Happy Halloween!
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feliciakwWhen hinges creak in doorless chambers,
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls,
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still,
That is the time when ghosts are present,
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight.
~Your Ghost Host, The Haunted Mansion
Watched The Changling, starring George C. Scott, two nights ago. Oh. My. Word. That movie just gives me the classic creeps. It's wonderful.
The story itself has kind of an interesting twist, but for the most part, anyone who watches SPN or horror probably won't find the story itself to be unusual.
However.
The production's use of sound, camera angles, lighting, and as Geo points out, wide angle lenses, just freaks me out. The movie could be used in an intro film study class for its use of sound to create atmosphere. And some of the things that freak me out the most are some of the easiest things to do. Things showing up when they're not supposed to. Weird camera angles. Whispery voices. And perhaps the most traumatic . . . well . . . I won't say, but really disturbing.
Perhaps the two freakiest scenes are the pounding throughout the house and the ghost writing.
If you can get a hold of it for your Halloween viewing, I highly recommend.
*shudder*
October has kind of gotten away from us this year. Will try to post a catch-all catch-up. Maybe with a picspam.
In the meantime, happy haunting to all who enjoy this fun festival.
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls,
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still,
That is the time when ghosts are present,
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight.
~Your Ghost Host, The Haunted Mansion
Watched The Changling, starring George C. Scott, two nights ago. Oh. My. Word. That movie just gives me the classic creeps. It's wonderful.
The story itself has kind of an interesting twist, but for the most part, anyone who watches SPN or horror probably won't find the story itself to be unusual.
However.
The production's use of sound, camera angles, lighting, and as Geo points out, wide angle lenses, just freaks me out. The movie could be used in an intro film study class for its use of sound to create atmosphere. And some of the things that freak me out the most are some of the easiest things to do. Things showing up when they're not supposed to. Weird camera angles. Whispery voices. And perhaps the most traumatic . . . well . . . I won't say, but really disturbing.
Perhaps the two freakiest scenes are the pounding throughout the house and the ghost writing.
If you can get a hold of it for your Halloween viewing, I highly recommend.
*shudder*
October has kind of gotten away from us this year. Will try to post a catch-all catch-up. Maybe with a picspam.
In the meantime, happy haunting to all who enjoy this fun festival.
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Date: 2011-10-31 01:37 pm (UTC)The Changeling is one of my favs! The scene when the ball comes bouncing down the steps?! Holy Crap!
Boo!
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Date: 2011-10-31 02:41 pm (UTC)In "Are You There, God? . . . Dean Winchester," when the ball comes rolling down the stairs at Bobby's house. I totally thought of this movie.
Also, being chased by an empty wheelchair is completely horrifying. Just FYI.
Boo!
Eek! *breathe* Don't scare me like that.