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I saw "the tripods" on public TV years ago - good series, I liked it because i was a Dr. Who fan, and it had a similar sci-fi/british vibe to it. The series was based on a series of books which I also read, I have no idea how to track down any of it but I'm sure the books at least are still available, it's also possible the show can be located.
(edit: I found a website [url="http://www.gnelson.demon.co.uk/Tripods.html"]tripods review and links[/url] here and sure enough it says that a DVD of the first season was just released, also I think there are links to the books here)

I'm happy because with the DVD gaining prevalence, I think the movie and tv library will become more feasible (videotapes are large and somewhat delicate, also the degradation of the tapes is unacceptable). Now with the DVD a library of several hundred movies can be kept in a portfolio the size of a photo album. I've seen things like the complete Monty Python series on 12 DVDs - considering the storage size and durability I would consider getting something like that, where I would probably never have bought the videos.

I missed "Bride of Chucky" last night unfortunately. MSN Network had a list of the 10 scariest movies this morning, but I didn't see what their authority was or how they arrived at this list:

10: Halloween
9: Evil Dead (the first one)
8: Salem's Lot
7: Carnival of Souls
6: Dawn of the Dead
5: Rosemary's Baby
4: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3: The Shining
2: Suspiria
1: The Excorcist

They're coming to get you, Barbara!

[ 10-31-2001: Message edited by: THE JAKER ]

I've always found the Australian movie, Picnic at Hanging Rockto be quite terrifying. Partly because what appears as natural becomes something to be feared, and also because some of the camera shots produce a chilling ambiance.

I think the scariest thing for me was not a t.v. or movie or anything like that. It was a Monday morning call in radio show about "Shadow People." Now I had never heard of them, so I listened a bit confused. Apparently people believe there are these 'Shadows' that are people or ghosts or something at night. People called in about being strangled by them, one young mother called in about her four year old daughter seeing "Dark People" and needing a light on at night because of this. Needless to say since then I try to get as close as possible to the person in bed beside me, so the 'Shadow People' can't get me.

Oh, and certain parts of 'Buffy' and 'The X-Files' have freaked me out

Scary Movie 1 & 2. Kidding.

I like movies made by our locals. They're the best horror movie makers. We have the weirdest stories going around and several different weird creatures / characters.

Just curious... does anyone think The Blair Witch Project was scary?

Haven't seen it - it was on TV the other night, but I didn't watch. I have this thing about shaky camera work - it bugs me. It's an interesting piece of movie history for sure, though. I think some poeple found it VERY scary especially when it first came out and no-one knew it was fictional.

Scariest thing I have ever seen on any size screen....

Mister Roger's Neighborhood!

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
<STRONG>I think some poeple found it VERY scary especially when it first came out and no-one knew it was fictional.</STRONG>

Yeah, on TV I saw people being interviewed coming out of previews of it shaking!
Well, I saw it when it was out at the cinema, and didn't find it scary. I don't generally find horror movies very scary, but there was a great deal of hype about how scary BWP was... IMO it didn't live up to the hype.

Anybody seen From Hell?

Originally posted by Georgi:
<STRONG>Just curious... does anyone think The Blair Witch Project was scary?</STRONG>

I think it had its moments. When they hear the kids laughing outside the tent, for one. And the baby crying. There is just something spooky as all get-out about a ghostly baby, for some reason. And in the house at the end, that was creepy. Especially with all the little hand-prints on the walls But the thing I did find scary about that film was the way in which they got lost. Knowing they were walking in one direction the entire time, and yet they kept passing the same landmarks. Now that I did find quite chilling.

Originally posted by loner72:
<STRONG>Knowing they were walking in one direction the entire time, and yet they kept passing the same landmarks. Now that I did find quite chilling.</STRONG>

I question why they couldn't just follow the river

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
<STRONG>Well, you've only seen one...
</STRONG>

I've only seen one that I found scary, but I've seen many movies that were supposed to be scary or were cathegorised as "horror" or "thrillers" (Like Rosemary's baby, the Shining, the Exorcist, Repulsion). Still, it seems that I'm just not scared by movies in general...

by Dragon Wench:
<STRONG>I've always found the Australian movie, Picnic at Hanging Rockto be quite terrifying.

</STRONG>

I liked that one, you know it's based on a true story. Great atmosphere

posted by Georgi:
<STRONG>Just curious... does anyone think The Blair Witch Project was scary?

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No, but I liked the concept!

sorry CE, I misread what you had written (about only seeing 1 scary movie). I've seen a lot and usually they don't scare me. I think many are made for teenagers - the stuff was sure scarier when I was 13 or 14! I think adults find stuff like "fatal attraction" or something scarier than ghosts.

Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>No, but I liked the concept!</STRONG>

I agree with that.

Has anyone else seen The Last Broadcast? It has basically the same premise as BWP, and they were both being made around the same time - BWP got released first and got all the attention. LB is worth a look though - the ending is very different from BWP

Any Disney film.

I'd say scary movies have a lot to do with age. Most movies I see now I can label as horror but nothing can prove quite as scary as when you watch the wrong thing at a young age. Allow me to elaborate.

Age 4, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Bumble scared the living S*@t out of me. My parents make fun of me still how I used to cry when Bumble showed up. I don't care if Bumble's bounce or not. I was traumatized. To rub it in, my parents bought me a lovely desk ornament (a Bumble paper weight) just last year for Christmas.

Age 7, I didn't like the goblins from The Hobbit at this age. I can watch it today and still have the hairs on my arms and neck stand up when they start popping out of the dark.

Age 10, Quite possibly one of the worst decsions of my life was convincing my parents to let me go see Poltergeist with my friends. That's one week of sleep I'll never get back.

Age 12, The Exorcist, nuff said.

And last...

Age 18, The uncut version of Angel Heart. I watched it at a friends house and then returned home way late at night in high school. My parents were out of town. Another night without sleep.

So that's the list
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The Hobbit
Poltergeist
The Exorcist
Angel Heart

And no, The Blair Witch was not scary; I'd label it as an entrepeneural comedy.

Why hasn't anyone mentioned Hellraiser. Pinhead is one of the best ever. I love that guy. "Time to die." The intro to BG2 reminds me of Hellraiser with all those shackles hanging.

Ok, the banner is flashing, I've got to go collect my prize because I'm starting to hallucinate looking at it.

[ 11-01-2001: Message edited by: Ned Flanders ]

Originally posted by Ned Flanders:
<STRONG>I'd say scary movies have a lot to do with age. Most movies I see now I can label as horror but nothing can prove quite as scary as when you watch the wrong thing at a young age. Allow me to elaborate.</STRONG>

Actually, I would agree, you just reminded me of something that gave me nightmares when I saw it on TV (not sure how old I was... not very) - Superman III (I believe), the bit at the end where the bad guy's sister gets sucked into his big computer thing and made into a robot *shudder*

Another one is Stephen King's IT... It televises in two parts. I must have been about 12 when I saw it I think, and the night I watched the first part, I woke up in the middle of the night and thought the clown was sitting in the corner of my room After it was all resolved in the second part, I was fine... I don't find it scary now.

posted by Georgi
Another one is Stephen King's IT... It televises in two parts. I must have been about 12 when I saw it I think, and the night I watched the first part, I woke up in the middle of the night and thought the clown was sitting in the corner of my room After it was all resolved in the second part, I was fine... I don't find it scary now.

Yeah, when I read It, Pennywise made me think of the clown in the kids room from Poltergeist. You kept a clown in your room. I admire your courage. The only good clown is "Shakes the Clown".

Originally posted by Ned Flanders:
<STRONG>You kept a clown in your room. I admire your courage.</STRONG>

LOL No, I said I thought "the clown" ie. Pennywise, was sitting in the corner of my room... there was actually no clown

Originally posted by Georgi:
<STRONG>there was actually no clown </STRONG>

Or was there?.....MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!