I also agree about Blair Witch. And no one has mentioned this, I don't think… but… The Ring. Holy Smokes. I watched that at home alone and had to turn on every light in the house and go check the basement when it was over.
Erika * * * * * * Erika Peterson Director of Media Resources Carrier Library, James Madison University (540) 568-6770 http://www.lib.jmu.edu/media From: "Williams, Alex O." <a...@typecastfilms.com<mailto:a...@typecastfilms.com>> Reply-To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:01:09 -0700 To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... I'm with you on "The Blair Witch" project, I found it terrifying and really unnerving. But then I'm not a very confident camper to begin with, always figuring I'll be the first camper dragged out of the tent to be devoured by beasts or hacked to bits by hillbillies. Also agree that "The Birds" and "Alien" are some of the very best... and a few other good ones came to mind last night: "The Spiral Staircase<http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/196846.1020.A.jpg>" (1945) "The House of the Devil<http://seriousmovielover.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/house_of_the_devil_500.jpg>" (2009) and speaking of scary made-for-TV movies (I just recently saw the bizarre "Bad Ronald," it's been released on DVD for the Warner Archives<http://www.wbshop.com/Bad-Ronald/1000179737,default,pd.html?cgid=>!), has anyone seen "Dark Night of the Scarecrow<http://adamantiumbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dark_night_scarecrow.jpg>" (1981)? My sister and I watched in on TV—alone—when we were kids and it totally freaked us out. Alex _________________ Alex O. Williams Festival Booking & Institutional Sales AFD / Typecast Films Seattle, WA . USA ph: 206.322.0882 x.202 | fx: 206.322.4586 arabfilm.com<http://arabfilm.com/> | typecastfilms.com<http://typecastfilms.com/> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Logan, Michael <mlo...@co.humboldt.ca.us<mailto:mlo...@co.humboldt.ca.us>> wrote: I'm one of the few that thinks The Blair Witch Project is possibly the scariest movie ever--for some reason, it pushed my buttons and scared the bejeebus out of me. Paranormal Activity also had its effective moments. The "found footage" genre is a guilty pleasure for me. As for older films, some of my favorite scary movies would include (in no particular order): The Haunting (1963) Psycho The Wolf Man (1941) Nosferatu (both Murnau and Herzog versions) An American Werewolf in London Alien The Uninvited (1944) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The Fly (1986) The Wicker Man (1973) Night of the Living Dead (1968) The Changeling (1980) And in the guilty pleasure category: The Legend of Boggy Creek Plan 9 from Outer Space The Tingler Michael Logan Acquisitions and Technical Services Humboldt County Library (707) 269-1962<tel:%28707%29%20269-1962> ________________________________ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] on behalf of Ball, James (jmb4aw) [jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu<mailto:jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu>] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:13 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... Hi All, Here’s a Friday fun question (but with a bit of a head start): what are your favorite scary movies? Gary, you probably have a videography, don’t you? Broken down by genre, country of origin, director… :) Cheers, Matt VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
