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Who Likes Horror Movies?
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Strelnikov
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A Sensible Horror Movie
Most horror movies would end half-way through the first reel if any of the characters had any sense. I scripted one years back, thinking to do it with home videocam starring a buddy (who is totally unflappable) and his then-adolescent son. Never did, but here's the script:
SCENE: Suburban living room. Father and son sitting on couch, watching TV. Father smoking a pipe.
SOUND EFFECT: Roar! Growl! Thumping on the door.
Father: Son, go see who's at the door.
(Son gets up and opens door. Scaly arm with clawed hand takes a swipe at him. Son jumps back, slams door.)
Son: God - DAMN!
(Father knocks out pipe into ash tray, gets up, walks out of room without saying a word.)
SOUND EFFECT: Growl! Growl!
(Father walks back into room, carrying an AK-47)
Father: Open the door, boy.
(Son opens door. Father empties the magazine, then leans rifle against couch and sits down. Starts filling pipe. Son looks out the door.)
Son: What was that?
(Father lights pipe.)
Father: I don't know...but it's dead now.
END AND ROLL CREDITS
Strelnikov
Most horror movies would end half-way through the first reel if any of the characters had any sense. I scripted one years back, thinking to do it with home videocam starring a buddy (who is totally unflappable) and his then-adolescent son. Never did, but here's the script:
SCENE: Suburban living room. Father and son sitting on couch, watching TV. Father smoking a pipe.
SOUND EFFECT: Roar! Growl! Thumping on the door.
Father: Son, go see who's at the door.
(Son gets up and opens door. Scaly arm with clawed hand takes a swipe at him. Son jumps back, slams door.)
Son: God - DAMN!
(Father knocks out pipe into ash tray, gets up, walks out of room without saying a word.)
SOUND EFFECT: Growl! Growl!
(Father walks back into room, carrying an AK-47)
Father: Open the door, boy.
(Son opens door. Father empties the magazine, then leans rifle against couch and sits down. Starts filling pipe. Son looks out the door.)
Son: What was that?
(Father lights pipe.)
Father: I don't know...but it's dead now.
END AND ROLL CREDITS
Strelnikov
I just watched Dawn of the Dead again last night. What's your favorite scene in that movie? Mine's when the characters are gassing up the helicopter, and a zombie walks up to Roger. He climbs up on some boxes, right into the spinning copter blades, which neatly slice off the top of his head. And Roger just stands there gaping. I know I'm sick, but that is hilarious!
Uh oh! Hope I don't become disliked by any of you in here. But I'll answer the question originally asked in this post.
I personally don't like horror movies. (to those of you who do i won't take up arms against you, he he. to each his own i say)
But for me, I just don't like to fill my mind with pictures and sounds of suffering, gore, blood, horror, death, morbid fear, etc. Yes I know they are just movies made in studios, but I prefer not to feed my mind with those things. Now I DO like suspense movies! Make any sense? 🙂
I personally don't like horror movies. (to those of you who do i won't take up arms against you, he he. to each his own i say)
But for me, I just don't like to fill my mind with pictures and sounds of suffering, gore, blood, horror, death, morbid fear, etc. Yes I know they are just movies made in studios, but I prefer not to feed my mind with those things. Now I DO like suspense movies! Make any sense? 🙂
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I can't let this thread go by without dropping in for a quick hi.
I grew up on horror movies. Kathy from TC, I understand what you're saying, and it makes perfect sense. You like the suspense, the Hitchcocks, etc. Completely different from horror, which frolics in death, carnage, and monsters. I would NEVER force a horror movie on anyone.
My parents got divorced when I was 8. As my father was leaving the house with his suitcase, I was focussing on the TV. By chance, The Wolfman was on, the old Universal one. I kid you not, the scene was Larry Talbot being chained up by some men before the moon comes up, to keep him from wreaking violence in the town. His young sun tries to run into the shed to see his Dad, but the men won't let him. "Why can't I see my Dad?" he cries. My eyes were glued to this scene while my ears listened to my Dad saying goodbye to my brothers.
I had plenty of dreams of werewolves throughout my childhood. Make any sense?
It became a language for me. I watched every horror movie I could get my hands on. I had a subscription to Fangoria for 5 years.
Okay, my favorites have already been mentioned here -- Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Phantasm, Creepshow, The Funhouse, Fright Night, Videodrome. . .
I could go on and on. But the gory ones have gotten old for me. They don't scare me. You know who makes the scariest movies these days?
David Lynch.
Fire Walk with Me
Lost Highway
Mulholland Drive
These are the scariest movies to have come out in the last several years. Check them out if you haven't seen them, they're sublime.
Boomblood
I grew up on horror movies. Kathy from TC, I understand what you're saying, and it makes perfect sense. You like the suspense, the Hitchcocks, etc. Completely different from horror, which frolics in death, carnage, and monsters. I would NEVER force a horror movie on anyone.
My parents got divorced when I was 8. As my father was leaving the house with his suitcase, I was focussing on the TV. By chance, The Wolfman was on, the old Universal one. I kid you not, the scene was Larry Talbot being chained up by some men before the moon comes up, to keep him from wreaking violence in the town. His young sun tries to run into the shed to see his Dad, but the men won't let him. "Why can't I see my Dad?" he cries. My eyes were glued to this scene while my ears listened to my Dad saying goodbye to my brothers.
I had plenty of dreams of werewolves throughout my childhood. Make any sense?
It became a language for me. I watched every horror movie I could get my hands on. I had a subscription to Fangoria for 5 years.
Okay, my favorites have already been mentioned here -- Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Phantasm, Creepshow, The Funhouse, Fright Night, Videodrome. . .
I could go on and on. But the gory ones have gotten old for me. They don't scare me. You know who makes the scariest movies these days?
David Lynch.
Fire Walk with Me
Lost Highway
Mulholland Drive
These are the scariest movies to have come out in the last several years. Check them out if you haven't seen them, they're sublime.
Boomblood
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