Who likes horror movies? - Page 3

Shawnee123 · 10-30-2007, 11:59 AM

Oh, I don't know. I was 11 when I saw Jaws (with a neighbor girl, no 'rents) and 14 when I saw Halloween. They scared me but I guess I've always been pretty fearless because neither one translated to reality for me.

But wait, after I saw Trilogy of Terror (at 11) I was sure that freaking little witch doctor guy was under my bed. You've never seen anyone hop across a room so fast. But, even then, it was a fun kind of scared and I didn't need my parents or anything.

The thing that kept me awake at night was thinking there were nuclear bombs coming (see Cold War)

BigV · 10-30-2007, 01:09 PM

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does anybody here remember Arachnophobia? with John Goodman playing the exterminator (hilarious)? That movie scared the living crap out of me.

Oh hell yes!

That was the first of a double bill with Tremors as the undercard... I took this sweet young thang out to the drive in to see them both. She was, I soon learned, deathly afraid of spiders! It made for a very interesting and fun date! Ahh, good times, good times. You want to know the best part?

She married me anyway! Love that movie!

binky · 10-30-2007, 01:12 PM

zen I saw the exorcist at a drive in at about that age-my parents took me

Michaela · 10-30-2007, 02:56 PM

Deathly afraid of spiders, you took her to a nasty spider movie, :0) and she still married you. Must be love!

BigV · 10-30-2007, 08:32 PM

hehe... it is.

don't know what she sees in me, but, hey, perfect vision isn't top of my priority list.

Actually, I don't remember if I knew about the spider thing before the movie or not...but I know now.

At home, I'm the only person who sees spiders as the noble predators they are. As such, I am their defender at home, and my wife's defender too. We have an agreement that she won't kill them and I'll take them outside. It works out for the spider too.

I don't mind them in the house--I figure for every spider I see in the house, that's 100 bugs I don't see. She doesn't like them, though, so out they go! I like being her champion even more than saving a little spider's life, to tell the truth.

Undertoad · 10-31-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Trilogy of Terror (at 11)

This is what we share... of similar age... that thing will endlessly haunt us...

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2007, 09:23 AM

Looking back, it was so lame, but I was sure that little effer was gonna stab me in the foot!

Which reminds me...CSI New York did a thing about Amityville, and it reminded me of how lame that movie was, but the damn pig eyes in the window scared the snot out of me. Just a couple of stupid red lights (they spared much expense on special effects.) Then I remember that there was an episode of McMillan and Wife where someone was looking in the window and I realized I do have residual fear: I'm still creeped out by the thought of seeing someone in the window. I'm all about blinds at night!

HumanBeast · 12-29-2007, 02:15 PM

If a horror movie does not make me laugh, like they usually do, then it's a good one.

icileparadise · 12-29-2007, 04:03 PM

So Clowns and Harlequins and guardian hockey masks freak me out in Horror films but Women are very dangerous - they don't kill like men do: face to face, hacking bits off each other. Women kill much more scaringly.

be-bop · 01-03-2008, 06:10 PM

In the late 80's the powers that be thought that the world as we know it was coming to an end because of what was affectionately known as "Video Nastys" titles like "Driller killer" "I spit on your Grave"
Canibal this that or the other were banned by the Government at the time as danger to the morals of the youth at the time.
Complete bollocks now there's a ground swell of opinion in computer games such as "Manhunt" etc that these should be banned also where will it end "Grimms fairy tales" will be too violent and should that be banned also the PC brigade are getting away with murder if you pardon the pun, surely parents should be monitoring what their kids are watching or what games they're playing
I used to watch a shed load of horror gore fest movies over the years but most now are too predictable to bother with.
The "Hell raiser" movies were my favorite "Pinhead" was a class character..

monster · 01-03-2008, 06:49 PM

*raises hand as the only complete and utter wimp on the board*.

I hate horror movies. Dr Who gave me nightmares as a kid. Even the Incredible Hulk cartoon had me cowering behind the sofa. I'm not a total wuss -I'm very into Vietnam (etc.) movies which can get pretty gory, but just gore out of contect -WHY?

and what is fun about being frightened?

And no, I never ever go in haunted houses. I allowed myself to be bullied into the haunted house at Alton Towers one time. I was crying so badly after a few feet (bullies had abandoned me), some kind person led me out of the nearby fire exit. Never been in one since. Of course I'm a bit claustrophobic too, doesn't help....

Bullitt · 01-03-2008, 11:01 PM

The Exorcist was the first movie to ever genuinely scare me. Though it didn't help that I was 12 at the time. Other than that, I think Saw I is my next all-time favorite. Not because of any gore, but the whole plot just seems so original, esp. the very end. Just watched Eraserhead for the first time a couple weeks ago, wow.

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2008, 08:20 AM

Eraserhead is a classic. Lynch classic, that is. I've had different friends watch it over the years and the reaction is always great: either they hate it and say WTF, or they love it in a WTF kind of way. I'm in the latter category!

Giant Salamander · 01-09-2008, 12:14 AM

I love Eraserhead. Lynch = one of my favorite directors.
David Cronenburg can direct a mean horror flick, too. Videodrome is quite wonderful.

I divide my favorite horror movies into two camps:
70's/ 80's/ early 90's latex fests
and
Things That Truly Make My Soul Feel Sick.

Hostel / Saw / 21st century, filter-heavy, splatter-porn remakes are definitely not on either of those lists.
All gore with no thought does nothing to make my brain produce juices.
It's not horrifying to watch cardboard-cutout-characters get hacked up, even if it is ridiculously cringe-worthy at times.
They are insulting. I'd much rather go to a professional haunted house during Halloween.

DanaC · 01-09-2008, 04:10 AM

Well hello Giant Salamander. Welcome to the Cellar!

I love those 70s/80s/early 90s 'latex fests', or schlock horror as I call 'em

10-30-2007, 01:12 PM	#33
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	zen I saw the exorcist at a drive in at about that age-my parents took me __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

10-30-2007, 08:32 PM	#35
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hehe... it is. don't know what she sees in me, but, hey, perfect vision isn't top of my priority list. Actually, I don't remember if I knew about the spider thing before the movie or not...but I know now. At home, I'm the only person who sees spiders as the noble predators they are. As such, I am their defender at home, and my wife's defender too. We have an agreement that she won't kill them and I'll take them outside. It works out for the spider too. I don't mind them in the house--I figure for every spider I see in the house, that's 100 bugs I don't see. She doesn't like them, though, so out they go! I like being her champion even more than saving a little spider's life, to tell the truth. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-03-2008, 06:49 PM	#41
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	raises hand as the only complete and utter wimp on the board. I hate horror movies. Dr Who gave me nightmares as a kid. Even the Incredible Hulk cartoon had me cowering behind the sofa. I'm not a total wuss -I'm very into Vietnam (etc.) movies which can get pretty gory, but just gore out of contect -WHY? and what is fun about being frightened? And no, I never ever go in haunted houses. I allowed myself to be bullied into the haunted house at Alton Towers one time. I was crying so badly after a few feet (bullies had abandoned me), some kind person led me out of the nearby fire exit. Never been in one since. Of course I'm a bit claustrophobic too, doesn't help.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-03-2008, 11:01 PM	#42
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The Exorcist was the first movie to ever genuinely scare me. Though it didn't help that I was 12 at the time. Other than that, I think Saw I is my next all-time favorite. Not because of any gore, but the whole plot just seems so original, esp. the very end. Just watched Eraserhead for the first time a couple weeks ago, wow. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

10-30-2007, 11:59 AM	#31
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, I don't know. I was 11 when I saw Jaws (with a neighbor girl, no 'rents) and 14 when I saw Halloween. They scared me but I guess I've always been pretty fearless because neither one translated to reality for me. But wait, after I saw Trilogy of Terror (at 11) I was sure that freaking little witch doctor guy was under my bed. You've never seen anyone hop across a room so fast. But, even then, it was a fun kind of scared and I didn't need my parents or anything. The thing that kept me awake at night was thinking there were nuclear bombs coming (see Cold War)

10-30-2007, 02:56 PM	#34
Michaela Lively Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montlake Terrace, WA Posts: 67	Deathly afraid of spiders, you took her to a nasty spider movie, :0) and she still married you. Must be love!

11-01-2007, 09:23 AM	#37
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Looking back, it was so lame, but I was sure that little effer was gonna stab me in the foot! Which reminds me...CSI New York did a thing about Amityville, and it reminded me of how lame that movie was, but the damn pig eyes in the window scared the snot out of me. Just a couple of stupid red lights (they spared much expense on special effects.) Then I remember that there was an episode of McMillan and Wife where someone was looking in the window and I realized I do have residual fear: I'm still creeped out by the thought of seeing someone in the window. I'm all about blinds at night!

12-29-2007, 02:15 PM	#38
HumanBeast Resident-in-Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7	If a horror movie does not make me laugh, like they usually do, then it's a good one.

12-29-2007, 04:03 PM	#39
icileparadise Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swiss Mountains Posts: 96	So Clowns and Harlequins and guardian hockey masks freak me out in Horror films but Women are very dangerous - they don't kill like men do: face to face, hacking bits off each other. Women kill much more scaringly.

01-03-2008, 06:10 PM	#40
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	In the late 80's the powers that be thought that the world as we know it was coming to an end because of what was affectionately known as "Video Nastys" titles like "Driller killer" "I spit on your Grave" Canibal this that or the other were banned by the Government at the time as danger to the morals of the youth at the time. Complete bollocks now there's a ground swell of opinion in computer games such as "Manhunt" etc that these should be banned also where will it end "Grimms fairy tales" will be too violent and should that be banned also the PC brigade are getting away with murder if you pardon the pun, surely parents should be monitoring what their kids are watching or what games they're playing I used to watch a shed load of horror gore fest movies over the years but most now are too predictable to bother with. The "Hell raiser" movies were my favorite "Pinhead" was a class character..

01-04-2008, 08:20 AM	#43
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Eraserhead is a classic. Lynch classic, that is. I've had different friends watch it over the years and the reaction is always great: either they hate it and say WTF, or they love it in a WTF kind of way. I'm in the latter category!

01-09-2008, 12:14 AM	#44
Giant Salamander Deity of Dogs Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 114	I love Eraserhead. Lynch = one of my favorite directors. David Cronenburg can direct a mean horror flick, too. Videodrome is quite wonderful. I divide my favorite horror movies into two camps: 70's/ 80's/ early 90's latex fests and Things That Truly Make My Soul Feel Sick. Hostel / Saw / 21st century, filter-heavy, splatter-porn remakes are definitely not on either of those lists. All gore with no thought does nothing to make my brain produce juices. It's not horrifying to watch cardboard-cutout-characters get hacked up, even if it is ridiculously cringe-worthy at times. They are insulting. I'd much rather go to a professional haunted house during Halloween.

01-09-2008, 04:10 AM	#45
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Well hello Giant Salamander. Welcome to the Cellar! I love those 70s/80s/early 90s 'latex fests', or schlock horror as I call 'em

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