It may be the middle of summer, but with the humidity and heat, some of us are starting to get autumn-itis. It's a common syndrome in which you stop dreaming about beaches and start dreaming about chilly mountains with creeping fog. Here's some movies to watch when you darken your home and pretend it's that most magical time of the year -
Descriptions from my favorite movie site IMDB.
The Wolfman Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf. *The original version from 1941 was more desolate and a much better plot. This has a dark forest night feel to it.*
Brotherhood of the Wolf In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. *This is a gorgeous, sensual, lush movie to watch and if you are okay with foreign films, you are going to love this one*
Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. *This is perhaps the best of all selections for the autumnal woods, creepy, beautiful factor.*
The Blair Witch Project Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. *This has a late November, barren, scary forest feel and if you've ever gone camping, you will feel at home*
The Forest A woman goes into Japan's Suicide Forest to find her twin sister, and confronts supernatural terror. *If you are freaked out by the Suicide Forest, this is a good one*
Dog Soldiers A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness. *Beautiful scary forest setting. If you love the woods, it's ideal*
Final Terror A group of rangers go camping on unfamiliar forest grounds. All is well until the group members begin to start getting picked off by a cunning, tactical, malevolent, killer in the woods. *Great 80s with lots of recognizable stars in the forest being stalked while camping*
The Hallow A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods. *Plenty of creepy forest*
Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. *This is perhaps the best of all selections for the autumnal woods, creepy, beautiful factor.*
The Blair Witch Project Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. *This has a late November, barren, scary forest feel and if you've ever gone camping, you will feel at home*
The Forest A woman goes into Japan's Suicide Forest to find her twin sister, and confronts supernatural terror. *If you are freaked out by the Suicide Forest, this is a good one*
Dog Soldiers A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness. *Beautiful scary forest setting. If you love the woods, it's ideal*
Final Terror A group of rangers go camping on unfamiliar forest grounds. All is well until the group members begin to start getting picked off by a cunning, tactical, malevolent, killer in the woods. *Great 80s with lots of recognizable stars in the forest being stalked while camping*
The Hallow A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods. *Plenty of creepy forest*