Have you ever watched a horror movie by yourself and thought it was so bad,
that you wished you could sell your soul to the devil just to get those two
wasted hours of your life back? More
importantly, have you ever watched the exact same movie another time with your
friends and found yourself actually enjoying it?
Viewing a horror movie by yourself with incredibly bad acting,
unintentionally funny moments and preposterous low budget gore can be very
painful to watch. Although, I find when you’re gathered around good friends,
(and tons of booze) you enjoy the movie more and appreciate the elements of the
film that made the first viewing experience more excruciating than getting a
root canal.
Even beloved cult classics can be more entertaining if you watch it with a
cool crowd. So here is my top ten list of B-horror
movies (both good and bad) that will please your party guests.
WARNING – SOME SPOILERS AHEAD!
5. The
Evil Dead movies
Every one of the Evil
Dead movies are party pleasers, but it really depends on your crowd for
which one to show. I, myself prefer showing the original film to friends due to
the fact it’s never on television and very few of my friends have seen it. Evil
Dead 2 is great to show to a party full of horror buffs that appreciate the
series, and Army of Darkness is the
best one to show for a guy’s night in.
(You got to love that infamous “Give me some sugar, baby!” line.)
Overall, they’re all crowd pleasers!
4. The
Wicker Man – remake
If you were lucky enough to avoid this movie in theatres,
or have yet to download the montage
of hilarious moments from this flick on You Tube, please go rent this
movie and make sure you ONLY play
this movie at a party. (Watching
this by yourself is just plain stupid.) Everyone
should see at least once in their lives, the movie where Nicolas Cage ninja
kicks women, slaps masks of children’s’ faces, holds a woman at gunpoint for
her bicycle, and runs around in a bear suit clocking women in the face while
calling them ‘bitches.’ Share this experience ONLY
with those you love, because if you watch this atrocity by yourself, you will
want to clock yourself in the head.
3.
Sleepaway Camp
This 80’s cult classic is best viewed with a
roomful of people who have not seen or even heard of this movie. (a.k.a “non
horror fans) Watch your friends laugh and squirm at all the cheesy death scenes.
Then get your camera, and take a picture of the crowd when the twist is revealed
at the end. It’s guaranteed to be a Kodak moment.
2. Psycho
Cop
Last year, one of my good friends introduced
me to this “so incredibly bad, it’s brilliant” horror film.
This is by far the cheesiest movie I’ve ever seen before in my entire
life. You don’t even need booze to
enjoy this movie. All you need is a group of your close friends.
You will be in hysterics as you witness the “psycho cop” off the
teens, because the kills are so low budget and they all usually involve some
sort of blatant phallic imagery. The
clothes, the acting, the cop’s “evil” laugh, and the very flamboyant gay
male actors trying to come off as straight teens will also have you dying of
laughter with your friends. Buy this film! Believe me, it’s totally worth the
2.75 from your video store’s discount bin.
1. The
Rocky Horror Picture Show
I have to admit, every time I’ve watched this movie by
myself, I usually end up turning it off halfway through, (usually after the
demise of Meatloaf) because it’s so f*cking weird and doesn’t make any sense
whatsoever. But, if you ever watched this movie with friends at a party or at a
theatre, it’s a totally different experience. Prepare yourself for the rice
and toast throwing, costumes, dancing to “The Time Warp,” and shouting out
at the screen as if you have Tourets Syndrome. (Just make sure it’s not at
your house…that rice can be a bitch to pick up.)
Runners-up: 1.
Jack Frost – 2.
Invaders From Mars – 3. The Convent – 4.
Vamp – 5.
Slumber Party Massacre