Favourite Horror Flick?

[Lee Lynch]

While we're on the subject, here is a face casting I have, taken from the face of a VERY recognizable favourite actor of mine, when he was still alive

This copy is cast in ultracal, and the level of detail suggests that it isn't very many generations from the original.

You KNOW who this is, of course

 

[Elaina]

Probably the only man older then I am I would have ever consented to marry.

 

[RBH]

You KNOW who this is, of course

Why... its The Abdominal Dr Phibes !

 

[Lee Lynch]

My Mom was very funny about him, lol. It's kind of hard to describe. She outwardly responded with some sort of, "oh, he's silly" kind of attitude, but in the tone of her voice I could tell she adored him, too.

He was a handsome devil, to be sure.

 

[Lee Lynch]

Why... its The Abdominal Dr Phibes !

The TINGLER! lol..

 

[Elaina]

Don't know, my affection for the man stems from my dad terrifying me as a 5 year old and leaving me in his company for a good 2 hours. Afterwards, I always said I wanted to marry him, and would have had he of lived for me to be 21 and able to chase him legally.

 

[Lady Day]

New:
28 Days Later
Land of the Dead


Older:
Night of the Living Dead YEAH!
Day of the Dead
Exorcist
Servants of the Twilight
The First Power

Thats all I have for now.

LD

 

[lindylady]

Diary of a Madman. It's not as scary as the stuff made today, but Vincent Price's demeanor and voice makes it chilling. In fact, any horror movie with him in it is one that I'm bound to watch.

 

[Sefton]

"Frankenstein" (1931) starring KARLOFF THE UNCANNY! Although it never frightened me-even as a child I found the monster to be sympathetic-this is my favorite. The depth and range of emotions that Karloff is able to convey even while underneath so much makeup is amazing (the makeup itself is the work of the brilliant Jack Pierce). Actually let me slightly revise this--there are moments of real menace in Karloff's performance. It's the overall humanity of his monster that makes you forget that afterwards.

If I could pick a few more I'd also say the original Dracula with Bela Lugosi. The finest Count on film. Also with Karloff; The Old Dark House (1932), The Black Cat (1934) co-stars Bela Lugosi. The Mummy (1932). The 1930s was the golden era of the Horror film in my opinion. Atmosphere and style to spare. Who needs gore when you've got imagination!

 

[olive bleu]

Hitchcock:The Birds

 

[lindylady]

Don't know, my affection for the man stems from my dad terrifying me as a 5 year old and leaving me in his company for a good 2 hours. Afterwards, I always said I wanted to marry him, and would have had he of lived for me to be 21 and able to chase him legally.

You and me both, Elaina! I think it's all in the way he raises that eyebrow lol

 

[Elaina]

LOL gosh no, it's the voice!

 

[Fletch]

Doctor X (1932)

Two-strip Technicolor, Fay Wray, a smart alek newspaperman, outrageous spark-shooting whiz-bangs, and...
"SYNTHETIC FLESH...SYNTHETIC...FLESH!!1!"

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

No favorites but I'll name at least one. The original "The Haunting". I've never seen the remake

 

[MudInYerEye]

ROSEMARY'S BABY

 

[LizzieMaine]

Runner up - Tod Browning's Freaks.

That's tops on my list -- that scene where the freaks are on the attack in the rainstorm will haunt your nightmares forever. Brrrrr.

Another one that rattled me when I first saw it was "The Mystery Of The Wax Museum" -- it's pure hokum, but it's played so earnestly and Lionel Atwill is so utterly maniacal that it really works. Plus the scenes of the melting wax figures in the fire are truly gruesome, with the salmon-and-turquoise Technicolor making them that much more grotesque.

As for modern films, I made the mistake of walking into the room once when my brother was watching the Jeff Goldblum remake of "The Fly," just in time to see the final transformation scene. Utterly revolting in a "can't look-but can't look away" kind of way.

 

[scotrace]

Hammer Films' Horror of Dracula with Lee & Cushing.

 

[Rooster]

My favorite horror flick ever is "Nosferatu" (1922) the german film with the rat-like Dracula, truly , truly scary........

DITTO!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

The Shining was awfully cool; one of the most atmospheric horror films I have ever seen.

 

[Lee Lynch]

ROSEMARY'S BABY

I rented it because it's a classic, but it was so long and slow moving for me that I can't say I liked it that much.