These are the movies that keep us up at night. Their
images creep into our subconscious and change the way we feel about the
dark corners of our lives. Everyone has their own top 10 films that
scared them the most. Here's mine. They all succeed, in their own ways,
of affecting the audience on a deeply psychological level. Consider
these 10, in no particular order, and see if you agree.
The Exorcist
Director William Friedkin had the formidable task of translating William Peter Blatty's novel to the screen, and succeeded with flying colors - mostly a sickening green. The film maintains its suspense without getting campy and with its judicious use of startling special effects. The recent re-release with restored footage and enhanced effects make it even better. This is arguably the most frightening film of all time, due in no small part to the claim that it was based on true events. Creepiest scene: Walking down the upstairs hallway toward the bedroom where the demon waits.The Haunting (1963)
Forget
the dumb 1999 remake, the original, directed by Robert Wise in 1966, is
the truly scary one. Julie Harris effectively portrays the innocent and
unstable Eleanor who, along with others, are induced to stay one night
in an old mansion that is reputed to be haunted. And indeed it is. The
special effects are understated, but stick with you. Creepiest scene:
Something's pounding on Eleanor's door and she asks roommate Theo to
stop squeezing her had so tightly... but Theo is across the room!
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob
Singer (Tim Robbins) is a Vietnam vet who seems to be profoundly
affected by his nightmarish war experiences. Is it because of some Army
experiments? Is Jacob going insane? Or is something else going on? There
seem to be demons everywhere, and Jacob doesn't know who to trust. This
remarkable film takes us into Jacob's nightmare and we, like him, are
kept wondering what is real and what isn't. Creepiest scene:
Jacob is on the subway, about to step off the train. He looks down at an
ordinary-looking passenger sitting near the door. Was that a tail
curling beneath the passenger?
Poltergeist
This
is still one of the best ghost stories ever made. The film takes the
safety and ordinaryness of the American suburb and turns it into a house
of horrors. And it all begins with some strange and amusing poltergeist
activity in a young family's home, and gets serious when five-year-old
Carol Anne disappears. A team of paranormal investigators is called in,
but it's a task none of them are quite prepared for. Creepiest scene:
A psychic, describing the circumstances of the missing little girl,
informs her parents that there are many arms about her, including those
of an evil presence... "to her it is just another child, but to us it
is... the beast."
The Sixth Sense
Nine-year-old
Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) always seems disturbed, frightened... and
his mother cannot figure out why. He finally confesses to psychiatrist
Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) that it's because he sees dead people -
everywhere... and they're not always pleasant to look at. Director M.
Night Shyamalan is leading the way in bringing back good old-fashioned
scary movies in the "Twilight Zone" tradition, without an over-reliance
on special effects. The film is cleverly constructed and provides a
truly surprising twist at the end. Creepiest scene: Cole has
built his own protective tent in his room, but as he approaches it, he
knows there might be the ghost of a young girl in there.
Rosemary's Baby
Made in 1968 by Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby
is still creepy on a number of levels: its theme song, Mia Farrow's
terrific, neurotic performance, the Dakota apartment building, Ruth
Gordon's quirky and funny character, and even a room full of old, naked
Satan worshipers. Although she doesn't know it, Rosemary (Farrow) has
been chosen by a New York-based coven to be the mother of the Devil
himself. But once she suspects that the unthinkable might be true, who's
going to believe her? Creepiest scene: Rosemary's dream sequence.
The Omen
This
is one of the first films to take on the subject of The Antichrist as a
living person in our time - and in this case, in the form of a small
boy, Damien. A switch at birth places the boy (born of a jackal) in the
home of the American ambassador to Great Britain (Gregory Peck, who is
always great), and therefore in a position to assume future world power.
The boy himself, although capable of some unnerving leers, is rather
harmless, but the people and forces at work to protect him will stop at
nothing. Great, chilling theme by Jerry Goldsmith. Creepiest scene: It's Damien's birthday party, and his nanny decides to prove her loyalty to him... by hanging herself from the roof.
The Innocents
Based on Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw,
this 1961 film is a subtle, thriller/ghost story that slowly draws you
into its creepy world in Victorian England. Deborah Kerr stars as a
governess who is hired to care for an orphaned boy and girl, and soon
enough the happy household becomes the setting for strange goings-on.
The governess begins to see things - ghosts? - and then learns of the
horrible secret past of the house and how it might be affecting - even
possessing - the children.
Psycho
Don't
make the mistake of getting the lame 1998 remake of this classic.
Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 black-and-white thriller is still the one to
see: the performances, the direction and the photography are all far
superior. And no one, of course, can possibly match Anthony Perkins'
amazing, subtle and creepy performance as Norman Bates. Hitchcock shot
the film on a shoestring budget and with no elaborate special effects to
speak of - just atmosphere and character. Just about everything about
this film is memorable, from the title design to the indelible score by
Bernard Herrmann. Creepiest scene: No, not the shower scene -
Norman Bates having a nervous conversation with Marion Crane (Janet
Leigh) in the company of all those stuffed birds.
The Shining
Stanley
Kubrick wanted to make the definitive horror film from Stephen King's
novel, and although it doesn't quite measure up to that ambition, it has
its share of shocks, scares and memorably creepy images. On first
viewing, Jack Nicholson might be accused of going berzerk in the
overacting department, but upon subsequent viewings and later
reflection, it's a performance that gets under your skin and sticks with
you. Parts of the plot are hokey and Shelly Duvall is dreadful, but
there's something about this movie that makes you want to watch it time
and again. Creepiest scene: The ghosts of those twin girls in the hallway.
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