Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site uiucuxc Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!aurenz From: aurenz@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Scariest Movies Message-ID: <102800014@uiucuxc> Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 19:41:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.102800014 Posted: Sun Oct 27 19:41:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 04:08:37 EST References: <625@h-sc1.UUCP> Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:h-sc1.UUCP:-62500:uiucuxc:102800014:000:986 Nf-From: uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU!aurenz Oct 27 18:41:00 1985 It's a bit strange that I am posting a response about horror movies, because I don't usually watch them or care for them. Some reasons are 1) I don't really crave the experience of being scared, 2) I don't find most alleged "horror" films horrifying - most are just, as others mentioned, poor films which simply go for shocks and gore. One, though, deserves mention - CAT PEOPLE (starring Nastassia Kinski). There is little actual "gore," but the *tension* in many scenes is merciless. It has interesting characters that you can get involved with, that you care about. The premise is bizarre, but it has a plot that is meaningful APART from the terrorizing aspects. It contrasts Kinski's character (sorry, can't remember names) with that of her brother. Both live under the same "curse". The brother is a slave to his fate but Kinski is able to conquer it through her love for the curator. Great storytelling, and genuinely frightening. S. Aurenz