As my brother used to say when he was younger: ready...go...set!
'Tis the season for scary movies. Some rank The Evil Dead as the best horror film of all time. What is your favorite scary movie?I've never been a huge fan of scary movies but I'm definitely going to have to go with The Shining.
I hate films that are full of blood and guts and gore simply for the sake of being full of blood and guts and gore. None of those things scare me and none of those things are what The Shining is about. It's about the entirely plausible reality that a man could go crazy due to isolation. Sure, you've got to somewhat believe in the power of a haunted place to affect a guy and his family but you remove someone from society and stick them in a place where they start believing something or someone is fucking with them and shit's bound to get creepy.
Every time I read the book, I'm freaked out. And every time I've watched the film, I've been sure to leave a few candles burning for some comforting light.
It doesn't hurt that Jack Nicholson is just plain creepy as fuck.
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My favorite scary movie is the original Halloween. I was/am scared to death by that silent creep in that disturbing mask. I also love Jamie Lee Curtis as the atypical teenager (i.e., she doesn't wear slutty clothes or sleep around - she's the goody-two-shoes babysitter!). I also love that there is no reason for Michael's psychotic break (unlike in the unnecessary Rob Zombie remake, Michael did not come from a super messed up, half-insane, nasty family). The music, too, sends shivers up my spine.
I'm a huge horror movie buff, and will watch just about anything (usually with all the lights on). Happy Halloween!
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