You may have your reasons, but without explanation it casts serious doubt on your judgment. "The Shining" 8. Karloff has Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy; Conway has Cat People, The Seventh Victim, and I Walked with a Zombie; and Goldblum has The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Jurassic Park. I tend to ignore top 100 film lists because they are usually made by people who know little about movies beyond Hollywood stuff made in the last 15 or 20 years. 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This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. Halloween (1978). Are you Kidding? [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Jessica flees the house, knocking over Duncan's bass case, which contains the corpse of the mute blonde woman. 30. The Haunting (1963). How else could the original Nosferatu be rated higher than Cronenbergs The Fly? Director: Darren Aronofsky. Repulsion (1965). Scott H. Reiniger. This list reminds me of those Rolling Stone top albums of all time, etc. I really havent seen a ton, just about 20 of these, but I havent seen any extremely scary films. Re-Animator (1985). The Omen (1976). Zita Johann. Cast: Adrian Pasdar. Jeff Goldblum. Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chlo Zhao's " Nomadland " as this year's big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand),. Fionnula Flanagan. 78. Valerie Hobson. Director: Tom Holland. Trilogy of Terror (1975, TV). Michael C. Williams. Elizabeth Moody. Lee Remick. Cast: Mia Farrow. Una O Connor was a big hit with the audience as well as Ernest Thesigers highly flamboyant performance as Dr. Frankensteins comrade in his experiments (Thesiger was also a big hit earlier that day with his performance in Whales The Old Dark House)But, while I dont consider the film a horror film in the traditional sense, I also wouldnt classify it as a comedy. 34. 33. Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). The 2022 festival line-up includes Chicago premieres of the newest films from some of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, including Terence Davies BENEDICTION; Claire Denis BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE; Ramin Bahranis 2ND CHANCE; Peter Stricklands FLUX GOURMET; and Masaaki Yuasas INU-OH. Legend claims that she is still alive, roving the island as a vampire. [11] While shooting, the cast and crew used multiple rooms in the expansive mansion for dressing rooms and a headquarters for the film company. Christopher Eccleston. Even Jaws, though scary, is not consistent enough in maintaining a horrific tone to deserve a spot in the top 10 of such a list. Lincoln Maazel. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Cast: Anthony Perkins. Bride Of Frankenstein a comedy? [11] To prepare the performers for the tone he hoped to accomplish, Hancock screened several films by Alfred Hitchcock to the cast prior to filming. 50. 10. Movies. Gustav von Wangenheim. Jitsuko Yoshimura. Christopher Lee. Suspiria (1977). Amy Irving. Claire Bloom. John Hurt. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. Patric Knowles. Nancy Allen. Jared Leto. Sounds reasonable. 99. Geena Davis. John Richardson. Director: Peter Jackson. Cast: Naomi Watts. "Jaws" 7. Richard Crenna. Director: William Friedkin. C. Thomas Howell. 73. Daniel Travis. 83. The Hidden (1987). 253 Following. 44. It was quite freaky, but I left watching the Exorcist completely freaked out. Salo is by far one of the most horrific movies Ive ever seen. 95. Cast: Drew Barrymore. In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. Kristen Stewart was named Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in SPENCER; Ruth Negga was named Best Supporting Actress for PASSING. JoBeth Williams. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. Those guys should make the restored LoC version available on DVD. The image of Sigourney Weaver and the Alien creature letting go of their horror grudge was found on Twitter. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. James Ellison. 15. 79. The antique dealer, Sam Dorker (Alan Manson), tells them the story of how Abigail drowned in 1880 just before her wedding day. Campbell Scott. 76. Nosferatu the Vampyre / Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979). Director: Stuart Gordon. [43] Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "creepy. Deliverance? Also, you wont find any neo-horror Japanese films e.g., Hideo Nakatas Ring, Takashi Shimizus Ju-on: The Grudge on the Chicago Film Critics list even though theyve found a large audience worldwide. While swimming, Emily vanishes from sight; Jessica hears Emily's voice in her head and watches as Emily emerges from the lake in a wedding gown. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Later, as Jessica prepares to make a headstone rubbing on Abigail Bishop's grave, she notices the blonde woman beckoning her to follow. Joan Bennett. And no, I dont recall sensing a gay subtext between Karloff and the Old Dark wacko. I can see this being a (painfully cliche) top 100 horror films list, but saying its a list of the scariest films with so many horror-comedies and borderline thrillers is insane. Oh yeah, why put those when you can just put the same crap, jaws, alien and Silence Of The Lambs. Director: George Sluizer. Boris Karloff. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. When a Stranger Calls (1979). Finally Im glad to be able to respond to the Chicago times critic list, let me just say that some of the usual mainstream crap shouldnt be there. Director: Robert Harmon. "The Silence of the Lambs" 12. Im sure it was scary for that era, but I watched it a few months ago and the only part that scared me was the end. Nigel Davenport. I mean Shaun of the dead is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. The Sixth Sense (1999). [10] The scene in which the group attempt a sance was also requested to be kept in the film by both Kalcheim and the producers. Director: Tobe Hooper. Peeping Tom (1958). Director: Michael Powell. Needless to say, youll find a number of oddities on the list. Janet Leigh. Cast: Dee Wallace. But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. Mae Clarke. International cinema. Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. 97. Murnaus brilliant Dracula rip-off Nosferatu. 54. Lil Dagover. Lists as a means of measuring film history are indeed useless (just take a look at the AFI lists), but I bet that Sight & Sound will come up with another such list in 2012. Nosferatu 14. [7] Doyle elaborates that the film "isolates and illuminates the death and corruption of counterculture values" from the era, and anticipates the "festering paranoia" that occurred throughout the 1970s, with the Watergate scandal, the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, and the Jonestown massacre. The Chicago Film Critics Association, the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audience Award winners following the 9th Chicago Critics Film Festival.. In The Mouth Of Madness, The Mothman Prophcyies? Accept Read More. Explore the schedule now, and snag your tickets before they're gone. Of course thats just my personal take. Director: Karl Freund. Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. Media. That being said, PSYCHO CANT BE NUMBER ONE! Director: Philip Kaufman. I think it may have been the first contemporary movie Clint Eastwood did; it certainly was the first one in which he was stalked. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Critic score: 92%. Cast: Olivia Hussey. "hippie values. Right now I am downloading Wait Until Dark, and I may check out 10 Rillington Place also. The Shining (1980). Dracula (1931). Cast: Rod Taylor. Gay movies. The Birds (1963). May 12. The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time/Scariest Movies Ever Made: Chicago Film Critics' Choices - Page 3 show list info list stats leaders vote print comments How many have you seen? Evelyn Ankers. Director: Edgar Wright. 'RoboCop': All the Failed Attempts to Adapt the Movie to TV. In this matter of stupid lists, no one can beat AFI. Director: David Lynch. Martin Stephens. The Innocents (1961). So no, I cant say I find Bride Of Frankenstein a horror film per se. Robert Shaw. Leading with a record-making 11 total nominations is Steven Spielbergs WEST SIDE STORY; other films earning multiple nominations include Jane Campions THE POWER OF THE DOG (8), David Lowerys THE GREEN KNIGHT (7) and DRIVE MY CAR, DUNE and LICORICE PIZZA (6 each). Maria Ouspenskaya. Jeremy Sumpter. How on earth did Dawn of the Dead make the top 10? Director: Roman Polanski. The Thing (1982). Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Why Hasn't Steven Spielberg Made a Western? Having said that, where the hell is Alice, Sweet Alice?! Abusive, inflammatory, spammy/self-promotional, baseless (spreading mis- or disinformation), and just plain deranged comments will be zapped. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. Friday the 13th (1980). 18. All in all, I think this list is pretty decent. Courteney Cox. Veronica Cartwright. Director: Joe Dante. Anna Massey. A historic, 1.6 million square foot secure facility offering 36 active stages, production office and support spaces over two campuses both located within 15 minutes from downtown Chicago. Cast: Jack Palance. In fact, Onibaba is the only Japanese horror film included on the list; in other words, no Godzilla. Cast: Peter Cushing. Cast: Neve Campbell. [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. Duane Jones. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). Having said that, Lon Chaney Jr. movies seem to be obtainable, as The Wolf Man is in. Ralph Meeker. 12. Director: Alejandro Amenbar. Neve Campbell. 69. Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods,R Cast: Darren McGavin. [5] Scholar Nancy West cites the film as one of several examples of horror films of the 1970s that directly lift the premise of the novel and place it in other historical or cultural contexts: "This languid movie reimagines Le Fanu's Laura as Jessicalike Carmilla, Emily is a horror of a houseguest, and after both men have been bitten by her, it becomes apparent that Emily is none other than the one-hundred-year-old vampire who in the course of time has attacked all the men in the nearby townIs Emily an imaginative projection of Jessica's murderous feelings toward her husband? The Blair Witch Project (1999). William Ragsdale. And perhaps the most egregious omission of all. Who were the posers who came up with that? Moss Offices on Broadway in New York City. In a more casual setting, lists can be fun among friends to seeing what other people enjoy. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Kevin OConnor. Cast: Peter Lorre. May (2002). Cast: Sigourney Weaver. Jane Asher. Ruth Gordon. Misery (1990). If we find an update, well definitely post it on the blog. 28. Greta Schrder. 52. Silence Of The Lambs is crime/thriller, but just curious, they put The Howling and The Wolfman, what about An American Werewolf In London? The Evil Dead (1981). Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Martin (1976; released in 1978). She collapses in the orchard and later is found by Duncan, who takes her home. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. Very sad ,15 minutes ago in Chicago, "America's Got Talent" Simon Cowell, he has been confirmed assee more David Warner. God's Time. Cast: Jack Nicholson. Roddy McDowall. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Johanna ter Steege. Hazel Court. yeah, its almost criminal that jacobs ladder and the changeling werent on this list.. i would have also added polanskis the tenant, and flaws aside, the recent french film inside as well, but thats just personal opinion. The film was difficult to obtain on home media formats for several decades, available only on VHS until 2006, when Paramount issued a DVD version. Maybe its one of the missing last six titles. He felt close to the material as it spoke to him in some bizarre way. I will certainly check out some of the links here and look further into so many horror films you refer to. The Exorcist (1973). "Connecticut Farm House Used as Horror Film Set", "Movies have given towns more than cameo roles", "Hunting and Haunting: The Locations in Let's Scare Jessica to Death 45 Years Later", "Remembering Jessica: An Interview with Mariclare Costello", "Screen: Hippie Vampire:' Let's Scare Jessica to Death' Arrives", "The Doubting of Reality in "Let's Scare Jessica to Death", "[31 Days Of Horror '20] Review: Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)", "Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) Releases", "New Title Announcements From San Diego Comic-Con 2019", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let%27s_Scare_Jessica_to_Death&oldid=1139558743, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:54. Tony Moran. Psycho (1960). "[33] This sentiment was echoed by Kevin Kelly of The Boston Globe, who felt the film contained so many idiosyncrasies that "nothing rings true. Frankenstein (1931) 15. Cast: Jon Voight. Horror of Dracula / Dracula (1958). Donald Pleasence. Remember guys, its a list of the scariest films, not the best horrors. Director: Danny Boyle. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. Wait Until Dark (1967). Reddit. Also Where is Pet Sematery,Amityville Horror and IT. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Plot [ edit] Yvonne Monlaur. Hancock's direction is ridiculously disjointed and inconsistent. Cast: Simon Pegg. Flipboard. Marlon Wayans. Bela Lugosi. Dan Hicks. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. Charles Durning. overall a good list.. i was especially happy they included lets scare jessica to death and god told me to- those are often overlooked, and great horror films. Aliens (1986). My mother mentioned being very moved after watching it. Cast: Chris Sarandon. Cast: Frances Dee. "Alien" 5. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. [26], Filmed without a distributor and produced independently (under The Jessica Company),[27] Let's Scare Jessica to Death was sold to Paramount Pictures in early 1971. Shelley Winters. With four titles, drector Wes Craven has the most films on the list. Piper Laurie. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces today the first seven films selected for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival. Director: Tobe Hooper. Director: Wes Craven. Id drop Repulsion and The Shining, both of which I found slow and overrated, and add the 1950s British movie Night of the Demon (aka Curse of the Demon) and the 1943 Danish movie Day of Wrath.. Classic movies. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Director: Nicolas Roeg. Reggie Bannister. Miguel Bos. Cast: Richard Attenborough. [18] Barton Heyman and Kevin O'Connor were given the roles of Jessica's husband Duncan, and the couple's friend Woody, respectively; Hancock had worked with Heyman and O'Connor previously, as they had appeared in his 19671968 stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As I said in my previous post, those lists are good selling tools. Director: John Boorman. Onibaba (1964). I wanted to do a movie that was legitimately terrifying. 25. Laura Dern. Miriam Hopkins. 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But the Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies e.g., James Whale 's Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein in addition to, gasp, a handful of non-American horror films such as Dario Argento 's Suspiria, Werner Herzog 's Nosferatu the Although it certainly does have elements of comedy in it. Cast: David Soul. Creature From The Black Lagoon was excellent for its time, but thanks alot Chicago times for putting a 50s Sci-fi on your top 100 Horror movies, hehehe. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. Director: Sean S. Cunningham. Cast: Bill Paxton. Cmon! 19. I gotta admit that I saw Bride of Frankenstein many years ago. Director: James Cameron. But something much more significant. Honestly makes you wonder who the hell these film critics are. For instance, the sleeper box office blockbuster The Blair Witch Project is in, but Benjamin Christensens classic silent Hxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages is not. Martita Hunt. Martin Henderson. International cinema. Carrie (1976) 17. Hilary Mason. Coupled with James Whales excellent direction and his moody, surreal cinematic touch, seeing it on the big screen was an entirely different and emotional experience. [2] Principal photography began in November of that year in Old Saybrook. The Ring (2002). 20. Tippi Hedren. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. Though criticism of the film has been divided, it went on to attain a cult following,[4] and some film scholars have drawn comparisons to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871). Alida Valli. Christopher Eccleston. These include: See also: Barbara Stanwyck, Janet Leigh, and Edwige Fenech among cinemas Top Ten Scream Queens.. 17. Image of Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House: Universal Pictures. Craven is followed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Martin) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salems Lot). Amanda Bearse. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. I have always considered the Bruce Campbell movies highly entertaining in the comedic sense rather than anything even closely resembling horror. 22. 10 Rillington Place (1971). 62. The Shinning has by far the creepiest atmosphere out of any movie. Director: Jacques Tourneur. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Michael Biehn. 39. Cast: James Caan. Poltergeist (1982). Hours pass and Jessica leaves to hitch a ride into town. If I remember correctly, I think Karloff was particularly watchful over Saul, and was the one who was mainly in charge of his care. You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. The following day, Jessica, seeing how attracted Woody is to Emily, asks Duncan to invite her to stay indefinitely. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. Paul Guilfoyle. Joaquin Phoenix. "[32] The San Francisco Examiner's Stanley Eichelbaum also noted deficiencies in the screenplay, noting that the film "seems improvised and nothing could be worse for this kind of structured suspense thriller. Director: Larry Cohen. Blueback. Some of these just dont make sense. Cast: Sam Neill. Allen Danziger. 2023 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films (Music Box) Ambush (VOD) Blue Caftan, The. I definitely remember that it wasnt at all a scary movie., I do have the DVD here. Big saurians are way more horrible then fascists who force you to eat shit and afterwards torture you to death in front of your friends. Cast: Sissy Spacek. Flavio Bucci. Laura Dern. 81. Director: Wes Craven. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? Cast: Brad Pitt. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. I gotta watch that movie again. Theres a really interesting relationship between Karloffs character as the mute manservant and the insane brother Saul which the family has kept hidden in the attic. Which Bram Stokers Dracula? John Gavin. But Id say that the less popular a film is even though were talking about film critics who should know their classics the less likely itll be for that film to make it to any top-100 list let alone a top-ten list. Lillian Gish. Dead Alive / Braindead (1992). Ive not yet seen the 1974, made for TV version, but the 1992 film is nearly unbeatable. Director: Steven Spielberg. Lew Ayres. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. 68. 92. Its funny you mention The Old Dark House. Some of it is hysterically funny and intentionally so. Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. I need to check it out again. Cast: Anthony Hopkins. I agree with a lot of your comments too. The movie Dead silence(2006) belongs somewhere on the list. "[18], Mariclare Costello, an actress who had worked as a casting director on Hancock's stage production of The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake (1967),[18] was cast opposite Lampert as the mysterious hippie, Emily. Open Water (2004). Cast: Julian West. Director: Joseph Ruben. Scariest movies ever made: The top 100 horror films according to the Chicago Film Critics (photo: The Chicago Critics' Top 100 Horror (or Just Plain Creepy) Films in History, Lawrence Pitkethly, Producer of Documentary Series American Cinema and Voices and Visions, Dies at 79, Michelle Yeoh didnt work for two years due to stereotypical roles offered to her. Top 100 horror movies of all time: Chicago Film Critics choices. Psycho works best in a crowded theater. "[7] Critic and biographer Michael Doyle describes the film as a "haunting elegy" for the failures of the hippie movement. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Vampyr (1932). Rena Mandel. The Mummy (1932). "[55] Film scholar Kim Newman, as well as fiction writers Charles L. Grant and Stephen King, are among those who have named it one of their favorite horror films. Deborah Raffin. 48. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. "The Banshees of Inisherin" won the best picture awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, which also honored its . And, needless to say, such lists are almost invariably self-promotional tools. "Halloween" 4. 91. M (1930). Decades later, still get heebie-geebies thinking about Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) Scariest movie EVER!!! I thought director John Hancock was onto somethingif not a new genre, then perhaps something as arresting as the Cat People," but felt that it devolved into a "routine vampire romp," though he did praise the cinematography and visuals. This list is a serious joke. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Director: George Waggner. Richard Denning. They have mentioned some great classics that were groundbreaking for their time and some (Psycho, the Innocents) still manage to be pretty frightening. It might be best to view lists like these as something other than a rating system. Number of reviews: 119. Director: Herk Harvey. Josh Lucas. Director: Fred Walton. Director: Wes Craven. Director: Charles Laughton. [4] [5] [6] Nomadland received the most nominations (7), followed by Da 5 Bloods (6), First Cow (6) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (6). 57. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. Carl Boehm). Films, lectures and clubs. The Last House on the Left (1972). Director: Mark Robson. Omar Epps. "[46], 2020 review from The Super Network's film critic Marcella Papandrea gave the film a very positive review, saying "The atmosphere and the soundtrack are haunting pieces, the film is very unnerving from start to finish, as the view is with an unreliable narrator and the audience feels what Jessica feels throughout." [11] Jessica was partly influenced by the governess in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw,[11] as well as the character of Eleanor Lance in Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963). 9. The film never makes clear. Judith ODea. Cast: Catherine Deneuve. Arthur Byron. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies' " Top Ten Scream Queens ." 1. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. 59. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Bruno Ganz. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. Socially conscious & political cinema. Cast: Terry OQuinn. "[42] Author and independent filmmaker John Kenneth Muir gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, praising the film's cinematography, "unsettling" mood, and its ability to generate a sense of unease, calling it "very disturbing" and noting its "lovely and poetic" visuals. Yes, The Old Dark House is terrific. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Tracy Arnold. Cast: Michael Rooker. The Vanishing / Spoorlos (1988). Near Dark (1987). Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (1960). Jennifer Carpenter. Kevin Bacon. Toni Collette. Diabolique is far scarier than Rosemarys Baby, or 4 or 5 of the otther Top 10. [25], Let's Scare Jessica to Death was one of the first horror films to prominently feature a synthesizer in its musical score, which was composed by Orville Stoeber. Richard Dreyfuss. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). "The Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies - in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films.