This week the lovely Hannah from Metal Mummy has asked us to list a HORROR FILM which scared us.
I have to admit that scary films don’t really scare me – some of them I find a little unsettling or downright sick but I don’t hide behind a pillow or have bad dreams afterwards!
However, when I was about 10 or 11 I stayed at a friends house and we, no doubt sneakily, watched a film called A Company Of Wolves which maybe gave me the jitters at such a young age!
This gothic-fantasy film was released in 1984 and was directed by Neil Jordan.
Set in modern times, the movie takes place within the dreams of Rosaleen, a young girl. She dreams that she lives in a fairytale forest with her parents and sister, but one day her sister is killed by wolves. While her parents are mourning their daughter’s death, Rosaleen goes to live with her grandmother who knits a bright red shawl for her granddaughter to wear.
The superstitious grandmother gives Rosaleen an ominous warning, to beware men whose eyebrows meet. She must also take care when walking through the forrest not to stray from the path. The ending had a bit of a twist if I remember correctly too, to identify where the dream Rosaleen is having actually ends……if indeed it does!!?
A Company Of Wolves is kind of a modern day take on Little Red Riding Hood but made into a horror fantasy film complete with a twist! I do remember how even having seen it once back when I was a child, it stuck with me for some years later. However, I watched it once again when I was much older, and it’s a bit dated really and not scary to me as an adult at all. Yes, I am hardcore lol!
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Not see this and does sound very scary! Great choice.
Ooo I’ve not seen this 🙂
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I’ve not seen this one either! x
It can really spoil your memory of a good horror film, rewatching. The Exorcist wasn’t nearly as terrifying as I remembered it to be.
This film is awesome!! great choice 🙂 not seen it for years but it’s stayed with me… had a huge impact… i love creepy fairytale type things and this is right up my street.
Not seen this one either! You are proper hardcore. No bad dreams or even slightly freaked when needing a trip to the loo in the night?? x
OMG! I soooooo forgot all about this I remember it scaring me when I was younger.
I remember the werewolf transformation scene when he’s ripping his skin off. Blee!
I have never known anyone else who has seen this film – so yay I have found someone! Thanks for your comment
You and Motherventing are the only 2 people I have met who know of this film! I will have to see it again to see what inthink of it now!
No has never happened! I guess if I lived on my own things could be different ……lol
Don’t think I have seen this one.. will need to check it out now though 🙂