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Old 11-12-03, 11:15 AM
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The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

The Weekly Alibi is the alternative paper in Albuquerque. I picked it up yesterday, and the halloween issue was still on the stands.

The Brood (1979)
Brain Dead (1990)
Cronos (1993)
Curse of the Demon aka Night of the Demon) (1957)
Dark Water (2002)
Dellamorte, Dellamore (aka Cemetary Man) (1994)
May (2002)
Paperhouse (1988)
The Sender (1982)
Dia de la Bestia (aka Day of the Beast) (1995)

I've seen one of these, and part of Dellamorte, Dellamore on the Spanish station. Even my wife, who's an expert on horror movies, hasn't seen them all (but owns most of the ones she has seen).
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I've only seen Brain Dead,Cronos and May. All these are available on dvd. Cronos was a must-buy for me. Of the others, only The Brood(a Cronenberg) and Night of the Demon(a Tourneur) are on a US region dvd release. Day of the Beast is available in Germany.
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Cronos

The others I'm embarrassed to say.

I thought this would include Evil Dead Trap!
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Seen them all, liked all except for that dark water movie.
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I've only seen Cronos. I really like that movie. Gonna have to check out the rest.
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Paperhouse is excellent, but I never would have categorized it as a horror film.
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Curse/Night of the Demon is absolutley fantastic! If you like English horror/sci fi from the 50's and 60's, it is a must!

It's even better than the similar Quatermass films of that era.

How is Cronus? Heard mixed things about it. I like my horror without blood and violence, more atmostphere and mood.
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Not sure if I should be pleased or disappointed that I've seen seven of them.

Might as well rank them as long as I'm answering.
1 Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon) (1957) must-have
2 Paperhouse (1988) excellent! Australian disc is cheap and worth it
3 Brain Dead (1990) current disc is fair, but it's a great movie
4 May (2002) lovely
5 Dellamorte, Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man) (1994) we need a good DVD
6 Cronos (1993) quite good
7 The Brood (1979) don't like it
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

Originally posted by Nick Danger
Brain Dead (1990)
Curse of the Demon aka Night of the Demon (1957)
Dellamorte, Dellamore (aka Cemetary Man) (1994)
Seen these, and I want to see May (2002)

However, how the hell is Curse of the Demon a "never-seen" movie, it's regarded as one of the best classic horror films of the 1950s, featured in dozens of books on the subject. I think it's overrated, and I am looking to get rid of the disc, but i'm sure there is another film they could have put on instead of this.
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Re: Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

Originally posted by Fred C. Dobbs
Seen these, and I want to see May (2002)

However, how the hell is Curse of the Demon a "never-seen" movie, it's regarded as one of the best classic horror films of the 1950s, featured in dozens of books on the subject. I think it's overrated, and I am looking to get rid of the disc, but i'm sure there is another film they could have put on instead of this.
I never have seen/heard of it till Savant reviewed it, and I'm a horror/sci-fi nut. Never ran across it.
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The Brain Dead mentioned is the Bill Pullman/Bill Paxton flick, not the Peter Jackson movie aka Dead Alive. This has been one of my "hidden treasures" for a long time. A low-budget, but excellent movie...one of those cool "is this really happening, or is it a dream" kind of stories.
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The Brain Dead mentioned is the Bill Pullman/Bill Paxton flick, not the Peter Jackson movie aka Dead Alive.
Certainly no confusion on my part...Brain Dead is a great and legitimately little-known movie, while Peter Jackson's Braindead blows ratmonkey chunks, imho.
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I haven't seen any of these. I would like to nominate Bob Clark's "Deathdream", though. It's an excellent little horror flick that not many people have seen.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

Good list and for Cronenberg fans The Brood is a must see.

Night of the Demon, Dark Water and Cronos are also fantastic.

Haven't seen The Sender yet.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

May is fantastic. Very different for a horror flick, about an extremely introverted girl who'se desperate for a boyfriend. It's kind of difficult to describe without spoiling, but it goes into her extreme social discomfort.

Cronos - Guillermo Del Toro's first movie. It took me a little bit to get into, but became another oddball where you can see Del Toro's talents beginning. Strangely the movie is actually bilingual. It's officially a Spanish-language movie, but Ron Perlman & Co's American characters have an equal amount of screentime.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

May (2002)
Paperhouse (1988)
Dia de la Bestia (aka Day of the Beast) (1995)

Have not seen these but now I must since the ones I have seen from that list are all good.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

I don't know if I can handle Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman in the same movie.
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May is surprisingly good... but i couldn't shake away the "tormented high school goth kid" feeling i was getting from the overall story. ultimately, it was deeper and more sincere than that... but things got ridiculous at times.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

just watched the trailer for Paperhouse... looks like something i'd seriously be into and kind of has this Reflecting Skin vibe (one of my absolute, all-time favorite films). anyone seen Paperhouse?
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

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May is surprisingly good... but i couldn't shake away the "tormented high school goth kid" feeling i was getting from the overall story. ultimately, it was deeper and more sincere than that... but things got ridiculous at times.
May also has the awesomely bad line that comes out of nowhere:

"Do you have any ice cubes I can rub on my nipples?"
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

I love Dellamorte, Dellamore. Whatever happened to the sequel Soavi said he was finally gonna make? Did the US made Dylan Dog kill its chances?
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

Seen all but Day of the Beast. I didn't think much of Cronos or May, but am a fan of the others, Dellamorte Dellamore being my personal favorite.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

Brain Dead is an unqualified masterpiece and The Brood is great, but I don't agree with the rest of the list (I haven't seen May though).
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

The only ones I haven't seen are the last three, although The Sender's been on my list of things to watch for the longest time.
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Re: The Weekly Alibi's Ten Best Horror Films You've (Probably) Never Seen

I'm old - I saw The Brood in a theater during its original run

May, Cronos and Night of the Demon are the only others on the list I've seen....


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