IFC has been showing lots of cheesy, early 80's horror movies in the wee hours of the morning. Thank goodness we have a DVR!
Sci-Fi channel has the 31 days of Halloween. That means the whole month is dedicated to the dark holiday! My fav-o-rite show is Ghost Hunters. On Halloween they "go live" to hunt 'em some ghosties! Last year they went to the Stanley Hotel. To be honest with you, I watch it every week. I have a sickness.
The Travel Channel is awesome. They are showing a steady stream of haunted destinations and scariest places on earth. On Friday they are starting on new show called "Ghost Adventures". I have the original recorded and I have one word for you you, FREAKY!!!
Fox Family and Disney have some cute, family friendly, mildly scary programs on. Goosebumps and other fun things you can watch with the kids. My babies aren't at home, but sometimes I watch them anyway.
I'm also going to give you MY Top Ten Favorite Horror Movie List. Trust me, this is what I do.
10. The House on Haunted Hill -not the Vincent Price version. This movie has a lame ass kinda ending, but the rest of the movie kinda makes up for that. I liken it to 13 Ghosts. Same thing.
9. Friday the 13th parts 2 and 3 - I put these two together cuz they are both equal in my book. I watched part 2 with my best good friend Nissa when she left the big city to come down to the country for a visit. We were on the fold out in the living room watchin away when my evil brother Beau Baby jumped through the open window and scared the poop out of us! Part three is in 3-D so it's extra awesome! Both are good frighting memories.
8. The Evil Dead II - The Evil Dead is pretty good, but I think 2 is better! You don't have to watch the first one to watch the second one, cuz it does a lil recap in the beginning. Let me tell you, there is this scene with a deer head......Whoa! This is crazy stuff. Thank you Bruce Campbell. I want to have your babies. If I still could have babies.
7. The Amityville Horror - both versions. The original is so dark and unexpectedly terrifying. The remake has Ryan Reynolds in it, so what's not to love?! He doesn't wear a shirt in a few scenes, which is distracting from the horror. Ask Kate. He's so hot, it's frighting! A totally excellent re-make all-in-all.
6. A Nightmare on Elem Street - I was preggers with my first baby when I saw this movie. I'm still quite surprised he wasn't born right then and there! This movie seemed so real, like it could happen. The rest of the Elem Street movies turned into the Freddy Freak Show, but this one still has it's street cred. I sound so gangsta!
5. An American Werewolf in London - I love, love, love, wait one more, love this movie!!!!! If I'm feeling bad, sad or mad, I just play me some "Werewolf". Yep, it's like a happy pill wrapped in delightful, Wonka-like coating! It's dark and it's funny! It's Brits and Werewolves! It's two great tastes that taste great together! I especially love the scene when Griffin Dunn (cute!) and David Naughton (cuter!) are walking on the Moores. Ahhhhhhhhhh, feels like home to me.
4. The Entity - This movie is based on a true story. If you haven't seen it, you should. Barbara Hershey is excellent!
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Ok, both are so wonderful and each have their creepy elements, but if you can make it through the first half hour of the original, which is a slow set up, the rest is some crazy shizzzz!! When Leatherface opens that door and grabs the girl, it happens so fast and it's so terrifying, you don't even know what you just saw. I'm quite certain that I peed my pants.
2. The Haunting - Not the craptacular re-make, the real 1963 version. My love of horror movies comes from my mom. She's not crazy like me, but her eyes would light up when she would tell me about a particularly good one! She has a really good story about this movie, which I will save for another day. This movie is rated G and there are no special effects, but it's what you don't see that makes this movie so scary. Tasty trivia, this movie is in Stephen Kings Top 10 as well. Now that's gotta say something.
1. The Exorcist - This movie scares the shit out of me!! For real! I remember asking my home-ec teacher Mrs. Sorenson about it when I was in 7th grade, and she told me that people were vomiting and passing out in the theater! The thought of that alone terrified me. I watched it one night with my best good friend Michelle and I was so frightened that I made her sleep in my twin bed with me. The weird thing was that she laughed through the whole thing and thought it was dumb. I guess horror is subjective.
So there you have it! Some fine television and movies to get your scare on. If you differ or have any other movies I should add, please leave a dark comment.
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3 comments:
Well, you know I love a good scary movie, although I've stayed away from Torture Porn movies - not my cup of tea.
I remember watching Friday the 13th movies ALL THE TIME!
Amityville is creepy because it's true. Yikes!
Elm Street: Johnny Depp, nuf said.
American Werewolf: Wanna go for a walk on the moores? God, I love that movie. The transformation scene alone is fantastic, as is the music.
The Haunting: Horror at it's best because it's all in your freakin' head!
Excorcist: Scary shit!
But you forgot one of my favorites: Halloween!
Yes, Halloween is a forgotten one. It was a hard list to make. I should of done Top 15 or 20. I thought of a bunch of them after the fact, but couldn't think while I was making it. Go figure!
The Shining: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And a psycho killer.
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