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Quote:A guy I work with is always talking about how King completely defined a genre of writing, and even though some of the dialogue is campy at times, his influence stretches far beyond the book shelves at the bookstore.  King has talent, that is for sure, not everything needs to read like Shakespeare to be considered good.  That being said, I remember the made for TV movie of IT.  I think it starred the guy from Night Court.  That was pretty scary, for a TV movie.  Oh, and I was surprised how creepy the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jennifer Biel was.  

 

I read IT down to the last 50 or so pages and quit.  It became so turgid and rambling that it seemed to no longer follow the story line.  My disappointment was so deep that I didn't even bother to watch the movie. 

Of all of the B-movie horror flicks that actually scared the bajeezuz out of me as a kid -   This one is the one I remember the most nightmares from:

Many, many moons ago I watched the 1980 version of Mother's Day.  Even by today's standards it was horribly graphic. It was the proverbial train wreck; I was horrified and disgusted but couldn't look away.  

I remember the ad for "Return to Horror High" scaring me when I was like 5.  I never saw it and never will, LOL

Quote:I read IT down to the last 50 or so pages and quit.  It became so turgid and rambling that it seemed to no longer follow the story line.  My disappointment was so deep that I didn't even bother to watch the movie. 

Funny thing is that some people consider the book to be far more scarier than the movie.

Quote:Of all of the B-movie horror flicks that actually scared the bajeezuz out of me as a kid -   This one is the one I remember the most nightmares from:

I never realized that Children of the Corn was a King book! That was a creepy movie!! It also helps prove my point that nothing good ever comes out of corn fields...well besides corn!! Malachi was one creepy ginger!!!! :blink:

Speaking of King...anyone see the commercials for the new remake of Carrie? How many flippin times are they going to remake that movie???

I couldn't finish Children of the Corn (book), Just too scary.

 

For movies, I loved the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the Tobe Hooper version, b/c it could happen and parts of it have. I liked how it almost devolved/evolved into comedy with the killer chainsawing Franklin in the wheelchair... heck, I hit a nail in a log and my chain is ruined. "Grandpa's the best" "You? You're just a cook." 

 

Last time this thread went around, one of the guys pointed out that the best horror movie he ever saw was Fatal Attraction. Hmmm, it's right up there.

 

The old Last House on the Left was scary (the director was the aptly named Wes Craven and I didn't see the recent remake) and The Blob with Steve McQueen from the late fifties was so bad it was good.

Quote:Of all of the B-movie horror flicks that actually scared the bajeezuz out of me as a kid -   This one is the one I remember the most nightmares from:

He wants you too, Malachai. He wants you too.

 

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• The Thing (1982) 
  
• Dawn of the Dead (both)
  
• Let the Right One In
  
• Shaun of the Dead
  
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  
• 28 Days Later
  

My favorites are the classic slashers: Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play, Hellraiser, etc. I'm a big Michael Myers fan.

 

I'm also a big fan of home invasion horror flicks like The Strangers and You're Next.

 

Also, now this is only my opinion, Insidious is one of the scariest movies in the last 10 or so years.

I love just about all those already mentioned.  The Thing and The Shining could be the closest to perfection.  The Thing was incredible for how it created a sense of claustrophobia in a vast, remote Antarctic wasteland.

 

I'll add... Evil Dead I and II (original, though it's also dark comedy)

 

The Descent

 

Jeepers Creepers

 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (78)

 

Halloween (original)

 

Nightmare on Elm (original)

 

Feast (it's part comedy too.)

 

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)

 

The Wicker Man (original)

 

The Exorcist

 

American Werewolf in London

 

Poltergeist

 

I like pretty much all Romero's "Dead" series, both old and new even though a couple of the last ones are only meh.

When I was nine years old, I was going to spend the night at my friend's house and we were going to watch scary movies all night.  My dad warned us not to touch The Exorcist.  He warned us.

 

Long story short, we watch it, and I couldn't sleep for a week.

Quote:I never realized that Children of the Corn was a King book! That was a creepy movie!! It also helps prove my point that nothing good ever comes out of corn fields...well besides corn!! Malachi was one creepy ginger!!!! :blink:

 

 

Quote:He wants you too, Malachai. He wants you too.

 

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Now that's just wrong!!!!

American Werewolf in London was a classic and it hasn't aged much. Given the fact that it was made mostly prior to computer generated special effects, it is a masterpiece. I love it when they walk into that pub, the Slaughtered Lamb,  in the beginning and everyone just stops what they're doing and stares at them.

 

We've all walked into the Slaughtered Lamb.

 

David Naughton was terrific in that movie, he went from being a dancer on Dr. Pepper commercials to AWIL.

Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Ahem, Candyman.

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That one was boring to me. :confused:

Any of you like Insiduous or The Conjuring?