My wife and I really enjoyed the first one, but the second was just a rehash.
"I love "when a stranger appears" and "Ring"
The original Japanese Ringu was far superior. The American version threw in everything but the kitchen sink.
"and their #1 was "Jaws", closely followed by "The Exorcist" and "Alien".
I love all three.
"A recent gem I found is John Carpenter’s They Live"
Gem? More like a nugget of coal. The Thing is still his best, but Scanners is a guilty pleasure of mine.
"How about the Horror classics such as Bela Lugosi's Dracula, and Boris Karloff's Frankenstein and Bride of Brankenstein? I also like the early Hammer films."
My neighbor buys the originals. I recently watched "The Pit and the Pendulum". Holy Cow! What a spooky film.
"HOW ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PHANTASM ???"
A cool but freaky movie.
"The People Under the Stairs."
I have that on DVD as well.
I'm more into the spooky movies myself. Stir of Echoes is a fantastic film, and I've always loved The Changeling.