Category Archives: Scenes I Love

Horror Scenes I Love: Klaus Kinski and Bruno Ganz have dinner in Nosferatu

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Nosferatu (1979, dir by Werner Herzog)

Since today is Klaus Kinksi’s birthday, it makes sense that he should be featured in today’s scene of the day.  In this scene from Werner Herzog’s 1979 film, Nosferatu, Klaus Kinski and Bruno Ganz have dinner.  Of course, in this scenario, Bruno Ganz is Jonathan Harker while Kinski is Dracula.

(In the original, silent Nosferatu, Harker’s name was changed to Thomas Hutter while Dracula was called Count Orlok.  By the time Herzog shot his version, the characters were in the public domain and there was no longer any need to pretend that Nosferatu wasn’t an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel.)

Enjoy!

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Mark of Satan Is Upon Them from The Witchfinder General

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Today’s horror scene that I love is from 1968’s The Witchfinder General, a film that featured Vincent Price in one of his greatest roles.

 

Horror Scenes that I Love: The Basketball Scene From Deadly Friend

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From 1986’s Deadly Friend, directed by Wes Craven:

Now, it should be noted that this scene was not in Craven’s initial cut of the film.  Craven envisioned Deadly Friend as being a melancholy love story about a teenage boy who brings his dead girlfriend back to life.  Elvira, the lady who loses her head, originally had a much less graphic death scene but Warner Bros. wants to take advantage of Craven’s reputation for being a horror director so they demanded a more extreme version and that’s what Craven delivered.

In my opinion, this scene is just ludicrous enough to work.  The studio’s demands were a bit silly so Craven supplied them with perhaps the silliest death scene that he ever directed.  That said, I do think Craven’s original version of Deadly Friend sounds like a nicer movie.

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Dance From Prom Night

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In honor of Canadian Thanksgiving, today’s horror scene that I love comes from one of the greatest of the Canadian slasher films, 1980’s Prom Night!

Remember everyone …. Prom Night!  Everything is alright!

Horror Scenes That I Love: The U.S. Army Takes On The Flying Saucers in Plan 9 From Outer Space

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I’m disappointed to say that, for whatever reason, YouTube has been yanking down all of the Plan 9 From Outer Space videos that used to be available on the site.  That’s just strange to me.  From what I’ve heard, it’s for copyright reasons.  The people who currently have the rights to Wood’s films are very aggressive about searching YouTube for any unauthorized videos.  Ed Wood’s films are financially much more lucrative today than they were when he was alive, which is kind of depressing when you consider that Wood basically drank himself to death and died in total poverty.

That said, there was no way I was going to let Mr. Wood’s birthday pass without sharing at least one scene from Plan 9 From Outer Space!  So, in this scene, the flying saucers face the might of a lot of a stock footage.  Meanwhile, Tom Keene plays the colonel who casually watches the battle.  The narration, of course, is provided by the amazing Criswell!

It’s amazing how close we came to getting conquered.

Enjoy!

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Opening of Crimson Peak

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Since it’s Guillermo Del Toro’s birthday, it just seems appropriate that today’s horror scene that I love should be one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite Del Toro movies.

Here’s the opening of 2015’s haunting (and, in my opinion, underrated) Crimson Peak!

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Opening of Stage Fright

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Let’s die Broadway style!

The opening on Michele Soavi’s 1987 masterpiece, StageFright, is one of the most brilliant ever filmed.  Not only does it send up the conventions of the slasher genre but is also sends up musical theater.  Seriously, how can you not love a horror film that features Marilyn Monroe playing the saxophone?

Of course, the opening of the film only begins to hint at the violence that’s going to follow.  When a real killer manages to get into the theater, fantasy and reality blend together.

Interestingly enough, I think a real-life Broadway adaptation of StageFright would be a hit.

For now, enjoy the dancing and the mayhem!

Horror Scenes That I Love: Cheatin’ Harry Gets Grabbed In Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

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From 1958’s Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Harry discovers that cheaters never get away with it.  Especially when they’re cheating on someone who is 50 feet tell….