Director: Jack Clayton. 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). Gene Bervoets. But something much more significant. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Colin Clive. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. This list greatly amuses me. [16] Hancock was specifically taken by Costello's physical features, which included bright red hair and a pale complexion, which he felt was befitting of the vampiric Emily. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Saul Stein. First titles include highly anticipated films like the Chicago premiere of Cooper Raiffs CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, starring Raiff and Dakota Johnson. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. 60. "Night of the Living Dead (1968)" 6. Films, lectures and clubs. Gwyneth Paltrow. You may have your reasons, but without explanation it casts serious doubt on your judgment. The Mummy (1932). [19] Heyman had been Hancock's first choice in the role of Duncan. [10] The scene in which the group attempt a sance was also requested to be kept in the film by both Kalcheim and the producers. Richard Denning. [43] Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "creepy. There are some really great films listed here but none that are truly frightening to me. Director: Lucky McKee. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. Director: Scott Derrickson. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. I dont believe theyve updated it since. M (1930). The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). For me, its still the most unquieting, disturbing and scary movie ever. 32/100 1. Jack Weston. 86. Freaks (1932). Amy Irving. Bill Paxton. Its actually quite a touching film because it speaks to elements of lonliness, societal ostracism, and to the desire for all living beings to be loved and accepted. Now, I do enjoy reading lists depending on who is doing them, of course. Dont Look Now (1973). 24. Director: George Waggner. [9] Kalcheim described his screenplay as a satire: "John [Hancock] turned-the-screw so to speak, making it a serious, darker theme. Otto Wernicke. Director: Joe Dante. 'RoboCop': All the Failed Attempts to Adapt the Movie to TV. Christine Forrest. Cast: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu. Cast: Marilyn Burns. Director: Tobe Hooper. Dominique Dunne. Bela Lugosi. Director: Philip Kaufman. Trending. [1] Hours pass and Jessica leaves to hitch a ride into town. A full . I gotta watch that movie again. Nightmare on Elm Street 16. The Brood (1979). Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. 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. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. Cast: Craig T. Nelson. Jill Schoelen. The Chicago Film Critics Association (@chicagocritics) has just announced its 2022 nominations, with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE leading with 12. Director: Dan Curtis. Love me some horror.but then chances of watching 1 good one out of 20 seems to be common. This list needs proper rethinking. Robert Shaw. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Jaws 7. Contrarily to some comments, I agree to putting Psycho on N one - it still works, even on adults. Director: John Boorman. 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Suspiria (1977). Miriam Hopkins. Trilogy of Terror (1975, TV). I tend to ignore lists featuring the Top 100 Movies (or Top 10 Movies or Top 20 Movies, etc. Arthur Byron. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. Cast: John Amplas. Cast: Olivia Hussey. 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. Critic score: 92%. Duane Jones. Kristen Stewart was named Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in SPENCER; Ruth Negga was named Best Supporting Actress for PASSING. He felt close to the material as it spoke to him in some bizarre way. Heather ORourke. Thanks again for being here! The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2021; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony, a virtual event for Association members to be held on Wednesday, December 15. The very fact that Shyamalans abysmal Signs made the cut, and Fulcis Gates Of Hellor Zombi; The Brood or The Sentinel didnt. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Jada Pinkett Smith. The Shining (1980). 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. Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. 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. 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. I mean Shaun of the dead is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. Director: James Whale. Having said that, Lon Chaney Jr. movies seem to be obtainable, as The Wolf Man is in. How do you prove better? The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Lance Kerwin. In The Mouth Of Madness, The Mothman Prophcyies? Martin Henderson. [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: Michael Rooker. 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). An unrelated 1987 big-screen suspense thriller called The Night Stalker was directed by Max Kleven, and featured Charles Napier and Joan Chen. Cast: Bela Lugosi. Jessica runs through the orchard and comes across Woody's corpse, his throat slashed. 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. Simon Ward. As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. Director: Danny Boyle. I wanted to do a movie that was legitimately terrifying. Gay movies. The Trial of the Chicago 7 Alan Baumgarten Best Foreign Language Film Winner Another Round Druk (original title) Bacurau Beanpole Dylda (original title) Collective Colectiv (original title) La llorona Vitalina Varela Best Original Score Winner Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste Da 5 Bloods Terence Blanchard Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 75. The Night of the Hunter (1955). Ian Hendry. The 1st one especially freaked me. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. 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. Cast: Jack Palance. I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. [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. Director: Tod Browning. If I remember correctly, I think Karloff was particularly watchful over Saul, and was the one who was mainly in charge of his care. 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),. The Shinning has by far the creepiest atmosphere out of any movie. [18] Alan Mason, who portrayed the doomed antique dealer Sam Dorker, had also acted in several of Hancock's plays. Learn more or contact Lee. 63. Se7en (1995). Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. 9. All in all, I think this list is pretty decent. 55. Flipboard. Wait Until Dark (1967). In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. Plot [ edit] Bruce Abbott. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. "The Chicago Film Critics Association's list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies - in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films. Psycho 2. The film never makes clear. Director: Fred Walton. Cast: Jon Voight. Cast: Conrad Veidt. Cast: David Soul. They have mentioned some great classics that were groundbreaking for their time and some (Psycho, the Innocents) still manage to be pretty frightening. Sidney Berger. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Rosemarys Baby (1968). Director: Wes Craven. Patrick Macnee. You get a sense that perhaps there was a deep love and intimacy that existed between the two men. [12] The theme of evil pervading the protagonist's mind was central: "I was alarmed by the notion that you can't defeat or defuse evilit forever lives inside and all around usso I worked that fear inside the story," said Hancock. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 14. Cast: Marilyn Eastman. Diane Baker. How comes the Grudge isnt there, and I even hate modern day slashers and CGIs, but that was a stylish Japanese chilling horror film? John Cassavetes. Sandra Peabody (as Sandra Cassell). Some literature and film scholars have drawn comparisons between Let's Scare Jessica to Death and Irish novelist Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871), which tells the story of a vampiress. Chicago Film Critics Association website. Shelley Hack. Tom Conway. Cast: Max Schreck. Kathy Bates. Cast: Audrey Hepburn. Lauren Bacall. Director: Edgar Wright. The complete list of 2022 Chicago Film Critics Award winners is as follows:BEST PICTURE: The Banshees of InisherinBEST DIRECTOR: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, TRBEST ACTOR: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Women Talking by Sarah PolleyBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonaghBEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioBEST DOCUMENTARY: Fire of LoveBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Decision to LeaveBEST ART DIRECTION: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jason Kisvarday & Amelia BrookeBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Decision to Leave, Kim Ji-YongBEST COSTUME DESIGN: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shirley KurataBEST EDITING: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Paul RogersBEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Babylon, Justin HurwitzBEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS: Everything Everywhere All at OnceMOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Austin Butler, ElvisMILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun. Cast: Dee Wallace. Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. Jessica begins hearing voices and sees a mysterious young blonde woman (Gretchen Corbett) looking at her from a distance before disappearing. The film may not take the curl out of your hair, but it will hold your interest even if the title will throw you offthere actually is no plot to scare Jessica. Instead, look upon them as a means of finding new movies to enjoy. The Exorcist 3. Director: Don Coscarelli. [1] Its unclear which The Night Stalker the Chicago Film Critics are referring to in their Top 100 Horror Movies, but its likely the 1972 made-for-TV horror movie, in which a journalist investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire. Matt OLeary. The nominations were announced on December 18, 2020. Director: Sam Raimi. Jaws (1975). Box 280Arlington Heights, Illinois 60006, (For Deliveries)155 E. 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I said this many times on many websites. I saw a revival in a San Francisco theater and it worked beautifully. Jessica forces him to sleep on the couch, where he is seduced by Emily. Bill Thornbury. Re-Animator (1985). The woman leads Jessica to a cliff, at the bottom of which lies Dorker's bloodied body. I definitely remember that it wasnt at all a scary movie., I do have the DVD here. "[5], The decline of 1960s counterculture has been cited as a theme by critics and observers. Wrapping this up, its worth noting that four of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies are made-for-television productions: Dan Curtis Bram Stokers Dracula and Trilogy of Terror, Tobe Hoopers Salems Lot, and John Llewellyn Moxeys The Night Stalker. As I said in my previous post, those lists are good selling tools. Director: Nicolas Roeg. Richard Attenborough. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Reggie Bannister. 3. Frailty (2001). Joan Bennett. 30. Director: John Carpenter. Cast: Jack Nicholson. Deborah Raffin. Cast: Sigourney Weaver. Cast: Naomi Watts. "[7], "I made it eminently clear to [the producers] that I did not want to do a satire of a horror picture. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Director: Charles Laughton. 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. Dressed to Kill (1980). 54. Why Are We Still Putting Actors in Fat Suits? Director: Georges Franju. 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 audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. Nothing spectacular, just quiet, building tension in a California town. The Ring (2002). Rory Culkin. Cast: Simon Pegg. The Vanishing / Spoorlos (1988). Director: James Whale. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. "The Banshees of Inisherin" won the best picture awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, which also honored its . 98. The Sixth Sense (1999). The print shown at Cinesation was taken from a stunning 35mm LOC print. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10. Poltergeist (1982). Director: Don Siegel. Naomie Harris. Cast: Donald Sutherland. 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. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? Evelyn Brent. 89. Omar Epps. Movies. About. Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. Joshua Leonard. Cast: Chris Sarandon. Cast: Rutger Hauer. [3], Contemporary critical reviews of the film were mixed: Upon its release, Stanley Kanfer of Time gave the film a middling review, praising Lampert's performance but dismissing the rest of the cast's, adding that "after the first reel, the vampires seem to have lost their bite. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. Donald Pleasence. The Brides of Dracula (1960). [14] Auditions for the parts were held in the B.S. Director: Peter Jackson. Moira Shearer. Hilary Mason. [16] She was approached by Hancock, her former boyfriend, while performing in a Broadway production of Mother Courage and Her Children with Anne Bancroft. "[41] Film scholar Gary A. Smith remarked Lampert's performance as Jessica as "laid back to the point of somnambulism. Which The Night Stalker? (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Kate Ashfield. The Howling (1981). Isabella Rossellini. 53. Michael E. Williams. Helen Chandler. Irreversible: Straight Cut. Cast: Laura Linney. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Cast: Donald Sutherland. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). [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? Rosemary's Baby 11. [13], Hancock, who had worked as a theater director prior, cast the film largely through his connections within the New York theater community, and the majority of the cast consisted of actors with whom Hancock had worked in stage productions. 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. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Tippi Hedren. Peeping Tom (1958). Director: Larry Cohen. So Jurassic Park is scarier then Salo? Peter Wyngarde. Pamela Franklin. Alida Valli. It was quite freaky, but I left watching the Exorcist completely freaked out. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. 64. 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. 10 Rillington Place (1971). And perhaps the most egregious omission of all. Fright Night (1985). Director: Wes Craven. [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. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Barbara Crampton. Cast: Mia Farrow. Director: Robert Harmon. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920). They are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Last House on the Left, and Scream 2. Moss Offices on Broadway in New York City. Near Dark (1987). 85. 39. 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. Finally Im glad to be able to respond to the Chicago times critic list, let me just say that some of the usual mainstream crap shouldnt be there. Tony Moran. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. Alan Arkin. Jessica flees the house, knocking over Duncan's bass case, which contains the corpse of the mute blonde woman. Carrie (1976). Black Sunday / La maschera del demonio (1960). Director: Bill Paxton. Oh yeah let me guess, Triology Of Terror with its 7 inch tall Voodoo doll and Open water(a rip off jaws) is scarier, hehehe. Richard Dreyfuss. [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Cast: Julie Harris. Valerie Hobson. Director: Fritz Lang. Director: Tobe Hooper. Scott H. Reiniger. I will certainly check out some of the links here and look further into so many horror films you refer to. Nancy Allen. Ruth Gordon. 21. As with many movies, the tone of Jessica is what matters, and that is indeed where it succeeds. Cast: Julian West. Classic movies. Accept Read More. The Blair Witch Project (1999). Cast: Robert Mitchum. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. Maurice Evans. 51. Cast: Pierre Brasseur. [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. The voice of Mercedes McCambridge. Director: Richard Fleischer. ), no matter the category or criteria, because these lists are almost invariably compiled by people who know little about films beyond mainstream Hollywood stuff released in the last decade or two. 16. Rena Mandel. But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. Kevin Bacon. I think most lists are pretty silly these days. Ive not yet seen the 1974, made for TV version, but the 1992 film is nearly unbeatable. Theyre just for fun, dont take life so seriously. John Richardson. International cinema. Sounds reasonable. Let me know how you feel and tell Roger Ebert to stick it. Miguel Bos. The Others (2001). Cast: Simone Simon. Jeremy Sisto. Cast: Angie Dickinson. Cast: Timothy Balme. As mentioned in the article, the list of 100 scariest movies ever made was compiled by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. 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.. One or two scenes were frightening in Alien, and Halloween was very good. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. 91. "[8] Kalcheim is credited as a co-writer on the film under the pseudonym Norman Jonas. Cast: Boris Karloff. Filming of Let's Scare Jessica to Death took place in various towns and villages in Connecticut, largely in Middlesex County. I havent really read a great deal about James Whale(Havent gotten around to the biography yet), but I find that aspect of the film quite interesting considering Whale was a gay director. Murnau. 4. Right now I am downloading Wait Until Dark, and I may check out 10 Rillington Place also. Can Live-Action Remakes of Animated Movies Please Stop? Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. And no, I dont recall sensing a gay subtext between Karloff and the Old Dark wacko. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. Elsa Lanchester. William Ragsdale. Open Water (2004). Lillian Gish. "[36] Writing for the Edmonton Journal, Barry Westgate was critical of the film, noting: "Even contrived cinema has to have its share of rhyme or reason, and this effort by John Hancock doesn't have so much as a touch of either. Julie Christie. In their bedroom, the couple go to lie down; Jessica notices a cut on Duncan's neck, and Emily then enters the room brandishing a knife, with the townsmen following behind her. Jeremy Sumpter. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. The image of Sigourney Weaver and the Alien creature letting go of their horror grudge was found on Twitter. Isabelle Adjani. Claudia Christian. 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. 12. 31. Well, all credibility goes right in the poop saloon, as far as Im concerned. Max von Sydow. 47. Book Club . Oh yeah, why put those when you can just put the same crap, jaws, alien and Silence Of The Lambs. 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