Thursday, May 27, 2010

Taking the color out of horror: Part 2

Because I'm a big fan of black and white horror, I've chosen several more films to take the color out of and imagine as a monochrome piece of work. If you missed part one, here it is.

And now - Part 2...


The Fog (1980)



Wind Chill



The Descent 2



Jurassic Park



Signs


*Foreign films are quite striking this way:



Sauna (2008, Finland)



Pan's Labyrinth (2007, Spain)



Let the Right One In (2008, Sweden)


*Black and white makes water look even more ominous.


Let's Scare Jessica to Death




Lake Mungo



Jaws

*Weren't vampires meant to be in monochrome?


Bram Stoker's Dracula



Dracula (1979)


Creepy kids...even worse in black & white...



The Omen




The Devil's Backbone



Trick 'r Treat



Children of the Corn

*I'd think twice before buying, renting, attending school, or spending the weekend in any of these places...


Burnt Offerings



Suspiria



The Amityville Horror



The Evil Dead



Psycho 2 [don't tell me that picture isn't perfect.....]

Again, period films really work this way.
The first of two from Angel Heart:








The Burrowers



Below

*Werewolves: Proving color means nothing when you're talking terror.


Dog Soldiers



An American Werewolf in London

*Don't you hate it when the person next to you just might not be himself anymore?


The Thing (1982)



The Machinist [god that's dreadful!]



The Crazies (2010) [proving Timothy Olyphant looks good even without a bit of color in his cheeks.]

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6 comments:

  1. Matt-suzakaMay 27, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    There are way too many good films in there to even begin commenting on them. The only one I have never heard of or seen is that one titled Sauna. That image was very cool and paired up with the rest of the pack, I would guess it's a good movie?

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  2. Christine HaddenMay 27, 2010 at 10:04 PM

    Matt - Sauna is a really atmospheric yet rather slow movie. Doubt it's for everyone but I couldn't resist all its creepy goodness! It's Finnish, but the dialogue is sparse at times so not annoying. Decent story...eerie stuff.

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  3. Matt-suzakaMay 27, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    I don't mind slow if the story is good, and I love me some good atmosphere. I'll be adding it to the list...thanks for the recommendation!

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  4. BuddMay 28, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Pan's Labyrinth might lose something with this conversion.

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  5. AndreiMay 28, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    Some of these look AWESOME and I wouldn't mind one bit rewatching a few of them in black & white. That could be quite interesting, as a matter of fact.

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  6. stonerphonicMay 29, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    1 vote each for Lake Mungo, Trick or Treat, The Machinist. hell, the Machinist one is totally off the scale... excellent!!!

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