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Thank you!
Great to know I am among some great horror and film fans in general!
Intelligent horror to me just means a great story. It's true that Romero is a GREAT director/writer. I remember being blown away seeing Dawn of The Dead when it first came out at the theater. You're never really "ready" for that shotgun blast or that tasty shoulder bite but there they are in your face nonetheless. Thing is, I am getting tired of directors relying on gore more than the story line. Romero never really did that at all, but I think a lot of the copy cats have.
I completely, totally and unequivocally agree about Cronenberg. That man is a genius and he is in a class by himself. Incidentally, I totally agree with all the recommendations here. Killer. I have seen them all including the obscuro titles. My brother is constantly pushing those &*$$#@@!!!! French & Italian films on me. I am big fan of some of the Spanish/Mexican/Russian/French efforts and directors. Mansion of Madness is such a masterpiece.
The Mist was amazing and almost deserves total merit based on the viewer's emotional manipulation that the director achieves in and of itself. Brilliant!
Another master of manipulation is Tashiki Miike. One will surely feel brutalized by this man's skillful viewer torture.
Tanks everyone for your responses. You rule!
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