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Best Murder Scene Ever...

posted 13 years ago by Renowriter77
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In the greenhouse:

Slow motion, hand covers the girl's mouth, superimposed image of the knife stabbing her, blood spurting between the killer's fingers...all set to a slow, haunting, piano piece...then the girl crumples to the ground...

Pure artistry. Wish more horror movies had scenes this good.

I'd never seen The House That Screamed before, and bought it as part of a two-disc collection hosted by Elvira. The other movie was Man-Eaters Of Hydra, which wasn't near as good. Now, THTS is one of my favorite horror movies ever, and everyone I show it to walks away liking it.

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[–] lenlarga 13 years ago

"and everyone I show it to walks away liking it."

Yes, it's pretty amazing, isn't it? If you scour the internet, it is hard to find a bad review of this movie. Yet, it has fallen into obscurity and it's one of those films that few have ever heard of.

[–] spope2 13 years ago

I agree. This stunning scene never ceases to amaze me. I just hope you have it in Widescreen & in Spanish. A truly magnificent movie. Once seen, never forgotten.

[–] campbellgrg4 13 years ago

yeah, both murder scenes are exquisite, particularly the green house one. And I love how pervasive and prowling the camera is, really sets the mood of the film, like at the beginning when Teresa arrives and is shown around, focusing on windows etc where she may being watched. The ending, too, literally made me gasp, even though you pretty much expect the outcome. It's a perfect ending.

I came across this because I'd bought Who Can Kill A Child on dvd, which I thought was almost as extraordinary, and I'm surprised the director's only had 2 theatrical releases. Thoroughly deserves more. I can't stop singing his (and his films) praises to everyone.

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[–] Falconeer 12 years ago

Yes, that was a beautiful murder set piece. It reminded of another similar death scene, in the original "Black Christmas," where the girl gets stabbed with the crystal Unicorn. do you know that scene?
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[–] kenn-lane 11 years ago

Was that death scene (house that screamed) only on the uncut version? I watched it on cable, and they did'nt show much detail of the death.

[–] FascistAnarchist999 9 years ago

The death scene is more intact in the uncut version.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (20523) 4 years ago

I did think that scene was very effective and shocking. The moments leading up to it and the way it was filmed really made it stand out.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

It was a good murder scene, though I wouldn't call it the best ever.