Fave gory special effects

It's getting to that time of the year when my movie thoughts turn to the horror side of things. These days I'm all about the atmosphere and the chills of a more sedate type of scary movie but there's always something to be said for a brilliantly gory death scene. Below are 10 of my faves. They are not for the faint of heart and yes they are a bit mainstream but you have to take what you get with youtube. Oh and no CGI is involved at all.

Dracula : Prince Of Darkness



Count Dracula has been dusted by Abraham Van Helsing and the only way back is blood. It's always blood. And as usual courtesy of an eejit wandering around where he shouldn't be wandering. A disgustingly effective moment and a surprisingly nasty one for the time period.

Day Of The Dead



The most deserved death on the list is one of the more spectacular ones too. A group of survivors are hiding from the zombies above in an underground bunker and bastard Captain Rhodes treats them like muck. It of course all backfires on him when the bunker is invaded. He goes out in style though courtesy of FX impressario Tom Savini

Paura Nella Citta Dei Morte Vivante ( City Of The Living Dead)



John Morghen. The whipping boy of Italian exploitation cinema buys the farm in this still excruciating moment of gore from director Lucio Fulci and make up master Giannetti De Rossi.

Robocop



The list doesn't have to be all horror of course as this brutally entertaining moment from Robocop will attest to. Scumbag Emile gets his just desserts and Robo doesn't even lay a finger on him. A fave moment of all kids of the 80's.

Society



The most fucked up orgy you'll ever see comes courtesy of director Brian Yuzna and make up maniac Screaming Mad George. This one will take your breath away when we find out what exactly the rich and famous of Beverly Hills get up to behind closed doors.

Friday The 13th part 4



Jason Vorhees gets his head bisected by one of the two Corey's. It doesn't take off course and he's returned 7 times and counting since. Looks sore though.

Company Of Wolves



Neil Jordan's take on old werewolf stories takes a far more visceral route than similarly themed movies when it came to the transformation scenes. Yeeesh.

Deadly Friend



Very much one of the lesser Wes Craven film's but that doesn't mean it's all bad. Fans of The Goonies will love seeing that happens to Anne Ramsay. And yes, that is the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer playing ball.

Zombi 2 (Zombie Flesh Eaters)



Everyone goes for the eyeball bit from this Luico Fulci classic but this death scene has it all. The build up, the maggots, the music, the horrified fool not running away, the splat and then the revenge.

Scanners




Never try to compete with Darryl Revok. Especially when he looks like Michael Ironside. Still an amazing scene 38 years later. No CGI will ever beat this scene from David Cronenberg's classic.

What moment's would you pick?