The Horror Thread: Part 3D • Page 2

was gonna make the same joke again that it's just I Saw the TV Glow ten times but eh, i'll see what i can come up with. might be challenging to find a balance between the silly ones and the serious ones in a single list as well as rank them

 

TCM2 is one of my favorite movies. I’ve only seen it once whereas I’ve seen the original multiple times, but I honestly think I might prefer it. It’s just my kind of unhinged.

 

All good picks, consider venturing into the Friday knockoffs of the 80s or some SOV trash. A lot of them are unhinged enough to cross over into transcendent stuff. Really inspiring too, anyone can make a movie

 

Dangerous Animals was pretty decent. Biggest gripe is people being underwater for what feels like ages lol

 

Currently reworking my Top 10 so I'll get that posted in here at some point.

The Head is some real freak cuckoo bananas SOV horror-comedy shit and it a must-watch for the Terror Vision crowd in here (and specifically @OhTheWater )

 

The Head sounds amazing. Probably going to watch this tonight.

 

Which Dawn of the Dead?

 

Speaking of.. there seems to be an effort to preserve the Monroeville Mall as a “historical landmark” for its role in DotD. Not sure how possible that is.. but would be cool.

 

Original but I love the remake too

 

I haven’t been there in years but it’s not doing great. A lot of empty stores.

 

I’ve never been, but apparently..

Walmart confirmed as buyer of Monroeville Mall where it once sought to set up as an anchor store

 

Fwiw I fell asleep watching it last night, but I was exhausted and that doesn't reflect the quality of what I saw lol

 

Yeah Ken Foree was pushing for it to be preserved as a historical landmark. Would be cool and way better than a Walmart, but I also feel strongly when I see unused building like that, that they should be converted for use by unhoused folks (which is a pipe dream unfortunately)

 

hell yeah brother, likewise

 

Totally fair. I heard there’s like a brick wall that was shown in the film that everyone had signed.. even if it’s just to preserve that piece! Something!

 

Videogore: The Films of Jon Christian Møller DVD

Just ordered this, seems gnarly. I’d also recommend anyone interested grab his Zines, they are incredible

 

My Top 10:
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Black Christmas (1974)
Halloween (1978)
The Brood
I Saw the TV Glow
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Aliens
NOPE
The Thing (1982)
Skinamarink

Honorable Mentions:
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tremors
American Psycho
Alien

 

Tonight’s watch is Mind Killer. It’s a mix of Scanners and Revenge of the Nerds, but without the charm. The dialogue is soooooo bad in a fun way though.

 

I thought Aaron’s list didn’t have the thing at first and I was heated

 

Without putting a ton of thought into it, these are the essential/formative ones for me. Will have to think about a final pick (maybe From Dusk Tul Dawn or NOES)/a true ranking.

The Thing
The Fly
Child's Play
Aliens
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Saw
The Exorcist
The Shining
The Greasy Strangler

 

Thought about doing the "just one from each director" thing (Get Out probably could have made my Top 15) but it's just too good man

It's so hard to make a list like that and try to be true to yourself and then I realize I'm not only missing a bunch of the weirdo SOV stuff I love, but also F13 sequels and like, The Blair Witch Project. Letterboxd/Bias Sorter may not have been the way to approach such a Hurculean task

 

My bottom 10:

10. The Girl Next Door
9. Eden Lake
8. Vivarium
7. The Woman
6. Livescream
5. The Sacrament
4. Willow Creek
3. John Dies at the End
2. Skinamarink
1. The Darkness

 

I got Triangle on Blu-ray! I saw it at Amoeba a couple months ago but when I came back for it it was gone but when I came back again today it was there so I grabbed it! I asked the guys at the help desk if I'd have trouble playing it since it says Region B on the back and one of them says he owns a bunch of Umbrella releases and they play here just fine, and when I got home and tried it out surely enough it worked! Might not rewatch tonight since I'm exhausted from a busy weekend (incl LA Pride today!) but I'm really excited to revisit this one. I don't think I appreciated it enough the first time I watched it, I was surprised how much it stuck with me afterward. I think the concept for this movie is just so fucking cool

 

Just off the dome without thinking very hard. Probably missed some huge ones:

1. Halloween
2. Scream
3. Friday the 13th Part III or VI
4. Poltergeist and Poltergeist 3
5. The Thing
6. The Blair Witch Project
7. WNUF Halloween Special
8. Pumpkinhead
9. Christine
10. House of the Devil

 

Can't believe I missed WNUF as well. Damn