One of the poltergeist movies put me in therapy as a kid. I didn't sleep for days, refused to be left alone, wouldn't talk.
Funny thing is that now I couldn't even tell you what I found so scary about it. All I remember is something about skeletons coming out of a pool? I've never made any attempt at rewatching any of them.
"If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'."
What made the original so great was pretty much what made the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre so great: whenever the horror moments would come, they would come with the force of a hurricane, leaving the audience exhausted and gasping for air.
Scenes like the tree monster or the clown aren't just scary for their premise, they're also terrifying because of the rapid camera angles and screaming actors. It's a literal rush of terror that comes hard and fast (no double entendre intended).
It's something a lot of modern horror fails to do nowadays.
One of the poltergeist movies put me in therapy as a kid. I didn't sleep for days, refused to be left alone, wouldn't talk.
Funny thing is that now I couldn't even tell you what I found so scary about it. All I remember is something about skeletons coming out of a pool? I've never made any attempt at rewatching any of them.
It was a mud pit dug for a pool filled about a quarter of the way with rain. The mom falls into it, and as she's trying to climb out coffins and skeletons burst up from underground and start pulling her back in.
Funny thing about that scene? Those were real corpses. They were cheaper than getting plastic ones.
The use of the real corpses is what some people attribute the "Poltergeist Curse" to.
While the jury is still out on who directed the film between Tobe Hooper and producer Steven Spielberg, there’s no doubt that both of them were aware of their “authentic” props. What’s even stranger is that Williams was pretty much cool with it (stating that she was far more concerned about being electrocuted).
To alleviate that fear, Spielberg jumped in the water with her to film the scene and simply said, "If a light falls into the pool, then we'll both be killed."
They didn't pull her back in; it was just really raining hard and she couldn't get out because it was loose dirt. It was still MEGA freaky tho to see her constantly sliding back into filthy water getting more and more crowded with corpses.
In other stuff in the Weird Stuff Attributed To Horror Movies And Bodies category; In Return of the Living Dead, they make (what they thought was) a joke about all medical study quality skeletons coming from skeleton farms in India. As soon as the movie released, the supply of the same skeletons they were talking about (with perfect teeth) completely vanished, almost over night apparently.
I chose my words poorly, they didn't actively pull her back in, but the way they popped up around her and whatnot made it appear they were trying to keep her in the water. Or something was, at least.
I chose my words poorly, they didn't actively pull her back in, but the way they popped up around her and whatnot made it appear they were trying to keep her in the water. Or something was, at least.
You know what scene freaked me out the most in Poltergeist as a kid?
When the mom is in the hallway, and she hears something behind a door so she slowly opens it and there's this HORRIFICALLY LOUD NOISE and she screams and closes it and apologizes.
My mother had a goddamned vacuum cleaner that sounded just like that noise and it scarred me for life.
You know what scene freaked me out the most in Poltergeist as a kid?
When the mom is in the hallway, and she hears something behind a door so she slowly opens it and there's this HORRIFICALLY LOUD NOISE and she screams and closes it and apologizes.
My mother had a goddamned vacuum cleaner that sounded just like that noise and it scarred me for life.
JESUS yes. God that scared the hell out of me. And then she slams the door and sobs, apologizing to the thing in the closet holy CRAP.
"If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'."
I'm trying to think of any haunted house movies that compare with Poltergeist, and I'm struggling to think of any that I hold in higher regard.
The Others is probably the closest, with the original The Haunting right behind it. Insidious did a lot of things very, very right...that lingering shot of the brother in a coma seen from his brother's doorway STILL creeps me out, even though absolutely nothing happens. I think the anticipation of something happening was worse than anything they could have done. Once they go into the other realm, though, it flew off the rails. Everything up until Patrick Wilson went to save the kid was brilliant.
The Conjuring was okay, better than most anything we've gotten recently. The Woman in Black was great, old school Hammer horror and...damn, I think that's about it. I enjoyed The Innkeepers well enough.
I need to watch The Others again. So much atmosphere in that movie, and it shares a lot of similarities with The Turn of the Screw, which was a story that fucked me up as a kid.
I'm trying to think of any haunted house movies that compare with Poltergeist, and I'm struggling to think of any that I hold in higher regard.
The Others is probably the closest, with the original The Haunting right behind it. Insidious did a lot of things very, very right...that lingering shot of the brother in a coma seen from his brother's doorway STILL creeps me out, even though absolutely nothing happens. I think the anticipation of something happening was worse than anything they could have done. Once they go into the other realm, though, it flew off the rails. Everything up until Patrick Wilson went to save the kid was brilliant.
The Conjuring was okay, better than most anything we've gotten recently. The Woman in Black was great, old school Hammer horror and...damn, I think that's about it. I enjoyed The Innkeepers well enough.
I need to watch The Others again. So much atmosphere in that movie, and it shares a lot of similarities with The Turn of the Screw, which was a story that fucked me up as a kid.
The Others was a joke for me and the Conjuring had some amazingly good bits but the end just screwed the pooch; PLUS it was about two mega frauds that I absolutely hate.
My go to haunted house shows besides Poltergeist would be Ghostwatch (amazing), Insidious (at least the first 3/4) , The Grudge, Amityville 2 (SUPER AWFUL BAD but something makes me keep watching this dang film) Boogeyman, and The Entity
I'm trying to think of any haunted house movies that compare with Poltergeist, and I'm struggling to think of any that I hold in higher regard.
The Others is probably the closest, with the original The Haunting right behind it. Insidious did a lot of things very, very right...that lingering shot of the brother in a coma seen from his brother's doorway STILL creeps me out, even though absolutely nothing happens. I think the anticipation of something happening was worse than anything they could have done. Once they go into the other realm, though, it flew off the rails. Everything up until Patrick Wilson went to save the kid was brilliant.
The Conjuring was okay, better than most anything we've gotten recently. The Woman in Black was great, old school Hammer horror and...damn, I think that's about it. I enjoyed The Innkeepers well enough.
I need to watch The Others again. So much atmosphere in that movie, and it shares a lot of similarities with The Turn of the Screw, which was a story that fucked me up as a kid.
The Others was a joke for me and the Conjuring had some amazingly good bits but the end just screwed the pooch; PLUS it was about two mega frauds that I absolutely hate.
My go to haunted house shows besides Poltergeist would be Ghostwatch (amazing), Insidious (at least the first 3/4) , The Grudge, Amityville 2 (SUPER AWFUL BAD but something makes me keep watching this dang film) Boogeyman, and The Entity
Oooh The Entity, I forgot about that one. Good old Barry Taff.
I liked The Conjuring in spite of it being about The Warrens. Even though they're complete frauds, their careers are fascinating to me. I have the original hardback version of "In A Dark Place", the first book released about the Snedeker Haunting (The Haunting in Connecticut) that was almost immediately discontinued because the author, Ray Garton, only completed it due to contractual obligations and disowned the book publicly every chance he got. Ed Warren flat out told him to make shit up and that all of his clients were crazy, they were only interested in selling a good ghost story. It's hilarious to read that book and then look at the changes made to the story once it became more well-known. I find it endlessly amusing that their nephew, John Zaffis, managed to finagle an entire TV show out of pilfering "haunted" objects, some very expensive, from gullible people who thought their houses were haunted.
One of my favorite books of theirs was "Werewolf", about an English guy named Bill Ramsey who claimed to be possessed by a "wolf" spirit, and he would wolf out and go ballistic on full moons and such.
One of the poltergeist movies put me in therapy as a kid. I didn't sleep for days, refused to be left alone, wouldn't talk.
Funny thing is that now I couldn't even tell you what I found so scary about it. All I remember is something about skeletons coming out of a pool? I've never made any attempt at rewatching any of them.
It was a mud pit dug for a pool filled about a quarter of the way with rain. The mom falls into it, and as she's trying to climb out coffins and skeletons burst up from underground and start pulling her back in.
Funny thing about that scene? Those were real corpses. They were cheaper than getting plastic ones.
The use of the real corpses is what some people attribute the "Poltergeist Curse" to.
Where'd they get the corpses? Did they put out a call for donations, or what?
My best guess is they actually imported them from, say, China or something. They actually exported them right up until 2008. Then again, there's never been a definitive answer.
The orphanage is the best Haunted house movie IMO.
I thought Insidious 2 was way better than the first. Also The Grudge 2 but mostly the stuff with the girl from Chicago; Aubrey's storyline was garbage. And the Sixth Sense will always hold a special place for me.
I saw The Grudge in the theater, and I couldn't make a fucking lick of sense out of it. I hated that movie so much. To this day it makes me mad just to think about.
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I won't turn down a free movie but is it at least watchable?
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I'm going to give it a look when it hits DVD but the reviews say it's a pointless homage. So, mediocre at best.
Just see Mad Max instead.
Tell your friends they went in a really different direction for the remake.
Why I fear the ocean.
This is a really cool idea for a horror game.
If only there wasn't any talking.
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Already saw Mad Max with friends.
Opinions were...mixed.
I may need new friends.
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Funny thing is that now I couldn't even tell you what I found so scary about it. All I remember is something about skeletons coming out of a pool? I've never made any attempt at rewatching any of them.
Scenes like the tree monster or the clown aren't just scary for their premise, they're also terrifying because of the rapid camera angles and screaming actors. It's a literal rush of terror that comes hard and fast (no double entendre intended).
It's something a lot of modern horror fails to do nowadays.
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Jump Scare - The Game
Scott Cawthon already has that market cornered
Is the real horror that you wake up as Ben Affleck?
no that's this
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
It was a mud pit dug for a pool filled about a quarter of the way with rain. The mom falls into it, and as she's trying to climb out coffins and skeletons burst up from underground and start pulling her back in.
Funny thing about that scene? Those were real corpses. They were cheaper than getting plastic ones.
The use of the real corpses is what some people attribute the "Poltergeist Curse" to.
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3159353/remember-this-steven-spielberg-dumps-jobeth-williams-into-a-pool-with-real-skeletons-in-poltergeist/
To alleviate that fear, Spielberg jumped in the water with her to film the scene and simply said, "If a light falls into the pool, then we'll both be killed."
Oh it was freaky as hell, don't get me wrong.
When the mom is in the hallway, and she hears something behind a door so she slowly opens it and there's this HORRIFICALLY LOUD NOISE and she screams and closes it and apologizes.
My mother had a goddamned vacuum cleaner that sounded just like that noise and it scarred me for life.
JESUS yes. God that scared the hell out of me. And then she slams the door and sobs, apologizing to the thing in the closet holy CRAP.
Man I love that movie.
Man those teeth.
But yeah that movie was straight up terrible. All the great parts went right out the window.
The Others is probably the closest, with the original The Haunting right behind it. Insidious did a lot of things very, very right...that lingering shot of the brother in a coma seen from his brother's doorway STILL creeps me out, even though absolutely nothing happens. I think the anticipation of something happening was worse than anything they could have done. Once they go into the other realm, though, it flew off the rails. Everything up until Patrick Wilson went to save the kid was brilliant.
The Conjuring was okay, better than most anything we've gotten recently. The Woman in Black was great, old school Hammer horror and...damn, I think that's about it. I enjoyed The Innkeepers well enough.
I need to watch The Others again. So much atmosphere in that movie, and it shares a lot of similarities with The Turn of the Screw, which was a story that fucked me up as a kid.
The Others was a joke for me and the Conjuring had some amazingly good bits but the end just screwed the pooch; PLUS it was about two mega frauds that I absolutely hate.
My go to haunted house shows besides Poltergeist would be Ghostwatch (amazing), Insidious (at least the first 3/4) , The Grudge, Amityville 2 (SUPER AWFUL BAD but something makes me keep watching this dang film) Boogeyman, and The Entity
I just started that, and it's pretty promising so far. Plus it's free.
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Oooh The Entity, I forgot about that one. Good old Barry Taff.
I liked The Conjuring in spite of it being about The Warrens. Even though they're complete frauds, their careers are fascinating to me. I have the original hardback version of "In A Dark Place", the first book released about the Snedeker Haunting (The Haunting in Connecticut) that was almost immediately discontinued because the author, Ray Garton, only completed it due to contractual obligations and disowned the book publicly every chance he got. Ed Warren flat out told him to make shit up and that all of his clients were crazy, they were only interested in selling a good ghost story. It's hilarious to read that book and then look at the changes made to the story once it became more well-known. I find it endlessly amusing that their nephew, John Zaffis, managed to finagle an entire TV show out of pilfering "haunted" objects, some very expensive, from gullible people who thought their houses were haunted.
One of my favorite books of theirs was "Werewolf", about an English guy named Bill Ramsey who claimed to be possessed by a "wolf" spirit, and he would wolf out and go ballistic on full moons and such.
I've been binge rewatching Buffy on Netflix, and The Gentleman from the episode Hush still scare the fuck out of me.
Now the original Kristy Swanson movie? Sign me up, anytime.
Where'd they get the corpses? Did they put out a call for donations, or what?
I thought Insidious 2 was way better than the first. Also The Grudge 2 but mostly the stuff with the girl from Chicago; Aubrey's storyline was garbage. And the Sixth Sense will always hold a special place for me.
http://www.slashfilm.com/the-nightmare-trailer/