horror movie marathon 2008 opinions

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

I'd recommend Slither for a more recent horror addition.
You need a little comedy in there, and this one delivers the goods, but not without its fair share of gore and shock.

Feast would also do for the same reasons, but I prefer Slither myself.

same here. slither was a blast, i wont get into feast....

[AmericanManiac]

Originally Posted by fortunato

1. monster squad (1987)

Love this movie!!

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

For me, House of a Thousand Corpses screams Halloween.

I didn't know there was any other HO1K out there :D I love this movie. I would have to add Halloween into your list of viewing!

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

I'd recommend Slither for a more recent horror addition.
You need a little comedy in there, and this one delivers the goods, but not without its fair share of gore and shock.

Feast would also do for the same reasons, but I prefer Slither myself.

Funny, I was wathing tht at my house when I poste my first recommendations but decided not to nominate it as its kind of a horror comedy. But if others think it's a good idea, yeh, I recommend it too.

[Festered]

Since we watch these films all year long, wouldn't it be scarier to watch these-

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Singing Nun
Operation Dumbo Drop
Lilies of the Valley
The Love Bug
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Born Free
How the West Was Fun
Thoroughly Modern Millie

and if you gotta have something scary looking-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQu9W...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKM_L...eature=related

[pre cert sniffer]

Scared the hell out of me as a kid, The Child Catcher..."I smell Children"

"icecream lolly pops allll freeee today..."

[fortunato]

***bump***

anyone else have any ideas? i love some of the ones on here already, so i just wanted to see if anyone had anything else perhaps. anything more modern, maybe post 1990?
i'm trying to finalize the list.
and also, does the list seem good itself, as far as mix of films and flow?

your guys' input means a whole heck of a lot to me.

[neverending]

I saw this movie on demand earlier this year and it's amazing. It's a realistic portrayal of what happens in a small Australian town when one of its members desides to start killing his neighbors. True story and hard hitting. Not a traditional horror gorefest but thank goodness for that. It's original and gripping.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Out_of_...1673814980_1_0

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by neverending

I saw this movie on demand earlier this year and it's amazing. It's a realistic portrayal of what happens in a small Australian town when one of its members desides to start killing his neighbors. True story and hard hitting. Not a traditional horror gorefest but thank goodness for that. It's original and gripping.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Out_of_...1673814980_1_0

wow, that sounds wonderful.
i'll be checking that one out anyway.

thanks for the recommendation!

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by fortunato

so here's the tentative list:

1. monster squad (1987)
2. the cabinet of dr. caligari (1920)
3. horror of dracula (1958)
4. onibaba (1964)
5. blood and black lace (1964)
6. i drink your blood (1970)
7. cat people (1942)
8. blood feast (1963)
9. the beyond (1981)

i think maybe i should include at least one somewhat recent film, seeing as how the most recent one i have included so far came out in 1987.

You know what's shameful? You've recommended ALL of those to me... And I have not seen a single one... :o

Originally Posted by _____V_____

I would recommend Creep.

Very atmospheric, and creepy. Right up with the modern best in horror, and would be a nice addition to that line-up.

I would not recommend Creep. I thought that it was over-reaching and absolutely ridiculous. There's a point where horror moves need to enable you to suspend your disbelief, but Creep did no such thing. It's trying to be Hills Have Eyes... In the sewers.

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I think that House of a Thousand Corpses would really compliment your list. As it was mentioned before, it screams Halloween and it's incredibly well-done. A wonderful homage to films that came before...

I think it might be fun to do an Old Meets New theme (with House of a Thousand Corpses)... Couple it with the Wizard of Gore remake (to compliment Blood Feast) and throw in Feast, too (also to compliment Blood Feast and From Beyond). Audition or Gozu will compliment Onibaba nicely (or maybe shake up the full-length movie theme by throwing in Three... Extremes as a tasting of New Asian Horror). I know that May is a favorite of yours... I think that it's a necessity for any horror movie marathon, but your list seems to entail monsters, ghosts, and the supernatural; I'm not sure if May would fit in.

Two of my absolute favorite modern horror films are Ils and Inside (if you wanted to deviate from your current themes and meander into Home Invasion)... If you wanted to do low budget, maybe throw in Mulberry Street (add more Monsters to your list) or Crazy Eights for a nice little low-budget ghost flick.

Ooooo. Session 9! How 'bout it??

What about zombies??? Throw in Zombie II and 28 Weeks Later - It would be nice little contrast.

Let me know what the final list is.

[ChronoGrl]

Oh! How could I forget - ?

Modern Monster Movie...

Jeepers Creepers. That would REALLY fit nicely into your list.