Horror

Jaws (1975, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss) Don’t go in the water. Quick Plot: In this adaptation of Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel, a series of shark attacks in the quiet resort town of Amityville causes police chief Brody to ask the town council to shut down the beaches for the public’s protection. The mayor and the townspeople want the summer tourist revenue and vote to keep the beaches open, but agree to some protective measures. So the attacks continue, and the local fishermen get caught up in a shark hunting frenzy that fails to deliver the guilty fish. Brody […]

Alien (1979, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton) In space, no one can hear you scream… Quick Plot: The crew of Nostromo, a deep space mining ship, lands on a strange planet to investigate a phantom SOS signal. However, they don’t find shipwrecked humans; they find face-hugging, chest-bursting, acid-bleeding alien killers. Most Memorable Scenes: The face-hugger attack. Ripley in her undies. The chest-bursting scene. Final Say: Alien is THE masterpiece of sci-fi horror! Just for fun:

The Evil Dead (1981, Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor) Can they be stopped? Quick Plot: A group of friends travel to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of fun and stumble upon The Book of the Dead (aka Naturon Demonto or Necronomicon) and a taped translation of it. When they play the tape, they unwittingly release the evil spirits that live in the woods. One by one, they fall victim to the Evil and are turned into zombie-like deadites, until only Ash remains. As the only survivor, it is up to him to find a way to […]

Continuing our monthlong celebration of Halloween with various scary movie and TV-related lists. Check out our online movie database at staytunedmag.com to see if any of these or other scary titles are on this month. (Note: Videos may contain graphic violence, disturbing images and language.) RAGE AGAINST THESE MACHINES: TOP 5 MECHANICAL MOVIE MONSTERS Ain’t technology great? Well, in most cases, at least. In these films, humans have made technology too good, and several creations have developed minds of their own — with evil thoughts. Often with smoothly intelligent voices that add to their calm, cool and sinister natures, these […]

Carrie (1976, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving) Take Carrie to the prom. I dare you! Quick plot: Wallflower Carrie White (Spacek) discovers she has telekinetic powers, and eventually decides to use them to get back at her high-school tormentors and religious fanatic mother. Based on Stephen King’s first novel. Scariest scene: The slaughter at the prom is probably more famous, and that shower scene at the beginning plays on some primal adolescent fears, but the very last scene is one of the most genuinely shocking moments in horror-movie history. And the worst part is, you should TOTALLY see it […]

Friday the 13th (1980, Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby) They were warned… They are doomed… And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them. Quick Plot: A group of teenagers arrive to work at a newly re-opened summer camp site, Camp Crystal Lake. Local townsfolk warn the newcomers about the camp’s bloody history – that years before, a young boy drowned and two counselors were brutally murdered. No one listens. Scariest Scene: Definitely the Carrie-like twist at the end. Final Say: Who didn’t jump out of their seat at some point during this movie? Friday the 13th is the […]

Pet Sematary (1989, Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby) Sometimes dead is better. Quick Plot: Beyond a small town’s pet cemetery lies an ancient burial ground that has the power to bring back the dead. After tragedy strikes Louis Creed’s family, grief and desperation drive him into the real “sematary.” He soon finds out that the dead don’t always come back the same. Scariest Scene: For me, the scariest scene is just before the end, when after everything, after Louis has to kill his undead cat and undead son, he picks up his wife’s body and starts carrying it to […]