Horror Movie Month (My Name is Bruce)

[BreakABone]

It is the start of another beautiful October, which means that fall is upon us, but more importantly Halloween is at the end of the month.
http://web.utah.edu/nscs/images/halloween1.jpg

And being that the month of October is for big scares and thrills, it is horror/monster movie month here on GT.

Now not exactly sure what that means yet, but part of it will be checking out CineMassacre's Monster Madness, which reviews a different horror movie every day of the month. We sadly don't have that time or power, but we will engage in some movie watching.
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We shall cover the spectrum, I hope with slashers, and thrillers, and monsters and killers.

And just to get this started on a lighter note,
The first few Treehouse of Horror from the Simpsons
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[Angrist]

I think there's a website where you can just watch the episodes online.

[tornadothrasher]

Muppet Treasure Island was so horrible that I left at about 15 minutes in. Does that count?

[Swan]

Hmm, I thought Earl would post this.


http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=2585



I guess if Earl doesn't start this I will keep it up everyday

[BreakABone]

So Swan shall post the Daily Cinema Massacre it seems. :p

As for me, I return tonight with another movie.

Again somewhat kid-friendly though a little messed up.

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[Angrist]

Muppet Treasure Island was so horrible that I left at about 15 minutes in. Does that count?That's exactly something the MAFIA! would say.

[manasecret]

Is that CineMassacre's narrator's voice the Angry NES Gamer dude?

EDIT: Why yes! Angry Video Game Nerd that is. Scrolling down on a page reveals so many things...

[BreakABone]

Well it seems that Swan is just skipping on his duty, he already missed two days.

For tonight's movie, it is the king of vampires, Dracula. I couldn't find the original version, which I wanna see so decided to do the second most known version.

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[Combine 017]

Halloween is stupid. There are no "grim reapers", there are no "living skeletons", there are no "living dead".

On a completely different note, the only good zombie is a dead zombie.

But the best part about Halloween is being able to dress up as whatever the fuck you want to dress up as. Even if you want to dress up as a cross dressing bastard.
KG, we wont discriminate.

[Swan]

Sorry folks, didn't realize that I agreed to post these everyday.


Here is the link for his main page where you can see all the ones done so far

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/index.php

[BreakABone]

This is to continue on with Dracula, but with a modern twist, and because I had to find a way to sneak my main man into this thread.

http://www.dave-co.com/dump/BatmanVsDracula_low.jpg
The Dark Knight takes on the Prince of Darkness in this movie, which is a rather good movie and probably one of the best things to come out of the series.

And to save you all the trouble, providing a Youtube link so don't even have to download!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjd9r74uQ8&feature=PlayList&p=502754BAF713F441&index=0&playnext=1

[Swan]

Alright, time for another one.


5. Freaks

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http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=2593

[BreakABone]

Well this movie is recommended by Swanny as he had never seen, and sure some of you are fans, I hope.

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[The Germanator]

Freaks is amazing. I think I posted my thoughts about it in the "movies you saw thread." Exorcist is great too.

[Swan]

6. The Invisble Man (1933)

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http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=2595

[BreakABone]

Well, I actually watched this movie today, but its a fun movie that looks to make fun of the Slasher genre, but accidentally gives it new life.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee233/catchspider2003/English%20movies/Scream/Scream1.jpg

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[Zen]

I love scream... only the first one though.

[Teuthida]

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[Swan]

6. King Kong
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[BreakABone]

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http://www.horrorsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ed-evil-dead-poster.jpg

Campy never looked so good.
The Evil Dead.

[Swan]

The Evil Dead series is fantastic. Bruce Campbell is the shit.


Watched The Exorcist today. Damn. Why have I not seen this movie before

[Combine 017]

The Evil Dead series is fantastic. Bruce Campbell is the shit.


Watched The Exorcist today. Damn. Why have I not seen this movie before

Because its lame?

[Swan]

Wrong combine.




Just watched the new Friday the 13th.


It was entertaining in a stupid way, but nothing new. I mean its been awhile since a Friday the 13th and they couldnt come up with many cool kills

[BreakABone]

The Exorcist wasn't that great.

Friday the 13th was an interesting movie. The remake not the original.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Maybe, we could finally watch let the right one in.

[KillerGremlin]

The Exorcist wasn't that great.

Friday the 13th was an interesting movie. The remake not the original.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Maybe, we could finally watch let the right one in.

You didn't like The Exorcist? Boo on you. Perhaps you missed the movies underlying and most frightening theme...
-You either believe in God and therefore the events in the Exorcist are true and all the more terrifying
-You don't believe (or, in the case of the movie, you don't want to believe), but you want to believe because if you don't believe you realize life is meaningless and when you die you become worm food.

The movie is really a battle of believing in Good/Evil or believing in dark eternal eternity. I'd say that's pretty fuckin' scary! Also the movie is loaded with ooey gooey symbolism. The Exorcist has a lot of depth, it's a layered horror film. The movie is surely dated but when you look at all the themes, the news stories in the real word discussing supposed Exorcisms, the Biblical history of Exorcism, and the notion of life after death....well, then the movie really blossoms IMO.


Anyway, my suggestion.....

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paranormal_activity/?critic=creamcrop#contentReviews

Everybody go out to the theaters and see Paranormal Activity! It is getting rave reviews and looks scary as fook! I plan on seeing it this upcoming week....it's limited release but big cities seem to have it (yay for Chicago!).

[manasecret]

Anyway, my suggestion.....

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paranormal_activity/?critic=creamcrop#contentReviews

Everybody go out to the theaters and see Paranormal Activity! It is getting rave reviews and looks scary as fook! I plan on seeing it this upcoming week....it's limited release but big cities seem to have it (yay for Chicago!).

Good horror flick. Very good suspense and fear. Thanks for the suggestion! But don't get overhyped.

[The Germanator]

Yeah, I have a suspicion that Paranormal Activity is going to be a huge letdown. I heard so much damn hype about the Blair Witch Project that I was so excited, but I didn't think it was all that good and I kind of see that happening again.

Anyway, kudos to them though. They apparently made that Paranormal Activity for some absurd amount (I think I heard $15,000), so if they even pull in a couple million they've done well minus advertising money.

[KillerGremlin]

The Blair Witch Project wasn't that bad. If you saw it in theaters before all the hype it was a decent faux-umentary. I think Paranormal Activity has way more potential because I believe it is set in a suburb house. It will probably have parallels to a documentary-esque Poltergeist. And Poltergeist scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it. You want to talk about genuinely scary horror, watch Poltergeist. That movie is just scary as hell because it is set in a suburban home and involves your everyday, normal American family.

Which reminds me....BaB should see if there are any links for Poltergeist. With a tagline, "They're here!" you cannot go wrong with this Spielberg piece of genius.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/original/poltergeist.gif

[Combine 017]

How about Aliens 1, 2, and 4?
Its the greatest horror trilogy around.

[BreakABone]

How about Aliens 1, 2, and 4?
Its the greatest horror trilogy around.

Wait, do you mean 1,2 and 3... or.. am I missing something?
And I liked the first 2, the 3rd was eh.

Anyhow, if you want shall post, but for now since KG requested it.

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[Combine 017]

There is no third one!
Only 1, 2 and 4.

[BreakABone]

http://critiquecinema.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/my_name_is_bruce.jpg

This is a semi-horror spoof, but seems to be self mockery when Bruce Campbell is thought to be the character he plays in the movies... hijacks ensues.

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[Swan]

You mean hijinx right?

[Angrist]

There is no third one!
Only 1, 2 and 4.There is no 4 either. Only 1 and 2.

[Combine 017]

Nah I liked the fourth one, but it was more so action than horror.

[Angrist]

4 was a blasphemy, worse than 3. It was close to a parody on the Alien series, with people re-using quotes and making silly jokes.
Also, it ended like a sequel was only months away, but it never came. We want to see Earth. :mad:

[KillerGremlin]

Alien 3 is not a horrible. It just falls incredibly short compared to 1 and 2.

[Angrist]

Did you see the special edition of Alien³? It's much longer. I think it might be better.

[Dylflon]

Just got back from Paranormal Activity.

I've never been so anxious while watching a movie. Good scares, good suspense, good film.

[KillerGremlin]

Just got back from Paranormal Activity.

I've never been so anxious while watching a movie. Good scares, good suspense, good film.

Spoiler question (for Dylflon):

When do you think she was first possessed? When she first got out of bed and stood there for several hours before going downstairs?

The movie really foreshadowed a lot of events, reflecting on certain things that happened.

[Dylflon]

Spoiler question (for Dylflon):

When do you think she was first possessed? When she first got out of bed and stood there for several hours before going downstairs?

The movie really foreshadowed a lot of events, reflecting on certain things that happened.

Spoiler answer:

I figure she was possessed at that point. God damn that was creepy. I think the last scene is going to give me trouble sleeping.

[KillerGremlin]

Spoiler answer:

I figure she was possessed at that point. God damn that was creepy. I think the last scene is going to give me trouble sleeping.

Yeah it did that to me, haha. The movie apparently changed the ending a little....apparently the other cut goes like this:

So she still gets out of bed and stands there for a few hours...then goes downstairs. And she screams. And Mica goes down. So then we hear some noises, and then silence....and then she comes up the stairs covered in blood holding a knife. She stands there in the room and the camera shows several days lapse. During this time worried phone messages can be heard in the background. So finally one of her friend's rings the doorbell or something, and I guess she goes down and kills the friend? So we get her back on camera covered in blood in her trance in the bedroom, and I guess the cops finally show up. The cops find her in her trance upstairs, and she freaks out and they shoot her. And I guess the screen fades to black and we can hear the demon and the cops.

That's what I heard anyway. Both endings are pretty awesome IMO. I remember when my dad showed me Poltergeist in like 2nd grade I had trouble sleeping for a week or two. And the first time I saw A Nightmare On Elm Street back in like 3rd or 4th grade...that disrupted my sleep too.

[Dylflon]

Seriously, I slept so poorly last night. This is the only movie I've ever seen that makes sleeping scary.

The screaming was so fucked because when the girl is down there and starts screaming, you can hear two voices screaming. It's blood curdling screaming too. And then it stops so abruptly because I guess it was a trap. Oh man. Great movie.

[The Germanator]

I can't believe you guys liked that film. I just watched Paranormal Activity, and what a piece of shit. If that was a well edited 6 minute youtube clip, I would have respected it, but for pretty much nothing to happen for all that time, it's a waste. That's not a film. Certainly would've worked better as pornography.

Paramount Pictures scammed everyone. The filmmakers made it for $15,000. Paramount buys it for $1 million. Box office gross is over $100 million. Sure, they spent a dickload on marketing, but still, what a scam.

[manasecret]

I can't believe you guys liked that film. I just watched Paranormal Activity, and what a piece of shit.

I had a coworker come in the other day with the exact same reaction. He said it was terrible. What causes such polarity on a movie like this? The same thing happened with Blair Witch.

I think the polarity is caused by expectations. Sometimes you go into a movie expecting something, usually seeded into your brain by the trailer. But when you actually see the movie, not only does it not give you what you expected, you get the exact opposite and so your reaction is that the movie is terrible because it didn't give you what you were wanting. This phenomenon coincides with the fact that you often choose the movie you're watching based on what you want to watch. If you choose an action movie, but then to your total surprise, you get a love drama, you're likely to hate the movie even if it's the best love drama ever. It's just expectations. This has happened to me before.

In this case, I guess you expected a more typical horror movie, and when you didn't get that it polarized you to the I hate this movie side. Despite the general consensus that this is one of the creepiest films ever, and at the very least if not a great film then certainly not a total "piece of shit".

Or you just didn't like it :D

If that was a well edited 6 minute youtube clip, I would have respected it, but for pretty much nothing to happen for all that time, it's a waste. That's not a film. Certainly would've worked better as pornography.

Paramount Pictures scammed everyone. The filmmakers made it for $15,000. Paramount buys it for $1 million. Box office gross is over $100 million. Sure, they spent a dickload on marketing, but still, what a scam.I completely disagree. I judge a horror movie based on how creepy, frightening, disturbing it is -- the best of which leave me mentally disturbed for days after watching -- not on how much "happened". And, on that criteria, this is the best horror movie I have seen in a long time. To me, the most frightening moments on film are what they don't show you and what they don't explain. Your own imagination creates the most frightening images to fill in the blanks. This movie knows that.

It still creeps me out sometimes when I'm walking around my house at night in the dark.

That isn't to say I don't like some other movies that follow the more typical formula of story arc and spooky/gory things popping out or happening. But the good ones like that are like 1 in a 100, for me.

[The Germanator]

I had a coworker come in the other day with the exact same reaction. He said it was terrible. What causes such polarity on a movie like this? The same thing happened with Blair Witch.

I think the polarity is caused by expectations. Sometimes you go into a movie expecting something, usually seeded into your brain by the trailer. But when you actually see the movie, not only does it not give you what you expected, you get the exact opposite and so your reaction is that the movie is terrible because it didn't give you what you were wanting. This phenomenon coincides with the fact that you often choose the movie you're watching based on what you want to watch. If you choose an action movie, but then to your total surprise, you get a love drama, you're likely to hate the movie even if it's the best love drama ever. It's just expectations. This has happened to me before.

In this case, I guess you expected a more typical horror movie, and when you didn't get that it polarized you to the I hate this movie side. Despite the general consensus that this is one of the creepiest films ever, and at the very least if not a great film then certainly not a total "piece of shit".

Or you just didn't like it :D

I completely disagree. I judge a horror movie based on how creepy, frightening, disturbing it is -- the best of which leave me mentally disturbed for days after watching -- not on how much "happened". And, on that criteria, this is the best horror movie I have seen in a long time. To me, the most frightening moments on film are what they don't show you and what they don't explain. Your own imagination creates the most frightening images to fill in the blanks. This movie knows that.

It still creeps me out sometimes when I'm walking around my house at night in the dark.

That isn't to say I don't like some other movies that follow the more typical formula of story arc and spooky/gory things popping out or happening. But the good ones like that are like 1 in a 100, for me.

I agree with you a lot about expectations. I had similar feelings about Blair Witch Project when it first came out, but after watching Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch Project looks like a masterpiece to me again. The thing is, I did know what I was expecting. I knew I was getting a film made for $11,000 by amateurs, and I was curious how they'd go about it. Color me not impressed.

I'm not sure I agree with you in terms of what I was expecting though. I was expecting to be scared, creeped out, terrified, etc. Those are the things I expect from a horror film. Instead I got poor acting and dull 20 minutes conversations in between doors closing and bed sheets moving. If the things that did happen in the film weren't that troubling, than how am I supposed to be disturbed by the things that I "can't see" or "don't happen?"

I agree with you that this is a different style of horror movie and I think this style of horror movie can work, it just didn't this time. Drag Me To Hell was a far better horror movie, I don't care what style. It was genuinely scarier and more fun to watch. Also, I just watched "Coraline" a couple nights ago and parts of that were much scarier than anything in Paranormal Activity.

I think the horror genre is the most difficult to make a good film out of. I feel like there may be less than 30 or 20 great horror films ever made, and I appreciate the direction that the Paranormal Activity people went, but just because it's somewhat original doesn't mean it's any good.

[BreakABone]

I understand what Mana is saying, but I still think it was a terrible horror movie, but I do understand how it worked with some people.

Or at least I think I do, much like the Blair Witch, I think people create a scenario in their head in which this could happen to them. I mean I never expect Freddy or Jason to pop up, but for weird unexplainable things to happen in your home... I'm sure that happens to us all.

I'm sure there are people who started hearing voices and footprints after this movie because it can work on that level, but watching it... I just felt they talked too much.

[manasecret]

I agree with you a lot about expectations. I had similar feelings about Blair Witch Project when it first came out, but after watching Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch Project looks like a masterpiece to me again. The thing is, I did know what I was expecting. I knew I was getting a film made for $11,000 by amateurs, and I was curious how they'd go about it. Color me not impressed.

Wait, does that mean you did or didn't like Blair Witch? I liked it. And I'm going to out myself here -- while I had my doubts, I bought into the hype before I saw it and after seeing it, I believed it to be a true story. I remember thinking that the utter fear in that girl's later moments in the film to be beyond acting. How gullible I was...

I'm not sure I agree with you in terms of what I was expecting though. I was expecting to be scared, creeped out, terrified, etc. Those are the things I expect from a horror film. Instead I got poor acting and dull 20 minutes conversations in between doors closing and bed sheets moving. If the things that did happen in the film weren't that troubling, than how am I supposed to be disturbed by the things that I "can't see" or "don't happen?"Sorry if I put words into your mouth, I was just trying to figure out what scenario might have polarized you (or someone else) on the film. And I see what you're saying. If you don't buy into the story, there is very little else in the movie to like. However, if you do buy into the story, then the fear instilled in your imagination is, in my opinion, some of the best.

As an aside, after I wrote that commonly held belief "the scariest things are what you don't see", I thought about taking that to the extreme. Imagine a film of just an empty room and nothing else. No characters, no explanation, nothing. Not scary at all. Of course, someone might randomly imagine something spooky going on in the room, but far many more would imagine nothing spooky if anything at all. I guess the "nothing is more" only works if the film makers are able to point your imagination in the right direction, through the plot and sight and sound. And if they are unable to do that with the viewer, then you're left in the empty room scenario. Your imagination doesn't fill in the blinks with anything spooky, and the film falls flat. It's like Todo came in and you're left with "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."

I agree with you that this is a different style of horror movie and I think this style of horror movie can work, it just didn't this time. Drag Me To Hell was a far better horror movie, I don't care what style. It was genuinely scarier and more fun to watch. Also, I just watched "Coraline" a couple nights ago and parts of that were much scarier than anything in Paranormal Activity. I just saw Drag Me To Hell, and I liked it a lot. But I found very little of it scary, probably the scariest part with the Gypsy old lady first lunging at the banker. But I think that comes down to me finding any of Sam Raimi's horror scenes in any movie more campy and funny than scary, because I love Army of Darkness so much. He uses the same style so I end up just laughing through the scary scenes.

Remember the Doctor Octopus tentacle scene in Spider Man 2? It was a genuinely creepy scene, but I remember laughing out loud in the theater all throughout because it's the exact same style he uses in his Evil Dead series, with the camera controlled by the tentacle in Spider Man and controlled by the trees/etc. in Evil Dead.

I also agree Coraline had some very creepy scenes.



Or at least I think I do, much like the Blair Witch, I think people create a scenario in their head in which this could happen to them. I mean I never expect Freddy or Jason to pop up, but for weird unexplainable things to happen in your home... I'm sure that happens to us all.

I think you make a good point here. Both Paranormal and Blair Witch take place in areas most people are in often if not daily, just normal regular places. So you can easily imagine the events as if they were happening to you. And the mockumentary, barebones style adds to that illusion, that this could be you.

But I never imagined footprints or weird noises. Coming from Paranormal Activity, the scariest thing for me to think about is what happens or could happen when you are asleep and no one is there to notice. What if you woke up one night to find your girlfriend/boyfriend standing over you silently? If you set up a camera watching you sleep, what strange things might you catch?

[BlueFire]

Drag Me to Hell was amazing. Fun movie to watch, haha

[Professor S]

Drag Me to Hell was amazing. Fun movie to watch, haha

Sam Raimi's mouth fetish creeped me the hell out. There was always something probing mouths or vomiting out of mouths. Blech.

[KillerGremlin]

Paranormal Activity plays on a pretty normal psychological fear: what happens when you are asleep. I happen to sleepwalk, so I can semi-relate to the film. My girlfriend also suffers night terrors. And finally, my mom is Psychotic, so she will go on zombie-walks at 4am doing all sorts of weird shit (when she's unmedicated). Have you ever seen what a psychotic patient looks like after _LITERALLY_ not sleeping for about 2 or 3 weeks straight? They look exactly like a demon-possessed person in need of an Exorcism.

There's a shitload of psychological research that has emerged in the past 100 years that supports a more grounded or logical explanation for early Exorcism/demon mythology. The fact that Paranormal Activity played off some of these very real psychological cues creeped me out.

I also spend many nights sleeping with the GF, and I thought Paranormal Activity exploited that very real and normal psychological aspect of life as well.

Love it or hate it, I thought it was a well-made movie that surpasses a lot of the shit that has come out in theaters dubbed "horror" in the past few years.

I eagerly await the day you all live with people who sleepwalk or go bump in the night.

[KillerGremlin]

I find the dichotomy you guys are creating between Paranormal Activity and Drag Me To Hell to be highly entertaining. :p

Talk about two completely different styles of horror, proving that the horror genre is perhaps the most eclectic.

[The Germanator]

Paranormal Activity plays on a pretty normal psychological fear: what happens when you are asleep. I happen to sleepwalk, so I can semi-relate to the film. My girlfriend also suffers night terrors. And finally, my mom is Psychotic, so she will go on zombie-walks at 4am doing all sorts of weird shit (when she's unmedicated). Have you ever seen what a psychotic patient looks like after _LITERALLY_ not sleeping for about 2 or 3 weeks straight? They look exactly like a demon-possessed person in need of an Exorcism.

There's a shitload of psychological research that has emerged in the past 100 years that supports a more grounded or logical explanation for early Exorcism/demon mythology. The fact that Paranormal Activity played off some of these very real psychological cues creeped me out.

I also spend many nights sleeping with the GF, and I thought Paranormal Activity exploited that very real and normal psychological aspect of life as well.

Love it or hate it, I thought it was a well-made movie that surpasses a lot of the shit that has come out in theaters dubbed "horror" in the past few years.

I eagerly await the day you all live with people who sleepwalk or go bump in the night.

See, this is the most compelling thing about Paranormal Activity I've read yet.
But look how many personal steps it took you to be scared of the movie. It's like it was made for your life, and made it more personal, and hence more scary.

I love psychology and if/when I go back to school that's probably what I'll study and what you bring up about possession is super interesting. I was talking to a friend last night and he was saying one of his friends back in Pakistan had a 1-year old child who started speaking perfect English to them (which he was never taught). He was terrified about the idea of possession and that's why he thought the movie was scary as well.

My problem with PA is that I guess I couldn't quite relate as much. Maybe it's because I saw it when I was 12, but I give the Exorcist credit for really scaring me. I think the element of a defenseless/innocent young girl gives it that extra edge.

Anyway, I still am not a fan, but I at least see where you guys are coming from.

I'm still not sure if anything will ever get it as right as The Shining did. That's my favorite horror film for sure.

[Angrist]

I was talking to a friend last night and he was saying one of his friends back in Pakistan had a 1-year old child who started speaking perfect English to them (which he was never taught). I once talked to a drunk friend who knew a guy who had dated a girl whose aunt could fly.

Or maybe I was the drunk guy, I don't remember.

I do believe that people can be possessed, but I just wouldn't go on second or third hand stories like these.

[The Germanator]

I once talked to a drunk friend who knew a guy who had dated a girl whose aunt could fly.

Or maybe I was the drunk guy, I don't remember.

I do believe that people can be possessed, but I just wouldn't go on second or third hand stories like these.

I never said I believed him, but he believed it.

[manasecret]

See, this is the most compelling thing about Paranormal Activity I've read yet.
But look how many personal steps it took you to be scared of the movie. It's like it was made for your life, and made it more personal, and hence more scary.

I love psychology and if/when I go back to school that's probably what I'll study and what you bring up about possession is super interesting. I was talking to a friend last night and he was saying one of his friends back in Pakistan had a 1-year old child who started speaking perfect English to them (which he was never taught). He was terrified about the idea of possession and that's why he thought the movie was scary as well.

My problem with PA is that I guess I couldn't quite relate as much. Maybe it's because I saw it when I was 12, but I give the Exorcist credit for really scaring me. I think the element of a defenseless/innocent young girl gives it that extra edge.

Anyway, I still am not a fan, but I at least see where you guys are coming from.

I'm still not sure if anything will ever get it as right as The Shining did. That's my favorite horror film for sure.

I just stayed at the Stanley Hotel, where as I'm sure you guys know Mr. King got his inspiration. The story is, he arrived there on the last day when everyone was going home for the winter season, and the staff partied hard with him that last night. Then they gave him the keys, said make yourself at home, stay as long as you like, eat and drink as much as you want since they'll have to replace everything in the spring anyway, just lock up when you leave. Then, in his stupor, he experienced some very strange things...

I stayed in a "haunted" room, room 417, while I was there. All I can say is, if any paranormal activity occurred, we slept right through it.

So did you or did you not like Blair Witch? I'm assuming no because of your opinion on PA.