The Puppet Master is one I forgot earlier. Someone posted about Leech Woman and that prodded my memory. You’ll understand when you see it.
Turner Classic Movies will be featuring the John Barrymore version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the Lon Chaney version of The Phantom of the Opera on their Sunday Night Silents.
Then there’s TCM’s full October schedule of Evil Children, Evil Animals, Evil Aliens, Evil Doctors, and Evil Houses.
The Horror Channel goes on the air on October 31. If your local cable company doesn’t have it, SCREAM!!!
As does the book, for that matter. I don’t know if they have the Spanish version, but it’s good.
I’m a little surprised that you pulled down that list and didn’t mention Peeping Tom, one of the greatest horror movies ever made.
The Prince of Darkness is great–very creepy!
My recommendation is The Changeling
cue creepy trance-sounding woman’s voice
“Are you the boy…the boy killed by the coal cart?”
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For sheer camp appeal, it’s hard to beat the “trilogy”-type flicks, given their penchant for gory, sadistic morality tales and “B-list” casting: the two Trilogy of Terror movies, the Tales from the Crypt series, etc. One that doesn’t get played all the time on basic cable here is the original 1972 British Tales from the Crypt, featuring Ralph Richardson, Peter Cushing, Joan Collins and Ian Hendry (the unhappy band manager in This is Spinal Tap). (This is the one that was mentioned earlier as the one about a “fortuneteller” who reveals to five damned souls their doom.)
Another early-70’s British classic is The Wicker Man, starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, and Britt Ekland. While I can’t promise you that you’ll love it (some people really hate it), I can vouch for its originality in both storyline and style. Its original full-length version has been apparently lost, but several cobbled-together versions are widely available. Personally, I prefer the fuller musical coverage of the 99-min. longer-length one (the “wooden box” limited-edition), but the shorter, 88-min. (original U.S. release version) actually works better as a detective story/suspense thriller, with its swifter, without the clumsy foreshadowing that marred the original.
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“…with its swifter pacing,…”
One of my favorite horror movies is an early film by Richard Wise, who later did things like The Sound of Music and* West Side Story*. He collaborated with horror producer Val Lewton on The Body Snatcher, a really great old movie starring Karloff in a non monster role, and Lugosi in a supporting role.
Another fun old horror flick is The Old Dark House, directed by James Whale of Frankinstein fame. It’s a comedy at heart, but only because the horror is so campily over the top. It’s very clear, however, that Whale was having fun with the camp; it’s not by any means a misfire. A really great old fun movie.
Candyman
Fright Night
The Thing (both versions)
Funny Games
The Devil’s Backbone
Session 9
The Hitcher
Sleepy Hollow
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the original 1972 British Tales from the Crypt, featuring Ralph Richardson, Peter Cushing, Joan Collins and Ian Hendry (the unhappy band manager in This is Spinal Tap). (This is the one that was mentioned earlier as the one about a “fortuneteller” who reveals to five damned souls their doom.)
You’re thinking of [url=“http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376676/”] Tony Hendra**, who currently has a book on the bestseller lists, “Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul.”
I’d also recommend some great drive-in horror flicks:
Count Yorga, Vampire
The Return of Count Yorga
The Deathmaster
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
The Haunted Palace
Really, you can’t go wrong with any of the Roger Corman/ Vincent Price films American International in the 60s. I also like Hocus Pocus, which has a terrific version of “I Put a Spell on You” by Bette Midler.
I’ve seen bits of, and tried to forget, Hocus Pocus- but mostly I wanted to say I can’t imagine anybody coming close to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’s version of that song.
One of the very best vampire movies ever made: Mario Bava’s Black Sunday (originally Maschera del demonio). Rarely seen, highly recommended.
I believe it has been released on DVD.
The Pit and the Pendulum is probably the best of Roger Corman’s Poe “adaptations”.
Curiously, the always excellent Barbara Steele starred in both of these movies…
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Oooo, it’s gonna be scary…
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The original The Haunting . Probably the best haunted house movie ever made.
600th recommendation over five years…
Roman Polanski’s 1965 Repulsion. You won’t sleep for a week.
Ooh, I like your idea and I may just steal it. Of course, I’d be cutting down…
I recommend…
the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre- on DVD only, 'cause it’s tough getting scared of grainy grey blobs
Cabin Fever- more funny than scary, but better than a lot of the crap that’s come out lately (e.g. Valentine, Urban Legends movies…)
A Nightmare on Elm Street- one of the best. Especially if you read a little Freud beforehand
the original The Ring
The Lost Boys (aka Coreys on Parade)
Ginger Snaps- original, and quite good for a Canadian flic
the original Night of the Living Dead, and then
Return of the Living Dead
The People Under the Stairs- original, scary and highly entertaining. Underrated.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula- the ultimate campfest
Bride of Chucky- once again, more funny and campy than actually scary, but it does what it does well. And John Ritter (rest his soul) is a complete creep.
Scream (if you haven’t already seen it a million times)
Oh, I could go on forever…
I. Love. This. Movie.
You know, I’ve liked other Polanski movies, but I just didn’t get Repulsion. I didn’t think it was scary at all and it didn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense. Maybe I need to rewatch it, I don’t know. It was really late at night when I saw it with a friend. The only thing either of us can really remember about it was the unplugged iron, which sent us into hysterics and which still gives us a good chuckle to this day. Oh, and I seem to remember something happening with the walls, but I can’t remember what. Maybe I’ll put it on my Netflix queue and give it another shot.
Robert Wise.