Okapi Watches Scary Movies in the Dark

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

1. The Invisible Man (1933) zany and harsh, the old lady steals the show
2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) fucked up. Hyde keeps a prostitute as a sex slave.
3. Halloween (1978) I had to remind myself that this is where a lot of the tropes (and parodies) come from
4. Frankenstein (1931) The creature looked wonderful, makeup, lighting, etc. my favourite part
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) again, one that spawned a lot of others, but whoa a gore fest, family of murderous cannibals, and leatherface, and I couldn't help wonder about the guy in the wheelchair, I wonder what the authors who wrote all those essays on disability I read for the book bingo would say about him


6. The Uninvited (1944) Meh. I didn't care about the characters, any of them
7. The Others (2001) I liked this but I have seen too many ghost movies not to guess what was going on pretty early. Nevertheless as far as atmosphere, this is one of my favourites. Definitely watch it on a big screen in the dark to get Full Effect. I finished it the following day in daylight and it wasn't the same. It also made me say 'gosh there's a lot of Whitey here,' but Nicole Kidman has that effect on me.
8. Dark Water (Japanese, 2002) Solidly creepy, but I felt bad for the mom too much to be too scared. (Just like my reaction to The Exorcist). I want a haunted house/scary movie that ISN'T a metaphor for bad motherhood.

9. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Johnny Depp is in this??!! And Freddy is a bit more gross than I imagined. Like tongue through the telephone. I was a bit disappointed that all she had to do was not BELIEVE to make Freddy go away but they fooled me! Ha, ha! That ending got me good! I love being surprised.
10. Friday the 13th (1980) Kevin Bacon is in this??!! I liked this. I really liked the scene of the girl in the canoe waking up in the middle of the lake after it's (almost) over. Excellent surprise there. And she cuts the killer's head off with a sword. Nice.

I don't know what to watch next...let me know if you have recommendations.

Comments

[bleodswean]

We watched:

"Ride the Bullet". Fun? Campy. Typical bad King cinema.

"Mama". Scary af in the first half...then got predictable with bad CGI, but it was a concept that could have been fantastic except it wasn't. De Toro outing.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Cool! I haven't heard of those two! I haven't seen any King films so maybe I should try one.

[bleodswean]

You haven't seen The Shining???? Both Pet Semetery's are scary. I prefer the newer one. Both It's are terrifying but the newere one is the best. Both Carrie's are good, the oriignal rocks. Cujo is scary. Salem's Lot is crazy but good.

There's tons more.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

No. I only have been interested in scary movies recently. Thanks for all the recs. I listened to Salem's lot the book and not too keen to watch it. But the rest I will check out.

[shipperslist]

I saw The Others in the movies back when it came out and I loved it to bits. I'm not the biggest Nicole Kidman fan but she was brilliant in this.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I am with you about her. I think she really did it well.

[dylan_mx]

I could see how The Others twist was going too...
I am planning to see Nope and Lightouse this October! Everyone is reccing them to me, might be worth checking them out for you too :)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh I love your icon! Yes. I hadn't heard of Nope. I did watch Lighthouse last year to do a spooky Halloween story. It was okay. I'm not a fan of William Defoe.

[dylan_mx]

Thanks!

That's fair, Dafoe is quite perticular. Let us know if you watch Nope I'd love to hear your opinion :)