The Overlook Restaurant sits high atop a bluff overlooking the Ohio River (hence it's name). It is the absolutely perfect place to spend a beautiful fall afternoon.
The Overlook is located in Leavenworth, about 35 miles east of Jeffersonville. You can get there by I-65, to 264, to 64 West. But the better route is straight south on SR 37 through Bloomington, Bedford & Paoli. At English, avoid the right turn and keep going straight south on 237 through some of Indiana's most gorgeous scenery. At the intersection of with highways 66 & 62, go west 8 miles to Leavenworth.
The drive alone is worth it. But the view from the restaurant's deck is simply awe-inspiring. You look out on a horseshoe in the river as it flows between tree-covered hills. Ocassionally a barge passes by.
The food is traditional southern Indiana fare -- fried chicken & mashed potatoes. But that's not why you make the drive.
And if you want a closer view of the river, head about a mile east and follow the road down to Old Leavenworth and The Dock, a local bar/restaurant right on the river. It's popular with motorcycles, but its a worthwhile stop even if you aren't on your hog.
Okay, its not scary. But its full of classic lines: "What knockers" "Thank you, Doctor"; "Frau Blucher" "Neeiiiiiiggghhh; "Werewolf" "There wolf" -- and of course the blind man serving boiling soup to the monster.
Okay, its not scary either. But Tim Curry is simply amazing. Let's toast the bride and all do the Time Warp.
The original black and white zombie horror movie is simply made for dark and stormy nights.
The head-turning, pea-soup spewing movie has become such a part of our pop culture that we sometimes overlook that it was a well-done movie where the real horror may not be Satan, but may be what is inside all of us.
This is a great take on the zombie, sole survivor movie. Only thing that would have made it better -- if the rescue plane at the end would have been manned by zombies.
Intense. The only movie I've ever had to leave the room from to catch my breath.
One of the strangest movies ever made. A bad guys gone wild movie, that turns into a stripper movie, that turns into a vampire movie. And George Clooney with a bad ass tattoo!
the original is still great. But also check out the hard-to-find public television version with Louis Jourdan. His Dracula is attractive, sensual and romantic, and finally you understand why Lucy gives herself to him. His appeal makes him even move evil and frightening
Both the 1950s version and the later remake are excellent. But the 50s version maintains a closer connection to its symbolism of McCarthyism -- which is perhaps scarier than any of these movies
What's better than a movie that takes every day acts of watching a video on TV and turns it into a horrific tale of pre-destination and fate.