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Anyone know any good Halloween movies. Horror, exactly. If you can't think of any, what were the first you saw, favorites, etc. Have fun wid it! (Don't refrain from poking fun at the bad ones, either!) :tongue::)

Ah... this reminds me of Beetlejuice, and The Adams Family. :)

Halloween.

They're all bad, or mostly. Maybe I've read too much TVTropes, but I see their stupid plot twists and victims coming a mile away.

1) Black dude dies first.
2) Sex=death. The chaste virgin survives. Anyone trying to tempt her dies.
3) Alcohol and drugs=death.
4) The more attractive you are, the longer you live.

4) The more attractive you are, the longer you live.

Except for the hunky but dumb guy, preferably on some sort of sports team, and the cheerleader. Those 2 always get the chop pretty quick.

Except for the hunky but dumb guy, preferably on some sort of sports team, and the cheerleader. Those 2 always get the chop pretty quick.

Usually after fucking.

They're all bad, or mostly. Maybe I've read too much TVTropes, but I see their stupid plot twists and victims coming a mile away.
Watch Reincarnation and Abandoned. I'll bet you'll be a long time guessing what the twists are.

Nightmare Man is another one with two twists.

Cherry Falls (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175526/) would blow your 'rules' outta the water. ;)

You should rent SAW 1-4, and go see SAW V. *nod*

You should rent SAW 1-4, and go see SAW V. *nod*

For God's sake, NO! Apparently 1 and 2 are the only excellent ones in the series anyway. I've been told 3 is pretty bad and 4 and 5 are shite.

For God's sake, NO! Apparently 1 and 2 are the only excellent ones in the series anyway. I've been told 3 is pretty bad and 4 and 5 are shite.

I love SAW I-IV, and I'm going to see V this Halloween.

For God's sake, NO! Apparently 1 and 2 are the only excellent ones in the series anyway. I've been told 3 is pretty bad and 4 and 5 are shite.

As a rule a franchise is just milking it about the second sequel.

any Asian Horror. they know how to merge music, sound FX and visual FX into a Hair raising experience.

and they don't need to use the fake gore.

As a rule a franchise is just milking it about the second sequel.

Unless they're trying to tie up all loose ends and not have it be forced. I hate it when movies employee deus ex machina to tie up all loose ends.

any Asian Horror. they know how to merge music, sound FX and visual FX into a Hair raising experience.

and they don't need to use the fake gore.

Ichi the Killer and Suicide Club, 2 very good J-Horror films. Ichi the Killer is about a young adult (17-20 years old) who is mentally unbalanced but used as an assassin. Suicide Club is somewhat similar to The Happening where people kill themselves but in groups (ex. opening scene in a train station a bunch of girls line up then jump in the front of the arriving train).

Might we also add scary games to play on Halloween? I'm putting out Left 4 Dead, a zombie survival game you play with 3 other people that was made by Valve, the creators of Half Life. Throw in Silent Hill: Homecoming.

Might we also add scary games to play on Halloween? I'm putting out Left 4 Dead, a zombie survival game you play with 3 other people that was made by Valve, the creators of Half Life. Throw in Silent Hill: Homecoming.
Pfft... I have yet to see any game be scarier than Fatal Frame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame).

Rocky Horror Picture Show

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They're all bad, or mostly. Maybe I've read too much TVTropes, but I see their stupid plot twists and victims coming a mile away.
You haven't spent enough time reading the main page, it seems. Else you'd have noticed the link to Tropes Are Not Bad (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropesAreNotBad). I can pick out the story of just about any story I read, but that doesn't make them less enjoyable.
1) Black dude dies first.
2) Sex=death. The chaste virgin survives. Anyone trying to tempt her dies.
3) Alcohol and drugs=death.
4) The more attractive you are, the longer you live.
These are Slasher conventions, not Horror. Whether you accept that Slashers are a subgenre of Horror (I don't, I view Slasher movies as something that have grown out of Horror) or not, you can't say that all Horror films are Slashers.
I love SAW I-IV, and I'm going to see V this Halloween.
Yes, but we've already determined that you have no taste in movies.

A lot of good Vincent Price movies but they are hard to find. My fav of his is "The Raven"

Other good ones for Halloween are:

Ghost Story

The Fog (the original one)

1408

Creepshow

Hellraiser II

Phantasm

Dusk till Dawn

A lot of good Vincent Price movies but they are hard to find. My fav of his is "The Raven"

Other good ones for Halloween are:

Ghost Story

The Fog (the original one)

1408

Creepshow

Hellraiser II

Phantasm

Dusk till Dawn

1408 was good. with no gore.

I would also Like to add Changeling (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/) to that list.

1408 was good. with no gore.

I would also Like to add Changeling (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/) to that list.

The first half of 1408 was good....

Go rent Ironman instead.

1408 was good. with no gore.

I would also Like to add Changeling (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/) to that list.

Will have to check out Changeling. I was in a dicussion about 1408 on another forum. We came to the conclusion that he is still in the room.
:eek: :tongue:

Pfft... I have yet to see any game be scarier than Fatal Frame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame).

OMG I was gonna put that in (its a classic) but I couldn't remember the name nor could my bro. I love games that feature Japanese teenage girls alone amidst ghosts and demons XD.

has anyone seen 'REC'? I wanted to go see it when it was on here, but it had such a short run time I missed out.
I heard it was pretty damn scary and worth pooping oneself over*. Worth the bandwidth to d/l?


*not literally, okay? I don't swing that way.

Halloween.
Obvious choice! :tongue:
Other good ones for Halloween are:
Hellraiser II
Also good for Easter, Christmas, and any day you feel like it!

Rocky Horror Picture Show

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That, by far, is the worst movie ever. And I hate the soundtrack.

Also good for Easter, Christmas, and any day you feel like it!
The perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day!

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Midnight Meat train. Not horror.

OMG I was gonna put that in (its a classic) but I couldn't remember the name nor could my bro. I love games that feature Japanese teenage girls alone amidst ghosts and demons XD.

I just like the fact that you start off without the camera!

Just wateched Sakebi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0843302/). talk about a Deep Thinking Ghost story.

Much impressed I was...

Cerean;14143113']Midnight Meat train. Not horror.

Out of all of the stories in the Books of Blood why would you make a movie about that one? I mean, why not The Yattering and Jack or Confessions of a Shroud? Those are funny!

Most horror movies don't move me... not a fan of the genre.

Most horror movies don't move me... not a fan of the genre.

depends, what are you looking for in a Horror movie. scare, Gore, or a lingering fright.

To be honest, I'm not into horror films this Hallowe'en. I'm going to watch Woman in Black.

That, by far, is the worst movie ever. And I hate the soundtrack.

Rocky Horror Picture Show worst movie ever? Sigh, virgins.

To be honest, I'm not into horror films this Hallowe'en. I'm going to watch Woman in Black.

Go watch this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0960890/).

it's hilarious. and it stars Jenna Jameson in a very... unique... but interesting... er... fight?

quotes from the movie...
Dr. Genet: The virus is based on the human X chromosome, so it stays more pure from woman to woman. But once you get a man in there, like everything else, it all goes to shit.

Davis: I know we're Christians, and what you're doing is a sin, but the intent is, well, Christ-like with you sacrificing yourself and all. So what are morals? Do the ends justify the means? But then again the road to hell is paved with good intentions, so...darn, I'm out of clichés.

I saw this last night... I was laughing my head off! :D

depends, what are you looking for in a Horror movie. scare, Gore, or a lingering fright.

I never get out of them what I want. I want something scary and unpredictable. Using cheap tricks to make me jump is not scary enough, and all the movies are too damn predictable.

I never get out of them what I want. I want something scary and unpredictable. Using cheap tricks to make me jump is not scary enough, and all the movies are too damn predictable.

may I suggest...

Reincarnation
Ju-on 2 (not Grudge 2)
Retribution
Eye (original Chinese, not the American one)

yes, they're Asian and will require subtitles. but they are good.

their ways of making you jump are subtle. a shadow in the background, a wavy distortion, a little detail that makes you go WTF?

Watch 'Unbreakable' if you are looking to be deeply disturbed by a movie for Halloween. I was scared shitless not only whilewatching it, but for days afterwards. Scared that such an absolutely awful film got made, put out, and, worst of all, was not a complete flop. Horrifying. *shudders*

I just saw Willard on AMC. It is fucking great, not very scary, of course, but Crispin Glover's performance as a spastic psycho was delicious. How many actors can perform opposite a rat and still be so amazing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2lNR4L_JEQ) as this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu2sSVt32bo&feature=related)?
"Tear him up. Tearhimup. TEAR! HIM! UP!"

Watch 'Unbreakable' if you are looking to be deeply disturbed by a movie for Halloween. I was scared shitless not only whilewatching it, but for days afterwards. Scared that such an absolutely awful film got made, put out, and, worst of all, was not a complete flop. Horrifying. *shudders*
Unbreakable was not a horrible movie. Shyamalan is just a horrible director; the movie itself had promise but Shyamalan ruined it. What's really scary is he directed a movie that was actually good and critically acclaimed - The Sixth Sense. I bet some one else directed it and he just claimed he did after beating them to death and hiding the body.

Unbreakable was not a horrible movie. Shyamalan is just a horrible director; the movie itself had promise but Shyamalan ruined it. What's really scary is he directed a movie that was actually good and critically acclaimed - The Sixth Sense. I bet some one else directed it and he just claimed he did after beating them to death and hiding the body.

Other way round, surely... the direction was fine, the production was fine. It was just a weak concept, fleshed out to 90 minutes.

Other way round, surely... the direction was fine, the production was fine. It was just a weak concept, fleshed out to 90 minutes.
No, it was a good concept. It was poorly implemented. It's like they took the introduction to the movie and made it 90 minutes long and then said "ah fuck it, it's too long already" and left out the movie.
I blame Shyamalan. Look at his other movies. They all fucking suck except for Sixth Sense.

No, it was a good concept. It was poorly implemented. It's like they took the introduction to the movie and made it 90 minutes long and then said "ah fuck it, it's too long already" and left out the movie.
I blame Shyamalan. Look at his other movies. They all fucking suck except for Sixth Sense.
you are wrong. you are so so wrong.
The Sixth Sense also sucked sweaty monkey ass.
the ending was so trite and predictable. lame lame lame.

All his movies are trailers extended to 90 minutes. A passable idea for a short story made into a novel. which is why they suck so much and are so irritating. You watch it thinking the entire time, "this could have been good"

I've seen Dagon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264508/), Beyond the wall of Sleep (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264508/) and planning to pick up The Tomb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039646/)

Anyone can suggest other HP Lovecraft works?

No, it was a good concept. It was poorly implemented. It's like they took the introduction to the movie and made it 90 minutes long and then said "ah fuck it, it's too long already" and left out the movie.
I blame Shyamalan. Look at his other movies. They all fucking suck except for Sixth Sense.

Actually, "Unbreakable" is my least favourite of his canon. (Well, that and the last 30 minutes of "Signs"), but I can't fault even that one for direction or production. Even Bruce Willis was really quite good - one of his 'up' roles, rather than a 'down'. As a director, I quite like him. Enough so that - if I hear he's got a new movie coming out, I'll probably see it in theatres.

It was a mickey-mouse concept. It would have been a cute Twilight Zone. I like it okay, because it kind of re-invents the superhero (movie) genre - pre-empting Hancock, and making it possible for Watchmen to finally hit the big screen. I like it okay, because it's pretty to look at, and there's nothing really WRONG with it.

What I don't like about it, is the same thing I didn't like about... say... "House of 1000 Corpses". It's almost ALL style, and no substance.

I've seen Dagon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264508/), Beyond the wall of Sleep (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264508/) and planning to pick up The Tomb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039646/)

Anyone can suggest other HP Lovecraft works?
The Re-Animator is a fun and goofy adaptation of a non-Cthulhu Lovecraft story. The villain looks amazingly like John Kerry, so there is some added amusement in that.