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Post by jjrdias on Feb 14, 2009 18:43:17 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of what i see as "psychological horror" movies, in essence, flicks where the element of danger doesn't really materialise on-screen in the form of a monster or something alike. One of the scariest films i ever watched is "The Haunting", Robert Wise's 1963 (underrated?) classic, which really got to me the first time i watched it, despite the fact that the dangerous or monstrous element never really shows itself - which i think proves the point some make, that the human mind can imagine much scarier things than can ever be displayed on screen. I kinda think Kubricks's gem, The Shining, may also fall into this "category", as can The Blair Witch Project, and would really like to know if the rest of the board can recommend other movies like these three. Thanks in advance.
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Post by tommydoom on Feb 14, 2009 19:57:41 GMT -5
would psycho be counted as a psychological horror movie?
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Post by jjrdias on Feb 14, 2009 20:07:11 GMT -5
That's a good question. I, for one, never really looked at Psycho as a "true" horror movie, more of a psychological thriller, like the french cult classic Eyes Without a Face, but i agree it might fit into what i refer to.
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Post by tommydoom on Feb 14, 2009 20:34:57 GMT -5
oo ok
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Post by psychogoatee on Feb 19, 2009 5:54:52 GMT -5
I'd say Jacob's Ladder is a great psychological horror film.
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Post by jjrdias on Feb 19, 2009 8:15:31 GMT -5
I've actually got Jacob's Ladder but never watched it. Thanks for the advice, will check it out.
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Post by jonnyDformed on Feb 22, 2009 16:30:57 GMT -5
copycat 1995? Sigourney Weaver (wasnt she hot in ghostbusters) maybe not a traditional horror movie, but psychological i a way i guess
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Post by jjrdias on Feb 22, 2009 21:23:54 GMT -5
Sigourney Weaver (wasnt she hot in ghostbusters) Oh, yes she was... H-O-T!!
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Post by loverofbeers on Aug 29, 2011 3:30:30 GMT -5
I love The Haunting and The Shining also. Blair Witch, not so much. The Shaky cam movies fail for me, but one I liked, that you might consider a "psychological" horror film is "Behind the Mask, The Rise of Leslie Vernon". Very smart slasher homage film.
I highly recommend "Jacob's Ladder" if you havn't watched it. Excellent movie.
I consider "Psycho" a horror film so I will recommend its offspring in a way, "Identity". Very interesting movie with some great acting and a twist or two.
From France, "Haute Tension" or "High Tension". Lesbians and a psycho-killer on the prowl. And incredibly violent kill scenes with much gore and blood.
My favorite modern psychological horror film is the American version of "Funny Games". I thought it was genius but some of my friends didn't enjoy a movie that breaks every rule and discusses phillosophy and the nature of reality so much, and somehow barely shows any blood or gore. I love the remote control scene. Truly an original scene unlike anything I have seen in a movie before.
I will even add the John Carpenter's Halloween. I cite one of the reasons that Rob Zombie flopped twice was that his versions lacked the psychology of a story about Anytown, USA and the boy from the everyday family next door that will never do good. That is what makes that movie scary and it is highlighted by the camera panning away from where Michael landed to shift upward over the house and then the neighborhood. I love that ending.
And I shouldn't recommend his movies, but I do like them (I hate to call myself a fan of a child-molester), the 1960s films of Roman Polanski whether "Rosemary's Baby" or "The Tenant" or a handful of others. Smart films.
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Post by luditesupreme on Sept 15, 2011 6:12:43 GMT -5
frality was good pdychological horror. it really turned your your concept of who the good people were and who the bad people were on it's ass. just when you thought it was gonna go one way it went another
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Post by Killer Rob on Sept 15, 2011 14:50:04 GMT -5
Jacob's Ladder rules. That stretcher scene with the wheel is like one of my all time favorite scenes. Now that I'm older I consider Psycho more of a thriller (same with Jake's Ladder) but I know when I first saw Psycho as a kid it scared me so maybe any movie that scares you could definitely be considered a horror. I really want to see the original (German?) version of Funny Games. I've noticed lately that even movies like The Omen and Rosemary's Baby seem more psychological. One of the all time underrated greats is Suspiria. Maybe even Candyman, but I watched Candyman recently and that movie has some real good in-your-face scary moments!
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Post by loverofbeers on Sept 15, 2011 23:45:39 GMT -5
I liked Suspiria and I like, not love, the giallo genre of Italy.
Candyman is way underrated. Everytime the main actress was in a scene with Tony Todd, the director had her hypnotized. That's why her eyes get so glazed over and her facial expressions became so haunting. It is psychological, big time, and to a lesser degree than Jacob's Ladder or say The Usual Suspects or Fight Club, it is a mind-fuck movie.
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Post by luditesupreme on Oct 26, 2011 1:43:08 GMT -5
a couple of weeks ago i watched a movie called gaslight the 1940 n british version i wonder if this was the first example of psychological horror . it's about a woman whose husband is trying convince her she's insane. not a spoiler the trem to gaslight some one has come to mean making them think they are insane when they're not
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Post by luditesupreme on Oct 26, 2011 1:45:40 GMT -5
gaslight is not very scary by todays standards but i did enjoy it's ''atmosphere'' just so you know
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Post by madmanmaple on Oct 26, 2011 2:10:05 GMT -5
That scene in The Dead Zone where the guy killed himself with the pair of scissors was some pretty freaky stuff. Best use of implied violence I've ever seen.
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