The Best in Horror

Well, it worked for me. Sequel's dreadful, though.

Largo's Shark wrote:

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is pure digital hackery. No real craft or technique, just amateurism posing as 'avant garde.' Never found it scary in the slightest, just funny.

Well, I used to find Carry On Screaming scary when I was a kid, but Blair Witch Project bored me rigid.

Pardon me for breathing, I'm sure.

I saw it when I was 9. I was more frightened by Paul McCartney's RUPERT AND THE FROG SONG animation than that.

Mark Gattis' Horror Europa documentary is available to view on BBC iPlayer for a few more days.

Quote :

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European horror cinema. From the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the wake of World War I to lesbian vampires in 1970s Belgium, from the black-gloved killers of Italy's bloody Giallo thrillers to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, Mark reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition. On a journey that spans the continent from Ostend to Slovakia, Mark explores classic filming locations and talks to the genre's leading talents, including directors Dario Argento and Guillermo del Toro.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nmsw7/Horror_Europa_with_Mark_Gatiss/

Erica Ambler wrote:

Mark Gattis' Horror Europa documentary is available to view on BBC iPlayer for a few more days.

Quote :

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European horror cinema. From the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the wake of World War I to lesbian vampires in 1970s Belgium, from the black-gloved killers of Italy's bloody Giallo thrillers to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, Mark reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition. On a journey that spans the continent from Ostend to Slovakia, Mark explores classic filming locations and talks to the genre's leading talents, including directors Dario Argento and Guillermo del Toro.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nmsw7/Horror_Europa_with_Mark_Gatiss/

I'll need to give that a watch, Ambler - I thoroughly enjoyed A History of Horror.

As for best horror?
- The Wicker Man
- Don't Look Now
- Who Saw Her Die?
- The Devil Rides Out
- Theatre of Blood
- Race with the Devil
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again
- Dressed To Kill
- Witchfinder General

I'll stop now.