Ziggy587 wrote:Long story short... One of the things I'm planning to do this October is watch some old horror movies on VHS.
I mentioned in the book thread, there's a few horror books that I've been wanting to read. Realistically, I wont be able to read them all in October. I'm hoping to read at least one novel though, but I'd like to read both Dracula and Frankenstein. I should be able to sneak in a few Goosebumps books too, since they take very little time to read. And I should definitely be able to read a few Poe stories too.
It’s so cool that you’re watching VHS tapes this month. They’re so much creepier than streaming or discs. There’s just something about that analog technology!
Also, between Frankenstein and Dracula, you should read Dracula. Frankenstein is the better book by far, and you can read it any time of year. Dracula is best in October.
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My wife and I watched our first two movies of the month:
The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) is a Japanese horror film based on the legend of the Kuchisake-onna (which, I’m pretty sure, just means “slit-mouthed woman” in Japanese). The legend is cool, but the movie is bad. Low production values; terrible acting; and a complete lack of suspense. Skip it!
The War of the Worlds (1953) is a stone-cold classic, winning the first Academy Award for special effects, and it is based on one of my favorite science fiction novels. Parts of the film are really appealing, and the special effects actually hold up pretty well. (Also, the main character is named Dr. Clayton Forrester.
). The story goes off in this weird religious direction at the end, though, which is odd since HG Wells was pretty vocally opposed to organized religion, especially in The War of the Worlds. That aspect brought the movie down a bit, IMO, but I enjoyed it otherwise.
@Pretentious Hipster…I noticed the other day that Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning is available for streaming. Does that count as a horror film?