Time for another round of "name that obscure, weird movie I saw as a kid"!
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posted by naju
on Oct 22, 2012 -
21 answers
I am looking for the best DVD (not Blu-Ray) prints of Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter. I know Lambs had a Criterion issue and regular issue, a 2-disc issue and perhaps more. Manhunter had a 2-disc issue (orange cover), a single issue, and perhaps others. I currently have the Hannibal Lector trilogy, which is all three movies in slimline cases with no extras. I am not sure if they are the same prints that come in single issue cases or if my prints are the high quality. When I say "best", I am referring to best picture quality first and then extras. I am not sure if newer issues lime my slimline set necessarily have the best picture or not simply because they are newer. My slimline set is just the bare bones movies, btw. So best print and if any extras that would be great. I know Criterion has commentary on Silence.
posted by snap_dragon
on May 24, 2012 -
6 answers
Please help me find the names of three vaguely recalled movies from my past: a teen flick from the 80s, a dubbed (possibly Italian) horror film from the 70s, and a scifi adventure from the 60s (maybe)?
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Apr 29, 2012 -
13 answers
Please recommend me some Asian (supernatural) horror movies to watch. Problem is: I have already watched most or all of the classics, so I need some fresh suggestions, preferably something from the last 3-5 years.
posted by dcrocha
on Mar 18, 2012 -
18 answers
What, if any, horror films feature the retaliation of ghosts of enslaved Africans, similar in concept to movies that are built around Native American spirits taking revenge against (white) Americans?
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posted by thadman
on Feb 18, 2012 -
15 answers
I'm looking for a horror movie that I've watched as a kid. What I can remember / reconstruct: probably not made after 1970; may have been black and white; protagonist was an old man who was haunted by a dead friend of his called Abe.
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posted by rjs
on Sep 7, 2011 -
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Help me find the title of a 1970s-era movie I saw on Sci-Fi Channel in the late 90s/early 2000s. It was several short stories strung together, all very strange but not quite "horror" or "sci-fi".
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posted by knile
on Mar 4, 2011 -
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A friend of mine, in a bout of frustration, recently posted this challenge: " Name one Hollywood horror movie which does NOT contain the line, "WHAT DO YOU WANT (FROM ME)??!!!", usually screamed by the protagonist at the antagonist."
There must be several! I thought it would be funny to present him with a list, and I hope you can help me. (Would be funnier if the movies were not-very-arthousey.)
Thanks!
posted by Omnomnom
on Aug 27, 2010 -
18 answers
Help me settle a long-running debate by identifying which horror movie had the following poster: A night scene, outdoors, I think moonlit. Hand drawn. In the centre of the poster a girl is running away from the viewer, down a path between two stone walls. Emerging from the walls on both sides are hands which are grabbing out at her. I last saw it around 1986. Any ideas?
posted by scrm
on Aug 26, 2010 -
6 answers
Recommendations for thought-provoking books or essay collections that analyze horror movies, please.
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posted by ifjuly
on Aug 17, 2010 -
18 answers
Can you help me name three childhood movies based on the briefest snippets of scenes? I have only brief glimpses of scenes from three movies I watched on TV when I was a kid (~35 years ago). For years I've thought about those scenes and I'd like to identify the (probably obscure) movies to which they belong.
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posted by darkstar
on Jul 20, 2010 -
18 answers
I'm writing a war/horror story where two groups of sworn enemies band together to defeat a common foe. I'm looking for some suggestions on stories/books/films to borrow (i.e. steal) ideas from. Already thought of "Hell in the Pacific" and "Joyeux Noël" which deal with similar themes, but I was hoping you all could suggest some others....
posted by ranchocalamari
on Jun 6, 2010 -
15 answers
I'm trying to figure out the title of a movie I saw on tv a few years ago. It was an English language horror movie set in Japan; the main characters were a western family (I think they might have been from the US, but they could have been Canadian) who were living there because of some family member's job.
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posted by Half-a-Dozen Paper Cranes
on Aug 17, 2009 -
4 answers
What scary black-and-white movie, involving bleeding portraits and howling black dogs, did I see back in the '60s?
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posted by OolooKitty
on Mar 23, 2009 -
12 answers
My boyfriend and I watched "Them" or "Ils"(the French title) this weekend and loved it. We're looking for other horror/suspense movies that aren't TOO heavy on gore, but have great atmosphere or are outstanding in some other way. We've also enjoyed Suspiria and The Vanishing (Spoorloos). Any ideas for other movies (foreign or not) that we should check out?
posted by odayoday
on Mar 3, 2009 -
52 answers
I'll be going to a convention next month with a number of "Dawn of the Dead" alumni in attendance and I'd like to have something unique for them to sign. I love the very unique style of Polish movie posters and want to get an original print of the 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" poster, but am having no luck.
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posted by laze
on Feb 26, 2008 -
3 answers
What exactly is the appeal of slasher movies like
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posted by Effigy2000
on Oct 23, 2007 -
54 answers
It's that time of the year: I'm looking for good horror movies for kids.
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posted by the_W
on Oct 21, 2007 -
42 answers
Phantasm! Damn you, Coscarelli! *shakes fist helplessly* Having just seen it for the first time, does this damn thing ever makes any sense or should I give up right now? (For the record: I did like it.) Spoilers surely up the kazoo follow inside, so don't complain later.
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posted by Iosephus
on Jul 10, 2007 -
11 answers
Help me remember the titles!!!!!!!
When I was a kid (early- 1970's) there was a Saturday afternoon program in Philadelphia called "Creature Double-Feature." They played wonderful horror movies including two movies I'd like to find.
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posted by iam2bz2p
on Feb 28, 2007 -
10 answers
When I was about ten when I saw this movie about a family trapped in a house. Their windows and doors were bricked in and they could not get out. Whenever they turned the television on a strange logo appeared. I think I remember the mother accusing the father of having done something to cause this situation. The thing that sticks in my mind was a scene towards the end of the movie where tons of black goo comes down the chimney and out of the fireplace.
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posted by Sonny Jim
on Sep 14, 2006 -
14 answers
MusicFilter/
HorrorFilter: This is a long-shot but I'm looking for the name of a piece of classical music that is so frequently used in horror movies and horror parodies that it's become a bit of a cliche...
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posted by captainscared
on Nov 17, 2005 -
19 answers
For those who've seen The Grudge (Ju-on) and The Ring (Ringu), do you know if there is any significance to the visual similarity between "The Evil" in both films? (SPOILERS inside)
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posted by xyzzy
on Oct 31, 2005 -
7 answers
I've been searching for the name of a gothic horror movie from the late 60s or early 70s. A number of astronauts land on a planet that is populated by tall upside-down-carrot-shaped creatures that have an infrared eye. One by one the astronauts meet terrible deaths. One astronaut is burned to death by one of the carrot aliens in a very graphic way. Another walks into a sphere that appears near the space craft and is flash-frozen. I recall seeing this gore-fest on television as part of weekly horror/scifi movie time. The movie has some of the same feel as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969). Does this movie sound familiar? Does anyone know the title?
posted by jhritz
on Mar 14, 2005 -
6 answers
Movie Night. I'm helping plan a Horror/SciFi Movie Marathon for a few friends. I need to come up with a list of 4-6 movies available on DVD in the U.S., and am looking for a theme to tie it all together. Any ideas?
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posted by FreezBoy
on Mar 11, 2005 -
44 answers
ZombieFilter: I have recently developed an interest in zombie movies. I'm having trouble finding a good list though; can anyone recommend some new ones I haven't seen yet? Preferably North American releases but any foreign suggestions are welcome too. [+]
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posted by id girl
on Feb 14, 2005 -
37 answers
HalloweenFilter: What are some good movies for a halloween party? Scary, Silly, you name it.
posted by hughbot
on Oct 31, 2004 -
17 answers
