9. Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday The 13th showcases how crazy talented makeup/special effects legend Tom Savini really is. I remember watching this movie for the first time when I was a kid and being really freaked out by how real the death scenes looked. Highlights include a hatchet to the face of an unsuspecting victim, a pair of slit throats, death via archery, and an awesome decapitation that ranks up there as one of the best in movie history. Kevin Bacons death (which involves him being stabbed through the throat with an arrow) has always been my favorite out of all the murders that take place in the film as it looks extremely real and severely painful. Series villain Jason - who doesnt make an appearance until the end - also looks very impressive and just damn creepy thanks to Savinis hard work. The special effects in this film are awesome and look better than those from most of the horror films that Ive seen in the last ten years of so (dont get me started on how much I hate the use of CGI blood).