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Post by beeebon on Oct 15, 2020 0:04:28 GMT -5
Anyone who hasn't seen the original The Wicker Man needs to have a long and serious look at what they are doing with their lives. An all time top ten of any film genre ever. Even you young'uns will find something to enjoy about it. Fucking amazing soundtrack to boot!
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Post by dungeonsnake on Oct 17, 2020 8:51:03 GMT -5
I like both of these too. If you like Ivan the Terrible please check out Alexander Nevsky if you haven't seen it, the centerpiece is an awesome battle on a frozen river between Novgorod and the Teutonic Knights. Also shows a Teutonic Knight throwing a baby into a fire.. Brutal! I like the Name of the Rose movie with Sean Connery, but I prefer the book by Umberto Eco
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Post by tim on Dec 20, 2020 13:31:13 GMT -5
in my eyes nothing is more relevant to dungeon synth as the drawen landscapes of Ralph Bakshis Lord of the Rings.
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Post by emerge on Jan 9, 2021 12:48:30 GMT -5
An early Richard Corben animation/live action short film, Neverwhere (1969). Fantasy/Sci-Fi elements with a brief dungeon combat scene at 10:15:
Some parts are pretty hokey, but for the 60's on no budget it's pretty ingenious. His comic art is pretty wild too. RIP Richard Corben.
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Post by dungeonsnake on Jan 12, 2021 10:22:18 GMT -5
Very cool! Thanks for sharing that. The evil overlord's voice was hilarious though, what was up with that?
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Post by emerge on Jan 16, 2021 10:27:13 GMT -5
Very cool! Thanks for sharing that. The evil overlord's voice was hilarious though, what was up with that? Haha, yeah that was pretty terrible. I assume the artist was doing the voices, and he was definitely no voice actor. Another strange one is The Dark Planet, a Z-grade sci-fi film Corben made in the late 80's. It's pretty incoherent, but has some cool scenes.
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Post by windgeist on Jan 27, 2021 16:08:18 GMT -5
I have watched another Folk Horror Classic the other day:
"The blood on Satan's claw" (1971)
It's not that much of an masterpiece like "Wicker Man" and didn't aged that well but still an interesting flick. There are a few interesting visuals in this one. Especially the depiction of the black messes, which the satan cult celebrates in the woods.
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Post by forrestdweller on Feb 13, 2021 21:19:07 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Hagazussa? Reading some reviews, there are comparisons to The Witch and David Lynch, which is high praise to me. Thanks for a great suggestion! I loved The Witch because it was a difficult watch but it made you feel a lot because it was extremely dark, honest & tragic so I watched Hagazussa based on your recommendation. This was was just as hard to watch as The Witch but in a similar good way but I don't want to give anymore away. Parts of it would pit my stomach.
I watched "November" (2017) which is an Estonian fantasy folklore horror movie with drama mixed in in a similar way to Hagazussa + The Witch but it's less dark but is still tragic. I don't want to spoil anymore of it so I recommend just to watch it without expecting anything or even watching the trailer as I didn't. I enjoyed this watch.
I watched The Ritual as well. Enjoyed this too in a mythological horror sort of way. I'm enjoying these atmospheric horror movies that mix in psychological, mythological yet realistic & relatable horror elements. They are open ended with so much room for interpretation mixed in with superstition, human misunderstanding & supernatural elements in realistic ways. I hope this trend in movies continues.
These types of films are addicting, there aren't enough of them. I hope I keep finding more films. I notice they are usually foreign films leaning more towards horror & drama.
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Post by emerge on Feb 14, 2021 11:50:34 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Hagazussa? Reading some reviews, there are comparisons to The Witch and David Lynch, which is high praise to me. Thanks for a great suggestion! I loved The Witch because it was a difficult watch but it made you feel a lot because it was extremely dark, honest & tragic so I watched Hagazussa based on your recommendation. This was was just as hard to watch as The Witch but in a similar good way but I don't want to give anymore away. Parts of it would pit my stomach.
I watched "November" (2017) which is an Estonian fantasy folklore horror movie with drama mixed in in a similar way to Hagazussa + The Witch but it's less dark but is still tragic. I don't want to spoil anymore of it so I recommend just to watch it without expecting anything or even watching the trailer as I didn't. I enjoyed this watch.
I watched The Ritual as well. Enjoyed this too in a mythological horror sort of way. I'm enjoying these atmospheric horror movies that mix in psychological, mythological yet realistic & relatable horror elements. They are open ended with so much room for interpretation mixed in with superstition, human misunderstanding & supernatural elements in realistic ways. I hope this trend in movies continues.
These types of films are addicting, there aren't enough of them. I hope I keep finding more films. I notice they are usually foreign films leaning more towards horror & drama.
Hagazussa was very dark and brutal at times. Yes, I agree this genre needs more exploration! Your description of the genre is spot on. Thanks for recommending November and The Ritual, I will try to watch these. Recently I saw The Wicker Man (1973), possibly the originator of the “folk horror” genre.
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Post by forrestdweller on Feb 15, 2021 23:33:27 GMT -5
I couldn't agree more. Hagazussa & The Witch were an extremely brutal watch. You even oftentimes ask yourself if you are really watching what you're watching because is so brutally dark it's surreal. Nothing funny about either of those flicks.
No problem, November is lighter & even has some amazing humor thrown in. I laughed my ass off during some parts so much that I had to pause. But other parts were just very abruptly melancholic & shocking. I like the take on folklore with November though.
Their take on creatures + technology is very "Estonian" too. Felt very fitting because they are a very technology & internet focused culture currently. Even though it depicts a very early Estonia during an extremely poor time in a small village with heavy superstition from every side imaginable.
I've been seeing The Wicker Man pop up on various lists lately because I'm specifically looking for movies like these lately, so I will give it a go. Thanks!
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Post by Varcolac(jp) on Apr 14, 2021 1:58:33 GMT -5
castle freak nosferatu(1979) wizards the lair of the white worm seeding of a ghost(soundtrack more than the themes of the flick) burial ground black sunday night of the seagulls
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Post by hymnody on Feb 14, 2022 16:21:43 GMT -5
Idk if anyone mentioned this already but Krabat, the Sorceror's Apprentice has a style to it that lends itself to DS youtu.be/3pdnESTMrb0I also know that, on the face of it, this is an absolutely nuts addition to this thread, but the rough, muted crayon art style combined with the moody and dreamlike soundtrack and the fact that the story is basically a dungeon crawl when you think about it makes this an influence for me youtu.be/gpa92DH_G3s
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Post by emerge on Mar 9, 2023 11:03:22 GMT -5
Hawk the Slayer (1980) Sword & sorcery adventure starring Jack Palance and Jack's dad from Lost. This one looks pretty fun and campy.
Begotten (1989) An experimental art film with a lot of horror elements. Very dark and nightmarish, with a highly degraded lo-fi visual feel. Strange and cursed, brutal and difficult to watch at times.
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Post by crystallogic13 on Mar 10, 2023 4:40:43 GMT -5
Nice emerge , I 'll definitely check out Hawk The Slayer, in a similar campy and not serious setting I watched Deathstalker (1983) , it is what it is, many nice boobs and chicks so time passed happily with some pizza n stuff
As for Begotten, since the "Sounds of Decay" cover art by Katatonia I always wanted to watch it but as years pass I'm more and more worried my stomach wouldn't handle it now.. A cult movie though indeed and well known discussed in the related circles!! The trailer certainly sets the tone and the claim that "Eraserhead" is like Ernies Goes Christmas compared certainly makes it ominous enough
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Post by engraven on Mar 13, 2023 14:19:19 GMT -5
You can literally pause Begotten at any point and have yourself an astounding still/photo. Unfortunately actually watching the whole thing is incredibly tedious -- it's just boring. Still an absolutely amazing work of art.
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