Saturday, October 29, 2005
Halloween DVD / Video Rental Recommendations
If you're out of ideas for some self inflicted scares this Halloween, let me recommend the official website of the DNC. The Horror...the horror! Now that's pretty scary!
If you're looking for something other than the routine recommended Halloween "scary movies" to sit down to, here's a few suggestions:
Dead/Alive also known as "Braindead" (1992). "A young man's mother is bitten by a "rat monkey." She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors."
George A. Romero's 1978 masterpiece Dawn Of The Dead. In this first sequel to Night of the Living Dead, a group of four people take up residence in a deserted mall while trying to stay alive amidst the armies of the dead and a vicious gang of militant bikers.
Delicatessen. "Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who creates cannibalistic meals for his odd tenants."
A personal favorite, and all-around fun one to watch: Motel Hell. It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters.
Re-Animator, another personal oft-viewed favorite. A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Basket Case 1, a young man carrying a big basket, containing his deformed Siamese brother is seeking revenge on the doctors who separated them. And the incredibly dry, satirical but played-for-straight sequel Basket Case 2. After surviving the fall from their hotel room window, Duane Bradley and his misshapen, basket-dwelling brother Belial are taken to the city hospital. By now, their attempt at leading a secret life is blown, and the pair have become media darlings across the country.
For those who prefer to be disturbed while viewing, and after it's over as well, David Lynch's 'Eraserhead' takes a back seat to nothing. Plot Summary Here.
Last, but by no means least, 1975's Made for TV Trilogy of Terror holds its own standard of distinction for its third installment of an African doll that comes to life, zipping across the floors and rooms of an apartment trying to kill Karen Black. Apparently enough people remember this segment and the Doll. The camera work of the doll zipping across the floors and the carpeting are fantastic.
So there you are, a few suggestions off the beaten path from the usual Halloween-time scary rentals. Or, you could always visit this place to scare the sh*t out of you! It sends shivers up my spine!
Boo! Enjoy, and yes, that's just the tree branch tapping against the window.
If you're looking for something other than the routine recommended Halloween "scary movies" to sit down to, here's a few suggestions:
Dead/Alive also known as "Braindead" (1992). "A young man's mother is bitten by a "rat monkey." She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors."
George A. Romero's 1978 masterpiece Dawn Of The Dead. In this first sequel to Night of the Living Dead, a group of four people take up residence in a deserted mall while trying to stay alive amidst the armies of the dead and a vicious gang of militant bikers.
Delicatessen. "Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who creates cannibalistic meals for his odd tenants."
A personal favorite, and all-around fun one to watch: Motel Hell. It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters.
Re-Animator, another personal oft-viewed favorite. A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Basket Case 1, a young man carrying a big basket, containing his deformed Siamese brother is seeking revenge on the doctors who separated them. And the incredibly dry, satirical but played-for-straight sequel Basket Case 2. After surviving the fall from their hotel room window, Duane Bradley and his misshapen, basket-dwelling brother Belial are taken to the city hospital. By now, their attempt at leading a secret life is blown, and the pair have become media darlings across the country.
For those who prefer to be disturbed while viewing, and after it's over as well, David Lynch's 'Eraserhead' takes a back seat to nothing. Plot Summary Here.
Last, but by no means least, 1975's Made for TV Trilogy of Terror holds its own standard of distinction for its third installment of an African doll that comes to life, zipping across the floors and rooms of an apartment trying to kill Karen Black. Apparently enough people remember this segment and the Doll. The camera work of the doll zipping across the floors and the carpeting are fantastic.
So there you are, a few suggestions off the beaten path from the usual Halloween-time scary rentals. Or, you could always visit this place to scare the sh*t out of you! It sends shivers up my spine!
Boo! Enjoy, and yes, that's just the tree branch tapping against the window.
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