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Old 15th August 2009, 01:12 PM
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I was going to say Black Christmas too! I'd never seen the film until I got a hold of the Tartan disc about 3 or 4 years back, then when I watched it for the first time I was on my own in the house with all the lights turned off.The psycho in this movie scared the crap outta me!
What does it for me is the killer's distinctly scary multi layered voice and the scenes where the viewer is in the attic with him as he mumbles away to himself. Also, the moment when Billie's cover is blown and he chases after Olivia Hussey screaming uncontrollably.

Supremely sinister stuff and the original BC is one of the undisputed classic slashers by a long way.
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Absolutely.
The film that made Sorority houses terrifying.
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The hallway sequence in Mario Bava's Shock is also brilliant for jolting the viewer imo but i think this spine tingling scene is grossly underrated especially by mainstream horror fans. I reckon us veteran devotees know better though.

You just never see it coming because like most good vintage jump moments there's no indication something scary is going to occur. It just happens.
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As a kid it was Invaders From Mars and The Premature Burial.
The biggest "quake" came years later when I watched The Evil Dead for the first time.
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Certainly a step up in the fright stakes mate.....
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Two films i watched as kid and never bothered me were Poltergeist and Prince of Darkness but when i wathced them again as an adult i was terrified!
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I first saw Poltergeist on the cinema in 1982 and wondered why on earth it was an 'X' (18) though it was re-rated 15 the following year.

I enjoyed Prince Of Darkness and still think it has a charm today. Seems to be a film that equally divides people though.
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Old 6th October 2009, 11:43 AM
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I first saw Poltergeist on the cinema in 1982 and wondered why on earth it was an 'X' (18) though it was re-rated 15 the following year.

I enjoyed Prince Of Darkness and still think it has a charm today. Seems to be a film that equally divides people though.
Maybe Ferman was just too scared!

Family Guy done a great parody of Poltergeist called Petergeist.

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I dont know how to tell you this.. but the exit is your daughters bum!
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Maybe Ferman was just too scared!
The 15 certificate was in the process of being upgraded (from the 'AA') but MGM were in a hurry to release the film. So it ended up as an 'X'.
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The 15 certificate was in the process of being upgraded (from the 'AA') but MGM were in a hurry to release the film. So it ended up as an 'X'.
Wasn't the AA cert for 14 years and over?
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