Your Favourite Horror Film from 1961

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

1961 was a year for some brilliant horror films, but which one is your favourite? What makes it special to you? When did you first see it? Would you recommend it to the uninitiated?

Sometimes it's a hard decision to just pick one film (even when you're limiting it to a single year!), but my favourite film of 1961 is...

The Innocents - Jack Clayton

Based on the fantastic novel "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, The Innocents is one of the best supernatural (or is it ) chillers ever made. Clayton's film is a fantastic depiction of paranoia, which is laced with dread and suspense throughout. Completely believable performances only aid this chilling tale, keeping you gripped throughout.

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Runners Up:
Curse of the Doll People
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Dead Eyes of London
Homicidal
Mr Sardonicus
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Shadow of the Cat
Taste of Fear

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

The legendary Olly Reed in CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF for me.

[Demdike]

Taste of Fear

A gripping thriller with supernatural overtones.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I'm with you, bizarre_eye, The Innocents wins hands down.

[Gojirosan]

The Innocents just ahead of Pit And The Pendulum.

[Demdike]

Sad to say i have never seen The Innocents.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike

Sad to say i have never seen The Innocents.

You should remedy that ASAP -- check out the BFI BD as that's a quality release.

The Innocents Blu-ray

[Demdike]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

You should remedy that ASAP -- check out the BFI BD as that's a quality release.

The Innocents Blu-ray

Nice review Nos.

Its added to my "to buy" list on my pc.

Stupid "to buy" list. If i ordered everything on it it would cost me about a grand.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

My wishlist is pretty long, but I don't think it would cost that much to buy everything on it, maybe £200 or so.

[Demdike]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

My wishlist is pretty long, but I don't think it would cost that much to buy everything on it, maybe £200 or so.

Its BDC and his bloody Code Red fetish that does it.

Before i joined this forum in March my "to buy" list was about £100