is there a name or a phrase for or anything much written about that distinctly British CREEPY VIBE prevalent in TV shows and movies of the '60s/'70s? (e.g. The Prisoner, Sapphire and Steel, Baker-era

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I saw something about this a couple of years ago but I can't remember where - I don't think it was a six hour youtube series though.Time travelling poltergeist or hoax... hmm tough one. (Not to diminish the weirdness of the story!)

ledge, Sunday, 28 April 2024 15:14 (two weeks ago) link

"100 Years of Horror" on talking pictures tonight. from 1998, fronted by Christopher Lee. no idea of contents.

koogs, Monday, 29 April 2024 17:04 (one week ago) link

watching Men which is decidedly creepy but the folk horror aspect seems a bit too knowing, like a formula has been applied.

koogs, Saturday, 4 May 2024 17:39 (one week ago) link

the last hour of that, it turned into a different film almost. the supernatural thing saved it, i think. when it was possibly just men being men it was uncomfortable. when it all went cronenberg, it did that quite well.

koogs, Saturday, 4 May 2024 18:07 (one week ago) link

and it made the tacked-on-seeming folk horror aspect less important

koogs, Saturday, 4 May 2024 18:08 (one week ago) link

YouTube sidebar served me up some 80s Give Us A Clue episodes. There is a subtle creepiness to it, like everyone’s being forced to be jolly at gunpoint.

Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 5 May 2024 22:20 (one week ago) link

Eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKUvPSJfyn0 but mostly for Bruce Grobelaar’s cardigan

Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 5 May 2024 22:23 (one week ago) link

Also, misread Dodleston upthread as Doodletown. #onethread!

Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 May 2024 22:30 (one week ago) link


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