Horror

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

What is everyone doing for horror this month? I haven't committed to anything yet, but here is a list of what I do or will have available:

Dead Space (waiting for PC release)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Dementium: The Ward
Jacob's Ladder
Paranoia Agent
The Relic (Preston and Child)
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
Frankenstein (Shelley)
Dracula (Stoker)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stevenson)
The Monk (Lewis)
Smoke and Mirrors (Gaiman)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
The Zombie Survival Guide (Brooks)
Carmilla (Le Fanu)
The Vampyre (Polidori)
World War Z (Brooks)
House of Leaves (Danielewski)

I'm having a very hard time deciding what to read! Short stories are fine, but I probably could only get through a single novel by Halloween. =(

I also have a variety of Whitewolf Vampire rule/sourcebooks, but I don't have any friends so it doesn't matter. =(

I wish Silent Hill: Homecoming was available on PC. =(

I guess I could read my zombie books between Halloween and the release of Left 4 Dead. That would work nicely. =(

I really need to pick a book right now because I'm going to eat at a restaurant alone and I want to start something. =(

So what are you guys doing? =(

CubaLibre · the road lawyer Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: Balmer

Brass Bed
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Let's Play, starring me.

Greng · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:20 pm

Just go with the Poe man.
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spinach · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:33 pm

Ecco the Dolphin

Greng · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:38 pm

Actually, speaking of bleak poetrty, I'm going to dust off and read some of Robin Robertsons "A Painted Field". Bleak Scottish poetry thick with death and tragedy. I love it.
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Winona Ghost Ryder · lives in a monochromatic world Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Watch, Eyes Without a Face and Vampyr.

evnvnv · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:07 pm

i didn't even realize it was thematically appropriate, but i just watched "kwaidan" which was amazing. everyone should see this movie.

"a chinese ghost story 2" (netflix why don't you have part one?) is arriving today but that probably won't be very scary.

dessgeega · damaged Joined: 05 Dec 2006

halloween is grinch night
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haircute · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:55 pm

We watched Children of the Corn for the first time last night. The beginning was surprisingly brutal but I kept thinking: how would they do these camera shots now?
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Get Wild and Tough!

secret character · Joined: 12 Jul 2008

Check out a movie called [REC]. It's Spanish, so subtitles. It's also been remade in English as Quarantine, but I hear the cinematography isn't as good, which is a shame.

luckystrike · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: drunk creepin

Actually just watched [REC] a few nights ago. It had a moment where I recoiled from the screen and went "REARGH fuck you" AND a moment where I recoiled from the screen and went "BELEARGHFUI what the fuck." . Spoilered because I don't want to raise expectations. Also I heard Quarantine is terrible, so I will be skipping it.

Also watched Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse and Cure, Kwaidan, and The Descent. I had seen most of them before but always good to get yourself good and scared. Tomorrow I am showing some work buddies The House by the Cemetary and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

secret character · Joined: 12 Jul 2008

Oh, and Hostel is pretty cool. Gory, not scary, but still fucks around with expectations. Watch it if you think you can stand it.

haze · la belle poney sans merci Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Last Night On Earth: the zombie game

Arkham Horror

if I had a copy, then A Touch of Evil too

maybe I'll rent Grindhouse again. as long as I can skip the foot-licking scene.

shrugtheironteacup · *man of tomorrow* Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: a meat

Every Halloween I watch The Thing.
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robert · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

robert · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

how about you type the whole thing out so i don't have to buy it

extrabastardformula · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:21 am

complete The Cramps discography
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psiga · saudade Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Howdy; I couldn't give a shit 'bout this thread, but here's a possibly relevant link: http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/16/the-stories-behind-three-more-horror-classics/
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Gironika · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Dragon Range

The dead talk back.

The MST3K-version, of course.
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OGC · Joined: 23 Oct 2007

SUSPIRIA
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CLOSE TO THE EDGE

OGC · Joined: 23 Oct 2007

Also, this is who I am dressing up for, for Halloween:

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CLOSE TO THE EDGE

Greng · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:41 pm

zombieman000 · Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Location: A.D. 2219

Want to see Imprint, Takashi Miike's episode on the Masters of Horror series that the Showtime channel had a while back. Also I've got a bit of a crush on the lady who plays Kayako Saeki in the Grudge movies.

robert · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

cowboykim · Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Location: C-Town

Every October I usually read at least one of the Lovecraft collection books I have. Also, I will watch some zombie movies. Last year it was Tombs of the Blind Dead and Return of the Living Dead 2, this year I think maybe Zombi 2.[/i]

RobotRocker · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:32 pm

Just Saw V for me. Vapid horror torture porn yes, but the plotline has reached incredible levels of insanity while straddling the line of plausability and being a hell of a mystery. The sound editing, lighting and set design will be fucking awesome as usual also (Can do without the hyperactive child editing though).

And the tagline is "You wont belive how it ends". Thats fucking Old School style grindhouse horror promotion right there. Respect.
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Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

I'm gonna watch The Strangers on Blu-ray. It looks like a solid terror film with proper build up and bucking the current trend of being horribly graphic and horrible just because.