^^^ Nice . . . Bava on the big screen must of been a real trip
Another one of his I really like is 'Kill, Baby, Kill' . . .

Just sat through Chillerama, if anyones on the fence abouts seeing it......DON'T! This movie sucked so hard. Not one of the stories was funny. The premise of the stories are great but the execution was horrible I had such high hopes for this.

I just watched The Bitter Feast, and it's a smart horror film aimed at foodie's. It's about JT Franks, a food critic, who's let the travesties of his personal life, overwhelm his food reviews. Peter Gray is a celebrity chef, who lost his job, thanks to the help of JT's review. In turn Peter wants to help JT know what it feels like to be a piece of meat sizzling on the griddle.

It was a really good film (especially for people who have worked in the food industry). It strayed far away from the realm of cliche horror, and entered into a new territory, the world of the angry chef.

I give this movie 4 hot pockets.

nice isnt that on netflix streaming i've been meaning to watch it for like a year i saw the trailer awhile back

Time to resurrect this thread. So anyone have any newer suggestions horror movie-wise? I'm kind of tired of all the ones I own.

^ I didn't look through the thread yet but check out Red, White and Blue . It was on Netflix for awhile but I'm not sure it's still there.

It's definitely worth renting/downloading/whatever if not though.

Edit: apparently this might be considered a "Revenge Thriller", but that seems like a subgenre it's still horror as far as I'm concerned.

Despite the fact that it's a VERY mixed bag, I still found The ABCs of Horror to be the most interesting "horror film" of late. Some directors obviously jumped at the opportunity to do whatever the hell they wanted within a few minutes and really outdid themselves, others disappoint harshly (Ti West, I'm looking at you). The segment by Jorge Michel Grau is by far the most disturbing thing I've seen since Martyrs.

just did a new list of horror favorites.

I left the following out because I don't quite think of them as horror, but could easily be included: most David Lynch films, Vengeance is Mine, “big monster films” (Godzilla, Q The Winged Serpent, The Host), Antichrist, Peeping Tom, Haxan, Altered States, and Possession (possibly #1).

ranking increases towards the bottom

Carnival of Souls
The Collector
The House on Haunted Hill
Night of the Demon
The Exorcist
The House of the Devil
Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Innocents
They Live
Jigoku
From Beyond
Blood for Dracula
House of Wax (Price)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Deadly Friend
Eyes Without a Face
Gozu
Black Sunday
Burnt Offerings
Black Sabbath
Wild Zero
Vampyr
Blind Beast
Wait Until Dark
Pulse
Retribution
Kwaidan
The Shout
The Woman in Black (1989)
Horrors of Malformed Men
Pontypool
Fascination
Nosferatu
The Fog
Let the Right One In
Requiem for a Vampire
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Beyond
Session 9
Kuroneko
The Shining
Night of the Living Dead
Inferno
Videodrome
Daughters of Darkness
Candyman
Audition
All the Colors of the Dark
Vampyres aka Daughters of Dracula
Blind Woman’s Curse
Cure
Death Laid an Egg
Onibaba
White Zombie
The Mummy (Karloff)
The Thing
Suspiria
Alien
In the Mouth of Madness
Phenomena
Hausu

^^ If i had to pick 10 out of those
(of ones i've seen) it would be:

Gozu
Kwaidan
Videodrome
The Shining
Suspiria
Alien
The Beyond
The Thing
Black Sunday
Audition

I would'nt consider these strictly 'horror'
but they are indeed great films:

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Eyes Without a Face
All the Colors of the Dark
Death Laid an Egg

yeah I used to distinguish between giallo and horror but at some point I started lumping em in there

I had the sad realization this year that I can't remember the last time I was scared by a movie. I can get angry at bad filmmaking or occasionally grossed out, but I just want to be scared again! Oh well.

I just watched Kwaidan within the last year - amazing film.

Maniac was nuts. I thoroughly enjoyed the first person point of view, and it was done extremely well. You are very correct about Wood being super creepy. He was perfect for the role. V/H/S/2 was decent, I thought. Much better than the first one I'd have to say.

also have to agree- i got to see maniac last year in theaters in spain, and everyone was going nuts. granted, it was a horror film festival. but i loved the remake.

vhs 2 was no good in my opinion. i only like the weird asian cult one, minus the idiotic ending

I feel your pain. I can't remember the last time I was scared via a film. In fact I can't even remember the last time I was spooked in real life. Sad.....

^^ I cant remember the last film that actually scared me but these two creeped me out quite a bit, and had me thinking about them long after i'd watched them:

Kill List
A Field in England

Just weird, dark and unsettling little stories. Ben Wheatley is a director i will be keeping an eye on.

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask . . . . . . but,
Has anyone read this book?

I just bought it in a charity shop for £1. I had no idea he'd done an autobiography!


Hollywood Monster by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

I have this. It's a good read. He worked with a lot of famous people. I got mine very cheap from amazon.

Cool . . . i never cared for autobiographies years ago, but lately i've been really digging 'em!

This one is great by the way . . . .


If Chins Could Kill - Bruce Campbell by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

And these two (not strictly autobiographies) are full of really interesting insights and anecdotes . . .


The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr


The Evil Dead Companion by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

Had a terrible night last night. Came home early and put on Rigor Mortis. Took all my troubles away. Very stylistic. Ghosts, vampires, crazy people, albinos, monks, dark magic, kung fu. Fun, interesting, creative. Gore without being disgusting. Great acting by Bau Hei-Jing.

Juno Mak's first movie. Can't wait for more!

*Subs were a bit off meaning sometimes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771800/

http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/rigor_mortis.html

So, I gave A Field in England a try yesterday, and would probably advise a general 'pass' for most folks. While Kill List established Wheatley as someone to watch, this was pretty much an exercise in film pretentiousness for me. At best, a nice looking film, with lack of any substance, but at worst, an extremely annoying exercise in film endurance. I don't mean to rip it apart, as I would still classify it as okay cinema, but even arthouse pictures need to be done right. He just reached too high with this one. I feel like he was just throwing stuff together to show off every technique he learned in film school - unfortunately there was no depth to back it up. I don't know if it was more failed execution of his greater vision, or if it is what he intended; and maybe I just missed it entirely, but in any case, I would say don't go into it without a strong degree of patience.

I watched Human centipede part 2 last night. If your a fan of the first then by all means see the second one. I picked the dvd up used for $6 on Saturday.

Interesting . . . i loved it.

I must admit the story does wander rather aimlessly and the director seems a little self indulgent with his techniques, but i really liked it anyway.
It seems to evoke a particular mood and if you dont like that mood you just aint gonna dig the film.

Personally, i found the film refreshingly different.

Pretty spot on review.

[quote="The Moog"]Cool . . . i never cared for autobiographies years ago, but lately i've been really digging 'em!

This one is great by the way . . . .


If Chins Could Kill - Bruce Campbell by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr



I got this one when it came out, and he came through on a book signing tour in 2002. My inscription says, "To chad, Come get some".

^^ Nice . . . . you gotta love Bruce Campbell, he's a cool dude.