10 More Great Horror Movies
Boo! .. Give yourself a good scare.
Oct 04 '03
The Bottom Line Real Life is always scarier.
I don't usually watch horror movies ... ok, I'm chicken. But I
have seen a few that scared me a lot! Here's some I have not managed to block
from my mind.
1) The Changeling: This stars George C. Scott as a composer who moves into an
old house. Soon, he experiences strange going-ons, like a loud booming noise
that starts and end at precise times. This movie is a slow starter, but it is
immensely creepy. The ending wraps everything up nicely and is rather sad and
touching too.
2) A Nightmare On Elm Street: The sequels are nightmarish examples of how
sequels can degenerate from brilliance into swill. This original was so scary I
could not finish watching it the first time I saw it. It was late night on TV,
and I was watching it alone. Luckily I managed to watch it all the way through
in a second showing. Johnny Depp died spectacularly in this one.
3) The Omen: I watched this while I was a kid. I immediately got hold of the
book to read. To this day I remember the nanny jumping off from the top of house
and hanging herself. That a child can be the antichrist ... spooky!
4) The Sixth Sense: A brilliant plot and fine acting plus great pacing really
made this movie shine out from the rest. It also boasted a touching relationship
story between the boy and his mom. The ending where he reveals his secret to his
mother in the car is on one of the best scenes in the movie. You may have to
watch this movie twice just to see what you may have missed the first time
around, for the shocker of an ending makes you wish you had paid more attention
in the first place.
5) The Others: This stars Nicole Kidman as Grace, a very stern and uptight woman
with two young children. They shift into a huge house. The children has strange
encounters. Who are the Others? Why are the servants behaving so strangely? To
tell the truth I guessed the reason at the start, but knowing why does not
reduce the creepiness of the movie. Kidman does a fine job as Grace; without her
the movie would have failed.
6) The Ring (Japanese original): This has been adapted by Hollywood but I can't
honestly review the English version as I have not watched it yet. From all
accounts it is as good as the Japanese original. The Japanese original is a slow
burn. There's this strange tape see? People who watch it die. The tape shows an
old well. There's a ghost in it. To reveal the scariest scene is to spoil
everything, but it had people turning off their tellies when alone at home. Be
warned!!!!
7) Gremlins: Some people may quibble about putting this in the horror genre, but
when I watched it at the cinema it had the audience screaming at the top of
their lungs! I remember one scene that got the loudest screams was the fight
scene between the mum and the gremlins. The sequel however, was a let down.
8) Hellraiser: This was before Clive Barker became a house-hold name. It was the
movie that made him famous I think. A guy finds a cube that turns out to be a
gateway to hell. He gets killed. Later, blood resurrects him and he gets his
ex-girlfriend to bring in more and more hapless people to be killed in order for
him to be resurrected. The sight of him being resurrected layer by layer is
perhaps one of the highlights of the movie, as is Pinhead, one of the Cenobites,
who has attained iconic status amongst horror fans. One of the sexiest,
creepiest villains ever!!!!
9) Fright Night: This movie is a bit teen-angst meets horror meets comedy. But
it is creepy and frightening, especially when the frightfully sexy vampire
neighbour reveals his 'real self'.
10) Scream: I think I like this one mainly because of the whole Drew Barrymore
sequence (the way her character dies gave me nightmares), as well as the
bungling David Arquette character. Neve Campbell is nice eye candy. It's more
slasher movie than scary movie but the first bit creeped me out.
