What are your top five "Ghost" movies?

[Brazoo]

I think he's talking about the movie from the '80s with all the old farts in it.

The Casey Affleck movie is fairly interesting, but it's not really a "haunted house" movie. It's available on Amazon Prime right now.

Ahh - thanks man. Yeah! The one that was like, EVERYBODY'S last movie. I haven't seen either of them. The Affleck one is on Netflix now too - so I've added to my list!

[Iron Mego]

I think that must be Canadian Netflix, cuz it ain't available here.

The one with the old farts is mostly boring, but has some fun stuff. The book is pretty dang good though.

[TrekStar]

Does a Christmas Carol make the list? or are we talkin the really creepy scary stuff?
I never seen any of those and don't want to, okay so I'm a whimp.

Casper (the friendly) ghost
Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Hold that Ghost. (Abbott and Costello)
Ghost of Frankenstein
The Mummy's Ghost
Boo Berry cereal.

[Brue]

They made sequels to "Ghost"?

[Brazoo]

They made sequels to "Ghost"?

Speaking of which - I wonder what the odds are of that one being remade with the idea of starting a new franchise in the next 2 years? Ugh.

[PNGwynne]

Good call on Burt Offerings. You're right, it's a little uneven but compelling.

I liked Ghost Story with "the old guys" and Krige. I should check out the novel.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Abbott & Costello's "The Time of Their Lives" is a great little ghost story. Has one spooky seance, but it's a fun little romp with a lot of heart.

Chris

[Hedji]

This thread is making me feel guilty! I love horror, but am ashamed to say the paranormal genre is one that I've not given proper attention to.

I've not seen Legend of Hell House, Burnt Offerings, the Haunting, the Changeling, and probably other classics I can't think of.

I gravitate more towards monsters, euro-horror, 70s/80s horror, occult/satanic stuff, and some slashers and giallos, but for some reason, I don't give the straight up ghost stories their due.

Having said that, let me look at my collection and see what I enjoyed enough to buy

Poltergeist
The Lady in White
The Woman in Black
Kill Baby Kill
Amityville Horror
Crimson Peak
Carnival of Souls
Hasu
House
The Fog

[PNGwynne]

Carnival of Souls is pretty amazing considering its production and budget.

[drquest]

I always enjoyed "The Fog"

[Iron Mego]

I always enjoyed "The Fog"

Just watched that the other day.

Is Carnival or Souls considered a ghost story? Always saw it as a Zombie movie, with a twist.

And I just gotta say, I have never understood the love for House and House II. I started and stopped the first one multiple times and forced myself to finally get through it. Lotta people love them though, and I can't begrudge people their personal taste.

Forgot about The Changeling. Have always dug that one. And what a brutal opening! And Kill Baby Kill is uber creepy!! Nice choices Hedji.

[Hedji]

Thank you! If you enjoyed Carnival of Souls, check out Messiah of Evil. It's got a similar tone, but with a Romero-esque 1970s flavor to it. Made by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, whose names you may recognize from their associations with George Lucas. (They scripted American Graffiti and Temple of Doom and directed Howard the Duck). A very unique and unsettling movie.

The Fog is a masterpiece that just gets better with age. And extra points for having 3 Creepshow cast members in it!

[Iron Mego]

Just watched Messiah of Evil yesterday, for the second time. How funny is that! I LOVE that movie. I watched it because I had just watched Let's Scare Jessica to Death and it totally reminded me of MOE.

[Hedji]

That supermarket scene!

[Iron Mego]

That supermarket scene!

And the movie theater! And the end scene in the house!