8º – Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
After the tragic death of his young daughter, a couple takes refuge in Venice to deal with the painful process of mourning. The film will gain its dynamicity when strange inexplicable events begin to happen in the place, putting the sanity of the couple in game. Cold and cruel in its unevenness, all the charm of ‘Don’t Look Now’ focuses on its terrifying atmosphere.
7º – Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983)
Exposing the downfall to the madness of a television producer after discovering a movie “snuff”, “Videodrome” brings strangeness to the viewer, always working with scenes that border the bizarre, using what is more traditional in the filmography of David Cronenberg.
6º – Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
A couple moves to a pleasant apartment, hoping to have peace and tranquility in place to guide their lives. On the spot, they end up meeting an elderly couple who are their neighbors. If they introduce themselves as charming at first, these neighbors begin to meddle more and more in the life of the couple, provoking crises in their relationship. One of the greatest exponents of the genre, ‘ Rosemary’s Baby’ is an irreplaceable classic of Roman Polanski’s cinema. Its cold and claustrophobic atmosphere ends up capturing the attention of the viewer, always promoting surprising unevenness for its plot. And of course, it is worth mentioning that the film has one of the most celebrated finals in film history.
5º – Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)
A student of journalism, seeking content for a research on myths and legends, ends up knowing the story of “Candyman,” a ghost who allegedly makes victims in the needy neighborhood of Cabrini-Green. As the student begins collecting materials for her research on the legend, strange events begin to change her life. Pearl of the 1990s, ‘Candyman’, adapted from a story by Clive Barker, manages to surprise exactly by the irreconcilable construction of the atmosphere about the events in Cabrini-Green, emanating a decadent, cold, almost uninhabited place and, of course, spooky.
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