The horror, the horror
This is scarier than any of the movies in the meme below: Mark Wahlberg is the Crow if he wants to be.
For the record, I love The Crow inordinately. I even liked one of the sequels to it okay. This is news that makes me make the face you see in my icon.
I need a meme, STAT:
So, what is your favorite horror movie:
I don't have a favorite. I can never pick. I gotta go by decades. As far as the classics go, I happen to love Bride of Frankenstein. It was funny and subversive. Favorite classic, though, bar none, is the 1932 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Talk about subversive--there isn't a naked-lady-having movie out today that could touch this one for how playfully sexy this one could be. Frederick March is a vision as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for all that the Mr. Hyde makeup a) uncomfortably resembles a racial stereotype, and b) almost took March's face off.
More modern horror: Night of the Living Dead (again with the subversive!), Aliens, the Dawn of the Dead remake--all of these are some of the best and most watchable horror movies that I have, in fact, watched time and again.
Is it related to Werewolves, Demons, Vampires, etc.?
No, actually. You can argue that Aliens and zombies are close, but they're not monsters in the same vein as those groups. I'm less of a fan of the monster-as-externalized-fear-of-man and more of a body-horror fan.
How many times have you seen it?
God only knows. Not as many times as I've seen Star Wars, more often than I've seen the Star Wars prequels.
Have you seen the ORIGINAL (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
To my everlasting shame, no, not yet.
Do you know who Bela Lugosi is? How about Lon Chaney Jr.?
Stupid question, begone! Here's some fun facts about both men to dispel that stupidity: Bela Lugosi was buried in his Dracula costume, and, over his casket, one of his friends was heard to say, "Do you think we should stake him? Just to be sure?" Lon Chaney Jr. was a notorious drunk with a chip on his shoulder that his lycanthrope alter-ego would even have been impressed by. This is because his father, Lon Chaney Sr., the man of a thousand faces, was much more famous in both their times than Jr. was. Jr. got the last laugh by virtue of having coming along later in the film industry's history at an apex of the horror classics.
Can you name a movie that either of them was in?
Bela Lugosi died making Plan 9 From Outer Space. Another fun fact about him: his wife's chiropractor played his double in the movie after his death. He also played Murder Legendre (wonderful name!) in White Zombie.
Lon Chaney Jr. was in Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, with Bela Lugosi as well. (Oh, okay, fine, he was in most of the Wolfman movies, too.)
Do you think the Freddy Kreuger from the 80s or the now was better?
The now? This is just poorly worded in addition to being a dumb question: Robert Englund trumps, no question. His Freddy may seem ridiculous, but he was great and is still really game to do the role and has fun with it, bless him.
Why were there so many Friday the 13th movies?
I have no idea. Money? For the express purpose of bringing me, personally, Freddy vs Jason?
Do you think people went back to the camp hoping for a better summer?
I have to assume that the odds of one camp being the site of several mass murders over time is nearly astronomically small. Maybe they kept thinking they'd beat the odds?
Why does the girl ALWAYS run up the stairs?
Cardio.
You ever notice they fall a lot, too?
One of the only truly funny jokes in Scary Movie was the extensive scene of the victim daring the killer to hurt her, where in she kept goading him with, "Oh, I bet you want me to fall down?" And she would. "And, of course, I'll break my leg." And she twists it until it does. Even the ghost-face killer was like, "Biiiiitch, you be craaaaaazy."
How can you tell a hot chick is getting ready to get killed?
Nudity, sex, booze, drugs, being alone at night.
Anyway, who was scarier: Freddy or Jason?
Freddy by default--I saw New Nightmare too young to really process that monsters don't poke out into real life. Also, Jason wasn't originally the killer, so it's hard to be afraid of a kid whose mom fought his battles.
Leatherface or Pumpkinhead?
Leatherface.
Alien or Predator?
ALIEN. DEAR CHRIST.
Michael Myers or Herman Munster?
Oh, I have a soft spot for Herman, so I'll give him this one.
Have you ever seen Pet Semetary?
No, actually. ::adds to Netflix queue:: Oh, oops, it's already there.
Did you read the book?
No.
Which Stephen King movie was your favorite?
It's cheating, but the TV movie of The Stand. If I had to pick a theatrical release, Needful Things.
Did you know Cujo was played by 3 St. Bernards and 2 Rottweilers?
No, but, aw, puppies.
Did you see Poltergeist?
No yet.
Did Rosemary's Baby creep you out at all?
Yes and no. The whole husband-sponsoring-his-wife-to-rape-by-Satan was entirely horrible. I kind of adored Rosemary's decision to raise her Satanic baby, though.
Do you like Alfred Hitchcock?
Tsch, another stupid question. Naturally, I do. Every film of his I see makes me like his work more.
What is the worst horror movie you ever saw?
God, I've seen so many, but there's bad and then there's no-budget, shot-with-your-grandfather's-camera bad, and that's Thankskilling. It only counts as horror because I'm horrified that I didn't turn it off.
Is a horror movie a good date movie?
Only if it's not just torture porn.
Why are they remaking all the movies anyway?
My roommates keep telling me it's my fault. It probably is. It's money. It's always money.
Who is your favorite Underworld character?
What, the Vampire/Werewolf Romeo and Juliet? We're counting that as horror, are we? Well, my vote goes to Michael Sheen. No one chews scenery quite on his level, save perhaps Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy, however, doesn't have sex on top of a castle wall while supporting his naked upper half hanging out over the ramparts. Michael sheen, you rock on with your surprising hard-bodied self!
How many chapters do you think Friday the 13th will have this time around?
How many CW actors/actresses do they have?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Don't be absurd.
If so, have you seen them?
No, because belief in ghosts is bullshit.
Is there a place that you believe is so haunted that you would never go in?
There's a space under the floor in my parents' kitchen that scared me as a kid, mostly because I was sure monsters were in it. Then, spiders. Never ghosts. Still don't like walking past it, and it spooks me, sure, but haunted? Nah.
Are you paranoid?
Nope. In fact, I might be a little too blithely indifferent.
Do you see things at night?
Yep: my cats. Headbutting me in the face.
Have you ever heard something eerie that made you run?
Nope.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Not as such.
What's the scariest movie you have ever seen?
Aliens and probably Paranormal Activity. I really didn't expect anything from that latter one, and it really got me. I think the fact that I was alone in a room full of strangers all holding their breath as I was helped a lot.
What are you scared of?
Spiders. Heights. Republicans being in control of government.
Bold the Horror Movies you have seen! Italicize if you have only seen some of the series!
American Psycho
Friday the 13th series
A Nightmare on Elm Street series
Texas Chainsaw series
Halloween series (original)
Rob Zombie's Halloween series
Child's Play series
Saw series
Wishmaster series
Puppetmaster series
Psycho series
Pumpkinhead series
Event Horizon
13 Ghosts (just the remake)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula 2000
Nosferatu (original)
Nosferatu 70s remake
Queen of the Damned
Interview with a Vampire
Tales from the Crypt movies
The Mist
The Shining
The Omen series
The Exorcist Series
Hellraiser series
Trick 'R' Treat
Silent Hill
The Grudge series
The Ring series
Shutter
Book of Blood
Midnight Meat train
My Bloody Valentine (the original)
Sorority Row
Jennifer's Body
Teeth
Scream Series
I Know What You Did Last Summer series
Urban Legends series
Prince of Darkness
Dracula the Dark Prince
The Order
Sleepwalkers
It
Christine
Carrie series
Night of the Living Dead
Land of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Return of the Living Dead series
The Crazies
The Wolfman (remake)
The Lost Boys
Resident Evil series
Evil Dead series
Ghost Ship
The Uninvited
The Unborn
The Orphan
House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects
Cloverfield
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Haunting in Connecticut
30 Days of Night
Candyman series
Leprechaun series
Paranormal Activity
The Blair Witch Project
Blair Witch: Book of Shadows
Cursed
Black Christmas (remake)
Dark Country
Zombie land
Pandorum
Cabin Fever
Rosemary's Baby
Children of the Corn series
Freddy vs Jason
Alien series
Predator series
AVP series
Wolf
Prophecy series
The Fod
Poltergeist series
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.
Sleepy Hollow
Legion
One Missed Call
Troll 1 and 2
Nightbreed
The Mangler 1 and 2
2001 Maniacs
Blackout
Gacy
Dahmer
Vampires
Bats
Graveyard Shift
Daybreakers
Salem's Lot.
For the record, I love The Crow inordinately. I even liked one of the sequels to it okay. This is news that makes me make the face you see in my icon.
I need a meme, STAT:
So, what is your favorite horror movie:
I don't have a favorite. I can never pick. I gotta go by decades. As far as the classics go, I happen to love Bride of Frankenstein. It was funny and subversive. Favorite classic, though, bar none, is the 1932 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Talk about subversive--there isn't a naked-lady-having movie out today that could touch this one for how playfully sexy this one could be. Frederick March is a vision as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for all that the Mr. Hyde makeup a) uncomfortably resembles a racial stereotype, and b) almost took March's face off.
More modern horror: Night of the Living Dead (again with the subversive!), Aliens, the Dawn of the Dead remake--all of these are some of the best and most watchable horror movies that I have, in fact, watched time and again.
Is it related to Werewolves, Demons, Vampires, etc.?
No, actually. You can argue that Aliens and zombies are close, but they're not monsters in the same vein as those groups. I'm less of a fan of the monster-as-externalized-fear-of-man and more of a body-horror fan.
How many times have you seen it?
God only knows. Not as many times as I've seen Star Wars, more often than I've seen the Star Wars prequels.
Have you seen the ORIGINAL (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
To my everlasting shame, no, not yet.
Do you know who Bela Lugosi is? How about Lon Chaney Jr.?
Stupid question, begone! Here's some fun facts about both men to dispel that stupidity: Bela Lugosi was buried in his Dracula costume, and, over his casket, one of his friends was heard to say, "Do you think we should stake him? Just to be sure?" Lon Chaney Jr. was a notorious drunk with a chip on his shoulder that his lycanthrope alter-ego would even have been impressed by. This is because his father, Lon Chaney Sr., the man of a thousand faces, was much more famous in both their times than Jr. was. Jr. got the last laugh by virtue of having coming along later in the film industry's history at an apex of the horror classics.
Can you name a movie that either of them was in?
Bela Lugosi died making Plan 9 From Outer Space. Another fun fact about him: his wife's chiropractor played his double in the movie after his death. He also played Murder Legendre (wonderful name!) in White Zombie.
Lon Chaney Jr. was in Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, with Bela Lugosi as well. (Oh, okay, fine, he was in most of the Wolfman movies, too.)
Do you think the Freddy Kreuger from the 80s or the now was better?
The now? This is just poorly worded in addition to being a dumb question: Robert Englund trumps, no question. His Freddy may seem ridiculous, but he was great and is still really game to do the role and has fun with it, bless him.
Why were there so many Friday the 13th movies?
I have no idea. Money? For the express purpose of bringing me, personally, Freddy vs Jason?
Do you think people went back to the camp hoping for a better summer?
I have to assume that the odds of one camp being the site of several mass murders over time is nearly astronomically small. Maybe they kept thinking they'd beat the odds?
Why does the girl ALWAYS run up the stairs?
Cardio.
You ever notice they fall a lot, too?
One of the only truly funny jokes in Scary Movie was the extensive scene of the victim daring the killer to hurt her, where in she kept goading him with, "Oh, I bet you want me to fall down?" And she would. "And, of course, I'll break my leg." And she twists it until it does. Even the ghost-face killer was like, "Biiiiitch, you be craaaaaazy."
How can you tell a hot chick is getting ready to get killed?
Nudity, sex, booze, drugs, being alone at night.
Anyway, who was scarier: Freddy or Jason?
Freddy by default--I saw New Nightmare too young to really process that monsters don't poke out into real life. Also, Jason wasn't originally the killer, so it's hard to be afraid of a kid whose mom fought his battles.
Leatherface or Pumpkinhead?
Leatherface.
Alien or Predator?
ALIEN. DEAR CHRIST.
Michael Myers or Herman Munster?
Oh, I have a soft spot for Herman, so I'll give him this one.
Have you ever seen Pet Semetary?
No, actually. ::adds to Netflix queue:: Oh, oops, it's already there.
Did you read the book?
No.
Which Stephen King movie was your favorite?
It's cheating, but the TV movie of The Stand. If I had to pick a theatrical release, Needful Things.
Did you know Cujo was played by 3 St. Bernards and 2 Rottweilers?
No, but, aw, puppies.
Did you see Poltergeist?
No yet.
Did Rosemary's Baby creep you out at all?
Yes and no. The whole husband-sponsoring-his-wife-to-rape-by-Satan was entirely horrible. I kind of adored Rosemary's decision to raise her Satanic baby, though.
Do you like Alfred Hitchcock?
Tsch, another stupid question. Naturally, I do. Every film of his I see makes me like his work more.
What is the worst horror movie you ever saw?
God, I've seen so many, but there's bad and then there's no-budget, shot-with-your-grandfather's-camera bad, and that's Thankskilling. It only counts as horror because I'm horrified that I didn't turn it off.
Is a horror movie a good date movie?
Only if it's not just torture porn.
Why are they remaking all the movies anyway?
My roommates keep telling me it's my fault. It probably is. It's money. It's always money.
Who is your favorite Underworld character?
What, the Vampire/Werewolf Romeo and Juliet? We're counting that as horror, are we? Well, my vote goes to Michael Sheen. No one chews scenery quite on his level, save perhaps Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy, however, doesn't have sex on top of a castle wall while supporting his naked upper half hanging out over the ramparts. Michael sheen, you rock on with your surprising hard-bodied self!
How many chapters do you think Friday the 13th will have this time around?
How many CW actors/actresses do they have?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Don't be absurd.
If so, have you seen them?
No, because belief in ghosts is bullshit.
Is there a place that you believe is so haunted that you would never go in?
There's a space under the floor in my parents' kitchen that scared me as a kid, mostly because I was sure monsters were in it. Then, spiders. Never ghosts. Still don't like walking past it, and it spooks me, sure, but haunted? Nah.
Are you paranoid?
Nope. In fact, I might be a little too blithely indifferent.
Do you see things at night?
Yep: my cats. Headbutting me in the face.
Have you ever heard something eerie that made you run?
Nope.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Not as such.
What's the scariest movie you have ever seen?
Aliens and probably Paranormal Activity. I really didn't expect anything from that latter one, and it really got me. I think the fact that I was alone in a room full of strangers all holding their breath as I was helped a lot.
What are you scared of?
Spiders. Heights. Republicans being in control of government.
Bold the Horror Movies you have seen! Italicize if you have only seen some of the series!
American Psycho
Friday the 13th series
A Nightmare on Elm Street series
Texas Chainsaw series
Halloween series (original)
Rob Zombie's Halloween series
Child's Play series
Saw series
Wishmaster series
Puppetmaster series
Psycho series
Pumpkinhead series
Event Horizon
13 Ghosts (just the remake)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula 2000
Nosferatu (original)
Nosferatu 70s remake
Queen of the Damned
Interview with a Vampire
Tales from the Crypt movies
The Mist
The Shining
The Omen series
The Exorcist Series
Hellraiser series
Trick 'R' Treat
Silent Hill
The Grudge series
The Ring series
Shutter
Book of Blood
Midnight Meat train
My Bloody Valentine (the original)
Sorority Row
Jennifer's Body
Teeth
Scream Series
I Know What You Did Last Summer series
Urban Legends series
Prince of Darkness
Dracula the Dark Prince
The Order
Sleepwalkers
It
Christine
Carrie series
Night of the Living Dead
Land of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Return of the Living Dead series
The Crazies
The Wolfman (remake)
The Lost Boys
Resident Evil series
Evil Dead series
Ghost Ship
The Uninvited
The Unborn
The Orphan
House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects
Cloverfield
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Haunting in Connecticut
30 Days of Night
Candyman series
Leprechaun series
Paranormal Activity
The Blair Witch Project
Blair Witch: Book of Shadows
Cursed
Black Christmas (remake)
Dark Country
Zombie land
Pandorum
Cabin Fever
Rosemary's Baby
Children of the Corn series
Freddy vs Jason
Alien series
Predator series
AVP series
Wolf
Prophecy series
The Fod
Poltergeist series
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.
Sleepy Hollow
Legion
One Missed Call
Troll 1 and 2
Nightbreed
The Mangler 1 and 2
2001 Maniacs
Blackout
Gacy
Dahmer
Vampires
Bats
Graveyard Shift
Daybreakers
Salem's Lot.