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TheWickerFan 07-04-2010 12:42 PM

TV Horror - U.S. vs. U.K.
 
Seemed like an appropriate day to bring this up.

Some wonderful horror TV shows have come from both sides of the Atlantic:

U.S.A.

The Twilight Zone
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Angel
Masters Of Horror
Night Gallery

U.K.

Hammer House Of Horror
Tales Of The Unexpected
Beasts (thank you Ferox)
Children Of The Stones

I'd love to know more great TV horror (including mini-series) from the past that are worth seeking out, and which are the greatest horror shows? Does the U.S. or the U.K. have the best?

neverending 07-04-2010 01:14 PM

Outer Limits
Monsters
Friday the 13th the Series
Freddy's Nightmares
Tales From the Crypt
Night Stalker
Thriller

TheWickerFan 07-04-2010 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 866348)
Outer Limits
Monsters
Friday the 13th the Series
Freddy's Nightmares
Tales From the Crypt
Night Stalker
Thriller

I've never heard of Monsters. Looks interesting.

I never got an opportunity to see Night Stalker or Thriller; guess I'll have to get them on DVD.

neverending 07-04-2010 02:07 PM

Not to mention:

Tales From the Darkside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TheWickerFan 07-04-2010 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 866352)
Not to mention:

Tales From the Darkside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wonderful shows; I like that Tales From The Darkside episode with the sound-sucking vacuum cleaner.

Man From The South is probably my favorite Hitchcock episode (it was also done on Roald Dahl's Tales Of The Unexpected)

Elvis_Christ 07-04-2010 04:33 PM

Darkroom from the US

...strated watching it over the weekend and it's pretty good.

I've mainly watched US shows so I guess I prefer those. Masters Of Horror being my favorite... what's the show similar to that that was coming out/is out? I think it bombed out anyways.

TheWickerFan 07-04-2010 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ (Post 866359)
Darkroom from the US

...strated watching it over the weekend and it's pretty good.

I've mainly watched US shows so I guess I prefer those. Masters Of Horror being my favorite... what's the show similar to that that was coming out/is out? I think it bombed out anyways.

Not sure which show you're thinking of; there were so many.

Where can you see Darkroom? Is it on Chiller?

Elvis_Christ 07-04-2010 05:14 PM

I've just been watching it on DVD

TheWickerFan 07-06-2010 03:51 AM

I guess the U.S. won by a landslide. U.S.A.!:p

Falkuse 07-12-2010 02:03 AM

UK got Hex aswell :p

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423668/

TheWickerFan 07-12-2010 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Falkuse (Post 867097)

Finally, a U.K. show!! :D

Karl Kopfrkingl 07-12-2010 05:36 PM

I've caught a few British TV horror shows. I really liked Ultraviolet, hated Demons and didn't know what to make of Being Human.

Zero 07-12-2010 05:59 PM

i loved BEING HUMAN

TheWickerFan 07-13-2010 01:59 AM

Interesting looking shows; particularly Being Human.

Can a werewolf, vampire, and ghost share an apartment without driving each other crazy?http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...ngHuman460.jpg

TheWickerFan 07-13-2010 02:46 AM

Eerie, Indiana:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VFHoci8Azw..._Indiana-2.jpg

The Ugly Duchess 07-18-2010 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 866350)
I've never heard of Monsters. Looks interesting.

I never got an opportunity to see Night Stalker or Thriller; guess I'll have to get them on DVD.

The entire Kolchak Night Stalker TV series ( 20 episodes) are available on DVD as well as the two TV movies The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler. They are on a seperate DVD and come as a double feature last time I saw them. The Night Stalker series and TV movies are one of my all time favorites.

Thriller ( from 1961-1963) hosted by Boris Karloff is one of the most elusive series on TV. It does not play that often ( but I don't have a dish with 900 channels either). The mysteries are OK but the supernatural stories like The Incredible Doktor Markeson, The Hungry Glass, The Pidgeons From Hell, God Grant That She Lye Still and The return Of Andrew Bentley are superior. This series is available on DVD from different sources. It is worth the investment believe me.

These are two great series.:)

TheWickerFan 07-18-2010 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ugly Duchess (Post 867724)
The entire Kolchak Night Stalker TV series ( 20 episodes) are available on DVD as well as the two TV movies The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler. They are on a seperate DVD and come as a double feature last time I saw them. The Night Stalker series and TV movies are one of my all time favorites.

Thriller ( from 1961-1963) hosted by Boris Karloff is one of the most elusive series on TV. It does not play that often ( but I don't have a dish with 900 channels either). The mysteries are OK but the supernatural stories like The Incredible Doktor Markeson, The Hungry Glass, The Pidgeons From Hell, God Grant That She Lye Still and The return Of Andrew Bentley are superior. This series is available on DVD from different sources. It is worth the investment believe me.

These are two great series.:)



I've got the Night Stalker sets on my Amazon Wishlist so hopefully I'll get them for my birthday. Thriller comes out on August 31 so I'll have to wait until Christmas for that one.

The Ugly Duchess 07-18-2010 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWickerFan (Post 867726)
I've got the Night Stalker sets on my Amazon Wishlist so hopefully I'll get them for my birthday. Thriller comes out on August 31 so I'll have to wait until Christmas for that one.

I have a copy of thriller that is a 8.75 to 9 picture quality.

However, you say it is coming out in December. Is the network reissuing it or who?

Just curious! Since i already have a copy.

TheWickerFan 07-18-2010 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ugly Duchess (Post 867727)
I have a copy of thriller that is a 8.75 to 9 picture quality.

However, you say it is coming out in December. Is the network reissuing it or who?

Just curious! Since i already have a copy.

It's coming out on August 31 remastered, commentaries, and other extras (Not a bootleg).

scouse mac 07-18-2010 02:04 PM

Being Human is a really good show, you should try to catch it (somehow!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman/

Day of the Triffids from the early 80s was a great show too
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081850/

TheWickerFan 07-18-2010 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scouse mac (Post 867754)
Being Human is a really good show, you should try to catch it (somehow!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman/

Day of the Triffids from the early 80s was a great show too
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081850/

I think they show Being Human on BBC America sometimes.

I see they released the 1981 Day Of The Triffids mini-series on DVD. On the Amazon Wishlist it goes.:)


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