12-08-2007, 09:57 AM
Desdemona Wrote:I would also recommend Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte with Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten.  It is from 1964 and should be considered Southern Gothic.
Even my husband liked this movie.  Great acting, atmosphere, and suspense.  Get ready for an unexpected scare at the beginning.
Here's a synopsis listed on IMDB...
Charlotte Hollis, an aging recluse deluded into a state of dementia by horrible memories and hallucinations, lives in a secluded house where, thirty-seven years before, John Mayhew her married lover, was beheaded and mutilated by an unknown assailant.
I remember seeing that movie late night on one of those A&E or AMC programs. (I love old movies.) I didn't know what to expect but it was great.