oiseaux morts 1994 posted:

There is a great tradition of ghost stories on Christmas Eve on British television, and although you have to appreciate the limited budget and outdated special effects, these made-for-TV movies have moments of genuine terror.





There are two versions of M.R. James' classic ghost story Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You, My Lad; one from 1968 with Michael Hordern, and one from 2010 with John Hurt. Both are excellent, the 68 version is more true to the original story, where as the 2010 version takes a few liberties of its own. There is something extremely chilling about the distant presence following the protagonist at twilight on a forgotten English beach. Who is this who comes?






The Woman In Black will be seeing a remake starring Daniel Radcliffe this year, but the one from 1982 could have only been an inspiration for the creators of movies like The Others. Once again nothing owns more than distant malevolent presences moving inexorably closer to the protagonist against the setting of a desolate rural place.





Based on the Dickensian short story, The Signalman (1976) is another classic. The atmosphere is oppressive, the train tunnel with its singular red light still haunts me to this day.

echoplex posted:

Someone posted the cover of the Sorcerer soundtrack they had on vinyl, which was this image:



That's an incredibly captivating, intriguing image. I imagine the film is probably rubbish. But it's that bait-and-switch that got me watching a lot of terrible films (like The Keep).

echoplex posted: