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*sits on his couch, a Ghostface mask on his head and a strawberry soda bottle in his hand*

Welcome to Housepets Forums Monster Madness! So anyways, the month of October has come, which means it's time for the Halloween season! And that means scary movies, horrifying movies, and terrifying movies! Here's a forum where you all can get together and share your favorite horror movies, suggest movies you enjoy, and over all just have some good fun.

I'll start things off, naturally. I love horror movies, and have lots of favorites. The original Scream has a special place in my heart, having just a perfect mix of kills, wicked humor, cool meta-commentary, and most importantly, great characters. Of course, you also can't beat the classics. Halloween is probably the perfect slasher. And Poltergeist... *shivers*

and Nightmare on Elm Street (the original with Robert Englund) is awesome too.

The originalAmmityville horror, blair Witch project, Return of the living dead, and the original dawn of the dead, can't choose one but those are my 4 faves.
And of course any cheap zombie movie.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:and Nightmare on Elm Street (the original with Robert Englund) is awesome too.

excellent choice.

Oh yes, definitely the original Nightmare on Elm Street, before Freddy became a wisecracking clown. Not that the sequels are bad, most of them have their good points, but the only one I would say is really comparable to the original is Wes Craven's New Nightmares.

Does The Shining count?

Sleet wrote:Does The Shining count?

I'd definently say yes.

Of course The Shining counts, silly. A movie doesn't need masked killers and high body counts to be a horror movie. ^_^ Hmm, it occurs to me though that I've never actually watched The Shining. I must fix this, and soon!

Penwrite wrote:Of course The Shining counts, silly. A movie doesn't need masked killers and high body counts to be a horror movie. ^_^ Hmm, it occurs to me though that I've never actually watched The Shining. I must fix this, and soon!

The one with Jack Nicholson is pretty awesome

It's a difference between FAVORITE scary movie and which one SCARED you the most.

In terms of the first, I don't know if I can really say, but one I've been thinking about a lot lately is Lord of the Flies.

In terms of which SCARED me the most, again, I don't know if I can really say, but one that stayed with me a LONG time after it ended was Misery.

ChewyChewy wrote:It's a difference between FAVORITE scary movie and which one SCARED you the most.

In terms of the first, I don't know if I can really say, but one I've been thinking about a lot lately is Lord of the Flies.

In terms of which SCARED me the most, again, I don't know if I can really say, but one that stayed with me a LONG time after it ended was Misery.

Oh heck yeah, Misery is terrifying! I haven't seen it in years and I still get chills thinking about it. Probably because I'm a writer...

ChewyChewy wrote:Lord of the Flies.

wouldn't really consider that a horror movie, but okay.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:

ChewyChewy wrote:Lord of the Flies.

wouldn't really consider that a horror movie, but okay.

Well, the title said SCARY movie, and I would DEFINITELY consider that one scary.

I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.

That scared you? It didn't scare me.... In fact, I thought it was over the top, especially at the end, to the point where I couldn't take it seriously. That may have ruined what I could appreciate of it, but it certainly ruined any fear factor I had (shame because the book WAS scary to me).

ChewyChewy wrote:

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.

That scared you? It didn't scare me.... In fact, I thought it was over the top, especially at the end, to the point where I couldn't take it seriously. That may have ruined what I could appreciate of it, but it certainly ruined any fear factor I had (shame because the book WAS scary to me).

Never saw the mini-series
but that book scared the bajeebus out of me

I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.

*facepalm* Can't believe I FORGOT that! Would have been scarier, though, if she hadn't been singing that dumb song....

ChewyChewy wrote:

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.

*facepalm* Can't believe I FORGOT that! Would have been scarier, though, if she hadn't been singing that dumb song....

and I don't even remember a dumb song. ^_^

"With a little boy here, and a little boy there, here a boy, there a boy, everywhere a boy boy...."

nope, don't remember it at all.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.

Wait, are you saying that you've never been scared by a horror movie? Have you been watching the right movies?

The very first Child's Play. It traumatized me of toys to the point of me just being able to sleep after locking them in a closet.

I read the book in like 4th grade, that scene with the lady i n the bathtub traumatized me for like 2 years. (couldn't walk into the bathroom without checking behind the shower curtains first.)

It's a tie between The Ring and The Shining.

(by the way, I'm on my BRAND NEW LAPTOP!!!!)

I found Insidious reaaally scary.

Mettlebird wrote:It's a tie between The Ring and The Shining.

(by the way, I'm on my BRAND NEW LAPTOP!!!!)

does it still have that new laptop smell???

I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.

The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.

Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!

ok, you guys have got to see Paranormal activity 1 & 2, hopefully one after another.

44R0NM10 wrote:ok, you guys have got to see Paranormal activity 1 & 2, hopefully one after another.

So they're pretty good then? I've heard plenty of complaints about them, and the whole "found footage" genre as a whole. You know the kind, about them being slow and dull. Of course, I've heard similar complaints about The Blair Witch Project, and I think that movie's terrifying.

They're pretty good, yeah.

But if you're going with that, you might aswell see Grave encounters, too! It's amazing. :3

Penwrite wrote:

The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.

Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!

FINALLY! Jesus, you are like the 2nd person who agrees with me on this.

The Grey Wolverine wrote:

Penwrite wrote:

The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.

Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!

FINALLY! Jesus, you are like the 2nd person who agrees with me on this.

Glad I could help you feel justified. ^_^ So if I might ask, which Halloween movie is your favorite? Personally, mine is the first, with H20 a close second.

The Justin Beiber movie

Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I

The original "A Nightmare on elm street" movie

Iapetus wrote:Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I

John Carpenter's The Thing? I'm sorry, I thought a masterpiece like that went without saying. I mean honestly, that movie is a gem. Great pacing, great atmosphere, great music, great story, and absolutely incredible creature effects. I don't think I can recommend it enough, heh.

Penwrite wrote:

Iapetus wrote:Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I

John Carpenter's The Thing? I'm sorry, I thought a masterpiece like that went without saying. I mean honestly, that movie is a gem. Great pacing, great atmosphere, great music, great story, and absolutely incredible creature effects. I don't think I can recommend it enough, heh.

Hear-hear! ^_^

Speaking of, do you know anything about the upcoming remake of The Thing? All I know about it is what I've seen in commercials. :/

Penwrite wrote:Glad I could help you feel justified. ^_^ So if I might ask, which Halloween movie is your favorite? Personally, mine is the first, with H20 a close second.

I like Halloween 1 after that is probably Halloween 2, you know whats a ton of fun, watch H1 and H2 one right after another, it just feels like one movie. Its great.