Shudder continues to celebrate Women in Horror Month with its latest guest curated collection as chosen by the one and only Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, From Beyond). The legendary actress and champion for horror films sat down with Shudder and picked her Top 5 films to share with Shudder members.
The full collection is now streaming; click here for more details.
From the Press Release:
Shudder, the premium thriller, suspense, and horror video streaming service service backed by AMC Networks, hosts the legendary actress Barbara Crampton as the guest curator of a new collection of films on Shudder.
Her collection comes just in time for Women in Horror Month. In celebration, Shudder has also created “A Woman’s Touch,” a collection of films honoring women horror directors, including Shudder Exclusives Dearest Sister, directed by Mattie Do, and Blind Sun, directed by Joyce A. Nashawati.
Barbara Crampton is celebrating Women in Horror month by picking out a list of her favorite horror movies, including two of her collaborations with director Stuart Gordon, Re-Animator and Castle Freak, both of which are considered classics within the genre.
The iconic actress knew she wanted to act since the age of five. Crampton’s start in acting came from a role in King Lear; since then, she’s taken the horror scene by storm. Her passion for the industry stems from the first time she watched The Exorcist: “The first time I saw a horror movie was The Exorcist, and I was maybe fourteen or fifteen years old when it came out. I was terrified.”
The full collection curated by Barbara Crampton, now available exclusively on Shudder, is detailed below along with comments from Crampton:
RE-ANIMATOR
The movie I’m most identified with is actually the seminal work of both Jeffrey Combs and Stuart Gordon. This movie surprised critics with its abundance of gory effects, huge laughs, and exploitative nature.
CASTLE FREAK
Continuing Stuart’s successful adaptations of HP Lovecraft, his aim was to make a dark and bleak film about a broken family. Yet, it was the vision of the grotesque freak played by Jonathan Fuller with sad and mysterious intensity that has given people no less than Kristen Stewart haunting nightmares.
THE WOMAN
A gleeful and robust tale of both misogyny and feminism, everyone in this movie floored me with their performances. Sean Bridges is a righteous villain you don’t see coming, and Pollyanna McIntosh is fearless as the captive “woman” who seeks escape and exacts revenge.
COLD FISH
Tragic and relentless psychological tale of the capture of a man’s life and soul. With tortuous scenes of mental cruelty and abundant gore, one sticks out in my mind late in the film. When the character of Murata, played by the fierce Denden, incessantly berates his new accomplice, Syamoto, into doing something more horrific than he could possible imagine, it’s an ominous reminder of what a person is capable of, if pushed to the limit.
THE PERFECT HOST
Fun and light turn that suits David Hyde Pierce perfectly as the consummate host hiding a dark secret and alternative personality. I found this film to be both suspenseful and unexpectedly charming.