Cast: Karen Black. [9] Kalcheim described his screenplay as a satire: "John [Hancock] turned-the-screw so to speak, making it a serious, darker theme. Bill Thornbury. "[30] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times also praised Lampert's performance and lauded the film, calling it a "thinking man's vampire movie, probably a secret dream for at least half the world's young filmmakers. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Ive not yet seen the 1974, made for TV version, but the 1992 film is nearly unbeatable. With gorgeous cinematography and an audio track that takes on a life of its own, each sound and image presents a hazy version of reality. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. [21], Additional photography occurred in the villages of Chester,[22] Lyme,[23] and East Haddam. 'RoboCop': All the Failed Attempts to Adapt the Movie to TV. Lew Ayres. [51] On July 20, 2019, Scream Factory announced at San Diego Comic-Con that they would be issuing the film on Blu-ray, marking its debut in this format. L'Immensita. Psycho 2. Cast: Barbara Steele. How on earth did Dawn of the Dead make the top 10? I wanted to do a movie that was legitimately terrifying. Jack Weston. The Night of the Hunter (1955). Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in Wes Cravens A Nightmare on Elm Street: New Line Cinema. The Night Stalker (1972, TV). Now, I do enjoy reading lists depending on who is doing them, of course. International cinema. The Howling (1981). Cast: Simon Pegg. John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. Psychological terror gets me, not slasher horror. Bonnie Bedelia. Anna Massey. Cast: Oliver Reed. Note: this list was first published in Oct. 2006. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). The film was as clear and smooth as glass on the big screen and breathtaking to behold. Morgan Freeman. Jessica finds the story fascinating, but Duncan, afraid that hearing about such things will upset his wife, cuts Dorker short. Leading with a record-making 11 total nominations is Steven Spielbergs WEST SIDE STORY; other films earning multiple nominations include Jane Campions THE POWER OF THE DOG (8), David Lowerys THE GREEN KNIGHT (7) and DRIVE MY CAR, DUNE and LICORICE PIZZA (6 each). [14] Auditions for the parts were held in the B.S. Scream (1996). Tony Moran. Bill Paxton. xDD. [51] Warner Brothers later released the film on August 27, 2013, through its Warner Archive DVD-on-demand service. But cmon there is no way to accurately pit films like The Bride of Frankenstein against The Ring. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony to be held in Chicago on Wednesday, December 14. Edith Scob. Frailty (2001). Amy Irving. Legend claims that she is still alive, roving the island as a vampire. Cast: Timothy Balme. Bride Of Frankenstein a comedy? Claire Bloom. Patrick Macnee. The film may not take the curl out of your hair, but it will hold your interest even if the title will throw you offthere actually is no plot to scare Jessica. Peter Wyngarde. Fright Night? Chicago, IL chicagofilmcritics.org Joined June 2009. Matt OLeary. Moira Shearer. Jenny Wright. 69. That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. Having said that, Lon Chaney Jr. movies seem to be obtainable, as The Wolf Man is in. Anyway, Im glad there are websites like yours that give me good information about whats out there. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? "Dawn of the Dead (1978)" 10. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Deborah Raffin. Love the list, in general .. but, please switch to the Coppola Bram Stokers Dracula. Helen Chandler. Gwyneth Paltrow. Simon Oakland. 20. Near Dark (1987). Tom Conway. Director: David Cronenberg. Wallace Ford. Cast: Olivia Hussey. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Judy Geeson. (See previous post: A look at the Chicago Film Critics Associations Scariest Movies Ever Made.) Jitsuko Yoshimura. Matthew McConaughey. 73. [19] Gretchen Corbett, also an established New York-based stage actress from Portland, Oregon, was cast as the mysterious mute girl whom Jessica encounters, and was the only performer in the principal cast to have not worked with Hancock prior. Claudia Christian. Lists as a means of measuring film history are indeed useless (just take a look at the AFI lists), but I bet that Sight & Sound will come up with another such list in 2012. Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (1960). Director: Steven Spielberg. I will certainly check out some of the links here and look further into so many horror films you refer to. Evelyn Ankers. 12. Re-Animator (1985). 4,905 Followers. Make sure your comment adds something relevant to the discussion: Feel free to disagree with us and write your own movie commentaries, but *thoughtfulness* and *at least a modicum of sanity* are imperative. Christopher Eccleston. Cast: Jack Nicholson. Cast: David Hess. The new critics represent a a variety of film journalism in Chicago and bring their voices to one of the countrys longest-standing and most accomplished associations of writers. These include: See also: Barbara Stanwyck, Janet Leigh, and Edwige Fenech among cinemas Top Ten Scream Queens.. Ralph Bellamy. Director: Charles Laughton. "The Banshees of Inisherin" won the best picture awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, which also honored its . The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2021 award winners. Brooke Adams. Although it certainly does have elements of comedy in it. 3. Lampert gives a performance so overwrought that it has to rank as one of the most eccentric ever captured on film. 31. Harvey Stephens. Director: Steven Spielberg. 84. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. Movies. Salo is by far one of the most horrific movies Ive ever seen. How else could the original Nosferatu be rated higher than Cronenbergs The Fly? David Warner. John Karlen. 21. Yes, The Old Dark House is terrific. Lauren Bacall. The Evil Dead (1981). I trusted their instincts because they had a concrete experience of audiences. [8], In writing the role of Jessica, Hancock sought to create a filmic equivalent to the unreliable narrator in literary fiction. 42. Director: James Whale. [16] The ChesterHadlyme Ferry is featured in the film crossing the Connecticut River. Roscoe Ates. Dennis Hopper. 87. The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). I didnt see REC and REC2 on this list. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10. It had a certain gay subtext for me. Its actually quite a touching film because it speaks to elements of lonliness, societal ostracism, and to the desire for all living beings to be loved and accepted. Take the horror element out of the film and its a fascinating look at mans inhumanity to one another, and their inability to see past external superficialities. Jaws isnt horror, its a boring animal/adventure movie and its rated PG, not R. Alien is number 4 and its by default a Sci-fi, and I didnt like it at all, Jurrassic Park is also an animal/adventure. Carrie (1976). (I cant think of any big-screen showings of Bride in the Los Angeles area in the near future.). 1. Keir Dullea. Maurice Evans. As with many movies, the tone of Jessica is what matters, and that is indeed where it succeeds. Richard Dreyfuss. Again, merely a personal thing though. I never get the need people have to place things in such dogmatic hierarchial contexts. Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. Furthermore, remember that critics lists are collaborative as well as representative, so there is pressure to give equal respect to titles of different eras. When Saul is killed in the end, Karloff is seen very tenderly holding Saul as hes dying and Karloff is clearly very bereaved by his death. Source . "[32] The San Francisco Examiner's Stanley Eichelbaum also noted deficiencies in the screenplay, noting that the film "seems improvised and nothing could be worse for this kind of structured suspense thriller. "Connecticut Farm House Used as Horror Film Set", "Movies have given towns more than cameo roles", "Hunting and Haunting: The Locations in Let's Scare Jessica to Death 45 Years Later", "Remembering Jessica: An Interview with Mariclare Costello", "Screen: Hippie Vampire:' Let's Scare Jessica to Death' Arrives", "The Doubting of Reality in "Let's Scare Jessica to Death", "[31 Days Of Horror '20] Review: Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971)", "Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) Releases", "New Title Announcements From San Diego Comic-Con 2019", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let%27s_Scare_Jessica_to_Death&oldid=1139558743, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:54. Director: Wes Craven. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). Carnival of Souls (1962). So, I think thats why youre description of it puzzled me. Hours pass and Jessica leaves to hitch a ride into town. Director: Kaneto Shind. Evil Dead 2 at #25 and Evil Dead at #37, for instance. In 2006, Halloween was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The Seventh Victim (1943). Fright Night (1985). Duane Jones. "[34] John Simon described Let's Scare Jessica to Death as a mess. Dawn of the Dead (1978). Hosts of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival ( every May. "hippie values. Salems Lot (1979, TV). lists. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. 96. If I remember correctly, I think Karloff was particularly watchful over Saul, and was the one who was mainly in charge of his care. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920). Heather Graham. Cast: Naomi Watts. 45. Films, lectures and clubs. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces today the first seven films selected for the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival. 50. 15. The Shinning has by far the creepiest atmosphere out of any movie. Director: Robert Harmon. Roddy McDowall. Follow-up post: Full list of the Chicago Film Critics Associations Top 100 Horror Movies Ever Made, including their directors and key cast members. Though criticism of the film has been divided, it went on to attain a cult following,[4] and some film scholars have drawn comparisons to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novel Carmilla (1871). Jeannine Taylor. Filming of Let's Scare Jessica to Death took place in various towns and villages in Connecticut, largely in Middlesex County. Janet Leigh. [16] The scene where Costello's character emerges from the lake in a wedding dress was filmed in late November on a day it had snowed. Jaws 7. 88. The Fly (1986). Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Simon Ward. Director: Brian De Palma. Se7en (1995). Cast: Zohra Lampert. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete lineup, schedule and special guests expected for the ninth annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 13-19 at the Music Box Theatre. (Note: Don Siegels original Invasion of the Body Snatchers is on the list, but Kurt Neumanns original The Fly, in which Patricia Owens screams her head off, is not.). Cast: Heather Donohue. Alien 5. 11. Michael C. Williams. Which The Night Stalker? In their bedroom, the couple go to lie down; Jessica notices a cut on Duncan's neck, and Emily then enters the room brandishing a knife, with the townsmen following behind her. [11] To prepare the performers for the tone he hoped to accomplish, Hancock screened several films by Alfred Hitchcock to the cast prior to filming. Why Hasn't Steven Spielberg Made a Western? Plot [ edit] Jessica runs through the orchard and comes across Woody's corpse, his throat slashed. This is a great way of giving all the great horror movies their due credit (obviously were missing a few- The Grudge, Jacobs Ladder, Dementia 13, The Haunting (1962 version is actually *very* creepy)), and is a useful way to find new movies, but it is impossible to expect people to agree on what is scary, and pretty hard to be tasteful and accurate. The Silence of the Lambs 12. Director: Brian De Palma. The film depicts the nightmarish experiences of a psychologically fragile woman who comes to believe that another strange, mysterious young woman she has let into her home may actually be a vampire. Accept Read More. Bunker. Cast: Vincent Price. Cast: Pierre Brasseur. 24. Sounds reasonable. Craven is followed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Martin) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salems Lot). In fact, Onibaba is the only Japanese horror film included on the list; in other words, no Godzilla. Cast: Michael Rooker. Michael Caine. 32. Tracy Arnold. First titles include highly anticipated films like the Chicago premiere of Cooper Raiffs CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, starring Raiff and Dakota Johnson. Image of Janet Leigh, John Gavin, and Vera Miles in one of the scariest movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho: Paramount Pictures. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. About. Geena Davis. What critics said: "Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an . I just saw this film on the big screen at Cinesation( And had seen it before on the lovely DVD release). The Hidden (1987). 58. Director: Wes Craven. This is great! Martita Hunt. Boris Karloff. Patsy Kelly. Tweets & replies. May 12. Three films earned two awards: THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Best Editing; Best Art Direction/Production Design); LICORICE PIZZA (Best Original Screenplay; Most Promising Performer - Alana Haim); and SPENCER (Best Actress (Stewart); Best Costume Design). 89. Cast: Fredric March. People attending Cinesation kept repeating Thesigers line Have a potato for the rest of the weekend. The Exorcist (1973). Deliverance (1972). The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Award-winners and contenders from Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2022) Menu. Cast: Simone Simon. Arthur Byron. Flavio Bucci. All in all, I think this list is pretty decent. Cast: Richard Carlson. Art Hindle. So does IT follows.. these movies are not perfect but, they are both freaking awesome, and scary as hell.. The complete list of 2022 Chicago Film Critics Award winners is as follows:BEST PICTURE: The Banshees of InisherinBEST DIRECTOR: Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, TRBEST ACTOR: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of InisherinBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Women Talking by Sarah PolleyBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonaghBEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioBEST DOCUMENTARY: Fire of LoveBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Decision to LeaveBEST ART DIRECTION: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jason Kisvarday & Amelia BrookeBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Decision to Leave, Kim Ji-YongBEST COSTUME DESIGN: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shirley KurataBEST EDITING: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Paul RogersBEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Babylon, Justin HurwitzBEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS: Everything Everywhere All at OnceMOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Austin Butler, ElvisMILOS STEHLIK AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun. Joan Bennett. 41. Director: George Sluizer. I tend to ignore lists featuring the Top 100 Movies (or Top 10 Movies or Top 20 Movies, etc. "[5], The decline of 1960s counterculture has been cited as a theme by critics and observers. Maria Ouspenskaya. Christine Forrest. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. Top 100 horror movies of all time: Chicago Film Critics choices. Cast: Donald Sutherland. Dracula (1931). Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a 1971 American independent horror film co-written and directed by John Hancock in his directorial debut, and starring Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, and Mariclare Costello. Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Andrea Checchi. 1. Cat People (1942). 97. Julie Christie. Director: Fred Walton. "[7], "I made it eminently clear to [the producers] that I did not want to do a satire of a horror picture. Im a big Karloff fan, and despite the fact that his face is obscured by the heavy makeup, its one of his finest performances. He felt close to the material as it spoke to him in some bizarre way. Nothing spectacular, just quiet, building tension in a California town. I can see this being a (painfully cliche) top 100 horror films list, but saying its a list of the scariest films with so many horror-comedies and borderline thrillers is insane. I just dont understand the concept of actually sitting down and coming up with 10, 50, or even 100 items on a Best Of or Greatest of All Time list. Unfortunately, a list filled with relatively obscure titles (i.e., anything made outside of Hollywood, released before 1985, and that hasnt become a major classic of some kind) will not get the sort of media attention accorded to lists consisting of more popular fare. Well, Ive realized this list isnt current and am wondering if you will be updating with movies made within the past 4 years? [7] Director John Hancock, though ambivalent about whether it was consciously or subconsciously integrated into the screenplay, has conceded this interpretation, commenting: "You could already feel that negativity brewing when we were making Jessica; that things weren't working out the way some of us had hoped and dreamed they would. Sandra Peabody (as Sandra Cassell). Margot Kidder. "[45] Genre scholar Kim Newman has praised the film, specifically Lampert's performance, which he ranks as equal to those of Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Shirley Knight in The Rain People (1969), and Susannah York in Images (1972), all "portrait[s] of a woman in distress. "[44], In a 2013 article published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Erik Luers wrote of the film: "The technical qualities of Let's Scare Jessica to Death are superb. Cast: Olga Baclanova. I have seen youtube videos that have much more a scare to offer. Director: Nicolas Roeg. 27. [27] It premiered in New York City on August 27, 1971,[a] and opened in Los Angeles, California the following week, on September 1, 1971. Director: Richard Fleischer. Lance Henriksen. That being said, PSYCHO CANT BE NUMBER ONE! Nightmare on Elm Street 16. Toni Collette. Rosemarys Baby (1968). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Zohra could play the fragility of the character, but she could also authentically convey the fear and the terror. This list greatly amuses me. Nosferatu / Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). Nancy Allen. 94. 66. The movie Dead silence(2006) belongs somewhere on the list. Cast: Nicole Kidman. Cast: Robert Mitchum. I remember finding some of it humorous. Judith ODea. JoBeth Williams. Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics' Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. 2. Dickinson Mansion, located in the village of Essex, was used for the interior shots of the home. Shelley Hack. Cast: Anthony Hopkins. That one had a sick transformation, what about the underrated The Changeling with George C.Scott? "[16] Because the film was shot in the fall months, the sequences that were shot in the lake required the actors to swim in very cold water. I havent seen it since then so I cant say whether it still frightens me. At daybreak, Jessica makes it to the ferry and tries to board, but the ferryman, also bearing a scar on his neck, refuses to let her on. 60. There are precious few horror movies from the 1930s that actually put the fear of godawfulness in me but The Old Dark House is one of them. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). Director: John D. Hancock. Session 9 (2001). Scott H. Reiniger. Well, all credibility goes right in the poop saloon, as far as Im concerned. Carrie (1976) 17. 7. Cast: Marilyn Burns. Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Richard Denning. Reddit. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. I tend to ignore top 100 film lists because they are usually made by people who know little about movies beyond Hollywood stuff made in the last 15 or 20 years. Jean Brooks. Tom Skerritt. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. Shaun Of The Dead, really. 65. Hancock took certain elements from Kalcheim's script, but opted to write a straightforward horror film set at a remote farmhouse. May (2002). Image of Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House: Universal Pictures. Cast: Mia Farrow. So no, I cant say I find Bride Of Frankenstein a horror film per se. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. The Wolf Man (1941). Michael Nouri. The Birds (1963). Evil Dead 2? Cast: Frances Dee. Cast: Paolo Bonacelli. She jumps into a nearby rowboat and paddles out into the lake. The Silence of the Lambs was as scary as Harry Potter, not even! Hilary Mason. Now that scared me, especially the 1st episode about the woman who dressed dead people for a living. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Director: Tobe Hooper. Other surprises because theyre nowhere to be found on the Scariest Movies list despite their hair-raising reputation include: Also inexplicably missing from the Chicago Film Critics list of scariest movies ever made is Lon Chaney, whose star vehicles at Universal and MGM include both well-known classics and forgotten gems of the horror or at least the creepy genre, among them The Phantom of the Opera and The Unknown, in which he cuts off his arms in order to win the heart of a very young Joan Crawford (dont ask). . 9. Frankenstein (1931). Claude Rains. Big saurians are way more horrible then fascists who force you to eat shit and afterwards torture you to death in front of your friends. 74. "[36] Writing for the Edmonton Journal, Barry Westgate was critical of the film, noting: "Even contrived cinema has to have its share of rhyme or reason, and this effort by John Hancock doesn't have so much as a touch of either. Theres a really interesting relationship between Karloffs character as the mute manservant and the insane brother Saul which the family has kept hidden in the attic. For instance, the sleeper box office blockbuster The Blair Witch Project is in, but Benjamin Christensens classic silent Hxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages is not. Director: Dan Curtis. And finally, only one film among the Chicago Film Critics top 100 scariest movies of all time has a woman director. Michael Biehn. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). Jesus Revolution . Kevin Bacon. "[9], Hancock agreed to direct the film only as long as he was allowed to redraft the screenplay,[8] and proceeded to rework Kalcheim's original script in both tone and thematic content, but retained certain elements at the request of the producers; the mute girl, played by Gretchen Corbett, for example, was a character from Kalcheim's original script that Moss requested Hancock retain in his redraft. Who were the posers who came up with that? Requiem for a Dream (2000). The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. I definitely remember that it wasnt at all a scary movie., I do have the DVD here. Lincoln Maazel. Cast: Darren McGavin. 25. Diane Baker. [1] Cast: Cillian Murphy. Sandy Dennis. Kevin OConnor. International cinema. Pocket. [43] Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 1/2 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "creepy. Also, simply saying you were utterly unimpressed by Psycho is like dismissing Shakespeare as a hack or the Beatles as overrated. Neve Campbell. Director: Dario Argento. Hazel Court. Misery (1990). Director: Richard Donner. 44. Cast: Gregory Peck. Director: David Cronenberg. James Ellison. As mentioned in the article, the list of 100 scariest movies ever made was compiled by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. Shaun of the Dead on this list? Rosemary's Baby 11. Of Jessica's frustration with a mental condition that has rendered her sadly dependent on men? Jeff Goldblum. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)" 9. Elsa Lanchester. The film received middling reviews from critics at the time, with some remarking the atmosphere and performances are inconsistent in tone, while others criticized the sparse and ambiguous narrative. Remember guys, its a list of the scariest films, not the best horrors. Martin Balsam. 28 Days Later (2002). Director: Georges Franju. Which Bram Stokers Dracula? Silence Of The Lambs is crime/thriller, but just curious, they put The Howling and The Wolfman, what about An American Werewolf In London? Director: Wes Craven. [7] Doyle elaborates that the film "isolates and illuminates the death and corruption of counterculture values" from the era, and anticipates the "festering paranoia" that occurred throughout the 1970s, with the Watergate scandal, the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, and the Jonestown massacre. Giorgio Cataldi. 6. The Haunting (1963). Director: George A. Romero. Cast: Lon Chaney Jr. Warren William. Cate Blanchett earned the Best Actress award for TR; Sarah Polleys WOMEN TALKING was named Best Adapted Screenplay. Initially conceived by writer Lee Kalcheim as a satirical horror film about a group of hippies preyed upon by a monster in a lake, the screenplay was significantly reworked after director Hancock signed on to the project. Cast: Jeffrey Combs. Greta Schrder. 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