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Old 02-11-2005, 08:41 PM
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'Dead of Night' (2nd to none), 'The Wicker Man' (the most chilling moment is when Woody attempts to leave and the Islanders appear from behind the wall, while his back is turned), 'Night of the Demon', and 'The Legend of Hell House'.
HELL HOUSE was excellent for quite a while ; very creepy. I found, though, that the denouement took a lot away from the film ; it verged too close to the ridiculous, I thought.

Good call on DEAD OF NIGHT etc.

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HELL HOUSE was excellent for quite a while ; very creepy. I found, though, that the denouement took a lot away from the film ; it verged too close to the ridiculous, I thought.

Good call on DEAD OF NIGHT etc.

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Yes, LOHH starts off brilliantly....but loses some steam by the end.

Me and the missus recently watched a double bill of 'Tales from the Crypt' and Vault of Horror' difficult to chose between them, really. i would probably make one film with segments from each.
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Old 03-11-2005, 07:40 AM
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(mysteriesofedgarwallace @ Nov 2 2005, 10:21 PM) i would probably make one film with segments from each.
good call - me too
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Old 04-11-2005, 12:16 PM
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good call - me too
Actually, that might make a good thread - to see which stories from all those compilation films would make the best film!

My favourite horrors - Dead of Night, definitely, and The Wicker Man (of course!). Death Line is just great, and The Devil Rides Out too. The Haunting is pretty scary too. And From Beyond The Grave. And ....
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Old 04-11-2005, 09:24 PM
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I've got so many. The usual Amicus/Tigon and of course Hammer. Must admit to enjoying Vincent Price as Dr Phibes. He was just so abominable! He was equally as good as the homicidal actor Edward Lionheart in "Theatre of Blood."
Time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man...
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Old 04-11-2005, 11:08 PM
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I saw the original Diabolique when I was a kid, and it scared the daylights out of me. I can still see the husband rising out of the bathtub!!! Slasher movies are notihing compared to real terror.
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The Fearless Vampire Killers - played mainly for laughs, but a wonderful gothic romp
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i think i'd have to go with Wickerman, scared the hell out of me because i was only about 8 when i first saw it, the twist at the end does it for me. I have a fondness for the Devil rides out and Night of the demon to
i also like Cushing vs Lee vampire films, absolute gems!.

talking of twists in films but don't know wether it would be horror or Sci fi??... planet of the apes...charlton Heston at the end finding the Statue of Liberty
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Old 05-11-2005, 01:58 PM
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Definitely - I remember being totally horror-struck at the end of Planet of the Apes - it truly hadn't dawned on me.
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Alright I'm convinced, I've just ordered a copy of An American Werewolf in London from Play.com.

I think the delightful Ms Agutter has appeared in so many topics on this forum on a regular basis that she definitely needs her own forum, decorated with lots of stills from Walkabout, Logan's Run etc (FELL can provide these I'm sure).
I could write a page of constructive criticsim on why I think AAWIL is not a particularly good film, but I won't. I noticed Rik Mayall in the pub scene credited as 2nd Chess Player.
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Old 07-11-2005, 05:36 PM
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(samkydd @ Nov 7 2005, 10:11 AM) I noticed Rik Mayall in the pub scene credited as 2nd Chess Player.
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Bearing in mind that The Fog has been mentioned, can I cast a vote for both the first Halloween and John Carpenter's The Thing?
Halloween certainly has one of the best use of soundtracks to build horror. I first saw it with a mate just after we had done our A levels...we had gone up to Scotland and were in a small cinema in St Andrews. There were only two other people in there and the usher was the stunt double for any horror character who required a club foot and a hump on his back (this is no joke).
The other couple left just after the start and Lurch had vanished so we were alone in this fleapit.
Just as the Myers character rose in the seat behind Nancy Loomis a rat ran over our feet.
Ever heard two grown men scream??
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Bearing in mind that The Fog has been mentioned, can I cast a vote for both the first Halloween and John Carpenter's The Thing?
Halloween certainly has one of the best use of soundtracks to build horror. I first saw it with a mate just after we had done our A levels...we had gone up to Scotland and were in a small cinema in St Andrews. There were only two other people in there and the usher was the stunt double for any horror character who required a club foot and a hump on his back (this is no joke).
The other couple left just after the start and Lurch had vanished so we were alone in this fleapit.
Just as the Myers character rose in the seat behind Nancy Loomis a rat ran over our feet.
Ever heard two grown men scream??
Hi there.

One of my most disquieting experiences was going to Hellraiser at the old ABC/Cannon in Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon. I was the only person in the cinema apart from a jake at the back of the hall. Halfway through the film during one of its most intense sequences the jake decides to add to the ambience of the performance and relieve himself onto the floor of the auditorium. I heard him doing it along with the other unpleasant sound fx he supplied and I also knew that the cinema had a sloping floor. As he was seated in direct line of me I had to put my feet up on the chair in front for the rest of the picture. Borderline surreal and just plain queasy.

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"The Legend of Hell House" (1973) is the one for me, with Roddy McDowell, the lovely Pamela Franklin and a strange and silent and uncredited appearance by the great Michael Gough. Enjoyably scary.
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'Whistle and I'll come to you' is one of the scariest films I'd seen in a long time and I've just noticed it is on next week along with several 'Ghost stories for Christmas' by the same Author, M.R James, from the 70's. It's on BBC 4.

The Ash Tree
Sunday 18th December
11.35pm-12.10am

Lost Hearts
Monday 19th December
11.20-midnight

A Warning to the Curious
Tuesday 20th December
11.20pm-12.15am

Whistle and I'll Come to you
Wednesday 21st December
11.25pm-12.10am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/featur...ies.shtml#sun18

I've only seen the one but the others sound really good. (There is also a new adaption of one of his stories on Christmas Eve called the 'View from the Hill')
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Bearing in mind that The Fog has been mentioned, can I cast a vote for both the first Halloween and John Carpenter's The Thing?
Halloween certainly has one of the best use of soundtracks to build horror. I first saw it with a mate just after we had done our A levels...we had gone up to Scotland and were in a small cinema in St Andrews. There were only two other people in there and the usher was the stunt double for any horror character who required a club foot and a hump on his back (this is no joke).
The other couple left just after the start and Lurch had vanished so we were alone in this fleapit.
Just as the Myers character rose in the seat behind Nancy Loomis a rat ran over our feet.
Ever heard two grown men scream??
i MUCH preferred the original version,,,,"the thing from another world". far more creepy on a dark night.

also "the wicker man"

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