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Happy Halloween everybody! Julie's working late and the boy doesn't have school tomorrow so he's heading to one of those crazy f...
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(2007) * First of all let me say that as far as I could tell there are absolutely no dead teenagers in this entire film. Every year just ...
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this might help me structure my horrorthon 08 lineup. or is it too soon for such thoughts?
It's never too soon! After all, Horrorthon is only 7 short months away...
good, cuz i haven't ever seen nine of those movies, which seems a bit shameful.
Don't be ashamed, you're new to Horrorthon, after all. I mean I haven't seen at least...wait, I've actually seen them all.
I think I have actually seen almost all of those at some point in my life, (which makes me feel better after my poor showing in the Zombies and Robots Quiz!)
I finished "The Ruins" BTW, I thought it was good, but I didn't love it. I'll be interested to see what they do with the movie.
I'm with you about the Ruins DCD. It wasn't very satisfying in any way except for the sheer terror of it. But it should make for a worthy horror flick.
I hate having to click through 20 pages. The only ones I haven't seen yet are American Werewolf in London and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Overall there aren't any real surprises on the list. I don't see how Poltergeist made the cut. That's about as scary as a Disney ride.
I also agree with you guys about The Ruins. I found myself impatiently reading it in order to get to the main point in each chapter. I felt like it was a good short story blown up into a novel with no satisfying resolution. It will make a terrific horror movie though!
Also, I didn't like any of the characters.
Hey JSP, I deleteed your comment because I think it was an unintended major spoiler.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is always touted as this great film. I recall seeing it years ago and I remember nothing about it. I think it might have been boring.
"I don't see how Poltergeist made the cut. That's about as scary as a Disney ride."
Those are fighting words, JSP. Poltergeist terrified me as a child. I'm still afraid to watch it.
Space Mountain scared me as a child too.
You realize of course, you have to review Poltergeist in October, right?
In other news, that god-awful Alvin and the Chipmunks movie comes out on DVD tomorrow...
hmm, sorry about the bum steer, guys! i liked "the ruins" for the creepy dread factor (i didn't like any of the characters either) but apparently i am in a minority of one. still looking forward to the movie.
in better news, jsp, rhapsody has some of your san francisco "nuggets" tracks, and i was digging them this morning! thank you for the excellent recommendation.
I wouldn't say it was a bum steer AC. I haven't read a horror story in awhile. (I don't think "World War Z" really counts, which I have been meaning to review for the blog...and haven't gotten around to ...shocking, I know.)
It definitely held my attention, but I agree with the general assessment - should make a cool flick.
For the last 'thon or two I've had Poltergeist in the back of my mind but I haven't rewatched it for quite some time. My guess is that it's still got some game, but we'll see.
That's a very good list. Henry is a decent addition simply because it's horrifically mundane. The documentaryish production values help to showcase the casual soullessness of the characters.
I remember Poltergeist as pretty good too, certainly near the top of the "PG Horror" subgenre, anyway.
American Werewolf is the only one I question on this list--seems more like a dark comedy than a horror flick.
Nice to see a couple early Stephen Kings on there.
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