Growing up I never saw normal horror movies. My family would watch old classics, and B-Rated films from the 50's and 60's. This gave me a great appreciation for the genre, and many of the cult classics that aren't considered very good by critics. Still, even though movies like Bela Lugosi's Dracula have gained fame and cult followings in the many decades since their release, there are even more "bad" movies that deserve to be seen. So here is a list of my top 5 B-rated horror movies to watch this October:
1. The Terror
Starring Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson this movie centers around an old man, a young woman, and a bird. Nicholson is the charismatic young adventurer who can't leave a mystery and young woman alone and that leads to trouble in the creepy old castle where the old man lives. Death, murder, mystery, and romance come together to make this a very interesting movie to watch.
2. House on Haunted Hill
Now you might have seen the modern version of this that came out back in 1999, but this is the original from 1959. Starring Vincent Price, the movie centers on a millionaire who purchases a house known for having it's inhabitants show up dead after their first night living there. He invites 5 people to join him and his wife for one night in the house, with a reward of 10 grand if they stay and survive.
3. The Raven
Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Jack Nicholson team up in this movie based (albeit loosely) on the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name. Basically, a magician has been turned into a raven, and must seek help from a retired sorcerer to reverse the curse.
4. The Last Man on Earth
Again, you have probably heard of if not seen the modern remake of this, I Am Legend starring Will Smith, but the original still does it better. Vincent Price stars in this movie about a scientist whose world is literally turned upside-down by a mysterious virus that is reminiscent of the black plague...only this disease creates zombies.
5. Dracula
Ah yes, the grand-daddy of all b-rated horror films that did NOT deserve the rating! Bela Lugosi's Dracula is the ultimate cult classic, and it is nearly impossible for you to look at anything relating to vampires, and not see this movies influence. Go, watch, I'm not good at talking about this movie without spoiling it. Enjoy!
