October 17, 2013 I am NOT a good scary movie watcher. I get nervous and starting asking too many questions. Can't watch em' alone and if you're with me, expect me to be clingy and loud. But, I am in the minority, most people I talk to L O V E to be scared. You can experience a free Halloween thriller compliments of the Duluth Public Library.
October 28, 2011 Okay, I realize that 'Jaws' isn't a traditional Halloween movie choice but for suspense, acting and storytelling you cannot do better than Steven Spielberg's first major hit. Whenever I'm asked what my favorite movie is, 'Jaws' always comes to mind
October 28, 2011 Even if you've never seen 'The Exorcist', I'm guessing you've heard of it. Truly evil, it's worth another viewing this Halloween. Make sure you watch the directors cut, with the lights out!
October 24, 2011 I like a good ghost story with a little mystery and "The Others" is a nice recent addition to the genre. I won't give away any of the surprises, but if you want a quietly paced story to watch in the dark this will do the trick!
October 19, 2011 I know that when someone mentions subtitles a lot of people get instantly turned off. Who wants to read a movie, right? However whenever I've watched a movie with subtitles it doesn't take long at all for me to forget I'm even reading dialog, especially if it's good. That is the case with the movie '', which is a very disturbing Spanish film from 2007. It tells the story of a television reporter and her cameraman who are filming the night shift at a Barcelona fire station for a documentary. They respond to a call of an old woman trapped in her apartment. They arrive, break down the door and all hell breaks loose. This is very well done, filmed with shaky camera work to add an authentic look. This is the movie that inspired the American remake called 'Quarantine'. While 'Quarantine' isn't bad, nothing beats the original!
October 18, 2011 'The Mothman Prophecies' isn't your typical horror movie, but I think it is a pretty effective thriller with some very creepy elements. Richard Gere plays a reporter who loses his wife which starts a chain of odd events. He is ultimately drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of odd events, including the appearance of a bizarre entities. The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred between November 1966 and December 1967. Enjoy, and please pay attention to your psychic visions!
October 14, 2011 I was going to save this one for closer to Halloween, but there is a new prequel hitting the theaters this weekend that may tarnish the image of this franchise, if early reviews are any indication. John Carpenter got his break directing the landmark horror film 'Halloween', but for my money his best movie and my favorite horror movie is 1982's 'The Thing'. Forget the cliche' of a teen boys and girls getting chased by some evil killer. This movie is just the opposite, in fact there are no teens and no female characters to be found.
Kurt Russell is the star of a talented ensemble cast that even includes Wilford Brimley dropping an 'F-bomb'! They are all American scientists stationed in the middle of nowhere Antarctica who are stirred out of their normal routine by a nearby Norwegian camp hunting down a dog approaching the Americans.
October 12, 2011 So, I'm 11 years old and my dad takes me, my sisters and a friend of mine to go see 'The Shining'. My dad liked to take us to movies that were getting good reviews, regardless of the rating of these movies (I did enjoy 'Animal House' when I was 9). Needless to say 'The Shining' was a freaky movie for me, but even as an adult I get the creeps whenever I watch it. Jack Nicholson is brilliant as a man gone mad and then you have the images of the murdered twins, crazy dead naked lady, redrum, freaky costume people, etc. What really does it for me is creepy music and the very end when you see the old picture from way back when and guess who is in it? You can't let Halloween go by without revisiting The Overlook Hotel! Classic.
October 11, 2011 I realize my first three scary movie recommendations were for older movies and I think that is for two reasons. First, I saw those movies when I was young and easier to scare. Second, it is hard to make a good creepy movie and I never got into the torture type movies that became so popular in recent years, like 'Hostel'
October 10, 2011 As Halloween approaches you should mix in a creeping looking demonic kid into your viewing schedule and The Omen will work just fine. Make sure you watch the original 1976 movie starring Gregory Peck, not the horrible 2006 remake (also keep in mind that as far as the sequels The Omen 2 is watchable but they get worse and worse from there)
October 4, 2011 Halloween is right around the corner, so I thought that on random days leading up to the event I would share with some of my favorite scary movies so you can get ready. First off is a good, spooky ghost and mystery movie. 'The Changeling', starring George C. Scott was made in 1980. Scott plays a man who has tragedy turn is life upside down so he moves into a big old house to start over. As it would have it, this house has secrets and it wants to tell him. I've always like this movie because the pacing isn't frantic, there are no cheesy computer special effects and there are some genuine chills. Enjoy a clip from the film after the jump and then go enjoy the entire film.