Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

[freddy69]

dracula and night of the living dead

[Bastet]

Originally Posted by neverending

Yes, it's you. The Haunting is widely regarded as one of the greatest ghost movies ever. The direction, suspense and atmosphere are incomparable.

Am I right in saying that this is based on the Book 'The Haunting of Hill house'? Its been re done in many forms for the screen, but I think this has to be the best.

[neverending]

Yes, the Shirley Jackson classic!

[Bastet]

Originally Posted by neverending

Yes, the Shirley Jackson classic!

I have it on my Amazon ish list, but first I want to get hold of gogol's work as I believe a lot of horrors are based on his stories. Especially want to get hold of VIY at some point
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[neverending]

Nikoli Gogol? I've read a collection of his stories, as well as Taras Bulba, and can't recall much horror there... I do faintly recall one about someone freezing to death, I think... haven't read them in a long time. The one work of his that has always stayed with me is "The Nose" - wherein a man's nose takes on a life of its own as a minor government beurocrat. I wish somebody would film that!

[Doc Faustus]

The Viy was turned into a little movie called Black Sunday.

[neverending]

Never read that!

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by neverending

Nikoli Gogol? I've read a collection of his stories, as well as Taras Bulba, and can't recall much horror there... I do faintly recall one about someone freezing to death, I think... haven't read them in a long time. The one work of his that has always stayed with me is "The Nose" - wherein a man's nose takes on a life of its own as a minor government beurocrat. I wish somebody would film that!

I haven't get the chance to read any of those materials but that Nose plot sounds really interesting, deserve an adaptation indeed.

[Bastet]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

The Viy was turned into a little movie called Black Sunday.

It was, but although Black Sunday is Awsome, VIY is supposedly closer to the original Russian Fairy Tale x

[Doc Faustus]

I wouldn't be surprised. Russian fairy tales are usually too offbeat for the screen, which is sad because I love them. I swear I've also read another Gogol ghost story too, but I can't for the life of me remember what antho it was in.