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Old 01-09-2007, 06:33 PM
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I think "The Innocents" with Deborah Kerr was a genuinely frightening movie. There is one scene where a ghost of a woman appears on the far side of a lake. It's just a quick glimpse, but I think it's the most effective example of an idea that is almost never done well. It's very subtle, but convincing.

Maybe that doesn't fit the decription of a horror movie?

Also, "Dead of Night". The sequence with the dummy is well-known. For me, the scene with Sally Ann Howes is much more frightening.
I would consider The Innocents a 'horror' film .... it scared the doodah out of me when I first watched it as a teenager. The mirror segment is IMHO the scariest section of Dead of Night. It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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I would consider The Innocents a 'horror' film .... it scared the doodah out of me when I first watched it as a teenager. The mirror segment is IMHO the scariest section of Dead of Night. It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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You're right about that. Mirrors are so often featured in horror films, but they are almost never frightening. But in this film, the use of the mirror really works. The entire film is so subtle and underplayed. From what I recall, there is little use of background music in the film. Even the silence contributes to the impact.
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Old 02-09-2007, 12:33 AM
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...but have you see the 1940s Lon Chaney Jr version .... Weird Woman is the title and it's part of the Inner Sanctum series...
Nope never seen nor heard of that one before... I haven't even heard of the series!!!
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Very hard to choose, but here's my top British horror/fantasy films:


1. DEAD OF NIGHT

2. THREE CASES OF MURDER

3. THE INNOCENTS

4. NIGHT OF THE DEMON

5. WITCHFINDER GENERAL
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Old 02-09-2007, 04:12 AM
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Very hard to choose, but here's my top British horror/fantasy films:


1. DEAD OF NIGHT

2. THREE CASES OF MURDER

3. THE INNOCENTS

4. NIGHT OF THE DEMON

5. WITCHFINDER GENERAL
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Old 02-09-2007, 05:14 AM
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LOL! My mum says I'm just "A Mummy". Sometimes my old man, I call him "The Mummy".
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:10 AM
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LOL! My mum says I'm just "A Mummy". Sometimes my old man, I call him "The Mummy".
And how come is it that in the Mummy movies, the Mummy is very slow and lumbering but still always catches up with everyone who runs away from it?
And not just the girl who always falls down and/or breaks her heel

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Ive been wanting to see 'The Innocents' but its £20 in town and i carnt find it much cheaper on the net.Some of my favs are;
Night of the eagle
The wicker man
The haunting
Night of the demon
The descent
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Some excellent titles named, but a little known Brit horror, played a little tongue in cheek, but a great ending, is House of the Long Shadows starring the Masters of Horror, Cushing, Price, Lee and Carradine (okay he is an American but I did not pick the cast). Julie Peasbody adds to the glamour and Desi Arnaz is there for some strange reason, the male lead I think and the excellent Richard Todd shows up now and again. A good little scary one for those late nights. Must watch it again.

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Ive been wanting to see 'The Innocents' but its £20 in town and i carnt find it much cheaper on the net.Some of my favs are;
Night of the eagle
The wicker man
The haunting
Night of the demon
The descent
Witchfinder general
The Innocents was in H.M.V last week for £10 in Northern Ireland, so im sure it will be the same every where. There are some good titles on offer at the minute in H.M.V.
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Nope never seen nor heard of that one before... I haven't even heard of the series!!!

http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/i-m/innersantum4345.htm

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I would consider The Innocents a 'horror' film .... it scared the doodah out of me when I first watched it as a teenager. The mirror segment is IMHO the scariest section of Dead of Night. It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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For psychological chills, I think The Queen of Spades is very effective. A superb performance by Adolf Wohlbrück/Anton Walbrook, who had previously been so great in the 1930s German chiller, Der Student von Prag. You know it's all in Hermann's mind, but…
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Saw 'The Witches' last night. Most impressed.
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I remember years ago enjoying the series of gothic horror movies by Roger Corman. I had always thought that these were American, but I see that The Masque of the Red Death is listed by Britmovie. Wikipedia's list of British films also includes The Tomb of Ligeia. Is there any justification for pretending that the others are British so that I might have an excuse for buying them?

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I remember years ago enjoying the series of gothic horror movies by Roger Corman. I had always thought that these were American, but I see that The Masque of the Red Death is listed by Britmovie. Wikipedia's list of British films also includes The Tomb of Ligeia. Is there any justification for pretending that the others are British so that I might have an excuse for buying them?

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Parts of The Tomb of Ligeia were filmed at Castle Acre in Norfolk.

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