Movies that have that Ravenloft feel
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Movies that have that Ravenloft feel
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Nosferatu and all the classic Universal and Hammer horror films for starters.
Nosferatu and all the classic Universal and Hammer horror films for starters.
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The Fog (the original, not the crap remake) the "zombie fog" from 2nd edition was clearly inspired by this film.
Puppet Master 1 & 2, Dead Silence. Killer puppets and ventriloquist dummies? In Ravenloft even children's toys can kill you.
White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Horror Hotel
Puppet Master 1 & 2, Dead Silence. Killer puppets and ventriloquist dummies? In Ravenloft even children's toys can kill you.
White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Horror Hotel
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Ravenloft has plenty voodoo in Souragne!Lovecraftforever wrote:The Fog (the original, not the crap remake) the "zombie fog" from 2nd edition was clearly inspired by this film.
Puppet Master 1 & 2, Dead Silence. Killer puppets and ventriloquist dummies? In Ravenloft even children's toys can kill you.
White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Horror Hotel
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You can never have to much voodoo.tarlyn wrote:Ravenloft has plenty voodoo in Souragne!Lovecraftforever wrote:The Fog (the original, not the crap remake) the "zombie fog" from 2nd edition was clearly inspired by this film.
Puppet Master 1 & 2, Dead Silence. Killer puppets and ventriloquist dummies? In Ravenloft even children's toys can kill you.
White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Horror Hotel
In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.
Reminds me-- Plague of the Zombies (a Hammer film that is sometimes overlooked).Lovecraftforever wrote: White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Also, while the film as a whole doesn't really have a Ravenloftian feel, the first Pirates of the Caribbean really has a beautiful example of just how Ravenloftian curses should work.
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Speaking of Nosferatu, Werner Herzog's remake "Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht" is worth it for the opening credits alone:
Plus, the movie's poster might remind some of you of the old Ravenloft boxed sets: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nosfe ... _Nacht.jpg
I'm seconding Brotherhood of the Wolf (aka Le Pacte des Loups): It's a wee bit ridiculous at times, but the whole setting is very "Ravenloft." Plus the Kung Fu Native American Sidekick is totally something you'd see in somebody's Gothic Earth game. http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=GoWVsE7IWCM
The Legend of Hell House: My favorite haunted house movie, based on the awesome Richard Matheson novel. The movie is a great example of how to convey some really disturbing material without being too explicit. The novel doesn't shy away from some of the more disturbing events in the book, but manages to be so subtle about it that they got a PG-13 rating.
I Sell the Dead: Just good fun. Very much fits the feel of a more whimsical Ravenloft adventure.
Plus, the movie's poster might remind some of you of the old Ravenloft boxed sets: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nosfe ... _Nacht.jpg
I'm seconding Brotherhood of the Wolf (aka Le Pacte des Loups): It's a wee bit ridiculous at times, but the whole setting is very "Ravenloft." Plus the Kung Fu Native American Sidekick is totally something you'd see in somebody's Gothic Earth game. http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=GoWVsE7IWCM
The Legend of Hell House: My favorite haunted house movie, based on the awesome Richard Matheson novel. The movie is a great example of how to convey some really disturbing material without being too explicit. The novel doesn't shy away from some of the more disturbing events in the book, but manages to be so subtle about it that they got a PG-13 rating.
I Sell the Dead: Just good fun. Very much fits the feel of a more whimsical Ravenloft adventure.
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Take out the comedy and the Pirates trilogy is 100% Ravenloft. Barbosa, Davey Joans, the voodoo woman, all would make great Dark Lords.Brandi wrote:Reminds me-- Plague of the Zombies (a Hammer film that is sometimes overlooked).Lovecraftforever wrote: White Zombie. Ravenloft needs more voodoo.
Also, while the film as a whole doesn't really have a Ravenloftian feel, the first Pirates of the Caribbean really has a beautiful example of just how Ravenloftian curses should work.
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Plus the bitter sweet ending reminded me of how all Ravenloft novels end.
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