Last night I watched two serial killer films that both seem to have voyeuristic fetishes. Both come from 1960, but are two completely differing films, dealing with murderers. I’ll be honest, until I read the title in that wonderful little book, 101 Horror Movies, I had never even heard of Peeping Tom. I’ll be honest…
Tag: 101 horror movies
The Tingler (1959)
William Castle has long been known for his gimmicky horror movies, but only one of them apparently made it into the 101 Horror Movies and that is The Tingler. I won’t lie, I laughed out of sheer joy a number of places in this film. It very much wanted to encourage the idea of screaming…
The Bad Seed (1956)
Before there was Damien, there was Rhoda. The Bad Seed, based on the stage play of the same name, made its way onto the big screen in 1956, and garnered itself 4 Oscar nominations, 3 for acting, and 1 for cinematography. The story focuses on a mother’s descent into madness, spurred on by the love…
The Old Dark House (1932)
This was a romp! Encased in gothic trappings, this film is one of the lighter ones that have been suggested to me by 101 Horror Movies. It’s not quite madcap, but I love a lot of the dialogue, in fact when it gets to this point, I think you can quite safely call it banter….
White Zombie (1932)
It’s a swing and a miss from 101 Horror Movies, this was the first film in their recommendations that just couldn’t hold my interest and attention, though there were a number of things I did like about it. Karloff is always enjoyable, and in a film like this there are lots of close-ups on his…
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the oldest film listed in the little book I got for Christmas (101 Horror Movies) and so far has been my least favorite. The story is fairly simplistic, a fair arrives in town, and two friends, in love with the same woman go to see a sideshow put on…
Häxan (1922)
Haxan or Witchcraft Through The Ages is a Swedish silent film, that presents itself as a quasi-documentary, but left me feeling very uncomfortable, particularly in their presentation of the Inquisition, and their treatment of women they claimed were witches. This is another one of the films from the very enjoyable 101 Horror Movies that I…
Tod Browning’s Freaks (1932)
So I’ve tackled one of the first films in my book of 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die. While I wouldn’t describe Freaks as a horror movie in any real sense, they are some unsettling moments. The movie made the circuits as an exploitation film, something to ogle and stare at, like…
The Mind Reels 