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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 12:17:08 GMT
Say up until the 1970s, color or B/W. Heavy on atmosphere, dread, mystery and ambiguity. Think Last Year at Marienbad if it was a horror film.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 3, 2018 12:56:59 GMT
Say up until the 1970s, color or B/W. Heavy on atmosphere, dread, mystery and ambiguity. Think Last Year at Marienbad if it was a horror film.
I heartily recommend the following. Any question is welcome and I can dig more from my IMDB seen list if you want more.
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Post by bravomailer on Sept 3, 2018 13:00:59 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 3, 2018 13:18:43 GMT
I haven't seen Marienbad so may be off... Something like The Innocents (1961)? Or Eyes Without a Face (1960)? Don't Look Now (1973)? Mario Bava? Barbara Steele made a series of Italian gothic horror films in the 1960s. Small budget horror is sometimes surprisingly effective in atmosphere: Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973). Here is a romance/horror I've never known how to categorize: Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 13:27:16 GMT
Say up until the 1970s, color or B/W. Heavy on atmosphere, dread, mystery and ambiguity. Think Last Year at Marienbad if it was a horror film.
I heartily recommend the following. Any question is welcome and I can dig more from my IMDB seen list if you want more.
Nice, they all sound suitably spooky. Already seen Carnival of Souls but that's exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking of.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 13:33:07 GMT
I haven't seen Marienbad so may be off... Something like The Innocents (1961)? Or Eyes Without a Face (1960)? Don't Look Now (1973)? Mario Bava? Barbara Steele made a series of Italian gothic horror films in the 1960s. Small budget horror is sometimes surprisingly effective in atmosphere: Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973). Here is a romance/horror I've never known how to categorize: Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)Those all sound great. I've already seen Don't Look Now and that's the sort of thing I mean, weird/arty horror with plenty of style. Been meaning to check out Eyes Without a Face for the longest time. Neither the Sea Nor the Sand sounds very promising.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 3, 2018 13:34:49 GMT
I heartily recommend the following. Any question is welcome and I can dig more from my IMDB seen list if you want more.
Nice, they all sound suitably spooky. Already seen Carnival of Souls but that's exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking of. Must say that horror genre is usually attached with bad acting and mindless stories. But The Body Snatcher (1945) helped me a lot to gain respect for Boris Karloff. Earlier I used to associate him with Frankenstein character and thought he had no acting ability. But after watching the aforementioned film I came to realise that his acting abilities were really really good. Oh and another movie that I very highly recommend and feel you won't regret seeing is Isle of the Dead (1945). Once again Karloff stole the show.
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 3, 2018 13:35:43 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 3, 2018 13:37:33 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 3, 2018 13:38:05 GMT
Desperately want to see this one! And this coming weekend I will. I have heard a lot of praise.
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 3, 2018 13:46:20 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 3, 2018 14:48:27 GMT
Definitely see Black Sunday aka Mask of Satan.
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Post by london777 on Sept 3, 2018 15:07:53 GMT
Must say that horror genre is usually attached with bad acting and mindless stories. Horror is not my thing, for the above reason, but how about: Cat People (1942) dir: Jacques Tourneur Intelligent and poetic.
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Post by koskiewicz on Sept 3, 2018 15:08:24 GMT
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Masque of the Red Death
Brides of Dracula
Cat People (original)
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Post by manfromplanetx on Sept 3, 2018 20:31:01 GMT
Valerie a týden divů , Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) Czechoslovakia Jaromil Jireš Clearly inspired by fairy stories and the Gothic novel Valerie and Her Week of Wonders was written in 1935, published until 1945. The beautifully composed highly atmospheric film portrays the heroine as living in a disorienting dream, cajoled by priests, vampires, and men and women alike. An exceptional interplay of elements of the fantasy and horror film genre. Morgiana (1972) A n excellent Czechoslovak Gothic horror/drama film directed by Juraj Herz, Adapted from a 1929 novel Jessie and Morgiana The story is about two sisters, Klara and Viktoria, who live a life of decadent opulence, somewhere in the late 19th century. and the jealousy that overcomes Viktoria when her sister inherits most of their father's property. A delirious tale a fantastical and surreal phantasmagoria of dark desires and splintered minds.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Sept 3, 2018 20:38:04 GMT
De dødes tjern, Lake of the Dead (1958) Norwegian horror film directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. A wonderfully dark and atmospheric thriller, Norwegian style Highly Recommended ..
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Post by Rufus-T on Sept 3, 2018 21:19:15 GMT
I think of Rebecca (1940) is one of those film.
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Post by mikef6 on Sept 3, 2018 21:40:45 GMT
The Black Cat / Edgar G. Ulmer (1934). A mad genius and mass murderer of the First World War lives in an art deco mansion with an expressionistic basement for his Satan worship. Completely different from what is offered up in so-called “horror” movies since the second half of the twentieth century. Pre-code.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Sept 3, 2018 21:48:33 GMT
The Ballad of Tam Lin Shadow of Illusion Web of the Spider Night of the Devils Lisa and the Devil
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 23:06:41 GMT
I have seen that one, but it's been quite a while. Plenty of atmosphere if I recall.
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