Hallowe'en Movie Month or 31 Horrors!
Last year I was darned sick for Hallowe'en. The plague. Anyway, during that time I started to watch scary/classic/zombie/weird movies. This month, I'm back at it again. I've already started....
lets just call this the
31 Movies of Horror for Hallowe'en
So far I'm slowly creeping my way through my Top 31 Horror movies. Some of the list below I've not seen before. These aren't in any order, really though. Not a Top Ten, but rather a range of some good and some not so good... but enjoyable. If any one has some I should look at watching ... let me know! Next month will prob be SF month. For now, in the Month of Hallowe'en.. Image-Girl... likes them scaaary movies. Yes she does. And some of these are "Things to watch"... just incase you think i am Glued to the idiotbox. I'm not into the super-gore movies. Those squick me too much. But I like the ones that are a bit haunting, funny or just make you think.
I've decided to list the ones below that Don't Link to IMDB. Some just go to the movie sites. Some go to commentary. Feel free to let me know What You Like.... These are NOT slasher movies. I really don't like slasher flicks.
Shaun of the Dead (own it)
28 Days Later (own)
Dawn of the Dead (own) (both versions)
The Shining - contantly on TV
The Exorcist - rented - new DVD version with slight changes from the 1973 version
Nosferatu - 1922 (own)
The Thing - (own as of this weekend) 1982 - the one with Kurt Russel. And gee I didn't know it was so DARK. This movie gave me nightmares when i saw it .. um.. in 1982.
The Birds - own - hitchcock
and my most recent fav-must get:
Near Dark - oh so good fun. Bill Paxton rocks. A vampire Western... gotta love it.. it is so 80s. fun. Looks a bit dated, but you can tell these people LOVED making this film. And the new 2nd disk has a great featurette with very funny stuff from the actors.
and i rented with reluctance SAW - which didn't do much for me and was semi-gorey and not my kind of thing.
on the list to be watched:
Suspira - as recommended by a person off a zombie community
American Werewolf in London - been a while so why not, eh?
Evil Dead - oh funny - Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell .. what more can i say? makes me giggle.
Pumpkinhead - which i have never heard of... and sounds really badly funny. might not get around to it. Lance Henrikson too. Skinny, creepy Lance.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - silent film - one of the first horror movies from 1921- i've not seen it yet
Hellraiser - scares me to bits - might not be able to summon up the courage for it
The Hitcher - another old movie that most likely will not scare me now but did when i first saw it
Salems Lot - just never seen it
Zombie - by Lucio Fulci - italian. not seen it either - 1979 and gore!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - another movie i've not seen in ages but its got Pod People!
Village of the Damned - 1960's version not the one by Carpenter. I Love John Wyndom books.
The Cat People - dunno if its good. talking about the 1942 version. Noir-ish horror B-movie
Videodrome - another older one from the 80s. james Woods. David Cronenberg.
Ginger Snaps - werewolves! not that scary but darned good. Not a huge special FX budget but it works. I love the opening - one of the funniest I've seen in ages. If you are a woman.. you will appreciate this even more
The Howling - though ain't looking that good. ..but it sounds funny. I might have seen it. .. but who can resist a a country resort run by werewolves?
Frailty - though I'm not sure if it qualifies as horror.. but damn. Bill Paxton. its got Demons. And Bill. You go boy! Good movie... bit slow at times but good. One of the ones people seem to miss.
Carrie - been a while too
Night of the Living Dead - such a classic! Zombies!
anyone seen The Others? I usually avoid whats-her-name but people keep saying its good.
Scream - gotta list a Wes Craven movie. And having seen Scary Movie recently it will be twice as funny. never made me jump but its in a way a bit of a classic from the 90s. And did you know that the original Working Title for Scream was Scary Movie? snerk. Its fun.
Bride of Frankenstien - been a while.. and its a debate if i should see it or frankenstein. Come on .. Boris Karloff! and the Brides hair.. whee!
There are others I'm not going to dig for links to --- but most of them are good alternates:
- most zombie movies
- Dracula - and its 101 incarnations
- Pycho (hitchcock)
- Misery
- Rosemary's Baby
- Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (not seen it.. no idea if its good)
- Polergeist
- Dead Zone
- Stir of Echos
- Scanners
- Re-animator
You'll notice a lot of these are older films... mostly because I'm not so much into the newer ones.. and because I figure most people have seen the new ones.
lets just call this the
31 Movies of Horror for Hallowe'en
So far I'm slowly creeping my way through my Top 31 Horror movies. Some of the list below I've not seen before. These aren't in any order, really though. Not a Top Ten, but rather a range of some good and some not so good... but enjoyable. If any one has some I should look at watching ... let me know! Next month will prob be SF month. For now, in the Month of Hallowe'en.. Image-Girl... likes them scaaary movies. Yes she does. And some of these are "Things to watch"... just incase you think i am Glued to the idiotbox. I'm not into the super-gore movies. Those squick me too much. But I like the ones that are a bit haunting, funny or just make you think.
I've decided to list the ones below that Don't Link to IMDB. Some just go to the movie sites. Some go to commentary. Feel free to let me know What You Like.... These are NOT slasher movies. I really don't like slasher flicks.
Shaun of the Dead (own it)
28 Days Later (own)
Dawn of the Dead (own) (both versions)
The Shining - contantly on TV
The Exorcist - rented - new DVD version with slight changes from the 1973 version
Nosferatu - 1922 (own)
The Thing - (own as of this weekend) 1982 - the one with Kurt Russel. And gee I didn't know it was so DARK. This movie gave me nightmares when i saw it .. um.. in 1982.
The Birds - own - hitchcock
and my most recent fav-must get:
Near Dark - oh so good fun. Bill Paxton rocks. A vampire Western... gotta love it.. it is so 80s. fun. Looks a bit dated, but you can tell these people LOVED making this film. And the new 2nd disk has a great featurette with very funny stuff from the actors.
and i rented with reluctance SAW - which didn't do much for me and was semi-gorey and not my kind of thing.
on the list to be watched:
Suspira - as recommended by a person off a zombie community
American Werewolf in London - been a while so why not, eh?
Evil Dead - oh funny - Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell .. what more can i say? makes me giggle.
Pumpkinhead - which i have never heard of... and sounds really badly funny. might not get around to it. Lance Henrikson too. Skinny, creepy Lance.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - silent film - one of the first horror movies from 1921- i've not seen it yet
Hellraiser - scares me to bits - might not be able to summon up the courage for it
The Hitcher - another old movie that most likely will not scare me now but did when i first saw it
Salems Lot - just never seen it
Zombie - by Lucio Fulci - italian. not seen it either - 1979 and gore!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - another movie i've not seen in ages but its got Pod People!
Village of the Damned - 1960's version not the one by Carpenter. I Love John Wyndom books.
The Cat People - dunno if its good. talking about the 1942 version. Noir-ish horror B-movie
Videodrome - another older one from the 80s. james Woods. David Cronenberg.
Ginger Snaps - werewolves! not that scary but darned good. Not a huge special FX budget but it works. I love the opening - one of the funniest I've seen in ages. If you are a woman.. you will appreciate this even more
The Howling - though ain't looking that good. ..but it sounds funny. I might have seen it. .. but who can resist a a country resort run by werewolves?
Frailty - though I'm not sure if it qualifies as horror.. but damn. Bill Paxton. its got Demons. And Bill. You go boy! Good movie... bit slow at times but good. One of the ones people seem to miss.
Carrie - been a while too
Night of the Living Dead - such a classic! Zombies!
anyone seen The Others? I usually avoid whats-her-name but people keep saying its good.
Scream - gotta list a Wes Craven movie. And having seen Scary Movie recently it will be twice as funny. never made me jump but its in a way a bit of a classic from the 90s. And did you know that the original Working Title for Scream was Scary Movie? snerk. Its fun.
Bride of Frankenstien - been a while.. and its a debate if i should see it or frankenstein. Come on .. Boris Karloff! and the Brides hair.. whee!
There are others I'm not going to dig for links to --- but most of them are good alternates:
- most zombie movies
- Dracula - and its 101 incarnations
- Pycho (hitchcock)
- Misery
- Rosemary's Baby
- Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (not seen it.. no idea if its good)
- Polergeist
- Dead Zone
- Stir of Echos
- Scanners
- Re-animator
You'll notice a lot of these are older films... mostly because I'm not so much into the newer ones.. and because I figure most people have seen the new ones.