My favorite horror films are horror-comedies:
The Ladykillers (1955)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
But my favorite non-comedy horror films are:
Jaws (1975)
Aliens (1986)
Alien (1979)
The Terminator (1984)
I’d also mention:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Let the Right One In (2008)
I may be forgetting quite a few good ones – I’ve seen far too many and certainly don’t remember them all.
Oh, and since Alien Versus Predator got positive mention, I feel compelled to mention that I thought it was awful, and the last Predator franchise film I gave a chance. I almost listed the original Predator as one of my favorite or honorable mention horror films, but I also class it as a campy action flick.
For what Predator is, I’d rate them like:
Predator :8/10
Predator 2 : 3/10
Alien Versus Predator : 1/10
I recently did watch just the Unbridled Rage review of The Predator reboot , though, and that one is clearly off-the-charts terrible. But that review was hilarious to watch.