Well, this one didn’t go quite as well as the first one. We got a late start so that only two movies were shown … “Dawn of the Dead” and “John Carpenter’s The Fog.” I think that “Dawn of the Dead” is one of the classics but nobody else really liked it. The consenus from Michelle, Michael and Nicole was that it was long, boring and overly violent. I disagree. “John Carpenter’s The Fog” got a better reception and actually made them jump once or twice. The highlight was Michael’s girly shriek at one of the really cheap scares. Heh, heh. For the next horror night the order of films will be “The Exorcist” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Yeah!
Horror
Part Two
Dang. Things here have been busy what with work and the new Powerbook to play around with. I noticed that I have done a mere one post per day for the past two days. Yow! And yes … there are a few of you who I need to e-mail back. I will get there!
Tomorrow brings “Horror Night: Part Two” … a night of horror films where I try and scare friends with some of the classics of the genre. You may remember that last time Michelle, Michael and Nicole were totally terrorized by “The Blair Witch Project,” “Night of the Living Dead” and “The Ring.” This time around we’ll see what damage can be done by the zombies of “Dawn of the Dead,” the ghostly sailors of “John Carpenter’s The Fog” and the demonic Reagan in “The Exocist.” Maybe if there is time I can unleash poor Sally’s plight as she runs screaming in terror from Leatherface and Company in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” And for those of you who have never seen that film, you really need to before (what is sure to be a really suck-ass movie) the big-budget remake hits theaters this fall. Damn … nothing is sacred. Remember the “Psycho” remake that was so, so, so, so awful?
Meanwhile at the Prom
Poor Carrie … little did she realize that she should have made her prom dress red to begin with. Then all the pig’s blood wouldn’t have mattered that much. Boy, the Senior Prom didn’t go quite as planned.
Getting Axed
Poor Marcie … little did she realize that her summer job just wasn’t gonna turn out like she had hoped.
Things I Learned
Things that I learned some this round of horror:
1) Ghosts of southerners from 1865 know how to drive cars and use telephones.
2) No matter how fast you run the killer always knows the terrain better than you. Duh.
3) Matthew McConaughey needs to do an entire film wearing nothing but tighty whities.
4) Don’t turn into a werewolf on national television. Nobody will believe it really happened.
5) Monsters don’t always want to kill you. Sometimes they just want to fuck you.
6) Small town sheriffs are always hot-headed and ruggedly handsome. Yum!
Video Update
Horror Movie Marathon Video Update:
1) “Two Thousand Maniacs” – Cult classic that just didn’t do it for me.
2) “Curtains” – A great little Canadian slasher flick … lots of fun.
3) “Frailty” – Another fun movie with a really twisting plot.
4) “The Howling” – An 80’s werewolf classic. Better than I remember it being.
5) “The Beast Within” – Bad. And I mean “Jeepers Creepers” bad.
6) “It Came From Outer Space” – Another Jack Arnold classic.
Big Plans
And my big plans for the weekend are …
*Sigh*
Yeah. So I got chatted up by a really cute clerk yesterday when making a purchase at the local Circuit City. I was puchasing a copy of the 1976 film version of Stephen King’s “Carrie” directed by Brian DePalma. He rang up my purchase and started talking about the really bad tv version that was recently shown on NBC. We then discussed the books “Dreamcatcher” and “From a Buick 8” and then talked a little about H.P. Lovecraft. Good thing that he mentioned an ex-girlfriend or might have made and idiot out of myself by asking him out. Dark, curly hair and into horror films/fiction. *Sigh* Sales clerks just need to ring up your purchases and not be overly friendly (unless they are hitting on you).
Updating …
Yeesh. Back at work and I could probably use one more day to recover from the holiday weekend. I had performances of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” on Thurday, Saturday and Sunday. Plus … the big blow-out, get falling down drunk cookout on Friday. Man, what a blast. There’s nothing like having tons of food, beer and friends for and entire day. The anal-retentive clean freak in me was upset about how trashed the kitchen and dining area were … but that’s what happens when 20+ people romp through your house in one day. Found the time on Saturday to see “28 Days Later” again. What a sweet film it is.
Recent Acquisitions
The roomie is starting to become depressed with my dvd collection and I really don’t understand it. Everyone should like horror films … right? Recent acquisitions include:
1) “The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition” 1973, William Friedkin
2) “The House on Haunted Hill” 1959, William Castle
3) “Punch Drunk Love” 2002, P.T. Anderson
4) “Donnie Darko” 2001, Richard Kelly
5) “X-Files: Fight The Future” 1998, Rob Bowman
6) “Strait-Jacket” 1964, William Castle
7) “Homicidal” 1961, William Castle
Movie Update
Man, oh man!!! 28 Days Later … what a great film. It is, by turns, a fascinating character study and sudder-inducing horror film. Foreign filmakers (read: non-American) really know how to pace a movie. Under the direction of an American, 28 Days Later would have probably been nothing but a bad, fast food mentality splatter-fest. Danny Boyle is savy and lets the story unfold at its own pace so that the violence suddenly sneeks up on you with absolutely no warning … and thus delivers more an impact. I think this will go down as one of the great horror films of this decade. Go see it now!
28 Days Later
It’s Finally Here!
So, while many American will be enjoying the cock-teasing thrills of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle this weekend … I will be in a darkened theater getting the shit scared out of me.