Angel Dust on 14/7/2010 at 05:08
I'm totally getting Hour of the Wolf out next week (already got this week's DVDs). Bergman is my favourite black and white director from a visual stand point (although I suppose I should give massive props to Nykvist for that too) and I never knew that he had done a horror film.
Sulphur on 14/7/2010 at 07:54
Quote Posted by Kolya
This is sounding more and more like an episode of Big Bang Theory...
Oh fine, I'll just fag up this thread with more (relatively) pop culture recommendations. Apart from Nosferatu,
Eraserhead isn't horror, but it is profoundly creepy and is sorta horrific when you realise it's about aspects of life that Lynch couldn't quite deal with as a person.
van HellSing on 14/7/2010 at 09:12
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I would also recommend Pi- it's basically Jacob's Ladder for math nerds.
Pi is definitely NOT for math nerds, due to numerous errors. It's more for people who find math scary.
quinch on 14/7/2010 at 11:11
The director of 'Cat People' also made (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demon) 'Night of the Demon' ('Curse of the Demon' in The States) which I remember from years ago and which seems to have influenced 'Drag Me to Hell'. Fans of 'The Forbidden Planet', made a year earlier will enjoy a particular scary scene in the woods!
mrle01 on 14/7/2010 at 13:07
Quote Posted by Kolya
The Thing from Another World(1951)
Science fiction horror at the north pole. Scientists dig something out of the ice that consequently chases them through the claustrophobic station.
Saw his recently, and it wasn't all that good. It's a decent watch, but nothing great about it. Carpertner's The Thing is a far better movie based on the same novel (or story).
Also, while not a B&W movie, (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109592/) Dellamorte Dellamore (Cementery Man) is a good movie, based somewhat on Italian horror comic "Dylan Dog".
Queue on 14/7/2010 at 16:18
Everything on demagogue's list, plus check these out:
- Carl Theodor Dreyer's, Vampyr (1932): It's not a film for everyone, but the surreal and sinister atmosphere really struck a chord with me.
- F.W. Murnau's, Faust (1926): Most silent films are horribly overacted, but this one is masterfully subtle and fascinating.
- Paul Leni's, The Man Who Laughed (1928): Based on the Victor Hugo novel, Conrad Veidt (you know, the Nazi colonel in Casablanca) stars as a kidnapped nobleman's son who is horribly mutilated by a gypsy surgeon--having carved a monstrous smile into his face. Making this misshapen character the "hero" was new to American audiences, and laid the ground work for which all the classic Universal Horror films would be based.
- Paul Leni's, Waxworks (1924): A meld of fantasy, horror, and history set arond the notion of wax figures coming to life, a theme that has been repeatedly imitated since.
- Robert Wiene's, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligeri (1920): Considered by many to be the greatest horror film ever, this one of the greats of German Expressionism, introducing Conrad Veidt in the role of Cesare.
taffersshadow on 14/7/2010 at 17:48
(
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/) Stalker "The setting of the film is a tiny town on the outskirts of "The Zone", a wilderness area which has been cordoned off by the government. The film's main character, the Stalker, works as a guide to bring people in and out of the Zone, to "the Room", which is said to grant the deepest, innermost wishes of anyone who steps inside. Residual effects of an undefined previous occurrence have transformed an otherwise mundane rural area scattered with ruined buildings into an area where the normal laws of physics no longer apply."
Inline Image:
http://www.rusf.ru/abs/images/flm_st09.jpgThis is cheating ... it begins in black and white anyway. I suppose it is not really
horror either, but more of a mystery.
A friend made me watch this movie - I was drunk. I had a hard time reading the subtitles because of this, but I still liked it a lot. It is VERY atmospheric and has some wonderful film work.
june gloom on 14/7/2010 at 17:52
Stalker is definitely cheating, but it's okay because it's a great movie anyway ;)
Quote Posted by mrle01
Saw his recently, and it wasn't all that good. It's a decent watch, but nothing great about it. Carpertner's The Thing is a far better movie based on the same novel (or story).
Yeah, the B&W film is actually kind of atrocious.
Queue on 14/7/2010 at 18:23
Seconded. That is truly a great movie. The ending is one of the most moving scenes I've ever witnessed.
Damn near killed everyone involved, though.
