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feverdogg
10-09-2009, 02:06 AM
i was wondering if anyone beside myself loves horror movies/halloween.
here are 3 movies i faithfully watch every halloween
1-waxworks
2-halloween
3-it is more of a collection but i have a copy of the 100 scariest moments in movies
i have watched a lot of horror movies in my life,the exorcist,amityville horror,the jonas brothers 3d experience(i covered my eyes through that one) but feel free to tell me your faves because i may have missed some
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 02:11 AM
i'll give you FIVE suggestions!
suspiria
basket case
videodrome
in the mouth of madness
uzamaki
all of these should be fairly easy to find... i can bust out some more obscure selections if you'd like.
a21schizoidman
10-09-2009, 02:13 AM
the tape i made last week is pretty damn scary
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 02:16 AM
I have a bunch I go through…
The Shining (1980)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1979)
The Changeling (1980) (Awesome forgotten haunted house flick starring George C. Scott)
Psycho (1960)
The Thing (1982)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
(I denoted the years because unfortunately most of them have lower quality remakes.)
And so many more. I’m a horror fanatic.
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 02:18 AM
i'll give you FIVE suggestions!
suspiria
basket case
videodrome
in the mouth of madness
uzamaki
all of these should be fairly easy to find... i can bust out some more obscure selections if you'd like.
I know this is blasphemy in horror circles but Suspiria is the only Argento film I like. I love it… and I’ve tried to love his others. They’re just so sub par though.
a21schizoidman
10-09-2009, 02:21 AM
anyways, not really scary, but a classic thriller, Last House On the Left (1972), the original, not the super-crappy remake, it's Wes Craven's debut movie
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 02:25 AM
I know this is blasphemy in horror circles but Suspiria is the only Argento film I like. I love it… and I’ve tried to love his others. They’re just so sub par though.
suspiria's the only one i can say i really love, but out of the five or six others i've seen i've never seen one i'd consider bad.
Young Bloodlust
10-09-2009, 02:26 AM
Watch Manos: The Hands of Fate and NOT the MST3k version. You'll end up in a hysterical fit by the end of the film.
ThrobingCane
10-09-2009, 02:31 AM
What else did Argento make?
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 02:35 AM
What else did Argento make?
i believe his other more popular movies include opera, phenomena (released in america as creepers), and his adaptation of the phantom of the opera.
ThrobingCane
10-09-2009, 02:39 AM
i believe his other more popular movies include opera, phenomena (released in america as creepers), and his adaptation of the phantom of the opera.
k, I remember seeing Opera a while back when I was big in to horror flicks.
bubblegumpop
10-09-2009, 06:34 AM
The evil dead series...I mean come on...they're the best!
Boondocker
10-09-2009, 07:14 AM
I know this is blasphemy in horror circles but Suspiria is the only Argento film I like. I love it… and I’ve tried to love his others. They’re just so sub par though.
I found Suspiria equal parts boring, irritating, and hilarious. I'm very sorry for my crimes.
sonicnerd23
10-09-2009, 07:21 AM
Watch the Alien movies. Well, the first three at least.
ThatAuthoringGroup
10-09-2009, 07:51 AM
The Exorcist
The Thing
Dawn of the Dead
CyanFunk
10-09-2009, 08:52 AM
Halloween
The Amityville Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Lady Siara
10-09-2009, 08:54 AM
I will echo the recommendation on The Thing. The others, though, I've either seen and didn't like or haven't seen.
Eraserhead is a decent psychological horror movie. I really enjoyed it, but you've gotta have the patience to let it flesh out, and actually pay attention to it. I like to think the movie is only as effective as you let it be.
kiggidykev
10-09-2009, 08:57 AM
Leprechaun I-III
Oscar-Rio
10-09-2009, 09:07 AM
Begotten
Ichi the Killer
Nosferatu
bood-boy
10-09-2009, 10:28 AM
in the mouth of madness
beautiful selection. it it werent for the horrendous acting in it, itd be an all time fav of mine... it still is but dont crack my top 5, well it does in the horror category :D ... the concept is dynamite, that if the insane outnumbered the sane that the sane would then be the insane ones.
here are my favorite horror movies
Event Horizon
Ravenous
The Thing
Lady Siara
10-09-2009, 10:33 AM
Begotten
:)
Sweet movie, that one.
ham736
10-09-2009, 10:53 AM
Barney's Big Adventure :)
Mega-Tallica
10-09-2009, 10:55 AM
Love horror movies, probably my favorite genre for a movie:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
all the original Halloweens
Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
It
Amittyville Horror (old or new, they're both pretty good)
Dawn Of The Dead
Night Of The Living Dead
There's a lot more that I can't remember right now, but as you can see I'm a fan of the older horror movies. The newer ones just arent the same, too much gore I guess.
back_blows
10-09-2009, 12:44 PM
Begotten
Ichi the Killer
Nosferatu
Ichi the Killer is an odd choice. There's nothing frightening about it.
Oscar-Rio
10-09-2009, 12:56 PM
:)
Sweet movie, that one.
For me it's up there with The Grandmother in terms of art-driven film.
Ichi the Killer is an odd choice. There's nothing frightening about it.
i agree, but some people find gore scary. Plus the movie has a fairly horrific theme to begin with.
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 01:00 PM
If your more into atmosphere Burnt Offerings, Don’t Look Now, and The Innocents are all good flicks too.
ThrobingCane
10-09-2009, 02:35 PM
how about some Re-Animator.
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 02:40 PM
Begotten
Ichi the Killer
Nosferatu
i'm actually not too fond of ichi the killer... i like quite a few of takashi miike's other films, though.
begotten and nosferatu are two of my favorites, though.
back_blows
10-09-2009, 02:55 PM
Ichi was a bit cheesy at times; however Gozu is a masterpiece.
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 04:29 PM
Ichi was a bit cheesy at times; however Gozu is a masterpiece.
gozu's probably my 3rd favorite, right behind visitor q and audition (my first from miike).
back_blows
10-09-2009, 05:19 PM
I have yet to find a copy of Audition, but Visitor Q is great. Have you seen the movie Teorama?
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 05:23 PM
I have yet to find a copy of Audition, but Visitor Q is great. Have you seen the movie Teorama?
i actually got a promo copy of audition when i was working at a record store that had a small dvd section.
no one else wanted it and contrary to what our suppliers believe we didn't have a TV set up for promos, so i took it home.
i haven't seen teorama... netflix didn't have it when i was a member. :(
I highly suggest Jacobs Ladder. It is quite a disturbing movie
Lady Siara
10-09-2009, 05:47 PM
I highly suggest Jacobs Ladder. It is quite a disturbing movie
Also a good choice. I think that's where Silent Hill gets a lot of its inspiration from, right?
Also a good choice. I think that's where Silent Hill gets a lot of its inspiration from, right?
Oh BIG time, I heard about it before playing the first silent hill and after I watched it I was like "Oh yeah, they definitely watched this movie before making silent hill"
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 05:52 PM
jacob's ladder is so great.
back_blows
10-09-2009, 05:57 PM
On Topic: Since there are many knowledgeable horror movie fans here, does anyone remember the title of the film (fairly recent) whose plot revolved around some guys (who ending up getting killed) doing reconstruction work in an asylum?
On Topic: Since there are many knowledgeable horror movie fans here, does anyone remember the title of the film (fairly recent) whose plot revolved around some guys (who ending up getting killed) doing reconstruction work in an asylum?
Sounds to me like Session 9. Not a bad movie from what I remember
back_blows
10-09-2009, 05:59 PM
Thanks, Stew. That one's been bugging me for a while.
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 06:47 PM
Defiantly Session 9 like Stew said. Great film. For some reason it just reminded me of Chasing Sleep with Jeff Danials. It’s another good one that’s more psychological horror.
The Machinist just popped into my head too. It’s similar in theme to Chasing Sleep.
The Machinist was awesome. Looking at Christian Bale in that movie makes me hungry for a cheeseburger
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 07:20 PM
I just picked up the original Tales From the Crypt and Vault of Horror in a double pack at Walmart. Retail price... $5. I was stoked. :)
I get to watch Joan Collins attacked by an axe wielding Santa tonight. Also the part with Nigel Patrick and the blind patients rocks. Razor blades and hungry German Shepherds make for one of the best revenge tales ever.
Mega-Tallica
10-09-2009, 08:43 PM
Does anybody know when AMC starts playing their horror movie marathon? I know they start soon.
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 09:04 PM
Their Website says Friday the 23rd. TMC should start running them soon too.
Last year they had The Little Girl That Lives Down the Lane. That's a cool, hard to find horror flick with Jodie Foster.
afterstasis
10-09-2009, 09:14 PM
i'm afraid to rewatch tales from the crypt... i used to LOVE it and am horrified that it may have aged poorly for me.
Lawdog1521
10-09-2009, 09:18 PM
i'm afraid to rewatch tales from the crypt... i used to LOVE it and am horrified that it may have aged poorly for me.
I think it still holds up well, along with Vault. But I'm bias, I even collect the old EC comics of it.
The HBO series still holds up pretty well too… although often looking very 90ish.
back_blows
10-09-2009, 09:19 PM
i'm afraid to rewatch tales from the crypt... i used to LOVE it and am horrified that it may have aged poorly for me.
Yeah, I went through that last year. There were a couple of episodes that made me think: I used to watch that?
Lawdog1521
10-10-2009, 12:09 AM
Yeah, I went through that last year. There were a couple of episodes that made me think: I used to watch that?
My bad. I wasn't talking about the show, I was refering to the 1972 film.
Tego1in
10-11-2009, 08:26 AM
Shaun of the Dead.
Pheran
10-11-2009, 12:17 PM
This video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-oPh4YTto) is pretty darn scary. :)
Meatwad555
10-11-2009, 01:26 PM
Obviously The Wicker Man.
Lawdog1521
10-11-2009, 01:32 PM
Obviously The Wicker Man.
The 1973 one right? Not the Nic "I have one facial expression" Cage version.
CommonCriminal
10-11-2009, 02:12 PM
Nosferatu
That movie is so hard to watch. It's so boring.
on topic,
Black Christmas (the original) really scared me and is definitely my favorite.
afterstasis
10-11-2009, 02:40 PM
i think nosferatu is by far the greatest silent/black & white film in history.
Meatwad555
10-11-2009, 02:48 PM
The 1973 one right? Not the Nic "I have one facial expression" Cage version.
I... have never seen the original.
afterstasis
10-11-2009, 02:55 PM
I... have never seen the original.
say it ain't so, meatwad! :eek:
Meatwad555
10-11-2009, 03:01 PM
say it ain't so, meatwad! :eek:
I really haven't seen the original... the second version is total crap though. I thought it was a comedy at first.
Boondocker
10-11-2009, 03:16 PM
I really haven't seen the original... the second version is total crap though. I thought it was a comedy at first.
There's a trailer for that. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo)
Lawdog1521
10-11-2009, 03:31 PM
There's a trailer for that. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo)
1. I would pay to see that version.
2. Not having seen the remake I had no idea it was that bad.
RockBandRocker
10-11-2009, 03:40 PM
They aren't scary, but these are my Halloween favorites:
- Hocus Pocus
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Beetlejuice
Jaden-San
10-11-2009, 07:31 PM
I recommend Sick Nurses. I'm dressing up as Tahwan this year! XD
feverdogg
10-11-2009, 09:12 PM
i just bought "trick r treat" on dvd,its kind of like a creepshow with 4 intertwining stories,also drag me to hell comes out next week :D
speaking of trick r treat does anyone besides myself have a movie from the 80's called trick or treat with gene simmons and skippy from family ties? great movie and a great sound track from fastway
tear down the walls is a short but brutal track
if you have not seen it its well worth it
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