what are some great horror films? i have a weakness for this genre.i saw 'the texas chainsaw massacre' about two years ago, and i really did like it alot.
i saw 'jeepers creepers' about 3 months ago, and i thought wow, where did this film come from? this is a gem to me.
i saw 'evil dead' if that's the one that takes place in a rented cabin, and that's a good film.
as as i mentioned before, i saw a french horror film, i think it was a foreign film, where people are locked into a movie theater, and that was quite good.
one that was really pretty amazing, but i don't have the name handy, starts out with a photographer taking pictures of a woman he does not know, but eventually gets slashed by her and a mob. then he is in the hospital completely bandaged with only one good eye, and they go in and stick a knife into his only good eye.
that film is about a whole new england town that is going after, i think only one person left, the local sheriff.
that's a great film. i guess it's a similar theme to the 'invasion of the body snatchers' where you are the only one left and you know you are going to die.
i think what is great about horror films is the weakening of boundaries between life and death. the issue of mortality and dying really come to the forefront. fear, anxiety, annilation, insignificance, dying, all become overblown for 90 minutes, and the normal reality is lost.
any recommendations for great horror films?
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Topic - great horror film recommendations - njjohn 20:25:13 10/13/02 (33)
- "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" - mikenyc 01:59:19 10/17/02 (2)
- Re: "One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest" - njjohn 03:30:02 10/17/02 (1)
- Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely-nt - Mrs. Piggy 15:50:23 10/17/02 (0)
- thanks, i have a great list - njjohn 18:47:58 10/16/02 (0)
- "Vampire's Kiss" - mikenyc 12:14:24 10/16/02 (1)
- Yes, Yes, Yes--a brilliant film!-nt - Mrs. Piggy 14:45:59 10/16/02 (0)
- Re: great horror film recommendations - Rich S. 17:57:55 10/15/02 (0)
- I think "Angel Heart" qualifies: in spades - orejones 04:28:58 10/15/02 (3)
- "Mephistopheles is such a mouthful in Manhattan, Johnny." - dado5 05:58:45 10/15/02 (2)
- The quick cutaway shot of a clean shaven DeNiro sitting on the bench, - kane 07:35:21 10/16/02 (1)
- I think the best thing about the movie was Charlotte Rampling.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:41:40 10/16/02 (0)
- Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang's "M" (1931). - Mrs. Piggy 19:56:47 10/14/02 (0)
- Arsenic and Old Lace - Mrs. Piggy 19:44:28 10/14/02 (4)
- Is that a "Horror film"? I wouldn´t say so - orejones 04:15:07 10/15/02 (1)
- Yes, simply because Peter Lorre is in it.... - Mrs. Piggy 14:37:56 10/15/02 (0)
- There's also... - gware@eudoramail.com 22:52:15 10/14/02 (1)
- Thanks.... - Mrs. Piggy 14:21:40 10/15/02 (0)
- Nosferatu.... - Mrs. Piggy 19:30:27 10/14/02 (0)
- Phantasm and Pet Sematary. (nt) - TAFKA Steve 05:17:42 10/14/02 (0)
- Reanimator and - darkstar 05:00:54 10/14/02 (1)
- Re: Hellraiser - Rob Doorack 12:38:31 10/22/02 (0)
- "Maniac", "Night Of The Living Dead" et al, "Demons" - mikenyc 00:43:09 10/14/02 (1)
- thanks, all - njjohn 05:27:59 10/14/02 (0)
- The German Horror Classics of the silent era: - Audiophilander 22:31:49 10/13/02 (2)
- Rosemary's Baby... - Mrs. Piggy 19:34:14 10/14/02 (0)
- Re: The German Horror Classics of the silent era: - tinear 06:40:52 10/14/02 (0)
- more horror film recommendations - Doomsday Machine 22:27:23 10/13/02 (0)
- Suspiria, Nosferatu, Possession, Carrie... - gware 21:26:22 10/13/02 (5)
- Carrie.... - Mrs. Piggy 20:09:16 10/14/02 (4)
- Re: Carrie... Piper Laurie. - Doomsday Machine 18:06:26 10/15/02 (1)
- Re: Carrie... Piper Laurie. - Mrs. Piggy 18:35:25 10/15/02 (0)
- Absolutely spot on Mrs. Piggy... - gware 22:48:42 10/14/02 (1)
- You are very kind... - Mrs. Piggy 13:45:24 10/15/02 (0)