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Title: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: TheDope on November 11, 2007, 07:31:13 PM
And no, I don't mean anything involving Keenan Ivory Wayans, either.

You remember how trailers for movies used to be even scarier than the movies they were made for?  Myself, I have two particular choices that very very few have ever come close to.

The first one is for the 1978 thriller (not technically a horror movie, y'see) Magic, one that I see garnered a few mentions here and there.  Just a simple clip of Fats, the featured dummy used by the movie's ventriloquist (Anthony Hopkins) and, staring dead straight into the camera, says four lines that bored into the hearts and souls of every fragile, impressionable child that caught it during the networks' "family hour".  Of course, we can't let this one go without a clip.  Watch and be horrified again, ya wuss.

http://www.youtube.com/v/JG4mbCeFvf0&rel=1

The second one is for 1979's Tourist Trap.  This one was technically a horror movie, though not really all as good as its trailer would lead you to believe.  It did have Chuck Conners in it but that was as scary as it got.  Myself, this one scared the ever-living heck out of me because, hey, I was a very impressionable 13 year-old around that time and it had those black-eyed, screaming...things.  Just watch and see.

http://www.youtube.com/v/cjZf77O3w8Q&rel=1

Oh, and I have to give an Honorable Mention to something that wasn't a horror movie or even a thriller, but rather just a simple sci-fi story.  But it was STILL scary.  Behold the trailer for Fantastic Planet.

http://www.youtube.com/v/SgCxCZNkQ9E&rel=1

So, there you have it.  Those are mine.  What are yours?


Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: RCMerchant on November 11, 2007, 08:27:02 PM
I saw MAGIC on AMC on Halloween weekend . I nice little thriller!
Now TOURIST TRAP...now THAT"S a movie!!! I really really like this oe! One of my Tp Ten of 70's horror fliks,believe it or not! "SEE MY FREIND!" Yikes!!!
FANTASTIC PLANET is a weird and wonderful film...a must see for sci-fi fans!

 SCARY trailers...hmmm...lemme see...

 I saw this one in the early 70's on late night tv..I was about 11 years old..scared the crap outta me...

 BEYOND the DOOR
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bDdncqvtfQ

 ...in fact, the trailer is much better than the movie!!!

 the LEGEND of HELL HOUSE-still kinda spooky...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MDF9vZVd_s

This one scared me too!!! Why..?...well...'cus I was just a little puke back then!!!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE1UlPPId-o






Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: AndyC on November 13, 2007, 01:53:45 PM
Fantastic Planet is a freaky movie. Even putting the imagery aside, there's something really disturbing about that stoned, artistic animation style that was around in the 70s.

Here's a TV spot that freaked me out as a kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8xe8p6zECQ


Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: TheDope on November 14, 2007, 07:13:50 AM
Yes!  I ran out of the room at mach speed as a kid when I first caught a glimpse of that basket.  Brrr....


Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: soylentgreen on August 11, 2008, 10:23:59 PM
I just stumbled across this one and didn't see a more recent "trailers" thread to add it to. (Sorry, if there is one)

This one's for THIRST, the Australian horror flick from 1979.  They used to run this a bit when we first got cable in the early 80s.  When I was around ten, just the ad in the cable guide scared the hell out of me.  At thirty-**cough**, it's a bit glorious camp, yet still quite effective. 

Based on the exposition in the trailer, not to mention it's corny attempt at gravitas, one would expect it be NECKS: THE VAMPIRUS HORROR.  Take note of the full-throttled "tribute" to O Fortuna they use as a musical bed.  It's Carl Orff via Carl Stalling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3bfQG17dQ

On the plus side, it does have Henry Silva. 


Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: Psycho Circus on August 12, 2008, 09:07:47 AM
I thought "Magic" was very creepy, I like the trailer to "Cameron's Closet" but can't find a clip anywhere??  :question:

So's here's "MADMAN"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd-7zu5UfHY


Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: hellbilly on August 12, 2008, 02:29:21 PM
One of my all time favorite trailers: The Beast Within (1982)

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwoMmHke_s

Recently discovered: Blood Beat (1985). Looks very cheesy but the actual film is not (very):

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=WpXF8QEOBGw

Love The Satan's Blade (1984) trailer. Sadly the movie itself is not that great:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=z8L0i1wbWw0





Title: Re: Your "Favorite" Scary Movie Trailers?
Post by: AndyC on August 12, 2008, 06:23:32 PM
I remember the TV spot for The Shining creeping me out at the time. Couldn't find it on YouTube, but here's a trailer that would probably have done a good job as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6qDqdYY6-Y&feature=related