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| susquesus |
Posted - October 23 2003 : 4:02:58 PM
Halloween Special:
Of the Universal Studios classic monster films listed below which is your favorite. In addition, what are your other favorite horror films? |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Two Kettles |
Posted - November 05 2004 : 11:56:34 AM
And the beginning of THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, with Shelly, Byron, and Mary Shelly talking about horror while the storm rages outside - talk about classy and classic! It really is a great, intelligent horror movie.
TWO KETTLES |
| susquesus |
Posted - November 02 2004 : 2:49:36 PM
I'm happy to see that "Bride of Frankenstein" has taken the lead in this poll. It is far superior to even the original Frankenstein. Karloff reprises his roll with relish and the bride: va-va-voom. It's also great to see the origin of some the most hilarious scenes from Mel Brooks' classic "Young Frankenstein", i.e. the burgomaster. |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - July 08 2004 : 11:05:55 PM
Deborah Kerr in a horror film?!?!?! No way! She is only supposed to be in films where she can wear great big hooped skirts and dance with Yul Brynner, or where she can fall in love with Cary Grant... |
| susquesus |
Posted - July 08 2004 : 7:40:41 PM
I recently found another spooky one. It's a ghost movie, "The Innocents"(1961), starring Deborah Kerr as the new nanny for a couple of young children at their sprawling English estate. Unusually well done, if you give it the attention it will suck you right in. If you liked "The Others" this will be right up your alley. Boo! |
| Two Kettles |
Posted - October 29 2003 : 11:35:30 PM
There have been so many wonderful, scary movies already mentioned here, I'll just toss out a few that I think have been missed:
THE OMEN
THE ENTITY (OK, I know it's been mentioned, but it creeps me out every time I see it)
THE WICKER MAN
"Sins of the Fathers" on "Night Gallery" (with a very young Richard Thomas as the son of a sin eater)
"The Grave" on "Twilight Zone", with Lee Marvin as an ill-fated bounty hunter
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
THE BODY SNATCHER Boris Karloff as a "resurrectionist" in 1830's Edinburgh
Two Kettles |
| Hawkeye_Joe |
Posted - October 29 2003 : 2:46:49 PM
Little known Monster trivia:
The Frankenstein Monster in "House of Frankenstein", "House of Dracula", and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" was played by character actor Glenn Strange. Strange was the bartender in Gunsmoke, also "Butch Cavendish" (the man who killed the Lone Ranger's brother and began his career), in "Legend of the Lone Ranger". Along with many other western roles. His Frankenstein make-up was used to make nearly all the Frankenstein Halloween masks manufactured, not Karloff's. Another lil tid bit before Halloween.. in "A&C Meet Frankenstein" Strange broke his foot/ankle walking in the high shoes in the middle of the filming, Lon Chaney,Jr. donned the make-up and did stand-in work for him. Glenn Strange's nickname was "Peewee".
Happy Halloween.....
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - October 29 2003 : 09:23:58 AM
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& on tv The Nightstaker
Amen to that!!!!! I agree with you, Gasaka Soquilla, I remember growing up watching that show on TV. I want to say that it was on tuesday nights, but I could be wrong. Karl Kolchek rules!!!!!
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| Gasaka Soquilla |
Posted - October 29 2003 : 04:20:49 AM
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Originally posted by susquesus
If you loved "Nosferatu"-hard not to, it's excellent, you should check out "Shadow of the Vampire" starring Willem Dafoe and John Malkovitch. It purports to be the true story of the filming of Nosferatu. Very, very spooky. Apparently Max Schreck, the vampire, is the real thing. Dafoe is excellent as Schreck and Malkovitch as F.W. Murnau is also worth seeing. I know nothing of the REAL story of the filming of "Nosferatu" but this version is fun and scary to watch unfold.
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You know, I got side-tracked by my 4 yr old at the time, otherwise "Shadow of the Vampire" would've been on my faves list.
It was scary but also a big hoot ("I'll eat her later..." I just roared).
"Interview with a Vampire" & "Tremors" should be on my list too!
Oh well, I best stop or the list will keep growing & growing.
Nosferatu though, saw that originally on PBS one Saturday afternoon when I was about 12 yrs old (along with "the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" [sp.]) & even though it was middle of the afternoon, Nosferatu scared the dickens out of me & left a heck of an impression (& still does)!
Happy Halloween! |
| Hawkeye_Joe |
Posted - October 27 2003 : 10:33:55 PM
If you watch "Nosfaratu" you will notice that young Jonathan Harker throws a "market wallet" over his shoulder as he gets off the coach to walk the rest of the way to the castle... |
| susquesus |
Posted - October 27 2003 : 7:58:50 PM
If you loved "Nosferatu"-hard not to, it's excellent, you should check out "Shadow of the Vampire" starring Willem Dafoe and John Malkovitch. It purports to be the true story of the filming of Nosferatu. Very, very spooky. Apparently Max Schreck, the vampire, is the real thing. Dafoe is excellent as Schreck and Malkovitch as F.W. Murnau is also worth seeing. I know nothing of the REAL story of the filming of "Nosferatu" but this version is fun and scary to watch unfold. |
| Gasaka Soquilla |
Posted - October 27 2003 : 4:38:05 PM
Amongst my favorites (besides the one's listed on the survey) are:
1) Nosferatu (the silent original)
2) Sleepy Hollow
3) An American Werewolf in London
4) The Fog
5) Bram Stoker's Dracula
6) From Hell (Jack the Ripper)
7) Halloween (the original)
& on tv The Nightstaker / Dark Shadows series
I also love anything with Karloff, & all the old Universal b&w horror films of the 30's & 40's (where they scared you with plot & atmoshere, not gobs of gore). And I shouldnt forget Christopher Lee as Dracula. I'm not too big on shock & slasher films (Halloween series / Friday the 13th / Freddy Kruger).
Have a safe & Happy Halloween!
Gasakasoquilla
(Lighthorse)
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| Scott Bubar |
Posted - October 25 2003 : 10:44:38 AM
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Originally posted by susquesus
I'm currently watching "The Canterville Ghost". This movie is great, Simon (the ghost), is hillarious. This is definitely one of the greatest comedy-horror films made. Right up there with "Ghostbusters", The "Evil Dead" trilogy, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", "Transylvania 6-5000", and of course "Young Frankenstein".
The Ghost Goes West is another good one in this genre. |
| Scott Bubar |
Posted - October 25 2003 : 10:38:52 AM
This is the same movie I'm talking about. I'm afraid I didn't read Doc's post carefully and pick it up. The movie has a couple of different names, plus the American version was watered down a bit, but still plenty scary.
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Originally posted by Wilderness Woman
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Originally posted by Doc M
The one film he used to show that scared the *&^%!! out of me was
a little Italian import called "La Maschera del Demonio," better known
as "Black Sunday." It was released in 1960, so the special effects
are a little crude, but the sight of a nasty old dried-up vampire
slowly coming to life was pretty damned horrible, even by today's
standards.
Yes! That's the one! Ohmigosh! That movie was so scary... I was about 16 when I saw it and I had nightmares for years! Doc, imagine sitting in a theater and seeing that one on the big screen. Holy crap! Never again!
Dillon, I think that the remake of Phantom that you mentioned with Patrick Wilson in it is going to be the musical version. Think I'll plan on seeing that one, although it won't be the same without Michael Crawford and Sara Brightman.
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| Dances with Beagles |
Posted - October 25 2003 : 10:27:28 AM
I loved the old "Night Gallery" show with Rod Serling. Amazing how you can get scared in a half-hour long segment!
I also remember watching the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" when I was a kid, but I didn't get to see the ending. For years, I wondered if the Pod People won out, or not. In the remake, years later, they changed the ending. I guess there's some social commentary on the 1950's ending versus the later 1980's ending---do we all become Pod People or not?
But that one had me creeped for years. |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - October 25 2003 : 09:20:33 AM
I love "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)!
Yes, Rich, I am an Abbott and Costello fan, too. Mostly of Lou Costello, who was a comic genius, IMHO.
Now this... is my kind of "Horror" movie! |
| susquesus |
Posted - October 25 2003 : 01:05:05 AM
I'm currently watching "The Canterville Ghost". This movie is great, Simon (the ghost), is hillarious. This is definitely one of the greatest comedy-horror films made. Right up there with "Ghostbusters", The "Evil Dead" trilogy, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", "Transylvania 6-5000", and of course "Young Frankenstein". |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 11:15:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Doc M
The one film he used to show that scared the *&^%!! out of me was
a little Italian import called "La Maschera del Demonio," better known
as "Black Sunday." It was released in 1960, so the special effects
are a little crude, but the sight of a nasty old dried-up vampire
slowly coming to life was pretty damned horrible, even by today's
standards.
Yes! That's the one! Ohmigosh! That movie was so scary... I was about 16 when I saw it and I had nightmares for years! Doc, imagine sitting in a theater and seeing that one on the big screen. Holy crap! Never again!
Dillon, I think that the remake of Phantom that you mentioned with Patrick Wilson in it is going to be the musical version. Think I'll plan on seeing that one, although it won't be the same without Michael Crawford and Sara Brightman.
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| Scott Bubar |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 7:59:27 PM
Some great classics there.
Perhaps the scariest movie I saw was when I was "home alone" as a young sprout.
Boris Karloff's Black Sabbathtrilogy. The story where the nurse steals the ring from the corpse. A real spine-tingler. |
| Bill R |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 7:07:10 PM
Doc, How the HECK can you have nightmares after watching a silly old movie, when every night you have the "cute and cuddly" Snookums nightmare sleeping on the foot of your bed? Snookums gives ME nightmares, frankly. If you think he's cute and cuddly, I'd like to know how any dang horror movie is going to faze you or give YOU nightmares. I bet when you play "Itsy Bitsy Spider" it's with a real tarantula. I bet those aren't bat stickums on your window, but REAL bats roosting. I bet you and the headless horseman are members of the same stable and are riding partners. I think you are trying to bamboozle us. I think you are trying to put us at ease and unawares.....and then come Trick or Treat night.......knock knock.....there you and Snookums are leering at us. "TRICK OR TREAT! I'll have a gnome please, and give Snookums here a human leg!!" Pass the digoxin - charge the paddles to 400 and CLEAR! |
| Hawkeye_Joe |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 7:04:05 PM
We had "Shock Theatre" broadcast from channel 13 in Asheville, NC .. I could barely pick it up during the day but late Friday nights it came in very nicely...I got My mom to stay up with me the first Friday night I talked my folks into letting me stay up and "VooDoo Woman" came on.. very not scarey at all...I was about 11 or 12 at this time. So the next weekend she told me I could stay up myself and she was going to bed......that night I got to see the original "Frankenstein"....I was so damn scared .........I still think of that night every time I see that movie.. it's still #1 Horror to me.. |
| caitlin |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 6:42:29 PM
Well, I remember being scared by the WWW and those damndable flying rodents from the Wizard of Oz - gave me nightmares.
"The Entity" comes to mind since it was on just recently... wasn't it based on a true story? |
| Doc M |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 4:43:30 PM
Yes! Chiller Theater, hosted by "Chilly Billy" Cardille!! He specialized in showing only the finest works in modern cinema!
My personal favorite was "The Brain from Planet Arous" starring
the late, great John Agar. This featured the horrifying sight of
a plastic brain with two eyeballs stuck on it dangling from a string,
which was, of course, really an alien mastermind from another world.
Once the Brain took over poor John, all hell broke loose, as you can
imagine. I won't even BEGIN to tell you how the world was saved thanks
to the family dog -- some things must be experienced personally.
The one film he used to show that scared the *&^%!! out of me was
a little Italian import called "La Maschera del Demonio," better known
as "Black Sunday." It was released in 1960, so the special effects
are a little crude, but the sight of a nasty old dried-up vampire
slowly coming to life was pretty damned horrible, even by today's
standards.
If you ever come across a little gem called "The Woman In Black"
which was originally shown on A&E, grab it. I watched it once, and
I still have nightmares about it!
Doc M |
| richfed |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 05:56:15 AM
How about It: The Terror From Beyond Space? It would appear that Alien was based on that late 50's classic. First saw that on the big screen with my Mother & GRANDmother, of all people, when I was a kid. They used to give out dinnerware to adults entering the theater, so my Mom would go all the time to get the complete set!!! Saw a lot of movies that way, I did!
Hey Ed ... I remember "Chiller Theater" ... The Attack of the 50-Foot Woman ... what a film!!! :) |
| Highlander |
Posted - October 24 2003 : 02:51:31 AM
I remember back in the late 1970's early 80's we had the late show in Pittsburgh on Saturday nights called Chiller Theater.There were numerous horror flicks(mostly B Grade) shown after the news(usually two per night until forced off of the air by SNL).Some of my favorites were:"They saved Hitler's Brain","Gargoyles","Billy the Kid vs.Dracula","Twisted Brain"(with Mean Joe Green),"The Thing in the Cellar","Plan 9 from Outer Space"&"The Creeping Terror". |
| Dillon1836 |
Posted - October 23 2003 : 10:09:21 PM
Wilderness.....I thought I'd tell you they are remaking The Phantom of the Opera.Patrick Wilson (who plays William Travis in THE ALAMO) is set to play Raol.....Christines loves in the movie.
Also,I saw The Phantom of the Opera when it came down here in Florida and I really really liked it.My favorite horror story really......
Happy Halloween everyone! |
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