I don't know about you, but I HATE modern horror movies. Too much blood and gore for me. But, I love a good classy thrill! Here are my top picks for achieving a lady-like scare this Halloween season.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Ok, so this one isn't really that scary. But it keeps the spirit of Halloween alive, and as an added bonus, the DVD includes an amazing vintage Donald Duck Halloween cartoon!
Carnival of Souls
This is a beautifully haunting movie. I made the mistake of watching it alone in my apartment after dark. The phone rang and scared me senseless...
Avant Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and 1930s
This is a fabulous three volume set of bizarre short silent films. They are truly the most peculiar, but also the most artistic, pieces of film I have ever seen.
Sorry, Wrong Number
This is a classic film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck...a great suspense! Also not a good one to watch home alone...
Alice
This one isn't scary so much as just creepy... Jan Svankmajer is such a bizarre, amazing director! This version of Alice in Wonderland certainly captures the spirit of a dream world....not in the pretty, cute way that Walt Disney did, but in an odd, uncomfortable way that leaves you thinking of Alice in an entirely new manner.
