Hello my dears! I hope you all
made it through the blizzard safe and sound. The storm was kind of a
joke where I live. It veered more east than predicted and we only got 6
inches of snow plus wind. But I am very happy that it wasn't worse and I
got to keep my power (and my beloved, wifi. *In Gollum voice* My precious.).
Today I'm going to talk about
one of my most favorite subjects: my favorite horror movies!! Warning,
this is a long one! But that can't really be helped, I am a fangirl at
heart and gushing about the things I love is just what I do. Ready for a
peak inside of my twisted, horror obsessed mind?
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
This movie is about a young girl
named Nancy who starts seeing Freddy Krueger, a man with a green and
red striped sweater, a fedora and knife fingers who is out for blood. He
seems like just a nightmare, but soon Nancy begins to realize he isn't
just in her mind. He begins killing her friends in their dreams and they
actually die (in beautifully gruesome manners). Nancy must find a way to
defeat him before Freddy gets her too.
For those that think Freddy is
obsessed with Christmas, he's not. Wes Craven (one of my favorite horror
directors/creators. Also creator of Nightmare on Elm Street) has said
that his sweater is red and green because those are the two colors
hardest for the human eye to see. I could probably do an entire post
just on tidbits about this movie. For those curious, check out the
fantastic documentary (4 beautiful hours long) Never Sleep Again. It should still be on Netflix, I am overdue for a re-watch.
Nightmare on Elm Street is my
favorite horror movie of all time. I love Freddy Krueger with a passion,
he's my all time favorite horror villain. He is such an iconic, badass
character. He's sharp witted and a smartass. He comes out with the best
lines! My favorite comes from Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
where he says "Welcome to primetime, bitch!" when about to kill Jennifer.
Robert Englund is a
wonderful human being. What's so unique about this movie is it isn't a
typical slasher. It took some imagination. I love that you can't escape
Freddy even in your dreams. It has some really cool scenes, one of my
all time favorite horror scenes is in it. It's the scene when Freddy
kills Glen (Johnny Depp's character) and a gigantic gush of blood
flows/pours up from the bed to the ceiling. It's so beautiful! I also
love the scene where Tina was killed.
[For mobile readers, you can see the above video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-frM2Lf8KE]
2. Trick R Treat
If you're a horror fan and love
the holiday Halloween, check out this movie. It is an anthology film:
featuring five different stories that all connect in one way or another.
I will say what I can without giving away too many spoilers. The
stories include a married couple that blows out a jack o'lantern before
midnight, a young woman looking for the right date to bring to a
Halloween party, a high school principal who isn't as good
natured as he seems, some young (asshole) teens that play a mean joke on
an innocent girl...only to have it go wrong and an old man that lives
alone.
The entire movie takes place on
Halloween night. A little burlap sack rag doll creature is seen
throughout the film with his trademark bitten lollipop. His name is Sam,
he is the spirit of Halloween and he sort of takes revenge on those
that don't respect the spirit of Halloween. This movie has pretty much
everything: ghosts/zombies, werewolves, a little bit of vampire action
and serial killers. There are some awesome kills. SPOILER ALER for those who
haven't seen the movie: my favorite scene is when Laurie turns into a
werewolf and Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" plays. I love the look of
the scene and the music fits it perfectly. It also cracks me up when
Anna Paquin (Actress that plays Laurie) says "It's my first time". This
is the perfect Halloween horror movie, I always have to watch this movie
on Halloween.
3. House of 1000 corpses
This movie is brutal, definitely not for the easily grossed out. It's a horror lover's dream. It is one of those movies for hardcore horror fans, if you're a casual fan you will probably be terrified.
This movie is about a group of
friends; two young couples taking a road trip to write about obscure
roadside attractions. They meet a foul mouthed clown named Captain
Spaulding, who runs "Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen"
which includes a strange combination of a gas station, fried chicken and
a serial killer ride. Captain Spaulding tells them the legend of Dr.
Satan and they go off in search of the tree he was hanged from. This
quest is short lived, as their car breaks down and a hitchhiker they pick
up named Baby brings them to her house. There they meet the Firefly family: an eccentric family of murderers. The family attacks them and all
must try to survive and find a way out of the house. The house is filled
with dead bodies, so it truly is the house of 1000 corpses.
[For those of you reading from the mobile site, the video above may not show. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiVcuRmU5e0]
This is a Rob Zombie movie, I am
a huge fan of his horror films. It's an homage to 70s horror movies
like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. It is actually set
in the 70s. I love how gruesome and violent this movie is. At one
point, one of the guys is killed and then his body is sewn into a
mermaid taxidermy. I love Captain Spaulding, he's hilarious and of
course a murderous clown. His character is pure gold. I love Sheri Moon Zombie, she is Rob's wife
who plays Baby. She's in all of his movies and she's actually from my
state of Connecticut. My dad actually met both Sheri and Rob once, I was
SO pissed that he didn't get me an autograph.
I sadly need to get a new copy of this movie, my old copy is scratched all to shit.
4. Halloween
I consider both the original John Carpenter's Halloween as well as Rob Zombie's remake here. But I can agree that the original is way, way better.
The original, 1978 Halloween is about Michael Myers, an indestructible man escaping from a mental hospital to go on a killing spree in his hometown of Haddonfield. He was put in a mental hospital after he murdered his older sister as a child on Halloween night. Though we don't learn until the 2nd Halloween movie what his true motive is (SPOILER ALERT: he wants to kill his little sister who was just a baby when he murdered his older sister. The baby was placed for adoption after the suicide of his grief stricken mother. His baby sister is actually Laurie Strode.)
Amidst his rampage, Myers begins to stalk a girl named Laurie Strode and her friends Annie and Lynda. Later that night while Laurie is babysitting Tommy (as well as Lindsey because Annie wanted to spend some alone time with her boyfriend). She later discovers her friends dead (Annie is killed, about to see her boyfriend for some alone time. Lynda is killed along with her boyfriend after having sex.) - and their killer Michael Myers. Haven't you kids learned yet? In horror movies sex = DEAD!
Laurie must fight to survive and keep the children safe. It's a race against time to see if Dr. Loomis, who was in charge of Michael and spends the entire film trying to track him down - can get to Michael before Michael can kill Laurie.
What I love about this movie is first of all, it is a classic! One of the first definitive slashers. It is beautifully done without the cheap scares we see today and the suspense is slowly built. I very much appreciate that Laurie was made to be an intelligent and level headed girl. Jamie Lee Curtis does a fantastic job portraying Laurie. She is one of the most notable scream queens and is just plain badass in this role! I love how indestructible Michael is and how mysterious he is. When I started seriously getting into horror in my early teens, this was the first older classic that I watched.
Rob Zombie's version of the movie is a little different. We see more about Michael Myers' past, rather than most of the film focusing on Laurie. We see what caused him to snap. It is a lot gorier (yay!!). We see the legendary night where Michael kills his sister...then her boyfriend....and his step dad both of the latter not in the original. We also see Mrs. Myers commit suicide. It's made pretty apparent that Laurie and Michael are related. I love this movie and I think it was a fantastic remake (which we don't see much of!) Though it isn't perfect.
The actress that plays Laurie,
Scout Taylor Compton (though I like her in other films) is fucking
annoying. Oh my god. Hearing her scream made me want to stab myself in
the ears with a sharp pointy object. Even worse when she won't shut the
fuck up screaming and whining. She is nowhere near as badass as Jamie
Lee Curtis was. Sadly she gets even more whiny and annoying in the
sequel. At the end, I found myself rooting for Michael to kill her.
Though...I do tend to root for the villain in horror films.
5. The Conjuring
I normally don't consider horror
movies so recent as favorites. Most of them these days are shit. I tend
to favor the classics. But THIS movie was an exception.
The Conjuring is about the
Perron family in the 1970s who have just moved into a new home, an old
farm house. They begin to realize that they aren't alone and something
fairly nasty begins to terrorize them. They request the help of famous
paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. They discover something
more sinister is haunting the family and they have to try to stop it.
This movie is based on a true story, though of course embellished for
Hollywood as all of these "based on a true story" movies are. None of
the more drastic hauntings such as the levitation happened.
Being the lover of paranormal
research as well as having numerous experiences (go ahead skeptics, call
my crazy) I am a big fan of the Warrens. Vera Farmiga and Patrick
Wilson did a fantastic job portraying them. I like how they showed what
their lives are also like outside of their jobs. I loved the little
cameo by Lorraine Warren herself, she can be seen sitting in the
audience in the scene where Ed and Lorraine are giving a lecture. Unfortunately, for some reason youtube or blogger will not let me embed the video of her cameo here (fuckers), so to view it you will have to go to this link: http://youtu.be/HO3WkiTU_D0
This was an exciting movie and
not your typical haunted house movie. It has some great scares and the
acting was really good. The soundtrack is fantastic and really adds to
the atmosphere. And how could I forget the beloved doll Annabelle? Who
actually happens to be a Raggedy Anne doll in real life.
Because who would be scared of little old Raggedy? There is a prequel
to The Conjuring called Annabelle featuring the infamous doll. There is
also a sequel to The Conjuring in the works.Honorable mentions:
The Scream Franchise
I pretty much grew up on the Scream movies. I can remember being a little kid watching them with my aunt. The first one is a classic and they really went outside of the box, not really taking its self too seriously in a way exposing all of the horror cliches and shaking things up. Though ghost face never scared me (movies don't scare me at all), the boys in my neighborhood chasing me down the street with the ghost face mask sure as hell did! There is a scream TV series being developed for MTV....I'm afraid to see how this turns out.
The Chucky/Child's Play Franchise
I love Chucky!! Not only does he have some great kills but he's hilarious! I especially love Bride of Chucky when Tiffany comes into the picture. Seed of Chucky...well I don't know what to even say about that. It was a weird ass movie that's for sure. I love the balance that the Child's Play and Chucky films have between comedy and horror. I actually do love the most recent in the franchise, Curse of Chucky. It really brought the franchise back to its horror roots which it desperately needed after Seed.
Evil Dead (Remake)
I wouldn't call it my favorite horror film, but I do really like it. It deserves an honorable mention for the gore alone. I'm a big gore lover (only reason I like the Saw movies). I LOVE the gore in it. I mean it's badass! A girl saws off her own arm, spurting blood everywhere and at the end blood pours from the sky. I do like this better than the original to be honest.
Every single time I watch this scene, I just laugh and cheer.
Thanks for reading and bearing
with my fangirl comments! What are your favorite horror movies? I will
of course be doing some more horror related posts in the future. What
would you all like to see? I have a few horror related ideas already, but if anyone has suggestions I'm open to them!
Please comment (you don't need an account),
tweet me (@lipstickxzombie) or shoot me an email (kawaiizombieblog@gmail.com)
letting me know! I love seeing all of your comments and suggestions. I
am glad to (within reason) give you dear readers some of the content you
want to read. Hope you all have a lovely day!
Xoxo
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