"The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies"

An article that I came across this morning at IFC, one that connects to "Horror and the Horrific": "The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies." Reference is made to such films as "Safe," "Deliver Us From Evil," and "Fanny and Alexander" (which receives my emphatic nomination as the most frightening non-horror film as I have ever seen, although the sequence referred to in the article is nothing compared to some other things present in Bergman's film).

"The Night of the Hunter" at filmtank.org

Yesterday, I had an email from Steven Brence, who recently screened The Night of the Hunter for his "Philosophy of Film" course here at the University of Oregon. He informed me of a conversation in which his students are taking part, concerning the film, at filmtank.org. The forum contains pre-viewing and post-viewing questions and Steven encourages interested individuals to join in the discussion of Charles Laughton's haunting film. The threads are definitely worth checking out in terms of interpretations of the film and the story that it tells.

Thursday, November 12: "The Night of the Hunter"

"Horror and the Horrific" continues on Thursday, November 12 with a screening of The Night of the Hunter (1955), which will be introduced by Patricia Oman and her talk entitled "The Region of Sin: Cultural Geography of The Night of the Hunter." A short Q&A session will be held after the film.

The screening will be held at 6 p.m. in Prince Lucien Hall (PLC) 180. "Horror and the Horrific" is free and open to the public.

"The American Nightmare"

There will be no screening for "Horror and the Horrific" this week (the next screening will be held on Thursday, November 12), but below is a documentary, originally aired on the Independent Film Channel in 2000, concerned with the development of the horror film in the U.S. "The American Nightmare" features commentary by horror film directors such as George A. Romero and Wes Craven and critics Tom Gunning and Carol J. Clover.

Happy Halloween

The most horrific day of them all.

Thursday, October 29: "Land of the Dead"

"Horror and the Horrific" continues on Thursday, October 29 with a screening of "Land of the Dead" (2005), which will be introduced by Anthony Hayt and his talk entitled "The Dead Reckoning, or, The Zombie Politics of George A. Romero." A short Q&A session will be held after the film.

The screening will be held at 6 p.m. in Prince Lucien Hall (PLC) 180. "Horror and the Horrific" is free and open to the public.

Thursday, October 22: "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer"

"Horror and the Horrific" continues on Thursday, October 22 with a screening of "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986), which will be introduced by Carter Soles and his talk entitled "Serial Killers, Cinematic Voyeurism, and American Stardom." A short Q&A session will be held after the film.

The screening will be held at 6 p.m. in Prince Lucien Hall (PLC) 180. "Horror and the Horrific" is free and open to the public.