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Post by morrisondylanfan on Oct 22, 2017 18:04:02 GMT
Hi all,with Halloween coming up,I want to ask what Horror flicks you think have the most striking look? Three of my highlights are: The Reptile 1: Getting overlooked in the Hammer House of Horror,the green and silk colours of The Reptile become more lush with each repeat viewing. fascination 2: Largely keeping the three leads confined to a castle,Jean Rollin unleashes a misty,dream-logic creation. Suspiria 3: Dario Argento opens a chocolate box of horror on the screen. Thanks. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 22, 2017 18:31:17 GMT
Sure, I'm game, morrisondylanfan . But what film is your second photo from? I don't think it's labelled (unless I'm just not seeing it).  The Company of Wolves (1984): What a remarkable film, with several layers of meaning, all of them beautiful and fascinating. The set design is remarkable, and the whole thing is supplemented with grand performances. One of the greatest horror movies of them all (if it even may be called "horror"). Angela Carter's stories (some of which are available here), on which it was based, are equally superb, and I highly recommend them. _______________  The Brides of Dracula (1960): Not my favorite Hammer horror, but close to it--one of Cushing's best performances, and the story and "look" are appropriate dreamlike, closer to La belle et la bête (on which I think it was based) and Grimm's fairy tales than to The Horror of Dracula. ______________  Dracula (1931): Need I really explain?  _______________  Bride of Frankenstein (1935): Marvellous film, marvellous and evocative imagery. ______________  Sleepy Hollow (1999): One of the best Hallowe'en films of them all--beautiful and eerie at the same time. I could have also put the Disney version in this spot, but--my God!--what imagery Burton evokes here. ______________ And a few others-- Et mourir de plaisir (1960) and Vampyr (1932) for starters--for which I couldn't find good pictures. |
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Post by skribb on Oct 22, 2017 18:31:25 GMT
The Neon Demon
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Post by Doghouse6 on Oct 22, 2017 19:09:01 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Oct 22, 2017 19:22:26 GMT
And say what you will; I see a compelling kind of beauty in this intense and soulful closeup of Karloff in Frankenstein (1931):  |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 22, 2017 19:33:17 GMT
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Hands of the Ripper (the whispering gallery in the finale)
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Post by Doghouse6 on Oct 22, 2017 19:44:43 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 22, 2017 19:48:34 GMT
Very true, Doghouse6 . One more from one of my favorite Lewtons, Isle of the Dead ('45):  |
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 22, 2017 19:50:31 GMT
The Fearless Vampire Killers Hands of the Ripper (the whispering gallery in the finale) I haven't seen Hands of the Ripper, but The Fearless Vampire Killers is an excellent choice, Primemover:  |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 22, 2017 21:12:01 GMT
The Innocents  |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 22, 2017 21:19:29 GMT
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 22, 2017 21:32:57 GMT
Wow. Much like the finale of the movie!
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Post by mszanadu on Oct 22, 2017 21:57:08 GMT
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Post by mszanadu on Oct 22, 2017 22:37:12 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Oct 22, 2017 23:18:45 GMT
Suspiria (1977)  Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)  The Night of the Hunter (1955)  |
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Post by gunshotwound on Oct 22, 2017 23:58:06 GMT
Blood and Roses (1960) Eyes Without a Face (1960) The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Masque of the Red Death (1964) Psycho (1960) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Interview with the Vampire (1994) |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 23, 2017 0:03:29 GMT
No problem! Many thanks for all those beautiful pics from the movie. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Oct 23, 2017 0:29:38 GMT
Carl LaFong's excellent choice of The Innocents reminded me of another one with a similar image:  The Woman in Black, '89
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Oct 23, 2017 0:47:29 GMT
Thank you for the excellent photos Dog! One thing that the stills you shared highlight is that when you have skilled people behind the camera, B&W can be as colorful as anything "colour" films can come up with. |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 23, 2017 3:19:16 GMT
The Cat And The Canary (1927)
White Zombie (1932)
I Married A Witch (1942)
Night Of The Demon (1957)
Black Sunday (1960)
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