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Halloween Special: 100 Horror Films
I love scary movies. Horror films have been my favourite genre for a very long time now because a lot of the older ones offer new and exciting perspectives on fear. During the 1930s, in Hollywood especially, there was a large increase in the amount of horror films being created, and then there was again almost twenty or so years later, and after that the world got Alfred Hitchcock's films as well. In the 70s there was a resurgence with films like The Exorcist and The Omen pushing the boundaries on horror film. Then there was the likes of Cronenberg's The Fly and psychologically challenging horror films like The Silence of the Lambs. In this list, I'm going to cover one hundred horror films that I love. They are in no particular order, but I will be discussing some memorable experiences that I have had watching some of them. You may also see that I am a Conjuring Universe Super-Fan...
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
'A.M.I.' - Review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: After suffering brain trauma in a car accident that killed her mother, high school student Cassie obsesses over her American football playing boyfriend, Liam. Lonely and missing her mother, she finds a phone with an AI that replicates her mother’s voice. Cassie’s tenuous grasp on reality is tested further as the AI pushes her to homicidal heights.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Horror
'Silent Hill'—Atmosphere Is Everything
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I shine a flashlight on the maligned, forgotten, and ignored. If there's one genre of film in which professional critics seem to disconnect the most from the general audience, it would be horror. I've looked up reviews of many horror films and seen many of the same complaints crop up over and over again like unlikeable characters, overreliance on gore, and lack of concrete stories. While those things can be problematic in other genres, they're much more forgivable in horror due to the nature of the genre. Unlikeable characters getting killed off is seen as karma in action. Gore taps into primal fear very effectively (though, to be fair, a little goes a long way like with the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre). Finally, if a story is too solid and explainable, it stops being scary. To illustrate this, I'm going to talk about a horror film that didn't deserve to be critics' tortured gimp, 2006's Silent Hill.
By Adam Wallace6 years ago in Horror
Paranormal Tours of Michigan’s Most Haunted Psychiatric Hospital to Begin
WESTLAND, MICHIGAN—With Halloween less than thirty days away, individuals fascinated by ghosts and all things that go “bump in the night” have the opportunity to potentially come face-to-face with real-life spirits during Eloise Haunted Tours’ paranormal investigations event, which kicks off tonight. Interest in tonight’s paranormal tour has been so well received that it recently caused the company’s website to crash several times.
By Nikki Gaskins Campbell6 years ago in Horror
100 Horror Books to Read for the Halloween Season
Halloween is right around the corner and, with the holiday season presenting many spooks, I think it’s good to remember the literature that can also scare the living hell out of us too. There are many ways I like to celebrate Halloween, and one of them is by reading and re-reading some of my favourite scary reads on the way up to the special day. Others ways I like to celebrate are watching scary films and making some seasonal bakes such as things pumpkin flavoured and biscuits normally containing dark chocolate, raisins and toasted nuts. I’ve always been a big fanatic of Halloween because I love dressing up even if I’m not going anywhere. I like to make cookies and give them creepy aspects. Last year, I made my brother a cookie shaped and decorated like the Slenderman. Anyways, this list is meant to be a bit of fun, so we’ll go through one hundred books you can read to celebrate this holiday season. I’ll talk about ones that are particularly special to me. Before you ask, I only ever include books I’ve actually read myself in lists like this, so you can talk to me about any one of them if you’re having a hard time choosing (I don’t blame you because they’re all so good). I’ll mark some of my favourites with a (*) as well, so make sure you look out for them! Oh, and lastly, these books are in no particular order either.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
Payne of the Bites (Pt. 5)
"Deep below the underground lab facility, every known staff and assistant who had launched on a scientific discovery leading to combat now faced annihilation and terrible risk." Originally intended as a test subject to replicate the highly trained assassin John Wick, the test subject has now gone completely feral within the lab. After slaughtering hundreds of armed soldiers occupying the lab, the facility's higher-ups elected to shut off the whole underground laboratory within hours of the attack. Except for the higher-ups, no one understood why the bio weapon had decided to turn on its creators."
By LUiS Wrote THiS UNiVERSE6 years ago in Horror
'Get Out'—A Movie Review
Wait, you’re going to a party where this weekend? The Armitage’s? Uh, maybe you shouldn’t go. Get Out is a thriller directed by Jordan Peele that hit theaters in 2017. Chris, a Black man, is invited to meet the parents of his white girlfriend, Rose. While things go smoothly at first, Chris soon finds out the nightmarish plans the family is up to.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
