When I was 4 years old -- 4 years old! -- my father took me to the theater to see THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN. Don't ask me why, but I don't fault him for it. I've loved horror ever since. :)
A year later came the original HALLOWEEN, at the drive-in. I can still remember that, strangely enough. A wonderfully terrifying experience that this jaded 30-year-old horror fan wishes he could relive again and again . . . .
A few more of my very first horror flicks: John Carpenter's THE THING, POLTERGEIST, THE FOG, and THE EXORCIST.
God, I love this genre. Thanks, Dad! :)
James N.
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P.S. I recently heard that THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN has now been released on DVD . . . anybody know if this is true? I haven't seen it anywhere yet, but if it is available, I *must* get it. I'm sure it's a really shitty, cheezy movie, but it'll be worth millions to me in sheer sentimental value alone, if you get what I'm saying . . . .