11 films and TV series for kripipast and urban legends lovers

Urban legends and scary stories about maniacs, ghosts and haunted houses for decades passed on from mouth to mouth, entertaining and scaring adults and children. With the development of Internet and digital technologies are replaced by kripipasty - stories and videos from the Internet. August 16 rolling out "Slender Man," based on one of the most popular modern kripipast a high "thin" The Man in the Black Suit. Remember, what other movies and TV series can watch connoisseurs of the genre.

Movies

1. cry

Scream

• United States, 1996.
• Horror, slasher.
• Duration: 111 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,2.

According to the small town rolled a series of murders. Maniac in a white mask, first calling their victims, forcing them to answer questions about horror films, and in case of mistakes kills. At Sidney Prescott's mother has died, and now a maniac is trying to kill her, but she manages to escape. With all the mystery culprit know one thing: he knows the classic horror films.

The film "Scream" from the author of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Wes Craven has become a real cult and served as a starting point for a number of sequels, copies, and then the legendary parody "Scary Movie." All thanks to the ironic approach of the director. He took the traditional

horror thrillerBut at the same time in the plot he deconstructed the whole genre. Heroes constantly refer to the classic horror stories and even speak directly about what might happen next and what not to do in a horror movie.

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2. call

The Ring

• USA, Japan, 2002.
• Horror, Thriller, Drama.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Home heroine Rachel is trying to understand the history of a mysterious videotape. Everyone who looked at her, the phone rings. A victim dies after seven days. In this case Rachel should hurry: the tape has watched her son.

Another story, spawned many sequels. The first film of the series - a remake of the eponymous Japanese paintings. Interestingly, that is very important in the original English title wordplay: The Ring is and "The Ring" and "The Ring". That is why the logo of the film shows the ring of light, which is of particular importance in the plot. In the subsequent history of American film franchise has evolved separately from the Japanese original.

These movies are not based on any particular legend or history. But with the advent of home video recorders on the world we walked dozens of legends about the tapes that could heal, mesmerize and even kill. Ironically, in the third part, entitled "Calls" the authors already refer to viral video online.

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3. Candyman

Candyman

• United Kingdom, United States, 1992.
• Horror, Drama, Detective, Thriller.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

In some neighborhoods of Chicago there is a belief: if you stand before a mirror and five times to say the word "Candyman", appears mysterious villain with a hook instead of a hand. Young researchers decide to look into the killings, which are attributed to a supernatural being. And they understand that, most likely, Candyman - only a means of intimidation of people. Yet a monster at any time may appear instead of the reflection in the mirror.

The film "Candyman" is based on the story "The Forbidden" the author of "Hellraiser" and "Midnight Express" by Clive Barker. But over time, the plot has become a real urban legends about ghosts and a serial killer who only appear if they call in the mirror.

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4. Blair Witch Project, The

The Blair Witch Project

• United States, 1999.
• Horror, mockumentary.
• Duration: 86 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,4.

Three students of cinematic department are sent into the woods to record their coursework. They want to talk about terrible to local legend - the Blair Witch. All the actions they take on amateur video camera. However, the characters gradually realize that the horror stories may be true.

"Blair Witch Project" launched the whole genre of low-budget horror - it was called "found footage". The advertising campaign of the film claimed that the story actually happened, and in movie theaters will show a real video from the devices missing students. This approach allowed the film shot literally for 20 thousand dollars on amateur camera, grossed hundreds of millions.

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5. Hostel

Hostel

• United States, 2005.
• Horror.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,9.

Three students on a journey through Europe, to have fun, and find yourself girls. Tourists will learn about hostel in Slovakia, where supposedly you to find the forbidden pleasures. But when they get to this place, it turns out that actually come to have fun at all the other people with much more violent passions. And they themselves are now in the role of test.

The film is based on the ancient stories of some rooms in hotels in Asia, where the occasional guest can become a victim of sadists. Of course, the documentary evidence of such stories there, but such legends go so far. It should also be noted that the production of the film had a hand and Quentin Tarantino. However, only as a producer.

6. City's legends

Urban Legend

• USA, France, 1998.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,5.

The campus is shaken by a series of brutal murders, each of which refers to some urban legend. The main character tries to prove this link to your friends, but she does not trust anybody. As a result, all of her friends begin to die one by one.

The authors of the film tried to collect the maximum number of references to real urban legends. From the killer in the back seat of the car and the dying voices in song Love Rollercoaster to the myth that Pepsi mixing Pop Rocks and leads to an explosion of the stomach. In addition, in the plot, and even the names of the characters you can find many references to classic horror films.

After the success of the first part of the picture other directors filmed two sequels. But each of the following was weaker than the previous one and deserves attention just fans of the genre.

7. The Blair Witch Project: A new chapter

blair Witch

• United States, 2016.
• Horror, mockumentary.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,0.

Another "found the tape." 20 years after the events of the first part of the younger brother of one of the missing characters decides to find out what is it that it happened in the house, where according to legend, lived a witch. The new team is technically much better equipped: GPS-navigators, mini-cameras on their heads, and even drone. But it does not save them from the mystical horror in the woods.

Passing an unsuccessful second part, which was too "ordinary", many fans back to watching "Blair Witch" after many years. Of course, the subject is no longer fresh, and new movie few people are surprised. But the approach to the technique of filming and reverent attitude to the attention should be original.

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8. Slender

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

• United States, 2015.
• Horror.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 4,8.

The members of the crew, along with the staff of the debt agency find a house, from which the family has disappeared. And all things, even food stays in place. Reporters found several cassettes in which they find evidence of the existence of Slender Man. The trouble is that after seeing they themselves have become victims of a thin person.

The prototype of this film served as the web-series "Marble Hornets". In it imitated documentary shooting, which "accidentally" falls Slender Man. Published some content anonymously. The "Slender" a lot of shortcomings, it is removed easily and cheaply. But the authors were able to preserve the atmosphere of almost amateur film, which is so necessary that kripipaste.

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9. rake

The Rake

• United States, 2018.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 78 minutes.
• IMDb: 3,4.

Twenty years ago, the maniac killed parents Ben and Ashley. And if a brother all these years trying to restrain within the normality, the sister of a significant part of his adult life was spent in psychiatric hospitals. But when they are reunited again, it begins to seem that the madness of the past catches up with them again. Ben and Ashley's increasingly difficult to separate the truth from nightmares.

Rake or Man rakes - another favorite hero online horror stories and amateur videos. This eerie humanoid creature that attacks people. Of course, many would argue that all entries are real and official data ignored by the government. Unfortunately, Rake had not received proper incarnation on the screen. And a feature film, like most of the movies on YouTube, is weak and implausible. But fans will be interested to take a look again on the rail on the screens.

TV series

10. channel zero

Channel Zero

• Canada, 2016.
• Horror anthology.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7,2.

All the stories of this show based on known kripipastah of the Network of. In the first season, the characters recall children's TV show, which went on the channels are turned off. In the second - enter the mysterious house where you need to go through 10 rooms to receive the prize. In the third season of the two sisters come to the city, where once there was a sinister quarter butchers. Each story goes far beyond its original version and with each series draws the viewer in an increasingly terrible world.

"Zero Channel" - one of the most striking examples of successful use of kripipasty in the script. The authors of the series take as their basis the known and loved all the stories like "Bay Candle" or "Endless House" and turn them into full-fledged horror for the whole season.

11. Legends

Lore

• United States, 2017.
• Horror, Mystery, drama anthology.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6,9.

Various legends and myths about the walking dead, "changelings" and other supernatural entities the authors of the series to deal with in terms of medicine and criminalistics. Fiction and actor's game is interspersed with documentary footage and historical references.

"Legends" is based on the eponymous podcast Aaron Manke. This author has long been collecting various horror stories and tells them to listeners, and now viewers. This is a rare attempt to explain some of the legends of the scientific and plausible, but it's not dry tongue and interesting and artistic. So that it becomes even worse.

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