semetary. I would also add Gerald's Game and 1922 into the conversation. Gerald's Game was so cerebral and yet so visceral at the same time, and really gave me chills. And 1922 has really solid production value and is another great take on slow-burn psychological horror and guilt.
Recently found your channel and I am SO happy I came across it! I’m very excited to go through your videos. As for my own list, I’ve actually only seen a few SK horror movies. I’d say 3. Carrie 2. It (2017) and 1. The Shining, which I absolutely love and would consider it one of the most effective movies I’ve ever seen
Ok my man, I have just subbed to your channel yesterday. And I am more than happy now to find a reviewer that share similar taste to mine. (Cause it will be easier for me to choose which movies to watch after seeing your review. ) We got almost the exact same list on these movies. Except The dead zone . I only have seen the series version of it.. ( I know I'll have to see the movie version soon) Thank you for the recommendation though.
Top 10 Honorable mentions Cujo Doctor Sleep The Dark Half 10. Christine 9. Salem's Lot 8. Pet Semetery 7. Children Of The Corn 6. The Dead Zone 5. The Graveyard Shift 4. Carrie 3. The Shining 2. IT 1990/2017 1. Misery
Great list. Every single one of those movies are the shit. Here are some honorable mentions: Carrie. A classic teenaged revenge fantasy. Gotta love Sissy Spacek. And even John Travolta played a good villain. Cujo. Great movie. That whole predicament was just fucked up. Maximum Overdrive. Semi trucks and every other machine on Earth on a killing spree? Forget about it. Children of the Corn. "He wants you too, Malachi." Needful Things. I loved the idea of the devil incarnate moving into town and slowly turning everyone against each other. Thinner. What a curse. As a big man myself I can see how losing three pounds a day could seem like heaven...at first, but to keep losing weight at that rate would be a nightmare 😵. You'd be a skeleton before you know it. Oh, and I'm sure that most of you die-hard Stephen King fans already know this, but for those of you who don't... The Running Man (with Arnold Shwartzenegger) is also a film based on the works of Stephen King. But you won't find that in the credits, because when the book was first published it was released under Stephen King's pin name Richard Bachman. Just a little Stephen King trivia. But, like I said, you probably already know this.
5.Maximum Overdrive(soundtrack(AC/DC), cool atmosphere, Emilio Estevez) 4.Misery(Kathy Bates in her nutty glory) 3.Cujo complex protagonist(adultery)/mom 2.Carrie, was my 1st Stephen King book/movie adaptation and the movie still creeps me out! Also Sissy Spacek&Piper Laurie haunting performances. 1.Christine for watchability, can watch over and over, creepy/ funny at times(Darnell), muscle cars.
I got a bit of a Stephen King collection on Blu Ray, and yeah, all 5 that on your list, I got. As for my list, dang, don't like doing these because many times my thoughts change, but maybe number 1 anyways is Salem's Lot The 1970's Mini Series. I know, it's long, pretty cheesy, but was one of the first horror movies mum and dad let me watch of their tapes growing up when I was a little girl, so that might be why.
Great list! Here’s mine 5. The Shining (I don’t like it that much, but it is a masterpiece and a classic.) 4. Christine (It’s okay, but I have yet to rewatch it. It is a classic.) 3. It (2017) (Dang it! This is an amazing movie! Pennywise is the creepiest clown in this film!) 2. Pet Sematary (1989) (This is one of my favorite horror films ever!) 1. Carrie (1976) (One of my favorite films ever! Nuff said!) Great list!
gnc623 Glad I can have respect for that choice. By the way, I have my own RUclips channel where I review horror films if you want to check it out. I have talked about It (2017) and Pet Sematary (1989).
I completely agree with your "Pet Semetary" assessment. I always felt that Dale Midkiff gave the performance that the film needed, and as such he was eclipsed by Jud. But the personalities had to play out this way. I found it haunting, eerie, and heart-breaking. Miko Hughes was perfect in the role and i am so glad he didn't need extensive therapy after playing Gage. So Cody, if anybody gives you a hard time about this list, at least you're not a person( like me) who really liked Alien3, Pet Semetary 2, Halloween 3, Nightmare on Elm St. 3, Wishmaster 1-4, and Maximum Overdrive. Edit: aware that most of these are not SK related, but they are movies ya catch flack for liking...
I will say for me I would have 5. Salem's Lot 4. The Dead Zone 3. Christine 2. The Mist (that ending hurts so good) 1. The Shining the genius in King to me is one could easily argue the fact his non horror was better then his horror and he was unabashedly a horror writer that is how good is work is/was. Thanks for the list. Sorry you get the hate you get when you out yourself out there.... but just remember core sane people and "true" fans of the channel will always encourage you to be real an stay true to your own vision :) even if it is loving Hallowen 2 by Rob :). Heard 3 from hell is coming. @Cody L himself.... I have a semi more serious question. Is there ANY chance you will do a Devil's Rejects review sometime this year in 2019? I love your horror eye and passion and almost no one in the horror youtube space has done a review for it? Just curious. Thank you for the years an years of content wife and i love the channel and re subbing lost password to older email so had to create a new one :) Glad to be able to view the channel again :).
5) The Dead Zone. 4) Pet Sematary (89) I have lost loved ones including cats and dogs...haunting score by Elliot Goldenthal! 3) Misery (An outstanding performance by Kathy Bates and Caan!) 2) The Shining... although long, great cinematography, score, acting and loved the changes Kubrick made. I watched it late at night when I was a kid on HBO or Cinemax...nightmares! 1) IT (remake)... perfect combination of horror and coming of age films...especially since I love the 80s.
Cody, I’d just like to thank you for convincing me to watch the original 1989 Pet Sematary, because I have to agree with you; I absolutely loved it, and I desperately want to read the novel now. That being said, here’s a list! 1. Pet Sematary (1989) 2. The Shining 3. IT (2017) 4. Christine 5. Carrie (1976) Honorable mention would definitely be Dead Zone! Love that movie, and I’ve yet to see Misery.
My list: #5. Thinner. It is good body horror movie watch after the first viewing. #4. The Shinning. A slow burn of a movie that is a lot of fun to watch and quote. #3. Carrie. Just a cool ass movie. #2. MISERY. Need I say why?? #1. SALEM'S LOT (1979). This was my introduction to horror and it made me fear sleeping in a room with a large window.... you know the scenes. Honorable Mentions: IT 1990 and IT 2017.
5. Salem’s Lot (for the vampire at the window scene alone) 4. Pet Semetary (1989) -Zelda all the way 3. Carrie -Spacek’s performance 2. The Shining -Nicholson’s performance and it gave me nightmares as a kid 1. It (2017) -The re-watchability factor makes this my top pick. It was a near perfect adaptation imho Honorable mention -Misery, Christine
5. Pet Sematary (2019): Great acting, cinematography was amazing and the ending, while kinda abrupt, keeps you on the thrill ride 4. Gerald's Game: Superb acting and the beautifully shot. On the edge of my seat the entire time. 3. The Mist: suspenseful, monsters look amazing and the ending is so fucked up but amazing. 2. Kubrick's The Shining: One of greatest performances by Nicholson, and just unnerving in every scene at the hotel. 1. It (2017). Amazing story, great acting and Pennywise is creepy af.
5. Children of the Corn (1984): It's far from perfect but the atmosphere is great and that kid is terrifying. 4. The Mist: For that ending alone. 3. Carrie: Proves that nothing is scarier than high school. 2. The Shining: A haunting, intriguing film that raises new questions every time I see it. 1. Misery: As a writer, one of the scariest scenarios imaginable. The acting from Bates and Caan is brilliant. One of the best psychological horrors ever made. That said, The Dead Zone and Pet Semetary are on my watchlist, so the list is subject to change.
My top 3 are: #3: Maximum Overdrive, the hobgoblin truck gave me nightmares as a kid. So I've a long history with this film and it starts there. #2: Carrie: I was bullied growing up for being different so to see the victim get her revengeance was enjoyable. Also one of the first films I actually shed a tear to at the end. Any film that can make you feel a wide spectrum of emotion is worth a watch. #1: IT: I always enjoyed films with a horror bend after a while and it wasn't until I was 8 and my aunt moved in with us that I really got to embrace it. It was one of the first horror films I enjoyed with my aunt and cousins, so it's a more personal reasoning behind it.
They filmed "thinner" in my town,so i was able to be apart of it as an extra. Very cool experience, however I was totally bummed when the movie came together. It wasnt great!
Great list! Mine would be: 5. Christine / Silver Bullet (tie) 4. Misery 3. It (2017) 2. Pet Sematary (1989) 1. Carrie (1976) You think you were controversial with your list order, mine doesn’t have The Shining. It’s a great movie but just not my favourite. I love Carrie. No horror movie has hit me with so much emotion like this one. I really love the character and sobbed at the end. Same reason for Pet Sematary. I love how emotional both films were!
Great list. The shining wouldn’t be in my top but it is a masterpiece. The acting and the lack of the arc that differs from the book keeps it from that spot. Love that dead zone made your list. Time for a rewatch! Another great countdown
Hey Cody any interest in doing a top 5 Stephen King miniseries list? I think that would turn out pretty awesome. 1. IT(2017) 2. The Shining 3. 1408 4. Gerald's Game 5. Dreamcatcher
I read the books and seen the movies 1. Christine... Awesome story and I'm a huge John Carpenter fan 2. Carrie... The image of her covered in Pig's blood creeped me out a kid 3. The Shining... Jack Nicholson, nuff said. 4. It 5. Salem's Lot.. Barlow the Vampire gave me chills. Honorable Mention.. The Mist
MISERY should be next on the remake docket because fans have become so rabid that we have essentially become Annie Wilks ourselves. Example..... STAR WARS fans.
Hey Cody you should check out maximum overdrive. Definitely underrated movie. It’s awesome ! 5. Misery 4. Christine 3. Maximum overdrive 2. Pet Sematary 1. The shining
Lil Zae I watched Sleepwalkers soooooo many times as a kid. I often wonder where my parents were lol, cause my son is 10 and he still hasn’t seen a horror movie! But Chris Stuckman does a funny review on this film where he’s bashing it, and I can appreciate how bad it is now, but how great it was then 😊
I have no issue with your list, I think Stephen King movies are difficult to rate. I'm glad to see Christine (underrated Carpenter movie) and The Dead Zone up there. The Shining never really did anything for me, but what do I know. My List 1. The Mist 2. The Dead Zone 3. Misery 4. Christine 5. 1408
My personal ranking Quick Note: This is just going off my recent memory cause I've seen most of Stephen King's movies but I haven't watched many of them in years so I forgot about a lot of great movies, and after I rewatch the other movies I'm sure this list will change. With that said, here's my personal ranking for the top 5 Stephen King horror film adaptations. 5.) The Langoliers This is probably the most absurd pick on here but I watched this as a kid and one of the bits where people are trying to get on a plane and then one of the people gets ate has always stayed with me. 4.) The Mist (2007) The monsters all had cool designs, the atmosphere was eerie, and holy shit this movie has arguably the saddest ending to any movie ever. 3.) Creepshow This counts right? I love the aesthetic feel to it with all of the bold colors and all of the entertaining short films, my personal favorite being 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill' because of the sci-fi comedy horror mix. 2.) Pet Sematary (1989) You pretty much talked about everything I liked in this movie, there was a great atmosphere and the creep factor still holds up all these years later. Great film. 1.) IT (2017) : I really like this movie and as a remake I think everybody involved brought their A Game to make it as enjoyable as possible. I liked the cosmic horror elements and although I prefer Tim Curry's Pennywise, Bill Skarsgård did a great job. When I first bought the movie I watched it like 4 times a week and I never got tired of it.
I'm surprised that you didn't have The Mist on your top five. That film is a horror masterpiece. Dig your list though. 1) The Mist That movie is a fucking masterpiece. Anytime Frank Darabont's is attached to a Stephen King property, I extremely confident that will pure gold. He is a underappreciated writer and director. He co-wrote my favorite Nightmare film (Part III) and the cast is fucking phenomenal and that ending! My God what a masterpiece 2)Christine That has got to be John Carpenter's top 3 films of all time. I did not expect much from the film and then it blew me away. John, the actors, everyone who made this film did such an amazing job taking, what could have been a silly concept and made a very personal, intriguing and in a lot of ways kind of sad story. Genius film. 3)The Shining Kubrick made some bold decisions on this film and although it is a slow burn, that build was so good I forget how long the film is because each scene has is so well shot, lit up and so well placed. And the horror doesn't really stick out to me and to be frank, although it clearly is a horror film, I never really saw it that way, I saw it more as a mental thriller than anything. 4)It (Chapter 1) This film is a pure Hollywood franchise attempt and my God was it amazing. Having seen the original TV film and being entertained by it and then being turned off by as the years went by, I've always wanted to see a hard R, no holds bar attempt on this film and I felt that I got it on this one. One of the most satisfying adaptations I've seen. 5)Misery That movie was all Kathy Bates and her oscar win was well deserved. James Cann is fucking incredible as well. I'll never forget watching that film not feeling scared but the build up to Kathy's psychological breakdown started to get to me as kid when I watched the film, especially that famous scene when she fucks up James Cann character in his room. Pure classic and absolutely one of the best Stephen King's and just great horror film. Period.
1. IT 2017 mostly because it was the first horror movie I’ve seen in theatres and it was a blast to watch 2. Misery bought it for 5$ out of the bargain bin at Walmart because it looked interesting and I was in for a ride 3. Pet sematary 1989 everything you said cody but I’m not a dad I take care of my niece a bunch and she means a lot to me and watching that scene makes me gut wrenched 4. The shining what else can be said one of the greatest horror movies ever 5. Cujo watched it when I was little and I was really afraid of dogs for a bit
1. Silver bullet ..gary busey & Corey Haim was heart and soul of it! Plus it is one of the best werewolf movies ever! 2. Cujo still to this day creeps me out! Great suspense and thrills! 3. Misery loves company and Kathy was Terrifying in misery 💘 damn good thrill ride! Drags at some points but overall pretty good 4. The stand.. Biggest negative it is extremely long! And very hard to get through.. Good plot but definitely gotta be in mood for it 5. The langoliers very bizarre and twilight zone feel to it.. Not for everyone but still fun movie
1. Pet Sematary. Dale Midkiff owned the role of Louis. When Gage dies you think that's really his child. So effective in getting you to feel terror. 2. The Stand miniseries. Something about it. Maybe it's nostalgia but I watch it a few times a year. 3. Christine 4.Misery: constant tension. So good. 5. Carrie: her psychotic mom made that movie so scary. It also made me think twice about making fun of people growing up. Not for fear, but seeing what Carrie had to endure at home and knowing there are other children that suffer like that.
1. The Dead Zone 2. Carrie 3. The Shining 4. Cujo 5. Pet Sematary So many people haven’t seen The Dead Zone, it is a classic, from the hockey team scene to the “Gazebo” to the Time magazine cover and so on, scenes that burn inside my head, never to be forgotten. Pet Sematary number 5 only because the ending was different from the book, possibly the greatest ending paragraph for any horror novel. Still in my top five, with The Mist just missing the list.
Carrie will always #1 and I think it's King's favorite as well. What Depalma did with the story, editing, characterization was brilliant. And the score is classic. 2. Pet Semetary. Full of emotion. It starts eerie and ends eerie. Very creepy. No matter how old I get, this will always be scary..., and sad. 3. Misery. Brilliant storyline. Drama, thriller and suspense all in one. Being held prisoner by your #1 fan is quite chilling. 4. The Dead Zone. The scissor scene. Nuff said. 5. Silver Bullet. It was a toss up between this, Maximum Overdrive, Cujo and Christine.,But I watched Silver Bullet not long ago and it has some scary really moments. Now why I didn't put The Shining in here is a couple reasons. Let's get this out of the way first. I love the movie and everything that Kubrick did with it, however, it's almost too long and drawn out to be scary. It has more dry moments than not. But that moment when she realizes what he's been typing and how many pages is true horror. But It's not a "go to" movie for me. That's Carrie and Misery. But I still agree with your list.
My list 5. The shining 4. Misery 3. The dead zone 2. Pet sematary 1. Christine Christine is my top Stephen king horror, because it affected me the most. I still have the LP record that I bought when Christine was fresh in the theatre in which I saw in 70 mm, an awesome experience.
King is synonymous with horror. It's impossible to pick just and I'm not 100 percent in agreement with your list but I do acknowledge that those are all terrific movies that I'd be happy to sit down and watch at any time I know that this is a horror edition but I gotta say that the Green mile or shawshank are my top two Stephen king movie adaptations just beautifully acted and the very definition of masterpieces. A bit off topic here. I remember you picked up Demon Knight a while back i dont think I saw your reaction to it
1. The Shining. Here's Jonny. Redrum. All work and no play....
2. Carrie. They're all gonna laugh at you. Split screen carnage. The jump scare ending.
3. Misery. The hobbling. You dirty bird. I'm your number one fan.
4. Pet Sematary. Sometimes dead is better. Zelda. Now I wanna play with yooooouuuuuu.
5. IT 90. Tim Curry. Tim Curry and Tim Curry.
John Hales I would agree with Carey except I always thought that Carey was more sad and scary. Although, that final scene gets me.
Wow...Im fascinated
Top 5 (Easily) ***Salems Lot***
Misery is a Psychological Thriller at best (NOT A HORROR)!!!
1. The shining- Main reason Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor and thought the guy deserved an Oscar nomination for his part and i loved the creepy hotel as a setting.
2. Misery- I love this one almost as much as the shining. Very impressive that Kathy Bates won an Oscar for the movie as she should of. I really love this movie too because most of the film takes place in her house. I read the book and one thing that was different was the sheriff and his wife was not in the book and i love how the movie added that. I love the movie because it seems like something that could actually happen. The only question i have is who was gonna take care of misery the pig?
3- Carrie- I love Carrie because for Stephen Kings first it's great. I thought Sissy Spececk did a great job but the scene stealer was Piper Laurie as the psychotic mother. Plus it was cool seeing a young John Travolta.
4. Creepshow- I've never watched a anthology movie where I loved all the stories. Although my favorite story was "The Create". I don't know who was crazier the monster or Billie. George Romero and Stephen King were a great team and wish they could've done more together. I understand that the effects are outdated but I think that's the charm about it. I loved seeing Stephen King, Ted Danson, Ed Harris, Tom Atkins and Tom Savini in the film as well. Also it was cool that Stephen Kings own son was in the prologue and epilogue of the film too.
5. Christine- I loved what John Carpenter was able to do with this movie. I loved John Carpenter's soundtrack too. I always loved the look of the car too. Dennis was a really cool character, he was my favorite of the movie. It's a shame that John Stockwell didn't play in much after that. I also love all of the death scenes too. My favorite scene is when Christine killed the fat bully.
Hope these were good reasons, but these are my favorites and I'm sticking to them. Cool list Cody, I'm gonna have to watch
"The Dead Zone".
Honorable mentions
Cujo
Secret window
The dark half
Awesome choices (especially The Dead Zone). I'd also throw in: Cujo, Sometimes They Come Back (VERY underrated), The Langoliers, Salem's Lot, Creepshow, Silver Bullet, The Dark Half, Dolan's Cadillac, Children of the Corn, Graveyard Shift and 1408 and for guilty pleasures, I'd throw in Maximum Overdrive, The Mangler, Thinner, Cat's Eye, Creepshow 2 and Desperation.
Misery is my number 1, but hey, your list is awesome.
Same. the book is awesome too
1. It (2017)
2.Carrie
3. The Shining
4. Misery
5.Cujo
@Deacon I grew up with IT1990. But I loved the 2017 movie better. It was more true to the book. Plus acting was better. Still love both.
@Deacon it's my opinion dude
I just love it when people talk about Stephen King because he's my favorite author, the guy who pretty much made me fall for horror. Your list is solid but here's mine:
5. Pet Sematary 2019. I have no connection to the first adaptation so I watched it with fresh eyes and I really liked it. The ending is a bit rushed but I found it effective and it made me want to read the novel again.
4. IT 2017. Opening scene is perfection, the cast is amazing and even though is not super scary (blame the cgi) it is unsettling and just an awesome ride.
3. De Palma's Carrie. Come on, that movie is as perfect an adaptation as you can get. Mother is crazy scary and the third act is just awesome. There's a reason why it's classic.
2. The Mist. Thomas Jane gives one of his greatest performances and the whole concept while crazy works so well. Some of the cgi feels dated, but still works because of the characters and atmosphere. The ending does not come from the novel but it is brilliant. My favorite ending to a horror movie ever.
1. You talked about how Pet Sematary affects you, well, this one did a number on me: Gerald's Game. Carla Gugino carries the movie in a masterful way, the atmosphere is great, the couple of jumpscares that occur are real and effective as hell and the pinnacle of body horror for me happens in the Ungloving scene. I was shaking watching that scene. It really it got me, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. My favorite King adaptation by far.
Anyways, great video!
Thank you so much for talking about Christine in this list. You said that the movie had your favorite score of John Carpenter, and when I hear that a movie has a good score, I'm in. As soon as the video was over I went and watched Christine. Such an interesting film of Carpenter's. He literally put Michael Myers into car form, created another bad ass soundtrack (though it probably doesn't top Halloween for me), and oriented it all around a somewhat tragic story that is vaguely deep and relatable. Christine and Pet Sematary both represent what I love in horror movies, that deeper meaning, that symbolism of the hard parts of life, that's a horror masterpiece in my eyes.
1. Pet semetary
2. It
3. The stand
4. Thinner
5. The desperation
I think Christine will always be my favorite, I love the car and the music and the idea of a car as the antagonist of a horror movie is epic. I love seeing Christine appearing in other people’s top 5 Stephen King movie lists. Great vid.
1. Christine
2. Silver Bullet
3. The Shining
4. Sometimes They Come Back
5. Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is such a fun watch
I loved silver bullet. Might be a little dated now, but it was always so much fun to watch.
sometimes they come back was a great one but you can keep the sequels
@@joshuamatney3703
A Very Underrated Kickass movie, they wanted to remake it which it dose not need a remake it a prefect film as it is Maximum Overdrive is Very Extremely Underrated and Fun as Hell even AC/DC did the film songs which were kickass to listen.
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Gary Busey was the Best in Sliver Bullet, this movie an awesome Werewolf movie.
Here's my top five
1. The Shining
2. IT
3. Carrie
4. Cujo
5. The Mist
Devon Pilgrim I agree with all of your list except for cujo
My top 5:
1. It
2. The Shining
3. Carrie
4. Storm of the Century
5. Pet Sematary
Misery is great. I love Kathy Bates
Creepshow is excellent
It 2017 or the mini series?
Storm of the century was awesome. I can't remember if that was a book or if Stephen King just wrote the screenplay.
i leikkk it!
Really like the extra touch of having church in the background.
5. Pet cemetery
4. 1408
3. Deadzones
2. Misery
1. The shining
Honorable mentions: 1922, IT(1990), the mist, Christine.
1. Pet Sematary (original)
2. Apt. Pupil
3. Maximum Overdrive
4. Creepshow
5. Cat's Eye
#1. The Shining
#2. The Shining
#3. The Shining
#4. The Shining
#5. Stephen King's 1997 craptastic Kubrick piss-take of The Shining
Rushy ours are almost exact except #5 I’d have The Shining.
I was tempted to do this exact same thing except for #5. I would have just went with The Shining.
Fair enough
Lol
Rushy fax
My list:
1) Misery
- Holy cow. What can I say? I love isolation movies done right! Kathy Bates is an amazing psychotic villain. She's manic, and sometimes has the pleasantness and goofiness of a child, but also, you know she's freaking smart! Even when you think you're hiding something from her, she already knows what you're up to. And Paul Sheldon! What a great character. He's a plain guy, yet so likable! One of the things I love about Paul is how smart his character is written. Most characters would be saying stupid stuff to Annie like, "You're crazy!" "You'll never get away with this!" "Someone will find me!" But not Paul. Paul picks up very early on that she's crazy so he plays it cool. He tries to appease her and make her happy. While behind her back, is doing everything he can to get out of there. He's smart enough to NOT antagonize his captor. And he's a character I can really root for! When you have a main character you can really like and root for, and an awesome villain, you've got a good movie automatically. I really like the songs they include, too. I love it when horror movies use songs that aren't meant to be scary. Liberace's I'll Be Seeing You somehow works so well.
2) Christine
- love the score! And the 50s era. I love how Carpenter was able to make 50s music creepy. And most of the time, when Christine played a song, it was in relation to what was going on. I laughed with pure delight when she started playing, "You keep a knockin' but you can't come in!" when Dennis was trying to break in. That was just too perfect. They do a good job of making Arnie someone you pity, but also making Dennis, "the jock," but also really likable.
3) Cujo
- we really have very few movies about killer dogs, at least that I know of. I like movies that can do a lot with a little and Cujo manages to do that for me!
4) Stephen King's IT (1990 - yes, 1900, NOT the remake. lol.) Tim Curry as Pennywise. What more can I say? Plus, I think the characters are really likable for the most part. I'm probably one of the very few people who enjoys the adult half of the "movie" too!
5) Pet Sematary (1989)
- It's quite an impressive feat for a movie to make you MORE afraid/MORE disturbed as you get older. The reason Pet Sematary works so well is because even though we know what Lewis is doing is wrong, we can't help but wonder, "Would we be tempted to do the same were we in his place?"
Honorable mentions: Cat's Eye (awesome end credits song!) and Thinner
This is a tough one. Here goes:
5) 1408: a very entertaining, creative haunted house (hotel room, but you get the idea) story
4) The Shining: I love it, it really gets across the idea that the hotel is a living, breathing entity purely through editing, sound design, and cinematography.
3) The Dead Zone: THE ICE! IS GONNA BREAK!
2)Christine: It just has that great Carpenter touch
1) Creepshow: simply the best horror anthology film ever made
Honorable mentions:
-1922 and Gerald's Game: both are on Netflix, check them out
-Carrie: the original is still very effective to me
-It 2017: I was going to put this on the list, but I'm waiting for the story to conclude in Chapter 2 before I say for sure
-The Night Flier: a unique vampire story
-Maximum Overdrive: stupid as hell but fun to watch
-The Mist: that ballsy ending, man
I havent seen much Stephen King movies but one that is one of my favorite movies of all time is Christine. I just love that movie to death. Its like 'The Outsiders' with a horror twist to it. Freaking love that movie.
i strongly agree with your list even though carrie 1976 would be my #1
Thank you for having The Dead Zone in your top 5. I argue with people about that movie, people say it's not a horror movie. I can understand where most people don't see it as a true horror movie but I'm glad it's on your top 5.
Misery is my absolute favorite! Kathy Bates is amazing, for sure, but I always felt James Caan's performance was brilliant as well. I love the way the character of Paul Sheldon is written, which is very intelligently. While he's trapped by Annie, he figures out that she's not quite right pretty early on so instead of antagonizing her, tries to keep her happy the best he can. Your bland, generic horror character would be saying dumb stuff, like "You're never gonna get away with this!" "My family will find me!" "You're crazy!" But Paul just plays along, trying to make her happy, while her eyes are on him.
Hey man. I love your list Cody. It absolutely kills me every time Louis first digs up Gage, and he's just sitting there holding his body. I just can not, not shed a tear every time I see that.
And I just turned 38, and just like you, Zelda still creeps me the fuck out to this day. ESPECIALLY the one scene when she sits up real quick in the bed. Just thinking about it right now sends a chill down my spine. Great list my man! Have a great day
Your intro art and backgrounds in videos have made a very large increase in quality, it looks really nice and professional now
Thank you
1. The Shining
2. Carrie
3. It(2017)
4. Pet Semetary
5. Misery
1 It 2017
2 Pet cemetery 1989
3.Carrie
4.Christine
5.Shining
The return of Cody's Powerline shirt.👍
My List:
1. Christine
2. Carrie
3. The Shinning
4. It 2017
5. Pet Semetery 2019
5. Pet Semetary
4. Carrie
3. Misery
2. It
1. The shining
Have you seen "SALEM'S LOT"?? The creepy AF 1979 version, I mean??
@@sammylane21 Yes
Christos Eleftheriadis I did notice that the TV movies were not listed on here; maybe that would be a separate countdown? It would definitely be in my top 10. I liked both the 1990 version and the 2017.
@Sammy Lane Yes
Loved this video! You know, I have never seen the dead zone, but that is on my list of books to read and movies to see if I can find it. The Shining is one of my absolute favorite movies and it would be in my top five as well. I have also read the book several times which was very scary. All the scenes that you mentioned, Danny with the tricycle and how you hear the noise The tricycle as he is going to the hardwood to the carpet and seeing the twin girls… does it make it more scary that I am a twin? LOL! And then of course that ever famous, “Redrum. Quote I think that’s one of his scariest books as well as adaptations, although I cannot compare it to the miniseries. I know Stephen King didn’t care for this version of the shining, but it was one of my favorite movies of all time. When I first saw Christine, I think it was because I saw the TV version which cut out a lot of the good parts. LOL, but I hated it the first time I Sorret. Then I read the book and loved the book. After reading the book, I rewatched the movie and absolutely loved it!
Misery… That had better have been on the top five LOL! I think Annie Wilkes is the most disturbing psycho or at least one of them that I have ever seen. The hobbling scene? Oh my God! And then that last scene with the typewriter? Oh… That’s awesome! The acting in the movie primarily by Kathy Bates is just phenomenal. You’re number one is also I think my number one. I think as I get older, and having nieces of my own (don’t have kids), but picturing my nieces and that whole concept of dealing with what is talked about in the movie, as I get older, it gets scarier and more disturbing. Selda still scares the shit out of me, but when I was little, it was just a really awesome scary movie but as I have read the book and experienced grief of my own, then when my nieces were born, oh man! I just picture them at that certain scene at that age. The acting from everyone in that movie especially with Lewis and how he deals with grief and also the torment for Judd and Rachel,… Just wow! This is one of my go to movies and One of my favorite books as well.
1. The shining.
2. Misery.
3. Rom 1408.
4. IT (2017)
5. Christine.
5. Maximum Overdrive
4. The Stand
3. The Dead Zone
2. Silver Bullet
1. Salem's Lot
This was hard to choose! I love your list and love that you had The Dead Zone on it.
Almost the same here except I never saw The Dead Zone. But I'd probably have Misery first and then Pet Sematary. Christine is an awesome flick and I was surprised to see someone like it as much as I do.
Man I can watch yours and Lee's countdown all good ranking and great reasoning for them 👊
I'm just floored that Power line t-shirts exist. That's amazing and I'm going to have to nab one.
Your list is excellent, also.
Maximum Overdrive for me was one of my faves. I have no idea why it used to scare me as a kid but it was creepy, especially that truck that had the freaky green face on the front.
The soda machine scene was epic~
I just love when that T-shirt makes an appearance.
1) The Shining
2) Pet Sematary (1989)
3) IT (2017)
Sad to say the rest I haven’t seen or don’t love.
1. The Shining
2. Misery
3. Creepshow
4. IT (2017)
5. Pet Sematary
CREEP SHOW was an anthology franchise, to which King really only had like 2 stories for the first and 2nd movie.
@@sammylane21 it's still associated with him. He starred in one of the shorts for gods sake.
I definitely agree with Misery and Pet Semetary.
I would also add Gerald's Game and 1922 into the conversation. Gerald's Game was so cerebral and yet so visceral at the same time, and really gave me chills. And 1922 has really solid production value and is another great take on slow-burn psychological horror and guilt.
Recently found your channel and I am SO happy I came across it! I’m very excited to go through your videos. As for my own list, I’ve actually only seen a few SK horror movies. I’d say 3. Carrie 2. It (2017) and 1. The Shining, which I absolutely love and would consider it one of the most effective movies I’ve ever seen
Thank you
Ok my man, I have just subbed to your channel yesterday. And I am more than happy now to find a reviewer that share similar taste to mine. (Cause it will be easier for me to choose which movies to watch after seeing your review. ) We got almost the exact same list on these movies. Except The dead zone . I only have seen the series version of it.. ( I know I'll have to see the movie version soon) Thank you for the recommendation though.
Top 10
Honorable mentions
Cujo
Doctor Sleep
The Dark Half
10. Christine
9. Salem's Lot
8. Pet Semetery
7. Children Of The Corn
6. The Dead Zone
5. The Graveyard Shift
4. Carrie
3. The Shining
2. IT 1990/2017
1. Misery
Great list. Every single one of those movies are the shit. Here are some honorable mentions:
Carrie. A classic teenaged revenge fantasy. Gotta love Sissy Spacek. And even John Travolta played a good villain.
Cujo. Great movie. That whole predicament was just fucked up.
Maximum Overdrive. Semi trucks and every other machine on Earth on a killing spree? Forget about it.
Children of the Corn. "He wants you too, Malachi."
Needful Things. I loved the idea of the devil incarnate moving into town and slowly turning everyone against each other.
Thinner. What a curse. As a big man myself I can see how losing three pounds a day could seem like heaven...at first, but to keep losing weight at that rate would be a nightmare 😵. You'd be a skeleton before you know it.
Oh, and I'm sure that most of you die-hard Stephen King fans already know this, but for those of you who don't... The Running Man (with Arnold Shwartzenegger) is also a film based on the works of Stephen King. But you won't find that in the credits, because when the book was first published it was released under Stephen King's pin name Richard Bachman. Just a little Stephen King trivia. But, like I said, you probably already know this.
5.Maximum Overdrive(soundtrack(AC/DC), cool atmosphere, Emilio Estevez)
4.Misery(Kathy Bates in her nutty glory)
3.Cujo complex protagonist(adultery)/mom
2.Carrie, was my 1st Stephen King book/movie adaptation and the movie still creeps me out! Also Sissy Spacek&Piper Laurie haunting performances.
1.Christine for watchability, can watch over and over, creepy/ funny at times(Darnell), muscle cars.
Graveyard Shift is amazingly underrated
I wouldn't be able to rank these the same in doing ranking back to back of the same movies!!! SO GOOD!!!
Yea man dig your list. Always thought misery is such a tense film. I’d like to throw an honerable mention out to graveyard shift, fun popcorn movie
I got a bit of a Stephen King collection on Blu Ray, and yeah, all 5 that on your list, I got. As for my list, dang, don't like doing these because many times my thoughts change, but maybe number 1 anyways is Salem's Lot The 1970's Mini Series. I know, it's long, pretty cheesy, but was one of the first horror movies mum and dad let me watch of their tapes growing up when I was a little girl, so that might be why.
5. Maximum Overdrive
4. Maximum Overdrive
3. Maximum Overdrive
2. Maximum Overdrive
1. Maximum Overdrive
Underrated Stephen King Film Maximum Overdrive Kickass...
The way Zelda said Rachel gave me nightmares more than anything else I have ever seen. She was so scary
Great list! Here’s mine
5. The Shining (I don’t like it that much, but it is a masterpiece and a classic.)
4. Christine (It’s okay, but I have yet to rewatch it. It is a classic.)
3. It (2017) (Dang it! This is an amazing movie! Pennywise is the creepiest clown in this film!)
2. Pet Sematary (1989) (This is one of my favorite horror films ever!)
1. Carrie (1976) (One of my favorite films ever! Nuff said!)
Great list!
I'm with you on The Shining. I've never really cared for it.
gnc623 Glad I can have respect for that choice. By the way, I have my own RUclips channel where I review horror films if you want to check it out. I have talked about It (2017) and Pet Sematary (1989).
I completely agree with your "Pet Semetary" assessment. I always felt that Dale Midkiff gave the performance that the film needed, and as such he was eclipsed by Jud. But the personalities had to play out this way. I found it haunting, eerie, and heart-breaking. Miko Hughes was perfect in the role and i am so glad he didn't need extensive therapy after playing Gage.
So Cody, if anybody gives you a hard time about this list, at least you're not a person( like me) who really liked Alien3, Pet Semetary 2, Halloween 3, Nightmare on Elm St. 3, Wishmaster 1-4, and Maximum Overdrive.
Edit: aware that most of these are not SK related, but they are movies ya catch flack for liking...
I will say for me I would have 5. Salem's Lot 4. The Dead Zone 3. Christine 2. The Mist (that ending hurts so good) 1. The Shining the genius in King to me is one could easily argue the fact his non horror was better then his horror and he was unabashedly a horror writer that is how good is work is/was. Thanks for the list. Sorry you get the hate you get when you out yourself out there.... but just remember core sane people and "true" fans of the channel will always encourage you to be real an stay true to your own vision :) even if it is loving Hallowen 2 by Rob :). Heard 3 from hell is coming. @Cody L himself.... I have a semi more serious question. Is there ANY chance you will do a Devil's Rejects review sometime this year in 2019? I love your horror eye and passion and almost no one in the horror youtube space has done a review for it? Just curious. Thank you for the years an years of content wife and i love the channel and re subbing lost password to older email so had to create a new one :) Glad to be able to view the channel again :).
5) The Dead Zone.
4) Pet Sematary (89) I have lost loved ones including cats and dogs...haunting score by Elliot Goldenthal!
3) Misery (An outstanding performance by Kathy Bates and Caan!)
2) The Shining... although long, great cinematography, score, acting and loved the changes Kubrick made. I watched it late at night when I was a kid on HBO or Cinemax...nightmares!
1) IT (remake)... perfect combination of horror and coming of age films...especially since I love the 80s.
Cody, I’d just like to thank you for convincing me to watch the original 1989 Pet Sematary, because I have to agree with you; I absolutely loved it, and I desperately want to read the novel now.
That being said, here’s a list!
1. Pet Sematary (1989)
2. The Shining
3. IT (2017)
4. Christine
5. Carrie (1976)
Honorable mention would definitely be Dead Zone! Love that movie, and I’ve yet to see Misery.
Awesome!!!
My list:
#5. Thinner. It is good body horror movie watch after the first viewing.
#4. The Shinning. A slow burn of a movie that is a lot of fun to watch and quote.
#3. Carrie. Just a cool ass movie.
#2. MISERY. Need I say why??
#1. SALEM'S LOT (1979). This was my introduction to horror and it made me fear sleeping in a room with a large window.... you know the scenes.
Honorable Mentions: IT 1990 and IT 2017.
5. Salem’s Lot (for the vampire at the window scene alone)
4. Pet Semetary (1989) -Zelda all the way
3. Carrie -Spacek’s performance
2. The Shining -Nicholson’s performance and it gave me nightmares as a kid
1. It (2017) -The re-watchability factor makes this my top pick. It was a near perfect adaptation imho
Honorable mention -Misery, Christine
Storm of the Century and Dreamcatcher would be in my top 5 for sure.
Nice Idea for a Video🔥🙏
Though I’m sad Carrie wasn’t on your list.
I was watching this video, saw your comment & decided to back out of the video.#HUGECARRIEFAN
e s 😆Jus watch it tho, it’s a good video
Good list Cody and Nice Powerline shirt!
5. Pet Sematary (2019): Great acting, cinematography was amazing and the ending, while kinda abrupt, keeps you on the thrill ride
4. Gerald's Game: Superb acting and the beautifully shot. On the edge of my seat the entire time.
3. The Mist: suspenseful, monsters look amazing and the ending is so fucked up but amazing.
2. Kubrick's The Shining: One of greatest performances by Nicholson, and just unnerving in every scene at the hotel.
1. It (2017). Amazing story, great acting and Pennywise is creepy af.
5. Children of the Corn (1984): It's far from perfect but the atmosphere is great and that kid is terrifying.
4. The Mist: For that ending alone.
3. Carrie: Proves that nothing is scarier than high school.
2. The Shining: A haunting, intriguing film that raises new questions every time I see it.
1. Misery: As a writer, one of the scariest scenarios imaginable. The acting from Bates and Caan is brilliant. One of the best psychological horrors ever made.
That said, The Dead Zone and Pet Semetary are on my watchlist, so the list is subject to change.
Good list really surprised you didn’t put IT in there but as you said it’s your list!
I love pet semetary 1989, that movie inspired me to read Stephen King and become a writer.
My top 3 are: #3: Maximum Overdrive, the hobgoblin truck gave me nightmares as a kid. So I've a long history with this film and it starts there.
#2: Carrie: I was bullied growing up for being different so to see the victim get her revengeance was enjoyable. Also one of the first films I actually shed a tear to at the end. Any film that can make you feel a wide spectrum of emotion is worth a watch.
#1: IT: I always enjoyed films with a horror bend after a while and it wasn't until I was 8 and my aunt moved in with us that I really got to embrace it. It was one of the first horror films I enjoyed with my aunt and cousins, so it's a more personal reasoning behind it.
Honestly I probably wouldn’t even put The Shining in my top 5!!
Me neither. I actually think The Shining is the most overrated horror film I've ever seen.
1. The Shining
2. Misery
3. Pet Semetary
4. Christine
5. Carrie
They filmed "thinner" in my town,so i was able to be apart of it as an extra.
Very cool experience, however I was totally bummed when the movie came together.
It wasnt great!
Awesome list man! For me It's.
5. It
4. The shining
3. Misery
2. Christine
1. Of course is Pet Semetary
Great list!
Mine would be:
5. Christine / Silver Bullet (tie)
4. Misery
3. It (2017)
2. Pet Sematary (1989)
1. Carrie (1976)
You think you were controversial with your list order, mine doesn’t have The Shining. It’s a great movie but just not my favourite.
I love Carrie. No horror movie has hit me with so much emotion like this one. I really love the character and sobbed at the end. Same reason for Pet Sematary. I love how emotional both films were!
1. The shining
2. It 2017
3. Cujo
4 pet Sematary
5. Misery
5. Tales from the dark side
6. Christine
7. Creepshow
Great list. The shining wouldn’t be in my top but it is a masterpiece. The acting and the lack of the arc that differs from the book keeps it from that spot. Love that dead zone made your list. Time for a rewatch! Another great countdown
Nice top five. All great choices! I think my number one is probably Misery, but it's wicked difficult to pick.
From 5 to 1
Christine
The Shinning
Misery
Carrie (De Palma)
IT (Muscetti)
Hey Cody any interest in doing a top 5 Stephen King miniseries list? I think that would turn out pretty awesome.
1. IT(2017)
2. The Shining
3. 1408
4. Gerald's Game
5. Dreamcatcher
I read the books and seen the movies
1. Christine... Awesome story and I'm a huge John Carpenter fan
2. Carrie... The image of her covered in Pig's blood creeped me out a kid
3. The Shining... Jack Nicholson, nuff said.
4. It
5. Salem's Lot.. Barlow the Vampire gave me chills.
Honorable Mention.. The Mist
1.) It (2017)
2.) Misery
3.) Pet Sematary (2019)
4.) The Shining
5.) Pet Sematary (1989)
Agree, pet semetary remake, number 1 for me.
MISERY should be next on the remake docket because fans have become so rabid that we have essentially become Annie Wilks ourselves. Example..... STAR WARS fans.
Hey Cody you should check out maximum overdrive. Definitely underrated movie. It’s awesome !
5. Misery
4. Christine
3. Maximum overdrive
2. Pet Sematary
1. The shining
My top 5 by Stephen King horror movies
Carrie
Pet Sematary
Sleepwalkers
IT
Firestarter
Lil Zae I watched Sleepwalkers soooooo many times as a kid. I often wonder where my parents were lol, cause my son is 10 and he still hasn’t seen a horror movie! But Chris Stuckman does a funny review on this film where he’s bashing it, and I can appreciate how bad it is now, but how great it was then 😊
No Sleepwalkers sucks. That is like The Room of Stephen King films
Is Firestarter considered a horror?
Big Guy617 Everyone has a opinion this is just my opinion on what I like by Stephen king
J Movies & Media yess science fiction horror
5. The Graveyard Shift
4. Silver Bullet
3. Christine
2. Sometimes They Come Back
1. Pet Semetery (the original)
I have no issue with your list, I think Stephen King movies are difficult to rate. I'm glad to see Christine (underrated Carpenter movie) and The Dead Zone up there. The Shining never really did anything for me, but what do I know.
My List
1. The Mist
2. The Dead Zone
3. Misery
4. Christine
5. 1408
My personal ranking
Quick Note: This is just going off my recent memory cause I've seen most of Stephen King's movies but I haven't watched many of them in years so I forgot about a lot of great movies, and after I rewatch the other movies I'm sure this list will change. With that said, here's my personal ranking for the top 5 Stephen King horror film adaptations.
5.) The Langoliers
This is probably the most absurd pick on here but I watched this as a kid and one of the bits where people are trying to get on a plane and then one of the people gets ate has always stayed with me.
4.) The Mist (2007)
The monsters all had cool designs, the atmosphere was eerie, and holy shit this movie has arguably the saddest ending to any movie ever.
3.) Creepshow
This counts right? I love the aesthetic feel to it with all of the bold colors and all of the entertaining short films, my personal favorite being 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill' because of the sci-fi comedy horror mix.
2.) Pet Sematary (1989)
You pretty much talked about everything I liked in this movie, there was a great atmosphere and the creep factor still holds up all these years later. Great film.
1.) IT (2017) : I really like this movie and as a remake I think everybody involved brought their A Game to make it as enjoyable as possible. I liked the cosmic horror elements and although I prefer Tim Curry's Pennywise, Bill Skarsgård did a great job. When I first bought the movie I watched it like 4 times a week and I never got tired of it.
Langoliers certainly needs a remake
I'm surprised that you didn't have The Mist on your top five. That film is a horror masterpiece. Dig your list though.
1) The Mist
That movie is a fucking masterpiece. Anytime Frank Darabont's is attached to a Stephen King property, I extremely confident that will pure gold. He is a underappreciated writer and director. He co-wrote my favorite Nightmare film (Part III) and the cast is fucking phenomenal and that ending! My God what a masterpiece
2)Christine
That has got to be John Carpenter's top 3 films of all time. I did not expect much from the film and then it blew me away. John, the actors, everyone who made this film did such an amazing job taking, what could have been a silly concept and made a very personal, intriguing and in a lot of ways kind of sad story. Genius film.
3)The Shining
Kubrick made some bold decisions on this film and although it is a slow burn, that build was so good I forget how long the film is because each scene has is so well shot, lit up and so well placed. And the horror doesn't really stick out to me and to be frank, although it clearly is a horror film, I never really saw it that way, I saw it more as a mental thriller than anything.
4)It (Chapter 1)
This film is a pure Hollywood franchise attempt and my God was it amazing. Having seen the original TV film and being entertained by it and then being turned off by as the years went by, I've always wanted to see a hard R, no holds bar attempt on this film and I felt that I got it on this one. One of the most satisfying adaptations I've seen.
5)Misery
That movie was all Kathy Bates and her oscar win was well deserved. James Cann is fucking incredible as well. I'll never forget watching that film not feeling scared but the build up to Kathy's psychological breakdown started to get to me as kid when I watched the film, especially that famous scene when she fucks up James Cann character in his room. Pure classic and absolutely one of the best Stephen King's and just great horror film. Period.
1. The Shinning
2. Misery
3. Doctor Sleep
4. Pet Semtary 1989
5. It Chapter 1
5. Storm of the century 4. Cujo (my 1st horror i ever saw at age 3) 3. Rose red 2. The mist 1. Creepshow
1. IT 2017 mostly because it was the first horror movie I’ve seen in theatres and it was a blast to watch
2. Misery bought it for 5$ out of the bargain bin at Walmart because it looked interesting and I was in for a ride
3. Pet sematary 1989 everything you said cody but I’m not a dad I take care of my niece a bunch and she means a lot to me and watching that scene makes me gut wrenched
4. The shining what else can be said one of the greatest horror movies ever
5. Cujo watched it when I was little and I was really afraid of dogs for a bit
1. IT Chapter 1
2. Silver Bullet
3. The Shining
4. Cujo
5. Carrie
Overall
1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Shinning
3. Misery
4. The Green Mile
5. Stand By Me
Honorable mentions
Carrie
The Mist
1. Silver bullet ..gary busey & Corey Haim was heart and soul of it! Plus it is one of the best werewolf movies ever!
2. Cujo still to this day creeps me out! Great suspense and thrills!
3. Misery loves company and Kathy was Terrifying in misery 💘 damn good thrill ride! Drags at some points but overall pretty good
4. The stand.. Biggest negative it is extremely long! And very hard to get through.. Good plot but definitely gotta be in mood for it
5. The langoliers very bizarre and twilight zone feel to it.. Not for everyone but still fun movie
1. Pet Sematary. Dale Midkiff owned the role of Louis. When Gage dies you think that's really his child. So effective in getting you to feel terror.
2. The Stand miniseries. Something about it. Maybe it's nostalgia but I watch it a few times a year.
3. Christine
4.Misery: constant tension. So good.
5. Carrie: her psychotic mom made that movie so scary. It also made me think twice about making fun of people growing up. Not for fear, but seeing what Carrie had to endure at home and knowing there are other children that suffer like that.
Salem's lot (ft David soul)scared the fk out out me when I was a kid 👊
1. The Dead Zone
2. Carrie
3. The Shining
4. Cujo
5. Pet Sematary
So many people haven’t seen The Dead Zone, it is a classic, from the hockey team scene to the “Gazebo” to the Time magazine cover and so on, scenes that burn inside my head, never to be forgotten. Pet Sematary number 5 only because the ending was different from the book, possibly the greatest ending paragraph for any horror novel. Still in my top five, with The Mist just missing the list.
Carrie will always #1 and I think it's King's favorite as well. What Depalma did with the story, editing, characterization was brilliant. And the score is classic.
2. Pet Semetary. Full of emotion. It starts eerie and ends eerie. Very creepy. No matter how old I get, this will always be scary..., and sad.
3. Misery. Brilliant storyline. Drama, thriller and suspense all in one. Being held prisoner by your #1 fan is quite chilling.
4. The Dead Zone. The scissor scene. Nuff said.
5. Silver Bullet. It was a toss up between this, Maximum Overdrive, Cujo and Christine.,But I watched Silver Bullet not long ago and it has some scary really moments.
Now why I didn't put The Shining in here is a couple reasons. Let's get this out of the way first. I love the movie and everything that Kubrick did with it, however, it's almost too long and drawn out to be scary. It has more dry moments than not. But that moment when she realizes what he's been typing and how many pages is true horror. But It's not a "go to" movie for me. That's Carrie and Misery. But I still agree with your list.
Dead Zone is my all time fave-Walken was amazing
1. Children of the corn (1984)
2. Christine (1983)
3. The Mist (2007)
Are my favorite Stephen King movies
My list
5. The shining
4. Misery
3. The dead zone
2. Pet sematary
1. Christine
Christine is my top Stephen king horror, because it affected me the most. I still have the LP record that I bought when Christine was fresh in the theatre in which I saw in 70 mm, an awesome experience.
1. Pet Semetary
2. It (First part-Tim Curry version)
3. Silver Bullet
4. Green Mile
5. Sometimes They Come Back
Great list
Honorable Mentions
Dr Sleep 2019
It 2017
5. The Dead Zone 1983
4. Christine 1983
3. Misery 1990
2. The Shining 1980
1. Pet Sematary 1989
King is synonymous with horror. It's impossible to pick just and I'm not 100 percent in agreement with your list but I do acknowledge that those are all terrific movies that I'd be happy to sit down and watch at any time I know that this is a horror edition but I gotta say that the Green mile or shawshank are my top two Stephen king movie adaptations just beautifully acted and the very definition of masterpieces. A bit off topic here. I remember you picked up Demon Knight a while back i dont think I saw your reaction to it
5. Geralds Game
4. IT (1990)/IT 2017
3. Misery
2. Carrie
1. Pet Semetary