10-17-2014, 06:21 PM
Since Halloween is fast approaching, I thought I'd throw this out there and ask what is your favorite scary movie and why you like it.
Mine will always be the classic John Carpenter's Halloween. Just that piano music alone is chilling but then you have that slow stalking of prey type of set up where the victims don't know until it is too late they are in the presence of a monster and they are doomed.
The only other one for me would be Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one). Even thought I liked the campy nature of it later on (although 2 will forever be the worst film I've ever seen in that series) the first one was by far the best just because some of the concepts are just so primal. We all have bad dreams but the thought that there is an entity out there that can not only stalk your nightmares but kill you thus making you die in the waking world. I mean the scene with Freddy stretching his arms out and scraping the walls was always chilling to me. And then saying "This is God" while referring to his claw hand. Throw in the Johnny Depp death scene with the giant pool of blood pouring up the walls out of the bed is still awesome to see. No CGI, just pure practical effects.
This year I even got some good horror films coming before Halloween. I just bought Interview with a Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Gary Oldman), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Robert DeNiro playing the Creature, and just before Halloween I have Hellsing Ultimate volume 9 & 10 coming. So lots of good movies to watch on one of my favorite holidays.
Mine will always be the classic John Carpenter's Halloween. Just that piano music alone is chilling but then you have that slow stalking of prey type of set up where the victims don't know until it is too late they are in the presence of a monster and they are doomed.
The only other one for me would be Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one). Even thought I liked the campy nature of it later on (although 2 will forever be the worst film I've ever seen in that series) the first one was by far the best just because some of the concepts are just so primal. We all have bad dreams but the thought that there is an entity out there that can not only stalk your nightmares but kill you thus making you die in the waking world. I mean the scene with Freddy stretching his arms out and scraping the walls was always chilling to me. And then saying "This is God" while referring to his claw hand. Throw in the Johnny Depp death scene with the giant pool of blood pouring up the walls out of the bed is still awesome to see. No CGI, just pure practical effects.
This year I even got some good horror films coming before Halloween. I just bought Interview with a Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Gary Oldman), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Robert DeNiro playing the Creature, and just before Halloween I have Hellsing Ultimate volume 9 & 10 coming. So lots of good movies to watch on one of my favorite holidays.