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Tag Archives: The Omen
Couch Potato’s Tuesday Trivia: Perturbing the primates in The Omen
I find this 1976 movie about the birth of the Antichrist one of the most chilling movies ever. The scene where evil child Damien (Harvey Stephens) is taken to a safari park by his ‘mother’ (Lee Remick) is particularly distressing, … Continue reading
Name That Chest: There should be no uncertainty about this one
But, just in case you are still unsure, I’ll just say you’ve had two clues already. And, if you’re still hesitating, well, here’s your fourth clue: the actor has a film out this week, which he also directed. There’s no … Continue reading
Ghoulish gallery of Halloween chests revealed
Did you have nightmares trying to identify all the chilling movie characters from my Halloween-themed Name that Chest gallery last week? Well, now that you know who they are, you can have even better nightmares. It is Halloween after all. … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Did Hammer Horror take the dread out of Dracula?
When I was a kid I had this well-thumbed book about mysteries and the unexplained. From UFOs to the Bermuda Triangle, Nessy to the Yeti, and werewolves to vampires, it showcased an exciting range of spooky myths and legends. At … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | What makes a great horror movie?
I love horror films, but it really annoys me when I tell people this and they assume I’m into extreme slasher movies. This is clearly the fault of the contemporary ‘horror’ movie. You know the thing – sick, twisted, limb-cracking, … Continue reading
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Tagged A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss, Bride of Frankenstein, Cat People, Doctor Who, Halloween, I Walked With a Zombie, Psycho, Rosemary's Baby, Severance, The Fog, The League of Gentlemen, The Omen, The Orphanage, The Ring, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs, The Wicker Man
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Great 70s movies that have stood the test of time
I had a reunion with a much-loved pair of flared jeans the other day while having a wardrobe spring clean. They’re not from the 70s – I was a kid then so I’d never fit into those. No, these were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s movies, Annie Hall, Britt Ekland, carrie, clash of the titans, Dawn of the Dead, Diane Keaton, disco, Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland, Edward Woodward, flares, George A Romero, Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jaws, Jodie Foster, Julie Christie, Nicolas Cage, platforms, ray harryhausen, Robert De Niro, Shelley Winters, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Sissy Spacek, Taxi Driver, the golden voyage of sinbad, The Omen, The Poseidon Adventure, The Stepford Wives, The Wicker Man, Woody Allen
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Jaws and other well known movie themes
Couch Potato Pickings You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video That Jaws music has to be one of the best known film themes, what do you think? Here are some other classic movie themes: Psycho … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Rosemary’s Baby
The icicles on my fingertips have finally thawed and I can type again. It’s been so chilly this week. And, glutton for punishment that I am, I plan to give myself further chills by watching
The Omen – the remake
Couch Potato Pickings On Film4 tonight at 9pm Since this remake of the 1976 satanic thriller is almost an exact replica, it seems rather pointless that they bothered to update it. However, it makes sense when you remember what year … Continue reading
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Tagged 666, Damian, David Thewlis, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, The Omen
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