Trick r’ Treat - Trailer (Video)
October 28, 2008 / 1401
It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil mischief, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four women cross paths with a costumed stalker at a local festival; a group of pranksters goes too far and discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous old hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem… Read more …
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (11-01)
October 27, 2008 / 1223
10. ‘Audition’ (1999)
Synopsis: Hold an audition to meet women? Check. Meet the girl of your dreams? Check. All your friends say they have a bad feeling about her? Check. And so begins this horror classic featuring a lonely widower making some very bad choices when it comes to affairs of the heart. How bad? Her idea of a friendly date involves a rubber apron and medical bag full of pins. Ouch.
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9. ‘Halloween’ (1978)
Synopsis: It was all downhill from here on out for Jamie Lee Curtis. And we mean that. Would she ever scream like this again? Hide in a closet while a very persistent Michael Myers spent about, oh, say, 78 minutes trying to hack through the door? Did we mention she’s related to the killer? Little known fact: John Carpenter wrote the theme song himself. Genius like that doesn’t come along many times in a lifetime, folks. Read more …
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (20-11)
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20. ‘Hellraiser’ (1987)
Synopsis: Mix one skinless escapee from Hell, a sexy heroine, and an evil “Rubik’s Cube” and you have the basic recipe for one of the most original horror stories to hit the big screen. Despite a limited budget, “Hellraiser” features striking visuals. Perhaps the most iconic is the Cenobites — a group of demons clad in bondage gear who literally tear their victims apart piece by piece.
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19. ‘The Changeling’ (1980)
Synopsis: George C. Scott plays a man who retreats to a long-abandoned mansion following the accidental death of his family. Did we fail to mention that the mansion is haunted? The movie’s reliance on a creepy atmosphere, as opposed to more visceral fright tactics, makes this a favorite among horror movie junkies. Read more …
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (30-21)
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30. ‘Altered States’ (1980)
Synopsis: William Hurt plays a scientist who woofs down hallucinogenic drugs and floats in an isolation chamber to … do something. We’re not entirely sure why. What we do know is that when the experiment goes awry (and don’t they all?), his body begins to transform into some sort of howling blob. Yuck. Somebody should have told him to just say no to drugs.
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29. ‘Mothman Prophecies’ (2002)
Synopsis: Strange things are happening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. For one, Richard Gere can’t figure out how he got there. Then there are the shadowy winged figures lurking around. And finally, the phone calls from someone (or something) with a creepy insect-like voice. Did we mention the phone wasn’t plugged in?
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28. ‘The Mist’ (2007)
Synopsis: “There’s something in the mist. Shut the doors!” screams a bleeding man stumbling into a small town grocery store. Behind him, an impenetrable wall of mist descends. And thus begins a tale of survival. Monsters in the mist you ask? For sure! But the real horror show takes place when the trapped super market shoppers turn on each other. Thank you Mr. King for another sleepless night.
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27. ‘Videodrome’ (1983)
Synopsis: Everyone loves TV, but not as much as the hero in this story. In typical David Cronenberg fashion, the protagonist melds with his television. Symbolic? Sure. Hallucinatory? Of course. Creepy? Extremely. What follows is a big splattery mess chock full of blood, violence, and some sort of human VCR hybrid. Don’t ask, just sit back and enjoy the ride.
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26. ‘Seven’ (1995)
Synopsis: It may be the cast (Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow) that does it for “Seven,” or it may just be the outrageous amount of visual profanity on display: blood, guts, and severed heads. Not to mention a really fat dead dude and a corpse who’s not quite kicked the bucket. Plus, the sun didn’t shine for the whole movie. Sweet.
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25. ‘War of the Worlds’ (1953)
Synopsis: This is without a doubt the best, and scariest, sci-fi flick from the ’50s. Based loosely on H.G. Wells’s classic cautionary tale, the film follows the world’s failed efforts to stem an invasion from Mars. The film offers plenty of scares, but the biggest has to be the encounter with a Martian in the abandoned farm house.
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24. ‘Saw’ (2004)
Synopsis: Initially rated NC-17 before being re-edited, “Saw” follows the travails of two men held captive by Jigsaw, a serial killer who presents his victims with a terrible choice. Avoiding the slasher flick clichés (teens being pursued by ax-wielding maniac), the film delves into darker psychological territory while still maintaining an unhealthy level of gore.
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23. ‘Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)’ (2003)
Synopsis: Never has a menstrual cycle been presented as more terrifying or as, well, a harbinger for doom, death, and ghosts. This Korean masterpiece, directed and written by Ji-woon Kim, is elusive, subtle and horribly, horribly frightening. It centers on two deranged sisters, one deranged step-mother, one deranged father, and one deranged phantom. Oh, and some birds. Scary ones.
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22. ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)
Synopsis: Jodie Foster never signed back onto the “Lecter” franchise, and that’s all the more reason to watch the original as many times as you can stomach it. Lecter versus Starling. Hopkins versus Foster. Buffalo Bill, in night-vision goggles and a human-skin suit, versus the world. All that psychological suspense aside, we know you jumped 35 feet in the air when Lecter snapped suddenly at the glass… Go on, fess up.
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21. ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974)
Synopsis: What sets this movie apart from other slasher films? Perhaps it was Leatherface’s human skin mask, or maybe it was the roar of the chainsaw, or it could have been the “based on a true story” line at the beginning. Who can say? What is certain is that this is an extremely scary movie — especially Leather’s happy-dance at the end of the movie. Jason could learn a few things.
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Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (50-41)
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (40-31)
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (30-21)
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (20-11)
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (11-01)
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (40-31)
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40. ‘Eraserhead’ (1977)
Synopsis: Considered the greatest cult movie of all time, “Eraserhead” is not your average horror movie. The film employs bizarre imagery to create a deeply unsettling tone. We dare you to not reach for the remote in the scene of Eraserhead trying to feed his misshapen “son.” It might go down in history as the single most disturbing movie scene ever. Even by art-house standards, this flick is a tough pill to swallow.
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39. ‘Amityville Horror’ (1978)
Synopsis: A family moves into a perfectly nice house in Amityville, N.Y. Then things begin to happen: black goo comes out of the toilet, flies appear (does this have anything to do with the toilet?), a voice tells a priest to “get out,” and something with glowing red eyes peers through the windows at night. Sure it was an “Exorcist” rip-off, but it was “based on a true story!” That’s got to count for something. Read more …
Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (50-41)
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50. ‘Arachnophobia’ (1990)
Synopsis: Spiders. John Goodman with a blowtorch. Who’s scarier? I’m sure we could ask Roseanne, but that’s the subject of a much more frightening movie. Anyway, as anyone who has er, squashed a spider can attest, things with eight legs are creepy. Gross. Big ones that fly through the air when provoked? Even worse.
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49. ‘The Innocents’ (1961)
Synopsis: There are few films that deal with insanity as deftly as this one, based on Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw.” Are the ghosts in this film real, or just imagined by the nanny and the creepy children she’s sworn to protect? While there are a few jump-out-of-your-seat moments, most of the scares come from the gothic atmosphere. Read more …
OIDIA Halloween Special Preview - Video -
October 26, 2008 / 829
the preview for upcoming episode what happened to Gregg Schonwalder Read more …
