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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 23:17:11 GMT
Have you seen the Tales from the Darkside episode about Halloween? It is tremendous. Out of the Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, etc - it is one of my favorite 'shorts' of an anthology out there - ending scared the crap out of me when I watched it as a kid. As far as Trick R' Treat goes - it's got a 'soft spot' in my heart now and has grown on me over the years - I was initially a little let down - but like Preach stated above - it's about 'Halloween' - it's a fun ride if you take it for what it's worth - you're not getting The Shining here - but it's 'Halloween' If the Tales From the Darkside episode you're referring to is the one entitled "Halloween Candy" and features a cantankerous old man being terrorised by some kind of goblin, then yes I've seen it and it is absolutely sublime. I anticipate re-watching it soon enough. I'll have to give it a watch. Tales From the Darkside was hit or miss like a lot of anthologies. Some great eps with some bombs too. The beginning intro was great. I'm actually referring to an episode called 'Trick or Treat'. link below: Tales From The Darkside - Trick or TreatGreat stuff  |
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Aug 29, 2017 23:20:33 GMT
If the Tales From the Darkside episode you're referring to is the one entitled "Halloween Candy" and features a cantankerous old man being terrorised by some kind of goblin, then yes I've seen it and it is absolutely sublime. I anticipate re-watching it soon enough. I'll have to give it a watch. Tales From the Darkside was hit or miss like a lot of anthologies. Some great eps with some bombs too. The beginning intro was great. I'm actually referring to an episode called 'Trick or Treat'. link below: Tales From The Darkside - Trick or TreatGreat stuff Oh, right! I actually do know that episode, but don't remember it as well. I do recall liking it, however. Gonna check that one out come October as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 23:39:52 GMT
I'll have to give it a watch. Tales From the Darkside was hit or miss like a lot of anthologies. Some great eps with some bombs too. The beginning intro was great. I'm actually referring to an episode called 'Trick or Treat'. link below: Tales From The Darkside - Trick or TreatGreat stuff Oh, right! I actually do know that episode, but don't remember it as well. I do recall liking it, however. Gonna check that one out come October as well. Speaking of 'great intros' to anthology shows. Don't know if you remember an old school classic on HBO called 'The Hitchhiker'. One of the most badass openings IMO. Intro theme music gave me chills as a kid. link: The Hitchhiker IntroThey'd play this show like they did Tales from the Crypt - late on a Saturday night. |
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Aug 30, 2017 0:02:27 GMT
Oh, right! I actually do know that episode, but don't remember it as well. I do recall liking it, however. Gonna check that one out come October as well. Speaking of 'great intros' to anthology shows. Don't know if you remember an old school classic on HBO called 'The Hitchhiker'. One of the most badass openings IMO. Intro theme music gave me chills as a kid. link: The Hitchhiker IntroThey'd play this show like they did Tales from the Crypt - late on a Saturday night. Wow. Creepy intro. I'm from Ireland and I don't think that show ever aired in my part of the world ( The Hitcher, I mean. I'm familiar with Tales From the Crypt). It looks intriguing. How does it compare with those other vintage anthology shows? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 0:12:43 GMT
Speaking of 'great intros' to anthology shows. Don't know if you remember an old school classic on HBO called 'The Hitchhiker'. One of the most badass openings IMO. Intro theme music gave me chills as a kid. link: The Hitchhiker IntroThey'd play this show like they did Tales from the Crypt - late on a Saturday night. Wow. Creepy intro. I'm from Ireland and I don't think that show ever aired in my part of the world ( The Hitcher, I mean. I'm familiar with Tales From the Crypt). It looks intriguing. How does it compare with those other vintage anthology shows? Just like the rest - i.e. Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock - had a few classics - but it had it's fair share of duds and bombs too...... It's why I don't mind the Twilight Zone marathons that play the same eps - because they are the classics! |
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Post by jonesjxd on Oct 14, 2017 22:55:04 GMT
I like your list a lot and wouldn't ask you to change a thing about it. I've been kind of cold on Halloween so far this year. It's been pretty consistently hot, there's no leaves blowing around, I went to a couple haunted houses and just felt kind of bored. I also missed out on the annual all night horror movie festival at the local drive in theater because I had to be out of town, so that was a bummer. Anyways, I'm doing my best, been catching up on past seasons of American Horror Story, and here's a list of what I've recently watched and what I plan to watch leading up to Halloween.
Last week:
American Werewolf in London
Gone Girl (in my opinion a great Hitchcockian thriller to watch around Halloween)
Popcorn
Tonight:
Curse of Chucky
Cult of Chucky
Crimson Peak
Coming weeks:
Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
Bram Stokers Dracula
Brides of Dracula
Society
Flesheater
Nightmare on Elm Street (movie theater screening)
Jigsaw (in theaters)
Halloween (movie theater screening)
78/52
Halloween night:
Nosferatu (haven't decided which yet)
The Witch
Night of the Living Dead
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 14:47:25 GMT
I like your list a lot and wouldn't ask you to change a thing about it. I've been kind of cold on Halloween so far this year. It's been pretty consistently hot, there's no leaves blowing around, I went to a couple haunted houses and just felt kind of bored. I also missed out on the annual all night horror movie festival at the local drive in theater because I had to be out of town, so that was a bummer. Anyways, I'm doing my best, been catching up on past seasons of American Horror Story, and here's a list of what I've recently watched and what I plan to watch leading up to Halloween. Last week: American Werewolf in London Gone Girl (in my opinion a great Hitchcockian thriller to watch around Halloween) Popcorn Tonight: Curse of Chucky Cult of Chucky Crimson Peak Coming weeks: Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Bram Stokers Dracula Brides of Dracula Society Flesheater Nightmare on Elm Street (movie theater screening) Jigsaw (in theaters) Halloween (movie theater screening) 78/52 Halloween night: Nosferatu (haven't decided which yet) The Witch Night of the Living Dead awesome that you still have drive in theaters around you. nice list. can't believe i've yet to see 'the witch' have heard mixed reviews but i'm thinking i'd dig it since i love history and stories set back a century or two - i.e. - The Crucible, American Haunting..... |
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Post by jonesjxd on Oct 15, 2017 16:16:58 GMT
If you like stuff like The Crucible you should like The Witch, it's more of an arthouse horror movie, aiming for dread over jump scares and no CGI ghouley face stuff.
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Post by northernlad on Oct 22, 2017 15:47:35 GMT
For me horror season starts around mid-September and doesn't stop until the day after Halloween. During this time I try to find new horror movies to watch...and they have to be good! If I find a good one I throw it into the lineup for the following year. I also watch the old standby's during this time as well.
A typical example of my horror movie lineup:
Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
The Blair Witch Project
Night of the Living Dead
Hell House LLC
The Houses October Built
Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
Session 9
The Omen (1976)
The Exorcist
Rosemary's Baby
Carrie (original)
The Haunting (original)
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 3
The Descent
The Shining
It Follows
The Birds
The Fog (original)
The Thing (original)
Friday the 13th (original)
The Mist
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 16:56:19 GMT
For me horror season starts around mid-September and doesn't stop until the day after Halloween. During this time I try to find new horror movies to watch...and they have to be good! If I find a good one I throw it into the lineup for the following year. I also watch the old standby's during this time as well. A typical example of my horror movie lineup: Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) The Blair Witch Project Night of the Living Dead Hell House LLC The Houses October Built Hellraiser Hellbound: Hellraiser II Nightmare on Elm Street (original) Session 9 The Omen (1976) The Exorcist Rosemary's Baby Carrie (original) The Haunting (original) Paranormal Activity Paranormal Activity 3 The Descent The Shining It Follows The Birds The Fog (original) The Thing (original) Friday the 13th (original) The Mist Nice list. Nice to see a couple of Paranormal Activity movies in there (which typically get bashed). I love em. The Mist too..... |
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Post by northernlad on Oct 22, 2017 20:43:38 GMT
For me horror season starts around mid-September and doesn't stop until the day after Halloween. During this time I try to find new horror movies to watch...and they have to be good! If I find a good one I throw it into the lineup for the following year. I also watch the old standby's during this time as well. A typical example of my horror movie lineup: Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) The Blair Witch Project Night of the Living Dead Hell House LLC The Houses October Built Hellraiser Hellbound: Hellraiser II Nightmare on Elm Street (original) Session 9 The Omen (1976) The Exorcist Rosemary's Baby Carrie (original) The Haunting (original) Paranormal Activity Paranormal Activity 3 The Descent The Shining It Follows The Birds The Fog (original) The Thing (original) Friday the 13th (original) The Mist Nice list. Nice to see a couple of Paranormal Activity movies in there (which typically get bashed). I love em. The Mist too..... Thanks man. I think the PA movie's get bashed because of their success with the masses, people on the Internet tend to do that a lot when something is over the top successful. Both of the PA movies I've listed here are first rate horror movies if you ask me. |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 22, 2017 20:44:50 GMT
So far I have watched things like
City of the Dead
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Torture Chamber of Dr Sadism
Witchfinder General
Mark of the Devil
Fright
Twins of Evil
Hands of the Ripper
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm Street
Exorcist 3
Will be watching
To the Devil a Daughter
Dracula ad 72
Demons of the Mind
Night of the Demon
and
Scream
before the 31st
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 20:53:01 GMT
Nice list. Nice to see a couple of Paranormal Activity movies in there (which typically get bashed). I love em. The Mist too..... Thanks man. I think the PA movie's get bashed because of their success with the masses, people on the Internet tend to do that a lot when something is over the top successful. Both of the PA movies I've listed here are first rate horror movies if you ask me. end of III that you mentioned terrified me. if it's one thing in horror that makes me feel uneasy it's 'cults' - and that scene of him running around in an unfamiliar home in the middle of the night searching for his wife and kids and running into that cult of witches was top notch horror in my eyes. |
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