Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Famous films about hauntings

With tonight's premiere of the new season of Ghost Hunters, I thought I would take a look at some movies involving hauntings.

First up, The Uninvited (1944) starring Ray Milland. Here we have US and French posters as well as a US poster from Dead of Night (1945).



Next up, some of the best haunted house movies ever made. A US poster for The Innocents (1961), French artwork for Robert Wise's The Haunting (1963), and US art for The Legend of Hell House (1973) and Burnt Offerings (1976).



Finally, US and Pakistani artwork for The Changeling (1980) with George C. Scott.



And a quick plug.. If you're a fan of Ghost Hunters and haven't done so, I encourage you to take a look at a show called Paranormal State on A&E. They show 2 episodes every monday night and unlike Ghost Hunters which rarely comes up with anything creepy (or all that interesting), Paranormal State succeeds in creeping me out with almost every episode. The show follows Penn State's PRS (Paranormal Research Society) as they get called in on different cases involving ghosts, demons, etc. Unlike Ghost Hunters, they use different methods in their investigating including a device called a Frank's Box that filters or converts sound in order to get clear responses to questions with creepy results. They also make use of psychics, witches and demonologists in their investigations. The first season is hitting DVD on April 29th.

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