Best horror movies of the decade?

These are my favorites.
 
1. Kairo- One of the creepiest films I have ever seen. The remake Pulse was awful, totally missed the point of the original film. I would consider this a future horror classic. 
 
2. Shutter- The original not the mediocre remake
 
3. Session 9- One of the few haunting movies where you never see or hear a ghost. Very effective and creepy, same director who went on to make The Machinist.
 
4. Paranormal Activity- I fell for the hype, this film is the best use of the fake documentary style of filming I have seen. Much better than Blair Witch Project. I actually cared for the characters, they were fantastic actors. 
 
5. The Devil's Backbone- Guilermo Del Toro's best film.
 
6. The Orphanage
 
7. Shaun of the dead
 
8. Shadow of the vampire- Wilem Dafoe was amazing in this
 
9. 28 Days Later
 
10. The Mist- One of the best horror movie endings ever, though most hate it.
 
11. Bubba Ho Tep
 
12. Ravenous
 
13. [REC]
 
14. A Tale of two sisters
 
15. Let the right one in

Wow, Bubba Ho-Tep? Other peoplehave seen that!? Sweeeeet...

I saw Paranormal Activity last night and i thought it sucked ass. Also The Orphanage was horrible, I really liked the ending of The Mist though so i agree with you there.

No order:
 

• Audition
• 28 Days Later
• 28 Weeks Later
• Shutter (Original, not the shitty american remake.)
• Cloverfield
  

Saw 1

I'm not really one to diss films, but Paranormal Activity really was dire. So dissapointing. Crappy cameras don't make generic characters and rubbish writing "real".
 
I'd put [REC] at the number one spot.  Because I think thats how you do documentary-style horror.

I thought rec was boring, but that was probably because I just watched the american version and they were the exact same movie.  Almost shot for shot it seemed like.

" By far it has to be Tokyo Gore Police. No movie even comes close to comparing. "

I didn't watch a large amount of horror movies, but I though One Hour Photo was a really good atmospheric  movie. 

"

• Audition

"

-Slither 
-28 Days Later
-Shaun of the Dead
-Dawn of the Dead (Remake) 
-Drag Me to Hell
-Jeepers Creeper (The first thirty minutes was atmospheric gold, and one of the best atmospheres in a horror movie, until it was just another stupid monster)

28 Weeks Later.

Forgot to mention American Psycho. I dont know if it counts as horror, but it was great.

" I'm not really one to diss films, but Paranormal Activity really was dire. So dissapointing. Crappy cameras don't make generic characters and rubbish writing "real".
 
I'd put [REC] at the number one spot.  Because I think thats how you do documentary-style horror. "

IMO Saw 1 is the only horror movie this decade that I've even cared about.

" IMO Saw 1 is the only horror movie this decade that I've even cared about. "

" -Slither  -28 Days Later -Shaun of the Dead -Dawn of the Dead (Remake)  -Drag Me to Hell -Jeepers Creeper (The first thirty minutes was atmospheric gold, and one of the best atmospheres in a horror movie, until it was just another stupid monster) "

I just got back from seeing Paranormal Activity and I was very disappointed. The exposition was overly long and I never felt scared. That ending also was pretty terrible.
 
However, I really loved Slither and pretty much everything else Gearhead said:
@Gearhead said:

" -Slither  -28 Days Later -Shaun of the Dead -Dawn of the Dead (Remake)  -Drag Me to Hell -Jeepers Creeper (The first thirty minutes was atmospheric gold, and one of the best atmospheres in a horror movie, until it was just another stupid monster) "

The Mist was my favorite.  You could really feel the tension.  28 Days & 28 Weeks were also pretty good.

" @Black_Rose said:

"

• Audition

"

I found most of Audition to be a fairly regular thriller/drama sans for the few utterly disturbing scenes.
 
@FeatheredRainbows: Props for mentioning Ravenous. A terribly under appreciated flick with a fantastic soundtrack "

Let the Right One In is great, but I don't consider it a horror movie at all.  Vampires are the setting rather than the genre of that movie in my opinion.  The Orphanage was great too.  Paranormal Activity was fantastic, but I hate how everyone uses it as a way to attack the Blair Witch Project which I still think did a few things better.  Drag me to Hell was really good.  Also, I don't know how well known this movie is, but the direct to DVD horror Trick r' Treat that just recently came out was awesome. 

" Let the Right One In is great, but I don't consider it a horror movie at all.  Vampires are the setting rather than the genre of that movie in my opinion.  The Orphanage was great too.  Paranormal Activity was fantastic, but I hate how everyone uses it as a way to attack the Blair Witch Project which I still think did a few things better.  Drag me to Hell was really good.  Also, I don't know how well known this movie is, but the direct to DVD horror Trick r' Treat that just recently came out was awesome.  "

Wow... great list there.  Kairo and Shutter are also my #1 and 2.  Depends if you count Audition as a horror movie ;)  I loved Ju-On as well, but that's more of a personal taste... I wouldn't say it's great to the level of top10.   Orphanage and [REC] were great.
 
Anything by Sion Sono - but only Exte (Hair Extensions) was really a "horror" movie.  Hmm.. One Missed Call (original) and Bloody Reunion were pretty good.  Not as good as the ones on your list though.
 
I think Drag Me To Hell deserves to be on there before The Mist though.  Yeah, it was a good ending, but the rest was just OK.  DMtH has much more intensity and atmosphere.
 
The Descent if you count Suspense as horror.

" Wow... great list there.  Kairo and Shutter are also my #1 and 2.  Depends if you count Audition as a horror movie ;)  I loved Ju-On as well, but that's more of a personal taste... I wouldn't say it's great to the level of top10.   Orphanage and [REC] were great. Anything by Sion Sono, but those again are more F'ed up than actually horror.  Hmm.. One Missed Call (original) and Bloody Reunion were pretty good.  Not as good as the ones on your list though. I think Drag Me To Hell deserves to be on there before The Mist though.  Yeah, it was a good ending, but the rest was just OK.  DMtH has much more intensity and atmosphere.  The Descent if you count Suspense as horror. "

I'm kind of horror movie-sensitive, even something that's classified as action can scare me sometimes. I thought Quarantine was the scariest thing I've seen in a while. 

I don't know about decade, but the best "horror" movie I've seen lately was Pontypool. I love the whole "less is more"-thing that some of these movies do. Just as I liked Cloverfield for the very same reason, although I wouldn't call that horror of any kind. 
 
 Also, I can't believe so many of you said Drag Me To Hell. That was the worst piece of crap I've seen in a long time.

Drag Me To Hell is the only one i've seen that I thought was anything particularly special, that being said, looking at the list in the first post, I haven't seen many at all.

" Wow... great list there.  Kairo and Shutter are also my #1 and 2.  Depends if you count Audition as a horror movie ;)  I loved Ju-On as well, but that's more of a personal taste... I wouldn't say it's great to the level of top10.   Orphanage and [REC] were great. Anything by Sion Sono - but only Exte (Hair Extensions) was really a "horror" movie.  Hmm.. One Missed Call (original) and Bloody Reunion were pretty good.  Not as good as the ones on your list though. I think Drag Me To Hell deserves to be on there before The Mist though.  Yeah, it was a good ending, but the rest was just OK.  DMtH has much more intensity and atmosphere.  The Descent if you count Suspense as horror. "

Saw 1, but the later films sure fucked that over from being a classic.

" I'm kind of horror movie-sensitive, even something that's classified as action can scare me sometimes. I thought Quarantine was the scariest thing I've seen in a while.  "

" I don't know about decade, but the best "horror" movie I've seen lately was Pontypool. I love the whole "less is more"-thing that some of these movies do. Just as I liked Cloverfield for the very same reason, although I wouldn't call that horror of any kind.    Also, I can't believe so many of you said Drag Me To Hell. That was the worst piece of crap I've seen in a long time. "

It made me really happy to see Ravenous on your list, that is one of my favorite horror films ever.

The Mist
28 Days Later
Saw
Splinter
Eden Lake ( Those debating whether this is a horror or a thriller, I say horror)
Dawn Of The Dead
John Carpenters Cigarette Burns

" It made me really happy to see Ravenous on your list, that is one of my favorite horror films ever. "

" @guiseppe said:

" I don't know about decade, but the best "horror" movie I've seen lately was Pontypool. I love the whole "less is more"-thing that some of these movies do. Just as I liked Cloverfield for the very same reason, although I wouldn't call that horror of any kind.    Also, I can't believe so many of you said Drag Me To Hell. That was the worst piece of crap I've seen in a long time. "

Glad someone else likes that film, it was really effective and interesting with its concept. "

"These are my favorites.  1. Kairo- One of the creepiest films I have ever seen. The remake Pulse was awful, totally missed the point of the original film. I would consider this a future horror classic.   2. Shutter- The original not the mediocre remake  3. Session 9- One of the few haunting movies where you never see or hear a ghost. Very effective and creepy, same director who went on to make The Machinist.  4. Paranormal Activity- I fell for the hype, this film is the best use of the fake documentary style of filming I have seen. Much better than Blair Witch Project. I actually cared for the characters, they were fantastic actors.   5. The Devil's Backbone- Guilermo Del Toro's best film. 6. The Orphanage  7. Shaun of the dead  8. Shadow of the vampire- Wilem Dafoe was amazing in this  9. 28 Days Later  10. The Mist- One of the best horror movie endings ever, though most hate it.  11. Bubba Ho Tep  12. Ravenous  13. [REC]  14. A Tale of two sisters  15. Let the right one in"

" @Geno said:

" I'm kind of horror movie-sensitive, even something that's classified as action can scare me sometimes. I thought Quarantine was the scariest thing I've seen in a while.  "

Ugh, Quarantine. I got about twenty minutes in and turned it off, realizing that I wasn't going to waste anymore time on it. "

" @FeatheredRainbows said:

"These are my favorites.  1. Kairo- One of the creepiest films I have ever seen. The remake Pulse was awful, totally missed the point of the original film. I would consider this a future horror classic.   2. Shutter- The original not the mediocre remake  3. Session 9- One of the few haunting movies where you never see or hear a ghost. Very effective and creepy, same director who went on to make The Machinist.  4. Paranormal Activity- I fell for the hype, this film is the best use of the fake documentary style of filming I have seen. Much better than Blair Witch Project. I actually cared for the characters, they were fantastic actors.   5. The Devil's Backbone- Guilermo Del Toro's best film. 6. The Orphanage  7. Shaun of the dead  8. Shadow of the vampire- Wilem Dafoe was amazing in this  9. 28 Days Later  10. The Mist- One of the best horror movie endings ever, though most hate it.  11. Bubba Ho Tep  12. Ravenous  13. [REC]  14. A Tale of two sisters  15. Let the right one in"

what about 28 weeks later? It was better than 28 days later. "

" The Mist
28 Days Later
Saw
Splinter
Eden Lake ( Those debating whether this is a horror or a thriller, I say horror) Dawn Of The Dead John Carpenters Cigarette Burns "

I loved the premise and the setting of Cigarette Burns, I just found the execution lacking.
It was missing something not quite tangible. Maybe it was the feeling of it being a little too condensed.
Creepy Udo Kier is always awesome though.

Here are some more horror gems I like.
 
Feast
Inside
Frontiers
Martyrs
The Eye
The Cottage
Rogue
Dance of the dead
Children
Orphan
Deadgirl
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Severance
Dead Snow
Antibodies
Black Sheep
Dead End
Header
The Signal
The Abandoned
Last House on the left- I thought the remake was better than the original in every way.
1408
Daybreakers
House of the devil
Thirst
Little Red Riding Hood and Other stories
Eden Log
Plague Town
Vinyan
Shuttle
Timecrimes
Alien Raiders
Feast 2
Feast 3

-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003, not the crappy ass original)  
-The Strangers 
-Paranormal Activity: I just saw this Friday, I loved it. It's the first horror movie in quite some time that has actually scared me instead of relying on loud noises and mirrors to make me jump.

The action in The Strangers was excellent, unforunately, it contained 0% story.

28 Days Later