I’ve
joined a group called Topic Tuesdays which is sure to be very interesting. Check out the others in the link at the bottom. This week's question is:
"What 5 Halloween films are either your favorites (and why) or which 5 Halloween films scared the bejesus out of you (and how?)?"
Now, I’m such a lover of Halloween I think I’ll try to
answer both these questions, although I haven’t seen too many obvious horror
films.
Favorites:
1) Shaun of the Dead – In my opinion, the best zombie flick
out there. Hilarious. I love Simon Pegg in all his incarnations.
2) The Walking Dead – Can I name a tv show? Do I really need to say why I love this
show? It’s zombies!
3) Near Dark & The Lost Boys – Tied for my favorite 80’s
vampire flicks.
4) Corpse Bride – Love the love story.
5) The Watcher in the Woods – Many might discount this as a
Halloween movie, but it’s creepy as all get out. Human girl trapped by aliens, alien presence
perceived as a ghost…and it stars Betty Davis.
Scared the Bejesus
out of me:
1) House of Wax – Original, of course, with Vincent
Price. Saw this as a little girl and it
gave me nightmares. Although anything
with Vincent Price usually gives me nightmares.
2) The Evil Dead – The girl singing “We’re gonna get you”
stayed with me for a very long time.
3) The Grudge – That ghost thing crawling down the stairs
backwards and sideways…ug! And then I
found out that was a real woman able to do that and that disturbed me even
more.
4) It – Clown. Need I
say more?
5) Poltergeist – Once again, saw this as a kid. Wow, it definitely scared the bejesus out of
me!
I'm impressed you named Near Dark! I actually caught the film during it's extremely SHORT theatrical run at a local cinema. It was the cast that made me want to see it and I loved it! A very under-appreciated film.
ReplyDeleteWhile I love Tim Curry's "It," I really wish they'd done more with the book. I absolutely loved the ancient turtle in the book. But all the stuff about "dead lights" was at least in the movie and that was great.
ReplyDeleteI completely spaced 'The Grudge' though the ring got me more- both were still super creepy.
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