Oh the Horror!

Being that Halloween is almost here.......and the wife and I watched the original "Friday the 13th" movie the other night....I thought, "Hey, talk about all your favorite horror movies, and see who likes what". :)

So, without further ado; my favorite horror movies.


Let me preface all this by saying that I really enjoy horror movies. I enjoy the good ones, and the bad ones. When I say "bad", I mean poorly done, AKA "B" movies......like Troma flicks. Also, the majority of the movies I'm going to talk about here are NOT for kids.


I love the Friday the 13th flicks. I have yet to see the 'remake', but I really enjoy the originals. Probably because "Part VI" was the FIRST horror movie I ever saw, and I saw it at the "Eric" theater in Scranton. Remember the "Eric"? Fifty cents for the movie? The theater was also set up like an actual Broadway theater. There was something to be said about watching a horror movie in a 'classy' theater. I also really enjoyed it because it was full of loud mouth kids just like me, screaming and hootin' and hollerin'....and when the moron of the movie got axed....we all cheered. Good times. I was NOT fun walking home from Downtown Scranton back to South Side at night though.









I also enjoy the original Halloween movies too. Michael Myers is a good killer. Why? Because one minute he's there in the background....and the next he's not. He's got that lightning strike timing down! As for the Rob Zombie remake....YES, I SAID REMAKE....it was good...but the original is hands-down the best. Now, when the "Jamie" character made her appearance, that's when the series went down hill (all my opinion btw). Plus, Halloween 3 had NOTHING to do with Michael Myers. It was about stupid mind controlling masks.








Next up.....the Phantasms. These were almost "B" movies, but I enjoy them just as well. Those silver spheres were NASTY!!!! And the little folks were like Star Wars Jawa's with attitude.
And of course, the "Tall Man" is just creepy as is. If you can get past the bad acting, these movies are pretty entertaining.




The first 2 Hellraiser flicks were good, but then they got weird. As well as the first three "Nightmare on Elm Street"s.











If anything, and you feel like laughing....I strongly suggest you watch the very first horror movie spoof "Student Bodies". It's finally out on DVD (why they took so long to release it, beats me). It's not a new movie, but it's hysterical. I laugh so hard everytime I watch it because I usually catch something I missed before. Like the cat in the backyard that barks. Or when the girl walks across the floor, the footsteps don't match when she's walking. The killer is known as "The Breather", and you can't understand him because he talks through a rubber chicken. Too funny.











There are a ton of other ones that I'll watch again and again and again, and I really don't have much more time today to share them. I will say though, if you want to watch a movie that will really mess with your mind, see if you can find "Martyrs". It's a French movie, but there are English subtitles. Do NOT allow your kids to watch it. It will mess up your head, so imagine what it would do to a kid. It's not scary, per se, but it is violent, and emotionally draining. It's a really messed up movie. I enjoyed it BECAUSE it made me go, "WHAT? How? But....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH". "Wait, it's over already? OH.....HOLY.......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....OUCH......Whew." "WAIT.....MORE? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH". It's a three part movie. Watch it to the end (if you can).


So that's my short list. Maybe I'll update if I think of more. I'd LOVE to hear what your favorite horror/scary movies are. Leave a comment, or drop me an email. Fill me in.
Happy Halloween!!!! Maybe this Saturday morning, I'll do the morning show talking through a rubber chicken.