Film Junk Poll: What is the Best Horror Remake?

Posted by on February 11th, 2009   Filed under: Horror, Polls, Remakes

With the new Friday the 13th hitting theatres this weekend, and early buzz seeming to be fairly positive, we are reminded that not every remake of a horror movie has to be complete garbage. There have been at least a handful of horror remakes over the years that have served as decent companion pieces to the original, if not actually improved upon them. Let us know which one you think is the best to date by casting your vote in the poll below. Then feel free to tell us why it’s the best, or remind us of some other decent horror remakes that we forgot to include in the comments below!

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  • Bob The Slob

    Ok…the THING and the FLY better be in the top 2, followed by Invasion and the blob, but…The Grudge? Halloween? TCM? are we kidding?…garbage…total garbage.

  • 1.) The Thing 2.) Dawn of the Dead

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 is a GREAT movie and so is The Fly. THe Thing is really good and so is Dawn of the Dead. The Blob is really good but has been forgotten and Hills Have Eyes very effective. Actually alot of really good remakes here.

    chuck

  • Come on, these jokers don’t stand a chance against The Thing and The Fly. You gotta redo this with just the newer crop, then it’ll get more interesting. I’d vote for Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead.

  • swarez

    I really like the Dawn of the Dead, TCM and Hills Have Eyes remakes. Effective in their own way.
    But I put my vote down for The Thing.

  • Really, really liked The Thing when I was younger. And I’ll admit The Ring and The Grudge each scared me. But they don’t hold a candle to the fun, speed, horror and comedy of The Dawn of the Dead remake. When the camera pulls up into that aerial shot at the beginning to reveal all the destruction and fires and general chaos, I got chills and knew the movie would fulfill its end of the bargain.

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers. No contest.

  • TheAllKnowingGod

    Vincent Price’s version of House of Wax. Freaking awesome.

  • Ian

    The Fly hands down.

  • Dave

    It was a toss up between Cronenberg and Carpenter, a decision any horror fan should not be forced to make. Still, I voted for The Thing.