Trick ‘r Treat four good scary anthologies in one movie.
Halloween
Dog Soldiers
The Howling
Trick ‘r Treat four good scary anthologies in one movie.
Halloween
Dog Soldiers
The Howling
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
Originally Posted by ccmdfd
My favorite time of year as well. This Halloween marks our 21st wedding anniversary. (Yep, married on Halloween)
As for sequels, some are good, more are probably crap - but I like watching them anyway (except Zombie’s H2 - total dog shit). As for Friday and Nightmare, many, myself included, don’t consider the original to be the best in the series.
Cool!My favorite time of year as well. This Halloween marks our 21st wedding anniversary. (Yep, married on Halloween
As for sequels, some are good, more are probably crap - but I like watching them anyway (except Zombie’s H2 - total dog shit). As for Friday and Nightmare, many, myself included, don’t consider the original to be the best in the series.
Was it a Halloween themed wedding? Did everyone dance to Thriller at the reception?
Forgot to mention I also have a Halloween themed live wallpaper on my cell phone with ghosts, bat, jack-o'-lanterns, and witches
I haven't watched it in years, but When a Stranger Calls (the original, not the remake) scared the dickens out of me as a kid.
"Have you checked the children?"
Having overfilled a bookcase with horror alone to the point more DVDs and Blu-rays are in milk crates, you're going to make me pick favorites?
The Evil Dead series. All of them to include the remake.
Anything and everything Vincent Price.
Psycho.
The atomic scare age with studs wrestling foam rubber creatures obviously thrown at them from just off stage, stuff dangling from strings, and mad scientists.
The classic Universal monsters except The Mummy. That series was largely garbage.
Hammer horror. Those sets and maudlin performances.
The silent age had some real unappreciated gems. See Maciste in Hell and many of Segundo de Chomón's shorts as good examples.
Not a real slasher fan.
My all-time favorite may well be Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) for its tight plotting, excellent acting, how far it pushed such a thin budget, and the sheer existential dread soaked throughout. It's a technical masterpiece and everyone preferring the comparatively vapid '70s remake is mad.
And practical effects remain my preference at all times. I've found very few CGI showcases to hold any lasting interest. Case in point:
John Carpenter's The Thing was the first scary movie I remember seeing. I was 5 or 6 and my folks would not have normally let me watch it but we were all at a family friend's house. At the time we had a Ford Gran Torino station wagon with the third-row fold down seating. The entire drive home I swore The Thing was under the third seat.
Horror movies with spirits or ghosts and loud shocking sound effects scare me passed the enjoyment phase. Usually try to watch some of these in October:
The Thing
Wolfman with Anthony Hopkins
American Werewolf in London
Halloween
Children of the Corn
Legion
Adam
Sounds like I'd love to be at your place.Having overfilled a bookcase with horror alone to the point more DVDs and Blu-rays are in milk crates, you're going to make me pick favorites?
The Evil Dead series. All of them to include the remake.
Anything and everything Vincent Price.
Psycho.
The atomic scare age with studs wrestling foam rubber creatures obviously thrown at them from just off stage, stuff dangling from strings, and mad scientists.
The classic Universal monsters except The Mummy. That series was largely garbage.
Hammer horror. Those sets and maudlin performances.
The silent age had some real unappreciated gems. See Maciste in Hell and many of Segundo de Chomón's shorts as good examples.
Not a real slasher fan.
My all-time favorite may well be Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) for its tight plotting, excellent acting, how far it pushed such a thin budget, and the sheer existential dread soaked throughout. It's a technical masterpiece and everyone preferring the comparatively vapid '70s remake is mad.
And practical effects remain my preference at all times. I've found very few CGI showcases to hold any lasting interest. Case in point:
Absolutely agree, CGI is over done and overrated
Cat People. The black and white original.
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And the late great Boris Karloff.
Yeah it's about time to watch Nightmare on Elm Street again. It's midnight and you're listening to KRGR...
Looks like the classics are covered, so for newer ones:
Feast
Cabin in the Woods
Slither (cheesy fun with Nathan Fillion)
The Babadook is freaky and weird. I recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
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