more scary stuff

Fri., Oct. 22, 2004

By Dan Webster danw@spokesman.com

Top Seven Scary Movies That You’ve Likely Never Seen

“Ringu” (1998): Didn’t like Gore Verbinski’s “The Ring”? Go back to Hideo Nakata’s original, a film that swept (and scared the hell out of) Japan. Followed by two sequels. (DVD, VHS; 1:36; not rated)

“Audition” (2002): An ordinary guy looking for a date finds evil behind a pleasant face in Takashi Miike’s not-a-date movie. (DVD, VHS; 1:45; rated R for violence/

torture, sexuality)

“Burnt Offerings” (1976): When Karen Black comes out of that chair, you will come out of yours. (DVD, VHS; 1:56; rated PG)

“The Woman in Black” (1989): Beware of wide-eyed widows dressed in black. (DVD, VHS; 1:49; not rated)

“The Vanishing” (1988): George Sluizer’s original film (not the 1993 Hollywood remake) is – heh-heh – an underground horror favorite. (DVD, VHS; 1:46; unrated)

“Funny Games” (1998): Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke creates a classic of contemporary horror by exposing us to two clean-cut, uncommonly coldhearted killers. (DVD, VHS; 1:43; unrated)

“Session 9” (2001): Strange happenings affect a crew cleaning an eerie abandoned hospital. (DVD, VHS; 1:40; rated R for language, brief strong violence)

– Dan Webster

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