Best Horror Movies says: Everyone loves a hero. But not every hero is remembered. It takes a special breed of protagonist to resonate in the memory banks of horror fans. For every 250 Mike Reilly’s you’ve got one Van Helsing, and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. A hero must first be believable, second be likeable, and third, be pure in mission. Longevity never hurt the top dogs either.
Ellen Ripley
Agreed.
Sorry but if they are not scary then they are not horror in my eyes.
With this criteria they would include 'Scary Movie' as a horror flick. When it is a pure comedy mocking horror flicks.
The few characters they got right on the list are Ellen Ripley (Alien), R.J. MacReady (The Thing), and MAYBE Seth Gecko (From Dusk till Dawn).
Army of Darkness was the Comedy in the series!
Evil Dead = Horror
Evil Dead 2 = Horror Comedy
Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3) = Comedy
Evil Dead was not in the least bit scary!
Horror would have to elude to some actual horrific material would it not? Evil Dead in none of the movie versions had horror.