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Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 11:42 am
Horror has been an obsession of mine for a long ass time. It started with me convincing my parents to let me watch scary movies and once they did I was hooked. Naturally I frequented the video stores and would usually go straight to the horror section. Though I am happy to see the genre is hot again as it had been in the 80s, much of the output lately has been underwhelming to say the least. I mean how many found footage and films about possession does the world need? I will end this with a list of some of my top horror flicks, not in any particular order.
Day of the Dead
Phenomena
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Fright Night (Original of course
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Black Sunday
Prince of Darkness
Evil Dead II
The Mist
Candyman
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Let's talk horror!
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 11:46 am
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 11:52 am
(February 4, 2016 at 11:48 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Dead Alive
Bad Taste
Fuck yeah! Love these to bloody bits.
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February 4, 2016 at 11:56 am
The Fly (Cronenberg remake)
Consuming Passions
(second one isn't all that scary, just gross; high end chocolates with a 'secret' ingredient, Soylent Green)
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 12:20 pm
I don't find too many horror movies to be scary. Most of them are rather cheesy and not at all scary. That's why I go for really disturbing movies instead if I want my fix of really intense negative emotions.
The Babadook was one horror movie that came close to being scary for me, but still not quite.
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 12:24 pm
(February 4, 2016 at 12:20 pm)Irrational Wrote: I don't find too many horror movies to be scary. Most of them are rather cheesy and not at all scary. That's why I go for really disturbing movies instead if I want my fix of really intense negative emotions.
The Babadook was one horror movie that came close to being scary for me, but still not quite.
That one did freak me out a bit. One I would recommend is the original Salem's Lot mini-series if you haven't seen it. It's a bit dated, but to me one of the scariest ever made and even more so if watched at night with no light.
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February 4, 2016 at 7:48 pm
No Country For Old Men
one scary motherfucker:
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 8:23 pm
I love most Stephen King books and films. I have a complex relationship with the film and book IT. I love them most of the way through except the end is pretty bad, plus the acting in the IT film is also pretty dated by now and so is the production, I'm disappointed the remake wasn't done.
I love the Freddy films but I think my Freddy of choice is Freddy's dead, the final nightmare.
These are more my childhood films, these days the horror films I've enjoyed were the paranormal activity, conjuring and insidious. Plus it follows.
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RE: Any horror fanatics in the house?
February 4, 2016 at 8:26 pm
The Conjuring
The Others
Annabelle
Exorcism of Emily Rose
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