Robert Englund. [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. Plot [ edit] Play Misty for Me scared me more than any other movie Ive seen. If we find an update, well definitely post it on the blog. Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 Director: David Lynch. Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Nothing spectacular, just quiet, building tension in a California town. Keir Dullea. The Tingler, with Vincent Price, is one of my favorites. Sounds reasonable. Donald Pleasence. Director: Jonathan Demme. Director: Philip Kaufman. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. I think most lists are pretty silly these days. Jessica (Zohra Lampert) has been released from a mental institution to the care of her husband, Duncan (Barton Heyman), who has given up his job as string bassist for the New York Philharmonic and purchased a rundown farmhouse outside of the city. Piper Laurie. Let me know how you feel and tell Roger Ebert to stick it. Cast: Vincent Price. Lets Scare Jessica to Death (1971). I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986; released in 1990). Director: Dan Curtis. With four titles, drector Wes Craven has the most films on the list. The Howling (1981). Hahah LMAO, Shaun Of the Dead! The film depicts the nightmarish experiences of a psychologically fragile woman who comes to believe that another strange, mysterious young woman she has let into her home may actually be a vampire. Director: George A. Romero. Johnny Depp. Director: Fritz Lang. Cast: Peter Lorre. Blueback. 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. Linda Blair. This is a great way of giving all the great horror movies their due credit (obviously were missing a few- The Grudge, Jacobs Ladder, Dementia 13, The Haunting (1962 version is actually *very* creepy)), and is a useful way to find new movies, but it is impossible to expect people to agree on what is scary, and pretty hard to be tasteful and accurate. In 2006, Halloween was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Signs (2002). Nightmare on Elm Street 16. Another possibility is Francis Ford Coppolas costlier and better-known 1992 film, which shares the same original title though its chiefly known as just Dracula; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves star. 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Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. Director: David Fincher. And, needless to say, such lists are almost invariably self-promotional tools. Though completed without a distributor, the film was purchased by Paramount Pictures, who gave it a wide release in the United States in late August 1971. [2] Principal photography began in November of that year in Old Saybrook. Cast: Cillian Murphy. Martin Balsam. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. Cast: Jeff Goldblum. Hilary Mason. 51. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. Michael Biehn. 73. The film was #14 on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004). Jitsuko Yoshimura. Kate Ashfield. [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. 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. [16] The exteriors of the house were shot at a farmhouse in Old Saybrook,[20] while the E.E. Phantasm (1979). Cast: Anthony Perkins. Tony Moran. 33. 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. Geena Davis. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. Director: Don Siegel. 54. Tom Skerritt. I agree that Chicagos was not so bad at all. As the plot develops, we learn that the world around Jessica is scarier than anything her mind could concoct. Jessica begins hearing voices and sees a mysterious young blonde woman (Gretchen Corbett) looking at her from a distance before disappearing. But as a means of measuring film history, theyre pretty useless. Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (1960). Moira Shearer. Yvonne Furneaux. Deborah Raffin. 45. Make sure your comment adds something relevant to the discussion: Feel free to disagree with us and write your own movie commentaries, but *thoughtfulness* and *at least a modicum of sanity* are imperative. also reading into the subtext of Jessica's psychological state and downfall to that of the death of the counter culture movement of the 60s. Ellen Sandweiss. Dracula (1931). The Blair Witch Project (1999). Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Director: Don Coscarelli. When Saul is killed in the end, Karloff is seen very tenderly holding Saul as hes dying and Karloff is clearly very bereaved by his death. (See previous post: A look at the Chicago Film Critics Associations Scariest Movies Ever Made.) This website uses cookies to improve your experience. So no, I cant say I find Bride Of Frankenstein a horror film per se. [53] Also in 2021 Australian cult film company Imprint films released a deluxe blu ray with slipcover, Let's Scare Jessica to Death has been named one of the scariest films of all time by several critical publications: In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death the 87th scariest film ever made. It had a certain gay subtext for me. Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Richard Attenborough. [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. Cast: Karen Black. 69. 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Inspired by the psychological implications of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw and Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963), Hancock wanted to center the screenplay on a protagonist whose credibility interpreting events could be questioned by the audience so they could use their imagination. "[34] John Simon described Let's Scare Jessica to Death as a mess. But something much more significant. 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. Joan Bennett. Director: Steven Spielberg. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. Omar Epps. Director: Charles Laughton. Alien 5. Director: John D. Hancock. Miguel Bos. "The Exorcist" 3. 65. It wasnt really a horror, but if they made it a spookier theme, it would have been so. Maurice Evans. For me, its still the most unquieting, disturbing and scary movie ever. I have always considered the Bruce Campbell movies highly entertaining in the comedic sense rather than anything even closely resembling horror. I gotta admit that I saw Bride of Frankenstein many years ago. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). The Brides of Dracula (1960). She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. Moss Offices on Broadway in New York City. Director: Danny Boyle. Dressed to Kill (1980). Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. Psycho 2. Love the list, in general .. but, please switch to the Coppola Bram Stokers Dracula. The film was as clear and smooth as glass on the big screen and breathtaking to behold. Ned Beatty. Director: George Sluizer. "[40] AllMovie deemed it an "eerie low-budget chiller. Director: Rouben Mamoulian. 71. Powers Boothe. Director: Terence Fisher. Black Christmas (1974). Cast: Jon Voight. "The Shining" 8. Passes are now on sale for the event, returning to a full week of screenings, May 13-19, at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. Director: Richard Fleischer. Great movie, but its a comedy. 14. Cast: Betsy Palmer. 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. Jeff Goldblum. Rose Hobart. But then the film takes a turn toward the macabre, and it had me on the edge of my seat until the (lighter) finale. Bride Of Frankenstein a comedy? Note: this list was first published in Oct. 2006. Nancy Allen. Janet Leigh. Shelley Hack. And perhaps the most egregious omission of all. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Cast: Boris Karloff. "[17] Lampert "got lost in her character" as the script resonated with her, and she spent much of her time between takes remaining in character. Director: Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Richard Attenborough. I know there are so many horror films out there (love the foreign, tired of the Japanese for now) that Id appreciate. Director: James Whale. Psycho (1960). 3. Miriam Hopkins. Evelyn Brent. 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 complete lineup, schedule and special guests expected for the ninth annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 13-19 at the Music Box Theatre. Just announced: actor PATTON OSWALT will join filmmaker/star James Morosini for the May 19 closing night screening of I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy about a well-meaning father (Oswalt) who inadvertently catfishes his own son. Cast: Jack Palance. 13. 17. "Rosemary's Baby" 11. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Lee Shoquist is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 film discussion groups in the Chicago area. How comes the Grudge isnt there, and I even hate modern day slashers and CGIs, but that was a stylish Japanese chilling horror film? You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. Cast: Chris Sarandon. The Last House on the Left (1972). The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Jeremy Sisto. 95. 89. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Boris Karloff. International cinema. Director: Robert Wiene. Lincoln Maazel. 42. Also Where is Pet Sematery,Amityville Horror and IT. One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. Stick to your lighthearted comedy Chicago times. The Hidden (1987). [17] "I accepted, trusting his judgment," Lampert recalled. As mentioned in the article, the list of 100 scariest movies ever made was compiled by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. Cast: Olivia Hussey. 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 Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a 1971 American independent horror film co-written and directed by John Hancock in his directorial debut, and starring Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, and Mariclare Costello. P.O. Heather Langenkamp. Jessica agrees to go with Emily to swim in the cove. Evelyn Ankers. Cast: Rutger Hauer. [49] Paramount released the film on DVD on August 29, 2006,[50] and reissued it on September 15, 2009. The Innocents (1961). Some titles clearly do not belong (Shaun of the Dead), some should be rated more highly (Session 9), and some just deserve inclusion (Jacobs Ladder). 50. 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. 47. M (1930). 28 Days Later (2002). Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. Cast: Klaus Kinski. Martin Henderson. 77. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. Honestly makes you wonder who the hell these film critics are. Ralph Bellamy. Open Water (2004). Christine Forrest. Director: Scott Derrickson. Jessica and Duncan spot the woman standing on the cliff above them, causing Duncan to give chase. Kent Smith. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. Chicago, IL chicagofilmcritics.org Joined June 2009. Michael C. Williams. Repulsion (1965). 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. Filming of Let's Scare Jessica to Death took place in various towns and villages in Connecticut, largely in Middlesex County. Can Live-Action Remakes of Animated Movies Please Stop? Cast: Olga Baclanova. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. Claire Bloom. Heather Graham. Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. Heather ORourke. The Fly (1986). I did watch and purchase Boris Karloffs Black Sabbath (trilogy). Kristen Stewart was named Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in SPENCER; Ruth Negga was named Best Supporting Actress for PASSING. The following day, Jessica, seeing how attracted Woody is to Emily, asks Duncan to invite her to stay indefinitely. Director: Georges Franju. Similarly, the Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 3rd scariest film ever made. Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. [11], Let's Scare Jessica to Death was filmed over a period of 26 days[2] in the fall of 1970, in various towns in Connecticut;[16] the production budget was $250,000. The Thing (1982). Director: F.W. Toni Collette. This list greatly amuses me. Jennifer Connelly. Director: Tod Browning. Films, lectures and clubs. Thats why publications create them including the Alternative Film Guide. Frankenstein (1931) 15. Ronny Cox. 62. Director: Robert Wise. But I do miss Eraserhead: After seeing a trailer when I was 20, I waited ten years to collect the courage to see it - and I did well do do so. The new critics represent a a variety of film journalism in Chicago and bring their voices to one of the countrys longest-standing and most accomplished associations of writers. Cast: John Amplas. John Boles. Reggie Bannister. Mae Clarke. Stephen Gevedon. Cast: Peter Cushing. Shelley Winters. Nosferatu the Vampyre / Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979). [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? Jennifer Carpenter. Ian Hendry. Johanna ter Steege. What critics said: "Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an . See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies Top Ten Scream Queens.. From the shore, Emily and the townsmen watch her. Other surprises because theyre nowhere to be found on the Scariest Movies list despite their hair-raising reputation include: Also inexplicably missing from the Chicago Film Critics list of scariest movies ever made is Lon Chaney, whose star vehicles at Universal and MGM include both well-known classics and forgotten gems of the horror or at least the creepy genre, among them The Phantom of the Opera and The Unknown, in which he cuts off his arms in order to win the heart of a very young Joan Crawford (dont ask). Cast: Lon Chaney Jr. Warren William. One or two scenes were frightening in Alien, and Halloween was very good. I have seen youtube videos that have much more a scare to offer. Christopher Lee. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. Robert Shaw. 43. This list is a serious joke. But the Chicago Film Critics Associations list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies e.g., James Whales Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films such as Dario Argentos Suspiria, Werner Herzogs Nosferatu the Vampyre, and F.W. Diabolique is far scarier than Rosemarys Baby, or 4 or 5 of the otther Top 10. Movies. Colleen Dewhurst. "The Silence of the Lambs" 12. Director: Joseph Ruben. Frailty (2001). Director: Dan Curtis. Having said that, where the hell is Alice, Sweet Alice?! [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. 76. How else could the original Nosferatu be rated higher than Cronenbergs The Fly? Edith Scob. Image of Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House: Universal Pictures. Its funny you mention The Old Dark House. Some of it is hysterically funny and intentionally so. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, released their roster for 2022-2023 today, announcing the acceptance of four new members.The new critics represent a a variety of film journalism in Chicago and bring their voices to one of the country's longest-standing and most . Dont Look Now (1973). Night of the Living Dead (1968) 6. Vampyr (1932). Director: Chris Kentis. Cast: Peter Cushing. Just as curiously, a number of movies whether great, bad, or mediocre that gave me nightmares for days (or weeks) are absent from the list. Alan Arkin. Director: Herk Harvey. When Jessica gets into town, she sees Duncan's car and asks about his whereabouts, but no one will speak to her; she then encounters Sam Dorker, and terrified, runs back to the house. Cast: Max Schreck. Director: Brian De Palma. Bill Thornbury. 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. Gustav von Wangenheim. The 33rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 21, 2020. [27] It premiered in New York City on August 27, 1971,[a] and opened in Los Angeles, California the following week, on September 1, 1971. Martin (1976; released in 1978). 27. 8. Cast: Gregory Peck. Director: Werner Herzog. Cast: Fredric March. He felt close to the material as it spoke to him in some bizarre way. Ive never seen a good print of The Old Dark House. Whats available on video or on cable is a high-contrasty print. Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Some of these just dont make sense. Pocket. Requiem for a Dream (2000). 6. Martin Stephens. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. 90. Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in Wes Cravens A Nightmare on Elm Street: New Line Cinema. 63. Murnau. 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),. Trilogy of Terror (1975, TV). Director: Mark Robson. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). As I said in my previous post, those lists are good selling tools. 100. 38. When Jessica, Duncan, and their hippie friend Woody (Kevin O'Connor) arrive, they are surprised to find a mysterious drifter, Emily (Mariclare Costello), already living there. 11. 44. 31. list of scariest movies. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. Cast: Audrey Hepburn. How on earth did Dawn of the Dead make the top 10? Tweets & replies. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10. You gotta be kidding. [51] On July 20, 2019, Scream Factory announced at San Diego Comic-Con that they would be issuing the film on Blu-ray, marking its debut in this format. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Michael E. Williams. 4. As a critic and lecturer, he conducts film discussions at private member clubs and organizations including The Fortnightly of Chicago, Woman's Athletic Club, The Casino Club, The . Alida Valli. Cast: Roy Scheider. Jeremy Sumpter. The Brood (1979). Who were the posers who came up with that? Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Alida Valli. 78. The next day, Jessica finds the portrait of the Bishop family, which she and Duncan had sold to Dorker the previous day, back in the attic; she observes that Abigail Bishop, as seen on the photo, bears a striking resemblance to Emily. 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. I dont believe theyve updated it since. "Night of the Living Dead (1968)" 6. Three films earned two awards: THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Best Editing; Best Art Direction/Production Design); LICORICE PIZZA (Best Original Screenplay; Most Promising Performer - Alana Haim); and SPENCER (Best Actress (Stewart); Best Costume Design). Director: Gore Verbinski. The Exorcist (1973). 32. 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