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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 23:11:23 GMT
Definitely see Black Sunday aka Mask of Satan. I've somehow managed to have never seen a Bava film. Will hopefully remedy that soon.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 3, 2018 23:12:35 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. Another Tourneur I've seen a while back. Poetic indeed if I recall.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 0:09:57 GMT
Definitely see Black Sunday aka Mask of Satan. I've somehow managed to have never seen a Bava film. Will hopefully remedy that soon. The Girl Who Knew Too Much is great.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 0:26:38 GMT
Not a horror movie, but Spellbound fits the description.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 4, 2018 3:12:39 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. I managed to see Valerie very recently actually. A beautiful and unique film. Morgiana sounds great too. Hoping to check out some more Czech films soon.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 4, 2018 3:15:21 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. Looks and sounds great.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 4, 2018 3:16:10 GMT
The Ballad of Tam Lin Shadow of Illusion Web of the Spider Night of the Devils Lisa and the Devil Have not heard of any of those
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 4, 2018 3:18:03 GMT
Not a horror movie, but Spellbound fits the description. Probably the reason it's one of my favorites from Hitch.
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Post by jervistetch on Sept 4, 2018 3:21:39 GMT
Dark, dreamy, mystical, insane. THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCIPT (1965) is all of those. Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead named it as his favorite movie.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Sept 4, 2018 3:43:33 GMT
Have not heard of any of those Well I didnt want to include ones that were more plot driven in a traditional way based on your description. Like Castle of the Living Dead has a nice gothic feel, but I think the plot may be too linear to fit your requirements.
The ones I picked are atmospheric and do have ambiguity. But most are very rare. lol
The Blood on Satan's Claw as already mentioned is a particularly good one--its a folk horror film. Very cool unusual soundtrack.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 4, 2018 3:45:42 GMT
Dark, dreamy, mystical, insane. THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCIPT (1965) is all of those. Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead named it as his favorite movie. Looks intriguing. Thanks.
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Post by poelzig on Sept 4, 2018 3:52:17 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. This is easily the best post you have ever made.
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Post by mikef6 on Sept 4, 2018 4:09:09 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. This is easily the best post you have ever made. I can see why you think so.
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Post by vegalyra on Sept 4, 2018 15:17:12 GMT
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) - Bela Lugosi The Ghoul (1933) - Boris Karloff
I will second Isle of the Dead and The Black Cat. Both excellent films.
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Post by koskiewicz on Sept 4, 2018 15:37:01 GMT
Strange Cargo
Dementia
Shock Corridor
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Post by Rufus-T on Sept 4, 2018 15:40:06 GMT
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) is full of dreamy but creepy atmosphere
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Post by Rufus-T on Sept 4, 2018 16:00:15 GMT
No one mention The Haunting (1963) yet?
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Post by Rufus-T on Sept 4, 2018 16:05:27 GMT
Highly recommend this one "The Cremator / Spalovac mrtvol (1969)". Great use of wide angle.
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Post by bravomailer on Sept 4, 2018 16:11:33 GMT
I haven't seen the Italian trilogy Black Sabbath (Three Faces of Fear) in 50 years but it might fit the bill:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 16:13:47 GMT
The Night of the Hunter (1955) has amazing dark atmosphere and gets pretty creepy and suspenseful at times.
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