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Scream - A Movie Review
Be careful about those wrong numbers. Ghostface could be stalking your house. Scream became a horror classic in 1996. A serial killer dressed as Ghostface is on the loose murdering its victims. Sidney Prescott is tormented by an anonymous caller. Fighting back, she has to think wisely about the killer’s tactics.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Horror
The Death of Innocence on Elm Street
Horror before the slasher genre permeates in a traditional, black-and-white world. Think Dracula, Wolf Man, and general gothic horror. In some of these films, the monster can have some sympathy from the audience. Tragedy comes into play as well. Nonetheless, this monster is still a force of evil, who meets their defeat by the shining white knight in a sense. A Nightmare on Elm Street goes against the type. No doubt, Freddy Krueger comes from tragedy and meets a demise by mob rule. However, we do not sympathize with him, regardless of the injustice of his death. With the time in America's history, A Nightmare on Elm Street represents a loss of innocence.
By Skyler5 years ago in Horror
Man of my dreams
"Goodnight mom! Goodnight Dad!" I shouted as I ran up stairs to say my prayers before bed. My mom followed. She always tucked me in kissed my forehead and turned the light out for me. We moved a lot but they were always constants in my life. That I was thankful for.
By Samantha King5 years ago in Horror
Candyman and The Horror of Inner-City America
There is one film that continues to haunt me. I not only watch it during October but at any time of the year. Maybe because I am also a horror maestro, and the film does not require the holiday of Halloween to enjoy and get the full effect, unlike the Halloween franchise per se'. Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose, starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd as our titular monster. I was aware of this film since 1992, seeing print ads, and being aware of the concept of a black movie monster with a hook for a hand. However, I never came to view until later in my college years.
By Skyler5 years ago in Horror
All American Bad Boy: Why 'Scream' is the Ultimate Slasher Film. Second Place in Slasher Classics Challenge.
The seductive yet sinister voice, the long black grim reaper-like gown, the big black boots, the malicious mind games, and the terrifyingly long stretched-mouthed and stretch-eyed white mask are enough to induce great fear in anyone. This was especially true for me as I watched Wes Craven's Scream movie for the first time at seven years old. There was something about the ghost face persona that pulled me in as a viewer, and I felt both absorbed by the scenes unfolding before me and absolutely frightened out of my mind.
By Dream Silas5 years ago in Horror
Candyman
Can there be any question who the best slasher is? Well, of course, that is why we are here. I have chosen the classy, dare I say posh Daniel Robitaille A.K.A. the Candyman.
By Malena Lopez5 years ago in Horror
#140
One genre of horror that has often been more entertaining than scary is that of the slasher variety. They all follow the same principle of providing strong moral lessons to junior assholes. We are meant to sympathise not with victim's but with the hideous blood drenched killer.
By Ellis L Grimshaw5 years ago in Horror
TIS THE SEASON...TO BE SCARY
TIS’ THE SEASON…TO BE SCARY Hope you like the title. Well, suffice it to say Halloween and Christmas aren’t that different from each other, when you think about it. For instance – people get dressed up, they spend tons of money to decorate their houses, and there’s no shortage of confections to tide you over…and give you nightmares. Well technically I’m Jewish, and while I celebrate Chanukah rather than Christmas, I do love and celebrate Halloween…or at least try. It’s a little difficult when you’re 40 and can’t really go trick or treating anymore…unless of course, you offer to go as a chaperone with your own kids, or for your siblings kids. While it sounds like Halloween is typically for children, there are thankfully a plethora of activities to keep adults engaged as well such as costume parties and haunted attractions. Perhaps, one of the most popular genres in the film industry is HORROR movies. Whether it’s the new faces of Horror or classic characters being remade for audiences, it’s not hard to see why. In the past couple of years there have literally been new faces added to the genre as well as remakes of classic movies. However, the question is “Do they live up to their predecessors?” Personally one of my mottos is “Life’s no fun without a good scare!” a line that pays homage to Tim Burton’s 1993 Classic Film THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, but I suppose you might say, “That’s a Ghost of a different color.”
By GARY MAZIN5 years ago in Horror
One Of The Best Slasher Movies Many Have Forgotten
When people think or talk about the best slasher movies, they talk about Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy Krueger, or even Candy Man. There's one movie that a lot of people have forgotten about...Thir13en Ghosts.
By Lanique Ruffin5 years ago in Horror
The Horror of Halloween(1978)
Halloween is the slasher of all slashers, although not the first it is certainly the best. This film has inspired others like it but none come close to this one. Maybe the new comes close, as it proves that once again that the simple route is the best. Halloween is basically about a psych patient Michael Myers; who killed his sister and boyfriend 15 years prior on Halloween. The reasoning behind that is still anyone's guess. He escapes just as Dr. Loomis and his colleague Marion Chambers come to take him to court. Now on paper it doesn't sound scary at all. But what make it so are five reasons I'm going to explain.
By Travis Johnson5 years ago in Horror
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis Darkness. Darkness was all Desi could see around her. She felt around the cold, hard ground of the street for anything she could grasp, but only wet gravel and dirt settled between her fingers. With her eyes as wide open as she could muster between the sharp, exploding pains on her shoulder, she followed the only light she could see with her tired eyes.
By Spooky Boo Rhodes5 years ago in Horror
Small Leather Gloves
The carnival. A place of happiness and carefree laughter. The place where children and parents laugh and ride the carnival rides while getting a thrill of a lifetime. It is also a place where the degenerate and creepy hide so that others may not find them.
By Spooky Boo Rhodes5 years ago in Horror