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Ha ha, where do you want us to start, Tera? There are a lot of classics in there, 'Dead of Night', 'The Innocents', 'Lady in White'...I could go on.
I haven't seen 'Ghost Story' in a couple of years but I loved the novel; I wouldn't mind checking that out again.
I haven't seen 'Ghost Story' in a couple of years but I loved the novel; I wouldn't mind checking that out again.
I just skimmed through these. wow! I've not heard of alot these either.Poltergiest! Now that is a classic. Love it.
Amityville - the original is good. New one - yuk.
Stir of Echos - I think this one is really good. Really good story.
Saw the remake of 13 ghosts a few years ago - skip it.
Go for it, Tera!
I'm at the tail end of my college career so the next two or three weeks are going to be kind of scant for me, but I'll pop in when I can.
I'm at the tail end of my college career so the next two or three weeks are going to be kind of scant for me, but I'll pop in when I can.
Hey Tera,The Other: Haven't seen it, but if it follows the book it could be really good.
Stir of Echoes: Good book, but I didn't enjoy the movie as much. Book was written in the 50's and I don't know if it's the fact that the movie was set in the 90's that threw me.
Ghost Story: Been a while since I saw it, but I think I have to say the same as with Stir...
13 Ghosts: Didn't know that the 2001 Thir13en Ghosts was a remake, but I gotta agree with Kim; skip the remake.
Poltergeist: What can I say, a classic.
Sixth Sense: Also a classic, but the ending only really gets you the first time.
It's a little like 'Cinema Paradiso' meets 'The Sixth Sense'; it draws upon the uncertainty of childhood but is poignant and affectionate too.
So...yeah, it IS more fantasy than horror, I suppose!
So...yeah, it IS more fantasy than horror, I suppose!
Lady in White was enthralling when I watched it the first time, so I thought I'd Q it on Netflix. I did watch The Old Dark House last night with my oldest son. It was great. I really enjoyed the intensity and even though bits of it were rather cheesy (the fight scene between Karloff's character and the husband)...for being a film from the 30's I thought the cinematography was well done and the story line was entertaining. So, I've queued that whole list in Netflix except for a few that I'm going to have to hunt down elsewhere, I'd be happy to start threads for each one as I go. I also have a bunch on the way that are not part of that list.
I'm trying to get some reading done too!!
I read a review on it and thought...ugh...but I'll give it a try anyway. I love just watching the movies and finding that gem. There is supposedly another movie similar to Crawlspace called The Attic...anyone ever seen it?
Well, I've been preoccupied with some other things in life and have been watching some movies that are not on my list, but I did finally get to check something off. I am just putting an asterisk next to the movies as I get to watch them. The problem is when I was putting them into my Netflix Q, I kept sticking other recommendations in there that also looked interesting, so....I did just finish The Abandoned (2007).A woman who is drawn back to Russia when she is contacted about the death of her birth mother and a farm she has inherited encounters the memories of the tragic events that surrounded the death of her parents. Her father has reached beyond the grave to recreate the fatal night and bring his family back together...forever. A well scripted story with plenty of creepy scenes to keep you on the edge of your seat. The cinematography behind the house rebuilding itself was terrific and there are enough eerie camera angles to make the sense of being watched permeate the entire movie.
Just watched The Innocents. What a fantastic film! It explores the idea of possession of children by the adult spirits still residing in the house and the governess' attempt at exorcising them with ill results. I thoroughly enjoy older films that are not tainted by the overuse of modern technology. These films are so much more eerie and frightening because they seem so realistic. I find the governess running through the house trying to track the noises much more intriguing then a computer-generated ghoul. On the same token, however, there were some aspects that were a bit overwhelming, such as the amount of noise used to let the viewer know that the spirits were around. At times it was earsplitting, especially since I was watching the movie on my laptop with headphones. At those times, my son could here the noise from across the room as I was wrenching the headphones from my head. Overall, though, a very well made movie full of suspense and foreboding.
I finally rewatched The Fly(1958). It has been approximately 25 years since I last saw it. I was curious to see if my initial reaction as a kid would parallel my feelings toward the movie as an adult. I was completely taken with the movie today as I was when a child sitting cross-legged on the living room floor. Even though I only saw the movie once, I could remember scene by scene what was going to happen next. It was actually a pretty amazing experience and I never realized how influential that film had been in shaping my taste in films for the future. I was still appalled by the "Help Me!" scene. That effected me in such a way that I have heard that voice in my head for the last 25 years and was shocked that it still sounds the same in my head as it does in the movie. I still love this film.
Some of my favorites that I would like to see againShutter (Thai version)
The Eye (original)
Audition
Ringu
Kairo
Acacia
Anything by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
No American movies? I just dont think American filmmakers can make a good horror film anymore.
Now some of my American films (all before 1974)
Rosemary's Baby
The Tenant
The Exorcist
The Ghoul
The Fly(original)
Any of the Universal horror of the 1930's and 40's(Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, etc)
Cat People (original)
sfd-I saw the American version of Shutter in the theater and hated it. Have you seen both? Is the Thai version better? I'm not always finding that the originals are any better than their American counterparts.
Is that Lars von Trier's "Kingdom"? Or that crappy American remake?There are some great films on your list. I like that you have the original The Fly...(but the remake by Cronenberg was pretty great too). The Fly reminds me of Wasp Woman...a b-movie classic if there ever was one. I picked up a box set that had it, along with Attack of the Killer Teenagers, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, and The Killer Shrews...whoa, that's camp.
If you're a Vincent Price fan, the first installment of the Doctor Phibes films was a campy hoot (The Abominable Dr Phibes).
What about some of the older stuff? Have you seen Murnau's Nosferatu? Or Dreyer's Vampyr? Great old silent classics.
I also have a fond spot for The Fearless Vampire Killers, but that's also extremely campy.
On the darker side, (as I said in another message) you can't beat classics like Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original!) or Night of the Living Dead.
I think the Thai version was better. And in my opinion American films have never improved on their foreign counterparts. Just my opinion so lets not get too upset with this comment. I have had experiences on Goodreads when I express my opinion and it upsets some people. :-)
I have watched Nosferatu, several times actually. One of my favorite old films. I love all the old monster films and the creepiness that old horror movies were able to create without the help of incredible special FX. My favorite horror films are those from the '70s, I don't believe that increased technology has enabled increased scariness on the part of newer films or newer versions of films. My list has been a way for me to watch some movies that I never got around to or watch movies that I loved and haven't been able to watch in years. I keep getting distracted by other films and I have a huge pile of books to read, so this list has been slow going.
not sure if this has been recommended/commented on, but i remember "mothman prophecies" being particularly creepy (with that lingering creepiness that i love/hate at the same time)
Phillip, this would be the Lars von Trier version. I've already seen the remake when it was on tv and, yes, it was awful, but even then I had to rent the series and watch it again just to make sure....lol
Finally got through another movie on the list, 1960's version of 13 Ghosts. I enjoyed this version much more than the newer one. The suspense was realistic and the haunted house felt more authentic than in the odd house chosen to represent the uncle's home in the remake. I was also more engaged by these characters who were more of a wholesome family caught in a bad situation. Loved Margaret Hamilton as the sinister housekeeper, she played the role superbly.
I watched Burnt Offerings today. It reminded me a bit of The Shining with the idea of the building dominating the personalities and actions of those within. Other than that, it was quite inferior to The Shining. The movie was completely predictable. I knew all along that Marian was eating the food that she brought up and would end up the mother in the final scene. I did not understand why the title was called Burnt Offerings. I was watching it sporadically as I kept getting interrupted by my kiddos, so it is entirely possible that I missed something. I kept expecting burnt remains to turn up somewhere during the film.
I haven't seen that in years. I sort of remember liking it, but I think I was a teenager at the time, and my goodness, my tastes have changed since then!
Inferno (1978)
Innocents (1961)*
Kingdom (1995)
Lady in White (1988)
Legend of Hell House (1973)
Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
Old Dark House (1932)*
The Other (1972)
Poltergeist (1982)*
Sixth Sense (1999)*
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The St. Francisville Experiment (1999)
Terror in the Haunted House (1958)
Turn of the Screw (1974)
The Uninvited (1944)
Web of the Spider (1970)
Whip and the Body (1963)
The Willies (1990)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Crawlspace (1986)
Wind Chill (2007)
New York Ripper (1982)
The Cottage (2008)
Black Sheep (2007)
The Fly (1958)*
Devil's Backbone (2001)
Right to Die (2007)*
The Abandoned (2007)*
Amityville Horror (1979)
13 Ghosts (1960)*
Burnt Offerings (1976)*
The Changeling (1979)
Dead of Night (1945)
Dominique is Dead (1979)
The Fog (1980)
Ghost Story (1981)
The Girl in a Swing (1989)
Haunted (1995)
The Haunting (1963)
House of Seven Corpses (1973)
House on Haunted Hill (1958)
House (1986)
The Frighteners (1996)
Witchboard (1986)
The Signal (2008)*
28 Days Later (2002)