# If you like Halloween/Horror Films Check This Out... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760 "2015-09-12T00:25:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/21 "2015-09-18T15:41:25Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Without looking it up, are you refering to the American titled _The Orphange_? I honestly can’t remember if I’m thinking of an American remake or an original Spanish language film with subtitles. The film I’m thinking of is outstanding( so yeah, you’d think I’d remember if it was subtitled but I watch A LOT of horror). Big thumbs up, though! _The Orphanage_ is indeed _El Orfanato_ – great movie (in Spanish with subtitles), although I wish it had ended one scene earlier: The scene with Laura telling a story to the children would have been a fantastic ending; as it was, the movie ended with Laura’s husband visiting her grave site – which was a really hamfisted way to conclude the film. Speaking of Guillermo del Toro (he was a producer of _The Orphanage_), _The Devil’s Backbone_, which he co-wrote and directed, is a fantastic film that’s well worth seeking out. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/22 "2015-09-18T15:59:50Z")
Atrocious is another pretty good Spanish horror film. > **[Atrocious (2010) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1734067/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Atrocious: Directed by Fernando Barreda Luna. With Cristian Valencia, Clara Moraleda, Chus Pereiro, Sergi Martin. Two teenage siblings endure a terrifying experience while investigating a rural legend near their family's vacation home. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/23 "2015-09-18T20:02:55Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > _The Orphanage_ is indeed _El Orfanato_ – great movie (in Spanish with subtitles), although I wish it had ended one scene earlier: > > The scene with Laura telling a story to the children would have been a fantastic ending; as it was, the movie ended with Laura’s husband visiting her grave site – which was a really hamfisted way to conclude the film. > > Speaking of Guillermo del Toro (he was a producer of _The Orphanage_), _The Devil’s Backbone_, which he co-wrote and directed, is a fantastic film that’s well worth seeking out. Agree with you on both points. I really encourage anyone who thinks they won’t enjoy subtitled works to give them a try anyway. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/24 "2015-09-18T21:31:37Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Agree with you on both points. I really encourage anyone who thinks they won’t enjoy subtitled works to give them a try anyway. Agreed. Some of the best ones out there are Asian…specifically Korean and Japanese. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/25 "2015-09-20T09:23:46Z")
> **[Trick 'r Treat (2007) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862856/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Trick 'r Treat: Directed by Michael Dougherty. With Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Quinn Lord, Lauren Lee Smith. Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin... Trick R Treat A movie about Halloween night. It has an excellent cast and good production values. A really fun film to watch in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/26 "2015-09-20T20:06:42Z")
> **[Night of the Demons (1988) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2)** > > Night of the Demons: Directed by Kevin Tenney. With Hal Havins, Allison Barron, Alvin Alexis, Harold Ayer. Ten teenagers party at an abandoned funeral parlor on Halloween night. When an evil force awakens, demonic spirits keep them from leaving and... Night of The Demon Bad acting? Check Gratuitous nudity? Check Eighties fashion? Check Annoying Guido? Check Typical 80s teen slasher material. Kinda fun. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/27 "2015-09-21T13:39:34Z")
A few more I wasn’t going to mention because I’m not sure they’re available via streaming and they’re dubbed, in some cases poorly (though for me that sometimes adds to the fun of a horror movie) are films I first watched as a kid in the late '70s on one of those _Chiller_ type series (this one was called _Sinister Cinema_). It’s entirely possible that they terrified me because of my age: I wouldn’t know because I haven’t been able to make myself watch them again. [The Torture Chamber of Dr Sadism](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062235/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) This one I don’t even know if I remember correctly. Just the first scene where a dude is drawn and quartered freaked my young self out. I’ve seen this particular scenario in other films since then and in comparison the one in this film is totally tame, but the concept was new and horrifying to me [Hatchet for the Honeymoon](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064904/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Parts are downright campy - even my eight year old self realized that - but the soundtrack, the visuals, even the crappy dubbing are very effective and the ending disturbed me for a lonnnnnnng time after. I own this on disc and I still haven’t rewatched it all the way through. [Death Smiles on a Murder](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068972/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Just, hell no. I was hesitant to even google this lest a certain photo from it pop up on the screen. Probably totally cheesy, but it had me and my best pal clung onto each other screaming and cringing. Oh and since I’m walking down memory lane here, [Burnt Offerings](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074258/?ref_=nv_sr_1) is always treat despite it 70’s sensibilities. What’s not to like when you’ve got the late Oliver Reed, Karen Black and Bette Davis, plus that creepy ass chauffeur ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/28 "2015-09-21T14:30:19Z")
Thank you for those. BTW how do you write over the links? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/29 "2015-09-21T14:40:38Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Thank you for those. BTW how do you write over the links? After you copy and paste to the URL link box and hit enter, you’ll see a portion of it highlighted. Delete that part and type in whatever text you want. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/30 "2015-09-21T15:28:50Z")
**"Let the Right One In"** is one of the best vampire films and one of my favorite movies. Be sure to watch it in the original Swedish as the English dub is terrible and will ruin the experience for you. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/31 "2015-09-21T16:49:33Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > After you copy and paste to the URL link box and hit enter, you’ll see a portion of it highlighted. Delete that part and type in whatever text you want. Thank you. Totally agree about Let The Right One In. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/32 "2015-09-22T05:26:31Z")
> **[Theater of Blood (1973) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070791/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Theater of Blood: Directed by Douglas Hickox. With Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews. A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition. Theater of Blood…awesome campy fun…Bloody good. This is probably Vincent Prices best performance. The supporting cast are some of the UKs best actors of that generation. Its kind of Dr Phibes 3 but much better and much bloodier. Highly recommended. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/33 "2015-09-23T00:41:41Z")
> **[The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > The Taking of Deborah Logan: Directed by Adam Robitel. With Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, Michelle Ang, Brett Gentile. An elderly woman battling Alzheimer's disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far... The Taking of Deborah Logan As if Alzheimers weremt scary enough. A nice little found footage film with an excellent cast. Warning: 60 year old nudity :eek: ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/34 "2015-09-23T02:32:24Z")
Why does everyone always call her Marcy Rhodes when Fright Night comes up? She was Marcy D’arcy for the majority of the run of Mw/C. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/35 "2015-09-23T02:58:17Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Why does everyone always call her Marcy Rhodes when Fright Night comes up? She was Marcy D’arcy for the majority of the run of Mw/C. I liked her better as a Rhodes. The show was more a social satire in those days. After Jefferson came on board the show became ridiculous…although the first two or three Jefferson seasons were very funny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/36 "2015-09-23T04:17:01Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Yes, a thousand times yes to _Lake Mungo_,_It Follows_ and _Babadook_. I also enjoyed those. One of the things I liked about _It Follows_ was how it looked to be set in a non-specific time period. Modern cars mixed with cars from the 70’s, fashions from the 80’s, only one use of a cell phone that I recall and no computers or laptops shown. One character, however, uses a piece of technology that doesn’t really exist. > [@](#): > > And all of that is really just to create the effect of a dream—to place it outside of time, and to make people wonder about where they are. Those are things that I think happen to us when we have a dream. [http://www.avclub.com/article/david-robert-mitchell-his-striking-new-horror-film-216215](http://www.avclub.com/article/david-robert-mitchell-his-striking-new-horror-film-216215) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/37 "2015-09-23T12:54:44Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > [The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > > The Taking of Deborah Logan > > As if Alzheimers weremt scary enough. A nice little found footage film with an excellent cast. Warning: 60 year old nudity :eek: Ah yes, I’d forgotten about this one. Very good, and, for any of you old school [All My Children fans, said 60 year old nudity is courtesy of none other than Opal Cortlandt! ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/38 "2015-09-24T23:11:03Z")
> **[Basket Case (1982) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Basket Case: Directed by Frank Henenlotter. With Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel. A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the... Basket Case…maybe the worst movie I have ever seen. Horrible acting, production values, SFX. The story is ridiculous. Its NYC in all its disgusting 1982 filth. Yet maybe I am alone. Its a 6.1 on SDMB. Unbelievable. Its Pink Flamingos without the humor. > **[When a Stranger Calls (1979) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2)** > > When a Stranger Calls: Directed by Fred Walton. With Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano, Kirsten Larkin. A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again. When a Strange Calls (1979) Should be good. It has an amazing cast for a slasher pic…Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Ron O’Neil, the sadly late and great Rachel Roberts. It has very good production values and is easy to watch. Unfortunatly the story just isnt there. Not recommended but worth a watch if you like the slasher/thriller genre. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/39 "2015-09-24T23:14:45Z")
> **[Young Frankenstein (1974) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > Young Frankenstein: Directed by Mel Brooks. With Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn. An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to... Young Frankenstein im sure most of the more mature of us have seen this excellent Mel Brooks directed Frankenstein satire. Very highly recommended. It aint scary but it sure is funny. Sadly…RIP to Marty Feldman who gave an Academy Award level performance as (eye)gor in this film and died far too young. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760/40 "2015-09-25T02:24:15Z")
Here’s some of my favorites from my favorite decade, the 70s… > **[The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/)** > > The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane: Directed by Nicolas Gessner. With Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman. A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites... **The Little Girl who Lives Down the Lane** (1976) Jodi Foster in my first ambiguous ending. Love it. > **[Schizo (1976) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076670/)** > > Schizo: Directed by Pete Walker. With Lynne Frederick, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham, John Fraser. A newly-married woman becomes convinced someone from her past is stalking her, but nobody believes her until the bodies start to pile up. **Schizo** (1976) Stalking. Or not. > **[Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540/)** > > Picnic at Hanging Rock: Directed by Peter Weir. With Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child. During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates... **Picnic at Hanging Rock** (1975) Wonderfully atmospheric disappearance film by Peter Weir. > **[Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075462/)** > > Who Can Kill a Child?: Directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. With Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo, Miguel Narros. A couple of English tourists arrive on an island where all the children have gone crazy and are murdering the adults. **Who can Kill a Child?** (1976) Precursor to Children of the Corn, but better and more interesting. > **[Tourist Trap (1979) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/)** > > Tourist Trap: Directed by David Schmoeller. With Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood. A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by a masked assailant who uses his telekenetic powers to control... **Tourist Trap** (1979) Chuck Connors. 'Nuff said. > **[The Other (1972) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069050/)** > > The Other: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Chris Udvarnoky, Martin Udvarnoky. A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their... **The Other** (1972) Totally creepy, frigging, psycho kid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760.md?page=3)