All us horror fans in the fandom? We need to commandeer a theater and WATCH something. All together. We could totally fill that baby up.
I remember Tales From the Crypt! I love that show! The cheesiness is so part of the charm, especially Monsieur Crypt Keeper. There were some doozies in there, and I just love seeing names like Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg pop up from before they were famous. *cackles*
I definitely love a well done psychological horror film. Silence of the Lambs is a favorite in that regard, as is The Descent, which is also high on the gore factor, but the reason it's so effective is the character interplay. Surivavl horror at its finest. Hot damn. Event Horizon will always remain a favorite because of the fear that is that version of hell. Wow. What a conceptualization... Eesh! Space, the final frontier, in every way.
Halloween is my fave movie in the slasher genre. It's very effective in ways you don't expect, not the least of which is the simplicity of it, and the way that, contrary to popular belief, Carpenter never resorted to gore, or even general messiness. It cracks me up to hear the reputation its gotten over the years, a reputation I myself had to shout down when I finally saw the film. I think these remakes of the classics are often doing a disservice to the genre in their focus on the blood and guts, when the true horror lies in the suspense and what can't be seen. (In my opinion.)
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I remember Tales From the Crypt! I love that show! The cheesiness is so part of the charm, especially Monsieur Crypt Keeper. There were some doozies in there, and I just love seeing names like Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg pop up from before they were famous. *cackles*
I definitely love a well done psychological horror film. Silence of the Lambs is a favorite in that regard, as is The Descent, which is also high on the gore factor, but the reason it's so effective is the character interplay. Surivavl horror at its finest. Hot damn. Event Horizon will always remain a favorite because of the fear that is that version of hell. Wow. What a conceptualization... Eesh! Space, the final frontier, in every way.
Halloween is my fave movie in the slasher genre. It's very effective in ways you don't expect, not the least of which is the simplicity of it, and the way that, contrary to popular belief, Carpenter never resorted to gore, or even general messiness. It cracks me up to hear the reputation its gotten over the years, a reputation I myself had to shout down when I finally saw the film. I think these remakes of the classics are often doing a disservice to the genre in their focus on the blood and guts, when the true horror lies in the suspense and what can't be seen. (In my opinion.)