Word: horror
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...appalled and disgusted after reading the article on recent horror films and their directors, "The Splat Pack" [Oct. 30]. These movies pander to the worst in human nature. If a society can be even partially judged by its entertainment, we're in trouble. What kind of person enjoys watching depictions of sadistic torture...
There is nothing scary or suspenseful about the newest wave of horror films. Torture and barbarity are merely cheap shock. If you want a truly scary film, check out Roman Polanski's Repulsion or Rosemary's Baby. Polanski knows it's not gore that scares an audience but a steadily growing sense of overwhelming apprehension and dread...
...Horror stories such as these have circulated through the arena of I.M. sports like urban myth—with the talented but dreaded Puchtel at the center...
Picture your favorite old, black and white horror movie: the innocent young girl is apprehensively peering around the corner or creeping up the creaky staircase; shadows flit across the wall; a door slams shut; just when you least expect it, Dracula jumps out and grabs our terrified heroine, complete with a big, climactic organ swell! Now would the scene have been at all frightening without those cacophonous organ notes? Certainly not. Maybe the Harvard Organ Society didn’t have such dramatic ideas behind their midnight Halloween concert, but nine performers explored the spookier side of the instrument late...
...ceilings, elusive exits, crawl spaces, or uneven, shifting floors. Other eerie additions include lighting that comes from the ground, a high-tech sound system (allowing a variety of sounds to play at the same time), smells (like rotting earth) and the storyline. "A haunted house is like a horror movie and you are figuring out the story as you walk through it," says Pickel...