Horror Films

Links and resources for the 7 movies in the Horror through the Decades series I gave 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.

Return to Al’s Movies