Harvey Stephens. Cast: Klaus Kinski. Blue Velvet (1986). [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. That being said, PSYCHO CANT BE NUMBER ONE! Tom Conway. Cast: Kevin McCarthy. Director: John Llewellyn Moxey. Source . By the time Jessica finds Duncan, however, the body is gone. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. Cast: Robert Mitchum. Robert Englund. Director: Dario Argento. M (1930). An unrelated 1987 big-screen suspense thriller called The Night Stalker was directed by Max Kleven, and featured Charles Napier and Joan Chen. Anna Massey. I definitely remember that it wasnt at all a scary movie., I do have the DVD here. [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. Media. Michael Biehn. "[42] Author and independent filmmaker John Kenneth Muir gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, praising the film's cinematography, "unsettling" mood, and its ability to generate a sense of unease, calling it "very disturbing" and noting its "lovely and poetic" visuals. Director: Wes Craven. A full . Marlon Wayans. 1. Cast: Angie Dickinson. [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. 53. 90. Beatrice Straight. Cast: Rutger Hauer. I wanted to do a movie that was legitimately terrifying. From the shore, Emily and the townsmen watch her. Director: George Waggner. Dressed to Kill (1980). Director: Edgar Wright. Director: F.W. 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. Ralph Meeker. Abigail Breslin. Helen Chandler. Ned Beatty. The image of Sigourney Weaver and the Alien creature letting go of their horror grudge was found on Twitter. Cast: Zohra Lampert. Also, you wont find any neo-horror Japanese films e.g., Hideo Nakatas Ring, Takashi Shimizus Ju-on: The Grudge on the Chicago Film Critics list even though theyve found a large audience worldwide. The film depicts the nightmarish experiences of a psychologically fragile woman who comes to believe that another strange, mysterious young woman she has let into her home may actually be a vampire. [15], In preparation, both Lampert and Costello worked with acting coach Mira Rostova for their respective roles in the film. Number of reviews: 119. Tom Wilkinson. Ralph Bellamy. Simon Oakland. Cast: Timothy Balme. P.O. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. Director: Steven Spielberg. Well, Ive realized this list isnt current and am wondering if you will be updating with movies made within the past 4 years? 75. 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. 93. 69. 18. Cast: Heather Donohue. The Evil Dead (1981). About. Again, just my personal take on that. Anyway, Im glad there are websites like yours that give me good information about whats out there. There are precious few horror movies from the 1930s that actually put the fear of godawfulness in me but The Old Dark House is one of them. Maurice Evans. John Boles. "[40] AllMovie deemed it an "eerie low-budget chiller. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. Cast: Jessica Harper. The Blair Witch Project 13. Director: Philip Kaufman. 32/100 1. "Halloween" 4. In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. As an adult I just havent seen many that truly scare me. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? Socially conscious & political cinema. Director: Alejandro Amenbar. Cat People (1942). 42. John Travolta. 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. Reddit. Repulsion (1965). How on earth did Dawn of the Dead make the top 10? Director: Roger Corman. 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. Alien 5. Friday the 13th (1980). The Birds (1963). Patrick Macnee. The Chicago Film Critics Association 100 scariest movies I've got to get watching! In this matter of stupid lists, no one can beat AFI. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. Cast: Jack Palance. I look at those lists not to discover the Greatest Movies of All Time, but to find out what particular individuals or group(s) of individuals find special. [51] Warner Brothers later released the film on August 27, 2013, through its Warner Archive DVD-on-demand service. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Director: John D. Hancock. Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. Director: Darren Aronofsky. Elsa Lanchester. It might be best to view lists like these as something other than a rating system. Paul Guilfoyle. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986; released in 1990). [6] The hearse that Duncan and Jessica drive, which has the word "love" spray-painted on it, has been noted as a blatant reference to the death of Claude Rains. Hollywood Critics Association Awards RRR won the Best International Film with Best Action Film, Best Stunts, and Best Original Song and the Hollywood Critics Association Awards. You gotta be kidding. I didnt see REC and REC2 on this list. Murnau. So does IT follows.. these movies are not perfect but, they are both freaking awesome, and scary as hell.. 3. Session 9 (2001). I gotta watch that movie again. Dont Look Now (1973). Jessica finds the story fascinating, but Duncan, afraid that hearing about such things will upset his wife, cuts Dorker short. "[31] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times remarked the "strong sense of atmosphere" in the film in addition to the four lead performances, who are "likable, believable people," but conceded: "There's no getting around the movie's poorly resolved script. Donald Pleasence. "[33] This sentiment was echoed by Kevin Kelly of The Boston Globe, who felt the film contained so many idiosyncrasies that "nothing rings true. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. Peeping Tom (1958). Lillian Gish. Of course the Gillman from the Black Lagoon beats them both. Daniel Travis. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cast: Audrey Hepburn. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. Nosferatu 14. Cast: Anthony Perkins. Brooke Adams. ", According to Lee Kalcheim, the original script for the film was far different from the completed film. As I said in my previous post, those lists are good selling tools. 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. Bruno Ganz. 13. Director: John McNaughton. Jessica flees the house, knocking over Duncan's bass case, which contains the corpse of the mute blonde woman. Cast: Bruce Campbell. Diabolique is far scarier than Rosemarys Baby, or 4 or 5 of the otther Top 10. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Jeannine Taylor. Cast: Cillian Murphy. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. 66. Zita Johann. It was a fantastic film but doesnt deserve to be in the top 15. [16] Hancock recalled of her casting: "I knew she would be perfect for the lead role. [25], Let's Scare Jessica to Death was one of the first horror films to prominently feature a synthesizer in its musical score, which was composed by Orville Stoeber. Campbell Scott. Shaun Of The Dead, really. Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics' Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. Se7en (1995). Duane Jones. "The Devil's Backbone" (2001) Good Machine. Cast: Karlheinz Bhm (a.k.a. Its funny you mention The Old Dark House. Some of it is hysterically funny and intentionally so. Cast: Jeff Goldblum. [35], Jack Meredith of the Windsor Star described the film as a "far-out bit of froth" that "nevertheless packs continuing suspense and a what's-going-to-happen-next element that never lets down through about 1 hours of sustained action. 70. 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: Dan Curtis. Julia Adams. Miguel Bos. The Sixth Sense (1999). the first like 15 arent the least bit scary. As the plot develops, we learn that the world around Jessica is scarier than anything her mind could concoct. 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. "hippie values. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Jeff Goldblum. Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis. Ive never seen a good print of The Old Dark House. Whats available on video or on cable is a high-contrasty print. Matt OLeary. The Chicago Film Critics Association (@chicagocritics) has just announced its 2022 nominations, with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE leading with 12. Jean Brooks. Carrie (1976) 17. John Hurt. 72. 37. 80. Arthur Byron. Maria Ouspenskaya. I agree, Psycho was pretty scary at times but definately didnt deserve to be #1. 48. When Emily offers to move on, Jessica invites her to dine with them and stay the night. Cast: Simone Simon. 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. Play Misty for Me scared me more than any other movie Ive seen. The 1st one especially freaked me. Judy Geeson. The film received middling reviews from critics at the time, with some remarking the atmosphere and performances are inconsistent in tone, while others criticized the sparse and ambiguous narrative. Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonaghs THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (7), Charlotte Wells AFTERSUN (6) and BABYLON, DECISION TO LEAVE and TR (5 each). Lee Shoquist is a film critic and member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 monthly film discussion groups with more than three hundred, multi-generational attendees across the Chicago area and periodically in New York and Los Angeles. Jessica forces him to sleep on the couch, where he is seduced by Emily. Evil Dead 2? 10 Rillington Place (1971). Cast: Mia Farrow. Anna Faris. Director: John Boorman. Cast: Marilyn Eastman. [15] Actress Zohra Lampert was cast in the lead role of Jessica, the titular character who finds herself questioning her sanity. Ken Foree. Roddy McDowall. Director: Tom Holland. Scream 2 (1997). Psycho (1960). Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. 253 Following. Legend claims that she is still alive, roving the island as a vampire. The Wolf Man (1941). Claiming the organizations top honors is Jane Campions masterful THE POWER OF THE DOG, which earned a leading seven awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Leila Hyams. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Cast: Julian West. Moss Offices on Broadway in New York City. One or two scenes were frightening in Alien, and Halloween was very good. Lee Shoquist is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and leads over 20 film discussion groups in the Chicago area. Omar Epps. Richard Dreyfuss. Joaquin Phoenix. Tom Conway. 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. Reggie Bannister. Moira Shearer. Misery (1990). 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. Thanks again for being here! But then the film takes a turn toward the macabre, and it had me on the edge of my seat until the (lighter) finale. 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. Neither Psycho or The Exorcist are even remotely scary. Amanda Bearse. Shaun of the Dead (2004). 10th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival (May 5-11 at Music Box Theatre) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Cinespace Studios Chicago is the Midwest's leading studio facility and service provider for TV, film, and commercial production. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. The 33rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 21, 2020. [17] "I accepted, trusting his judgment," Lampert recalled. Una O Connor was a big hit with the audience as well as Ernest Thesigers highly flamboyant performance as Dr. Frankensteins comrade in his experiments (Thesiger was also a big hit earlier that day with his performance in Whales The Old Dark House)But, while I dont consider the film a horror film in the traditional sense, I also wouldnt classify it as a comedy. 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. 98. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Tracy Arnold. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10. "[46], 2020 review from The Super Network's film critic Marcella Papandrea gave the film a very positive review, saying "The atmosphere and the soundtrack are haunting pieces, the film is very unnerving from start to finish, as the view is with an unreliable narrator and the audience feels what Jessica feels throughout." 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). 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.. Award-winners and contenders from Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2022) Menu. Passes are now on sale for the event, returning to a full week of screenings, May 13-19, at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. Director: Nicolas Roeg. Director: Richard Fleischer. "Dawn of the Dead (1978)" 10. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Joan Bennett. Cast: Roy Scheider. We loved the area and shared our feelings with John [Hancock] and [producer Charles B. Moss Jr.] After a preliminary scout we all agree that this was where Jessica should be filmed. Cast: Laura Linney. Director: David Lynch. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. But the Chicago Film Critics Associations list of the 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made, which came out in October 2006, does include several oldies e.g., James Whales Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein in addition to, gasp!, a handful of non-American horror films such as Dario Argentos Suspiria, Werner Herzogs Nosferatu the Vampyre, and F.W. The Thing (1982). 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. Gay movies. 17. Frankenstein (1931). 67. Great movie, but its a comedy. The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, and Shaun of the Dead are all in, but not the 1945 British horror classic Dead of Night. Cast: Tony Lo Bianco. [18] Barton Heyman and Kevin O'Connor were given the roles of Jessica's husband Duncan, and the couple's friend Woody, respectively; Hancock had worked with Heyman and O'Connor previously, as they had appeared in his 19671968 stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cast: Mel Gibson. Cast: Bruce Campbell. 7. Director: Steven Spielberg. 59. L'Immensita. There are some really great films listed here but none that are truly frightening to me. Michael Caine. Isabelle Adjani. The Hitcher (1986). Laura Dern. Abusive, inflammatory, spammy/self-promotional, baseless (spreading mis- or disinformation), and just plain deranged comments will be zapped. 22. Just announced: actor PATTON OSWALT will join filmmaker/star James Morosini for the May 19 closing night screening of I LOVE MY DAD, a charming comedy about a well-meaning father (Oswalt) who inadvertently catfishes his own son. Director: Gore Verbinski. Kathy Bates. Director: Don Siegel. 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). "[49] In the early 2010s, London's Time Out conducted a poll with several authors, directors, actors and critics who have worked within the horror genre to vote for their top horror films, who ranked the film number 86 in a list of 100 films.[58]. Director: Robert Wiene. It had a certain gay subtext for me. 92. That one had a sick transformation, what about the underrated The Changeling with George C.Scott? [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. Director: Stanley Kubrick. 56. Silence Of The Lambs is crime/thriller, but just curious, they put The Howling and The Wolfman, what about An American Werewolf In London? Director: Larry Cohen. Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 81 Black Sunday (1960) Rotten Tomatoes 86% 82 Scream 2 (1997) Rotten Tomatoes 81% 83 Dressed to Kill (1980) Rotten Tomatoes 80% 84 Director: Scott Derrickson. Dana Wynter. The Howling (1981). Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. "Jaws" 7. "[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. [43] Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "creepy. The only thing scary about that film was the gradual decline in the quality of John Williams film music. Love the list, in general .. but, please switch to the Coppola Bram Stokers Dracula. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. Filming of Let's Scare Jessica to Death took place in various towns and villages in Connecticut, largely in Middlesex County. Director: Ridley Scott. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. 1. Cast: Pierre Brasseur. Similarly, the Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 3rd scariest film ever made. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Tony Moran. Great movie and book, but nothing scary to it. 11. The woman leads Jessica to a cliff, at the bottom of which lies Dorker's bloodied body. Gene Bervoets. 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. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Jessica Tandy. Martita Hunt. 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. The Shining 8. Horror of Dracula / Dracula (1958). [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). James Mason. It seems like they just threw in a load of old horrors even though they are not scary at all by todays staderds. [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. Book Club . When Jessica, Duncan, and their hippie friend Woody (Kevin O'Connor) arrive, they are surprised to find a mysterious drifter, Emily (Mariclare Costello), already living there. 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