Bear in mind:
-I am counting horror comedies and Signs, which is the only movie to ever actually scare me. So I'd say it counts.
-I have not yet seen Hostel.

1. Signs (2002)
-I'm sorry, but this movie scared the motherfucking shit out of me.
2. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
-Hilarious, clever, gory, and even occasionally emotional...I loved it.
3. High Tension (2003)
-Sweet Mary Jesus did the kroovy ever flow! This movie is fucking sexy.
4. The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
-It's like the Pulp Fiction of horror films.
5. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
-An orgasm of brutal gory horror goodness!
6. American Psycho (2000)
-Wickedly funny and relentlessly entertaining. Bale is fantastic.
7. Cabin Fever (2002)
-Hilarious.
8. Land of the Dead (2005)
-Romero's still the master of the undead!
9. 28 Days Later (2002)
-Freaky, atmospheric, and engrossing. Social commentary galore. I like the eyeball gouging too.
10. Dead & Breakfast (2004)
-Sure, it was juvenile. Sure, the humor was hit and miss. But my oh my did that crimson gush! The chainsaw scene was truly a sight to behold.

I wanna see other people's lists.

is it really fair to reduce american psycho to a "horror movie"?

"Reduce"? I'm not reducing anything! In fact, I find that a little insulting! Horror is probably my favorite genre.

American Psycho is a clever dramatic black horror comedy. I think it certainly counts.

i guess on the surface, it's definitely got some gore (though, the book offers a lot more in that respect). but i always viewed it as more of a social commentary than just a horror flick. i guess it'd fit under "black horror comedy," as you put it.

After seeing your choices, LV, your disclaimer re: Hostel isn't necessary: it wouldn't make the list.

You'd be surprised how many horror films have huge yet very hidden social commentaries in them.

And I actually thought AP was pretty gore-less. Heh.

i think 28 days later is the only film ive ever enjoyed that could be put into the horror genre.

i only saw the movie once, some my critique is largely based on my (repeated) reading(s) of the book, and what i remember from the movie. yah.

American Psycho still remains the worst movie I've ever seen.

Then you haven't seen many movies.

because...

I thought this thread was going to be about horror films from the 1900's.

Good luck. It was pretty uneventful up until the '20s.

So should I do this tonight or wait until Sunday, after I've seen the Hills Have Eyes?

Wait.

Loathed, genre should not be a question of conflation. Black horror comedy is tautology, these genres all necessarily conflate; listing them to clarify 'one' film does not certainly count.

Alright, I've got some time so I'm going to do this now and we'll see if Hills changes anything. Not in order:

1. The Devil's Rejects - It's like someone dusted off a drive inn movie from the 70's that no one knew about yet and unleased it on the world. I like the Pulp Fiction comparison too.

2. Shaun of the Dead - Hilarious homage to what has come before and what can still be done with an old genre. I also relate emotionally to this one, not only a great horror movie, a great movie period.

3. Session 9 - One of the few movies I've ever seen that I actually found creepy.

4. Cabin Fever - For the fun factor.

5. 28 Days Later - A good argument against remakes, Danny Boyle condenses the original Romero trilogy, updates it and adds his own spice.

6. House of 1000 Corpses - Yep, I love this movie and I'll make a case for it even among those of you who don't like it. This movie is the reason we're seeing the current gory crop of horror in theaters right now. Up until this was released in 2003 it was pretty unthinkable to see anything but PG-13 horror on the big screen (the 90's sucked for horror) and most of the movies I'm naming came after this one found it's audience. Sure it's a first time effort and improvements were made on the sequel, but I hadn't felt so giddy watching a horror movie up on the big screen as I did the first time I watched this one. After this Lion's Gate makes it's name as the house that horror built and it wouldn't have happened without this movie.

7. Land of the Dead - Romero. Nuff said.

8. Hostel - Yep, two slots for Mr. Roth. What can I say, I like the guy and this movie delivered on the promise of Cabin Fever in the same way for me that Rejects delivered after House. Stay in the horror game buddy!

9. Dead and Breakfast - It's like the Evil Dead of the 00's!

10. The Descent - Claustraphobic, paranoid and freaky, this movie even got a few "Boo" scares over on me. Combining elements of different genres and different types of horror I can't wait to see this one on the big screen later this year.

Honorable mentions -

High Tension - The ending took it down a few notches for me but this has been the most brutal movie of the decade for me so far

Freddy vs. Jason - Yes, this one was somewhat of a disappoinment (could the story have gotten any worse?) but all was forgiven once I saw the childhood promise of the two titans of 80's horror duke it out the last half hour, finally settling every junior high "what if" conversation.

Saw - Not one of my favorite movies, but I'm thankful for it's success since it keeps the horror movies flowing and a definite step up for mainstream horror movies. Everyone and their brother has seen this one and I couldn't have imagined that happening 10 years ago.

w of the movies on the original list make my....

fuck suspend disbelief, this movie just makes no fucking sense list. ..

signs and 28 days later.

davejeni?

Sure, whatever makes you feel better, pal.