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16 out of 17 people found the following review useful:
A must see movie, 29 June 2000
Author:
garycarnevale (garycarnevale@aol.com) from Pittsburgh PA
I cannot believe how unknown this movie is,it was absolutely incredible. The ending alone has stuck with me for almost thirty years. The road sign through the rearveiw mirror blew me away. If you liked "RACE WITH THE DEVIL" you will love this movie
12 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Finally, I know the name!!!, 2 August 2005
Author:
csullaf from United States
I saw this movie on TV when it came out, and never seen it again. For the life of me, I couldn't remember the title and just stumbled across it while checking Roy Thinne's movie credits. Excellent, dark, and spooky TV horror movie in the same class as "Crowhaven Farm"; "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark"; and "Satan's School for Girls", all lost Satanic classics. I also think it has many parallels to Clint Eastwood's classic, "High Plains Drifter". Why don't they release these great little movies, especially when you consider all of the more recent garbage that fills the discount DVD racks at Wal-Mart? Most of these flicks have a cult-following, so sales shouldn't be a problem.
12 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
genuinely dark, 2 July 2006
Author:
MIXSKI from Coventry England
Whenever people ask me to name the scariest movie I've ever seen, I
invariably reply "Black Noon" and to this day nobody's ever heard of
it.
I watched it alone some 30 years ago at the tender age of 13 when my
parents had gone out for the evening. As far as I know its only ever
been shown once in the UK and sadly is unavailable on DVD or VHS.
If anyone can trace a copy please let me know.
If I watched it again now it would probably be a big disappointment but
it has always stuck in my memory as a particularly disturbing little
film!
11 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Can't believe I found this webpage..., 27 March 2007
Author:
whitewood1 from United States
I feel like I have some uber-rare disease that no one has heard of and
I have finally come across a support group on the net! I finally found
this title by asking for an answer on an "experts" site on the web. I
too, saw this movie in my youth and was struck by the atmosphere and
especially the ending. I have never forgotten it and have never seen it
since. No one I know saw the film and I had almost given up on ever
finding it's title. Alas, even knowing the name, I shall probably never
see the film again as it is impossible to find commercially. Small
steps...
G
12 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
One of several ABC "Movies of the Week" shown on Monday nights, 4 December 2006
Author:
scoutfinch237-1 from United States
I too watched "Black Noon" as a ten-year-old in the States on ABC's
"Movie of the Week". In particular, Hank Worden, as old Joseph, really
scared the hell out of me as a kid.
It's possible that if I were to view it now as an adult (having watched
many creepy movies since then, like "Carnival of Souls", "Rosemary's
Baby", and "The Shining", it may not stand up to the creepy memories I
have of this movie. But I'd love to get the chance to see for myself!
ABC produced a couple of high quality films for their "Movie of the
Week" series. Some better than others. "Crowhaven Farm" was actually
the scariest of them all. Hope Lange as an unwitting victim amongst a
secret coven of witches was so chilling.
Seared in my memory, though probably not as scary as the above two
mentioned "Movies of the Week" would be "The House on Greenapple Road"
(with a young Eve Plumb as the young daughter in a brutally bloody
scene in the kitchen) and "The House That Wouldn't Die" with Barbara
Stanwyck. Also, I vaguely remember another "Movie of the Week" with
Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Haskill, and Ryan Hope. Pretty good, though
not truly as scary as "Black Noon" or "Crowhaven Farm".
One other last "Movie of the Week" I remember was "Maybe I'll Come Home
in the Spring" with Sally Field. Kind of hooky, not at all scary, but I
do remember enjoying it as a young girl.
9 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
the scariest horror movie, 21 September 2000
Author:
bgr3 from London, England
I have seen this film only once, on TV, and it has not been repeated. This
is strange when you consider the rubbish that is repeated over and over
again. Usually horror movies for me are a source of amusement, but this
one
really scared me.
DO NOT READ THE NEXT BIT IF YOU HAVE'NT SEEN THE FILM YET
The scariest bit is when the townsfolk pursue the preacher to where his
wife
lies almost dead (they'd been poisoning her). He asks who the hell are you
people anyway. One by one they give their true identities. The girl who
was
pretending to be deaf in order to corrupt and seduce him says "I am
Lilith,
the witch who loved Adam before Eve".
6 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Genuinely frightening TV horror movie is literally unforgettable, 26 July 2007
Author:
mlraymond from Durham NC
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Like many people on this site, I saw this movie only once, when it was
first televised in 1971. Certain scenes linger in my memory and an
overall feeling of disquiet is how I remember being affected by it. I
would be fascinated to see it again, if it was ever made available for
home video.
Possible spoiler: I wonder if anyone else would agree that the basic
plot setup and characters might have been derived from a 1960 British
movie, originally titled City of the Dead, retitled Horror Hotel for
the American release? There are some similarities also to a later
British film The Wicker Man.
One detail remains with me years after seeing the film. It's a small
but significant moment near the beginning of the film. As I recall, a
minister and his wife have stopped to aid some people by the side of
the road, circa 1870, somewhere out West. The friendly seeming Ray
Milland introduces himself and his ( daughter?), Yvette Mimieux, a
beautiful young mute woman. While the preacher is helping Ray Milland
with the wagon, a rattlesnake slithers into view and coils menacingly,
unobserved by any of the characters except Yvette Mimieux. She doesn't
look scared at all, but stares at the snake with silent concentration,
until it goes away. With this strange little moment, we already realize
there's something highly unusual about these seemingly normal folks,
though the possible danger to the minister and his wife remains vague
and uncertain for a long time.
That one little scene stays with me vividly after all these years,
along with many others. The film has a haunting quality about it that
won't let go, and it's not surprising that people remember it so
vividly. Someone ought to make this available for home video!
4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Uber Doom Nastiness!, 27 April 2007
Author:
dgrindrod (dgrindrod@hotmail.com) from United Kingdom
So, finally I know it exists. Along with the other Uk contributors on here I saw this on what MUST HAVE BEEN it's only UK screening in the 70's. I remembered the title, but got nowhere when I mentioned it to people. It scarred me (that's 2 'r's) but when you go to bed with doom whizzing about your brain and listening all around for impending terror, then isn't that what a TRULY CLASSIC horror movie is all about?? I can barely remember the intricacies of the movie, but what I do recollect is my shivering flesh and heightened senses. Can anyone confirm my suspicions that this is black and white? Again, if anyone has any info on how to obtain a copy of this, please get in touch...
4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Dark and Wretched Ending, 31 January 2007
Author:
dallan-4 from North Carolina, United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This one is a classic late sixties,early seventies horror flick in that the bad guys win in the end. Reminds me a lot of the Orsen Welles's picture "Necromancy". I remember Yvette Mimieux from the film "H.G.Wells' The Time Machine. One of the main characters is played by Roy Thinnes. He starred in a classic Science Fiction TV show "The Invaders". He also starred in a Science Fiction Movie called "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun". Also a favorite of mine. This TV movie came out right about the time that Rod Serling's "Night Gallery" TV anthology,and just prior to Sabastion Cabot's "Ghost Stories" TV anthology. The everyone is in on it Plot Device also sort of reminded me of "Murder on the Orient Express". The dark gloomy bad guys always win was a trend in both film making and especially the Horror segment of the industry in the 1960's to 1978-79. Another movie with the same sort of atmosphere is "The Torture Garden" with Burgis Meredith. My favorite part of this movie is the scene as they are leaving town in a pick-up truck and you see that San Melas is Salem in the rear view mirror.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Classic 70's TV Fright !!!!!!!!!, 13 March 2008
Author:
dunctay from United Kingdom
Finally got to see this classic TV movie on an unofficial disc recorded
from an old VHS, it is a classic piece of horror. Its a pity more of
this neglected corner of horror in terms of official releases on DVD
and VHS ... the TV horror movie. Recommended for all fans of the 70's
TV movie much like trilogy of terror. Those interested should get the
book on the subject by David Deal - Television Fright Films of the
70's. Email me for a chance to see it.....its fabulous to see it again.
It does have it problems like many TV movies they have to be rather
inventive in the effects dept and even at 70 mins it can seem to drag
possibly we are all used to more modern editing but still great stuff
and far better than many theatrical frights released today.
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