The Flayed One
03-08-2011, 12:02 AM
We've got a nice little knowledgeable horror community here. Over the years, we've done all kinds of great lists, projects and tournaments to help inform people what we think are the best and worst of the horror universe. There have been movies crowned king in countless tournaments, suggestion threads and answer threads, all lovingly contributed to by our members in the name of greater horror knowledge. As we speak, our current president is gathering nominations for the better advancement of horror literature.
I retired from projects/list making quite a while ago. After going through the grueling process of composing our first two 'Top 100' lists ever, my life had become too hectic to really lead complex HDC projects or even contribute to them as much as I'd like. It had become a new era; ___V___ had taken over project development and was steamrolling new material out all of the time. I hung up my gloves and was content to smile and watch the new generation move forward.
Then, when we started the 'Top 250 movies of the 2000's' list (status unknown) I was bitten by the bug. Like an ex-alcoholic who decided one drink wouldn't hurt at a wedding reception and wakes up on the lawn without his pants, I went off and did over 10 hours of research to compose a massive list of candidates for my team. It was huge amounts of fun and I realized how much I missed doing projects for the board.
Unfortunately, I still don't have the time to lead a project of any substantial size. The original Top 100 took enough number crunching and mathematical finagling to constipate a tax accountant, and the second Top 100 took several months of the judges filling up their Netflix ques and its own private message board.
What I can do, however, is post a tiny little list of a couple of gems I've watched over the past few months that I'd like to share with you. Enjoy.
Felidae
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbFK42_0xwA-vN-D-SfjaSCgbI4P_OWnZQYjEq1AgdKizVZyYrxw
"Nine lives is cool, if you are using them wise."
A nice little German animated film, Felidae centers around a cat named Francis and his detective skills. When Francis and his owner move into a new home, he finds the mangled body of a fellow feline and is drawn into a deep mystery.
Although the plot may seem simple to some, the combination of the animation and the novelty of a murder mystery involving cats as the protagonist is refreshing and entertaining. This is a fairly dark story with hints of giallo cinema, not designed for children and a great watch for any horror fan. Unfortunately, the film has not been released for R1 on DVD. You can watch it on Youtube in parts.
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I retired from projects/list making quite a while ago. After going through the grueling process of composing our first two 'Top 100' lists ever, my life had become too hectic to really lead complex HDC projects or even contribute to them as much as I'd like. It had become a new era; ___V___ had taken over project development and was steamrolling new material out all of the time. I hung up my gloves and was content to smile and watch the new generation move forward.
Then, when we started the 'Top 250 movies of the 2000's' list (status unknown) I was bitten by the bug. Like an ex-alcoholic who decided one drink wouldn't hurt at a wedding reception and wakes up on the lawn without his pants, I went off and did over 10 hours of research to compose a massive list of candidates for my team. It was huge amounts of fun and I realized how much I missed doing projects for the board.
Unfortunately, I still don't have the time to lead a project of any substantial size. The original Top 100 took enough number crunching and mathematical finagling to constipate a tax accountant, and the second Top 100 took several months of the judges filling up their Netflix ques and its own private message board.
What I can do, however, is post a tiny little list of a couple of gems I've watched over the past few months that I'd like to share with you. Enjoy.
Felidae
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbFK42_0xwA-vN-D-SfjaSCgbI4P_OWnZQYjEq1AgdKizVZyYrxw
"Nine lives is cool, if you are using them wise."
A nice little German animated film, Felidae centers around a cat named Francis and his detective skills. When Francis and his owner move into a new home, he finds the mangled body of a fellow feline and is drawn into a deep mystery.
Although the plot may seem simple to some, the combination of the animation and the novelty of a murder mystery involving cats as the protagonist is refreshing and entertaining. This is a fairly dark story with hints of giallo cinema, not designed for children and a great watch for any horror fan. Unfortunately, the film has not been released for R1 on DVD. You can watch it on Youtube in parts.
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