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Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, is but one pick of many for scary Halloween movie madness.
Scary movies offer viewers
tlieir own private ‘freak out’
■ From “The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre” to “It’s the Great
Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” it’s a
Hollywood Halloween for all
By Ryan Nyburg
for the Emerald
Halloween means many things to
many people. To some, it is an an
cient pagan celebration. To others,
it’s a chance to extort candy from
local homeowners. And to many
others, it’s a time to watch the most
frightening films Hollywood has to
offer. For the latter group, here is a
list of local video stores’ sugges
tions for what movies to pick up
this Halloween.
Silverstar Video
Clerk Brian Rojears suggested
“Re-Animator,” a 1985 film starring
Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott.
“It has a weird, off-the-wall sense
of humor,” he said.
“Of course, you have to see
‘Night of the Living Dead,”’ he
added, referring to the 1968 George
Romero zombie film that spawned
two sequels and a 1990 remake.
“That one is just a classic,” he
said.
Rojears also recommended “The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” a 1974
Tobe Hooper-directed independent
film, and John Landis’ 1981 movie
“An American Werewolf in Lon
don,” starring David Naughton and
Griffin Dunne.
Hollywood Video
Clerk Jared Prophet had a theory
about what can frighten people.
"Something that really makes a
good horror film is a sense of isola
tion, and a good example of that
would be ‘The Thing,’” Prophet
said, speaking of the 1982 John Car
penter remake of “The Thing From
Another World.”
‘“The Thing’ had a definite sense
of paranoia and desperation in it. It
works well in the film,” Prophet
said. “Also, any horror film about
ascientist is a good bet.”
Prophet also suggested “Grem
lins,” the 1984 Joe Dante-directed
film that stars Zach Galligan.
“That one had certain rules the
characters had to follow to stop the
creatures. You break the rules, you
pay the consequences,” Prophet
said. And for more adventure-ori
ented horror, Prophet recommend
ed the 1999 version of “The Mum
my,” starring Brendan Fraser.
“That one wasn’t anything re
sembling scary, but it was certainly
entertaining and a really good ad
venture film,” he said.
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Rachel Weisz stars as Evie in “The Mummy,” another film recommended by local video
store clerks for adventure-oriented Halloween horror.
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‘“Evil Dead 2’ is a good one for
Halloween night,” manager Tammy
Deppert said about the 1987 film
starring Bruce Campbell and direct
ed by Sam Raimi. “That one was vi
olent, of course, but it was funny as
well.”
Deppert also suggested some
more family-oriented fare.
“All the Simpsons’ ‘Trick or Tree
house’ specials have been in high
demand this year. So has the televi
sion special ‘It’s the Great Pump
kin, Charlie Brown,”’ Deppert said.
“Also, any of the old horror-come
dies, like ‘Abbott and Costello Meet
Frankenstein’ would be good if you
want something for kids.”
For families, Deppert also sug
gested 1988’s “Lady in White,” a
PG-13-rated ghost story directed by
Frank LaLoggia.
But many people seem to go for
the more traditional fright-fest. For
them, Deppert recommended “Hal
loween,” a 1978 horror classic that
inspired no less than six sequels
(with another due in March 2002,
according to the Internet Movie
Database, imdb.com) and a legion
of imitators.
“That one is very easy to incorpo
rate into Halloween night, and it’s
actually scary rather than just vio
lent, unlike most slasher films,”
Deppert said.
She also suggested some more re
cent releases, such as Tim Burton’s
1999 film “Sleepy Hollow,” which
stars Johnny Depp and Christina
Ricci.
“That was probably one of the
most visually well-made films I’ve
seen in a long time, and the cast
was great,” Deppert said.
Ryan Nyburg is a freelance reporter
for the Oregon Daily Emerald.