Neither Psycho or The Exorcist are even remotely scary. Morgan Freeman. Dominique Dunne. I mean Shaun of the dead is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. I have seen youtube videos that have much more a scare to offer. Elisha Cook Jr. Charles Grodin. "The Exorcist" 3. Socially conscious & political cinema. 10 Rillington Place (1971). Which The Night Stalker? 91. Amy Irving. While swimming, Emily vanishes from sight; Jessica hears Emily's voice in her head and watches as Emily emerges from the lake in a wedding gown. 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And, needless to say, such lists are almost invariably self-promotional tools. Jared Leto. Cast: Neve Campbell. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). 94. Later, Jessica is grabbed by someone under the water in the cove while she is swimming. She collapses in the orchard and later is found by Duncan, who takes her home. Having said that, where the hell is Alice, Sweet Alice?! Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Bela Lugosi. Matthew McConaughey. [27] It premiered in New York City on August 27, 1971,[a] and opened in Los Angeles, California the following week, on September 1, 1971. Haley Joel Osment. 30. Although it remains a controversial film to this day, it has been praised by various film historians and critics, and while not typically considered a horror film, Sal was named the 65th scariest film ever made by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. Richard Denning. [11] Jessica was partly influenced by the governess in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw,[11] as well as the character of Eleanor Lance in Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963). Cast: David Soul. 60. "The Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies - in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films. Murnaus brilliant Dracula rip-off Nosferatu. Sal or the 120 Days of Sodom / Sal o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975). Scott H. Reiniger. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Alida Valli. The Shinning has by far the creepiest atmosphere out of any movie. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. [13], Hancock, who had worked as a theater director prior, cast the film largely through his connections within the New York theater community, and the majority of the cast consisted of actors with whom Hancock had worked in stage productions. I dont know that I was necessarily frightend watching The Old Dark House but it has a very palpable and stirring atmosphere due largely to the superlative cinematography of Arthur Edeson and the perverse performances from several of the actors. Chicago Film Critics Association website. Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time/Scariest Movies Ever Made: Chicago Film Critics' Choices - Page 3 show list info list stats leaders vote print comments How many have you seen? Freda Jackson. Cast: Timothy Balme. As I said in my previous post, those lists are good selling tools. Chicago, IL chicagofilmcritics.org Joined June 2009. 28 Days Later (2002). The film was #14 on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004). [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Jane Asher. Claiming the organization's top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh.The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. Ronee Blakley. Judith ODea. Director: Tobe Hooper. Director: Roman Polanski. 6. Cast: Anthony Perkins. Sidney Blackmer. I tend to ignore top 100 film lists because they are usually made by people who know little about movies beyond Hollywood stuff made in the last 15 or 20 years. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. Lee Shoquist is a film critic and member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 monthly film discussion groups with more than three hundred, multi-generational attendees across the Chicago area and periodically in New York and Los Angeles. Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. "[34] John Simon described Let's Scare Jessica to Death as a mess. Nancy Allen. Valerie Hobson. Nick Frost. "Rosemary's Baby" 11. Oh yeah, why put those when you can just put the same crap, jaws, alien and Silence Of The Lambs. 79. Simon Ward. Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. 20. I didnt see REC and REC2 on this list. Stick to your lighthearted comedy Chicago times. The antique dealer, Sam Dorker (Alan Manson), tells them the story of how Abigail drowned in 1880 just before her wedding day. The Hidden (1987). Films Chicago Critics Film Festival Films Tickets and passes are now on sale for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival! Director: Herk Harvey. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. Martin Stephens. That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. Director: Terence Young. Devil's Peak (VOD) Emily. 17. Anna Massey. Deliverance (1972). The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Cast: Cillian Murphy. Ned Beatty. also reading into the subtext of Jessica's psychological state and downfall to that of the death of the counter culture movement of the 60s. John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. But then the film takes a turn toward the macabre, and it had me on the edge of my seat until the (lighter) finale. Director: Dario Argento. Shaun of the Dead (2004). The simplicity of the film worked perfectly to create a scary mood. I gotta watch that movie again. When Jessica gets into town, she sees Duncan's car and asks about his whereabouts, but no one will speak to her; she then encounters Sam Dorker, and terrified, runs back to the house. Box 280Arlington Heights, Illinois 60006, (For Deliveries)155 E. 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But the list of "100 scariest movies" compiled by the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association does include several oldies and even, gasp, a handful of non-American horror films. Jeannine Taylor. 59. Hilary Mason. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. I thought the Invasion was quite scary, but just some parts. Patrick Macnee. Re-Animator (1985). Cast: Blanchard Ryan. Source . Cast: Boris Karloff. Karloff has Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy; Conway has Cat People, The Seventh Victim, and I Walked with a Zombie; and Goldblum has The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Jurassic Park. "[40] AllMovie deemed it an "eerie low-budget chiller. How do you prove better? Creature From The Black Lagoon was excellent for its time, but thanks alot Chicago times for putting a 50s Sci-fi on your top 100 Horror movies, hehehe. In this matter of stupid lists, no one can beat AFI. The 33rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 21, 2020. Director: Wes Craven. There are precious few horror movies from the 1930s that actually put the fear of godawfulness in me but The Old Dark House is one of them. Cast: Colin Clive. 44. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? Director: Wes Craven. A full . Miguel Bos. We might have our personal opinions as to what we like or dont like, but that hardly etches it in stone. But I definitely think this one should be added. 4,905 Followers. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. Halloween 4. "[30] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times also praised Lampert's performance and lauded the film, calling it a "thinking man's vampire movie, probably a secret dream for at least half the world's young filmmakers. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Michael Caine. 45. 93. [4] [5] [6] Nomadland received the most nominations (7), followed by Da 5 Bloods (6), First Cow (6) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (6). The Evil Dead (1981). Psycho 2. 36. Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. [51] On July 20, 2019, Scream Factory announced at San Diego Comic-Con that they would be issuing the film on Blu-ray, marking its debut in this format. It seems like they just threw in a load of old horrors even though they are not scary at all by todays staderds. Great movie, but its a comedy. Claire Bloom. Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a 1971 American independent horror film co-written and directed by John Hancock in his directorial debut, and starring Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, and Mariclare Costello. Cast: Tony Lo Bianco. "[32] The San Francisco Examiner's Stanley Eichelbaum also noted deficiencies in the screenplay, noting that the film "seems improvised and nothing could be worse for this kind of structured suspense thriller. Carnival of Souls (1962). Ernest Thesiger. "[4], In 2006, Eric Henderson of Slant gave the film an unfavorable review, writing: "A lesbian panic melodrama in New England gothic drag, the only things separating Let's Scare Jessica to Death from its cinematic descendants are its narrative incoherence, its lack of a directorial presence (especially surprising considering the colloquial implications of the director's name), [and] its drab, douche commercial mise-en-scne. Director: Darren Aronofsky. Barbara Crampton. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. The Blair Witch Project 13. Director: John Carpenter. 5. The Shining 8. Again, merely a personal thing though. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 "[41] Film scholar Gary A. Smith remarked Lampert's performance as Jessica as "laid back to the point of somnambulism. In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. Psychological terror gets me, not slasher horror. On the other hand, its refreshing though perhaps thats not quite the right word to find Pier Paolo Pasolinis anti-fascist manifesto Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom listed as one of the scariest movies ever made. [35], Jack Meredith of the Windsor Star described the film as a "far-out bit of froth" that "nevertheless packs continuing suspense and a what's-going-to-happen-next element that never lets down through about 1 hours of sustained action. They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. Gustav von Wangenheim. 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