Horror Taglines

Great Horror Taglines

Freaks (1932)
"Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?"

The Birds (1963) 
"...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!"

Night of the Living Dead(1968) 
"They won't stay dead."

Frogs (1972) 
"Today the pond! Tomorrow the world!"

The Last House on the Left (1972) 
"To avoid fainting, keep repeating 'It's only a movie...It's only a movie...'"

Abby (1974) 
"Abby doesn't need a man anymore. The Devil is her lover now!"

Black Christmas (1974) 
"If this movie doesn't make your skin crawl…it's on too tight!"

It's Alive (1974) 
"There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby: it's alive."

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 
"Who will survive and what will be left of them?"

Dawn of the Dead (1978) 
"When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth."

Halloween (1978) 
"The night HE came home."

I Spit on Your Grave (1978) 
"This woman has just cut, chopped, broken, and burned five men beyond recognition…but no jury in American would ever convict her!"

Jaws 2 (1978) 
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water."

Alien (1979) 
"In space, no one can hear you scream."

Phantasm (1979) 
"If this one doesn't scare you, you're already dead!"

Maniac (1980) 
"I warned you not to go out tonight."

The Prey (1980) 
"It's not human, and it's got an axe!"

Happy Birthday to Me (1981) 
"John will never eat shish kebab again." (see pic)

Poltergeist (1982) / Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) 
"They're here." / "They're back."

The Thing (1982) 
"Man is the warmest place to hide."

The Lift (1983) 
"Take the stairs. Take the stairs. For God's sake, take the stairs!!!"

Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) 
"Please do not disturb Evelyn. She already is."

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 
"If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all..."

Demons (1985) 
"They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs."

The Nail Gun Massacre (1985) 
"It's cheaper than a chainsaw!"

Re-Animator (1985) 
"Herbert West has a very good head on his shoulders...and another one in a dish on his desk."

Silver Bullet (1985) 
"It started in May in a small town. And every month after that whenever the moon was full...it came back."

Breeders (1986) 
"Anything this hideous must be stopped from breeding."

The Fly (1986) 
"Be afraid. Be very afraid."

From Beyond (1986) 
"Humans are such easy prey."

House (1986) 
"Ding dong. You're dead."

In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986) 
"Violent death was the easy way out!"

Night of the Creeps (1986) 
"The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is…they're dead."

Hellraiser (1987) 
"He'll tear your soul apart."

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) 
"This time…it's personal."

The Lost Boys (1987) 
"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire."

Maniac Cop (1988) 
"You have the right to remain silent. Forever."

Night of the Demons (1988) 
"Angela is having a party. Jason and Freddy are too scared to come. But you'll have a hell of a time."

Meet the Feebles (1989) 
"Hell has no fury like a hippo with a machine gun" OR "Puppet spunk hits the fan!"

Pet Sematary (1989) 
"Sometimes dead is better."

Predator 2 (1990) 
"He's in town with a few days to kill."

Army of Darkness (1992) 
"Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas."

Little Witches (1996) 
"Forgive me father, for I am sin."

Psycho (1998) 
"Check in. Relax. Take a shower."

Ravenous (1999) 
"You are who you eat."

The Devil's Rejects (2005) 
"This summer, go to Hell."

Saw II (2005) 
"Oh yes, there will be blood."

I Am Legend (2007)
"The last man on Earth is not alone."

Cloverfield (2008) 
"Something has found us."

Funny Games (2008) 
"You must admit, you brought this on yourself."

Not so great horror taglines

1) Bad Puns

Scared Stiff (1953)
"They're making a spook-tacle of themselves!"

Scarecrows (1988) 
"When it comes to terror they're in a field of their own."

Psycho Cop Returns(1993) 
"Something old, something new, someone bloody, and the man in blue!"

Death Machine (1995) 
"Man's deadliest weapon shows its metal."

Werewolf (1996) 
"Rest in...beast."

Voodoo (1999) 
"Just voodoo it!"

Black Christmas (2006) 
"This holiday season, the slay ride begins."

2) Poor Wording:

Dracula's Daughter (1936) 
"She gives you that weird feeling!"

Ouanga (1936) 
"Strange loves of queer people!"

Psycho (1960) 
"It plunges the screen into a new -- and altogether different -- screen excitement!!!"

The Flesh Eaters (1964) 
"The only people who will not be STERILIZED with FEAR are those among you who are already DEAD!"

Alien Dead (1980) 
"They're consuming every living creature in sight!"

Demonwarp (1988) 
"Enter a prime-evil world of future shock and alien terror."

3) Understatements:

The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) 
"A true story."

Don't Look Now (1973) 
"A psycho thriller."

Prophecy (1979) 
"The monster movie."

Tourist Trap (1979) 
"Every year young people disappear."

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1994) 
"Based on the story 'Children of the Corn' by Stephen King."

Devil in the Flesh (1998) 
"She's a cold-blooded killer."

4) Overstatements:

King of the Zombies (1941) 
"Don't miss this shock-crammed punch-packed double thriller-chiller terror program!"

I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) 
"The most amazing motion picture of our time!"

Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) 
"Entombed for eons -- turned to stone -- seeking women, women, women!"

Shriek of the Mutilated (1974) 
"A frenzied hunt for a hideous beast uncovers an evil cannibal cult and death is the devil's blessing."

5) Dated References:

The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) 
"Commies made him an atomic mutant!"

The Beast That Killed Women (1965) 
"Terror stalks the nudists!"

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) 
"A screamin' demon rages inside, turnin' him into Mr Hyde...Don't give him no sass or he'll kick yo' ass!"

Satan's Cheerleaders (1977) 
"Funnier than The Omen...scarier than Silent Movie."

Pinata: Survival Island (2002) 
"You don't get voted off this island."

6) Just Plain Dumb:

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies(1964) 
"Not for sissies!"

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors (1966) 
"So shocking it will sliver your liver!"

The Mummy's Shroud (1967) 
"Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!"

Blood Freak (1972) 
"A Dracula on drugs!"

Snuff (1974) 
"The film that could only be made in South America, where life is cheap."

The Demon Lover (1977) 
"At last! The truth about demons!"

Dracula (1979) 
"The story of the greatest lover who ever lived, died, and lived again." (Ever heard of Jesus?)

Alligator (1980) 
"A FRIGHTENING movie with a sense of FUN!"

Don't Go in the Woods Alone (1981) 
"Everyone has nightmares about the ugliest way to die."

Blood Hook (1986) 
"Blood sports of the human kind."

Demons 2 (1986) 
"Lets Party!"

Creepazoids (1987) 
"Move over, Aliens, here come the Creepozoids. Even if you kill them, they're still deadly."

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) 
"Angela's back and she's bad."

The Dead Next Door (1989) 
"Another Evil Dead."

Vampire vs. Sorcerer (1990) 
"Can 16th century magic save a small suburban town terrorized by vampires?"

7) What the...?:

Attack of the Puppet People (1958) 
"Doll dwarfs versus the crushing giant beasts!"

Orgy of the Dead (1965) 
"Are you heterosexual...?" OR "The film that will satisfy every over-sexagesimal adult!"

Ape (1976) 
"Not to be confused with KING KONG."

Strange Behavior (1981) 
"Cuts up parts other movies just dislocate."

Grim Prairie Tales (1990) 
"I was sucked in!"

Shatter Dead (1994) 
"GOD HATES YOU!"

Grim (1995) 
"Don't mix this movie and pizza":)

Just Bad Taglines