It's Horror Movie Time, Kiddies!

innerSpaceman · 10-20-2007, 01:13 PM

I echo Cherny's sentiments about what's Horror genre and what's not.

That said, I like one of the early "slashers" that, being the first, was not the drek that purportedly followed in its footsteps. Halloween is a classic, and one of the best movies for Halloween.

I didn't see the recent remake, heard it was horrible, did great business ... and so now the same company is remaking Hellraiser. Jesus, aren't remakes supposed to be for the next generation? Um, We Aren't Dead Yet.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was also a great one of this variety, and one of them towards the way end of that over-long series was also good, Wes Craven's New Nightmare. I think 3 was the other good one.

But ghost stories are generally my favorite when it comes to Halloween.

The original The Haunting, the incomparable The Shining, the scared-the-shyt-out-of-me-then, but oh-so-funny-now Poltergeist, and the moody The Others.

And, to clear things up, Alien (not Aliens) is a fantastic horror movie in scifi clothing. David Cronenberg's take on The Fly is another great horror flick with scifi trappings.

I love me some vampire films at this time of year, notably the sly Shadow of the Vampire, Francis Ford Coppola's visionary and hypnotic version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, the uber-cool teen vampire pic, The Lost Boys, and the sexy vampire film The Hunger.

My fave zombie film is the scary-hysterical The Return of the Living Dead, with apologies to George Romero (whose first two Dead movies are likewise excellent).

For werewolves, I turn to Mike Nichol's Wolf - really much better than any of the old Universal stuff. But Universal still holds the crown when it comes to Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein. Those two have never been topped in the man-made monster genre. (But the classic Young Frankenstein is, for other reasons, near the tops of my Halloween faves list.)

I also love the strange psychogical and mayhem suspenser, The Birds. And Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without a screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Yikes, I'd better get started.

Not Afraid · 10-20-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I love me some vampire films at this time of year, notably the sly Shadow of the Vampire, Francis Ford Coppola's visionary and hypnotic version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, the uber-cool teen vampire pic, The Lost Boys, and the sexy vampire film The Hunger.

Vampries Vampires Vampires. I can never get enough Vampire this time of year.

My favorites:

Nosferatu (Kinsky)
Nosteratu (1922 version)
The Hunger
Shadow of the Vampire
Vampyr (1932)
The Horror of Dracula
Dracula (classic)

I also like:
Interview with a Vampire (love the book, hate Cruise, but can deal with it)
Lost Boys (although it hasn't aged well)

10-20-2007, 01:13 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I echo Cherny's sentiments about what's Horror genre and what's not. That said, I like one of the early "slashers" that, being the first, was not the drek that purportedly followed in its footsteps. Halloween is a classic, and one of the best movies for Halloween. I didn't see the recent remake, heard it was horrible, did great business ... and so now the same company is remaking Hellraiser. Jesus, aren't remakes supposed to be for the next generation? Um, We Aren't Dead Yet. A Nightmare on Elm Street was also a great one of this variety, and one of them towards the way end of that over-long series was also good, Wes Craven's New Nightmare. I think 3 was the other good one. But ghost stories are generally my favorite when it comes to Halloween. The original The Haunting, the incomparable The Shining, the scared-the-shyt-out-of-me-then, but oh-so-funny-now Poltergeist, and the moody The Others. And, to clear things up, Alien (not Aliens) is a fantastic horror movie in scifi clothing. David Cronenberg's take on The Fly is another great horror flick with scifi trappings. I love me some vampire films at this time of year, notably the sly Shadow of the Vampire, Francis Ford Coppola's visionary and hypnotic version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, the uber-cool teen vampire pic, The Lost Boys, and the sexy vampire film The Hunger. My fave zombie film is the scary-hysterical The Return of the Living Dead, with apologies to George Romero (whose first two Dead movies are likewise excellent). For werewolves, I turn to Mike Nichol's Wolf - really much better than any of the old Universal stuff. But Universal still holds the crown when it comes to Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein. Those two have never been topped in the man-made monster genre. (But the classic Young Frankenstein is, for other reasons, near the tops of my Halloween faves list.) I also love the strange psychogical and mayhem suspenser, The Birds. And Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without a screening of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Yikes, I'd better get started.
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