It was so boring I actually got a headache waiting for something interesting to happen. "[41] Film scholar Gary A. Smith remarked Lampert's performance as Jessica as "laid back to the point of somnambulism. Director: Michael Powell. 30. Director: John Boorman. Director: Steven Spielberg. GET PASSES GET TICKETS *indicates special guest (s) scheduled to attend for post-film Q&A Friday, May 13 CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH* // Learn More Sal or the 120 Days of Sodom / Sal o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975). Bill Paxton. [15] Actress Zohra Lampert was cast in the lead role of Jessica, the titular character who finds herself questioning her sanity. Director: Sam Raimi. Right now I am downloading Wait Until Dark, and I may check out 10 Rillington Place also. Director: Edgar Wright. Piper Laurie. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Director: Joe Dante. 21. In their bedroom, the couple go to lie down; Jessica notices a cut on Duncan's neck, and Emily then enters the room brandishing a knife, with the townsmen following behind her. 15. P.O. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. 53. Jeannine Taylor. In fact, Onibaba is the only Japanese horror film included on the list; in other words, no Godzilla. Jodie Foster. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Matt OLeary. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Wrapping this up, its worth noting that four of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies are made-for-television productions: Dan Curtis Bram Stokers Dracula and Trilogy of Terror, Tobe Hoopers Salems Lot, and John Llewellyn Moxeys The Night Stalker. Cast: Michael Rooker. 16. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). Cast: Neve Campbell. Image of Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House: Universal Pictures. 73. Jared Leto. Diane Baker. [52] The Blu-ray was released on January 28, 2020 and includes a commentary track from director John D. Hancock and producer Phil Badalato, interviews with composer Orville Stoeber and historian Kim Newman, a documentary on the filming locations, and other bonus features. Cocaine Bear. Cast: Catherine Deneuve. The film was as clear and smooth as glass on the big screen and breathtaking to behold. Cast: Cillian Murphy. 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 Director: Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Sam Neill. Lew Ayres. Director: Jack Clayton. Of course thats just my personal take. Initially conceived by writer Lee Kalcheim as a satirical horror film about a group of hippies preyed upon by a monster in a lake, the screenplay was significantly reworked after director Hancock signed on to the project. Richard Dreyfuss. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. Richard Attenborough. I didnt see REC and REC2 on this list. Colin Clive. Cast: A. Michael Baldwin. But the Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies - e.g., James Whale's Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein - in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films such as Dario Argento's Suspiria, Werner Herzog 's Nosferatu the Vampyre, God Told Me To (1976). The woman leads Jessica to a cliff, at the bottom of which lies Dorker's bloodied body. Finally Im glad to be able to respond to the Chicago times critic list, let me just say that some of the usual mainstream crap shouldnt be there. [24] Co-producer William Badalato had suggested the location: "My wife and I had a weekend house in Chester, Connecticut. That one had a sick transformation, what about the underrated The Changeling with George C.Scott? Director: Jack Sholder. Cast: Jeff Goldblum. Director: John Carpenter. Bram Stokers Dracula (1974, TV). Which The Night Stalker? Remember guys, its a list of the scariest films, not the best horrors. Jennifer Carpenter. Shaun Of The Dead, really. Shelley Hack. John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. I havent seen several of the films in their top-ten list. Elizabeth Moody. 85. Colleen Dewhurst. It seems like they just threw in a load of old horrors even though they are not scary at all by todays staderds. It definitely beats that list they play on TV every Halloween! (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Nosferatu 14. Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. William Katt. Big saurians are way more horrible then fascists who force you to eat shit and afterwards torture you to death in front of your friends. 86. Cast: Adrian Pasdar. Bride Of Frankenstein a comedy? The Brides of Dracula (1960). [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. Director: Dan Curtis. Director: Don Siegel. 54. Scream 2 (1997). Psycho (1960). Anna Faris. The Seventh Victim (1943). Johnny Depp. Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. Cmon! 95. Black Christmas (1974). Roscoe Ates. For me, its still the most unquieting, disturbing and scary movie ever. Cast: Klaus Kinski. Jessica Tandy. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? Director: John Llewellyn Moxey. Deliverance (1972). Tom Conway. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. 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. Cast: Simon Pegg. But I definitely think this one should be added. Patric Knowles. Woody, who has been working in the orchard, returns to the house, where Emily bites his neck. Accept Read More. The simplicity of the film worked perfectly to create a scary mood. Salems Lot (1979, TV). Robert Englund. David Warner. International cinema. Gene Bervoets. 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. Shelley Duvall. Cast: Richard Carlson. John Gavin. Misery (1990). "[49] In the early 2010s, London's Time Out conducted a poll with several authors, directors, actors and critics who have worked within the horror genre to vote for their top horror films, who ranked the film number 86 in a list of 100 films.[58]. Cast: Chris Sarandon. Dickinson Mansion, located in the village of Essex, was used for the interior shots of the home. Theres a really interesting relationship between Karloffs character as the mute manservant and the insane brother Saul which the family has kept hidden in the attic. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. Elsa Lanchester. The Fly (1986). 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. Ask 100 people what the 10 Greatest Romantic Films are, and guarenteed youll get different responses depending upon the person and theyre experiences in life. Hahah LMAO, Shaun Of the Dead! Tom Conway. I said this many times on many websites. 43. [15], In preparation, both Lampert and Costello worked with acting coach Mira Rostova for their respective roles in the film. You gotta be kidding. 4,905 Followers. Cast: Terry OQuinn. Toni Collette. The Ring (2002). Accept Read More. Curiously, even though I have trouble watching scary films no matter how stupid or absurd several titles found on the Chicago Film Critics Scariest Movies list left me utterly unimpressed. Inspired by the psychological implications of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw and Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963), Hancock wanted to center the screenplay on a protagonist whose credibility interpreting events could be questioned by the audience so they could use their imagination. Director: Gore Verbinski. "Halloween" 4. (I cant think of any big-screen showings of Bride in the Los Angeles area in the near future.). Hancock's direction is ridiculously disjointed and inconsistent. Director: Terence Young. 26. 4. Director: Werner Herzog. Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis. Director: Darren Aronofsky. Hosts of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival ( every May. [10] The scene in which the group attempt a sance was also requested to be kept in the film by both Kalcheim and the producers. Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. xDD. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. 69. Christopher Eccleston. Irreversible: Straight Cut. Mae Clarke. Director: Kaneto Shind. Peeping Tom (1958). Director: Jacques Tourneur. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. Some of these just dont make sense. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 23. "[40] AllMovie deemed it an "eerie low-budget chiller. The Chicago Film Critics Association (@chicagocritics) has just announced its 2022 nominations, with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE leading with 12. The festival opens with a screening of Sundance Audience Award winner CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH (pictured) with filmmaker and star Cooper Raiff in attendance and closes with SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award winner I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy starring Patton Oswalt as a well-meaning father who inadvertently catfishes his own son. Carol Lynley. I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. [1] Its unclear which The Night Stalker the Chicago Film Critics are referring to in their Top 100 Horror Movies, but its likely the 1972 made-for-TV horror movie, in which a journalist investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Although it certainly does have elements of comedy in it. Director: Scott Derrickson. Cast: Kim Hunter. 19. The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chlo Zhao's " Nomadland " as this year's big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand),. 39. 36. You may have your reasons, but without explanation it casts serious doubt on your judgment. Session 9 (2001). Cast: Darren McGavin. Director: Dario Argento. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. Director: David Cronenberg. Indeed it is. Adrienne King. Cast: James Caan. Ruth Gordon. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. Evil Dead II / Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987). [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. Ian Hendry. 74. Passes are now on sale for the event, returning to a full week of screenings, May 13-19, at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. [3], Contemporary critical reviews of the film were mixed: Upon its release, Stanley Kanfer of Time gave the film a middling review, praising Lampert's performance but dismissing the rest of the cast's, adding that "after the first reel, the vampires seem to have lost their bite. Sidney Blackmer. One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. The Mummy (1932). Book Club . Cast: Rod Taylor. Cast: Richard Attenborough. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. 9. The Shinning has by far the creepiest atmosphere out of any movie. The 2022 festival line-up includes Chicago premieres of the newest films from some of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, including Terence Davies BENEDICTION; Claire Denis BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE; Ramin Bahranis 2ND CHANCE; Peter Stricklands FLUX GOURMET; and Masaaki Yuasas INU-OH. Lets Scare Jessica to Death (1971). Cast: Marilyn Burns. Jack Weston. Director: Jack Arnold. [6] The hearse that Duncan and Jessica drive, which has the word "love" spray-painted on it, has been noted as a blatant reference to the death of Jessica begins hearing voices and sees a mysterious young blonde woman (Gretchen Corbett) looking at her from a distance before disappearing. Dont Look Now (1973). Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). They have mentioned some great classics that were groundbreaking for their time and some (Psycho, the Innocents) still manage to be pretty frightening. They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. Curiously, The Old Dark House is nowhere to be found in the Chicago critics top 94 (!) Cast: Max Schreck. Ian Watkin. Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Pamela Franklin. The Last House on the Left (1972). Roddy McDowall. I know there are so many horror films out there (love the foreign, tired of the Japanese for now) that Id appreciate. [19] Heyman had been Hancock's first choice in the role of Duncan. Make sure your comment adds something relevant to the discussion: Feel free to disagree with us and write your own movie commentaries, but *thoughtfulness* and *at least a modicum of sanity* are imperative. Cast: Olivia Hussey. Werner Krauss. 67. 59. Poltergeist (1982). So does IT follows.. these movies are not perfect but, they are both freaking awesome, and scary as hell.. Jeremy Sumpter. Alida Valli. Director: Wes Craven. Cast: Gregory Peck. Scream (1996). Painfully retarded. Peter Wyngarde. The new critics represent a a variety of film journalism in Chicago and bring their voices to one of the countrys longest-standing and most accomplished associations of writers. [1] Fake plastic vampire fangs were given to patrons at some cinemas in promotion of the film,[29] while a horse-drawn hearse and coffins were parked in front of Manhattan's Criterion Theatre during the film's opening week. Critic score: 92%. Rotten Tomatoes, entertainment fans go-to resource for movie, TV and streaming recommendations, and the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced today the inaugural recipients of the Emerging Critics Grant program, designed to support diverse aspiring critics from the Chicago area. 27. Decades later, still get heebie-geebies thinking about Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) Scariest movie EVER!!! It might be best to view lists like these as something other than a rating system. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. Chicago Film Critics Association website. 6. The Haunting (1963). Cast: Nicole Kidman. Cast: Sissy Spacek. [49] Paramount released the film on DVD on August 29, 2006,[50] and reissued it on September 15, 2009. 81. Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. I thought the Invasion was quite scary, but just some parts. Freda Jackson. Moss Offices on Broadway in New York City. Cinespace Studios Chicago is the Midwest's leading studio facility and service provider for TV, film, and commercial production. Jessica runs through the orchard and comes across Woody's corpse, his throat slashed. "Rosemary's Baby" 11. Cast: Audrey Hepburn. The film may not take the curl out of your hair, but it will hold your interest even if the title will throw you offthere actually is no plot to scare Jessica. Jessica agrees to go with Emily to swim in the cove. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. [17] "I have a great fondness for John Hancock, and enjoyed working with him very much. 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). Have you seen it? 45. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies' " Top Ten Scream Queens ." 1. Can Live-Action Remakes of Animated Movies Please Stop? 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. Simon Ward. Cast: Nobuko Otowa. . Films Chicago Critics Film Festival Films Tickets and passes are now on sale for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival! Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay.Other highlights among the winners this year include: GUILLERMO DEL TOROS PINOCCHIO named Best Animated Feature; FIRE OF LOVE named Best Documentary; DECISION TO LEAVE named Best Foreign Language Film; and Charlotte Wells, writer/director of AFTERSUN, named recipient of the Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. "[38] She also praised the performances of Lampert and Costello, as well as those of Heyman and O'Connor, but noted of the latter that their "characters are not well developed by the script. That being said, PSYCHO CANT BE NUMBER ONE! 89. Aliens (1986). Julia Adams. Cast: Kurt Russell. The Birds (1963). [11] While shooting, the cast and crew used multiple rooms in the expansive mansion for dressing rooms and a headquarters for the film company. 72. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Zita Johann. My top 3 would be: Exorcist (though it was quite slow), Halloween and The Ring. Founded in 1990, the Chicago Film Critics Association is the only critics' group in the U.S. to mount its own film festival, which offers its nearly 60 members the dubious distinction of . 17. Marlon Wayans. [11] To prepare the performers for the tone he hoped to accomplish, Hancock screened several films by Alfred Hitchcock to the cast prior to filming. 98. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. Nothing spectacular, just quiet, building tension in a California town. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Let me know how you feel and tell Roger Ebert to stick it. But Id say that the less popular a film is even though were talking about film critics who should know their classics the less likely itll be for that film to make it to any top-100 list let alone a top-ten list. Josh Lucas. Repulsion (1965). Ronee Blakley. Richard Denning. Cast: Jessica Harper. 22. Stick to your lighthearted comedy Chicago times. Tom Conway. Miguel Bos. 48. Director: Richard Fleischer. Who were the posers who came up with that? Jennifer Connelly. Cast: Heather Donohue. 7. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. Director: Brian De Palma. Dracula (1931). Cast: David Caruso. Just announced: actor PATTON OSWALT will join filmmaker/star James Morosini for the May 19 closing night screening of I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy about a well-meaning father (Oswalt) who inadvertently catfishes his own son. 96. Lauren Bacall. Media. 75. Director: Wes Craven. Needless to say, youll find a number of oddities on the list. Kristen Stewart was named Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in SPENCER; Ruth Negga was named Best Supporting Actress for PASSING. Shaun of the Dead (2004). The Exorcist 3. Abigail Breslin. Darren McGavin in the horror TV movie The Night Stalker image: ABC. Rosemary's Baby 11. Director: Georges Franju. [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. Johanna ter Steege. Those guys should make the restored LoC version available on DVD. "[31] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times remarked the "strong sense of atmosphere" in the film in addition to the four lead performances, who are "likable, believable people," but conceded: "There's no getting around the movie's poorly resolved script. "[42] Author and independent filmmaker John Kenneth Muir gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, praising the film's cinematography, "unsettling" mood, and its ability to generate a sense of unease, calling it "very disturbing" and noting its "lovely and poetic" visuals. Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. "[45] Genre scholar Kim Newman has praised the film, specifically Lampert's performance, which he ranks as equal to those of Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Shirley Knight in The Rain People (1969), and Susannah York in Images (1972), all "portrait[s] of a woman in distress. But I do miss Eraserhead: After seeing a trailer when I was 20, I waited ten years to collect the courage to see it - and I did well do do so. 37. I dont see any horror to it, that would qualify it as a scary movie. Lee Shoquist is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 film discussion groups in the Chicago area. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Psycho (1960). [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. [43] Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "creepy. Dawn of the Dead (1978). Alan Arkin. Carnival of Souls (1962). I just dont understand the concept of actually sitting down and coming up with 10, 50, or even 100 items on a Best Of or Greatest of All Time list. yeah, its almost criminal that jacobs ladder and the changeling werent on this list.. i would have also added polanskis the tenant, and flaws aside, the recent french film inside as well, but thats just personal opinion. Filming of Let's Scare Jessica to Death took place in various towns and villages in Connecticut, largely in Middlesex County. Richard Crenna. Cast: Conrad Veidt. Ellen Sandweiss. Cast: Boris Karloff. Arthur Byron. Cast: Timothy Balme. Allen Danziger. 12. Jitsuko Yoshimura. The film depicts the nightmarish experiences of a psychologically fragile woman who comes to believe that another strange, mysterious young woman she has let into her home may actually be a vampire. Valerie Hobson. Contrarily to some comments, I agree to putting Psycho on N one - it still works, even on adults. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. 91. [53] Also in 2021 Australian cult film company Imprint films released a deluxe blu ray with slipcover, Let's Scare Jessica to Death has been named one of the scariest films of all time by several critical publications: In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death the 87th scariest film ever made. Geena Davis. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. 60. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. The image of Sigourney Weaver and the Alien creature letting go of their horror grudge was found on Twitter. Cast: Olga Baclanova. [1] 90. The Chicago Film Critics Association, the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audience Award winners following the 9th Chicago Critics Film Festival.. 14. Omar Epps. Tony Moran. Charles Durning. Nosferatu / Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). "Alien" 5. Gustav von Wangenheim. So no, I cant say I find Bride Of Frankenstein a horror film per se. Dec 14, 2022, 6:00pm PST. Though criticism of the film has been divided, it went on to attain a cult following,[4] and some film scholars have drawn comparisons to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871). Cast: Betsy Palmer. With gorgeous cinematography and an audio track that takes on a life of its own, each sound and image presents a hazy version of reality. The Innocents (1961). Onibaba (1964). Director: Mario Bava. Horror of Dracula / Dracula (1958). 76. Director: Jonathan Demme. How do you prove better? Ralph Bellamy. Cast: John Saxon. Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. The film received middling reviews from critics at the time, with some remarking the atmosphere and performances are inconsistent in tone, while others criticized the sparse and ambiguous narrative. 8. 3. 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? But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. Linda Blair. Ralph Bellamy. Jaws (1975). Wilford Brimley. Dead Alive / Braindead (1992). 29. 79. [16] The scene where Costello's character emerges from the lake in a wedding dress was filmed in late November on a day it had snowed. Bonnie Bedelia. I can see this being a (painfully cliche) top 100 horror films list, but saying its a list of the scariest films with so many horror-comedies and borderline thrillers is insane. "[34] John Simon described Let's Scare Jessica to Death as a mess. I look at those lists not to discover the Greatest Movies of All Time, but to find out what particular individuals or group(s) of individuals find special. 88. Nancy Allen. [54] According to Steve Senski of Trailers from Hell, Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling called the film "one of the most frightening films he'd ever seen in his life. Director: Bob Clark. 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Examples include Alfred Hitchcocks widely revered Psycho, which happens to be the top film on the list; Rob Reiners Misery, less a horror movie than a (not very suspenseful) suspense thriller; William Friedkins The Exorcist, despite all the avocado vomit and Mercedes McCambridges demon voice; and M. Night Shyamalans Signs, which has aliens killing off a few billion humans just so Mel Gibson can have his faith in God restored. "[17] Lampert "got lost in her character" as the script resonated with her, and she spent much of her time between takes remaining in character. Donald Pleasence. [17] "I accepted, trusting his judgment," Lampert recalled. 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. Also unclear is the Chicago Film Critics choice of Bram Stokers Dracula. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). Cast: David Soul. I havent really read a great deal about James Whale(Havent gotten around to the biography yet), but I find that aspect of the film quite interesting considering Whale was a gay director. If I remember correctly, I think Karloff was particularly watchful over Saul, and was the one who was mainly in charge of his care. Director: George Sluizer. William Ragsdale. Note: this list was first published in Oct. 2006. The print shown at Cinesation was taken from a stunning 35mm LOC print. Helen Chandler. Instead, look upon them as a means of finding new movies to enjoy. Movies. Jessica (Zohra Lampert) has been released from a mental institution to the care of her husband, Duncan (Barton Heyman), who has given up his job as string bassist for the New York Philharmonic and purchased a rundown farmhouse outside of the city. 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