tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post1775739258565410606..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: SHOCKtober: 309-291Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-91569769949834404032013-10-16T20:25:23.239-04:002013-10-16T20:25:23.239-04:00I voted for The House That Screamed and Thriller. ...I voted for The House That Screamed and Thriller. Both Traumas of my childhood. In Spain Thriller premiered as part of a New Year's eve TV special and the hosts, two spanish comedians presented it as a very funny video especially made for children. Back then I didn't get they were being ironic, so I prepared myself for something like Sesame Street, and then the horror unfolded in front of my eyes. That night I had the nightmare that all of my family turned into zombies and wanted to eat me (no dance routines included). I wet my bed. Talk about an embarrasing way to start a new year. Happy 1984 to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974308319078836573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-34038892149163554292013-10-16T20:10:56.371-04:002013-10-16T20:10:56.371-04:00I voted for The House That Screamed and Thriller. ...I voted for The House That Screamed and Thriller. Both traumas of my childhood. In Spain, they released Thriller as a part of a New Year's eve special, and the hosts were two comedians who presented it as a very funny video especially for the children. I wasn't familiar with irony and believed them, only to watch pure horror unfold in front of me. That night I had a nightmare that all of my family turned into zombies and wanted to kill me (without dance routines). I wet my bed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974308319078836573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-14987975504329724242013-10-07T20:33:05.756-04:002013-10-07T20:33:05.756-04:00Stacie, you can watch The House That Screamed (und...Stacie, you can watch The House That Screamed (under the alternate title Finishing School) here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEekJEm2lu8<br /><br />Enjoy the twisted creepiness!!!!!<br />Billy Farquharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661673631874419698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-7869665896986510432013-10-03T00:28:13.977-04:002013-10-03T00:28:13.977-04:00Maybe you've seen this (Key & Peele):
htt...Maybe you've seen this (Key & Peele):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgtizhlbIOQ<br /><br />Yeah, I remember renting Thriller on VHS. It was and is super awesome. My sister and I rented that one numerous times. <br /><br />The VHS also had the awesome video for "Can You Feel It" with golden Jackson 5 and the random Star Wars noises. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1fXL3s7bkmatangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336600001870239447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-4705765007486130122013-10-02T18:07:30.834-04:002013-10-02T18:07:30.834-04:00A couple of points. Firstly, apologies for not get...A couple of points. Firstly, apologies for not getting around to submitting my Shocktober top scares. Sorry!! XD<br />Secondly, although I wouldn't class Lynch as a Horror director, his films do contain many shocking, frightening and disturbing stuff. I would have included him for sure!<br />Finally, getting onto the main point, 'Thriller' was 1st aired in the UK at sometime after midnight during an evening of music on Channel 4. Yes, that's right, we only had four channels! I remember stopping up for it even tho' I was an avid metalhead and had no interest in Mr. Jackson. I was sold on the fact that it was directed by Landis, had zombies and, more importantly, Vincent Price 'rapping'!! <br />Now for the final word, have you ever seen the horror spoof, 'Hysterical'? I only saw the US version a few years back which included a scene which was editted out of the UK version. Dancing, singing zombies!!! And, yes, it predates Michael's video by a few months!!! :oPokemon Postmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690074711092888638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-35391484642265264072013-10-02T17:39:26.536-04:002013-10-02T17:39:26.536-04:00Believe it or not, the 'Thriller' video ac...Believe it or not, the 'Thriller' video actually used to scare me when I was little. The bit where he has all yellow eyes and says "Go away!!" in a scary, modulated voice used to freak me out, because clearly I was a delicate little primrose. The bizarre Snarf-looking werecat, however, failed to have the same effect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993807405737137342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-41742073808322880722013-10-02T16:13:40.393-04:002013-10-02T16:13:40.393-04:00Let me share my Thriller story ('cause, yeah, ...Let me share my Thriller story ('cause, yeah, I'm old too): Back when I was 4 years old, my parents both worked at this bicycle factory (Roadmaster) during the daytime, which left me at this daycare facility in the mornings/afternoons. I don't recall a lot about the place, except the playground and nap time. This one day though, I'll never forget... the people who were in charge of watching all of us little kids decided that they were going to gather us around a TV and show us the Michael Jackson Thriller video (it might've been October or fall time of 1984, I think they queued it up on VHS..). I'm sure they were just thinking, "oh hey, it's October, let's watch this fun Michael Jackson video. Everyone loves MJ! It's the 80s! Pepsi!" ...I guess they didn't consider that it might freak some of the kids out, and by "some of the kids" I mean "me" and by "freak out" I mean "start uncontrollably wailing and crying for my momma." Yup. MJ's Thriller video scared the holyjeezus out of me, especially when MJ turned into the cat-wolf creature. I don't think I even made it to the part with the song and dance, that's how much it scared me. They (the people who ran the daycare) had to call my mother and she had to leave work to come get me and console me and take me home. So yeah, Thriller counts as scary.Nathan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914459868603679029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-18760163723109065062013-10-02T16:10:51.266-04:002013-10-02T16:10:51.266-04:00I recently watched The House That Screamed for the...I recently watched The House That Screamed for the first time, and it was INCREDIBLE. Definitely a new favorite. You can watch it on YouTube!Ryan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962087298048295960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-51011580302948376922013-10-02T14:50:38.114-04:002013-10-02T14:50:38.114-04:00aw yay I was the one who mentioned The Hypothesis ...aw yay I was the one who mentioned The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting, and I'm glad people are responding to it, even via title alone. <br /><br />Confessions wouldn't have made my top list of scary movies, but it's definitely a shocking ride.Diandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847794175731233884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-82923596642368753432013-10-02T14:29:26.972-04:002013-10-02T14:29:26.972-04:00The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is beauuuuut...The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is beauuuuutiful, and not a bad intro to the oeuvre of Raoul Ruiz. Meanwhile, I'm psyched that I get to see Demons for the first time ever in a coupla weeks. <br /><br />Thriller was every bit the event that Stacie describes, y'all.David Robson, Proprietor, House of Sparrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512358627000077081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-27944335003631032412013-10-02T14:25:00.034-04:002013-10-02T14:25:00.034-04:00People who don't think David Lynch is a horror...People who don't think David Lynch is a horror director must not have seen a lot of his stuff. <br /><br />"Oh Blue Velvet, that's not a horror movie. Mulholland Drive, not horror. Twin Peaks, not horror..." vampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660319794133128873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-85461091219081144772013-10-02T13:52:41.411-04:002013-10-02T13:52:41.411-04:00The remake of The Crazies and Trick 'r Treat a...The remake of The Crazies and Trick 'r Treat are two of my favorite recent horror flicks, even if they weren't particularly scary. Good choices. Confessions, The Tunnel and The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting have never been on my radar before. Cool. Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-45443653902881154472013-10-02T12:12:22.597-04:002013-10-02T12:12:22.597-04:00I am officially intrigued by "The Hypothesis ...I am officially intrigued by "The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting." Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.com