10. Italiano!
Italy is one of the cogs in the wheel that makes horror the best genre ever. Where would we be without Mario Bava and Dario Argento? Not to mention Lucio Fulci, Michele Soavi, Ruggero Deodato, Pupi Avati, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Martino, Sergio Garrone - I nearly forgot Joe D'Amato. And Bruno Mattei! Even the biggest hack gets a mention. Yes they may all have copied each other but even their crappiest efforts were entertaining. There is something very endearing in Italian horror films and Giallos. It may be the buckets of sleaze and prurience. It may be the savage kill scenes or the fantastic crumpet on display. The soundtracks are usually fabulous too. But no serious horror film fan would overlook Italian horror. It is as instrumental to the overall genre as anything produced in America or the UK and its unique essence of sleaze, gore and titilation is part of what makes horror the greatest genre.