Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics' Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. Wait Until Dark (1967). Director: Kaneto Shind. [54] According to Steve Senski of Trailers from Hell, Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling called the film "one of the most frightening films he'd ever seen in his life. Director: Nicolas Roeg. 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. I remember finding some of it humorous. I mean Shaun of the dead is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. P.O. The Silence of the Lambs was as scary as Harry Potter, not even! Ronee Blakley. Deliverance (1972). 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. You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. Cast: Pierre Brasseur. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. Director: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Snchez. Director: Fred Walton. "[45] Genre scholar Kim Newman has praised the film, specifically Lampert's performance, which he ranks as equal to those of Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Shirley Knight in The Rain People (1969), and Susannah York in Images (1972), all "portrait[s] of a woman in distress. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. 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. Freda Jackson. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986; released in 1990). Hancock's direction is ridiculously disjointed and inconsistent. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)" 9. Jared Leto. Max von Sydow. I just dont understand the concept of actually sitting down and coming up with 10, 50, or even 100 items on a Best Of or Greatest of All Time list. Director: Bob Clark. 7. lists. 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.. Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. Amy Irving. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 6. Top 100 horror movies of all time: Chicago Film Critics choices. Suspiria (1977). Thats Near Dark (1987), directed by eventual Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Lil Dagover. Nightmare on Elm Street 16. Painfully retarded. Cast: Heather Donohue. 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. Furthermore, remember that critics lists are collaborative as well as representative, so there is pressure to give equal respect to titles of different eras. Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. 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. Bruce Abbott. Neve Campbell. That one had a sick transformation, what about the underrated The Changeling with George C.Scott? John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. 26. One film which I found very scary when I was maybe 10 years old was the Forgotten. You gotta be kidding. Robert Englund. One or two scenes were frightening in Alien, and Halloween was very good. Murnaus brilliant Dracula rip-off Nosferatu. 40. xDD. Shelley Duvall. Cast: Anthony Perkins. The Blair Witch Project 13. John Gavin. 67. list of scariest movies. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Cast: David Hess. Evelyn Brent. An unrelated 1987 big-screen suspense thriller called The Night Stalker was directed by Max Kleven, and featured Charles Napier and Joan Chen. 46. Yvonne Monlaur. 56. Cast: Julian West. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. Near Dark (1987). A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. "[40] AllMovie deemed it an "eerie low-budget chiller. "Psycho" 2. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Mr. Soares (if youre still reading comments 4 years after this article was published), if you havent seen several of the films in the top 10, why are you even commenting on the list? Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Honestly makes you wonder who the hell these film critics are. May (2002). I didnt see REC and REC2 on this list. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. Greta Schrder. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Rosemary's Baby 11. The shower scene was excellent, but not at all horrific. Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis. Carrie (1976). Vampyr (1932). Melissa Stribling. Diana Pealver. Gustav von Wangenheim. When Emily offers to move on, Jessica invites her to dine with them and stay the night. Linda Blair. The film was as clear and smooth as glass on the big screen and breathtaking to behold. Director: Karl Freund. Jane Asher. Cast: Sam Neill. I know there are so many horror films out there (love the foreign, tired of the Japanese for now) that Id appreciate. I agree that Chicagos was not so bad at all. Cast: Mia Farrow. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies' " Top Ten Scream Queens ." 1. 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. Director: Tobe Hooper. 33. Aliens (1986). Cast: Donald Sutherland. Jessica runs through the orchard and comes across Woody's corpse, his throat slashed. Curiously, even though I have trouble watching scary films no matter how stupid or absurd several titles found on the Chicago Film Critics Scariest Movies list left me utterly unimpressed. Again, merely a personal thing though. [52] The Blu-ray was released on January 28, 2020 and includes a commentary track from director John D. Hancock and producer Phil Badalato, interviews with composer Orville Stoeber and historian Kim Newman, a documentary on the filming locations, and other bonus features. Cast: Naomi Watts. 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). 78. Matthew McConaughey. [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. There are some really great films listed here but none that are truly frightening to me. Elizabeth Moody. [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). Ken Foree. Purchased by producer Charles B. Moss, Kalcheim's original screenplay, entitled "It Drinks Hippie Blood",[2] followed a group of hippies camping on a cove who are attacked by a creature that lives in the water. Simon Ward. 59. Cast: A. Michael Baldwin. Cast: Marilyn Burns. The 1st one especially freaked me. "The Silence of the Lambs" 12. Thats why publications create them including the Alternative Film Guide. Umberto Paolo Quintavalle. May 12. 80. Dracula (1931). [27] Frank Yablans, then an executive at Paramount, devised the film's title as they felt Hancock's working title, which was simply "Jessica", was not commercially viable. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Lillian Gish. Cast: Oliver Reed. Lew Ayres. Dawn of the Dead (1978). Director: Steven Spielberg. Director: Stuart Gordon. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Critics Favorites: Wine Country Road Movie + Incendiary Political Documentary Are Years Big Winners, Gay Pride Movie Series: From Heterosexual Angst to Indonesian Coup, Carl Reiner & Robert Mulligan + Alfred Hitchcock & Celebrating Women Designers, Anna Magnani Movies: Volcanic Italian Actress Remembered, Sergio Citti: Pier Paolo Pasolini Protg & Collaborator, Spider-Man 3 (2007) Movie Review: Franchise Fatigue + Villains Galore, William Cameron Menzies Movies: Murderous Joan Fontaine & Nazi Communists, Horror Sound Effects: The Sound behind the Image III Real Horrorshow, Dean Jones: Actor in The Love Bug + Christian Movies. [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Director: Danny Boyle. Director: Richard Fleischer. Director: John Carpenter. Robert Shaw. Director: David Cronenberg. I dont see any horror to it, that would qualify it as a scary movie. Frankenstein (1931) 15. Kevin Bacon. Gene Bervoets. 83. 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. Martin Henderson. Dressed to Kill (1980). Cast: Richard Carlson. I just saw this film on the big screen at Cinesation( And had seen it before on the lovely DVD release). 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.. Jenny Wright. Director: Terence Fisher. 10 Rillington Place (1971). Cast: Simone Simon. Director: Philip Kaufman. Socially conscious & political cinema. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Director: Terence Young. Christopher Eccleston. 69. 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. Ian Hendry. Abigail Breslin. Shaun Of The Dead, really. Robert Burton. Director: Brad Anderson. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. 54. Cast: Nicole Kidman. Director: Robert Wise. 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. Cast: Bruce Campbell. I havent seen it since then so I cant say whether it still frightens me. Piper Laurie. Director: George Waggner. 31. Take the horror element out of the film and its a fascinating look at mans inhumanity to one another, and their inability to see past external superficialities. Curiously, The Old Dark House is nowhere to be found in the Chicago critics top 94 (!) How do you prove bad or good? Nancy Allen. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. 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. 71. When the woman is caught and questioned by the couple, she remains silent and quickly flees when Emily approaches. Initially conceived by writer Lee Kalcheim as a satirical horror film about a group of hippies preyed upon by a monster in a lake, the screenplay was significantly reworked after director Hancock signed on to the project. [19] Gretchen Corbett, also an established New York-based stage actress from Portland, Oregon, was cast as the mysterious mute girl whom Jessica encounters, and was the only performer in the principal cast to have not worked with Hancock prior. Director: Mario Bava. Reddit. [39], Film scholar John Stanley gave the film a favorable review in his 1995 book, writing: "Director John Hancock is to be congratulated for a multi-layered horror film with frightening visuals. The film never makes clear. Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. 62. Open Water (2004). 64. The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Bunker. 50. Michael C. Williams. Nick Frost. Signs (2002). Nancy Allen. 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). Boris Karloff. 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. Hazel Court. Adrienne King. Director: Terence Fisher. Critic score: 92%. 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. Amanda Bearse. Cast: Terry OQuinn. We might have our personal opinions as to what we like or dont like, but that hardly etches it in stone. Director: Robert Wiene. Decades later, still get heebie-geebies thinking about Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) Scariest movie EVER!!! Dana Wynter. Accept Read More. Roscoe Ates. Cast: Olivia Hussey. [8], In writing the role of Jessica, Hancock sought to create a filmic equivalent to the unreliable narrator in literary fiction. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. Flavio Bucci. Claiming the organization's top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh.The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). It was so boring I actually got a headache waiting for something interesting to happen. Jada Pinkett Smith. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Richard Attenborough. [14] Auditions for the parts were held in the B.S. Shelley Hack. Se7en (1995). Salems Lot (1979, TV). Diane Baker. You get a sense that perhaps there was a deep love and intimacy that existed between the two men. "hippie values. Classic movies. Ned Beatty. Alida Valli. Margot Kidder. Bram Stokers Dracula (1974, TV). Director: Scott Derrickson. A full . Director: Jacques Tourneur. 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 Book Club . Kent Smith. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. "[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: John Carpenter. 3. Russ Tamblyn. Films Chicago Critics Film Festival Films Tickets and passes are now on sale for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival! 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. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. 90. 21. Daniel Travis. In a more casual setting, lists can be fun among friends to seeing what other people enjoy. Frankenstein (1931). Leonard Nimoy. The Exorcist 3. Who were the posers who came up with that? Colin Clive. Duncan and Jessica decide to sell antiques found in the house at a local shop, one of which is a silver-framed portrait of the house's former owners, the Bishop familyfather, mother, and daughter Abigail. It had a certain gay subtext for me. Director: Georges Franju. (See previous post: A look at the Chicago Film Critics Associations Scariest Movies Ever Made.) When a Stranger Calls (1979). As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. Miriam Hopkins. Ruth Gordon. Right now I am downloading Wait Until Dark, and I may check out 10 Rillington Place also. Rory Culkin. The Ring (2002). Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India . Patrick Macnee. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). Director: Werner Herzog. 11. 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