It's kind of funny how Tom Felton was the only good child actor in the Potter films but now Radcliffe's proven to be just as good now that he's an adult.
10. 1:15 The Woman in Black 9. 2:18 The Tingler 8. 3:15 The Last Horror Movie 7. 4:15 In the Mouth of Madness 6. 5:16 Unfriended 5. 6:20 The Devil's Chair 4. 7:26 Funny Games 3. 8:26 Blue Velvet 2. 9:26 Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1. 10:26 Psycho
I'm surprised "The Ring" wasn't on here. Sure, my adult self knew I was safe, but my inner brat was convinced I was going to die seven days after watching the movie. After all, I had seen Samara's cursed tape! I had nightmares for three weeks. Horror movies never scare me that much. I would also include the original movie "Ringu" on here, except it didn't entirely have a fourth wall break implied by the ending like the American remake did. Still, the feeling that I had cursed myself by watching the movie was there, and it was very effective. "Unfriended" was awesome! I loved that movie. Everyone in the theatre laughed their asses off watching those awful two-faced brats get offed. Much better than you would think knowing it was made by Mtv.
Watched it with two of my friends in the cinema.. and got a phone call from an unknown number as soon as we left the cinema.. that was creppy, not gonna lie. I didn't pick up.
Same. I watched it with my brother when our parents weren't home and right after watching the tape the phone ringed. Neither of us wanted to pick up. I kept remembering the girl's angry face for a while.
I'm so glad you included Wes Craven's New Nightmare! For me, it was the only sequel to the original that held up. When her kid tries to show her the monsters under the sheets but she doesn't see anything, and then he says, "It's different when you're not here," I actually shouted out loud because it freaked me out SO much. Such an underrated movie.
I heard of The Tingler for YEARS before I finally saw it because my dad saw it in theaters when he was a kid. It’s one of his most memorable theatre experiences. He just happen to be in one of the seats that vibrate. He had nightmares for a very long time. He’s in his late 60’s and still talks about it regularly 🤣
The plot is great but it just didn’t execute the horror very great in my opinion and this is coming from when i was like 12 and usually to scared to watch horror movies it was still a decent movie though
Correction about John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. The Prince of Darkness is not a vampier. No Spoiler from me You'll have to see the movie to find out.
I don’t think they watch any of these movies that they talk about. I’ve seen stuff like this before on this and their other channels too. But, I guess it’s easier to read a script rather than do actual research. Whatever gets you paid.
Wait.... You think Prince of Darkness is a "campy", "Vampire Film"... ....? ... ... ? Probably should watch it again or perhaps, for the first time....
Part of the problem with these videos is the presenter is not the person who wrote the article, they are just reading a script. So while most of the negativity is directed at the likes of Kirsten, it is actually the writer who needs to do their research and I really wish they would as so many of these videos are full of mistakes and ignorance. I love it when Ash does these lists and makes it obvious she disagrees with whatever the writer of the article wrote by ad libbing a line where say the writer says a film is bad and she will say she does not agree as she loves it.
It's incredible how "Psycho" is still relevant today. I had a chance to see it at a cinematheque and… the sheer beauty of the black and white photography and Hitchcock's incredible camera angles are a treat indeed. And let's not forget, as Hitch pointed out numerous times, that plot-wise, it's all in Robert Bloch's novel…
Love that shot when the detective is questioning Norman the first time and he leans over to look at the register and the camera points right under his chin; it's so creepy and uncomfortable somehow...
The Tingler is amazing. The color sequence, Vincent Price hallucinating on acid. It's a great film. It doesnt need the gimmick, just like all of Castle's other films. It stands on it's own.
I actually did a report on the film and Castle's gimmicks and that blood scene was actually filmed in color, they just painted evrything else in greyscale
How is it low budget dramas, adventure & horror films (especially b&w) from way back are so enjoyable to watch on various media? As for Vincent Price he steals every movie he's in. He would have made a great superhero movie villain!
Seems like quite a few of Castle’s films broke the fourth wall. What a genius. My favorite movie maker. The man didn’t just make movies. He made experiences.
That’s not breaking the 4th wall. Literally every paranormal activity movie, the characters either film themselves or set CCTV cameras around the house. So you really can’t call that breaking the 4th wall.
Prince of Darkness is not a vampire film, but a movie about a found canister that has been keeping contained the devil's evil spawn, kept secret by the Catholic church. John Carpenter does eventually direct a movie called Vampires, but not until 1998.
Yeah, whoever the researcher was for this one needs to really take a hard look at their work. Modern cosmic horror versus 'campy vampire film' is a _huge_ mistake.
Prince of Darkness is one of his most underrated for sure, so underrated these guys have seemingly never heard of it! I'd say Mouth of Madness is way campier, the concepts and imagery in Prince of Darkness always freaked me the hell out.
Prince of Darkness is the second movie of John Carpenter’s apocalypse trilogy. The bookends being The Thing and In the Mouth of Madness. The Thing and Prince of Darkness are great, but In the Mouth of Madness is a comedy to me. It’s too ridiculous to be scary. I love it, but in my family we yell jokes at it like it’s a Lovecraft Rocky Horror Picture Show
One of my favorites, is The House That Dripped Blood. After the stories are all told and the main character has met his fate, the house caretaker tells the audience that the house is for rent again, and asks if any in the audience would be interested. That is a perfect fourth wall break in my opinion.
It still kills me that Johnny Depp said he would have been in a new nightmare, but wasn't asked, due to him being too big and expensive at the time. That would have been epic.
I remember a movie called "The Chamber of Horrors" that started out with a warning that it was so scary that it would let the audience know when a scary bit was coming up by signalling them with the 'Fear Flasher" or the 'Horror Horn'. It was a bit like the original 'House of Wax' with Vincent Price. By the way, even though it wasn't strictly breaking the 4th Wall, the 'House of Wax' was originally screened in 3D and the spruiker at the museum seemed to not only be talking to the people in the movie, but also to those in the theatre while batting ping pong balls at them using the novelty of 3D.
I loved The Devil's Chair. I didn't see that final twist coming at all. It really wasn't that great of a movie, but at least it had the self awareness to acknowledge it. I also really enjoyed the Clockwork Orange style narration throughout it. The film wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable without the constant commentary from the main character.
Alien has an accidental 4th wall break that was left in the film. During Ripley's battle with the android Ash, the camera operator disrupts some items hanging from the ceiling and Ash reacts, looking right at "us."
Unfriendeds 4th wall break jump scare actually worked REALLY well. I randomly tapped the movie the other night while looking for a horror movie to listen to while painting, and I ended up watching the whole thing. But yeah, probably better to watch on a laptop instead of a phone. Would work even better.
The woman in black was the first horror movie I watched and I was terrified. Now that I've watched many more horror movies, I can confidently say that the woman in black is still horrifying
I don’t remember the name of the movie, but my favorite 4th wall break was a pretty literal example. It was a B movie that featured a painted skeleton that would, during a specific point in the movie, come out of the screen and fly into the audience on a wire to scare the everloving bejeezus out of them. Sadly this effect is impossible to fully replicate on a TV screen, but the moment is still pretty apparent in the dvd release.
@@crowgrl13 When Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West) said "Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies" and afterwards looks straight at the camera.
my favourite story my dad tells is when he and my mum went on a date to see Arachnophobia at an old theatre with an upper balcony. He spent the majority of the movie throwing bits of popcorn down into the audience below freaking them out thinking spiders were dropping on their heads!
Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory, tunnel scene, Gene Wilder, saying that famous terrifying dialogue about the rowers that keep rowing etc. He says it directly to the audience!
This is a standard rule that actors and actresses follow while shooting. I remember whenever by any chance I looked at the camera while shooting, the cameraman always use to get infuriated and tell me to not look in the camera ever. Either look slightly up from the camera lens or far away but never straight in the camera eyes/lens. So, to break the fourth wall the exact opposite rule is applied. Though, some really intelligent ways to break the fourth wall without looking in the camera must be there but audience sometimes isn't that smart and hence will not like to enjoy the movie, and then pay for the movie, so many filmmakers avoid, or simply many aren't able to think. But I'm sure there must be examples of such movies which will give you a new perspective about this.
Wait was that part of a post credit scene where it takes you back to the start of the film where we as the audience open the door and see Samara standing there. Also, love the mention of the last horror movie. The final part of it where Max is saying “this is the last horror movie you’ll ever see” is really effective even though you know it’s coming.
Arty the clown!!!!! When he’s stalking the camera and slowly getting closer. In that movie of short horror stories. I still can’t watch it now or I can’t sleep for a while 😂
"Psycho" was so intense for its time that the final scene in custody serves to settle the viewer's jangled nerves. The movie was so weirdly scary that something familiar had to be done.
I was wondering if you would include Warp Speed a little known sci-fi horror from 1981, which includes a completely unexpected and horrific 4th wall break
I distinctly remember seeing The Tingler on TV as a kid. It actually has a fairly scary opening before descending into the pure schlock that you expect. The Alamo here in Austin once showed it with more wired seats the even William Castle could afford (or, more likely, was willing to pay for). I rather hope that they paired it with Matinee. Also, where is Peeping Tom?? This film literally drags the ausdience, kicking and screaming all the way, into its madness, and it completely killed the career of director Michael Powell. No one was ready for THIS. It came out the same year as Psycho, 1960.
Haha, I heard The Tingler from bed when I was a little girl (my parents were watching), and it scared me half to death! I finally watched it about 15 years ago, and I got such a kick out of it, especially with Vincent Price, one of my favorite actors ever.
My mom saw The Tingler, when she was a teenager, in a movie theater. When I was a teenager, she & I watched it together on tv. It still managed to shake her up, even without the rigged seats. 😄
William Castle was a marketing genius - the Tingler is probably my favourite of his gimmicks, but there are so many to choose from (seriously, you could do a list of ten times William Castle broke the fourth wall without too much difficulty!). Not only that, but if it weren't for his work, we wouldn't have another entry on this list. Yes, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was directly influenced by William Castle's success!
You forgot the cultish Man Bites Dog, a Belgian mockumentry horror where a film crew follow a serial killer around where he breaks the fourth wall by showing them his crimes but he’s killed by an unseen sniper and so are the crew, the last shot being the cameraman.
Bit of an unfair characterisation of Prince of Darkness, often left out in the void between the masterful The Thing & Lovecraftastic In The Mouth of Madness. It's a really good film in its own right.
My friend and I broke the 4th wall better than anything I've ever seen! The year was 1981. The movie was "Halloween II"! I went into the theater before it started, when no one was looking I pushed the side exit door open just enough to unlock it and put a wood block in the jam. My friend who was 6' 5" 260 at the time dressed in a jumpsuit and had a Michael Myers mask waited in his car. Halfway thru the movie he flung the door open and just stood there for a about 10 seconds! Then he slammed the door shut! Everyone in the theater went nuts! Some people jumped out of their seats and started to head to the lobby! I believe a couple of girls literally peed their pants! It took a while for people to settle down! One of the ushers braved opening the door, but by that time my friend was long gone! As soon as he slammed the door he took off his mask, got in his car and went home to have a few beers. I waited until the movie was over and talked to people, pretending of course that I was shocked as well! I didn't have to pretend to hard because even though I knew it was coming, it scared the crap out of me too! The general consensus was the theater had done it as a stunt! I went back to my friends and had some beers telling him all about it! We didn't tell too many other people it was us and the story was around the area for a while! Of course you couldn't pull off something like that now, but DAMN That was a Classic!
Not the movie itself...but one fourth wall prank I'll always remember. When I watched The Ring with a bunch of friends after it first came out on dvd, one guy had quietly borrowed a bunch of cell phones, and had them ready to dial everyone before the showing, so as soon as the movie ended...everyone got a phone call immediately. The sound in that room...
There is a point in Death Proof when Kurt Russel is about to get in the rubber ducky Nova and turns to the camera and gives a very sinister smile...one of my very favorite 4th wall breaks
Robb White, screenwriter of _The Tingler, House on Haunted Hill,_ and other William Castle classics, said in an interview with _Fangoria_ magazine that in order for them to be ready, the motors were installed a week before _The Tingler_ premiered. One theater in Hollywood Hills was showing the Audrey Hepburn/Peter Finch melodrama _The Nun's Story_ that week, and during the last night's showing an unwary projectionist happened to notice the little button in his booth which controlled the motors under some of the seats. You can guess the rest.
The fourth wall break in Funny Games involving the rewind was honestly so depressing. It almost makes you feel as hopeless as the family’s situation ends up being.
I thought Unfriended was a great movie that for a while gave me a little panic every time I heard the Skype ringtone, but the ending was awful and genuinely made me sigh because it was so disappointing. If they HAD to do a jump scare ending they could’ve at least done it from the final girl getting killed after a bit of silence and then the scream but through the laptop and then the screen can go black. It would still be disappointing but I wouldn’t be as upset if that was how it ended.
I always interpreted the ending of "The Woman In Black" as her being there with him and his family, and that he/they're not actually safe. But if that lady wants a thunder cookie from the Double W, than she knows where to find me.
I don't think she intended for him and his wife to reunite. I think she definitely wanted to off his son, but didn't want him to die. She wanted him to suffer just like she had.
My favourite staring-into-the-camera moment is in Tetsuo II: Body Hammer. Tomorowo Taguchi looks straight at us, grinning, for a perfectly uncomfortable length of time.
Good day, you said the Prince of Darkness was a vampire movie .. tell your writer to please do their research. before making you look like you don't know what you are talking about on youtube.- it has nothing to do with vampires.
WhatCulture Horror, I would highly suggest you guys cover on the Asean part of horror movies..an example of great horror movies that I suggest would be "MUNAFIK" from Malaysia, "Sundel Bolong" from Indonesia, "Long Khong" from Thailand and much more..please do cover these side of movies in the Horror genre..no kidding ,you guys will not regret it .😁
