Horror

[neurotic]

try watching it alone at 3AM and with rain outside... 

[Azwethinkweiz]

BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

wow, this one looks fucking great !!!

check out the trailer on the official website:
http://www.behindthemaskthemovie.com/

awesome.

[law]

Cheers for that man.

That does look quality, wanna see that asap.

[Azwethinkweiz]

i watched 'the texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning' tonight.

pretty good flick i must say. leatherface is a badass in this one.

[oldgentlovecraft]

Watched Saw III last night and really liked it.  Nice wrapup for a good series.  They fill in a lot of the backstory so it made it interesting.

[Azwethinkweiz]

That's a fucking sick poster.

[oldgentlovecraft]

All right, since someone finally posted in here again, I'm dropping a list of current horror films I'm into or have recently watched:

Shaun of the Dead - Cock it!  I can't stop watching this.
Slither - The bitch is hardcore.  Got it for and early Christmas present.  Sweet!
MPD Psycho - Only watched a little of the series a few months ago but have since bought it in its entirety (Miike).  Good weird manga style miniseries.
City of the Living Dead - A Fulci classic with zombies.  Fulci Lives!


Looking forward to Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo's got the goods) and want to check out Black Christmas, although I'm gonna have to watch the first again since it's been so long.  Also, Hostel 2 and Hellboy 2 (Torro again) have got me all excited.  I don't care if you think it's too cliche, Eli Roth is gonna be a legend. 

Getting ready to buy tickets to this coming February's Chicago Fangoria horror con.  Doug Mutherfuckin' Bradley will be in attendance, as well as Ken Foree and some other goodies.  As long a Romero and Savini show up again, I'm there.  Okay, that's it, holla back. 

[Azwethinkweiz]

okay bitches, post your favorite directors in horror and your favorite movies from that director.

all-time favorite horror director: john carpenter (hands down)
halloween
the thing
in the mouth of madness
the prince of darkness
cigarette burns
vampires
the fog

this man has made some great movies.

two of my other favorites are dario argento (suspiria, profondo rosso) and george romero (the "dead" series + excellent movies like 'martin', 'the crazies' and 'creepshow')

those 3 are definitely the best (or they were atleast).
david cronenberg is also awesome.


of newer horror directors, i have faith in; alexandra aja (hills have eyes remake and high tension), rob zombie (houseof1000corpses, the devil's rejects and halloween remake).

yup.

[oldgentlovecraft]

You'd have to ask wouldn't you?

Dario Argento:    Susperia
                           Tenebrae
                           Phenomena
                           Jenifer
                     
George Romero:  Martin and the Living Dead series

Lucio Fulci: The Beyond
                  City of the Living Dead
                  Zombi 2

Eli Motherfuckin' Roth:  Hostel
                                     Cabin Fever

Takashi Miike: Imprint
                       Audition
                       Ichi the Killer
                       Gozu
                       The Great Yokai War
                       MPD Psycho

Stuart Gordon:   Re-Animator
                           From Beyond
                           Castle Freak
                           Dagon
                           King of Ants
                           Dreams in the Witch House

There are many great horror directors out there, but these are the ones that I'll keep coming back to over and over again.
                           

[defskull]

Peter Jackson anyone?

[oldgentlovecraft]

Peter Jackson anyone?

Bad Taste and Braindead, Hell Yeah!!!!

[Azwethinkweiz]

top 5 horror movies from 2006, anyone ?

1. the hills have eyes
2. the texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning
3. slither
4. the descent
5. wolf creek

honorable mentions:

underworld: evolution (not exactly horror, but it was gory as hell and kicked ass)
hostel (shut up, i enjoyed it)
final destination 3

[Jacob]

Severance

[one weak]

okay bitches, post your favorite directors in horror and your favorite movies from that director.

Hitchcock: Psycho
Michael Powell: Peeping Tom
Romero: Living Dead series
Polanski: Rosemary's Baby
Zombie: House of 1K Corpese, Devil's Rejects

more to come...

[oldgentlovecraft]

top 5 horror movies from 2006, anyone ?

1.  Silent Hill
2.  Slither
3.  Feast
4.  Hostel
5.  Imprint

[Azwethinkweiz]

has anyone watched the horror documentary called "The American Nightmare" ?

it's very interesting.

[one weak]

nope, but i'll check it out.

[oldgentlovecraft]

has anyone watched the horror documentary called "The American Nightmare" ?

it's very interesting.

What does it focus on? 

[Azwethinkweiz]

has anyone watched the horror documentary called "The American Nightmare" ?

it's very interesting.

What does it focus on? 

from IMDB:

Horror films have often been more than simple scares. At their best, they reflect society's anxiety's and concerns. In this film, major horror film makers such as George Romero, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg and Tobe Hooper discuss the creation of their films in the 1960s and '70s and how they related to contemporary events while interviewed intellectuals give their own opinions.

the films discussed and/or shown clips from are:

Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
White Zombie (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
The Wolf Man (1941)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Crazies (1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Shivers (1975)
Rabid (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Halloween (1978)
The Brood (1979)
Maniac (1980)
Scanners (1981)
Videodrome (1983)

[oldgentlovecraft]

Sounds pretty damn interesting to me.