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15Jun 09

Horror Fan-Addict

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Horror movies, the genre has defined movies in so many ways. It's a genre that has mothers telling their kids, "Don't watch that! It's full of things that's bad for your eyes!" A genre where those little kids end up watching it at cry to the mothers for nights with haunting nightmares (redundant?). It's a genre that has the only rating "For Disturbing Imagery." Horror just owns.

If there's any movies that we've grown up with that just really catch our... Well, not really our hearts but our minds, it's horror movies. The concepts of gruesome deaths, corny life lessons, bad acting, sex scenes and a common plot make this genre truly the most definitive and predictable; yet most entertaining. When it comes to dates, for example, the two movie choices come down to chick flick or horror flick. What makes a couple agree with one another easier than a horror movie? Duh! A Horror movie!

Gore is the holy grail of all entertainment. People love seeing deaths, even those people who sit and cringe at an eyeball deflating. It's all about the entertainment. If it wasn't for the gore, horror would just seem like a puzzle missing a border. Spraying blood on some random dude's face and watching him scream just has its own little "Ah..." like that feeling you get when you open a can and hear the psst!! Gore makes you not want to let your kids see the movie alone. We can all come to an agreement that if it wasn't for horror, action flicks would still be stuck with bloody noses and broken fingers.

So why am I a horror fan? It's simple. This day an age there's literally been 500,000+ movies that have come from Hollywood (alone). That's a lot of production that most people can't really sit down to enjoy within one lifetime (unless you have no life). So, people find that specific genre they dig the most. Horror brings the fear and yet the romance out of us all. Hell, horror can bring out the little laugh in us too! If it wasn't for movies like Evil Dead, horror would've never built up the reputation it's held today. Who's ever heard of Psycho? Or maybe Freaks? Exactly. Those are absolute claszic horror flicks but they got stuck in their own mode for their times and never evolved. Then the special effects hit. BAM! Evil Dead, Dawn of the Dead - ZOMBIES!!! Zombies kicked off from the great George Ramero and now, we've got the genre on the top again. With the era now hitting it's peak in horror movies, we're stuck with these piece of crap remakes like My Bloody Valentine 3D. No thanks.

So, the point of the blog is always left with a question which I will leave at the end of this post. I love my horror. I really do. There's been no other movies I've appreciated more from than horror. Unlike any other genre, horror brings out excitement and thrill every time; no matter how corny. Though, most people don't get a good feel of that these days with the new horror crap flicks, we're always left with some great claszics.

Now the question: What's your favorite genre and why? While you're thinking about it, check out the list of movies I put together. The list isn't like my top favorites per-say but they're recommended flicks.

1. Evil Dead ( 1981 ) = 10/10
2. 28 Days Later ( 2002 ) = 9/10
3. Saun of the Dead ( 2004 ) = 9/10
4. Dawn of the Dead ( 2004 ) = 8/10
5. The Shining ( 1980 ) = 9/10
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6. Psycho ( 1960 ) = 9/10
7. Re-Animator ( 1985 ) = 7/10
8. Creepshow ( 1982 ) = 6/10
9. Scream ( 1996 ) = 7/10
10. Wizard of Gore ( 1970 ) = 5/10
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11. A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) = 8/10
12. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( 2003 ) = 7/10
13. Hellbound: Hellraiser II ( 1988 ) = 6/10
14. Candyman ( 1992 ) = 7/10
15. Phantasm ( 1979 ) = 7/10
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16. Poltergeist ( 1982 ) = 8/10
17. Pumpkinhead ( 1988 ) = 6/10
18. The Exorcist ( 1973 ) = 9/10
19. House ( 1986 ) = 7/10
20. Pet Sematary ( 1989 ) = 6/10
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21. Friday the 13th ( 1980 & 2009 ) = 7/10
22. Halloween ( 1978 & 2007 ) = 6/10
23. Last House on the Left ( 1972 ) = 7/10
24. The Haunting ( 1999 ) = 6/10
25. The Ring ( 2002 ) = 8/10
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26. House of 1000 Corpses ( 2003 ) = 8/10
27. The Devil's Rejects ( 2005 ) = 8/10
28. Saw ( 2004 ) = 7/10
29. The Blair Witch Project ( 1999 ) = 6/10
30. Alien ( 1979 ) = 9/10

I also met Darren Bousman (director of Saw 2, 3 & 4 and Repo! The Genetic Opera) when I went to the Repo! play. The guy is absolutely cool. After meeting him I was definitely hyped to be a horror fan.

  • Posted Jun 15, 2009 3:13 pm PT
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  • grigjd3

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 4:10 pm PT

    I like comedy. The trouble with comedy films is, they're mostly crap. It's rare that I find a really good comedy (though Shaun of the Dead does well there).

  • dennishachey

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 4:53 pm PT

    i thout you do this LOL

  • fantasyfacade

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 6:41 pm PT

    Candyman used to scare the living daylights out of me when I was younger... I couldn't look in a bathroom mirror, but my favourite is actually Alien on your list its 30 and I love the orginal Japanese Ring, The Birds is also one of my favs. Not huge into horror, it takes a lot to scare me these days.

  • mprezzy

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 7:11 pm PT

    I'm a big fan of horror too. Big Stephen King fan, read almost all the books. Great list of movies. Happy to see you have some good "older," stuff like the original Last House On The Left. I don't care about whether it's offensive or not, there's not anything that can elicit emotion like horror movies.

    After I say all that, I like many other genres too, depending on my mood at the time.

  • MJoanne

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 7:30 pm PT

    I grew up on horror movies; I've watched horror movies made in the '30's through current ones. Over the decades my tastes have changed a bit. I still like scary movies, but gore bores. My current favorite genre is science fiction.

  • Wicked_Spades

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 8:17 pm PT

    @dennishachey - You were definitely right

    @mprezzy - Old movies like Psycho started horror movies, we can't forget innovators

    @MJoanne - Gore definitely is a preference for movie-watchers. I enjoy it too much which can be a scary thing XD

  • dennishachey

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 12:54 am PT

    im so mouch a horror fan im even get the GHOSTBUSTERS platnum vary soon stay toon to see

  • Reynaldo_13

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 4:29 am PT

    Great number 1 choice. Best horror movie of all time IMO

  • tprezzy12

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 4:17 pm PT

    I would have to say as a favorite that I like horror, too. Don't get me wrong, like mprezzy, it kind of depends on my mood, but many of my favorite movies are horror (and on your list!)

    I watched a Wolfman movie when I was very young (maybe 5 or 6 and I think it was the Lon Chaney, Jr. 1941 film) and I still have dreams about several scenes in the movie. If I hear the music from Halloween it always send chills down my spine. Sometimes a phone ringing will instantly bring back that feeling in The Ring. There are a few other movies that I love that will illicit that kind of emotion (like the music in The Last of the Mohicans) but more of them are horror than anything else.

  • Kleeyook

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 8:13 am PT

    Actually, I prefer horror movies with female get possessed by devil or aliens. I'll watch all of them even if they suck. Twisted mind!?

  • Wicked_Spades

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 8:18 am PT

    @Kleeyook - nope! possessions are some of the better horror movies, though the first time I watch Exorcist I laughed XD

  • mprezzy

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 12:18 pm PT

    I also forgot to mention: superb choice for #1. Bruce Campbell ftw. I sat all the girls down and made them watch this classic just a few months ago. A few under-the-radar flicks I would recommend would be "Dolls," a little known Stuart Gordon flick and "Deadtime Stories," which isn't very scary but is a hilarious horror parody of classic fairy tales.

  • enl100

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 6:00 pm PT

    IM A FRIDAY THE 13th guy

  • groundgamer

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 12:58 pm PT

    I love horror, and a good horror is nothing without gore.

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