Horror Films

Links and resources for the 7 movies in the Horror through the Decades series I’m giving at DEAR on Tuesdays at noon, starting on September 24, 2024, and then continuing on selected Tuesdays through December 10.

Nosferatu (1922)
  • 100 Years of Nosferatu – Extensive retrospective on the movie from the Caligari Press website, with lots of stills and original period artwork intended for marketing the film.
Dracula (1931)
  • TCM Bela Lugosi feature – He’s their star of the month for October, which I didn’t know until after I’d scheduled this series, but hey, I’ll leverage the coincidence…
Cat People (1942)
Psycho (1960)
  • Roger Ebert Review – Characteristically perceptive retrospective from 1998. So much has been written and analyzed about this movie, but Ebert’s perspective is spot on.
  • 78/52 Trailer – The title of Alexandre O. Philippe’s 2017 documentary refers to the 78 shots and 52 edits Hitchcock used in the shower scene. The fact that a 91-minute documentary focusing on that single scene even exists, and that it was produced 57 years after the fact, underscores the significance of Psycho. The full movie, 78/52, is available on various streaming services.
The Haunting (1963)
  • Ettington Park Hotel – Book your wedding now at the mansion used for exterior shots of Hill House!
  • the-haunting.com – Mammoth fan page from a fellow named Laurent Delsarte, aka Laurent [ficsx22], whose editing tendencies are decidedly minimalist…
The Exorcist (1973)
  • Demoniac – Skeptical Inquirer article on the 1949 case that inspired William Peter Blatty’s novel, which he adapted for the film. Includes a link to an exhaustive 5-part 1999 series from Strange Magazine, which covered all the bases…
The Shining (1980)
  • Kubrick on The Shining – Interview done by Michel Ciment for his book 1980 book, Kubrick.
  • The Steadicam and The Shining – Apparently a transcript of Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown’s contributions to the commentary track available as bonus material on the DVD.
  • The Kubrick Site – Enormous archive of all things Kubrick, which includes the above two pieces.

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