Since it is October . . .
Point for debate: While it may or may not be the scariest horror movie of all time, Carrie is the best horror movie of all time.
Even if you don't want to actually debate, would love to hear what other people think are best/favorites.
Second Point for debate: King Kong is really a tragedy, not a horror movie, even though it is usually considered one. If it is one, it would make the above point much more debatable. Relevant: When asked in a college lit class my impressions of Moby Dick, I justified my inclusion as the only undergrad in the graduate seminar by responding "I was pulling for the whale."
"Scariest," "best" and "most fun to watch" are three entirely different things, horror movie wise, imo, Scariest? "Hill House" --original, omg not the new shit thingy -- "The Ring" or "Nightmare On Elm Street" -- or or maybe "The Haunting of Hell House" or either of the first two Grudge movies or "The Shining", and I don't know if it would hold up as an adult move but Salem's Lot was was omg scary as a mini-series when I was little: I went around drawing crosses on all the doors and windows after I had a nightmare where I thought I woke up and heard a noise and went' into the kitchen and saw that caretaker vampire sitting in the chair in the den on the way back to my room and then woke up and had actually sleepwalked for the only time in my life and was standing in the den in the nearly pitch dark facing that chair. "The Birds" scared me as a kid but probably wouldn't so much now. Examples of fun but not really "good" and scary but not that scary include "Shocker", the "Jason vs. Tina" Friday the 13th movie (part VII, I think).
Best Horror Sequel: "Bride of Frankenstein" or "The Grudge 2" or other?
Best opening sequence of a horror movie: the first 15 minutes of "Werewolves on Wheels", which should be seen for that alone.
What are some of your horror favorites? What are some of the most obscure horror favorites? Things I should consider renting if haven't seen yet?
Caitlin Kiernan has a new book out, called "The Red Tree." I have it on order from the library.
A new Morganville Vampires book is due out next month. Dunno why they didn't try to get that in before Halloween. Something about when things are more likely to sell or avoiding the rush of other similarly themed books, I suppose.
Even if you don't want to actually debate, would love to hear what other people think are best/favorites.
Second Point for debate: King Kong is really a tragedy, not a horror movie, even though it is usually considered one. If it is one, it would make the above point much more debatable. Relevant: When asked in a college lit class my impressions of Moby Dick, I justified my inclusion as the only undergrad in the graduate seminar by responding "I was pulling for the whale."
"Scariest," "best" and "most fun to watch" are three entirely different things, horror movie wise, imo, Scariest? "Hill House" --original, omg not the new shit thingy -- "The Ring" or "Nightmare On Elm Street" -- or or maybe "The Haunting of Hell House" or either of the first two Grudge movies or "The Shining", and I don't know if it would hold up as an adult move but Salem's Lot was was omg scary as a mini-series when I was little: I went around drawing crosses on all the doors and windows after I had a nightmare where I thought I woke up and heard a noise and went' into the kitchen and saw that caretaker vampire sitting in the chair in the den on the way back to my room and then woke up and had actually sleepwalked for the only time in my life and was standing in the den in the nearly pitch dark facing that chair. "The Birds" scared me as a kid but probably wouldn't so much now. Examples of fun but not really "good" and scary but not that scary include "Shocker", the "Jason vs. Tina" Friday the 13th movie (part VII, I think).
Best Horror Sequel: "Bride of Frankenstein" or "The Grudge 2" or other?
Best opening sequence of a horror movie: the first 15 minutes of "Werewolves on Wheels", which should be seen for that alone.
What are some of your horror favorites? What are some of the most obscure horror favorites? Things I should consider renting if haven't seen yet?
Caitlin Kiernan has a new book out, called "The Red Tree." I have it on order from the library.
A new Morganville Vampires book is due out next month. Dunno why they didn't try to get that in before Halloween. Something about when things are more likely to sell or avoiding the rush of other similarly themed books, I suppose.