This year marks the anniversary of the release of several horror movie staples. We’re talking genre-defining films by such heavy-hitting directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Tim Burton, William Friedkin, John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg and Sam Raimi. With Halloween just around the corner, it's a great time to revisit these classics.
“The Birds” (1963, 60th anniversary)
kAmp=7C65 w:E494@4< H2D C:89E=J 42==65 E96 >2DE6C @7 DFDA6?D6[ 2?5 “%96 q:C5D” :D 2 A6C764E 6I2>A=6 @7 H9J] w6 E2<6D D@>6E9:?8 C6=2E:G6=J :??@4F@FD 2?5 DE625:=J 3F:=5D :E :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 86?F:?6=J >6?24:?8 H9:=6 2=D@ 4C62E:?8 2? 2E>@DA96C6 @7 F?62D6] %96 D46?6 @7 2 ;F?8=6 8J> D=@H=J 364@>:?8 4@G6C65 :? 3:C5D F?36<?@H?DE E@ =625 %:AA: w65C6? :D 2 4=2DD:4]k^Am
kAm“}:89E @7 E96 {:G:?8 s625” W`heg[ ddE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAmv6@C86 #@>6C@ 7@C6G6C EC2?D7@C>65 E96 :562 @7 2 K@>3:6 WFA E@ E9:D A@:?E A@CEC2J65 2D G@@5@@ A@DD6DD65 4C62EFC6DX 3J 4C62E:?8 E96 7=6D9:?8\62E:?8 =:G:?8 5625 E92E H6 ?@H <?@H] %96 G:DF2=D H6C6 D9@4<:?8 2?5 5:DEFC3:?8[ 3FE H92E 6=6G2E65 :E 2?5 82G6 :E DE2J:?8 A@H6C H2D E96 F?56C=J:?8 D@4:2= 4@>>6?E2CJ 4C62E65 3J 92G:?8 2 q=24< =625 WsF2?6 y@?6DX] #@>6C@ H@F=5 255 D@4:2= 4C:E:BF6 E@ 2== 9:D K@>3:6 7:=>D[ :?4=F5:?8 “s2H? @7 E96 s625[” H9:49 :D 46=63C2E:?8 :ED cdE9 2??:G6CD2CJ] “s2H?” >2J 36 6G6? 36EE6C E92?<D E@ DEC@?86C 492C24E6CD[ H:56C D4@A6 2?5 >@C6 A@:?E65 D2E:C6]k^Am
kAm“#@D6>2CJ’D q23J” W`heg[ ddE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm#@>2? !@=2?D<:’D 252AE2E:@? @7 xC2 {6G:?’D ?@G6= 562=D :? ADJ49@=@8:42= 9@CC@C 2?5 A2C2?@:2] xE A=2JD H:E9 E96 762C @7 ?@E <?@H:?8 H92E’D :?D:56 @7 J@F 2?5 H9@ E@ ECFDE] %9@F89 E96C6 :D 2 H:=5 2?5 DE:== 566A=J 5:DEFC3:?8 C2A6 D46?6[ E96 7:=> :D?’E 7F== @7 9@CC:7:4 :>286CJ[ 3FE C2E96C 2 D6?D6 @7 4=2FDEC@A9@3:4 5C625] %96 6?5:?8 :D 92F?E:?8 7@C H92E :E 5@6D?’E D9@H C2E96C E92? H92E :E 5@6D]k^Am
kAm“%96 tI@C4:DE” W`hfb[ d_E9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAms:C64E@C (:==:2> uC:65<:?[ H9@ A2DD65 2H2J 62C=:6C E9:D J62C[ 7@==@H65 9:D q6DE s:C64E@C ~D42C H:? 7@C “%96 uC6?49 r@??64E:@?” H:E9 2 7:=> H:E9 6G6? >@C6 4F=EFC2= :>A24E] pE E96 E:>6[ E96 7:=> H2D D@ D42CJ[ E96C6 H6C6 C6A@CED @7 72:?E:?8[ AF<:?8 2?5 A6@A=6 CF??:?8 7C@> E96 E962E6C] %96 56>@?:4 A@DD6DD:@? @7 =:EE=6 #682? W{:?52 q=2:CX — 4@>A=6E6 H:E9 9625\DA:??:?8[ A62\D@FA G@>:E[ AC@72?:EJ\=2465 5:2=@8F6 2?5 D@>6E9:?8 E92E D9@F=5 ?6G6C 36 5@?6 H:E9 2 4CF4:7:I — DE:== A24<D 2 H2==@A E@52J]k^Am
kAm“w2==@H66?” W`hfg[ cdE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm(9:=6 ?@E E96 7:CDE D=2D96C — D@>6 2C8F6 7@C `hfc’D “q=24< r9C:DE>2D” @C E:6 E96 C@@ED @7 E96 9@CC@C DF3\86?C6 E@ `he_’D “!66A:?8 %@>” 2?5 “!DJ49@” — E96 :?EC@5F4E:@? @7 D:=6?E >2D<65 <:==6C |:4926= |J6CD =65 E@ 4@F?E=6DD <?@4<\@77D :? E96 `hg_D] &?=:<6 >2?J @7 E96 7:=>D E92E 7@==@H65 :? :ED 7@@EDE6AD[ “w2==@H66?” :D 2 =2C86=J 3=@@5=6DD 7:=>] s:C64E@C y@9? r2CA6?E6C 4C62E6D 9@CC@C E9C@F89 D=@H=J 3F:=5:?8 DFDA6?D6 F?E:= :E C62496D 2 76G6C A:E49]k^Am
kAm“x?G2D:@? @7 E96 q@5J $?2E496CD” W`hfg[ cdE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAmp C6>2<6 @7 E96 `hde 4=2DD:4 E92E E2AA65 :?E@ C65 D42C6 2?I:6E:6D[ E9:D :D 6G6CJ 3:E 2D 8@@5 2D :ED AC65646DD@C 2?5 :D 2C8F23=J 36EE6C :? D@>6 2DA64ED] |JDE6C:@FD A@5D 2C6 C6A=24:?8 A6@A=6 H:E9 6I24E 4@A:6D E92E C6E2:? 2== E96 >6>@C:6D[ 3FE ?@?6 @7 E96 6>@E:@?] %96C6’D E96 AC@>:D6 @7 A6246 3FE 2E H92E 4@DEn pD H:E9 D@ >F49 @7 E96 9@CC@C @7 E96 `he_D 2?5 `hf_D[ E96C6VD 2 566A D6?D6 @7 A2C2?@:2] %96 ECF6 9@CC@C :D :? ?@ =@?86C 36:?8 23=6 E@ C64@8?:K6 @C ECFDE J@FC =@G65 @?6D] p BF:C<J 42DE[ :?4=F5:?8 s@?2=5 $FE96C=2?5[ y677 v@=53=F>[ {6@?2C5 }:>@J[ qC@@<6 p52> 2?5 '6C@?:42 r2CEHC:89E[ 8:G6D E96 >2E6C:2= H6:89E[ 2?5 E96 6?5:?8 DE:== C6>2:?D 49:==:?8]k^Am
kAm‘q66E=6;F:46” W`hgg[ bdE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm(:E9 @?=J 9:D D64@?5 762EFC6\=6?8E9 7:=> W7@==@H:?8 `hgd’D “!66\(66’D q:8 p5G6?EFC6”X[ %:> qFCE@? 6DE23=:D965 9:>D6=7 2D 2 F?:BF6 2?5 G:D:@?2CJ 7:=>>2<6C] %9C@F89 9:D 3=6?5 @7 v6C>2? 6IAC6DD:@?:D>[ v@E9:4 :>286CJ 2?5 23DFC5:DE 9F>@C[ qFCE@? 4C62E65 @?6 @7 E96 8C62E 9@CC@C 4@>65:6D] !@H6C65 3J |:4926= z62E@?’D >6>@C23=6 A6C7@C>2?46 2D E96 E:EF=2C 89@DE H:E9 E96 >@DE[ E9:D :D 2? :562= 82E6H2J 9@CC@C 7:=> 7@C <:5D @C E9@D6 H9@ D42C6 62D:=J]k^Am
kAm “r9:=5’D !=2J” W`hgg[ bdE9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm%96 7:=> E92E :?EC@5F465 FD E@ E96 F=E:>2E6 <:==6C 5@==i r9F4<J WqC25 s@FC:7X H9@[ 2=@?8D:56 |:4926= |J6CD[ uC655J zCF86C[ y2D@? '@@C966D[ {62E96C7246[ !:?9625 2?5 v9@DE7246[ 92D 364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 :4@?D @7 E96 D=2D96C 86?C6] (9:=6 @E96C 6?EC:6D :? E96 7C2?49:D6[ H9:49 :?4=F56D D6G6C2= D6BF6=D 2?5 6G6? 2 %' D6C:6D[ H@F=5 364@>6 42>AJ 2?5 E@?8F6\:?\4966<[ E9:D 7:=> A=2JD :E C6=2E:G6=J DEC2:89E] &?=:<6 >2?J @7 9:D 9@CC@C 4@?E6>A@C2C:6D[ r9F4<J WH:E9 E96 6I46AE:@? @7 2 C6>2<6X 92D 366? D96A96C565 3J @?6 4C62E:G6 7@C46i (C:E6C s@? |2?4:?:[ H9@ 2=D@ 5:C64E65 7@FC @7 E96 D6G6? 7:=>D]k^Am
kAm“pC>J @7 s2C<?6DD” W`hhb[ b_E9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm(9:=6 5:C64E@C $2> #2:>:’D @C:8:?2= “tG:= s625” H2D 2 9@CC@C 7:=> H:E9 2 52C< D6?D6 @7 9F>@C[ “tG:= s625 a” 25565 >@C6 D=2ADE:4< 2?5 @FE=2?5:D9 9F>@C] u@C “pC>J @7 s2C<?6DD[” E96 E9:C5 “tG:= s625” >@G:6[ #2:>: D6?5D 3=@H\92C5 AC@E28@?:DE pD9 WqCF46 r2>A36==X E@ >65:6G2= E:>6D W2? 62C=J E:E=6 H2D “%96 |65:6G2= s625”X] %9:D E:>6[ #2:>: 7F==J 6>3C246D 8@@7:?6DD 2?5 42>A:?6DD :? 2 7:=> E92E A=2JD =:<6 2 =:G6\24E:@? 42CE@@? H:E9 2 962=E9J 5@D6 @7 “%9C66 $E@@86D” 2?5 2 566A =@G6 7@C w2CCJ w2CCJ92FD6?\DEJ=6 DE@A\>@E:@? 2?5 32EE=6D]k^Am
kAm“yFC2DD:4 !2C<” W`hhb[ b_E9 2??:G6CD2CJXk^Am
kAm(9:=6 D@>6 H@F=5 2C8F6 E9:D 5@6D?’E BF2=:7J 2D 9@CC@C[ :EVD 92C5 E@ 56?J E96 D966C DFDA6?D6 @7 E96 :?:E:2= %\C6I C2>A286 2?5 E96 G6=@4:C2AE@CD :? E96 <:E496? D6BF6?46] s:C64E@C $E6G6? $A:6=36C8 A6C764E=J >:I6D 2 D6?D6 @7 2H6 2?5 H@?56C H:E9 ECF6 E6CC@C H9:49 :D ?@ 62DJ EC:4< E@ AF== @77 H:E9:? E96 D2>6 7:=>] p55 :? E96 724E E92E E96 7:=> :D 2=D@ 7F== @7 H:E 2?5 J@F 92G6 2 4=2DD:4 E92E H2D ?6G6C >2E4965 3J :ED ?F>6C@FD D6BF6=D]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.