your favorite horror movies?

Tremors

They're Under The Ground, They're Under The Ground. :eek:

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And to this day I lay awake at night worrying about what is Underground. :eek:

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:D
 
glockman99 said:
"The Wizard of Oz"...The flying monkeys and the bad witch used to give me a pretty good scare when I was a youngin'.:eek:.
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Can you repost this over at W&C. I have a question about the Witch to ask you. :D:D:D LOL
 
James Y said:
One movie that I like, Demons (Italy, 1985), but oddly enough, the last time I watched it, it gave me a very weird, unpleasant feeling. I don't know why, but I haven't watched it since. I don't find it particularly scary or anything, but for some reason I felt oddly uncomfortable while watching it. Anyone else ever have an experience like that?
Jim
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Subliminals. Cannot prove it, but subliminals effect me the same way. Almost a dizzy queasy feeling. That's how I felt when I saw that film in the theater.

Subliminals do exist, but they are largely experimental and usually do not work as intended. I'm aware of several horror films that tried to incorporate subliminal images and audio in order to attempt to elicit anxiety or fear at certain points, perhaps in hope of better reviews as they typically did not stand on their own merits (as with Demons, which actually kinda sucked).
 
glockman99 said:
"The Wizard of Oz"...The flying monkeys and the bad witch used to give me a pretty good scare when I was a youngin'.:eek:.
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You know what is even worse?

H. R. Puffinstuff. Most messed up thing I ever saw. Sort of like Sesame Street on bad acid. And to make things worse, burnout friends of my parents thought it would be a good idea to give me an H. R. Puffinstuff puppet!!! I'm still upset about that. Had a flashback the other day when I walked into the video store and saw the series has just been released on DVD. Nooooooooooooo!!!

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I love horror movies, there are so few good ones anymore. Most of the good ones I have watched recently have come from Spain, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Germany and one or two from the UK.
 
5 million years to earth 1967

Kronos 1957

Invaders from Mars 1953

Attack of the mushroom people 1963

The Omega Man 1971
 
The Excorcist still scares the crap out of me, the best horror movie I've ever seen. Signs, though nowhere near as good, also bothered me.

I've developed an appreciation for zombie movies lately.

Night of the Living Dead, Land of the Dead and Day of the Dead are three of my favorite Romero films. 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead were really good. The original Dawn of the Dead and the remake were okay, the original may be a cult classic, but I was mildly entertained.

Alien, American Werewolf in London, Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield. On a trip to Charlestown WV, I stopped in Burkittsville, the setting for the movie the Blair Witch Project. Nice little town.
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
Subliminals. Cannot prove it, but subliminals effect me the same way. Almost a dizzy queasy feeling. That's how I felt when I saw that film in the theater.

Subliminals do exist, but they are largely experimental and usually do not work as intended. I'm aware of several horror films that tried to incorporate subliminal images and audio in order to attempt to elicit anxiety or fear at certain points, perhaps in hope of better reviews as they typically did not stand on their own merits (as with Demons, which actually kinda sucked).
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Thanks, I'm glad I wasn't the only one that film affected weirdly.

A couple of films that made me very badly nauseous were The Blair Witch Project and Quarantine. In these cases, I know exactly why; the bouncey, handheld video/filming technique. I saw them in theaters, and in each case, I felt nauseated, like being seasick, for several hours afterwards. Neither Cloverfield nor Paranormal Activity affected me like that at all. Probably due to the more stable filming technique of the latter two.

I remember there was a sci-fi series that was done with puppets (mariannettes?), I *think* it was called Thunderbirds Are Go. I believe it was for kids, but when I was little, those puppets really creeped me out.

Another really good movie I wish was available on DVD is:

The Abominable Snowman (1957). It was a really good British film that was very atmospheric.
Jim
 
Another addition; back in the 80's there was a show on Fox called Werewolf. I know I used to like it a lot. At one point I found the transfers to dvd on the auction site. It wasn't the best quality but better than nothing considering it hadn't been released (still hasn't despite a near release earlier this year and more than likely never will due to issues with music licensing), yet I was still excited to find it again.

After watching it all, the series wasn't what I remembered at all and can understand why it wasn't picked up for a second season. However, the 2 hour pilot was awesome and, for me, the transformations are the best I've seen when it comes to werewolves. Initially I hadn't included this because it was a TV show, but the pilot itself was 2 hours so in it gets tossed as another nomination. :D

Werewolf (TV)

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House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects
Cabin Fever
The Strangers
Hostel
Pet Semetary
Vacancy
The Blair Witch Project

A bunch more, but I'm having trouble thinking.

Interesting note on Cabin Fever, the majority of it was filmed about 5 minutes from my house, at Raven's Knob. I actually met Rider Strong at a local bar when they were filming it. He wasn't very friendly.
 
Longtrang said:
In no order......
Behind the Mask
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That was a great movie! :thumbup:

In a similar vein, Fangoria put out a movie called Slashers that was a lot better than I'd expected.

A few folks said they liked Blair Witch Project, but I think the sequel, Book of Shadows, was far better.
 
moshow9 said:
Another addition; back in the 80's there was a show on Fox called Werewolf. I know I used to like it a lot. At one point I found the transfers to dvd on the auction site. It wasn't the best quality but better than nothing considering it hadn't been released (still hasn't despite a near release earlier this year and more than likely never will due to issues with music licensing), yet I was still excited to find it again.

After watching it all, the series wasn't what I remembered at all and can understand why it wasn't picked up for a second season. However, the 2 hour pilot was awesome and, for me, the transformations are the best I've seen when it comes to werewolves. Initially I hadn't included this because it was a TV show, but the pilot itself was 2 hours so in it gets tossed as another nomination. :D

Werewolf (TV)

I do remember that show! I watched it every Sunday(?) around early 1988 or so, for a few weeks. It was during a period I was back in the States from Taiwan for a period, and was preparing to go back there. I thought the series started well, but began to get worse. Kind of a werewolf version of the 1970s The Incredible Hulk series.

I would have included the recent Wolfman movie, except that I prefer my movie werewolves with the wolf-like, snouted features. I never really liked the werewolves that just looked like men with hairy makeup and fangs, or looking like Shih Tzu dogs. But otherwise, the new Wolfman was very good.
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I love that "Masters of Horror" show on Showtime, some episodes are pretty freakin' scary.
 
"The Thing" - The original from 1951.

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James Arness (later to star in Gunsmoke on TV) was the monster.
 
Some other good, but somewhat bizarre, Japanese horror movies are:

Marebito (2004). I found this one twisted but very interesting. Definitely worth checkout out if you're into unique horror films.

Somebody else mentioned Ju-On, which is a pretty spooky movie. Lower-budget, but creepier than the U.S. remake, even though I think the U.S. version was remade by the same Japanese director.

Pulse (a.k.a., Kairo. 200?). (NOT the American remake). IMO, the first 30 to 45 minutes are the best and creepiest parts.

Jim
 
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