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Here is the full list of the best horror films of the 20th century. Tune in next time for in-depth discussion of what went in, what was left out, and where deep divisions exist between the Andys. 30. Gremlins 29.

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Number 1 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century! The film is … The Exorcist. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and Andy Cockerill are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

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A quick announcement to say we are live streaming on Monday 28th January 2019 at 8pm UK time, 20:00 UTC. To join in, just go to this page: artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/live – there will be a live chat room and a button

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Number 2 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The film is Alien. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and Andy Cockerill are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Numbers 4 and 3 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are The Thing and The Shining. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and Andy Cockerill are licensed under a

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Numbers 6 and 5 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are Night of the Living Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and

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Numbers 9 to 7 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are Rosemary’s Baby, Evil Dead II and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam and

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(Content warning: brief mentions of suicide.) Numbers 12 to 10 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are The Omen, Don’t Look Now and The Haunting. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by

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Numbers 15 to 13 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are Event Horizon, An American Werewolf in London and The Sixth Sense. Do they pass the “better than Psycho, more fun than The Fly”

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The countdown continues as we discuss numbers 18 to 16 of the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. The films are Ringu (“Ring”), Psycho and The Fly. We’re half-way there, and from now on all the films must

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Join us as we count down the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. This time, numbers 21 to 19, which means we discuss, with some spoilers, the films Carrie, The Silence of the Lambs and possibly the most

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We continue counting down the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. This time, numbers 24 to 22, which means we discuss, with some spoilers, the films Nosferatu, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and one of Andy B’s all-time

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In this series we are counting down the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. This time, numbers 27 to 25, which means we discuss, with some spoilers, the films Hellraiser, The Blair Witch Project and Jacob’s Ladder. The

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In this series we are counting down the 30 best horror films of the 20th century. This time, numbers 30 to 28, which means we discuss, with some spoilers, the films Gremlins, Near Dark and Altered States. The Good Robot

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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Andy Balaam thinks it sounds worthy and tiresome, but Andy Cockerill describes an unsettling, grown-up horror film, whose story line is slightly weird, probably because it’s

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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Annihilation. For some unknown reason, Andy Balaam starts talking about A Perfect Circle’s Annihilation, which is not very good, but is on the same album as A Perfect Circle’s Imagine, which sounds

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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Split. Andy Balaam states that it is a light but entertaining sequel to Source Code but Andy Cockerill explain it’s a chilling psycho movie that, although it does feature “women in peril”,

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Discussion, with lots of spoilers of the film Mute. Andy Balaam thinks it’s a rollicking Disney adventure about a tiny mouse who can’t speak, but Andy Cockerill tells him it’s a very dark, edgy sci-fi with disturbing scenes, featuring a

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Bonus chat by the Andys about the extreme film mother!, during which they coin the genre “social horror”. Also discussion of Children of Men and lots of Aronofsky films. The Good Robot Andys podcasts and web site by Andy Balaam