A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

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Anyone been watching it?

I adore Horror films, especially from the 50's and back.

Wish he'd mentioned more Vincent Price films though, he's always been the epitome of Horror actor to me :)

I've been watching it,and loving it.

I'm a big fan of old horror movies,particuarly the Universal classics,and Hammer Horrors.

I agree that he could have spent more time on Vincent Price,who is up there with Lee and Karloff,as one of the greatest of horror actors.

Hammer Horror is my real favourite, especially having grown up in Slough and spending a lot of time in Black Park (setting for so many films), though I never realised that they used Oakley Court! I knew it was the Rocky Horror venue

What are your favourite films?

I love the HH Dracula, Christopher Lee was great. Prefer him to Lugosi.

Non Hammer favourites are
The Tingler
House on Haunted Hill (1959 version)

I could watch those 3 over and over again.

How about you?

I agree re Dracula. The Curse of Frankenstein,Vampire Circus,The Curse of The Werewolf,The Phantom of The Opera,The Mummy and The Nanny.

I'm sure there are others that I've forgotten.

I'll have to try to get The Tingler.I've always wanted to see that.

Others are The Omen series,House of Usher,Comedy of Terrors,though not really a horror film,The Phantom of The Opera,almost any version, The Invisible Man,Frankenstein,The Raven,Theatre of Blood and House On Haunted Hill,

The Tingler is definitely worth seeing, even if just for the

I've never actually seen Phantom of the Opera, but really want to see the Lon Chaney version.

I'm really enjoying this series.

I thought the first episode was fascinating. I had no idea Lon Chaney was so dedicated to doing his own makeup.

I was, however, disappointed that Gatiss didn't even mention the horror film without which we wouldn't have the unsettling pleasure. This would be the 1919 silent The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

As to Hammer, DH and I are convinced that Christopher Lee actually is a vampire (Johnny Depp, too but that's beside the point). Anybody else believe this?

Do get the Lon Chaney version. It's worth it.Not at all frightening but still a wonderful film.

I've never been that into horror, but I do like watching a thoughtful tv series. I like Gatiss enormously. And I love filums.
The other good one was Rich Hall on the representation of 'The South' in film: he came across as a really intelligent, thoughtful man. Not bothered to watch A Streetcar Named Desire, really, but happy to watch him talking about it.

Gatiss

one word....sexy

Even in the League of gentlemen.

Am enjoying this series.

disappointed by the last episode - where was Wes Craven?

I have always loved horror films- my brother and I used to look through my parents' big old History of Horror Movies book as kids and scare ourselves silly. This series is very well done, Gatiss is perfect.

didn't he miss out Nosferatu as well?

...or was he just doing Hollywood/UK fillums?

I think he's great, he is. He can miss out whatever he likes

I am enjoying this.
I am v sad, and went to the Tudor Tea Rooms in Whitstable on Sunday to sit in Peter Cushing's seat, as mentioned in last week's programme!

SpringheeledJack, you're right, he did, didn't he?

Nosferatu is brilliant.

I think he was only doing Hollywood/UK films, too though.

wasn't Nosferatu in the first one?

DH adores horror and all things related, so I am mning viewing too. I enjoyed the Frankenstein episode.

If it was I missed it

I wish it'd been on More4 instead of the BBC. Then it would have been repeated about 400 times

Whooooooseyfruit, I think that was just Dracula. As far as I can remember, the only silent he mentioned was Phantom of the Opera.

SpringheeledJack, do you have iplayer? It's quite easy to get if you do.

What did people thihnk of the third and last part?

LLKH I have to beg the family to use the pc- and then I tend to spend the time on here catching up on my emails, researching current affairs and keeping up to date with developments in the world of home education

...didn't watch the last one as me and dp are cissies and can't watch any strong stuff-even little teeny clips- before bedtime

I got scared by the Exorcist clips

hee hee. Not just us then

Once every five years we manage to watch a horror by accident and find we can't sleep well for at least a year

The clips from The Omen were funny, though, apart from the last shot of Damian. Eek.
My dad videoed it for me in about 1983 and told me it would be a great thing for me to watch
I was TEN.

SpringheeledJack, DH and I had the same problem with pc access until last Christmas when DH got me a little netbook. Now he can game and I can keep up with all my BBC iplayer things.

I'd put it on your Christmas list.

Unprune, I didn't watch The Exorcist clips, I covered my eyes. And what was your dad thinking? 10 is way too young for The Omen.

Oh I covered my eyes during The Exorcist clips, too. But Mark Gatiss is right: it's the incidental things about this film that perhaps make it really scary. The bit about the down-and-out's words about sparing a dime (or something like that) being repeated by the little girl. Really scary.