The Villains Halloween Horror Movie Marathon
 

Halloween is fast approaching and to celebrate I will be having my annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon!

Starting September 1st to October 31st I will be watching three movies a week with each week containing a different theme. I will be posting each week the theme and the movies i'm watching and all are welcome to watch along and join in any discussions about the films.

Stayed tuned for more updates and Happy Halloween!

LOVE IT! Can't wait to see what you'll be watching. I'll certainly watch along if school permits.

Sounds great! If its watching and talking Horror yiu can always count me in.

Cool! I may not always participate, but, I always look forward to this!

Happy Hallowen Villain. Let's make this one the best yet.

It's time for the marathon to begin!

First up.....

IN MEMORIAM

On August 26th, the horror community lost a true legend when Tobe Hooper passed away. In honor of his legacy I will be watching three movies he directed and those three movies are....


Join me as I watch Poltergeist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Invaders from Mars

POLTERGEIST

Tonight I will be watching one of the greatest haunted house movies ever made. Watch along and comment below

Hell, I was already sound asleep when you posted this! I'm already behind! ::big grin::

Same here.

Villain this horror is rated PG so you can watch it with your kids.

But make sure they sit too close to the TV, it's bad for their eyes! Taking your children through the TV.... symbolism?

BloodRaptor and I will be watching Poltergeist tonight. It's one of my favorites so I'm pretty stoked to find out what he thinks. ::cool::

My oldest daughter would probably love it but the others would probably be too scared

For those trying to keep up, feel free to watch the movies at your own pace. It usually takes me more then one day to finish a movie. The joys of having children.

UPDATE

Due to not being able to find a way to watch Invaders From Mars, i will be changing it to....

THOUGHTS ON POLTERGEIST

Definitly one of, if not the best, haunted house movie ever made. The Changeling and The Haunting (The original) are strong competition though. I must have seen this movie twenty or more times by now and i never get tired of watching it. The characters are well done and seem real and you really care about them as the movie goes on especially little Carol Anne.

The suspense is great slowly building up instead of forcing its way into every scene. (See the Remake for this)

It doesn't try to hard yet is filled with different unique scares and is probably the reason why i love the fake out ending where you think everything is going to be okay and of course it's not.

If you haven't seen this yet, you really need to.

Easily one of the best horror films of all-time. The clown scene is still one of the scariest scenes.

Likely one of the few times two directors (Hooper/Spielberg) came together like chocolate and peanut butter. It totally worked.

What do you all think of the (possible) background symbolism? The evil force comes from the TV to seduce and take your children... Not literally take your child, take their mind/soul... They put the TV out at the end...

I didn't really see that symbolism. They didn't suck her through the TV. They sucked her through the closet and they didn't seduce her through the TV either. Id say that was true if they had convinced her to walk into the closet after making friends with her but they took her by force. The TV was just a means of communication due to the white noise from the television. So I don't really see that symbolism and putting the TV out at the end I just saw as a joke. Its not like that's what caused it

I watched Cannibal Holocaust sitting in a burrito wrap.

THOUGHTS ON TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

The first time i watched this i was working at Hollywood Video on a bright sunny day with a large window in front of me displaying plenty of sunlight. It was a slow day and i was alone so i decided to watch this on the small TV/VCR combo that sat on the counter.

Despite the small screen, VHS quality and bright sunny day it still freaked me out. I still find this movie disturbing and gritty. It feels like you're really watching the events unfold instead of watching a movie.

It's an excellent classic and should be viewed by all horror fans.

It's time for Week 2 of my Halloween Horror Movie Marathon! This weeks theme is:










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Join me as i watch three colorless classics, Dracula, Psycho and Night of The Demon

Please tell me that Hollywood Video is still open.

Sadly no. I loved that job

Due to having been busy with moving, i havent had time to come on here but i'm here now and its time for week three of my Halloween horror movie marathon.

This weeks theme is...

HAUNTED HOUSES

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Join me as i watch The Innocents, The Changeling, and The Uninvited

Finally had a chance to watch something from your list, Villain. Work has been a little time consuming lately.
So, I watched The Innocents this morning. It's a title that was on my watch list for ages but I didn't see it until sometime last year. Naturally, I fell in love with every frame of this masterpiece.
This viewing was my fourth, and the thing that always stands out above all the other highlights, is the performance by Deborah Kerr. She is utterly convincing in her role and that contributes greatly to the movie's quality and believability. It's one of the best acting jobs I've EVER seen in a fright flick.

So glad I’m not too tragically late to this thread.

Love this idea, Villian. I usually do just Oct 1-Oct 31 myself but I love the idea of including Sept as well...gives Halloween the time it deserves ::devil::

Can’t wait to see what you are watching for this week ::danger::