Frailty (2001). Director: James Whale. Maurice Schutz. Cast: Deborah Kerr. Lillian Gish. Award recipients can be either college students pursuing a career in journalism or up-and-coming entertainment critics with three years or less experience in their career development. 20. Cast: Craig T. Nelson. Cast: Julian West. Duncan and Jessica decide to sell antiques found in the house at a local shop, one of which is a silver-framed portrait of the house's former owners, the Bishop familyfather, mother, and daughter Abigail. Cast: Sam Neill. What critics said: "Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an . Dawn of the Dead (1978) 10. Cast: Colin Clive. Evil Dead 2? How do you prove better? Haley Joel Osment. Dan Hicks. "[41] Film scholar Gary A. Smith remarked Lampert's performance as Jessica as "laid back to the point of somnambulism. 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. 42. 79. Gustav von Wangenheim. When a stranger calls (50) is placed above Salo (58)? 81. 3. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, released their roster for 2022-2023 today, announcing the acceptance of four new members. Cast: Bruce Campbell. That being said, PSYCHO CANT BE NUMBER ONE! I really havent seen a ton, just about 20 of these, but I havent seen any extremely scary films. Also unclear is the Chicago Film Critics choice of Bram Stokers Dracula. Deborah Raffin. May (2002). The Hitcher (1986). Carl Boehm). Well, Ive realized this list isnt current and am wondering if you will be updating with movies made within the past 4 years? The Masque of the Red Death (1964). Cast: Mel Gibson. I dont believe theyve updated it since. I agree with a lot of your comments too. The Mummy (1932). Onibaba (1964). Cast: Marilyn Eastman. Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I submit a comment. Zohra could play the fragility of the character, but she could also authentically convey the fear and the terror. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan. Salo is by far one of the most horrific movies Ive ever seen. The Birds (1963). Its funny you mention The Old Dark House. Some of it is hysterically funny and intentionally so. Colin Clive. Cast: Lon Chaney Jr. Warren William. Having said that, where the hell is Alice, Sweet Alice?! Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (1960). Jessica is afraid to talk about these things with Duncan or Woody, for fear that they will think she is relapsing. The Wolf Man (1941). As the plot develops, we learn that the world around Jessica is scarier than anything her mind could concoct. Matthew McConaughey. Keir Dullea. Giorgio Cataldi. Honestly makes you wonder who the hell these film critics are. Contrarily to some comments, I agree to putting Psycho on N one - it still works, even on adults. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986; released in 1990). [16] Hancock was specifically taken by Costello's physical features, which included bright red hair and a pale complexion, which he felt was befitting of the vampiric Emily. Joan Bennett. Having said that, Lon Chaney Jr. movies seem to be obtainable, as The Wolf Man is in. David Warner. "[42] Author and independent filmmaker John Kenneth Muir gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars, praising the film's cinematography, "unsettling" mood, and its ability to generate a sense of unease, calling it "very disturbing" and noting its "lovely and poetic" visuals. The Innocents (1961). Director: Sam Raimi. Cast: David Caruso. "Halloween" 4. Also, you wont find any neo-horror Japanese films e.g., Hideo Nakatas Ring, Takashi Shimizus Ju-on: The Grudge on the Chicago Film Critics list even though theyve found a large audience worldwide. Laura Dern. 31. I have seen youtube videos that have much more a scare to offer. Gotta say man, this is pretty inaccurate. Director: John Carpenter. Suspiria (1977). Director: Darren Aronofsky. You gotta be kidding. Frankenstein (1931). Hollywood Critics Association Awards RRR won the Best International Film with Best Action Film, Best Stunts, and Best Original Song and the Hollywood Critics Association Awards. L'Immensita. Rosemarys Baby (1968). Director: Dan Curtis. Sal or the 120 Days of Sodom / Sal o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975). Director: Kathryn Bigelow. And no, I dont recall sensing a gay subtext between Karloff and the Old Dark wacko. Sandy Dennis. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Director: James Whale. "The Exorcist" 3. The print shown at Cinesation was taken from a stunning 35mm LOC print. With four titles, drector Wes Craven has the most films on the list. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). How comes the Grudge isnt there, and I even hate modern day slashers and CGIs, but that was a stylish Japanese chilling horror film? I trusted their instincts because they had a concrete experience of audiences. Ive not yet seen the 1974, made for TV version, but the 1992 film is nearly unbeatable. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9. Director: F.W. See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, Edwige Fenech, and Mary Philbin among the movies Top Ten Scream Queens.. The Thing (1982). Shaun of the Dead (2004). Cast: Anthony Perkins. 2. Signs (2002). But I do miss Eraserhead: After seeing a trailer when I was 20, I waited ten years to collect the courage to see it - and I did well do do so. Director: Tod Browning. So no, I cant say I find Bride Of Frankenstein a horror film per se. ), no matter the category or criteria, because these lists are almost invariably compiled by people who know little about films beyond mainstream Hollywood stuff released in the last decade or two. There isn't much logic to the story, yet the overall effect is unsettling the film has a dream-like quality. John Fraser. It should be number uno with ease. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). John Hurt. Amy Irving. Examples include Alfred Hitchcocks widely revered Psycho, which happens to be the top film on the list; Rob Reiners Misery, less a horror movie than a (not very suspenseful) suspense thriller; William Friedkins The Exorcist, despite all the avocado vomit and Mercedes McCambridges demon voice; and M. Night Shyamalans Signs, which has aliens killing off a few billion humans just so Mel Gibson can have his faith in God restored. God's Time. 25. "Dawn of the Dead (1978)" 10. Miriam Hopkins. Claude Rains. Claire Bloom. It was so boring I actually got a headache waiting for something interesting to happen. 49. Amanda Bearse. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Like Bram Stokers Dracula. Director: Tobe Hooper. Moira Shearer. Patrick Macnee. Michael Nouri. Now, I do enjoy reading lists depending on who is doing them, of course. Chicago, IL chicagofilmcritics.org Joined June 2009. Pamela Franklin. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Cast: Anthony Hopkins. 66. Hilary Mason. [8] Certain elements of the film were drawn from Hancock's own life, such as the apple orchard settings and farmhouse, as he had grown up on an apple orchard, as well as Norman's career as a bassist, as Hancock's father was a professional double-bass player. Thats Near Dark (1987), directed by eventual Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Though I own a copy of many of the films on this list, there were also several that I had never heard of. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2021; winners will be announced at the organizations annual awards ceremony, a virtual event for Association members to be held on Wednesday, December 15. Director: David Lynch. Psycho 2. Director: Steven Spielberg. Umberto Paolo Quintavalle. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Nightmare on Elm Street 16. Claiming the organizations top honors is Jane Campions masterful THE POWER OF THE DOG, which earned a leading seven awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Shelley Winters. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. 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). The Tingler, with Vincent Price, is one of my favorites. Scream 2 (1997). Scariest movies ever made: The top 100 horror films according to the Chicago Film Critics (photo: The Chicago Critics' Top 100 Horror (or Just Plain Creepy) Films in History, Lawrence Pitkethly, Producer of Documentary Series American Cinema and Voices and Visions, Dies at 79, Michelle Yeoh didnt work for two years due to stereotypical roles offered to her. [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. (I cant think of any big-screen showings of Bride in the Los Angeles area in the near future.). Ralph Bellamy. Well, there are definitely comedic touches. [53] Also in 2021 Australian cult film company Imprint films released a deluxe blu ray with slipcover, Let's Scare Jessica to Death has been named one of the scariest films of all time by several critical publications: In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death the 87th scariest film ever made. 65. Roscoe Ates. 6. Cast: Candace Hilligoss. Jessica (Zohra Lampert) has been released from a mental institution to the care of her husband, Duncan (Barton Heyman), who has given up his job as string bassist for the New York Philharmonic and purchased a rundown farmhouse outside of the city. Another possibility is Francis Ford Coppolas costlier and better-known 1992 film, which shares the same original title though its chiefly known as just Dracula; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves star. 9. A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. Jitsuko Yoshimura. Repulsion (1965). It had a certain gay subtext for me. Yvonne Furneaux. Suzanne Pleshette. [8] Hancock stated that "the scenes didn't make much sense to me, but the Mosses felt they would be particularly enjoyable and scary. Yes, The Old Dark House is terrific. Lance Kerwin. [11] Jessica was partly influenced by the governess in Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw,[11] as well as the character of Eleanor Lance in Robert Wise's film The Haunting (1963). Brendan Gleeson. Ronee Blakley. [4] [5] [6] Nomadland received the most nominations (7), followed by Da 5 Bloods (6), First Cow (6) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (6). Great movie and book, but nothing scary to it. 82. Alien 5. Carnival of Souls (1962). Cast: Max Schreck. [35], Jack Meredith of the Windsor Star described the film as a "far-out bit of froth" that "nevertheless packs continuing suspense and a what's-going-to-happen-next element that never lets down through about 1 hours of sustained action. Oh yeah let me guess, Triology Of Terror with its 7 inch tall Voodoo doll and Open water(a rip off jaws) is scarier, hehehe. [11], Let's Scare Jessica to Death was filmed over a period of 26 days[2] in the fall of 1970, in various towns in Connecticut;[16] the production budget was $250,000. Can Live-Action Remakes of Animated Movies Please Stop? lists. Kate Ashfield. "Rosemary's Baby" 11. Bill Thornbury. [17] "I have a great fondness for John Hancock, and enjoyed working with him very much. Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India . 5. Cast: Kim Hunter. International cinema. "[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. Robert Shaw. From the shore, Emily and the townsmen watch her. Cast: Gregory Peck. Courteney Cox. Alida Valli. Christopher Lee. Chicago, IL (December 14, 2022) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2022 award winners. Poltergeist (1982). Director: Stanley Kubrick. 64. Cast: David Emge. Alien (1979). Carrie (1976). Russ Tamblyn. When a hand reaches into the boat from the water, she stabs the person in the back several times with a pole hook. Jeremy Sisto. 10 Rillington Place (1971). John actually used to take his own pulse while he was shooting and I was completely intrigued by this. 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. Halloween (1978). The nominations were announced on December 18, 2020. In a more casual setting, lists can be fun among friends to seeing what other people enjoy. Keith Gordon. [16] She was approached by Hancock, her former boyfriend, while performing in a Broadway production of Mother Courage and Her Children with Anne Bancroft. Coupled with James Whales excellent direction and his moody, surreal cinematic touch, seeing it on the big screen was an entirely different and emotional experience. Explore the schedule now, and snag your tickets before they're gone. Dracula (1931). Leila Hyams. Misery (1990). Arthur Byron. Cast: Catherine Deneuve. Have you seen it? Director: Fred Walton. Why Are We Still Putting Actors in Fat Suits? Curiously, The Old Dark House is nowhere to be found in the Chicago critics top 94 (!) Simon Oakland. Leading with a new record of 12 total nominations (over 2021 record-holder WEST SIDE STORY) is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonaghs THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (7), Charlotte Wells AFTERSUN (6) and BABYLON, DECISION TO LEAVE and TR (5 each). 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). 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. Audiences selected Closing Night feature presentation I LOVE MY DAD as winner of the Audience Award for narrative features; the film screened to a sold . Cast: Ellen Burstyn. 93. [27] Paramount gave the film a wide theatrical release in the United States. Ian Watkin. 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. Accept Read More. 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[13], Hancock, who had worked as a theater director prior, cast the film largely through his connections within the New York theater community, and the majority of the cast consisted of actors with whom Hancock had worked in stage productions. She also becomes aware that Duncan seems to be attracted to Emily, and that the men in the nearby town, all of whom are bandaged in some way, are hostile towards them. 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. Play Misty for Me scared me more than any other movie Ive seen. Jessica flees the house, knocking over Duncan's bass case, which contains the corpse of the mute blonde woman. Vera Miles. Reggie Bannister. Rotten Tomatoes, entertainment fans go-to resource for movie, TV and streaming recommendations, and the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced today the inaugural recipients of the Emerging Critics Grant program, designed to support diverse aspiring critics from the Chicago area. [11] While shooting, the cast and crew used multiple rooms in the expansive mansion for dressing rooms and a headquarters for the film company. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Cast: Ellen Burstyn. Patric Knowles. Passes are now on sale for the event, returning to a full week of screenings, May 13-19, at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre (3733 N. Southport Ave); more information on the first selected films, plus festival passes, is available here. Mae Clarke. Halloween 4. Psychological terror gets me, not slasher horror. Director: Jack Sholder. Cast: Heather Donohue. Cocaine Bear. The woman leads Jessica to a cliff, at the bottom of which lies Dorker's bloodied body. Shaun Of The Dead, really. "[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. [24] Co-producer William Badalato had suggested the location: "My wife and I had a weekend house in Chester, Connecticut. yeah, its almost criminal that jacobs ladder and the changeling werent on this list.. i would have also added polanskis the tenant, and flaws aside, the recent french film inside as well, but thats just personal opinion. Director: David Cronenberg. Im sure it was scary for that era, but I watched it a few months ago and the only part that scared me was the end. Naomie Harris. Lance Henriksen. This list is a serious joke. Veronica Cartwright. Lets Scare Jessica to Death (1971). Of course I was born in 1951 and was fortunate to see so many scary flicks as a child in the 50s & early 60s. Cast: Rutger Hauer. Cast: Jon Voight. Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time/Scariest Movies Ever Made: Chicago Film Critics' Choices - Page 3 show list info list stats leaders vote print comments How many have you seen? I said this many times on many websites. Claiming the organizations top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh. Cast: Audrey Hepburn. Director: David Fincher. Cast: Jessica Harper. Heather Graham. Jack Weston. Ronny Cox. Dressed to Kill (1980). But as a means of measuring film history, theyre pretty useless. Adrienne King. "[7], "I made it eminently clear to [the producers] that I did not want to do a satire of a horror picture. Note: this list was first published in Oct. 2006. Director: Roman Polanski. Lil Dagover. Director: Sam Raimi. Director: Don Coscarelli. 87. Director: Philip Kaufman. M (1930). John Hurt. On the other hand, its refreshing though perhaps thats not quite the right word to find Pier Paolo Pasolinis anti-fascist manifesto Sal, or the 120 Days of Sodom listed as one of the scariest movies ever made. With three scariest movies each, Boris Karloff, Tom Conway, and Jeff Goldblum are the actors with the most titles on the list. Colleen Dewhurst. *IMPORTANT*: By using this form you agree with Alt Film Guide's storage and handling of your data (e.g., your IP address). As mentioned in the article, the list of 100 scariest movies ever made was compiled by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. Director: George A. Romero. The antique dealer, Sam Dorker (Alan Manson), tells them the story of how Abigail drowned in 1880 just before her wedding day. Jeremy Sumpter. That one had a sick transformation, what about the underrated The Changeling with George C.Scott? Director: Werner Herzog. John Richardson. "[33] This sentiment was echoed by Kevin Kelly of The Boston Globe, who felt the film contained so many idiosyncrasies that "nothing rings true. Martin (1976; released in 1978). A Blu-ray was released by Scream Factory in January 2020. I agree that Chicagos was not so bad at all. Director: Robert Wiene. 12. 24. 57. Wilford Brimley. Jeff Goldblum. It was quite freaky, but I left watching the Exorcist completely freaked out. Bela Lugosi. [49] Paramount released the film on DVD on August 29, 2006,[50] and reissued it on September 15, 2009. "The Silence of the Lambs" 12. Flavio Bucci. 15. Cast: Cillian Murphy. Best Horror Movies = Early 70s to Mid-80s. Ellen Sandweiss. Cat People (1942). Bruno Ganz. JoBeth Williams. Martita Hunt. The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Cast: Angie Dickinson. Director: Wes Craven. Elizabeth Moody. John Travolta. Im assuming its Dan Curtis 1974 made-for-TV horror movie, as its found three slots below Curtis Trilogy of Terror. "The Devil's Backbone" (2001) Good Machine. Purchased by producer Charles B. Moss, Kalcheim's original screenplay, entitled "It Drinks Hippie Blood",[2] followed a group of hippies camping on a cove who are attacked by a creature that lives in the water. Toni Collette. 53. Director: Lucky McKee. Cast: Fredric March. Bill Paxton. Director: Jack Arnold. list of scariest movies. Later, as Jessica prepares to make a headstone rubbing on Abigail Bishop's grave, she notices the blonde woman beckoning her to follow. There are some really great films listed here but none that are truly frightening to me. Robert Burton. I did watch and purchase Boris Karloffs Black Sabbath (trilogy). Richard Dreyfuss. So, I think thats why youre description of it puzzled me. That night, Duncan tells Jessica that she needs to return to New York to resume her psychiatric treatment. Johnny Depp. Legend claims that she is still alive, roving the island as a vampire. [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. [8], In writing the role of Jessica, Hancock sought to create a filmic equivalent to the unreliable narrator in literary fiction. Director: George Waggner. The voice of Mercedes McCambridge. overall a good list.. i was especially happy they included lets scare jessica to death and god told me to- those are often overlooked, and great horror films. Cmon! The Blair Witch Project (1999). Cast: Betsy Palmer. . Evelyn Ankers. [27] During its opening week of August 27September 1 at the Criterion, the film grossed a total of $47,651. 86. Earning the most overall honors is The Daniels EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, with six awards, including Best Director (Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Art Direction/Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Use of Visual Effects. Cast: Richard Attenborough. Michael Caine. Director: Scott Derrickson. 14. In 2006, the Chicago Film Critics Association pronounced Let's Scare Jessica to Death one of the scariest films ever made. Tom Skerritt. The Night Stalker (1972, TV). But the list of "100 scariest movies" compiled by the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association does include several oldies and even, gasp, a handful of non-American horror films. Re-Animator (1985). Frankenstein (1931) 15. Burt Reynolds. Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini. 68. You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. A full . Of course, it could always be that Lon Chaney, and Japanese neo-horror and monster movies havent been made available in Chicago. Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in Wes Cravens A Nightmare on Elm Street: New Line Cinema. 30. Instead, look upon them as a means of finding new movies to enjoy. We loved the area and shared our feelings with John [Hancock] and [producer Charles B. Moss Jr.] After a preliminary scout we all agree that this was where Jessica should be filmed. 56. (I do, however, explain that my lists and my reviews are, like everybody elses, highly subjective and definitely NOT written in stone.). [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. You cant, simply because film appreciation is such an incredibly subjective thing. Cast: David Hess. Cast: Oliver Reed. 85. The Vanishing / Spoorlos (1988). Although it remains a controversial film to this day, it has been praised by various film historians and critics, and while not typically considered a horror film, Sal was named the 65th scariest film ever made by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006. She collapses in the orchard and later is found by Duncan, who takes her home. 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. (Check out the full list of the Chicago Film Critics top 100 horror movies of all time.). Hosts of the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival ( every May. Claiming the organization's top honor as Best Picture of the year is THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, directed by Martin McDonagh.The film also earned awards for Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon) and Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh). Chicago Film Critics Association website. The Chicago Film Critics Association 100 scariest movies I've got to get watching! "[18], Mariclare Costello, an actress who had worked as a casting director on Hancock's stage production of The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake (1967),[18] was cast opposite Lampert as the mysterious hippie, Emily. Director: Tom Holland. If I remember correctly, I think Karloff was particularly watchful over Saul, and was the one who was mainly in charge of his care. [10] The scene in which the group attempt a sance was also requested to be kept in the film by both Kalcheim and the producers. How else could the original Nosferatu be rated higher than Cronenbergs The Fly? 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 audience choice award winners at the recent Chicago Critics Film Festival. But then the film takes a turn toward the macabre, and it had me on the edge of my seat until the (lighter) finale. Lastly, links found in submitted comments will generally be deleted. Director: Fritz Lang. 71. Campbell Scott. Carol Lynley. Julie Christie. 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. [17] "I accepted, trusting his judgment," Lampert recalled. Director: John Carpenter. Tom Conway. Allen Danziger. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Cast: Boris Karloff. Director: Terence Fisher. Richard Crenna. Flipboard. 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