It's almost October again.....time to talk Horror films

[singlebanana]

Yeah, pretty excited about watching that on Wednesday. It's campy, but campy is always good. I have a few people (including my wife) who really don't like "horror" films, so something over the top and silly typically works for my audience. Deep Red, Tenebre, and The Brood have sort of mystery elements to them, so that helps out as well. Ghostbuster, The Frighteners, and The Blob are very tame.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

I really liked Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

[GrayGhost81]

Has anyone seen Frankenstein's Army? It looks cool special effects wise but I'm a little worried it'll be too much torture-porn schlock a la The Human Centipede.

[Sauza12]

I saw that on iTunes the other day while checking to see if they had any sales on horror movies.  The premise sounded pretty solid.  I might pick it up when I do my annual sojourn to Best Buy to clean up on the sales they always have on horror movies this time of the year.

I started off the season by watching Paranorman with my wife and kid.  My daughter is finally getting to the point where she'll sit down and watch most of a movie before she has to get up and do something.  Later on after she went to bed and I popped in Slaughter High and The Video Dead.  Both movies are just the right amount of cheese.

I've started October in earnest with some older horror movies.  I picked up one of those 50 movie horror packs by Mill Creek a couple of years ago and I've been watching a bunch of them.  So far I've watched Carnival of Souls, One Body too Many, The Screaming Skull, Revolt of the Zombies and I'm watching The Terror right now.  Of all these Carnival of Souls is the best, but that one is generally held in pretty high regard anyways.  Oddly enough, even though it was MST3Ked and it is pretty bad in it's own right, I liked The Screaming Skull more than all of the others I've watched.

Revolt of the Zombies was really, really bad.  It's simply not a horror movie at all.

[singlebanana]

Carnival of Souls is pretty good. I bought the Criterion Collection version of it several years ago.

[Zagnorch]

The scariest horror film I ever saw was of an actual childbirth that was part of my sixth grade health class' sex-ed program. All of the eviscerating antics of Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, and Leatherface combined don't come close to the appallingly disturbing imagery I was exposed to on that fateful day. If you can watch that all the way through without too much fuss, you can watch just about anything.

[singlebanana]

I watched both of my kids being born. Sorry to disagree, but that's a beautiful thing. Those are the two moments I look back at on my life and I'm thankful I didn't miss either. Maybe that's why I can watch about anything. Ha!

[Zagnorch]

I watched both of my kids being born.

I sure hope you're getting counseling for the PTSD, then.

Sorry to disagree, but that's a beautiful thing. Those are the two moments I look back at on my life and I'm thankful I didn't miss either.

Jesus H., your PTSD is worse than I thought. You're gonna have to be committed. But I guess I really shouldn't be all that shocked by your response; you carry around a fetus-shaped keychain, after all.

Maybe that's why I can watch about anything. Ha!

Despite all your obvious issues, I hafta admit you're pretty muthafukkkin' hardcore if you can somehow sit through all that not just once, but twice, and not wanna jump off the hospital roof to escape the unbearable mental and emotional anguish brought on by what you'd just witnessed. Kudos!

As for actual horror-ish flicks that really freaked me out, one that really stands out is Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. It was filmed and acted in such a way that I'd forget I was watching a movie, and thought I was a fly on the wall, watching the day-to-day routine of a serial killer and his partner-in-crime. What scared me most was that the kinda shit that went down in the movie could actually happen in real life-- and most likely has-- and I could very well be the next victim. And the ending... simultaneously disturbing and depressing.

Another disturbing/depressing flick is yet another based-on-a-true-story serial-killer flick, Monster. Admittedly, this might not really fit into what most would consider the horror genre, but I found it fairly horrific. The Journey song Don't Stop Believin' is used in such an ironic way here, I bum out every time it comes on the radio.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

The scariest horror film I ever saw was of an actual childbirth that was part of my sixth grade health class' sex-ed program. All of the eviscerating antics of Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, and Leatherface combined don't come close to the appallingly disturbing imagery I was exposed to on that fateful day. If you can watch that all the way through without too much fuss, you can watch just about anything.

I used to be scared of vaginas too.

[singlebanana]

Ha!   Speaking of scary vaginas.....anyone ever seen "Teeth?"

BTW, starting off October right and going to see Goblin play tonight. This is their first U.S. tour ever. Those who know Argento know Goblin.

[Zagnorch]

The scariest horror film I ever saw was of an actual childbirth that was part of my sixth grade health class' sex-ed program. All of the eviscerating antics of Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, and Leatherface combined don't come close to the appallingly disturbing imagery I was exposed to on that fateful day. If you can watch that all the way through without too much fuss, you can watch just about anything.

I used to be scared of vaginas too.

Well, they are a bit scary in a certain way...

...but it's what's bein' forced out 'em that's truly terrifying.

And then the ultimate horror: spending the next 18+ years raising the little snot. I'd rather get flayed open by Freddy's finger-blades than go through that shit.

Ha!   Speaking of scary vaginas.....anyone ever seen "Teeth?"

Wasn't that a Troma flick? Or am I thinking of something else?

Speaking of Troma: how about a little low-budget horror comedy with the creators of South Park? Of course, I'm talkin' about Cannibal the Musical!

[singlebanana]

I don't think so. This one was released in 2007.

Watched "Chopping Mall" last night and here is my take on it:

"The intended plot of "Chopping Mall" was deducted last night by those in attendance. Contrary to popular belief, a computer glitch from a lightning storm did not make the robots go insane. Actually, they were pissed that lab coat scientist #1 forgot to bring them hushpuppies. When this happens, clearly the only solution is to avenge this slight by slaying porking teenagers while leaving behind the celibate who wear bad jeans."

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Teeth is laughably bad. Worth watching for the cringes.

[singlebanana]

Teeth is laughably bad. Worth watching for the cringes.

I agree.

[Techie413]

The scariest horror film I ever saw was of an actual childbirth that was part of my sixth grade health class' sex-ed program. All of the eviscerating antics of Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, and Leatherface combined don't come close to the appallingly disturbing imagery I was exposed to on that fateful day. If you can watch that all the way through without too much fuss, you can watch just about anything.

When I was 12 my bike's front tire came off mid-jump, leading to a concussion.  When I woke up the next morning in the hospital it was to a taped birth on the TV in my room.  It was literally the first thing that my eyes focused on, after awaking from a bruise to my frontal lobes.  Yes, it was scary as shit.  Years later, when my son was born, it was like the scene from Alien with the C-Section birth, but not traumatic in the least.  Big difference between ages 12 and 23.