We asked Christopher Kane, Ottolinger, Gareth Pugh, Art School, and more: what’s your favourite scary movie?
The Lady in White (1988)CHRISTOPHER KANE – THE LADY IN WHITE (1988)
“I remember watching The Lady in White with my Aunty Sandra when I must have been around eight or nine – we didn’t really follow age guidelines back then. There is one part of the film when someone’s facial expressions change dramatically, and it really shook me to the bone. It still scares me to death. When I recommend this film to friends, they don’t really find it as terrifying as I do, but parts of this film have stayed with me to this day. It’s a great mix of the supernatural and evil in people. Watch it if you dare.”
Rosemary's Baby (1968)MIMI WADE – ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)
“Mia Farrow is perfect, I love her in her babydoll dresses and nighties carrying a knife and with Satan's spawn growing inside her. It's that wonderful mixture of pretty and disturbing. I love the interiors and the way it's shot and I'm also just a sucker for anything about witches and cults.”
Antichrist (2009)EDEN LOWETH, ART SCHOOL – ANTICHRIST (2009)
"Antichrist had a profound effect on me when I first watched the film as a teenager. The experimental, psychological horror is shot like no other and makes for a gripping, terrifying investigation into the human psyche. The combination of Lars Von Trier, Charlotte Gainsbourg (my favourite actress) and Willem Dafoe is perfection."
CRAIG GREEN – BRAINDEAD, THE WICKER MAN, IT FOLLOWS
“I love Braindead for many reasons, but one of the main ones is that it has such incredible man-made special effects, before everything became digital and CGI. The Wicker Man I’ve seen more times than I can count – it’s completely perfect in every way. And It Follows haunted me for a long time after seeing it. It couldn’t stop thinking about it!”
The Ring (1998)XANDER ZHOU – THE RING (1998)
“My ‘favourite’ horror movie would be the original 1998 Japanese version of The Ring. Asian horror movies have a tendency of making everyday situations extremely creepy. I saw The Ring at an impressionable age, and even though I covered my eyes many times throughout the movie, I saw enough to be scared of watching television alone at night for many years after, afraid that a vengeful spirit would crawl into my home.”
The Wailing (2016)GOOM HEO – THE WAILING (2016)
“Every scene from the movie shows authentic Korean rural life very well and also how the people react to fears with xenophobia and superstition.”
Candyman (1992)LIAM HODGES – CANDYMAN (1992)
“CANDYMAN is a fave! I like the idea of folklore playing a role in the ghost story. The Clive Barker short story was originally based in a class divided UK (London or Liverpool) and was adapted to Chicago for the film. It’s also got an amazing soundtrack by Phillip Glass.”
Dracula (1992)BORAMY VIGUIER – DRACULA (1992)
"This is the most difficult question to answer! If I want to be absolutely honest and speak about my favourite, it would probably be Coppola’s Dracula – although I don’t even think you can classify it as a true horror movie, aficionados would hate me for that. I’m a huge vampire movie fan, it’s probably one of the movies I’ve watched the most. Gary Oldman’s outfits, Sadie Frost and Winona Ryder being so sexy, Anthony Hopkins as a mad vampire slayer, Keanu’s terrible English accent, and the soundtrack, mastered by great Polish genius Wojciech Kilar. Dracula is truly a masterpiece for me.”
Drag Me To Hell (2009)PER GÖTESSON – DRAG ME TO HELL (2009)
"My favourite horror film is Drag Me To Hell by Sam Raimi. It’s about a bank loan officer who is cursed by one of her customers and her life is literally dragged to hell. It has some weirdly but tastefully made gore elements to it. I like it because it’s over the top but well balanced."
Corpse Bride (2005) OTTOLINGER – CORPSE BRIDE (2005)
“We don’t really watch horror movies, so we don’t have a favourite one – but we do really love Corpse Bride by Tim Burton. We love the fact it sits between haunted and spooky, while also being cute, lovely, and very dreamy.”
Scary Movie (2000)BIANCA SAUNDERS – SCARY MOVIE (2000)
“I don't watch many horror movies! I like funny ones like Scary Movie as I just really enjoy laughing.”
The Addams Family Movie (1991)NATASHA ZINKO – THE ADDAMS FAMILY MOVIE (1991)
"The Addams Family Movie, because isn’t the real world scary enough?”
Trump: An American Dream (2017)GARETH PUGH – TRUMP: AN AMERICAN DREAM (2017)
“Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.”