Films I think make good inspirational viewing for Ravenloft

Corrupted_Loremaster · Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:08 pm

Cole Deschain wrote:14- Frailty. Who's doing the right thing? Hrrrrrmmm...

Not that it has anything to do with Ravenloft, but Frailty is also the No.1 film for Hunter: The Reckoning, a game I always thought was severly underated.

Wiccy of the Fraternity · Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:22 pm

Lady Ligeia wrote:
3- The Fog. Not the greatest film, but has some very useful approaches to ghosts... or zombies. Or whatever.
For those who suggested The Fog, you may (or may not) be pleased to hear that it is getting a remake.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thefog/site/

I have heard about that, and like all other remakes, it fills me with dread, at least I have the original to watch whenever I want to though

Edit: I watched the trailer later, since it wasn't available the last time I looked at the movie updates, I am even more worried now...

ScS of the Fraternity · Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:35 pm

I don't know, I'm cautiously optimistic about this one. It seems to have a lot of the important elements.
It probably won't be as good as the first, but I'd bet it will be a good film.

VAN · Post by **VAN** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:14 am

I have seen the first one many years ago and I liked it very much. I had also the coincidence to watch the film the exact date and time that the film says. April ... (I don't remember now the date) almost midnight! I watch it with my brother and 2 friends and we could not believe it. So, seeing it another time would be strange, at least for me because it will have much less atmosphere.

vipera aspis · Post by **vipera aspis** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:16 pm

The Keep(it's WW2 but other then that it fits the bill)
City of Lost Children(the octo sisters and crime ring would fit very well)
The Omen(an early look at the offspring of the GC + moral issues)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Suspiria
Vampire Journals(thank you Mr. Band)

Scede · Post by **Scede** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:18 am

Though some of these are a bit on the gorey side, I still think the mood and creep factors make them interesting. I'm feeling a bit Clive Barker-ish, so here goes:

Hellraiser, Hellraiser 2: Hellbound, and Hellraiser 4: Bloodlines

Candyman (pondering using the origins of this guy in Souragne)

Nightbreed (I can see some of Tepest & the Shadow Fey in this one)

Sleepwalkers (maybe not a great film, but an interesting vampire spin)

House on Haunted Hill (only going to recommend the newer one since its been a really long time since I've seen the original, and BTW the soundtrack is creepy-cool)

Poltergeist (still one of the best haunted house movies IMO)

The Devil's Advocate

Kel-nage · Post by **Kel-nage** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:49 am

Scede wrote: House on Haunted Hill (only going to recommend the newer one since its been a really long time since I've seen the original, and BTW the soundtrack is creepy-cool)

I just found the more recent one funny. Sure, it started well, but once the big demon came out, it turned into a farce IMO.

Oh, and the older one is not worth it either, personally.

Brandi · Post by **Brandi** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:37 pm

kelnage wrote:Oh, and the older one is not worth it either, personally.

Depends. If you want scares, no. If you want Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart acting like Nick and Nora Charles in the alternate universe where the police, after reports of the Charles' disappearance, find them in their house, a murder-suicide, with a starving Asta chewing on the bodies... well, then!

Episkopos · Post by **Episkopos** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:04 pm

Vidocq...

Drinnik Shoehorn · Post by **Drinnik Shoehorn** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:59 pm

Scede wrote: Candyman (pondering using the origins of this guy in Souragne)

Interesting fact: The original short story was set in the city of Liverpool.

Which, conicidentally, is where John Constantine comes from in the Hellblazer comics.

BigBadQDaddy · Post by **BigBadQDaddy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:36 pm

Although this is my first post...
I was disappointed to not see Cemetary Man listed anywhere.
Although a true enigma of a movie, It had some wonderfull methods of convincing players that they are insane.
I have had some wonderfull reactions from my players just using a few of the techniques form that film.

BigBadQDaddy · Post by **BigBadQDaddy** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:10 pm

Oh...
And another good one, The original Nosferatu Silent film is amazing.
I had to get it from my local library but it is definatly worth picking up.
I just love the old ways of editing and the physical performance. Just paying attention to the gestures made by the actors can really add a great feel to your npcs.
Plus the scenery is excellent.

Scede · Post by **Scede** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:32 am

Drinnik Shoehorn wrote:
Scede wrote: Candyman (pondering using the origins of this guy in Souragne)
Interesting fact: The original short story was set in the city of Liverpool.

Which, conicidentally, is where John Constantine comes from in the Hellblazer comics.

Very cool, I didn't know that. I recently got my grubby little hands on an almost complete run of Hellblazer and have been reading them since I saw Constantine. Cool comic, with great ideas for gaming!

Rotipher of the FoS · Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:46 am

For sheer intensity and psychological impact, I'll toss "The Hitcher" into the mix. While it's not at all supernatural, Rutger Hauer's performance makes its events chillingly plausible; I've half a mind to make this guy the Headless Horseman's more-talkative rival "road darklord", IMC.

Oh, and so long as low-budget "road-movie" horror's on my mind ... why hasn't anybody mentioned "Near Dark" yet? Oh, what fun those vampire-spawn get up to, when their hoighty-toighty master's absent and they're on the run, one step ahead of the good guys....

Wiccy of the Fraternity · Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:25 pm

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Films I think make good inspirational viewing for Ravenloft

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