I'm going to lose a ton of karma for this...
Ok, how old are some of you kids? I dont want to sound rude, but some of your movie choices as "favorite horror movies" are upsetting. Jason X and Jeepers Creepers have to be two of the worst movies ever. Not to say that every person posted crap (fulchi=god) but a good amount of the movies that were posted came out pretty recently, and are just crappy copies of past horror flicks.
Now, in an effort to both educate and gain some love in this community, I will compile a list of some of my favorites.
First, some newer ones that I liked:
28 Days Later: I dont believe nobody mentioned this, probably my favorite in the last few years.
Fallen: Denzel and Demons. Good match. Not a total horror movie, but still prety scary.
Identity: A cool slasher flick with a rediculous twist.
Malevolence: This movie is relatively new, and is part of a 3 part series of movies. Picture Jason living in Leatherface's house.
And now the classics:
The George Romero Zombie trilogy: You dont know anything about Zombie movies if you dont know these three movies. A cookie to the one who can name them.
Dead Alive: Directed by LOTR director Peter Jackson, it is the story of the attack on New Zeland by a "rat monkey", whose bite turns you into a flesh eating zombie.
The Birds: Hitchcock is a genius. I love the cheap bird effects(especially when the sparrows enter the chimney)
Movies that you guys said that I like : Silence of the lambs, Psycho,The Ring (kinda), Signs, Event Horizon,Phantasm (incredible), Ginger Snaps, and BTW, THE GRUDGE WAS SO PREDICTABLE. Those undead asians were really creepy.