Hammer House of Horror

Chirpy Red

On ITV3, ,made a good 30 years ago but always far more scary and disturbing than any of the crap American so called Horror films/TV we get these days.

Leroy Ambrose

You are joking? Admittedly American horror films are shit - they haven't made a decent one since The Thing - but hammer films are so camp they make my nan look frightening. Japanese and Korean horror are the only truly frightening films I've seen in the last 25 years.

Chirpy Red

I've not gone down that road yet ( Korea and Japan)
To me there is something spooky about these 70's productions.

Leroy Ambrose

[cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]I've not gone down that road yet ( Korea and Japan)
To me there is something spooky about these 70's productions.

LOL - the spookiest thing about them is Christopher Lee! The other actors/actresses just make me laugh.

If you want to check out Japanese & Korean horror, the best are 'The Ring', 'The Grudge' 'Tale Of Two Sisters', 'Memento Mori' and 'Dark Water'. There are two or three scenes in each that are genuinely frightening - its just perfectly done.

Carter

I watched the Jap version of the ring and I can honestly say it was disturbing to say the least. Never,ever watch a film like that in a house full of skunk smokers

Leroy Ambrose

[cite]Posted By: Carter[/cite]I watched the Jap version of the ring and I can honestly say it was disturbing to say the least. Never,ever watch a film like that in a house full of skunk smokers

Or, indeed, in a deserted farmhouse on your todd at three o'clock in the morning - like I did

Carter

[cite]Posted By: Leroy Ambrose[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Carter[/cite]I watched the Jap version of the ring and I can honestly say it was disturbing to say the least. Never,ever watch a film like that in a house full of skunk smokers

Or, indeed, in a deserted farmhouse on your todd at three o'clock in the morning - like I did

You fooookin loony, I tell thee what films never fuss me especially not horror films but that one did and the added paranoia provided in-house helped. My last misus would not watch anything like that she would literally climb the walls watching that dead set, proper shit fit fashion.

Charlton Till I Cry

Anyone seen a Spanish horror called the Orphanage? Its pretty good, Id reccomend it or Rec. a really good one from Argentina, the Yanks have remade it which I havent seen but this is class.

Cardinal Sin

You lot obviously haven't been to the Valley lately. Really scary.

leftbehind

used to scare me back in the 70's as a kid
The house that bleed t o death that one gave me nightmares

addick1965

[cite]Posted By: leftbehind[/cite]used to scare me back in the 70's as a kid
The house that bleed t o death that one gave me nightmares

I remember that one..wasn't Nicolas Ball in that one?

Goonerhater

See the Grudge-- late at night -- alone. There is a sound in that film which is a tad disturbing.


Grudge 2 is shit tho.

pilchard

I wouldn't say Hammer Horror are scary but they gave a kind of quality that still makes them watchable, the Dracula films are better than the over done newer takes on the theme. I know Dr Terrors House of Horror is not a Hammer film but it's in that ballpark and has a nice eerie quality.

Miserableoldgit

Exorcist + being on your own + Storms outside = SCAREY !

adamtheaddick

Would Ya?

AFKABartram

I had a dream i was being strangled to death after watching Midsomer Murders, so forgive me if i give the Japanese horror a miss !

Wilma

[cite]Posted By: Charlton Till I Cry[/cite]Anyone seen a Spanish horror called the Orphanage? Its pretty good, Id reccomend it or Rec. a really good one from Argentina, the Yanks have remade it which I havent seen but this is class.

Second this, watch these two if you like scary films. The Orphanage is more creepy, whereas Rec is gory. I had to sit up for ages after watching Rec as I was too scared to go to bed!!! The American remake is called Quarantine as it apparently pants.