HDC Presents: 100 Years of Horror

[Giganticface]

Originally Posted by neverending

Um, no...



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Heh. Are you saying that because it would be too much effort to be fun, or because the quality of the movies would drop off?

[neverending]

Originally Posted by Giganticface

Heh. Are you saying that because it would be too much effort to be fun, or because the quality of the movies would drop off?

I'm saying that because you 80s kids don't warrant any special entitlements.

[Giganticface]

Originally Posted by neverending

I'm saying that because you 80s kids don't warrant any special entitlements.

Okay, I'll accept that. :D

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Thanks to neverending and Sculpt for submitting their entries for the 70s.

We bring in the 60s up for debate in the next 24 hours, folks. Keep a keen eye on this thread!

[Straker]

I'm being lazy with my 70s list, but I havent forgotten.... It's half done, just need to trim it down a bit. :rolleyes:

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And here come the 1960s:-


Total number of lists received = 10.


IN THE CUT

Psycho (1960) - 10

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 9
Rosemary's Baby (1968) - 9

The Birds (1963) - 8
The Haunting (1963) - 8

Carnival of Souls (1962) - 7
House of Usher (1960) - 7
Repulsion (1965) - 7
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) - 7

Eyes Without a Face (1960) - 6
Peeping Tom (1960) - 6
The Innocents (1961) - 6
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - 6

Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - 5


DEBATABLE

Targets (1968) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues, Straker, neverending)
The Brides of Dracula (1960) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues)
The Last Man on Earth (1964) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues, neverending)
Witchfinder General (1968) - 4 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues, neverending)

Onibaba (1964) - 3 (backed by Straker)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - 3 (backed by The Villain, seconded by realdealblues, Straker)
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968) - 3 (backed by Straker, seconded by neverending, The Villain)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1960) - 3
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - 3
The Raven (1963) - 3


MINORITY

13 Ghosts (1960) - 2
Blood Feast (1963) - 2
Dracula has Risen From the Grave (1968) - 2
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) - 2
Hour of the Wolf (1968) - 2
Invasion of the Triffids (1962) - 2
Kwaidan (1964) - 2
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - 2
Mr. Sardonicus (1961) - 2 (backed by neverending, seconded by Straker)
Operazione paura (1966) - 2
Paranoiac (1963) - 2
The Creeping Terror (1964) - 2
The Cremator (1969) - 2 (backed by Straker, seconded by neverending, The Villain)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) - 2
The Gorgon (1964) - 2
The Haunted Palace (1963) - 2
The Terror (1963) - 2

À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (1964) (neverending)
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1962) (realdealblues)
Dementia 13 (1963) (hammerfan)
Destroy All Monsters [1968] (Sculpt)
Diary of a Madman (1963) (Kandarian Demon)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster [1964]* (Sculpt)
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) (neverending)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (Godzilla vs. Monster Zero) [1965]* (Sculpt)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) (metternich1815)
La maschera del demonio (1960) (fortunato)
Mad Monster Party? (1967) (fortunato)
Mothra (1961) (metternich1815)
Terrore nello spazio (1965) (roshiq)
Premature Burial (1962) (Kandarian Demon)
Tales of Terror (1962) (Kandarian Demon)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) (The Villain)
The Boarding School aka La residencia (1969) (roshiq)
The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (Kandarian Demon)
The Devil Rides Out (1968) (realdealblues)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) (Straker)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) (hammerfan)
The Oblong Box (1969) (Kandarian Demon)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962) (The Villain)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) (The Villain)
Twice-Told Tales (1963) (Kandarian Demon)
Village Of The Damned (1960) (realdealblues)
Viy (1967) (fortunato)

(* = not part of original 60s Master List)


14 films have made it in, by a vote percentage at and over 50%.

We need to select SIX more films from the other two sections (preferably from the DEBATABLE section). 6 Honorable Mentions from the rest to be chosen later.

I have posted the names of the HDC-ians who sent in their unique choices, i.e., those which got only 1 vote, and that vote was theirs only.

Please post your reasons for choosing your unique films, your backing for the MINORITY & DEBATABLE selections, and why you feel your chosen ones should be included in the SIX remaining spots.

OR

If everyone is in agreement, we can toss in the FIVE films which scored 4 votes, and select ONE choice from the ones which got 3 votes each. That way we end up with our selected 20.

So, go ahead. Post your views.

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Big thanks to hammerfan for burning the wires with her last minute dashes of the 60s and the 70s to my PM box.

[The Villain]

I'll say the movies that got 4 votes should go in and ill give Quatermass and the Pit a vote

[realdealblues]

Originally Posted by The Villain

I'll say the movies that got 4 votes should go in and ill give Quatermass and the Pit a vote

I'll 2nd what he said...

[Straker]

The Cremator needs to be in the top 20.... This is not only one of the best movies of the 60's but one of the better horror movies ever made. Not only does it epitomise the era its one of the finest portrayals of a serial killer ever given.

Rudolf Hrunsinsky puts in an amazing performance as The Cremator he has this perfect disarming and unassuming look that will remind veiwers of a young Peter Lorre and a voice that is almost soothing to listen to, but from the start you are made aware that there is something so wrong and insidious about this guy.

The movie, while set against the backdrop of the second world war, is purely about the complusive mind of The Cremator. Totally obsessed with his work or what he sees as his duty, every action he takes is about furthering his work and realising his ambitions. What makes The Cremator such a perfect villian is the purety of his thoughts and mind, this is a guy so self obsessed and so single minded that he is prepared to use the Nazi party as a tool to realise his ambition while seeming totally ambivalent to their cause. For The Cremator they are just a tool to further his ambition.

The cinematography from Stanislav Milota is some of the finest work you will ever see, freeze frame at any point in this movie and you will have a beautiful still. Every shot, every scene is beautifully planned and executed. Scenes flow into each other with ease and the story plays out like a waking nightmare. Some of the scenes are amongst the best the genre has to offer.

Dark, atmospheric, viseral portrait of a disturbed mind, categorised as a horror comedy by IMDB, this is horror with a gentle hint of disturb humor, but certainly no comedy. Juraj Herz wrote and directed a masterpiece. There is no doubt in my mind that if this movie had the exposure other movies get or you simply switched the name Juraj Herz for David Lynch on the cover of the movie, this movie would be rightly considered a masterpiece of our genre.

I know its probably not going to make the final twenty or even get seconded by anyone on here so all I can really say is that I recommend to all of you that if you ever get the chance to watch this movie (can be found on youtube and now avaliable on DvD after being lost for some 40 years) then take the time to give it a watch. It really is an amazing movie and in an era of great movies it easily stands along side the best of the era.

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