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Post by mortsahlfan on Oct 12, 2020 20:20:03 GMT
"Wake in Fright" would be a good example. It could all be true - nothing supernatural, no CGI... "The Housemaid" (1960) is another example, but I didn't like it. "Rosemary's Baby" would NOT be a good example (I won't spoil why)... "Eyes Without a Face" and "The Face of Another" (even better) are very good, and have been classified under this category.
"Fist in Pocket" (Bellochio) might be one of my favorites, if not my favorite. Italy, 1965ish.
The original "M" might fall under this category, but I think many would consider it a thriller/mystery, but its great.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Oct 12, 2020 20:29:36 GMT
Would these fall under what is deemed realistic?
Psycho (1960)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 12, 2020 20:53:13 GMT
Does “realistic” just mean non-supernatural?
If so, here are a few:
Murder by the Clock (1930)
Freaks (1931)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Murders in the Zoo (1933)
Mad Love (1935)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
Psycho (1960)
Repulsion (1965)
Several others are on that cusp of supernatural-or-not?
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 12, 2020 21:09:37 GMT
Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were actually inspired by a real serial killer (Ed Gein)
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Post by mortsahlfan on Oct 12, 2020 21:13:06 GMT
Would these fall under what is deemed realistic? Psycho (1960) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Psycho, definitely.
Never saw "Chainsaw", even though me and my brother tried putting the VHS in years ago... It didn't work, and when I gave it a shot a few years ago, I couldn't get into it.... Oh well, maybe someone else might? Cheers!
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Oct 13, 2020 4:17:05 GMT
Realism didn't really become a major component of horror until the 70s IMO. A few that would suit that description:
Black Christmas (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - already mentioned
Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
Magic (1978)
The Shining (1980) (mental illness)
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 13, 2020 6:44:10 GMT
Targets.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Oct 13, 2020 12:00:59 GMT
Peeping Tom (1960)
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