The Shining (Blu-ray Details)
From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, director Stanley Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. In a signature role, Jack Nicholson ("Heeeere's Johnny!") plays Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and Son (...
The Shining (US) (DVD Details)
Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or, as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family?
From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing setting, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock...
Why Horror?
As my parents can’t stand horror films and my brother is largely impassive to them, I’ve often wondered and have been frequently asked why I like horror films so much. The following ramble is a vain attempt to explain this.
As I said in Becoming a...
Posted by David Beckett
My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
In the spirit of Halloween I’ve decided to go through my collection and try and work out (in the style of High Fidelity) my top ten all time favourite horror films. I’ve had in mind those that would go into the list and have been slowly reviewing...
Posted by David Beckett
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Why Horror?
I own and have read Danse Macabre - it is a great book that was actually pretty useful when writing my dissertation. One of...
Posted by David Beckett
Why Horror?
Great Article David! I remember when The Exorcist was reissued on the cinema - it was a great experience to see a film like that...
Posted by Curtis Owen
My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
This is what I love about horror. There is so much debate about what is and isn't a horror film, and where a psychological...
Posted by David Beckett
My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
Comedy horror - now there's an underrated genre. I keep hearing the term bandied about with modern horror movies but I frequently...
Posted by Mark Oates
My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
See, for me, The Hitcher and Jacob's Ladder are more psychological thrillers, and the Omen has those biblical overtones that...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
I'd definitely class all of those, with the exception of Gremlins, as horror films. Gremlins is comedy/horror but I was going...
Posted by David Beckett