Anodyne
Sunday, August 20, 2006
 

The Scare-the-Bejeezus-out-of-cjb-Sweepstakes (Runners-Up)

Grant Munro's Toys (1966) -- screened at Poorly Socialized Kids' Camp some time in the mid-1970s.

John Carpenter's Hallowe'en 2 (1981). The Horror Channel's then-and-now scouting guide for the first two films convincingly fuses vernacular landscape photography and implied supernatural menace to great effect.

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

David Lynch's Twin Peaks, episodes 1, 2 (1990), and 22 (1991).

Alan Parker's Angel Heart (1987), from William Hjortsberg's fine novel, Falling Angel (1978).

Nevil Shute's On The Beach (novel, 1957)

H.P. Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness (novella, written 1931, published 1936)

John Varley's "Press Enterâ– " (novella, 1985)

Charles Dickens' "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal-Man" (short story, 1866)

Ridley Scott's Alien (1979)

Peter Straub's Ghost Story (novel, 1981)

Stephen King's Pet Sematary (novel, 1983)

Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
- posted by cjb @ 9:55 AM


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