Horror

Rosemary’s Baby (1968, Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon) Pray for Rosemary’s baby Quick plot: In a nutshell: Sex and the City Goes to Hell. A young couple moves into a New York apartment building with some strange neighbors. Things begin to spiral out of control when she becomes pregnant, and her husband seems to become very distant. It becomes apparent that these crazy neighbors are actually Satanists, and they believe the mom-to-be is carrying the son of Lucifer. Scariest scene: Well, those hazy shots of Satan having his way with a woozy Mia Farrow are pretty icky. But hands […]

Night of the Living Dead (1968, Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman) They’re coming to get you, Barbara! Quick Plot: A group of strangers hole up in a rural farmhouse after the dead come alive and start attacking. Scariest Scene: Um, that would have to be when the little girl turns into a zombie and stabs her mother to death with a spade. Why it Rocks: Night of the Living Dead set the tone for all horror films to come. It was something no one had ever seen before and no one has been able to duplicate since. For more […]

Misery (1990, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth) “I’m your number one fan.” Quick Plot: Annie Wilkes rescues her favorite author Paul Sheldon from a snowy cold wreck in the mountains and nurses him back to health in the comfort of her home. She is his number one fan, but as he begins to recover, Paul realizes just what a psychotic, crazed fan she really is. While he continuously attempts to break free and let others know he is still alive, Annie tightens her clutches on him. Scariest Scene: The part when Annie realizes Paul has been getting out of […]

The Descent (2005, Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid) Scream your last breath. Quick Plot: Adventurous women set out to put a devastating event in their rear-view mirror on their annual “extreme” themed vacation. But this trip into uncharted caves leaves them more than they bargained for. Scariest Moment: Our first glimpse of the creatures that live below the earth. Though, quite frankly, if you’re claustrophobic, as soon as they enter the caves, it gets a bit hairy. Final Say: Most modern horror movies have a one-track mind. Gross the viewer out, add blood and occasional nudity and appeal to […]

Last House on the Left (1972, Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess) Repeat this to yourself: It’s only a movie. It is not a snuff film. It’s just a movie… Quick Plot: Three escaped convicts kidnap and brutalize two teenage girls. After their murderous lust is sated, the bad guys seek refuge in a nearby suburban home – the last house on the left. The unsuspecting owners, who are anxiously waiting for their daughter and her friend to arrive home, invite the group to spend the night. When the parents realize the truth, they exact a merciless revenge. Scariest Scene: […]

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 disturbing images and language.) HIDDEN HORRORS: TOP 5 SCARY FILMS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF Like unexpected terrors lurking in the dark just waiting to jump out and grab you, these little-seen horror films offer startling surprises: 5. It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) In the way-off year 1973, an interstellar spacecraft unknowingly picks up a deadly alien stowaway […]

28 Days Later… (2002, Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston) Okay, Jim. Got some bad news. Quick Plot: A dangerous virus called the Rage is unintentionally released into the world, infecting the population with a permanent state of murderous rage. 28 days later, Jim wakes up from a coma and stumbles onto the desolate streets of London. He soon discovers other survivors and they make their way out of London toward a military encampment. But once there, they realize that the infected are the least of their worries. Scariest Scene: The spookiest scene is when Jim is walking around the […]

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. RHAPSODY IN “BOO!”: TOP 5 CREEPIEST FILM SCORES In the liner notes for the 25th anniversary release of the Jaws soundtrack, director Steven Spielberg writes that, “To this day, I think that [John Williams’] score was clearly responsible for half the success of the film.” So it could be with many scary films, particularly the five listed here, which feature composers getting the macabre musical […]