Robert Englund Lists Off His Favorite Horror Movies & Makes A Halloween Recommendation

Robert Englund, star of the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies, has offered up a smattering of horror film suggestions for the Halloween season. Englund is best known for playing Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s classic slasher franchise, having taken up the role in eight different films. He has been involved in other horror movies as well, such as Wishmaster and The Mangler, underscoring his love for the genre.

Now, Bloody Disgusting reports that, at Terror Con in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Englund listed off his favorite horror movies, including one particular suggestion for Halloween. While his list of favorites include some popular suggestions like The Witch and Get Out, he also had plenty of terrifying, lesser-known movies on his list. Check out what Englund’s suggestions are below:

It changes with me. I’m gonna just throw out a bunch of them. Anya Taylor Joy in The Witch. Get Out. Swedish Let the Right One In. Rosemary’s Baby really holds up. You can watch it for Mia Farrow and you can watch it for John Cassavetes; just their performances, let alone the direction. There’s some great, interesting stuff in that movie. And, of course, Ruth Gordon as the oldest witch. Please don’t ever drink her drink. Obviously, The Exorcist. [The] Silence of the Lambs.

I love Brian De Palma’s Sisters, a great, great film. The best split screen in the history of movies. Margot Kidder, William Finley — my favorite mad doctor ever. He cuts two girls in half because he wants to make love to one of them. How nasty and crazy is that?! William Finley, great actor. He’s also in The Fury, and he’s also in my low-rent Tobe Hooper movie, Eaten Alive. I love Bride of Frankenstein. Angela Bettis in May. You should all watch May this Halloween. Underrated, great, nasty film.

Robert Englund’s Suggestions Are Perfect For The Halloween Season

Many of Englund’s suggestions are standalone horror movies that encapsulate the spirit of the Halloween season. Modern films like Get Out and The Witch alongside classics like Rosemary’s Baby and The Silence of the Lambs underscore his many decades of experience with the genere. The Exorcist is also a timely suggestion, since a new sequel, The Exorcist: Believer, will be arriving in theaters this October.

Englund’s lesser-known recommendations are also reflective of just how many horror films he’s seen over the years. Sisters is best known for having Margot Kidder play twins, the film having an early version of split screen editing to make it possible. However, May stands out as a suggestion, since the psychological horror movie about a troubled woman who becomes a slasher villain seems high on Englund’s list. Perhaps his list will make more people check out the cult classic on Halloween night.

The many suggestions Englund has for horror movies highlights his love for the genre he’s spent decades enhancing with his performances. While he avoided putting any of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films on his suggestion list, it seems he intended to suggest movies beyond what he’s performed in. With plenty of movies now suggested by Robert Englund, anyone who wants to take his advice can start their Halloween season out on the right films.

Source: Bloody Disgusting