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May 26, 2008 4:35 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
Just wondering if any of you like horror movies or books. I myself love the genre, and would love to discuss favorite authors and or movies.

Just to get things started (hopefully) I'll say this:

WITHOUT EDGAR ALLEN POE, THERE WOULD BE NO HORROR.

My favorite horror movie, on the other hand, would be more modern...
The Ring.

anyone else out there interested in horror?jaw drop jaw drop jaw drop
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May 26, 2008 4:36 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
LonelyHeartedm
LonelyHeartedmLonelyHeartedmSimi Valley, California USA3 Threads 43 Posts
Yes. I love Horror movies. My fav is Freddy K.
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May 26, 2008 4:38 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
nacreous: Just wondering if any of you like horror movies or books. I myself love the genre, and would love to discuss favorite authors and or movies.

Just to get things started (hopefully) I'll say this:

WITHOUT EDGAR ALLEN POE, THERE WOULD BE NO HORROR.

My favorite horror movie, on the other hand, would be more modern...
The Ring.

anyone else out there interested in horror?



Those are my fav movies....I just watched one a couple weeks ago called The Crying...it reminded of The Ring...It was a good show!!!!!!!!!!!








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May 26, 2008 4:38 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
wow, that was fast. yeah, I liked those freddy kruger movies too. especially the one about dying in your dreams. He was just so ugly, thats all. he didnt have much powers, but he still was scary. Did you see the ring?
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May 26, 2008 4:39 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
Claayer
ClaayerClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK107 Threads 9 Polls 15,888 Posts
No I don't like them.. they frighten me.. and I don't like to be scared giggle
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May 26, 2008 4:39 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
Claayer
ClaayerClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK107 Threads 9 Polls 15,888 Posts
No I don't like them.. they frighten me.. and I don't like to be scared giggle
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May 26, 2008 4:39 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
Claayer
ClaayerClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK107 Threads 9 Polls 15,888 Posts
(and I need to sort out my browser grrr)
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May 26, 2008 4:41 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
easygoingguy
easygoingguyeasygoingguysomewhere in paradise, Western Australia Australia27 Threads 274 Posts
Claayer: (and I need to sort out my browser grrr)

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May 26, 2008 4:42 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
thats okay, too. they can certainly unsettle you. but I guess I am used to horror. I live in horror, in the city of Philadelphia, where the genre was born.
Poe wrote his first horror story on fairmount avenue, downtown Philly proper.

So, the ring was excellent. truly horrible. and I dont get easily impressed. something about that jittery little video really messed me up.

just my luck, two pretty girls like horror, and they both live on the other side of the continent. good luck to both of you gals.
cheers, and thanks for replying to my little post.yay yay yay
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May 26, 2008 4:47 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
LonelyHeartedm
LonelyHeartedmLonelyHeartedmSimi Valley, California USA3 Threads 43 Posts
nacreous: wow, that was fast. yeah, I liked those freddy kruger movies too. especially the one about dying in your dreams. He was just so ugly, thats all. he didnt have much powers, but he still was scary. Did you see the ring?


No I havent seen the ring. Is it woth watching?
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May 26, 2008 4:49 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
I remember Halloween and it's sequels.Scared me more then any movie ever has,or should say they scared me... I havn't seen another since those days.I do like to read Stephen king and Dean Koontz but books only,no movies,hey I am alone at night.wow
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May 26, 2008 4:52 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
the ring was the only horror movie made after 1950 or so which really got to me. I dont want to give it away, in case you see it, but theres this little movie inside the movie, which really freaked me out when I saw it. also I was alone in a dark cabin in the woods when I saw it. what a way to get off?
Mostly, though, I read horror. I write short horror stories and some poems, for publication someday, and so I read as much classic horror as I can.
Hello to you in California. man thats a pretty state. I once hitch-hiked down the coast from Portland. I miss california mountains.sad flower sad flower sad flower sad flower
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May 26, 2008 4:55 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
nomindgames: I remember Halloween and it's sequels.Scared me more then any movie ever has,or should say they scared me... I havn't seen another since those days.I do like to read Stephen king and Dean Koontz but books only,no movies,hey I am alone at night.

yeah, steven king is alright, I guess. I mean, he did alot for horror, he brought it to widespread attention like no other. He just doesnt have the beauty of it down as much as some of the older writers. What, by the way, was your favorite King book?
I liked the Stand so much, I have read it at least six times.
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May 26, 2008 5:36 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
reelman90
reelman90reelman90Richmond, Kentucky USA3 Threads 387 Posts
Yes, I like horror movies and books. My best friend is a comic book artist and writer. One of his comic book creations is being turned into a horror flick. Pretty exciting stuff!



"BUMP"
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May 26, 2008 5:44 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
lucky dudemumbling mumbling mumbling
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May 26, 2008 5:45 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
DizzyDi
DizzyDiDizzyDiLancashire, England UK26 Threads 1 Polls 1,761 Posts
Love watching horror films, sometimes my girls make me watch them like Saw which made me cringeprofessor
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May 26, 2008 5:49 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
tufty
tuftytuftyChelmsford, Essex, England UK4 Threads 816 Posts
nacreous:

WITHOUT EDGAR ALLEN POE,



Shelley and Byron.



Most recent decent horror seen was Wolf Creek


Adore Near Dark tho.
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May 26, 2008 5:50 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
ah to be in england now that horror is there

yay for england. long live the queen.teddybear teddybear teddybear
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May 26, 2008 5:53 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
nacreous
nacreousnacreousphila., Pennsylvania USA4 Threads 47 Posts
see what I mean, America??? not one soul in this uneducated country has ever even HEARD of Shelley or Byron. And yet, they were the epitome of romantic poetry, and they both dabbled in bizarre and horrifying epic poetry.

For example, Shelley (who married Mary Shelley - Frankenstein) wrote an epic poem called Ghasta, which is unbelievable. have you read that one, by any chance.

You have just listed two of my all time favorite poets. Who else do you like? Its a shame I am not in England, I'm sure I could find the right woman over there.
Cheers for that, doll,kiss kiss kiss
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May 26, 2008 5:59 PM CST ANyone here appreciate good horror?
RobbieM
RobbieMRobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK115 Threads 6 Polls 4,553 Posts
Main thing that's important is the writing!

Then you need good acting, a good budget and a good plot, and preferably implied violence without the need to show it which is far scarier.

I think Alien has to be one of the best.Well made in every aspect and still stands up today, especially as it deals with real human base instinks which we will always find terrifying!

Also helps when the monster is believable too! And this about as good as it gets.
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