I'm looking for mystery, dark and spooky music, movies,

[Sonic0509]

First of all: Hello!

I don't know how to tell you what I'm looking for or how to describe it, so I'll give you some examples I know:

Music:
-Kalafina:
-especially "red moon" and "Magia"

-ZUN:
-"Invisible Full Moon"
-"U. N. Owen Was Her"
-Menu theme from Touhou 6 EoSD
-"Greenwich in the Sky"
-"Bad Apple!!"
-"3rd eye"
-"Septette for the Dead Princess"

-J.S.Bach:
-Toccata in D minor

-Stratovarius:
-"Black Diamond" (just the harpsichord intro)

-Serj Tankian
-"Imperfect Harmonies"

-El Dorado (???)

Movies:
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"Harry Potter"

Anime:
"Puella Magi Madoka Magica"

Images:
Windows 98 "Mystery" Screensaver(this screensaver is perfect example btw)
Windows 98 "Mystery" Wallpaper


Games (I don't know if it's good forum for games but anyway):
999 for NDS
Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
TWEWY (NDS) (not sure of this one but I feel like playing it after listening to some music above)

Keywords:
dark, casle, moon, mansion, not too scary, bats, trees without leaves, night, rain


I'm gonna add more examples when I find them.

 

[Hells Malice]

For Anime...

Horror/mystery:
When They Cry (there are 3 seasons, 1 and 2 are connected, 3 is a new story)

Dark:
Ef - A Tale of Melodies. It doesn't look like it, but the story is so fucked up and its spectacular use of visual effects really adds to it. It's a real mindfuck though.

Phantom -Requiem for a Phantom- . Very dark...and fucking awesome.

For games:

The Penumbra series.
...that's about it besides 999, which you listed.

The greatest mystery related thing I ever experienced was the visual novel Ever 17. It has such a fucking awesome story, and if you liked 999, you'll love Ever17. The translation is solid, they just forgot to spell check it...

 

[Nimbus]

I don't know if this could be considered Spooky or any of the above.

Zun
Strawberry Chrisis: Tends to invoke somewhat darker feelings, dispair, like you aren't ever gonna win against something you're fighting

Satori Maiden ~ Third Eye: Almost makes you feel as if someone is reading every little aspect of your being.

Septette for the Dead Princess: Figure it out.

 

[DeathStrudel]

For anime Detective Conan comes to mind, but it's not really spooky. There is a lot of murder and such though.

 

[machomuu]

How is UN Owen Was Her creepy?

 

[Sonic0509]

@Hells Malice
Nice list of animes. I'm gonna check them out.

I have already seen "Ever 17" but haven't played it.

@Nimbus
Strawberry Crisis is nice song but doesn't sound dark for me.
I knew i forgot to mention some of ZUN's songs and those were "3rd eye" and "Septette for the Dead Princess".

@DeathStrudel
Let's say I skipped "Detective Conan" (for now).

@machomuu
It is in my understanding

Maybe ZUN wasn't best example. I mean something more like Kalafina (dark, sad, choirs etc.).

Also, I added some keywords to the first post.

 

[Satangel]

For Anime...

Horror/mystery:
When They Cry (there are 3 seasons, 1 and 2 are connected, 3 is a new story)

Dark:
Ef - A Tale of Melodies. It doesn't look like it, but the story is so fucked up and its spectacular use of visual effects really adds to it. It's a real mindfuck though.

Phantom -Requiem for a Phantom- . Very dark...and fucking awesome.

For games:

The Penumbra series.
...that's about it besides 999, which you listed.

The greatest mystery related thing I ever experienced was the visual novel Ever 17. It has such a fucking awesome story, and if you liked 999, you'll love Ever17. The translation is solid, they just forgot to spell check it...

I'm watching that right now! I've only seen 5 episodes atm, but it's pretty enjoyable. And yes it's very mysterylike and dark. Quite scary at moments.
I watching the Japanese version by the way, you can find more info about it here.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

 

[machomuu]

Persona 4
The Fatal Frame series

 

[prowler]

Just a warning, When They Cry in total is 50 episodes (Higurashi & Kai) + 5 episodes (Rei (OVA)).
I got bored half way through Kai and stopped.

- Chaos;Head (Steins;Gate is airing now - alternative setting to Chaos;Head)
- Baccano! (So good and only 13 episodes + 3 specials)
- Colorful (Movie)

 

[Gundam Eclipse]

Kara no Kyoukai [/thread]

^-Plus it has music by Kalafina!
[youtube]81CuxhptDrI[/youtube]

Other than that for anime:
Kuroshitsuji I and II
Durarara
Shiki
Deadman Wonderland

 

[machomuu]

Monster.

 

[jan777]

Death Note. (though you probably already watched/read that one)

 

[Nimbus]

I found some more...I think...at least video game ones

Secret of Mana - Demented Circus/Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipeLV6dFsUg

Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask: Majora's Mask + VS Majora's Mask
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_BQX88g0k (Normal Theme)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5qeOyVJU4...feature=related (Majora's Mask Battle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De8dqbOSEn8...feature=related (Above ^ In G Major)

Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask: Ikana Valley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53zZ2qQZZ5s...feature=related
(GOD THOSE REDEADS....GIBDOS...EVERYWHERE...I HATED THAT PLACE..*WIMPER* Well, at least untill I got the Gibdo/Captains mask, then I just laughed my ass off.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S00zYDoSdEE...feature=related (The above in G Major...prepare to have nightmares...)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Krooks March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N0J0wygCZM

Sonic CD: Boss Theme (US Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sBmfjLxzIo...feature=related
You'd be supprised, this one is a complete 180 from the Japanese/European Version.

Pokemon Diamond/Perl/Platinum (Old Chateau/Abandoned Hotel/Newmoon Island)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq1tSE-9-Zw...feature=related

Super Paper Mario: River Twygz Bed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d024eYIERVY...feature=related
The voices in the background...w...t...f

Castlevania Dawn Of Sorrow: The Pinnacle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp05QrS_-LI
Not sure if this one counts.

 

[Sonic0509]

Persona 4
The Fatal Frame series
Unfortunately, I don't have PS2 or xbox
I'll better add list what gaming consoles I have to my signature.

Just a warning, When They Cry in total is 50 episodes (Higurashi & Kai) + 5 episodes (Rei (OVA)).
I got bored half way through Kai and stopped.

- Chaos;Head (Steins;Gate is airing now - alternative setting to Chaos;Head)
- Baccano! (So good and only 13 episodes + 3 specials)
- Colorful (Movie)
Thanks for the list!

Kara no Kyoukai [/thread]

^-Plus it has music by Kalafina!


Other than that for anime:
Kuroshitsuji I and II
Durarara
Shiki
Deadman Wonderland
Those all looks nice (maybe except "Deadman Wonderland")

Monster.
Looks promising

QUOTE(jan777 @ Jul 5 2011, 02:15 PM)

Death Note. (though you probably already watched/read that one)

Yes. I've already watched it (all episodes in about 1 week) and it was awesome.

QUOTE(Nimbus @ Jul 5 2011, 06:40 PM)

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Castlevania Dawn Of Sorrow: The Pinnacle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp05QrS_-LI
Not sure if this one counts.

That's the best one from your list! The others are scary but they are not what I'm looking for.

 

[Raika]

The Sixth Sense. It's a pretty creepy movie, just finished it myself.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Watch Marble Hornets if you don't feel like sleeping for the next couple of months. It's incredibly well done but creepy beyond words.

It's a whole Youtube series so you can just look it up and watch it from the beginning. I think it's also on DVD but I don't know if it includes the totheark/response videos.

 

[Sonic0509]

"Colorful" and "Sixth Sense" are good enaugh for me to watch them but are not what I mean.

"Marble Hornets" - too scary and fits neither the examples nor the keywords from first post.

I updated the keywords in first post. They describe what I'm looking the best way possible along with "Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica" and Win98 screensaver.

 

[hkz8000]

For games, i'd definitely recommend Amnesia the dark descent

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

Marble Hornets and totheark
Tribe Twelve
EverymanHYBRID
Louise Paxton's Youtube
Ghost Stories from Japan
Various Japanese Horror
The Unidentified (Presumably a Japanese horror movie)
White Eyes (Presumably a Japanese horror movie)
Goosebumps (Japan's Version)
Urban Legend Story: Hikiko (Possibly a TV special)
Ghost Stories told by Famous Japanese People
Creepy Songs Playlist (A lot of the songs aren't available in the US anymore)
Begotten (I couldn't find a full movie link or even a playlist made up of its parts)

I think it's also on DVD but I don't know if it includes the totheark/response videos.

It does include the response videos, but why would you buy a DVD of Marble Hornets? After seeing it once, it doesn't really have much rewatch value.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I think it's also on DVD but I don't know if it includes the totheark/response videos.
It does include the response videos, but why would you buy a DVD of Marble Hornets? After seeing it once, it doesn't really have much rewatch value.


It's probably better to watch with friends on a bigger screen than all huddled around a laptop. There's also some value to it outside of horror, like basically following the "mystery" involving the whole group. Although the series is still getting updated I'm pretty sure so there's no point in buying a DVD until it's completed.

QUOTE(hkz8000 @ Jul 13 2011, 11:38 PM)

For games, i'd definitely recommend Amnesia the dark descent

Agreed, it's what many consider the scariest video game ever made.