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Basil Elks
05/12/2004, 17:15
The idea of this clan is to talk about horror movies, & their ilk. What ones you like/hate, which characters you like/hate, and which ones you'd recommend. Clan code names are optional. And well since I'm the founder, I'll choose one for myself. I'll be... :ermm: , Bela Lugosi.
coyotejack
05/12/2004, 18:31
I'm not too familiar with the clan thing yet. Can anyone join? I dig Horror flicks and have quite a collection of them ranging from good to awful. heh heh But hey, "B" horror flicks have a charm all thier own.
If I get to join, I'd like "Seth Gecko" for a code name. heh heh
Basil Elks
05/12/2004, 18:37
consider yourself a member. :classic:
coyotejack
05/12/2004, 18:42
Whoo hoo! Maybe talking about horror flix will get me in the mood to break out the crates of VHS tapes. I'm slowly replacing things with DVD but some things are still not (and may never be) available. lol Not sure if there's much of a market for "Chopping Mall" on DVD! heh heh
Speaking of which, have you seen said movie? A true "B" movie but the pay off is one scene in particular. :laugh:
Basil Elks
05/12/2004, 18:45
No, I haven't seen it, but it sound interesting. I love killing! ;) :laugh:
spidergirl1
05/12/2004, 19:45
I'll be Micheal Myers!! :)
Gabe Sapien
05/12/2004, 20:08
awesome, a horror clan! hope you guys dont mind if i join. can i be peter from the original dawn of the dead? if so, thanks! :grin:
Basil Elks
05/13/2004, 14:32
Be who you want.
coyotejack
05/13/2004, 16:13
Went old school the other night and popped in Night of the Living Dead. Have to love the gore effects for the day. :)
Gabe Sapien
05/13/2004, 16:19
nice choice jack, all i can say to that is "They're coming for you Barbara! They're coming for you!" heheh.
dino1626
05/13/2004, 16:40
Count me in.I'll be Father Karras.Anybody ever see John Carpenter's The Thing? One of my Favorites.
DarthDoom
05/13/2004, 16:52
DOOM will be pinhead
coyotejack
05/13/2004, 20:27
The Thing! Oh yes, I was rather shocked when I first saw it. I guess I wasn't expecting that which I got. heh heh
lol...Gabe! You gotta love a black and white movie depicting flesh eating zombies. I don't know, there's something about it being B&W that juat adds to it. I'm sure if it was color the effects wouldn't look as good (especially for that time). But watching a ghoul gnawing on a bone and pulling this stringy looking stuff off of it with his teeth was rather vivid for the day. heh heh
Just saw Bones recently. You know, the movie got a bad rap (no pun intended) but I'm not fully sure why. I mean, there are a lot worse and a lot better. It was OK to me for a hokey kind of horror flick. Not great but I had a few good laughs...and isn't that what hokey horror flicks are for? I don't remember the hype (if any) around it when it first came out, maybe the makers were taking themselves too seriously and that's why it got panned so badly?
Rottgutt
05/13/2004, 20:37
I just recently found Of Unknown Origin on DVD and have to recommend this movie. It's not fast paced or particularly bloody at all but it's a great movie. Peter Weller stars as a guy who works at a bank who's given a big project that could make his career and then he begins to have problems with a rat in his house and becomes obcessed with it. That's a pretty poor description of the movie, but I don't want to give too much away.
Gabe Sapien
05/13/2004, 21:02
the thing, its been a while since ive seen that movie so my memory is full of gaps and spaces. thats a movie i need to check out and watch again. all i remember is snow, lots and lots of snow. heheh.
jack, there is no way you cant love night of the living dead. that movie is a masterpeice. coming from me, thats kind of a biased opinion seeing how im a zombie fanatic. gotta love those little fellers and their flesh eating tendencies. theyre not evil, just misunderstood. by the way, has anyone seen lucio fulci's "Zombie". if not, i highly recommend it. the shark vs. zombie fight scene is worth the time. :grin:
JasonVoorhees
05/14/2004, 11:59
Personally I think the best Horror Movies I've seen are the two Ginger Snaps movies (soon to be three) As you can prboably tell by my Sig. I think they are the best Movies that I know of anyway to come out of Canada. I also like the Friday th 13ths, but they aren't horror anymore, they're Gorefest/Campy fun. But They're not scary. At least that is my opinion of them.
I liek Zombies as much as the next guy, but I actully have a realtivly week stomach. I can watch Movies where someone gets kill horriblely and they show it for a split second, but if they linger on it liek they do in most Zombie Movies when someone gets ripped apart then I have to look away, But even with the amount of slow gore I do like the Night/Dawn/Day of the Deads
coyotejack
05/14/2004, 12:35
My wife is like that, she can handle intense gore scenes if it's done in flashes, but if it lingers too long she has to look away. That means a lot of my little VHS "treasures" have to watched by myself or with my one friend who appreciates a good gorey movie.
I must check out the shark vs. zombie fight though...that is something I haven't seen! heh heh
If anyone ever encounters a movie entiteled "House of Psychotic Women", don't pick it up thinking it is what the title implies. It's actually a very slow moving, badly dubbed , Brazilian "psycho-drama" (and I use that term loosely). lol
Gabe Sapien
05/14/2004, 13:33
wow, squeamish fans of horror? can it be? i for one am a gore monster, love the sight of it. seeing how im a product of todays society, and the fact that i know its only a moviethe gore isnt too bad when ya think about it.
i have heard good things about ginger snaps as well jason, but i dont really have the time to go out, rent it and sit down and watch the movie. i hear it has werewolves in it right? if so, then i might just make time for it.
jack, if you dont like intense gore then dont go watch zombie, its pretty graphic but nowhere near as graphic as the end of Dawn of the Dead, or Day. well, there is this one scene with an eyeball and a sharp wooden spike... but i digress. heheh.
JasonVoorhees
05/14/2004, 15:36
Just to warn you Ginger Snaps Werewoves are a little different from the usual, and it takes the mystery out of it a bit. But it's still a #### good movie, just don't be expecting Full Moon Type werewolves, and if you like gore the start of the Movie has a good amount of it, the Sequal has a bit less. And the Prequel isn't out (In America) yet. It's defiantaly worth a rental if you can find it. If not it's only around $10 to buy and it's worth it.
coyotejack
05/14/2004, 16:58
Gabe, I LOVE the gore! heh heh My wife is the one I have to consider. My friends (other than one in particular) are pretty squeamish as well. It usually ends up bieng myself and my lone gore-lovin' friend sitting up all night watching gruesome horror flix on our new home theater system.
My wife, though not into gore, loves horror movies in general. She absolutely loves to be scared out of her seat. lol
Here's a question for our Horror fans:
What are some of your favorite scenes?
BoosterGold
05/14/2004, 16:59
Can I be the Halle Berry Catwoman of the Horror Clan??
JasonVoorhees
05/14/2004, 17:48
These two will sound Fanboyish, But the part in Ginger Snaps 2, where Brigiite stands up to the Wolf that's tring to mate with her. And in Friday the 13t part 7(Or 6) Where Jason Smashes the Sleeping Bag with a camper in it into a Tree.
coyotejack
05/14/2004, 18:54
Nice Jason...heh heh.
One of mine is basically the entire scene from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre when they pick up the hitchhiker until they throw him out. That little dude gives me chills.
Another from ol' Texas is Leatherface's first appearance where he "welcomes" the trespasser with a mallet to the head and drags him off, slamming the door behind him.
Basil Elks
05/17/2004, 14:59
Originally posted by BoosterGold
Can I be the Halle Berry Catwoman of the Horror Clan?? Go ahead, but just to let you know, if you do choose her, you'll be the scariest one in the clan. ;)
Gabe Sapien
05/17/2004, 15:07
what is my favorite scene? can you pose a harder question jack? heheh. i dont wanna cop out and say "i cant choose, theyre all great!" so i think my favorite scene is in dawn of the dead when the bikers break into the mall. lotsa gore and zombies trying to eat manequins(sp?). fun for all ages. by the way, has anyone seen "the crazies" by george romero? i hear its good but i want a personal opinion on it.
Basil Elks
05/17/2004, 15:23
Last night I watched "the Cell" all by myself, in the dark, @ midnight. Now that's freaky.
coyotejack
05/18/2004, 17:12
The Cell is a trippy movie. I need to watch it again and pay better attention. I was doing something when I was trying to watch it.
I haven't seen "The Crazies" yet. I need to locate it first. lol
Just watched Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives the other night. You know...that movie is pretty awful. It's like in parts it wants to be campy (like the James Bond-esque opening) which is fine, and other parts it tries to take itsself seriously (like Jason staring at the little girl hiding under her covers...a great scene)...but fails to do either nicely. I'd rather watch the original, or Freddy vs. Jason! That's a fun movie!
Basil Elks
05/18/2004, 17:22
I think this weekend I'll sign out Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde starring Spencer Tracy from the local library. A true classic. :classic: Maybe I'll also take out Frankenstien, starring Boris Karloff, too.
coyotejack
05/18/2004, 17:47
Both excellent classics. If you can find it and haven't seen it, The Picture of Dorian Gray is also great!
Basil Elks
05/18/2004, 18:01
I'll look for it. I almost got to watch "The Deadly Mantis" a couple years ago, but the people I was with didn't want to watch a "####py" horror movie, as they put it. & the next time I went to that video store to rent it for myself, they had gotten rid of it. :disappoin
doobie711
05/19/2004, 03:26
Zombie is a great movie Gabe. Loved the shark fight with the zombie as well as the topless swimmer :) . Plus, how it ended was pretty cool. If you all like gory movies i recommend cannibal holocaust. Very disturbing movie. My friend had a banned version and PETA would not be pleased. A couple of my favorite scenes are in halloween when jamie lee curtis is hiding in the closet and in jason VIII when jason is on the roof fighting the boxer and the boxer is kicking his ### but after like 50 punches he gets tired and with one punch jason knocks his head off.
One of the best horror movies is "Nosferatu."
It is a b/w silent film.
EXCELLENT!
4AD_Punk
05/19/2004, 04:26
Originally posted by ro_gan
One of the best horror movies is "Nosferatu."
It is a b/w silent film.
EXCELLENT!
Yeah, it's good that you added the black and white, silent film descriptor.
When I was in high school, I saw some Alyssa Milano movie on Cinemax that had "Nosferatu" in the title. Anyways, being a teenager, that movie was awesome. When I was in college and I heard some film dorks and cult fans speaking of Nosferatu I thought they were speaking of this film. And I jumped into the conversation:
"Dude, you see Alyssa Milano naked several times--it's a totally awesome movie! But, I don't think that qualifies it as a great or classic movie."
They looked at me with confounded expressions. Yeah, my ignorance of the real Nosferatu film made me look like a total weirdo and perv.
Nonetheless, that is still the film I think about anytime somebody does mention Nosferatu.
:)
ROTFLMAO!!!! :p
Good one, 4AD, good one! :p :p
Have you seen the original b/w, silent film "Nosferatu" yet?
skyounkin
05/19/2004, 04:53
Milano is a total hottie......
I like the movie "Dead Alive", in it's weird and trippy way.
Candyman 1&2 were good.
One of my favorite scenes in horror movies though is in The Shinning, were Jack is locked in the freezer, and his wife and son are running away (I think they were in the maze by this point) and it's at that moment were you think the movie is just Jack goin' insane and tryin' to kill his wife and son, but at then the freezer door opens, on it's own, and you have to realize you really have no idea what is going on.
I also like the lesser known horror movies, Razorback, and Rawhead Rex.....the ones before "Direct to video" was the craze for cheap horror carp. I have seen Ginger Snaps 1 but not the 2nd one......guess I have something to rent this weekend!
I haven't seen the new Dawn....but I did see the remake Night and was pleased with it, I am lookin' forward to Dawn coming out on video sometime soon.....Hopefully.
4AD_Punk
05/19/2004, 04:58
Originally posted by ro_gan
Have you seen the original b/w, silent film "Nosferatu" yet?
Unfortunately, no.
But, why bother when I've seen the best version? :)
Seriously though, I've seen the film available at my local independent video store that specializes in hard-to-find and cult videos, but I've never acted on the inclination to rent it. Seemingly, I always end-up renting other stuff that I'm later disappointed with.
I highly recommend reading "The Shining."
Great book. After FINALLY reading the novel a couple years ago I can't watch Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining."
Kubrick took MANY liberties that ruined the book.
I say the same for "Hannibal." I still can't believe Thomas Harris sold out to Hollywood and let them butcher his "Hannibal" novel. I nearly walked out of the theatre 15 minutes into the movie.
skyounkin
05/19/2004, 05:14
I should read The Shinning.
Didn't like either Hannibal the movie or the book, loved Silence and Red Dragon though both books and movies....
More movies that were scary fun, Original Nightmare on Elm Street.....I was LIVING on Elm street at the time, HAH!!
The scene with the blonde in the body bag still creeps me out. I think the best Werewolf effects still go to The Howling, despite the super effects of hollywood today, I love all the old Harryhausen stuff, it's all classic!
Red Dragon and The Silence Of The Lambs were both great as movies and novels.
I enjoyed Hannibal the novel. I liked it the best out of all three. It gave Hannibal more personality and actually had me rooting for him almost from the beginning.
The first Nightmare On Elm Street was great. A New Nightmare was really good, too. And, surprisingly, I really liked Freddy vs. Jason. I laughed throughout this whole movie when I saw it in the theatre. I actually bought the DVD when it came out and have watched it 3 times since.
I thought the best werewolf transformation was in "An American Werewolf in London." Really good movie, too.
JasonVoorhees
05/19/2004, 09:53
Nosfertu was good, I got my copy for about 5 bucks (With Type O Negative doing the background music. . .) The Music I got changed the tone a bit, but it was watchable, and you could alwyas just turn the volume down and get the same point. Besides what I allready menchioned, alot of the old Hammer Stuff was good. . .Or so bad it became good. A movie called "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" falls into the so bad it's good catagory.
The new Dawn of the dead was an excellent movie. (For a Remake anyway) It isn't as rewatchable as the first, because it doesn't have any "social messgaes" like the first one had, but it's still good as a movie, if you can get past the fact that the mall has glass doors. . .and you see a zombie nearly Smash a windshield with it's barehands. . .
As far as something new to add into the convshion to whats good? This isn't really a horror movie. . but I'd consider it horror becuase the idea behind it is #### scary, even if the movie itself isn't, It's a Japanese Movie called "Battle Royale" It's got a good amount of blood for the gore fans. It's pretty much about an alertnert present (the book it's based on says this not the movie itself) where the Axis powers won world war 2, and the "Warrior Spirt" still exsits, but the children of the day stopped beliveing in it, so it get it back one class is picked at random, and they are all given different weapons and fight to the death. Soem Weapons or great like the Machine Gun. . .some are bad, liek the Pot Lid. But it's a great movie, even if some people wouldn't consider it horror.
Basil Elks
05/19/2004, 14:39
Alyssa Milano's "Embrace of the Vampire" was awesome!
coyotejack
05/20/2004, 20:05
Ricky-OH! is a great gore movie. It's a must see if you want to see someone get strangled by entrails. Sounds simple enough, yeah? Wait, it gets better...the strangler in question is using his own entrails since he was just cut wide open! That's a BAD man. lol
Nosferatu is awesome...creepy, creepy movie. I own the Type O- soundtrack version which does make it rather interesting. On that subject, has anyone seen Shadow of the Vampire? Willem Dafoe plays Max Shreck...but he's actually a vampire, not an actor playing one. I thought it was an interesting concept and loved the movie.
Basil Elks
05/21/2004, 19:58
You want nightmares?!?!? Try falling asleep, while listening to the Sigur Ros album Von, now that's creepy.
gopperhopper
05/21/2004, 22:06
Where is the love for George Romero? A few HCRealmers mentioned him, but where is the dedication? I want to be George Romero Jr. of the Horror Clan. Yes, I want him to be my dad. Everyone Google "The Diamond Dead" and check out his official website, www.georgeromero.com
Basil Elks
05/25/2004, 15:18
We don't have to just talk about horror movies, we can also talk about horror books, comics, magazines, music, toys, TV shows, etc.
coyotejack
05/25/2004, 16:36
Funny you should mention TV...I was just jonesing to watch the Vampire series Kindred again. I really enjoyed that (based on the White Wolf RPG) and it's sad that no more were made since the lead actor had died (in a car crash I believe).
Have you seen it Basil?
Basil Elks
05/25/2004, 17:16
I've watched it a few times. I beleive that it was filmed n Vancouver,BC, Canada. & yes, the lead actor did die in an accident, a motorcycle accident.
coyotejack
05/26/2004, 18:38
Thanks Basil, wasn't sure. I just knew it was sudden. I really enjoyed his work on the show.
Well, my wife and I watched feardotcom.......all I can say is, I'm glad I didn't pay for it. I don't like panning a film unless it has no redeeming qualities, and I don't think this deserves to be completely trashed. It had a lot of stuff in there that could have made it good, but it seemed like nothing ever really came of it. It's difficult to explain...it's almost like they were TOO vague with the use of flashing images and ideas. And it moved really slow on top of that...that's the first movie in a long time that I found myself nodding off during. :p
Anyone else catch this film? What did you think of it?
Basil Elks
05/26/2004, 18:43
I've always thought that the 6th sense was always a downer. I felt that it was more hype, then good.
coyotejack
05/26/2004, 19:45
Very slow and methodical. Unfortunately, if you are wanting upbeat...it won't give you what you want. I enjoyed 6th Sense, but I can't watch it often. It's one of those "I saw it, cool idea, maybe I'll catch it again someday" types of movies. Not something I'm going to track down for entertainment value. But then that director's movies (can't even begin to spell his name...M. Night __________) are all very methodical and precise and slow. I enjoy them when I'm in the mood for them.
Basil Elks
05/26/2004, 19:48
I liked Signs, & the Village looks good, & Unbreakable, from what I had seen of it, was interesting.
ImBatman
05/26/2004, 22:16
Hey guys, do you mind if I join? I'ld like to be my favorite scumbag from a horror movie. Cooper from Night of the Living Dead!
"We'll be safe in the basement!'
highly recommend: the thing (john carpenters), session 9, the devil's backbone, kwaidan, carnival of souls, in the mouth of madness, nosferatu (old silent one, not ####py klaus kinski one)
if you want to laugh at the premise and by the end be creeped out get Prince of Darkness (john carpenter) - has alice cooper in a crazy creepy homeless guy (briefly) and satan is a green pulsing ooze in a glass tube that is being researched by scientists. ending is weird and kind of disturbing
ohh i got censored! never tried to use bad words on here before (blushing) ;)
coyotejack
05/27/2004, 13:26
Originally posted by shak74
if you want to laugh at the premise and by the end be creeped out get Prince of Darkness (john carpenter) - has alice cooper in a crazy creepy homeless guy (briefly) and satan is a green pulsing ooze in a glass tube that is being researched by scientists. ending is weird and kind of disturbing
Love this movie. I bought the VHS tape from a closing Video Store and was so happy. It definately has an interesting spin to it. I have to agree, the ending is unlike anything I had expected before or during the movie. Alice Cooper was just a plus! heh heh Good stuff though, I'd recommend this movie for certain.
yeah i first saw it with a bunch of drunken college students when i was visiting a friend at a school in the middle of nowhere, drunk i think the premise is even more amusing ;)
HA! satan is a big thing of green goo! ;)
Originally posted by coyotejack
Thanks Basil, wasn't sure. I just knew it was sudden. I really enjoyed his work on the show.
Well, my wife and I watched feardotcom.......all I can say is, I'm glad I didn't pay for it. I don't like panning a film unless it has no redeeming qualities, and I don't think this deserves to be completely trashed. It had a lot of stuff in there that could have made it good, but it seemed like nothing ever really came of it. It's difficult to explain...it's almost like they were TOO vague with the use of flashing images and ideas. And it moved really slow on top of that...that's the first movie in a long time that I found myself nodding off during. :p
Anyone else catch this film? What did you think of it?
feardotcom was the WORST movie I have seen in a long time.
I complained very loudly throughout the whole movie while watching it at home.
Someone told me to just turn it off and stop watching it since I am obviously not enjoying it.
My reply was:
"I have to keep watching it. It HAS to get good. At least I have to see the ending and then it will all make sense." I was wrong on all counts. That was soooooo many wasted minutes of my life.
:disappoin
coyotejack
05/28/2004, 12:32
ro_gan, I feel your pain. I try to see the positive in things...even though it can be very difficult. I agree, I thought to myself "It'll get better", etc...and my wife and I both ended up being let down. I thought the "Doctor" could have been a good character and it seemed as if he might be interesting but they didn't really do much with him. For someone that was supposed to be the cop's main drive and worst enemy...he ended up being pretty lackluster. The actor who played him was creepy, but it doesn't help if they don't use your character well. It's like it had the right ingredients...but they weren't used properly. Like baking a cake...you have the stuff and decide to mix it all together except the eggs and bake it, THEN add the eggs on top after; it just doesn't work. lol Sorry for the odd analogy! ;)
JasonVoorhees
05/28/2004, 20:34
You see that's why I never bother with Horror Movies that everyone around me says are bad. I don't mean the people that say thigns like "Hey Slow Zombies are boring!" I mean when the only peopel that liek a Movie are young kids. ((Same people that say SLow Zombie are boring come to think of it)) And I've never cought a movie I disliekd becuase of it.
Basil Elks
05/31/2004, 16:02
Does anybody know where I can buy any of those old school Universal horror movies from the 30's - 50's? Preferably somewhere in BC, Canada.
gopperhopper
05/31/2004, 22:46
Originally posted by JasonVoorhees
You see that's why I never bother with Horror Movies that everyone around me says are bad. I don't mean the people that say thigns like "Hey Slow Zombies are boring!" I mean when the only peopel that liek a Movie are young kids. ((Same people that say SLow Zombie are boring come to think of it)) And I've never cought a movie I disliekd becuase of it.
WHAT? You mentioned zombies (I think) so you're cool. And Basil Elks, I'm not sure if they have them up in Canada, but large consumer electronics stores such as Circuit City and Best Buy here in the States carry these large box sets with exaclty what you're talking about, hope that helps.
petenliz9
05/31/2004, 23:03
I like "Halloween"...and the movie that scares me silly to this day is "The Omen". I used to be really scared of "The Exorcist", but not anymore. Although it was freaky when Regan went down the stairs upside down in the redone version. I finally saw two cheesy 70's movies that upset me as a kid, "Tourist Trap", about these mannequins that kill people, and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" about these small demons that are let out of a bolted over grate and go after "Sally" who inherited a house". They were so bad I couldn't believe it, but then again I was probably 5 whenever I first saw them. "Silence of the Lambs" is awesome, but I don't think I would classify as horror.
Can I be Regan Teresa Macneil?
Elizabeth, Heroclix Enabler
Originally posted by petenliz9
I finally saw two cheesy 70's movies that upset me as a kid, "Tourist Trap", about these mannequins that kill people...
:laugh: :laugh:
YES! YES!! YES!!! YES!!!!
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE NAME OF THIS MOVIE!?!
At least 10 years. :eek:
I, too, saw this a couple times as a child and thought it was REALLY scary. For the life of me I couldn't remember the movie's name so I could either buy or rent it.
The other cheesy and campy movie that always freaked me out was "Motel Hell." Luckily, this movie is on TV frequently. This is still a great movie that has stood the test of time.
And while I am mentioning campy/cheesy movies:
Has anyone ever seen "Ssssss?"
dino1626
06/01/2004, 14:06
Originally posted by ro_gan
And while I am mentioning campy/cheesy movies:
Has anyone ever seen "Ssssss?"
OMG,is that the movie where they are turning people into snakes.I haven't seen that movie in years.Talk about you B movie.:confused:
NathanielEssex
06/01/2004, 14:21
Gotta show the love for Full Moon productions giving us Dollman vs Demonic Toys and the Puppetmaster series. That being said, George Romero and Tom Savini are my heroes. And who here doesn't enjoy Sorority House Massacre? On a side note, what do yall think of Return of the Living Dead? The guy's g/f in the third one that turned into a zombie was flippin hot! (before the zombie thing, after she turned, it was all "I hurt and I'm so hungry and I wanna eat someone and why don't you ever take me shopping?"
Basil Elks
06/01/2004, 14:29
I just watched a really scary horror movie called Showgirls, man that's a scary movie. Oh, wait, this is the Horror Clan, not the ##### Clan, nevermind.
Originally posted by dino1626
OMG,is that the movie where they are turning people into snakes.I haven't seen that movie in years.Talk about you B movie.:confused:
That's the one.
Basil Elks
06/01/2004, 15:52
Rabid Grannies now that was a movie that scared me, when I was a kid.
Basil Elks
06/01/2004, 15:55
Originally posted by gopperhopper
WHAT? You mentioned zombies (I think) so you're cool. And Basil Elks, I'm not sure if they have them up in Canada, but large consumer electronics stores such as Circuit City and Best Buy here in the States carry these large box sets with exaclty what you're talking about, hope that helps. Thanks, I'll try to track them down.
ZOMBIE POWER!!!!
coyotejack
06/01/2004, 18:50
I'm trying to secure myself a copy of the only TV movie I can think of that creeped me out as a kid: Dark Night of the Scarecrow!
Has one of the best endings for a spooky flick...especially for TV! Anyone remember this little gem? Larry Drake (LA Law) was in it.
Basil Elks
06/01/2004, 18:54
I watched the Night of the Scarecrow, but not that one, sounds good.
petenliz9
06/01/2004, 22:53
Oh, Dark Night of the Scarecrow! Larry Drake was hiding out disguised as a scarecrow in the field, and some dude killed him with a pitchfork, and didn't all the guys that were in on it get killed the same way?
Ro_gan, I actually bought Tourist Trap for like 10 bucks somewhere (Suncoast maybe??) I ended up giving it to my cousin. When the mannequins opened their mouths super wide it was so freaky.
Pete thought Dirk Benedict was in SSSSSSSSSSSS, is he right?
JasonVoorhees
06/01/2004, 23:15
Child's play freaked me out as a kid. . .More becuase I had the "little Buddy" doll that looked just like it, and was watching the Movie while holding that thing ayt the same time. . so it was a kinda love/hate thing. . .Yeah. . .as weird as that sounds. Oh Yeah to anyone going to a Beach/Boardwalk type place (I live in Jersey so I take it for granted) there are stuffed dolls of Jason and Freddy on some wheels and claw machines. If anyone was intersted they have those hard plastic heads and arms, but they are cool little things anyway. I've never seen most of the movies you are talking about. I'm really too poor to go out and buy B Movies on a whim anymore because the only palces that I can find them Locally sell them at out ragus prices, except a select few (Ginger Snaps, Really old B Movies (60s), and some of the worset of the old Hammer Movies, and Blacula) most of them aren't worth the time of day, but soem of them are real Gems, Blackula is great becuase it tried to present itself as scary, but it's so rediucy and expliton movie that it just fails on every leval expcet as funny.
Originally posted by petenliz9
Oh, Dark Night of the Scarecrow! Larry Drake was hiding out disguised as a scarecrow in the field, and some dude killed him with a pitchfork, and didn't all the guys that were in on it get killed the same way?
I remember this movie now. I saw it 2-3 times growing up. This was actually a good movie. And scary, too.
Ro_gan, I actually bought Tourist Trap for like 10 bucks somewhere (Suncoast maybe??) I ended up giving it to my cousin. When the mannequins opened their mouths super wide it was so freaky.
I'll head over to Suncoast this weekend and try to find it. This movie really scared me as a wee little tyke. I can't believe it took me over 10 years to finally learn its title.
Pete thought Dirk Benedict was in SSSSSSSSSSSS, is he right?
Yep, Dirk Benedict was the lead in this movie.
Originally posted by JasonVoorhees
Child's play freaked me out as a kid...
My brother and I saw this in the theatres when it first came out. We were laughing through the whole movie. Chucky (aka: Charles Lee Ray) had some of the greatest one-liners.
One of the best lines was during the end of the movie when Chucky was riding in the elevator and this elderly couple got on and then off at a different floor. The old woman mumbled to her husband: "What an ugly doll." You can then hear Chucky say under his breath: "####, you."
My brother and I started laughing so hard at that one-liner.
petenliz9
06/02/2004, 16:10
Sorry everyone, I haven't learned how to put someone else's quotes into a post. Anyway, Tourist Trap scared me so badly when I was a kid that I would always keep my eyes on the mannequins in the department stores, just to make sure they weren't watching me. There's a house around the corner and they've got some mannequins on the porch, and I must say I don't really like to drive by at night.........lol
Elizabeth, Heroclix Enabler
gopperhopper
06/02/2004, 19:01
Originally posted by Basil Elks
Thanks, I'll try to track them down.
ZOMBIE POWER!!!!
I have a new catch phrase and sig. Thanks!
Basil Elks
06/02/2004, 19:05
ZOMBIE POWER!!!, Take that "girl power", we dead people stick together too, but that's mostly 'cause we're rotting, & ours bodies seem to intermingle. :ermm:
coyotejack
06/02/2004, 19:21
Originally posted by petenliz9
Oh, Dark Night of the Scarecrow! Larry Drake was hiding out disguised as a scarecrow in the field, and some dude killed him with a pitchfork, and didn't all the guys that were in on it get killed the same way?
That's the very one! It's been YEARS since I've seen it so I can't remember if they all die by pitchfork. I do know that the "main" bad-guy dies by fork though...and stares into the scarecrow's eyes as he does. heh heh...good stuff!
gopperhopper
06/02/2004, 19:26
Originally posted by Basil Elks
ZOMBIE POWER!!!, Take that "girl power", we dead people stick together too, but that's mostly 'cause we're rotting, & ours bodies seem to intermingle. :ermm:
Have you seen my left lung?
Basil Elks
06/02/2004, 19:31
Originally posted by gopperhopper
Have you seen my left lung? That was yours?!?!?, Ooops, sorry *cough, cough, hack, cough* Here!
Originally posted by petenliz9
Sorry everyone, I haven't learned how to put someone else's quotes into a post.
'Liz, under the person's name you want to quote just click on the word 'quote.' It is near the Warning Point level.
gopperhopper
06/03/2004, 01:52
Originally posted by Basil Elks
That was yours?!?!?, Ooops, sorry *cough, cough, hack, cough* Here!
And what am I supposed to do with a used left lung?
Basil Elks
06/03/2004, 14:53
Originally posted by gopperhopper
And what am I supposed to do with a used left lung? *shrugs?* Do what you want.
Z-O-M-B-I-E POWER!, Z-O-M-B-I-E POWER!
MAN THIS IS SOOOO COOOL!!!! I think I'll join as the Blair Witch, which I thought was a pretty decent movie. Never seen anything like it. It was cool how they made it out to be a true story and all. Really great idea. As for the sequel....:noid: :rolleyes: well...:noid: umm...:rolleyes: it wasn't good:disappoin
Basil Elks
06/03/2004, 16:08
Originally posted by MelMan
MAN THIS IS SOOOO COOOL!!!! I think I'll join as the Blair Witch, which I thought was a pretty decent movie. Never seen anything like it. It was cool how they made it out to be a true story and all. Really great idea. As for the sequel....:noid: :rolleyes: well...:noid: umm...:rolleyes: it wasn't good:disappoin I haven't seen the sequel, but apparently there's a hot naked goth chick in it.
petenliz9
06/03/2004, 16:10
Originally posted by MelMan . As for the sequel....:noid: :rolleyes: well...:noid: umm...:rolleyes: it wasn't good:disappoin [/B]
???There was a sequel????
Elizabeth, Heroclix Enabler
PS Thanks Ro_gan!
coyotejack
06/03/2004, 16:11
Originally posted by MelMan
MAN THIS IS SOOOO COOOL!!!! I think I'll join as the Blair Witch, which I thought was a pretty decent movie. Never seen anything like it. It was cool how they made it out to be a true story and all. Really great idea. As for the sequel....:noid: :rolleyes: well...:noid: umm...:rolleyes: it wasn't good:disappoin
I found it amazing that so many people claimed the movie was "dumb" or "not scary" about a year after the movie was out of theatres. heh heh These were the same people that were scared stiff in the dark when they watched it on the big screen. My wife and I went to see it when we were still dating. Great date movie...lol. Anyway, there were people crying in the theatre because they were so scared. One guy was sitting about 5 seats away from me and his friend was getting on him because he was crying. I haven't been to too many horror films that seemed to have such an effect on a crowd before or since. Say what you might about Blair, but it made for one heck of a psychology experiment just watching the crowd.
Originally posted by Basil Elks
I haven't seen the sequel, but apparently there's a hot naked goth chick in it.
Why yes there is and that was the only reason I watched the whole thing. She was naked several times. The funny thing about the movie is I saw it when me and my girlfriend went to go visit a good friend of mine thats a Marnie and I wanted to see him before he shipped out. Me and him are seasoned veterans of most of what life can hand you. So any way while we're watching this travesty me and him keep talking about how hot the chicks in the movie are and kept rewinding the sex scenes and such. Well both of our GF's are like its bad enough we have to watch this #### with out you rewinding it all the time.....I'm not too sure where this story was going. I guess if I had to sum it all up it would go like this. Yea the chicks are hot and naked enough to warrant a rental.
coyotejack
06/03/2004, 17:11
lol...which movie is this?
Basil Elks
06/03/2004, 17:12
Blair Witch 2
coyotejack
06/03/2004, 17:14
Oh! Haven't seen the second one. Might have to rent it now. lol
Has anyone seen the rather disturbed movie, "I Spit on Your Grave"? Not for the easily offended. heh :confused:
Originally posted by MelMan
MAN THIS IS SOOOO COOOL!!!! I think I'll join as the Blair Witch, which I thought was a pretty decent movie. Never seen anything like it. It was cool how they made it out to be a true story and all. Really great idea. As for the sequel....:noid: :rolleyes: well...:noid: umm...:rolleyes: it wasn't good:disappoin
When I was at the Star Wars Celebration II 3-day Convention back in 2002 in Indianapolis I met the 2 guys that created The Blair Witch (the Director & Producer).
Really great guys that put on a Forum for their fans.
They had nothing to do with Blair Witch 2. They sold the rights to Hollywood and were supposed to have full say on the making of Blair Witch 2. Hollywood decided they did not like their ideas and kept giving them a hard time everytime they had suggestions/ideas/input.
Eventually they both said: "Fine, do it your way. Don't put our names as connected to the movie because this movie will stink!" [or something like that, it has been over 2 years so my memory isn't the best].
They did tell their fans that there will be a Blair Witch 3. The movie will be the story of the Blair Witch and where the origin came from. They will be producing/directing by themselves, but did not give an idea when it will be done.
Originally posted by ro_gan
They did tell their fans that there will be a Blair Witch 3. The movie will be the story of the Blair Witch and where the origin came from. They will be producing/directing by themselves, but did not give an idea when it will be done.
Well I'm sure it should be good then. Like I said the 1st one was the most original Idea I ever saw put together. I hope they strike gold twice.
gopperhopper
06/03/2004, 17:55
Originally posted by coyotejack
Oh! Haven't seen the second one. Might have to rent it now. lol
Has anyone seen the rather disturbed movie, "I Spit on Your Grave"? Not for the easily offended. heh :confused:
I have seen it and regret every minute of it. When we're on the subject of movies that you want to throw up has anyone seen any installment in the Faces of Death or Guinea Pig series?
Basil Elks
06/03/2004, 18:00
Guinea pig series?
I watched a few Faces of Death tapes, & ate while watching them.
coyotejack
06/03/2004, 18:01
Originally posted by gopperhopper
I have seen it and regret every minute of it. When we're on the subject of movies that you want to throw up has anyone seen any installment in the Faces of Death or Guinea Pig series?
I have not seen Guinea Pig (or any of them).
I have seen all of the Faces of Death series. It was all the rage when I was growing up with the bannings from stores and stuff so it made most kids seek them out. lol
Along the same vein as these would be Mondo Cane. Not as gruesome as Faces, but bizarre as all heck.
New Warrior
06/03/2004, 18:13
I enjoyed Blair Witch 2. It wasnt that bad. It was just really simple. The goth girl was well worth seeing it. Her running around naked, getting rammed, and eating an owl. VERY Kinky. Also I would like to be the Leprachan of the horror clan. Leprachan in the Hood. Ice-T at his finest as he pulls knives, guns, and bats out of his Afro. Plus they made a sequal. "A Friend with Weed is a Friend indeed."
New Warrior
06/03/2004, 18:17
There is a really good english movie about solidiors fighting werewolves. I forgot what it was called but u can get it at walgreens. Also its not a horror movie but if u wanna see some good movies see Battle Royale, Ichi the Killer, and BioZombie (Think Clerks meet Dawn of the Dead.)
Basil Elks
06/03/2004, 18:42
Modern Vampires is a good movie.
Originally posted by coyotejack
I found it amazing that so many people claimed the movie was "dumb" or "not scary" about a year after the movie was out of theatres. heh heh These were the same people that were scared stiff in the dark when they watched it on the big screen. My wife and I went to see it when we were still dating. Great date movie...lol. Anyway, there were people crying in the theatre because they were so scared. One guy was sitting about 5 seats away from me and his friend was getting on him because he was crying. I haven't been to too many horror films that seemed to have such an effect on a crowd before or since. Say what you might about Blair, but it made for one heck of a psychology experiment just watching the crowd.
i went to the movies to see it, was definitely a little freaked out by it, then went straight home and had to do laundry....of course the washer and dryer were in the dark, damp basement. (gulp)
the only time i was ever terrified doing laundry ;)
When I saw The Blair Witch it was right after I went to the one website that provided all the police reports and documentation that made it appear to be a true story.
I almost called up a Maryland State Trooper friend of mine to see if there really were police reports which would make it a true story. I decided not to because I didn't want to ruin the movie for me.
One of the guys I worked with back then told me he just saw the movie. I was asking him if it was a true story or not. The only thing he told me (because he didn't want to ruin the movie for me) was: "Just stay to the end of the credits."
My ex and I went to see it that night. It was definitely a scary movie IMHO. The credits had the answer though:
The persons, events, names in this movie are fictional and are not associated with any real people, places, events in real life.
coyotejack
06/04/2004, 13:45
I think the movie worked in the same way the original Chainsaw Massacre or the original Psycho worked. Your mind fills in the "blanks". I love gory movies but sometimes a movie that doesn't show the devastation and allows your mind to fill in the blanks can be more brutal. With Blair Witch your mind is frantically trying to decipher what's happening and with all the chaos (camera's shaking, screaming, etc...) it assumes the worst. Good stuff. I like it and still defend it to this day against the "nay-sayers". Plus I take solace in the fact that those who grumble the loudest about the movie were the most scared. heh heh :p :p :p
I always loved the 1st Blair Witch movie. But after speaking and "hanging out" briefly at Celebration II with the director and producer I loved it even more.
I am also one of the small minority that also liked Blair Witch 2.
gopperhopper
06/04/2004, 19:29
Originally posted by coyotejack
I have not seen Guinea Pig (or any of them).
I have seen all of the Faces of Death series. It was all the rage when I was growing up with the bannings from stores and stuff so it made most kids seek them out. lol
Along the same vein as these would be Mondo Cane. Not as gruesome as Faces, but bizarre as all heck.
Haven't seen any? Think Faces of Death with a semi-coherent story. The only two I can think of off the top of my head are Mermaid in a Manhole and The Flower of Flesh and Blood, you can these two in a double-pack of off Amazon. And you mentioned the banning of Faces of Death, the ONLY reason I looked for any of them is exactly that.
And has anyone seen Men Behind the Sun?
JasonVoorhees
06/04/2004, 22:11
Originally posted by New Warrior
There is a really good english movie about solidiors fighting werewolves.
Your probably think of Dog Soilders. . I';ve never seen it though so I could be wrong. I liked Bliar Witch 2. I bought it for 3.99 at a local supermarket. It was probably one of the most undereated horror movies. But I saw it expecting ####, so I had different expectaions then most people. I still say the best Horror Movies are the Small Indy ones. Hell even most of the big horror franshie were small movies as well. Nightmare on Elm Street took years to come out. the best movies to find are the old 80's movies.
coyotejack
06/07/2004, 19:45
Yup, Dog Soldiers is the only one I can think of that has Werewolves vs. Soldiers.
Yes, the 80's had a lot of good stuff for horror fans. Gore, camp, psychological, you name it you could find it.
Hey! I just thought of a fun horror/comedy movie I haven't seen in a while: Student Bodies! Has anyone seen this? Too funny and includes a handy body count score! :p
Basil Elks
06/08/2004, 14:54
Am I able to post in my own thead, on this clan forum?
Basil Elks
06/21/2004, 19:03
Wooo!, We're back in business!!!
coyotejack
06/22/2004, 18:23
Whoo hoo! Let the chaos begin anew!
Not really "horror" per say, but I just watched Bortherhood of the Wolf again...awesome movie. :)
I got to watch Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" for the second time. I liked it alot better this time.
Probably because I pictured all the women as being my soon-to-be-ex-wife. :rolleyes:
coyotejack
06/23/2004, 18:56
Love House of 1000 Corpses. Kitty Moon sure sounds like an evil Dee-Dee (from Dexter's Lab) when she giggles and laughs, doesn't she?
Speaking of Houses...who remembers the House movies? I haven't seen them in ears but wasn't the second one more of a comedy than the first?
Basil Elks
06/24/2004, 14:47
The last Slumber party was a bad horror movie.
Basil Elks
06/24/2004, 15:04
check this site out.
http://vidgrave.proboards19.com/index.cgi?action=login2
petenliz9
06/27/2004, 03:32
I was just thinking about a couple of movies from the 80's with Karen Black.....Trilogy of Terror (with that Zuni witch doctor doll) and Burnt Offerings, about this house that has to kill its occupants in order to renew itself. I haven't seen these in years but wouldn't mind seeing again. Does anyone remember "the Children"......a school bus went thru some sort of green mist and the kids turned into zombies, with black fingernails? That one is really old, probably mid 70's. When I was a kid, I can remember on Saturday afternoons, some scary movie always came on, and just before the movie started, there was this trailer....I guess, and it said "Chiller" on the screen, and the scary part was that this creepy hand would come out of the ground and snatch up all the letters in the word "Chiller" and you would hear this evil laugh. It may have been a regional thing, I grew up in NY and NJ. Flashbacks of childhood..................
gopperhopper
06/27/2004, 05:10
This thread needs more love for George Romero. Lots more. I recently picked up the thrid and final Dawn comic adaptation from IDW and wowzers!
petenliz9
06/27/2004, 15:07
Does anyone remember a movie called "The Sentinel" in which this model moves into this apartment complex in NYC, and all her neighbors are ghosts? That one freaked me out as a kid. I watched more horror movies back then. I liked Silver Bullet (adapted from Steven King), and another one I thought was pretty good was "The Changeling" that had George C. Scott.
JasonVoorhees
06/27/2004, 23:06
The Dawn of the Dead Comics weren't all that great. The art was mediocre at best. The only thing I liked was that it allowed for more Zombies then the Movie had.
Originally posted by petenliz9
When I was a kid, I can remember on Saturday afternoons, some scary movie always came on, and just before the movie started, there was this trailer....I guess, and it said "Chiller" on the screen, and the scary part was that this creepy hand would come out of the ground and snatch up all the letters in the word "Chiller" and you would hear this evil laugh. It may have been a regional thing, I grew up in NY and NJ. Flashbacks of childhood..................
Carp In A Hat! :eek:
I grew up in Pennsylvania and I remember that "Chiller"-thing, too. I forgot all about it until I read your Post.
petenliz9
06/29/2004, 10:01
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ro_gan
Carp In A Hat! :eek:
I grew up in Pennsylvania and I remember that "Chiller"-thing, too. I forgot all about it until I read your Post. [/QUOTE
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers this stuff
petenliz9
08/17/2004, 23:32
Any Exorcist fans out there? Have you heard anything good about the prequel that's coming out on Friday? I have only seen the trailers.
Elizabeth, Heroclix Enabler
Magotclown6
08/18/2004, 18:05
I just thought I'd add my .02 in
Blair witch 1 - Loved it...It was a mind f'
Blair witch 2 - loved it....it was underrated.
Re-animator- That movie was super cool when I was little, now that i'm older it's kinda cheesy, and I still Love it
Nightmare on elm street....loved em all
Friday the 13th Love em all ( watch jason X it's actually funny, esp. in the hologram sequence near the end where jason takes 2 naked chicks in a sleeping bags and beats them with each other :laugh: )
Faces of Death.....some of the funniest movies I have ever seen. I can not watch one without nearly pissing myself from laughing to hard
All of George Romero's movies....classic nuff said
I loved the howling.
The omen....My older brother used to call me Damien...he said I was evil...:devious: I still am
The exorcist....scared the hell out of me as a child..When I watched the re-issue the "spider-walk" scene completly freaked me out.
The Ring I love this movie.....The only problem I have with it is Samara ( the little girl) who is also the voice of Lilo from Lilo and Stitch, IN the trailers said "everyone will suffer" and they cut it out in the movie.
Since we are giving codenames out I want to be Darkness from Legend (a;though not really a horror movie, it's got Tom Cruise in it so it kinda counts as horror)
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