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The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 24th July 2008 07:04 PM

The Best Of British Horror Thread
 
Whats your favourite Brit Shocker/culter/exploiter of all time?
What brings you fond memories of your choices?

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 24th July 2008 09:58 PM

That's 100 British cult classics there,I could have put a lot more....it just shows you,when it comes to shockers,we're up there with the best of them....:woot:

vipco 24th July 2008 11:31 PM

I voted Prey.
I like Warren's films, especially Inseminoid and Prey so as Inseminoid wasn't there I picked my 2nd favourite N J Warren film Prey.


EDIT- SORRY , Inseminoid was there, i've a thumping headache and scrolling down a screen of 100 names was a blur to me.

Im happy enough with prey though.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 24th July 2008 11:33 PM

Inseminoid is there Vip's......;)

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 24th July 2008 11:35 PM

And by the way folks,one of the quiz answers is in there-100 guesses=100 hours......:rofl:

Angel 25th July 2008 06:31 AM

I voted Satan's Slave.

Halloween_22 25th July 2008 08:20 AM

Went with 'The Abominable Dr. Phibes', big fan of that film. Also kind of partial to 'Lair of The White Worm' and 'House On Straw Hill'.

Got a bit of a soft spot for 'The Blood Beast Terror', it's more shockingly bad than shocking :D Great fun though.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 25th July 2008 05:23 PM

Remember you can vote for more than one title......
So why did you choose what you did,can we expand on your choices please?:)

Mojo 25th July 2008 06:51 PM

Lots of great stuff here, but I've gone for five:

Dracula - Chris Lee is Dracula. Nuff said.

Tales From The Crypt - By far the best anthology I've ever seen. Real comic book horror. Brilliant.

Frightmare - Fantastic. Totally unique feel to this. Sheila Keith is superb.

Satan's Slave - Excellent witchcraft tale. Another great performance from Michael Gough.

Plague Of The Zombies - One of the best ( and most influential ) zombie flicks ever made - and one of Hammer's very best, too.

Honourable mentions also go to Curse Of Frankenstein, Quatermass And The Pit and Twins Of Evil among others.

:)

zanner 26th July 2008 12:02 PM

I'm surprised you haven't got the excellent 10 RILLINGHTON PLACE on there.

mark meakin 26th July 2008 02:34 PM

Dracula/Brides Of Dracula classy films with wonderful performances,direction,music as well as excellent & imaginative set designs on limited budgets too.
Hands Of The Ripper more classy performances,a haunting score & a sad ending.
Quatermass & The Pit .Probably the best British sci-fi film with Andrew Keir & Barbara Shelley on fine form.
Plague Of The Zombies excellent cast & the classic & influential dream sequence.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 27th July 2008 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanner (Post 10889)
I'm surprised you haven't got the excellent 10 RILLINGHTON PLACE on there.

100 films to choose from.....some folk are never happy.......:rolleyes:

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 28th July 2008 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark meakin (Post 10897)
Dracula/Brides Of Dracula classy films with wonderful performances,direction,music as well as excellent & imaginative set designs on limited budgets too.
Hands Of The Ripper more classy performances,a haunting score & a sad ending.
Quatermass & The Pit .Probably the best British sci-fi film with Andrew Keir & Barbara Shelley on fine form.
Plague Of The Zombies excellent cast & the classic & influential dream sequence.

Take it you like your Hammer films Mark?:cool:

mark meakin 29th July 2008 03:27 PM

Might do !;)

RobbieD 5th August 2008 03:07 PM

Woah that is a very long list & I've only seen about a dozen of them! *shock horror* :ack: I voted Vault of Horror, which, although I haven't seen for a long time, I remember enjoying, and it's got Doctor Who in it! I love the other anthologies from that time too, House that Dripped Blood, Asylum etc. :cool:

mark meakin 6th August 2008 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobbieD (Post 11816)
Woah that is a very long list & I've only seen about a dozen of them! *shock horror* :ack: I voted Vault of Horror, which, although I haven't seen for a long time, I remember enjoying, and it's got Doctor Who in it! I love the other anthologies from that time too, House that Dripped Blood, Asylum etc. :cool:

I love the Amicus anthologies though I think Torture Garden is the weakest.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 6th August 2008 06:27 PM

Tortune Garden was a disappointment after all the rest....:(

dougal 6th August 2008 10:12 PM

Shameless - Brit Shockers
 
Been looking at the ideas for new flavours of Shameless.

Rather than adding them to the same thread I'd thought I'd start a new one so here goes...

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k..._shameless.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...peepingtom.jpg

Almar@Cult Labs 7th August 2008 12:04 PM

Lovely idea! I hope we can fly the Brit flag one day - just so damn seductive these Italians.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th August 2008 05:13 PM

Great idea Dougal.....THE SQUEEZE?;)

dougal 8th August 2008 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reaper72 (Post 12066)
Great idea Dougal.....THE SQUEEZE?;)

Struggling to find a decent sized original image to play with...

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 9th August 2008 07:14 PM

It is a hard one to find mate.....:(
Anyway,:D here's a Brit shopping list for ya mate......:D
TOWER OF EVIL
HORROR HOSPITAL
FRIGHTMARE
PREY
HOUSE ON STRAW HILL/EXPOSE
VIRGIN WITCH
DON'T OPEN 'TILL XMAS
SATAN'S SLAVE
THE FIEND
THE DEVILS
LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM

That keep you going just now mate?:jest:

dougal 10th August 2008 02:44 PM

I'll have a look at your list later then Reaps...

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k..._rides_out.jpg

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 11th August 2008 07:12 PM

Class as usual Dougal.....:cool:

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 19th May 2009 11:14 PM

On the topic of Brit shockers,does anyone know whether the French EXPOSE,shown below is;
A)UNCUT
B)HAS AN ENGLISH SOUNDTRACK?

Before I dive in head first again?:eek:

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 19th May 2009 11:14 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Oops.........:o Vince,I desperately need your censorship detective skills mate...

Pete 20th May 2009 11:30 AM

Love that Witchfinder cover:)

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs 5th July 2009 05:36 PM

Best Of British
 
Apologies if this thread already exists, but I couldn't find one like it when I searched.

With all the 'nu-horror' and remakes these days British horror, both classic and recent tends to get overlooked. So what are everyone's favourite British horror films, and why? :popcorn:

Make Them Die Slowly 5th July 2009 09:30 PM

"The Devil Rides Out"-I love both the film and the book.Lee has never been better in my opinion.A must for the gentleman occultist.

"The Witchfinder General"-a bleak and misanthropic view of man and violence.It has one of the best endings to a film ever.
Check out the two cds of wonky folk music using samples from both of the above films from English Heretic.

"Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon"-like "The Devil Rides Out" another good occult based horror.I really like the look of this film.

"Blood on Satan's Claw"-the fun "Witchfinder General."

"Psychomania" what's not to like!

vincenzo 5th July 2009 10:15 PM

Quatermass And The Pit
Theatre Of Blood
Peeping Tom
The Wicker Man
Haunted House Of Horror
(a guilty pleasure of mine)
Satan's Slave
Death Line
Night Of The Eagle
Fiend Without A Face

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 07:50 PM

Shit.It looks as if Redemption's new R1 release of PREY has been delayed and I've sold me old one.....:headbang:

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye (Post 32779)
Apologies if this thread already exists, but I couldn't find one like it when I searched.

With all the 'nu-horror' and remakes these days British horror, both classic and recent tends to get overlooked. So what are everyone's favourite British horror films, and why? :popcorn:

How foolish of me, obviously the thread did exist! :o

As for British horror's I am a firm fan of the classics....

My personal faves are:

- The Abominable Dr Phibes
- And Soon the Darkness
- The Brides of Dracula
- The Curse of Frankenstein
- The Devil Rides Out
- The Devils
- Don't Look Now
- Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
- Frankenstein Created Woman
- Horror of Dracula
- The House That Dripped Blood
- The Innocents
- Inseminoid
- Killer's Moon
- The Mummy (1959)
- Night of the Eagle
- Prey
- Repulsion
- The Revenge of Frankenstein
- Satan's Slave
- Schizo
- Terror
- The Wicker Man

As you can see by my choices I'm a huge Norman J. Warren and Hammer (particularly Terence Fisher) nut! I do love a bit of classic Brit-Horror! :cool:

Daemonia 7th July 2009 09:50 PM

Where's Xtro? :D

In the absence of a voting choice for Dracula Has Risen from the Grave I went with Witchfinder General - a fine performance from Price and superb direction by Reeves. An absolute classic.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 09:55 PM

I actually sat through XTRO last week and must say for all it's daftness,it's far better than I remember it.:)

vincenzo 7th July 2009 10:01 PM

I still enjoy Xtro. The UK DVD seems to be missing a few brief scenes that are in the old video versions.

And of course what yuletide is complete without Don't Open Till Christmas? :D

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 10:03 PM

The German edition's complete mate.
The alternative ending is far better than the one one used in cinemas.

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 10:04 PM

And of course what yuletide is complete without Don't Open Till Christmas? :D[/QUOTE]


Class.Sheer class.Absolutely hilarious.This should be included in the Monty Python thread.:D

vincenzo 7th July 2009 10:11 PM

Yep it's an amazing film. After noticing the headlines announcing the mysterious killings of 3 Santa's........

"Do you think we might have a psychopath on our hands?"
"Its early days yet for a pattern"


:rofl:

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 7th July 2009 10:14 PM

Edmund Purdom takes a lot of stick.The guy's an unsung genius.:D
Santa's being mutilated-outrageous.:rofl:

Am I right in saying this was the first Santa-slasher?

vincenzo 7th July 2009 10:19 PM

Purdom also popped up in Pieces and Absurd. A far cry from his Hollywood years in The Student Prince and The Egyptian.

Caroline Munro's funky disco number always cracks me up. :D


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