I happened upon this Bloody Disgusting (the site name, not necessarily a description) article just published three days ago (July 10, 2024) that I thought you guys might find of interest: "Celebrating 6 of the Scariest Stop-Motion Effects in Horror"
The six they list and go into further detail on are:
6. Pennywise – It (1990)
5. The Mysterious Stranger – The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
4. Otik – Little Otik (2000)
3. Full-Body Werewolves – The Howling (1981)
2. T-800 Endoskeleton – The Terminator (1984)
1. Cthulhu – The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
An article claiming that title and listing their choices is, of course, bound to generate controversy and start debates, as can already be seen in the article's comments section. Indeed, even limiting the discussion to strictly "scariest" as the title states, and not "most impressive" or "most memorable" or "most influential" (and even there I would disagree with the inclusion of LITTLE OTIK, which IMO I think better classifies under a list of "weirdest") there are a number of scenes from more famous and influential films that IMO not only qualify under those other "most" categories but also supersede many of their "scariest" choices. In my case, when I was like ten or so and saw KING KONG for the first time late at night in a dark room, the scene where Faye Wray is tied up to be sacrificed, the deathly anticipation building up when all music stopped, the gong is rung and all is quiet except for Faye's whimpering, then we hear Kong's grunts, then his crashing through the trees, and then the giant creature makes his first appearance - yeah, that was one of the few "monster movie" moments that literally scared me, as in really making me shudder.
And although I personally didn't find it as "scary" as that scene, I think the brontosaurus attack from earlier in the same film IMO tops many of the article's other choices as well.
Regardless, reading the article - and the comments beneath it where they have invited their readers to "comment below with your own favorite animated effects if you think we missed a particularly frightening example of stop-motion horror" - it is rather thought-provoking as, to be fair, between that invitation, and that the article itself does say "of the scariest", not necessarily "the scariest", it might be inferred to be more of a conversation starter than a definitive list. Yes, the article author might have spent a little more time researching the older stop-motion classics, but that such consideration is being given to the history of the art form at all in a publication not necessarily geared toward an older audience is somewhat encouraging.
Jen
The six they list and go into further detail on are:
6. Pennywise – It (1990)
5. The Mysterious Stranger – The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
4. Otik – Little Otik (2000)
3. Full-Body Werewolves – The Howling (1981)
2. T-800 Endoskeleton – The Terminator (1984)
1. Cthulhu – The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
An article claiming that title and listing their choices is, of course, bound to generate controversy and start debates, as can already be seen in the article's comments section. Indeed, even limiting the discussion to strictly "scariest" as the title states, and not "most impressive" or "most memorable" or "most influential" (and even there I would disagree with the inclusion of LITTLE OTIK, which IMO I think better classifies under a list of "weirdest") there are a number of scenes from more famous and influential films that IMO not only qualify under those other "most" categories but also supersede many of their "scariest" choices. In my case, when I was like ten or so and saw KING KONG for the first time late at night in a dark room, the scene where Faye Wray is tied up to be sacrificed, the deathly anticipation building up when all music stopped, the gong is rung and all is quiet except for Faye's whimpering, then we hear Kong's grunts, then his crashing through the trees, and then the giant creature makes his first appearance - yeah, that was one of the few "monster movie" moments that literally scared me, as in really making me shudder.
And although I personally didn't find it as "scary" as that scene, I think the brontosaurus attack from earlier in the same film IMO tops many of the article's other choices as well.
Regardless, reading the article - and the comments beneath it where they have invited their readers to "comment below with your own favorite animated effects if you think we missed a particularly frightening example of stop-motion horror" - it is rather thought-provoking as, to be fair, between that invitation, and that the article itself does say "of the scariest", not necessarily "the scariest", it might be inferred to be more of a conversation starter than a definitive list. Yes, the article author might have spent a little more time researching the older stop-motion classics, but that such consideration is being given to the history of the art form at all in a publication not necessarily geared toward an older audience is somewhat encouraging.
Jen
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