Originally Posted By Dabob2 kennect, have you seen the original Dutch version of "The Vanishing?" Way better than the American remake. All the more disturbing for the "normalcy" of the villain.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP My idea of a great scary/suspensful movie? Watcher in the Woods baby!!
Originally Posted By Main Street Dad <<I grew up with Newfoundland dogs so Cujo always made me think "Awww, it's slobber!" LOL>> LOl We had a couple Great Pyrenees, I know exactly what you mean!
Originally Posted By Spooky Ghost I've recently seen [REC], it might be a little hard to track down since it hasnt had an official US release yet but it was suprisingly effective and scary. This October the American remake of [REC] called Quarantine is being released, it looks to be a fairly shot for shot remake judging from the trailer. The Orphanage was quite good, as was 1408 and The Mist as far as recent stuff goes. And ofcourse you can never go wrong with the classics, Halloween, Psycho, A Nightmare on Elm St, Dawn of the Dead, The Silence of the Lambs and so on.
Originally Posted By Khiori MainStreetDad, I currently have a Great Pyr (20 months old) and she's a riot! I wish I would have gotten one much sooner! Back on topic - Mrs Elder P, I'll look for that movie! Sounds *perfect* for up here in the forest. Blair Witch Project, while mixed reviews, freaked me out because we are heavily wooded here and hike a lot. I kept looking for those little tied up twigs and stopped poking at things on the ground after that LOL
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Well, since my original topic post, I'll offer it up here... ;-) <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-98613-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice DOH again! That should read, "...original topic post was ignored..." *L*
Originally Posted By wonderingalice And there's always this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIWsMKZt3Eg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...sMKZt3Eg</a> Or this... The music video from the film dontcha know: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6nYs9Il7c&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By seanyoda Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom" <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I want to see, here at home, a really good old fashioned horror film...<< Lady in White <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095484/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095484/</a> It's got chills, heart and a nice mystery, too. It is not gory at all. Good performances by a lot of character actors you'll recognize. The special effects are not stellar, but are made up for by the strength of the story, the performances, and a great overall spooky mood.
Originally Posted By kennect There are some great suggestions here...The Others, loved it when I saw it....The Descent, very creepy and claustrophobic at the very least....Lady in White, I swear I have seen this but can't remember doing so but it sounds so familiar...Frank Langella though makes me want to see his take on Dracula again...Anyone remember that film? Now Sean, You throw in this great early sixties bit...Peeping Tom...Can this be found on DVD these days? Is this more of the great things from that era that promised nurses would be in the lobby to make sure that anyone shocked by the film would be taken care of? You know, Blood Feast, etc. type of stuff???? Those were fun times will such silly marketing gimmicks.... There is one film I want to say came from the seventies that really creeped me out...The Town That Dreaded Sundown...Does anyone around here remember that one?
Originally Posted By kennect OOPS...I referred to Frank Langella above by mistake...Regardless, I still like his take on Dracula....
Originally Posted By kennect OHHHH...Just read another thread here and the film Dressed to Kill was mentioned...Does anyone remember that one? It was fun...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The Other (1972, not to be confused with Nicole Kidman's "The Others) This is the creepy story of twin boys. One is good, the other one not so much. The setting is a family farm during the 1930s. A series of "accidents" leaves Niles feeling than his brother Holland may be up to no good. And it features a still-shocking ending that was quite a big deal when the movie was first released.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF >>Peeping Tom...Can this be found on DVD these days?<< Yes, the Criterion Collection released this a while back, and it is still in print. Interesting, disturbing movie. It effectively ended the career of the director.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF >>The Town That Dreaded Sundown...Does anyone around here remember that one?<< I didn't see it, but I remember that the radio ads scared me as a kid. I really should check out the DVD. >>Just read another thread here and the film Dressed to Kill was mentioned...Does anyone remember that one?<< Ohhhhhh yeah. One of my favorites from DePalma's "Hitchcock Tribute" years. It's held up well over the years. >>The Other (1972, not to be confused with Nicole Kidman's "The Others)<< Definitely creeped me out as a kid. Seemed like CBS ran it once a year for a while.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <The Town That Dreaded Sundown...Does anyone around here remember that one?> Yeah. Didn't much care for it. Pretty much just a slasher/mass killer flick, which aren't my faves. Though it did have Maryann (Dawn Wells) in it. So, kennect, you mention some of the other suggestions and what you thought, so obviously you've seen them. Have you seen the original Dutch version of The Vanishing? If not, you should. Creepy, creepy, creepy.
Originally Posted By kennect The Vanishing was great...Yet I am a little confused about the whole thing since I saw it a long time ago...First, we had the foreign film and then an American remake? Am I right? If I am right I have seen both and have to say I enjoyed both of them but felt the original was the best of the two...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 And now that I know you've seen that one... ever seen Dead of Night? British, from 1945. The first British horror film after the war (they weren't even allowed to make them during the war). It's usually credited as being the first "anthology" horror film (e.g. Tales from the Crypt, House that Dripped Blood, et al), and the linking story is just as good as the "main" stories, unlike in most of this style. They even put a comic episode in just to break the tension, but the others (and the linking story) are great, and really creepy. It originated several horror tropes that later became very familiar.
