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Halloween Movies to Scare the %*&! out of Yourself - a list by tatorandtots
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Some new, some old, all scary.
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I've hidden under a lot of blankets.
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The Changeling: George C. Scott
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One of my favorite scary movies due to my obsession with George C. Scott...
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When a recent widower (the wonderfully overemphatic George C. Scott ) moves into an antique Washington mansion, his realization that he may not be the only resident leads him toward a deadly secret that refuses to remain buried....The best haunted-house film since the legendary Haunting, this potent, classy combination of the mystery and horror genres eschews explicit gore and dumb shocks in exchange for a subtle creepiness that occasionally builds to a terrifying peak (watch out for that seance scene!). The result is a satisfyingly intelligent horror film with an intriguing dash of Watergate-era paranoia. Director Peter Medak went on to direct the considerably more gratuitous and somewhat less effective Romeo Is Bleeding and The Krays.
Updated Oct 21, 2008
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Seven (New Line Platinum Series)
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The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or molding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson
Updated Oct 21, 2008
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The Autopsy Files: Michael Baden
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If you like to get your eeby jeebies from authentic material, try this HBO series based on the cases of a real coroner. Pretty creepy stuff.
Updated Oct 21, 2008
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Ghost Ship
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I happen to be a massive Gabriel Byrne fan, thus I watched this. I happen to also be a complete wimp when it comes to horror films, thus I shouldn't have.
Updated Oct 21, 2008
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Series (Seasons 1-7)
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One of the best family entertainment investments I ever made was the Buffy Seasons 1-6 pack. This is that plus one- the seventh season. It's scary at times- really scary- but laced with such clever, sarcastic writing that it will also have you laughing out loud. My kids love it. I love it. I didn't expect to, mind you, but I'm often wrong.
Updated Oct 21, 2008
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