Boris Karloff. 90. Cast: Conrad Veidt. 56. In their bedroom, the couple go to lie down; Jessica notices a cut on Duncan's neck, and Emily then enters the room brandishing a knife, with the townsmen following behind her. Amanda Bearse. 71. [11] Jessica was partly influenced by the governess in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw,[11] as well as the character of Eleanor Lance in Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963). When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? Pamela Franklin. Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods,R Cast: Angie Dickinson. 27. Although it certainly does have elements of comedy in it. Id drop Repulsion and The Shining, both of which I found slow and overrated, and add the 1950s British movie Night of the Demon (aka Curse of the Demon) and the 1943 Danish movie Day of Wrath.. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. Nosferatu the Vampyre / Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979). Director: Nicolas Roeg. Classic movies. Jeremy Sumpter. Zita Johann. Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Colin Clive. 32/100 1. Powers Boothe. I think most lists are pretty silly these days. Jeff Goldblum. Coupled with James Whales excellent direction and his moody, surreal cinematic touch, seeing it on the big screen was an entirely different and emotional experience. "Jaws" 7. Psycho 2. I just dont understand the concept of actually sitting down and coming up with 10, 50, or even 100 items on a Best Of or Greatest of All Time list. Remember guys, its a list of the scariest films, not the best horrors. Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Kevin Bacon. Re-Animator (1985). It wasnt really a horror, but if they made it a spookier theme, it would have been so. 14. Judy Geeson. Alida Valli. Director: Rob Reiner. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. I never get the need people have to place things in such dogmatic hierarchial contexts. Director: Wes Craven. This is a great way of giving all the great horror movies their due credit (obviously were missing a few- The Grudge, Jacobs Ladder, Dementia 13, The Haunting (1962 version is actually *very* creepy)), and is a useful way to find new movies, but it is impossible to expect people to agree on what is scary, and pretty hard to be tasteful and accurate. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). It should be number uno with ease. 53. Scott H. Reiniger. Director: Sam Raimi. Jessica and Duncan spot the woman standing on the cliff above them, causing Duncan to give chase. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. Richard Johnson. Director: Tobe Hooper. M (1930). Jurassic Park (1993). A full . Cast: Heather Donohue. Jeannine Taylor. Cast: Kurt Russell. 41. Some literature and film scholars have drawn comparisons between Let's Scare Jessica to Death and Irish novelist Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871), which tells the story of a vampiress. Michael E. Williams. 92. Shaun of the Dead on this list? Freaks (1932). Director: David Cronenberg. Just announced: actor PATTON OSWALT will join filmmaker/star James Morosini for the May 19 closing night screening of I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy about a well-meaning father (Oswalt) who inadvertently catfishes his own son. Wallace Ford. [16] Hancock was specifically taken by Costello's physical features, which included bright red hair and a pale complexion, which he felt was befitting of the vampiric Emily. Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay.Other highlights among the winners this year include: GUILLERMO DEL TOROS PINOCCHIO named Best Animated Feature; FIRE OF LOVE named Best Documentary; DECISION TO LEAVE named Best Foreign Language Film; and Charlotte Wells, writer/director of AFTERSUN, named recipient of the Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award. "The Exorcist" 3. Bruce Abbott. Explore the schedule now, and snag your tickets before they're gone. Laura Dern. Director: George A. Romero. 67. Director: Robert Wiene. 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So does IT follows.. these movies are not perfect but, they are both freaking awesome, and scary as hell.. David Warner. Evelyn Brent. Giorgio Cataldi. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. Director: Tod Browning. And finally, only one film among the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies of all time has a woman director. A historic, 1.6 million square foot secure facility offering 36 active stages, production office and support spaces over two campuses both located within 15 minutes from downtown Chicago. Carl Boehm). Ellen Sandweiss. [47], The film was released on VHS and Beta by Paramount Pictures in 1984,[48] but later went out of print and was difficult to obtain. Director: Roger Corman. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. 66. Painfully retarded. Director: John Carpenter. One or two scenes were frightening in Alien, and Halloween was very good. Neither Psycho or The Exorcist are even remotely scary. The film was difficult to obtain on home media formats for several decades, available only on VHS until 2006, when Paramount issued a DVD version. Cast: David Soul. Why Are We Still Putting Actors in Fat Suits? The Brides of Dracula (1960). [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. [10] The scene in which the group attempt a sance was also requested to be kept in the film by both Kalcheim and the producers. The film received middling reviews from critics at the time, with some remarking the atmosphere and performances are inconsistent in tone, while others criticized the sparse and ambiguous narrative. Cast: Michael Rooker. But I definitely think this one should be added. Director: Terence Fisher. [9] Kalcheim described his screenplay as a satire: "John [Hancock] turned-the-screw so to speak, making it a serious, darker theme. Initially conceived by writer Lee Kalcheim as a satirical horror film about a group of hippies preyed upon by a monster in a lake, the screenplay was significantly reworked after director Hancock signed on to the project. She also becomes aware that Duncan seems to be attracted to Emily, and that the men in the nearby town, all of whom are bandaged in some way, are hostile towards them. Frailty (2001). Reddit. Christine Forrest. Source . Psycho (1960). Ronee Blakley. [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. Abigail Breslin. When a hand reaches into the boat from the water, she stabs the person in the back several times with a pole hook. Director: Sam Raimi. Cinespace Studios Chicago is the Midwest's leading studio facility and service provider for TV, film, and commercial production. I really havent seen a ton, just about 20 of these, but I havent seen any extremely scary films. 62. ", According to Lee Kalcheim, the original script for the film was far different from the completed film. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. The Innocents (1961). Martita Hunt. They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. 72. [49] Paramount released the film on DVD on August 29, 2006,[50] and reissued it on September 15, 2009. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. Salo is by far one of the most horrific movies Ive ever seen. Having said that, where the hell is Alice, Sweet Alice?! Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. You gotta be kidding. Heather ORourke. While swimming, Emily vanishes from sight; Jessica hears Emily's voice in her head and watches as Emily emerges from the lake in a wedding gown. I need to check it out again. Maybe its one of the missing last six titles. Psychological terror gets me, not slasher horror. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. 32. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. Michael Caine. International cinema. Yes, The Old Dark House is terrific. Rosemary's Baby 11. There are precious few horror movies from the 1930s that actually put the fear of godawfulness in me but The Old Dark House is one of them. Director: Werner Herzog. Director: Lucky McKee. "hippie values. Matthew McConaughey. By Darel Jevens. 40. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. 36. Director: Mark Robson. Again, merely a personal thing though. You get a sense that perhaps there was a deep love and intimacy that existed between the two men. Donald Pleasence. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. 17. Ernest Thesiger. The Exorcist (1973). Lincoln Maazel. Jean Brooks. Joshua Leonard. Accept Read More. Tom Conway. Ive never seen a good print of The Old Dark House. Whats available on video or on cable is a high-contrasty print. The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chlo Zhao's " Nomadland " as this year's big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand),. The festival opens with a screening of Sundance Audience Award winner CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH (pictured) with filmmaker and star Cooper Raiff in attendance and closes with SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award winner I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy starring Patton Oswalt as a well-meaning father who inadvertently catfishes his own son. Why Hasn't Steven Spielberg Made a Western? Director: Joe Dante. Cast: Mel Gibson. 95. Se7en (1995). I thought the Invasion was quite scary, but just some parts. Cast: Angela Bettis. Award-winners and contenders from Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2022) Menu. Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. If we find an update, well definitely post it on the blog. [1] You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. 97. John Karlen. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. Dont Look Now (1973). The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Lance Kerwin. Cast: Roy Scheider. Alien 5. Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)" 9. Great movie and book, but nothing scary to it. "Dawn of the Dead (1978)" 10. Director: Roman Polanski. Aliens (1986). Director: Stanley Kubrick. Rory Culkin. From the shore, Emily and the townsmen watch her. Valerie Hobson. Wait Until Dark (1967). Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. It definitely beats that list they play on TV every Halloween! Devil's Peak (VOD) Emily. Samantha Eggar. Which Bram Stokers Dracula? Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. Its funny you mention The Old Dark House. Some of it is hysterically funny and intentionally so. The Blair Witch Project 13. I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. P.O. Bonnie Bedelia. Maria Ouspenskaya. I tend to ignore top 100 film lists because they are usually made by people who know little about movies beyond Hollywood stuff made in the last 15 or 20 years. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. 4,905 Followers. Cast: Anthony Perkins. Films, lectures and clubs. [54] According to Steve Senski of Trailers from Hell, Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling called the film "one of the most frightening films he'd ever seen in his life. 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