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K. Waste posted:I mean, isn't Return of the Living Dead basically this? The "man is the real monster" metaphor frequently relies on prejudice and ignorance being the "why," but in Return of the Living Dead there's a pretty overt rejection of Night of the Living Dead and those same qualities in people just make the conscious sadism and viciousness of the zombies more pronounced and less sympathetic. The military created the zombies in the first place, so in a college anarchist way, the maaaaaan could be the real enemy.
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The best jump scare I've seen is the jack-in-the-box egg scene from Alien. It's drenched in atmosphere, and that slight hesitation of "what the hell is that" before it actually happens is great.
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Mar 6, 2015 00:43
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morestuff posted:The shuttle scare is also pretty perfect. I don't think it holds up quite as well on repeat viewings, but it's still really good. Mister J posted:Can't believe the ventilation shaft jump scare in Alien is getting third billing in this thread. I think it's pretty telling how good Alien is if the most popular scene is in fourth place now. Alien is loving great.
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Mar 6, 2015 06:47
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Pumpkinhead has a goofy name that makes it sound like a crazy dude with a pumpkin on his head is murdering teens, but it's way better than that. It's a great story of revenge with some brutally simple kills, and excellent creature effects, but what else would you expect from a Stan Winston-directed movie?
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Mar 6, 2015 13:35
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What jump scares are people referring to in Inland Empire and Mulholland Drive? I just watched the former this week, but don't remember any jump scares.
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Mar 7, 2015 00:20
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:Watching Pumpkinhead right now and Joel might be in my top 5 biggest pieces of poo poo movie list. What'd you think of Pumpkinhead?
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Mar 7, 2015 02:16
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:I'd seen it a couple times when I was a kid but it had been at least 15 years. I love it even more now after rewatching it, it's just a perfect little horror film. I mean, it doesn't miss a loving beat once Pumpkinhead is summoned, and that creature design is all types of amazing for what I imagine was a fairly low budget. But you can tell they really loved that monster. Stan Winston directed it, so of course he loves the creature effects. I love all the lights, the leaves, and the cricket sounds. Pumpkinhead rules. It's a simple film, but it's so brutal in execution. Between it and Return of the Living Dead, I'm starting to wonder if working on Alien gave everyone magic good-movie powers.
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Mar 7, 2015 04:33
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:yeeeeesssss More movies need to do play with the environment like Pumpkinhead does. I love how Southern it is.
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Mar 7, 2015 05:44
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InfiniteZero posted:It got weird. Sorry. Those are all great under the radar films though in my opinion at least. Long time posters in this thread will be shocked at my restraint in not recommending a certain film with Warren Oates and Peter Fonda in it. Is it Race With The Devil? I hope it's Race With The Devil.
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Mar 12, 2015 17:45
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InfiniteZero posted:Of course, I never shut the gently caress up about that movie. I have a burning love for it. If I die tonight my friends will probably put a copy of it in my casket. Race With The Devil rules. It's stupid and goofy, but I love it so much. How can I dislike a movie where Peter Fonda whips a snake around the inside of an RV?
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Mar 12, 2015 21:24
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I'm indifferent to A Field In England, but it's the guy who did Kill List making a film set during the English Civil War, so that could scratch your period horror itch.
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Apr 2, 2015 17:28
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:It's the successor to Carnival of Souls Sold
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Apr 12, 2015 06:49
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Kvlt! posted:What are some movies like Evil Dead (2013) or Hills Have Eyes? I didn't care for the movie as a whole, but the 3rd act of Cabin In The Woods is a good splatterfest.
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Apr 18, 2015 23:41
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Return of the Living Dead is awesome. I still occasionally get the zombification song stuck in my head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6eIriOgSg
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Apr 21, 2015 04:04
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Tell the thread when you're done. I haven't seen it yet, but I like the film adaptations of King's work I've seen, and I've heard it's good.
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Apr 22, 2015 17:47
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:watching Maximum Overdrive is never a bad idea. is it still on Netflix? now I wanna rewatch it too. According to Can I Stream It, it's not available for streaming or digital renting anywhere. Edit: you can rent it on Amazon, or you can buy the DVD for $70. If you go for the Raw Deal combo pack, you can get that for $50! 
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Apr 22, 2015 17:58
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ruddiger posted:The trailer for Maximum Overdrive is unparalleled. MAXIMUM KING
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Apr 22, 2015 22:51
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Pope Guilty posted:Speaking of Stephen King, The Dead Zone is on Netflix. It's not amazing, but I enjoyed it. It's not really a horror movie, but I'll go to bat for The Dead Zone. It's a solid thriller with strong emotional backing. Walken and Sheen kill it.
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Apr 23, 2015 12:49
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I watched The Babadook last night, and it ruled. The pterodactyl noise was definitely used in the first Land Before Time movie, I'm pretty sure it was for one of Sharptooth's sounds. I also got the feeling that Jennifer Kent loves New Nightmare.
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Apr 24, 2015 12:28
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morestuff posted:ROTL is probably equally influential as Night at this point. If I remember right, it invented the concepts of talking zombies and fast zombies, so it definitely had a large influence.
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Apr 27, 2015 13:52
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CopywrightMMXI posted:It also originated zombies craving brains specifically, rather than just being cannibals. Ah, I knew I was forgetting something else. It's such a great idea, and it seems so obvious now. God, I really want to rewatch Return of the Living Dead now. Basebf555 posted:The more horror I see the more RotLD shoots up my all-time list. Its the best horror-comedy ever, that much I'm sure of. But it may be one of the top-5 horror movies of all-time, period. I struggle to think of more than one or two horror films that I'd place above it. Evil Dead 2 just barely edges it out as a better horror-comedy, but both are loving great.
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Apr 27, 2015 16:09
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cthulusnewzulubbq posted:hey I used to hate horror movies. But I was a dumbass back then. Did I gently caress up by telling a friend who dislikes horror, but I want to like horror, to watch Eyes Without a Face and Repulsion? I went with more arthouse-acceptable horror, but I still feel like I might have made some bad choices for him.
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May 2, 2015 06:33
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So, uh, Phantasm. What a loving odd movie, but I'm pretty sure I loved it.
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May 25, 2015 04:46
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It Follows was good, but it didn't quite live up to the hype.
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Jun 6, 2015 03:38
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LORD OF BUTT posted:e: speaking of things that own, Re-Animator owns Yeah, Re-Animator rules. It lets loose, and doesn't hold back at all.
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Jun 7, 2015 03:06
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Anyone else catch The Nightmare? I thought it was pretty good. It does a really good job showing that these people literally cannot do anything as horrors unfold before their eyes. It also delves into interesting territory when it lets the interviewees talk about what the night terrors means to them, and what they think causes it, and how these night terrors have influenced culture in general, from stereotypical alien invaders to Freddy Krueger.
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Jun 8, 2015 00:18
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Can You Smell What The Giger's Cookin?
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Jun 9, 2015 18:56
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Jenny Angel posted:Saw The Nightmare in a completely empty theater, and that was a fun-as-hell movie. I'd honestly put it up there with Lake Mungo in terms of horror movies that really earn their single jump scare. I'll have a bit more to say about it later, but for now I'm just trying to figure out if I've experienced sleep paralysis or a related condition, since a lot of it (brought on by times of stress, feelings of pressure, phantom sounds of insects buzzing and machinery churning) felt disturbingly familiar, but it's always ended in a matter of seconds and has never resulted in any feelings of paralysis or shadow men or poo poo like that. I also saw it in an empty theater, which is a shame because I think it would have been fun with a crowd. What are you saying is the jump scare? The "Insect of the Month?"
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Jun 10, 2015 04:38
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Jenny Angel posted:In a turn that shouldn't really surprise me, it seems like most of the negative reviews of The Nightmare focus on how it could've "dove deeper" into the condition by interviewing more experts and taking a broader view of its history and pathology, which, holy poo poo, is missing the forest for the trees if I've ever seen it. I'm not surprised, but still disappointed. Its focus is primarily on the people it affects, how they deal with it, what it means to them, etc. It's all about the people.
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Jun 10, 2015 14:32
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It was Herzog who said a documentary should tell the truth, not the facts, right? That's exactly what The Nightmare does.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:58
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Kvlt! posted:What are your guys' favorite sci fi-horrors? Event Horizon and Pandorum come to mind, trying to find some more. Alien and the Thing are the most obvious choices, for good reason. Prince of Darkness is part sci-fi and part religious horror. If you want to stretch the definition of sci-fi, Eyes Without a Face is incredible. Phantasm loving rules. I'll stand for Halloween 3.
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Jul 14, 2015 00:33
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Crap, how did I forget about Terminator?morestuff posted:The 80s Fly remake and the 70s Body Snatchers remake Since you brought up Cronenberg, I feel obligated to mention Videodrome.
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Jul 14, 2015 00:42
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InfiniteZero posted:I feel shame. Night of the Creeps counts. It also functions as an 80s college comedy and almost-slasher. It's surprising how much fun it is, given how much it tries to do. I saw it for the first time at a Halloween horror marathon last year, and they brought in the male and female lead, and the guy who plays the jock. They all left during the second movie, and the dude who played the jock was getting real creepy with the lady. Fun times. It goes great with Halloween 3, if only for Atkins Mustache.
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Jul 14, 2015 17:49
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InfiniteZero posted:Closest contenders are probably Dark Night of the Scarecrow and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Salem's Lot is better than both. I haven't seen any of these, but how does Duel rank?
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Jul 16, 2015 14:33
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Top of the line. I guess I should have said how does Duel rank against those, because Duel is the only made-for-TV horror movie I've seen.
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Jul 16, 2015 15:31
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Shampy posted:What are the current favorites on Netflix streaming? I've been looking for something to watch but slogging through all the bullshit sucks and it feels like everything is like 1 or 2 stars. Hellraiser 1 and 2, Children of the Corn, My Bloody Valentine, Scream, New Nightmare (if you've seen a couple Nightmare on Elm Street movies), Night of the Living Dead, Nosferatu, The Omen. Hot Rod is a good movie. 
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Jul 19, 2015 15:09
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The Director's Cut of Nightbreed is incredibly frustrating. It's a half-hour longer than it should be if he wanted a concise horror movie, but it's a half-hour shorter than it should be if he wanted to explore the underworld more and make it more like "the Star Wars of monster movies." As it stands, it's and awkward middle ground that just feels really off. The last half-hour is a blast, though.
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Jul 21, 2015 17:46
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anime tupac posted:I like anything that can still manage being scary in crowds/daylight (e.g. some parts out of The Ring). Can we talk a bit about this? The sun sets are really late here currently, and I'd like to watch some good horror movies that aren't set in super dark nighttime. The only ones I've seen, off the top of my head, are Children of the Corn and Duel. I'm assuming Ju-On has some day stuff?
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Jul 29, 2015 12:27
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InfiniteZero posted:
Good calls, I forgot about Halloween and Cannibal Holocaust. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is probably a good one, too.
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TheJoker138 posted:So me and a few friends do a weekly movie night at the home theater one of them has in their basement. We have been planning on making October a horror theme night since we started, and it's recently come to my attention that one of them has seen basically no horror films. So the plan has slightly shifted to be a super basic crash course in the genre, from the birth of film to the present. We only do a max of 3 movies a week, and there's only 4 weeks in October, so there's going to be holes in it, but I think I have a pretty solid list worked out. However, I have two classic slasher things on there (Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th) and no Japanese horror. I'd like to replace Ft13 with something from Japan so we at least have one example of British stuff (I have a Hammer film earlier) and one from the East. So basically if you guys had to pick one Japanese horror film that was a must see, which would it be? Ju-On? Ringu? Something less mainstream? Go for broke and show House (1977)
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