Stephen King reveals his favorite horror movie of all time and reveals the “helpless terror” he felt while watching it – Entertainment

If a movie could send the man known as the King of Horror into a feeling of ‘helpless terror’, it’s definitely worth a watch for those who are fans of scary movies.

You’d think this was the legend Stephen King He wasn’t easily scared, having made his living by writing some of the most chilling stories. stories readers have always covered this topic, but one movie managed to make it truly scary.

just in time HalloweenLegendary author reveals his favorite horror movie of all time film Which Really gave him the heebie-jeebies.

he already I recommended must-watch movies you can find on netflix and it appeared before Which supernatural movie couldn’t he bring himself to watch?but now he tells us all which cinematic masterpiece caused him to experience “pure atavistic” fear while watching it.

That’s right, even King sometimes throws away his popcorn and closes his eyes, people.

Stephen King shared horror movie recommendations that will hook you (Mathew Tsang/Getty Images)

a new article For Variety, the 77-year-old actor revealed that he was “thinking hard” about what he would call the scariest horror movie he’s ever seen, which probably took quite some time since he’s had the pleasure of watching thousands of them.

King thinks that age plays a big part in the answer to this question; When he was 16 he thought: Damned It was the creepiest thing he had ever seen.

The 1963 supernatural horror film directed by Robert Wise follows the story of a paranormal investigator who brings together a group of people to help him determine whether the rumors that the infamous Hill House is haunted are true.

However, as he matured a little more, King’s taste in terror changed.

He said: “As an adult, The Blair Witch Projectwith that building sense of doom and those truly terrifying final 35 seconds.”

The author revealed that George A. Romero’s 1968 film was the top spot for him (Picture On)

Horror fans know the plot of the 1999 movie well, but for those who don’t, three young filmmakers travel to a village in Maryland to create a new story. documentary It’s about a legendary creature known as the ‘Blair Witch’.

But when they enter the forest and start hearing strange noises, things take a dark turn and the trio disappears, leaving only their friends behind. equipment and rear camera footage.

81 minute movie What audiences will see is this spooky “found footage” and it’s truly creepy, but unfortunately for its creators, another film has eclipsed the top spot on King’s rankings.

He declared George A. Romero’s 1968 ‘low-budget masterpiece’ Night of the Living Dead It’s the terror that keeps him awake at night, and it still sends shivers down his spine, all these years later.

The film tells the story of seven people trapped in a remote farmhouse in Pennsylvania; Zombie-like corpses, called “ghouls” in the movie, are after them.

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King explained: “I’ll never forget the pervert older brother doing his bad Boris Karloff impersonation – ‘They’re coming to get you, Barbara… now there’s one!’

“She points to the old drunk stumbling among the gravestones, only for the old drunk to turn out to be a reanimated corpse, and when Barbara locks herself in her car, she discovers that poor brother Johnny has taken the keys. Meanwhile, the old man tries to get to her, and the viewer realizes he won’t stop.”

“A moment of pure atavistic terror. Barbara puts the car in neutral (probably impossible without the key, but that’s the movie for you) and rolls away down the hill…temporarily.”

shining The author said that although the film does not have the same impact these days, he still cannot shake the fear he felt after watching it for the first time. Night of the Living Dead.

He continued: “In the end, no one survives. This movie has lost its core strength over the years, almost becoming a Midnite Mania joke, like Rocky Horror – but I still remember the helpless terror I felt when I first saw it.

“And now that I think about it, there’s a real similarity between them. Blair Witchboth with little to no music, both with unknown actors barely able to make summer stock in Paducahville, both with low-tech special effects.

“They work because of them, not despite them.”

Ditch your big budgets, Hollywood, according to King, it’s the cheap ones that leave a lasting impression on horror fans.