What HORROR Movie(s) Would Rank as "Elegantly" as Dario Argento's "SUSPIRIA" ?

Question

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To me -- There are a Lot of Freakier and Scarier Movies than SUSPIRIA - but not as "ELEGANT" --

I guess I mean "Horrible, yet Beautiful" ??

If that makes any sense LOL !!

Thanks :)
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Answer 1

If you mean the scenery here's a few--

The Hunger--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger

Nosferatu the Vampyre--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeYpGsEdEZU

Interview with a Vampire--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire:_The_Vampire_Chronicles

Bram Stoker's Dracula--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula

Phenomena--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomena_(film)

Faust--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_(1994_film)

The Church--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Chiesa

The Omen--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen

The Omen 2--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien:_Omen_II

Prince of Darkness--

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)

Faust is a very artistic Czech film, Prince of Darkness is John Carpenter's best film to date in my opinion. Dracula/Vampire movies typically are known for excellent scenery usually--Nosferatu being one of the better ones with elegant music as well from German experimental artist Popol Vuh doing elegant music for it, The Church was in a Church--written by Argento & Phenomena was supposed to be taking place in the Swiss mountain valleys, which was also directed by Argento. The first 2 Omen movies has mansions, large estates, scenes from different countries & more, albeit expensive to have been made even at those times. Those first 2 Omen movies creep me out more for some reason, but not the later sequels that got off the actual intent of the storyline, which deviated into speculation of later events that might be related, but not necessarily the intent of disclosure of events from the original source of what inspired the making of the Omen movies. Also, the thing though with "The Hunger", it brought up a certain lifestyle I had with people that's "opposites" years ago, that I'd put behind me from not wanting to waste time with it anymore.

Answer 2

Oh yes, it completely makes sense. Suspiria with all that lush color, day glow blood, and beautiful set dressing (not to mention ballet dancers)...it just doesn't get any more elegant than that.



And they're remaking it, which makes me very very sad indeed. I shall cut off all my hair in protest



Anyhoo, to answer your question, few movies really can match that, and I've never seen anything as beauiful or colorful.



For sheer elegance, you may want to try:



** Nosferatu (the original 1921) or Vampyres (both are old but very gauzy and beautiful to look at



** Tale of Two Sisters - It's Korean and it made me cry (Yes I cried during a Korean horror film)



** Devil's Backbone (if you never seen a Del Toro horror film, you're missing alot, it is very beautiful)



** Inferno (It's Argento. Nuff said)



** Audtion - (Japanese - strange choice but it haunts you and is very beautiful to look at)



I'm wondering if I'm prejudice against American films since I can't think of any that compare. Also, I had to mark your question as interesting because I want to hear what everybody else says!!! : )

Answer 3

I don't think there is a horror film that can touch Suspiria for elegance. And the few that could on those grounds alone are not nearly as horrifying.



The closest match for both style and horror is possibly Kubrick's "The Shining"

Answer 4

" The Screaming Skull "

" Plan 9 From Outer Space "

" Night of The Creeps "

" Evil Dead "

" The Tingler "

" The Gate "

" ClownHouse "

and the original " Blair Witch "

Answer 5

I'm not familiar with him or this film. Gotta check it out...do you know if it's on Netflix?



In the foreign film arena, Kontroll was one of the best films I've ever seen...filmed entirely in the Budapest underground and with a freaky plot...not exactly horror, but...is it?

Answer 6

we can safely leave out Blackula



the shining elegant?????????? never

while it isnt what you mean



the whole vampire thing

in Underworld



makes you want to be a vampire

the tight leathers on Kate Beckinstall is good

is very good

is very very very good

Answer 7

He's one of my favorites.

Demons

Night of the Demons