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scary games to play at nite...

2006-04-27T11:55:01Z

anyone have any stories to tell about playing those games at nite, parties + sleepovers etc...
"bloody mary" turning off all the lights in the bathroom, all the taps and showers on...red candles under the mirror and calling out "bloody mary" 3 times...
also the candyman like in the movie...ever played around with a ouji board...

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Saw - Spoilers

2005-11-17T21:52:29Z

Anyone plan to see this movie? I have read mixed reviews about the movie...almost all saying it has an excellent storyline but the acting could have been done better.

Date: 6 October 2004
Summary: The scariest movie i have ever seen

I have seen many horror movies in the cinema over the last twenty years. This is without doubt the scariest i have ever seen. This movie is so sick and twisted it makes Se7en look like a Disney movie. The cast are all fantastic. The twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat. The serial killer in this makes Hannibal Lecter seem as scary as Dora The Explorer. It;s been a long time since anyone called a horror movie a instant classic. But this is truly a classic. This is one horror movie that is not mindless blood and guts, this is clever blood and guts. People called Open Water scary it wasn't. This will cause nightmares, If you like Horror prepare to see the best. 10 out of 10.

Date: 18 October 2004
Summary: The film of 2004

I am not an easy person to please when it comes to films. I am picky, I gripe at minor points, I'll happily rant about something for hours. So it was an incredibly nice surprise to see this low budget shocker. Having gone to the cinema on a whim, I had the choice between this or Resident Evil 2. I stand by my choice. The acting, whilst a bit shaky, seemed to fit the mood of the film. The story was inventive, the bad guy the most interesting movie villain since Se7ens murderer. In fact, probably more interesting. The camera work was amazing, using fantastic techniques to highlight panic, and the film was filled with enough misdirection to keep me guessing throughout. And then we get to the ending. Wow. I'm not sure I've seen a better ending. As I was walking to the cinema, I was even moaning about conclusions in recent films, and how difficult it is to end a story in a satisfactory manner. But then having seen this, my faith is final acts has been restored. As the credits rolled in the cinema, I was sitting there, open-mouthed, trying to comprehend what I had just seen. It took me most of the walk home, it was that good. Put simply, this is easily the best film made this year. And to not see it is an act of masochism. 10/10

Date: 18 October 2004
Summary: Intense, scary & gruesome but goes a little OTT !

Funny to see an American film come out in the UK well ahead of its US release - SAW is doing pretty well here in the UK. Starting off as a claustrophobic little horror film promises intensity and intrigue, it starts off well as a mystery, as both the viewer and the characters figure out where they are and what is going on. But when the film steps outside of its primary location - a dirty basement cellar - it tries to become a 'Se7en' style murder-mystery, going off at random tangents, introducing many new characters and spreading out its story over several locations, with images of ever-more gruesome murders, dead bodies and extreme trap situations. Some of them are clever, some scary, but others become silly and way over-the-top, both in the scenario and in the script. Anyway, it's still worth waiting around to find out what the hell is going to happen. Definitely more interesting than most horror films have been for a long time, and if you forgive the cheesy script, it's definitely worth watching although the detective part of the story lets it down (is it a horror film or a detective thriller ? - please choose one category - don't try to be both). This is also very gruesome, quite disturbing, and perhaps unique as it introduces the viewer to some disgusting images that have never been seen before in cinema. Go and see it. You may even want to see it a second time as it is crammed with a bit too much for its own liking. Would have worked better if it stayed as a tight, little claustrophobic horror film but it tries to be far more than it really is. Anyway, very ambitious and promises many more things for the director.

Date: 17 October 2004
Summary: If every year has a 'Showgirls,' 'Saw' is the prime candidate for 2004...

Saw

Awakening from a drugged stupor, Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) finds himself chained to a pipe in a dingy bathroom, with another man (Leigh Whannell) in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, a maniac who uses elaborate traps to test his victims' dedication to life. Given six hours, a hacksaw, and a bullet, Dr. Gordon tries to figure out a way to freedom, hoping his kidnapped family (including Monica Potter) can survive the nightmare as well. Hot on the Jigsaw's trail is Detective David Tapp (Danny Glover), an equally as insane cop who was once the victim of the Jigsaw's evil scheme.

For a film about puzzles, this film sure cheats a lot.

The debut feature for writer/director James Wan, 'Saw' looks to put a little pizazz back into the stone dead horror genre with heaps of perverse visuals and a killer concept that is ripe for the taking. What we actually get with 'Saw' is a profusion of great ideas repeatedly sabotaged by Wan's catastrophically limited range as a filmmaker. Wan appears to be a student of horror legend Dario Argento, stacking 'Saw' with playful homage which genre fanatics will immediately recognize. However, outside of ghoulish black-gloved monkey business and a ripe eye for torture devices, Wan hasn't stolen enough from the maestro.

Admittedly, Argento wasn't the most reliable director in terms of injecting logic into his films, preferring style to substance. Wan's film is the opposite, electing to explain everything that can possibly be observed in any given frame during the film. The sheer amount of exposition in 'Saw' is both absurd and annoying, with the film's clunky storytelling devices (a flashback within a flashback is a favorite) routinely interrupting the pace of the film, or severing the artery of the devilish fun that should be happening. 'Saw' is relentless only in its desire to make sure the audience understands everything they are watching. This approach decimates the mystery at hand, and forces dreadfully limited actors to simply talk their way through scenes, which is not what any of them should be doing.

Wan and his co-writer (and co-star) Leigh Whannell stack the cards against themselves at the outset by only cobbling together about 5 minutes of good ideas (including a moral that was better served in 'Fight Club'), and eventually suffocating them in an effort to drag this disaster out to 100 minutes. You can sense the stretch marks all over the film, from Wan's insistence that every sequence have some type of unexplained tension, to the what-planet-are-they-from? finale, which lumbers on in its robust stupidity for an eternity.

'Saw' works like this: if a scene isn't pointless or expository, it's endless. Wan has the defense of this being his first film (which is obvious from his Gap-commercial-like shooting style), but he asks the audience to swallow quite a bit of malarkey even for a horror film. This genre doesn't usually demand much in terms of logic or common sense, but 'Saw' still seems disquietingly lacking in both.

I'm not sure it's fair to blame the cast of the film for their collective awfulness, considering that they are just carrying out Wan's clueless wishes. Still, that doesn't excuse them entirely, and if every year has a 'Showgirls,' 'Saw' is the prime candidate for 2004. If Danny Glover is hilariously bonkers, Monica Potter typically vapid, and Whannell needlessly boisterous, then I would classify star Cary Elwes's acting in the film as a peculiar amalgamation of the previous three styles. The Razzies should polish their trophy up now, because I can't imagine a worse performance this year. As the sniveling Dr. Gordon, Elwes huffs and puffs, moans and groans, and generally whimpers his way through the entire film. The actor leaves nothing to chance, infusing every movement with an acting tic, achieving a new level of amateurish performing that I've never seen him reach before.

The final crime of 'Saw' is the careless way the film ends. It should come as no surprise that for the climax, Wan pulls out every last horror trick he could think of. But to expect the audience to accept the eventual revelation behind the identity of the Jigsaw Killer is a flat-out slap in the face, summing up the immense letdown 'Saw' genuinely is. Wan had a superior premise here, and in the end, maybe he is the real Jigsaw Killer, since it is the audience that is truly made to suffer. ---- 0/10

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Boogeyman

2005-06-19T22:45:27Z

Has anyone seen this movie??? If so...please help me answer some questions about it. I personally found the movie to be horribly boring with a lot of unanswered questions...questions maybe someone else can answer.

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Hmmm...

2005-05-05T23:47:09Z

http://www.evildeadregeneration.com/

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/night_watch/

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Devil's Rejects

2005-04-25T00:05:22Z

Follow the links for a rejectingly fun time...

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Rob Zombie's Director's Blog

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Book of Shadows

2004-11-12T04:40:12Z

What do people here think of Blair Witch 2? Many of the reviews I've read panned it, but I think it's great. I love psychological movies with a twist.

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Happy Halloween!

2004-11-01T00:45:04Z

Happy Halloween fellow horror lovers!!! What shall the day/night consist of for you? Planning on haunting the streets, scaring little costumed munchkions, inviting all the friendly ghouls over for a horror movie marathon? I, myself, went to a haunted prison tonight and tomorrow (tonight technically - it is 12:51 AM) will ick people out with my gruesome cake that turned out disquistingly well then off to a haunted house with a friend. If I still have wits about me we shall return to watch a spooky horrorfest of movies. Not too exciting, but the prison experience really took it out of me. VERY INTENSELY SCARY...kept thinking about "Session 9" the entire time. Stupid move on my part.

Melissa

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Ju-On (Or the American remake "The Grudge")

2004-10-21T09:56:21Z

This is just a recommendation but I suggest that anyone planning to see the American movie, "The Grudge," go rent "Ju-On" the original Japenese version. Extremely creepy, a bit confusing but well worth the time.

OH - and if anyone does happen to catch "The Grudge" let me know how good/bad it is. I would hate it if they ruined such a good storyline.

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The Best Of The Worst....

2004-10-20T06:13:10Z

So tell me...what are your favorite horror movies that most people would consider "the worst"? My list would go on forever but I can say that I am a true "C.H.U.D." fan and was shocked that it was on someone's worst horror movie lists. That was true 80's horror and I loved it. So...what are your best of the worst?

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Land of the Dead...

2004-10-20T06:06:08Z

The new George Romero film is now in production...woohoo!

Plot Summary:

The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.

Summary written by Dan the Man

The living dead have overtaken humanity. The last remnants of the human race live inside a walled city as they come to grips with the situation. The wealthy live in sealed skyscrapers as the poor fend for themselves on the streets. Protecting them is an enormous tank called Dead Reckoning, controlled by a group of people led by Riley. But when Riley loses command of the tank to an insane man bent on destroying the city, he must save it from Dead Reckoning as those who walk beyond the walls of the city slowly develop new abilites and become a much greater threat to humankind.

Summary written by Erik Paniccia

Now that zombies have taken over the world, the living have built a walled-in city to keep the dead out. But all's not well where it's most safe, as a revolution plans to overthrow the city leadership, and the zombies are turning into more advanced creatures.

Summary written by Anonymous

In the 4th installment to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" series, the zombies have taken over the earth. The surviving humans live on a small secluded strip of land, with two sides cut off by rivers. The humans strive to survive, while outside the zombies are steadily evolving...

Summary written by anonymous

Cast:

Asia Argento
Simon Baker
Boyd Banks .... Featured Zombie
Jennifer Baxter .... Featured Zombie
Dennis Hopper
Robert Joy
John Leguizamo
Simon Pegg .... Zombie Cameo
Tom Savini
Edgar Wright .... Zombie Cameo

This looks to be a 2005 release...

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ghost or mist?

2004-10-20T03:19:24Z

http://www.princeton.edu/~ccaro/mist_or_ghost.html

is it a ghost? or is it mist?

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Horror Games

2004-10-19T23:30:57Z

Anyone else here a fan of survival horror games?

I've not played Silent Hill 4 yet, but I've heard that it's not amazing, certainly not in the way Silent Hill 2 was. That game was a twisted mind-trip, and I was a bit disappointed that Silent Hill 3 didn't continue in the same vein.

My other all-time favourite would have to be Project Zero (Fatal Frame). Played in the dark, with the surround sound cranked right up, it was one of the creepiest experiences of my life.

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Passing of a great one

2004-10-18T03:46:27Z

Actress Janet Leigh, best remembered as the victim of a brutal murder in the shower in the 1960 film Psycho, died Sunday at age 77. Leigh left an indelible imprint on film history and was also admired for her performances in The Manchurian Candidate and Touch of Evil.

She will be missed.

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Isn't this just the coolest?

2004-10-18T03:44:18Z

Since I am a Halloween freak I am always looking for creepy arse new foods to make for my "party." Well this year I found the best recipe ever. Granted I am not going to follow it piece by piece (too many different flavors) but I am so making this...I'll remember to take pictures of my own and post them here.

http://www.theyrecoming.com/extras/pumpkinfest03/

Melissa

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Hi, y'all

2004-10-17T02:26:39Z

As my inaugural offering, I present to you this link:

http://www.holyshiite.com/caver/index.html

No doubt some of you have read it before, but for those of you that haven't: enjoy!

We don't celebrate Hallowe'en in Australia, so I'm enviously gobbling up all your spooky links. That cake sure looks tasty.

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Where All My Money Goes...

2004-10-16T21:21:44Z

At least in the month of September to ready myself up for Halloween.

http://www.frightcatalog.com/

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Cool site...

2004-10-16T21:20:15Z

http://www.ghostdroppings.com/index.php#

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Review

2004-09-27T02:03:12Z

Picking up roughly where the first 'Resident Evil' left off, 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse' continues the trials of Alice, played once again by Milla Jovovich.

Written by RE director Paul W.S. Anderson, and directed by Alexander Witt, the film diverges from the video game series' story this time and combines with elements of RE3: Nemesis for PS1 game system. Ommitted is the overall storyline for RE2 for PS1. Normally I would seek out the film makers and hand them their intestines for such alterations (I'm kind of a purist; I hate when an original story is seriously altered from its initial book, film or game format), but the writing is so tight and the action sequences and performances so good I have decided to let them live.

As the insipidly stupid employees of the sinister Umbrella Corp. seek to unravel the mystery of what happened in the underground laboratory dubbed "the Hive," S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine finds herself trapped in Raccoon City as it is quarantined to prevent the spread of the deadly T-Virus. Alice is awakened from her lab-induced slumber and she finds herself wandering the streets. She is forgotten for a time as the movie's other characters are introduced.

The characters:

Alice (Milla Jovovich)
Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory)
Carlos Oliviera (Oded Fehr; he was in the Mummy & the Mummy Returns)
Angie Ashford (Sophie Vavasseur)
Dr. Charles Ashford (Jared Harris)
L.J. (Mike Epps)
Terri Morales (Sandrine Holt)
Nemesis (Matthew G. Taylor)

Valentine holes up in a church with a bitten S.T.A.R.S. teammate and a reporter (Holt), where they are rescued by Alice--who has undergone some noticable changes sine the last film, both physically and in demeanor. She's colder, more driven than in the first 'Resident Evil.' Also stronger, faster and more agile. Once the main characters come together, they are contacted by Dr. Ashford, the creator of the T-Virus, to rescue his young daughter who is trapped in the city--alive. If the girl seems at all familiar, it's no coincidence; her face and voice were the model for the "Red Queen" computer hologram in the first movie.

Lots of carnage ensues, people die, and the final group of survivors comes together for the final battle against the Nemesis creature--which has been loosed upon the city by the film's chief villain played by Iain Glen to go after S.T.A.R.S. members.

I have to admit the film's ending seemed a tad drawn out, actually introducing a new villain in the process, but seeing as how this movie was actually filmed back to back with the third of a planned trilogy, it is to be expected. Overall, I enjoyed Apocalypse and the music was much better than in the first movie especially that used in the end credits. I give the whole thing three out of four chainsaws, mainly because the fright factor was subdued in favor of action--not a bad thing necessarily but for a horror/sci-fi not quite scary enough to rate a four.

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake, with possible SPOILERS)

2004-09-26T13:10:54Z

Thank you Wyked Angel for this opportunity!

Classic massacre or massacre of a classic?

-erisl, reviewer

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2003 (DVD)
Rated R, Horror
Seen:05/02/2003
Starring: Jessica Biel, Johnathon Tucker, Eric Balfour, Mike Vogel, Erica Leerhsen and Andrew Brynarski
Directed by:Marcus Nispel, Coproduced by Tobe Hooper and Kim Kenkel
Based on the screenplay by Tobe Hooper and Kim Kenkel
New Line Cinemas
Special Features: Trailers, TV ad spots, previews for other movies by New Line, and a video of the song "Suffocate" by Motograter, and PC/Online features.

Five teenagers returning from a trip to Mexico in the early 1970s stop to help a nearly senseless young woman on a lonely road in Texas. This version of the classic horror film presents itself as a pseudo-documentary, complete with black and white police evidence footage, of the aftermath of a day that leaves all but one of the original five dead.

The film is a slow starter, attempting to build up the relationships between the five people through a series of not terribly interesting interactions. Much like the weather during the day,the plot is langorous, hot and dirty. The viewer finds themselves almost stuck to their seat, unable to get up, even if they wanted to.

In this first part of the movie, there is not much to compliment, except some fantastic swift camera movements through a very bloody hole in someone's head and again through the hole in the back window of the group's van. Repititious, but used as a foreshadowing of violent death very well.

As the group meet the inhabitants of this particular dot in the landscape the day gets stranger and more alarming, yet the group seems to only become more confused.
This is, of course, exactly how they are so easily separated and sheparded to the kill as anyone who has watched almost any
horror movie with "Jason" or "Halloween" in the title.

Again using the weather to presage the action, it nears dark and the weather gets stormier and more violent. From here on in, the action is fast, choppy, schocking and dark. Literally. At certain points filmed inside the house, it is difficult to see exactly what is going on.

I was never so caught up in the moment that I could not have turned it off and felt that I would miss something. Visually, the movie had some very nicely done scenes. Two in particular stand out. The first is a sequence wherein one of the males is being chased by Leatherface with his chainsaw, through a set of laundry lines covered in white sheets. Knowing the young man cannot avoid the death, the symbology of the sheets as shrouds was very nice.

The second is a very strong, painful scene in which Leatherface is hanging the same young man from a meathook, applying rock salt to his wound and wrapping it in butcher paper tied with previously leftover human hair. The deftness, and business-like quality of the actions give Leatherface a genuine terror-inspiring quality that only his appearance did not quite fulfill.

A brief view of Leatherface, creating a new face, at a pedal-powered sewing machine, is gratifying and almost the only time
you see him as anything other than a killing machine.

The movie trips up in a few more places, as it includes some horror movie cliches we all wish we wouldn't see anymore. Example: A woman running full tilt through a forest at night, while looking behind her at the onrushing villan. How many times have we all screamed "Stop looking and just run, you are gonna fall down!" as the character does just that? My overall impression is that this is a movie that did not try to create a better-than-the-original, it only redid the same thing but with modern day FX to satify the more jaded theatre audience of today.

Rating: *** Rentable, not ownable, unless you find a good deal or need a complete collection. Fun, but not satisfying for long, similar to a sushi meal.

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Bubba Ho-Tep

2004-07-07T02:38:54Z

I am going to write a review for this movie in a bit but for the moment...ANYONE who likes Bruce Campbell should WATCH this movie. BUY IT...OWN IT...so hilariously funny and...just a great movie.

Melissa

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Why do we like horror movies so much?

2004-05-30T06:45:45Z

Why do we like horror movies so much? What is it that we love so much? Sure, there is a pleasant thrill from a surviving a heart stopping "BOO!" but I was wondering what else is it that brings us here?

This question has been kicking around in my head the last few weeks as I have seen a large number of movies (and discussions) posted in other places that all seem to revolve around sex. Is part of the attraction of these movies about getting off? Like that whole 70's era Lesbian Vampire genre. When I was a teen ager I really thought that was stuff (even though this was the time before affordable VCRs and I had to rely on magazines and expensive books to see the bloody, naked vampires.).

Some people really love Italian Giallo Jess Franco's films. The ones I have seen are real buffets of nastiness-castrations, raining maggots,wierd slimy zombies, etc. That can be cool or it can be stomache turning to me, depending more on my state of mind. Some people revere film makers like Dario Argento and H. G. Lewis almost as deities. One time a young man struck up a conversation with me when he saw my Faster Pussy Cat Kill Kill shirt. He had just finsihed completeing his Master's degree on Lewis.

But yet I do like John Waters's movies, although not scary they definately are not for the squeamish (I guess everyone knows that was real dog shit that got eaten in Pink Flamingos).

And violence is pretty cool too. Horror movies have given some really ghastly moments to cherish-such as the scene in Dementia 13 (I think, ought to check) when the machete hits the woman in the head and her eyes look up at the blade stuck in her cranium. Yowie, I was like 12 when I saw that. I am anxiously awaiting the release of a French film called I Am the Ripper that promises lots of all these things (from the trailer anyway)

I'd like to hear what others have to say about their own likes and loves.

Thanks

M

BTW, I just got Juon 2 The Grudge, probably my new favorite for scariest movie of all time.

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Jeepers Creepers 2 Questions -- POSSIBLE SPOILERS...

2004-05-28T03:53:30Z

I am going to write a review of this movie...I swear...I just have to get my mess of an office all straightened out...but UNTIL then...I do have a question for those that have seen the movie. Actually questions.

1) When the teenagers flee the bus (idiots) we see what happens to some of them but what about the others??? Did they disappear? Fly into some unknown fantasy world? What???

2) Again...teenagers have fled the bus. Crap - can't remember names right now...but three of them are in a pickup being chased by the Jeepers dude. The driver (I loved his character BTW) first pushes the girl out the door -- okay...what the hell happened to her???? We never see her again. She didn't die...so where did she go??? AND then...when he runs into the tree, the black teenagers is thrown from the pickup (these scene freaks me out) but we never EVER see what happens to the driver...or did we and I just missed it? Cause it pissed me off because I really did like his character.

That is all for now...I am having a horror movie marathon here -- "Jeepers Creepers 2," "Cabin Fever," "TCM," (remake), "S.I.C.K.", (I HAVE TO WATCH IT SOMETIME!!!) and "Burnt Offerings" as soon as I get done with my nap so maybe I'll get some reviews out later. Hopefully. They aren't going to be as good as the other reviews that have been written...but hopefully good enough.

Melissa

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When I was Scared I... (Why we like horror movies 2?)

2004-05-25T00:44:57Z

Hey is it not cool to cross post? Anyway...

Thanks to all your posts on why you like horror movies. I read them with interest. There were a wide variety of reasons, some scholarly, referring to books on society and culture, others mentioned pleasant associations with friends and family (or unpleasant, but yet compelling associations). I for one tried to share the fun of a good horror movie (or even better yet, a bad horror movie) with my kids and their friends.

Many wrote about liking horror movies simply because they are exciting, like an amusement park ride (roller coasters were mentioned by some). I am sure there are many roller coaster addicts out there.

So this reminded of a time when my wife (then girlfriend) and I were visiting some of her family and friends in Boston. We were out at a fair with amusement park rides and having a great time. They wanted to go on the swinging hammers, but I didn’t. I was uncomfortable with being swung up into the air (upside down) and then rushing face first towards the ground. OF course I got ridiculed by her friend Ted who started teasing me about my lack of manhood. I looked at the ride and made sure that no one was falling out or dying from fright, so I figured I could do it and at least survive.

Having made that decision, I was actually enjoying the ride as we swung up and down, a little higher every time. As we went up over the fair grounds we reached this layer where the sounds from the ground seemed to be startlingly loud. I yelled “Hey, what’s that? Something’s wrong! We’re gonna die!” Poor Ted, in the seat behind me, began to shriek in terror. As the car made it to the top and we hung upside down over the ground, I started yelling “What’s that creaking noise?”

After the ride I threw my arms around Ted and thanked him for encouraging me to become a better man by facing my fears.

Yup, fear can be lots of fun.

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Drive-In

2004-05-20T23:07:47Z

Ok can any name this movie? I saw it in the drive-in as a kid. All I remember is this guy attacking a woman, ripping her close off. He Pores some kind of liquid on her and this weird slug like thing comes out and takes him over. Through the rest of the movie more people get infected with this weird slug thing. They pass it by kissing another person. the movie ends with all the people driving away to go infect more people. I know it is not much to go on sorry.

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"S.I.C.K." -- Has ANYONE Seen This Movie???

2004-05-15T21:16:11Z

"S.I.C.K." -- Serial Insane Clown Killer...has ANYONE seen this movie. I have it sitting here but am terrified to watch it for TWO reasons. 1) I hate clowns. 2) It might be a REALLY bad movie...regardless of the freaky ass clown. Comments????

Melissa

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House of 1000 Corpses stuff

2004-05-14T23:29:05Z

hi folks,
as I slowly update my horror site, Abattoir Alley.... There's a new addition.
House of 1000 Corpses: http://www.geocities.com/deepredgrrl/thisisthehouse.html

for now, there's just a photo gallery, but reviews will be coming soon (I'm too small of brain today to write anything). If you're well written and would like to contribute a review, send it my way.

:michelle:

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Brand New At the Yahoo Group...MAY/JUNE BOOKS OF THE MONTH

2004-05-04T20:40:20Z

We are JUST now starting this and I hope it turns out...well okay. We are starting a book of the month reading group -- all posts will be made here or in the Yahoo group. If you have already read the book(s) - cool...start posting about them. If not, try to read at least one if possible.

I do ASK that when we start discussing the books (as with the movies) -- whoever may start the first post...please post the name of the book in the Subject line...along with Possible Spoilers JUST incase. I would REALLY appreciate it!

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Okay -- there will be two books every two months. One will be a
horror novel - the other a true crime story...obviously more
frightening then real horror. So anyway...here goes...and remember
when you talk about either the movies or novels of the month(s)
please put SPOILER in the topic if you intend to give anything away.
Thank you.

HORROR NOVEL OF THE MONTH:

"Fear Nothing" by Dean Koontz

TRUE CRIME CRIME NOVEL OF THE MONTH:

"Zodiac" by Robert Graysmith (either one will be fine -- he has
updated his original version -- the cover is yellow on that one...the
newer version's cover is blue)

Melissa

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November/December Movies Of The Month

2004-05-04T20:37:03Z

Again...an old list...our first list actually...

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1) NEW MOVIES OF THE MONTH:
1) House of a 1000 Corpses
2) Wrong Turn

2) FOREIGN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Das Experiemnt

3) ANIME MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Vampire Hunter D

4) OLD/CLASSIC MOVIES OF THE MONTH:
1) The Ring
2) The Children

5) B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Dead Alive

6) REMAKE OF THE MONTH:
1) Night of the Living Dead (1991)

7) ANIMALS ATTACK MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Night of the Lupus

8) FOR FUN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Finding Nemo (REMEMBER -- this is the only category where the
movie may not be horror!)

Melissa

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY MOVIES OF THE MONTH

2004-05-04T20:34:03Z

(Yes...this list is an old one...but, if it starts up a conversation...cool!)

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY MOVIES OF THE MONTH

NEW MOVIES OF THE MONTH:
1) Freddy VS. Jason
2) Cabin Fever

FOREIGN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) The Devil's Backbone

ANIME MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Nightwalker #1: Midnight Detective

OLD/CLASSIC MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) The Prophecy (1979 – Robert Foxworth & Talia Shire)
2) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (YES -- next month we WILL be watching
the remake...hence the reason I want everyone to watch the original!)

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Tremors

REMAKE OF THE MONTH:
1) The Shining (ABC miniseries)

ANIMALS ATTACK MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Pirahna

THRILLER OF THE MONTH:
1) Nightwatch (either the American 1998 version OR the 1994 Foreign
Version)

FOR FUN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Monsters, Inc.

DISASTER MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Cassandra's Crossing

Melissa

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Movies of the Month...MAY/JUNE

2004-05-04T20:31:16Z

Okay -- with the Yahoo group "Web of Horror" I have been TRYING to get people to start commenting on certain movies by choosing a couple for them to watch over a two month period and comment upon. It is pretty new (I will post the other two Movie of the Month lists later today)...and so far, not really working as I had hoped. PERHAPS...it can be different on here. Basically I pick movies related to horror except the Disaster Movie and the Fun Movie of the Month (these are just to...well...have fun). I am always taking suggestions from the group members since I don't know EVERYTHING about movies (especially Anime Horror)...so the same applies here. Basically if you have seen a movie...talk about it...start a chat. It would be nice to have them posted seperately - a new post I mean (sorry allergy headache about to kill me) - so we can talk more about them (I don't expect a new post about the "FUN" movie of the month)...debate them, review them, etc. Just have fun with it...if you like a movie that is listed...TELL US, talk about it...if you HATE a movie listed...again, TELL US, talk about what makes you hate it so! I mean I am extremely vocal myself when it comes to movies I love or hate so I don't expect any less from those who belong to Web of Horror. So...here are the movies of the month for MAY/JUNE. If you have any ideas of movies you would like to see listed for JULY/AUGUST...let me know!

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MAY/JUNE MOVIES OF THE MONTH

(I apologize about the choices of the new movies of the month...but
there really isn't anything new that has come out...if you guys can
think of another movie to replace one of the two I have seleveted
feel free to let me know!)

NEW MOVIES OF THE MONTH:
1) Dawn of the Dead (the remake)
2) Identity

FOREIGN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Throne of Blood (1957 – Japanese)

ANIME MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Beast City (1997)

OLD/CLASSIC MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Burnt Offerings
2) Of Unknown Origin

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) The Night of The Creeps

REMAKE OF THE MONTH:
1) Texas Chainsaw Massacre

ANIMALS ATTACK MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Deep Rising

THRILLER OF THE MONTH:
1) Below (starring Bruce Greenwood – 2002)

FOR FUN MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) The Princess Bride

DISASTER MOVIE OF THE MONTH:
1) Dante's Peak

Melissa

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Looking For A Spider Movie...HELP!!!

2004-05-02T02:08:55Z

Here it is folks...I need help finding a title to a movie. I can't remember a lot of it...except that it had large ass spiders, trucks with hay bales, a female lead character (yeah, that limits it down!), and I first saw it on regular TV (CBS, NBC or ABC). These spiders take over a town and I remember somewhat that they were accidentally being brought in on this trucks with the hay. I watched this when I was like 8 maybe. Now - I can tell you that it is NOT "Kingdom of the Spider," (classic movie) "Food of the Gods," (1 or 2 - such horrible movies!) - ummm...okay can't think of any other horror spider movies at the moment. Oh - and the spiders weren't GIANT sized...actually were tarantulas...but to me they are HUGE! This had to be early 80's as well...made after "Kingdom of the Spiders" I think. Anyway -- I have been trying to find this movie for the LONGEST time but I can't remember who starred in it, I don't know when it was made...I know...not much help and I do apologize.

Miche

(OH - and not it isn't "Day of the Animals" either!)

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Spoiler Review - Dawn of the Dead

2004-05-02T02:08:13Z

Being something of a sci-fi/horror movie buff, it shames me to admit that I have never seen the original 'Dawn of the Dead.' But perhaps that is for the better, for I can offer a review unencumbered by any bias favoring the original.

The film opens as the events of 'Night of the Living Dead' begin to unfold elsewhere, in a hospital where a patient being treated for a bite has mysteriously gone into critical condition. Ana, a nurse (Sarah Polley), is curious but soon puts the incident out of her mind. Heading home to her boyfriend, Ana remains oblivious to the newscasts alerting the rest of humanity to the plague outside.

A horribly disfigured zombie wakes the couple—and Mr. “Too Stupid To Recognize the Undead” is quickly dispatched and turned. Ana manages to climb out the bathroom window and into her car, escaping danger only to crash further down the road. Upon reviving, she is greeted by a police officer (Ving Rhames), and after meeting up with three other survivors—one a pregnant woman hiding a zombie bite mark—the group makes its way to the local mall. A trio of mall security guards, who reluctantly allow them to stay, greets the group and initially keeps them prisoner until a truck carrying more survivors arrives. Michael, played by Jake Weber, assumes a leadership role early on in the film along with Polley and Rhames.

As the plague of zombies unfolds, the surviving humans must fight the walking dead, and each other, in order to stay alive. Their only communication with the outside world comes in the form of a gun storeowner, who is trapped on the roof of his shop across the zombie-ridden street. The body count rises as the pregnant woman turns, driving her crazed husband to murder, and as the remaining survivors attempt to restore power.

As with the original 'Dawn of the Dead,' the new version offers insight into the struggles of human beings to maintain a semblance of normality under grossly abnormal circumstances, as well as offering a view of mob mentality taken to its most extreme form. Irony also abounds; the mall's coffee shop, at which everyone gathers, is named—quite aptly—Hallowed Grounds.

Given the overly patriotic fervor instilled in many Americans by the Bush administration’s jingoistic campaign to gain public support for invading Iraq after 9/11, the social warning against mob mentality remains as strong as when the original 'Night' and 'Dawn' played during the sixties and seventies.

Appearances by Matt Frewer as an infected father and Tom Savini as a deputy, who is shown on TV giving instructions on how to kill the creatures, make for welcome cameos. And the gruesome, hard-hitting story reminded me of 'Se7en' with its pull-no-punches strategy.

If there are any significant flaws in this movie, I have yet to find any—which speaks well of the cast and filmmakers.

Horror movie fans will undoubtedly like the new 'Dawn' as well as any other, and so to this audience the film should sell quite well. But even moviegoers not into the genre may still watch it and come away with something to think about, as well as a good old-fashioned scare.

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Writing Review(s) Rules...

2004-04-30T04:29:22Z

Since I have been asked by numerous people what it takes to write and review and post it here on the Tribe I thought I would place the "rules" here - for everyone to see. If, after reading these, you have further questions feel free to email me. I will state I am looking for a couple REGULAR review writers (movies, novels, games, music, etc - all horror related obviously) whose posts will not only be on this site but the website when that is finished. I am also looking for a review writing duo...a twisted Siskel and Ebert you might say...that I will choose from all those that do reviews. Right now I am just looking for that type of duo for the movies, but most likely I will need a similiar duo for novels as well. But anyway --- onto the rules (I seriously hate this word!)!

1) A new review must be a NEW post...not an added post to some other comment.

2) Before a review is posted on the tribe site, it must be email to me at hushdarling73@msn.com so I can correct the grammical errors. I shall NEVER change the word of a review...ever...I just want the reviews to look professional. I will then email the review back to you for you to post.

3) The SUBJECT line must contain the title of the movie, book, game, etc. you are reviewing...and of course, that it is a review.

4) ANYONE can post comments about the review...so please be thick skinned about this. Some people are going to disagree with your comments and they will remark on them. It is not a personal attack...HOWEVER, if I see someone attacking another PERSONALLY for a review they have written that person will be removed from the tribe. Remember, the one rule Web of Horror has is NO FLAMING.

5) Rating system? Really don't have one worked out now...for the moment, use what you want - go by stars, thumbs, whatnot...I am trying to think of some twisted way of saying a movie is good or bad - apparently though the creatie part of my brain has leaked out for the moment.

6) Anyone reviewing movies -- this is somewhat important...the first review must be of one of the six following movies (I am hoping to see a couple reviews of the same movie -- all reviews will be posted -- so I can see the different writing styles as well as likes and dislikes of each reviewer): "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," (REMAKE) "House of the Dead," "Cabin Fever," "The Changeling," (stars George C. Scott..and I am too lazy to get the spelling right), "Jeepers Creepers 2" or "Dog Soldiers."

7) Novels...there is NO way that I can pick out a horror novel for people to review...there are too many out there. All I ask is that when you finally post the review - in the subect line not only put the title but the author of the novel.

And...for the moment that is it. Remember..if you have ANY questions email me on Tribe. If you have written a review and want to post it, please email it to me at hushdarling73@msn.com. Remember, I WILL NOT change a word of your review...just check the grammar and spelling. I just want to make that clear...I will not censor anyone on Web of Horor unless you are attacking someone else in the Tribe, but that is a different story!

Anyway, my eyes are gluing themselves shut so I am going to close out this post and wish you all a wickedly good day.

Melissa

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anyone wanna go watch Van Helsing?

2004-04-30T01:33:54Z

I have to admit I have my hopes up, and I know I shouldnt...

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The Worst Horror Movie(s) Ever...

2004-04-27T04:19:30Z

So tell me...what do you think are the worst horror movies ever made? In your opinion of course! NO ATTACKING SOMEONE IF THEY HATE YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE...debates welcomed of course....

Now...since I KNOW I am going to be hated for saying which movie is the worst horror film ever I am already bracing myself for the attacks. Brace yourself kiddies...but in my opinion, "The Exorcist" is absolutely the WORST horror movie ever made. It bored me, it did not frighten me and it took me three times to make it through the movie without falling asleep. So NOT scary.

Melissa

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Reviews by Chris Dead.

2004-04-27T04:13:06Z

And here is where I put my two cents in. This is the area where I will be posting my reviews, open for discussion.

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Remakes...Good, Bad...the Horrifically Ugly...

2004-04-24T23:20:01Z

So my kiddies...lots of remakes going on. Has Hollywood run out of ideas or are you enjoying the remakes? I personally think they are running out of ideas or least too frighten to take a step towards something more individual, unique...with that said HOWEVER...

What is the best remake you have seen?

The worst remake you have ever seen?

And a movie you would like remade, just for the hell of it?

For me, the best remakes..."Invasion of the Body Snatchers," (1978) "JC's The Thing," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Night of the Living Dead," and "Dawn of the Dead." I expect and accept the fact that the last three I will most likely be attacked for mentioning but I happen to believe the two "Dead" remakes are better then the original films and the remake of "TCM" frightened me a lot more then the original...for some reason. I am not quite sure why as of yet...have to watch it again. I do believe though...we were allowed to - in the remake - see a much more "normal" family and that was even more frightening.

The worst...oh this one is easy. "Psycho." A waste of time, energy and money - and talent (not Anne Heche either!). I didn't like the first one...definately was not going to like the remake.

As for what I would like to see remade...I personally would like to remake "The Children." A 1980 horror movie classic...well to me anyway.

Miche

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Your Guilty Horror Movie Pleasures...

2004-04-24T07:53:39Z

Yes, we all have them...those one or two horror movies (or perhaps more!) that we know are seriously terrible but we just can't help but loving. So spill your guts...no one is going to ridicule you (at least not in public - hahahah -- that was an evil cackle)...I promise!

Of course now that I posted the question I actually have to think of a guilty pleasure. Damn...ummm...I love so many B-movies it is hard to think right now...plus I am seriously tired. Uhhhh....okay - I will come back to this question. Seriously have to think. OH - well for one "St. Francisville Experiment" -- love the movie, know it is corny as hell, and fake as hell...but love it. But I know I have better guilty pleasure...let me get my mind working!

Melissa

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Zombies...

2004-04-24T03:10:47Z

We've been talking about them in other posts...so, lets talk about them here. Opinions...favorite movies...what pisses you off about them, etc. etc. etc.

My personal favorite zombie movies are "Night of the Living Dead," (remake) "Dawn of the Dead," (remake) "Return of the Living Dead," and the infamous "Dead Alive." I am sure more will come to me...

I have to think really what pisses me off about zombie movies -- besides the human stupidity. I can say I do not like the new speed zombies...but, that is what others seem to like and no one is asking me personally...so I deal.

Melissa

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Haunted House Movies

2004-04-23T19:31:07Z

I've always been partial to zombie/psycho killer/vampire/demonic possession gorefests, but there is a soft spot in my heart for haunted house movies. Which ones do you like? Which ones would you like to see redone?

I'd like to see Amityville redone. The original has some scary elements, but is ultimately too cheesy. I'd like to see it done either completely seriously or as a spoof. Maybe with Ben Stiller and Janeanne Garafalo. Possibly a musical?

"Burnt Offerings" with Karen Black. What can I say? There's just something sexy about a woman who takes the responsibilities of home ownership so seriously.

As mentioned in another thread, "The Haunting" and "The Legend of Hell House." I've always enjoyed the "10 Little Indians" premise. It makes character exposition feel a little more natural when you have strangers meeting for the first time. It also makes the human tragedy a little more profound when you have people who just met pulling together in a (ultimately futile :] ) struggle to survive. Like reality programming only, you know, good.

The Shining. Do I really need to elaborate?

And, last but not least, "Alien." Okay, not ghosts and not a house per se, but it was still a haunted house flick at its core.

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Welcome All....Please Introduce Your Wicked Selves

2004-04-22T21:08:42Z

I am horrific at opening letters...so please bare with me and realize that I am a true horror fanatic and would love to welcome you into this beautifully wicked web that I, and others, have created.

Web of Horror began as a Yahoo group (still is) and has expanded over the years...I felt Tribe.net would be an excellent place for more expansion. As with the other Web of Horror areas I ask but one or two...well, maybe three...things of the members upon joining. Difficult tasks they are not...that happens later. Yes, you may insert the evil cackling her. There are also few rules in Web of Horror...I mean, rules dictate our waking "real life" - they do not belong in a group such as this. So...the things that I require (or request - don't mean to sound bossy) I have listed below with the few rules that Web of Horror has. Feel free to email me if you have any questions...if not, ENJOY your evil selves!

Requirements (sounds so damn formal):

1) Tell us about yourself...name, age, and what area of the world we may find you at when we feel a need to frighten you face to face...

2) What is your ultimate favorite horror movie? Favorite horror villian? And favorite horror "hero"? Explain yourself or face the trenches surrounding our lovely blood lake filled with extremely hungry pirhana...

3) Who is your favorite all time horror author? Favorite horror novel? And perhaps...if you can recall...favorite horror novel villian and hero.

4) And PLEASE...share with us a gem of a horror movie you happened upon that left you speechless and wanting for more.

5) One more thing...favorite horror related website.

Web of Horror Rules:

Okay - I hate rules...really really do...but I have discovered inorder for things to run a wee bit smoother rules must exist. Here they are, please don't hate me and do not show up at my house with a clown or evil child in tow.

1) Absolutely NO flaming of another member or their opinion. Debates are welcomed...obviously...but when you personally attack another member it shall not be taken lightly. Everyone has a right to their opinion and I will not stand for someone going off on another person PERSONALLY because they like Freddy and you don't.

2) Try not to troll...trolls have a tendency to disappear among the active members of Web of Horror...and damn, it is always a mess to clean up...blood everywhere, bits of flesh, brain matter, ICK! And it seems to be I that always has to do the clean up.

3) You can advertise your or another horror related site, group, etc. on Web of Horror - however, that is it. NO SPAM! No porn ads...no spam relating to Viagra...this is about horror...now while you may think your manhood shriveling is a horrific thing...it is not the horror I am speaking of.

And that is it...pretty simple. Just...enjoy yourselves. Have a good time. Make friends...and yes, I do really have a cabin by the lake...next to a cornfield...lots of troll bits have been hidden here over the years. Lets hope you aren't the next in line to be pirhana bait.

Melissa

And no, I can't spell pirahna...I KNOW THIS. I will buy a dictionary SOME day.

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Sequels...

2004-04-22T04:15:18Z

I am curious to know which movie sequels everyone enjoys? Are there sequels out there that you happen to believe are better then the original movie? Which sequels do you think should have died before being released? The reason I was thinking about this because I was watching "Jeepers Creepers 2" for the millionth time today...YES, I LIKE this movie and wandered, how many other people like the second movie more then the first, like me. This goes for other sequels as well...but "JC 2" is the one that is popping into my head. So...speak fellow weirdos...

Melissa

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Cabin Fever

2004-04-19T17:22:09Z

I really dug this movie. I didn't expect to like it, but it got to me. I like how the horror emerged from the desperation of the characters to survive and their willingness to turn on each other. It was a welcome break from the usual phantoms and motorized instinct you normally see in these films. Also, because it was a disease (albeit an outrageously deadly and fast-acting one), it felt PLAUSIBLE. People have died this way, though perhaps no so graphically or quickly.

And the leg-shaving scene? Great Kubrick's Ghost that freaked me out!

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