Post by phantomparticle on Jul 9, 2021 23:00:20 GMT
5 hours ago teleadm said:
Since I was fascinated by Horror film books in my youth, many offcourse I haven't seen, but some I've catching up with, and there were many from the silent era. Last October challange (didn't participate but was inspired) I catched up with German Wegener's Golem and Chaney's Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923, at last.
I was always intrigued by silent films as a kid, even though they were almost non existent on television in the 1950's. It was the horror fanzines of that era and their articles on silent horror films in Famous Monsters of Filmland and Castle of Frankenstein that cemented my desire to actually see those amazing movies. Now I have a decent collection spanning all genres and there is Youtube with its vast archive from Roundhay Garden Scene to the end of the era.
Not sure why so many are so hostile to silent movies. Whenever I see a silent or find photographs of that time, I can't help thinking that was the world of my parents and grandparents, and often feel if I'm sharing a part of their memories.