The 24-hour horror movie marathon in 24 24-seconds-or-less recaps

[scottwoods]

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The 24-hour horror marathon involves no running

Comments

[chaptal]

Sounds like you had a good time despite the canceling of Q and fritos. The graphic nature of reading about Irreversible when it came out made me stay away.

[scottwoods]

Oh, absolutely. I kid the nerds, but really, I bought a $35 ticket to sit in the dark for two days too. I know my tribes.

They said they'll likely have Q next year for sure, so no problem. It's not like I won't be there. I'm actually thinking of donating some artwork (mummy sculpture or something) to them.

[mixmaster_mo]

I was hoping like hell Hollywood doesn't try to remake The Host. I would just want to punch a nun if they tried to create a love story inside of that film or if they put a damn sex scene in the middle of it.

Plus, the thing I like about foreign horror is that it doesn't try to make characters redeemable just because they are central to the story. I watched both versions of Shutter several months ago and it was ridiculous how much they changed the character.

Also, this marathon sounds like the best thing ever!

[scottwoods]

I hear you. At the same time, I go insane every time I watch an Asian film and the story is so damn juvenile while the art soars. I must admit: this film has a better set-up than most, though.

[theklute]

"His answer, roughly, was that Lovecrafts work tends to be very personal and introspective in scope or very large and epic and it would take many millions of dollars to realize. Horror film budgets sadly fall somewhere between the two extremes."

Disagree. You've seen the silent version of Call of Cthulhu by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, right?

[mstegosaurus]

Ohhhh, that was in the mostly horrible Lovecraft festival Ty and I went to in early April in Seattle-- by far the highlight.

[scottwoods]

I have, but to me that's more of a student project and less of a "movie". So I guess it is indeed the best adaptation...in a I-would-never-pay-to-see-a-20-miunte-movie sort of way.

Ahhhh

[nelsonbob]

But would you pay to see...

This Guy?

[momoyeahmomo]

out of curiosity, have you following this year's Cinemassacre's Monster Maddness? http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/index.php

[scottwoods]

Never heard of it!

[momoyeahmomo]

you should check it out! He does a video a day for the entire month of October featuring classic horror movies. Last year it was 30 days of Godzilla and the year before that, the 30 greatest Movie Monsters.

[tahmthelame]

Well summed up! You totally need to let me know when the sci fi one happens.

[scottwoods]

We'll go! Break out the martian sock gloves!

[momoyeahmomo]

sorry, Martian sock gloves just brings forth too many images of Sock Puppet Slams!