10 Horror Movies With Terrible Concepts But AMAZING Execution

10. Christine

It's tough to keep a straight face through the logline of John Carpenter's Christine, which revolves around a car that grows jealously possessive of its new owner, Arnie (Keith Gordon). But if you can get past the utterly risible setup, Carpenter proves to be an outstanding match for Stephen King's source novel. 

Much of Christine's success lies in how eerily it personifies the titular vehicle and explores its peculiar "relationship" with Arnie, allowing Carpenter to push the goofier aspects of the premise - that is, basically all of it - to the periphery.

From Carpenter's assured filmmaking, through to Keith Gordon's sharp performance as Arnie and the evocative sound design, this is nothing if not a film that wrings every last drop of intrigue and unexpected character development out of its seemingly dopey concept. 

Whether the recently announced remake can similarly avoid devolving into excess silliness, however, remains to be seen.