tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post6652244992840088655..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: Wishing And Hoping: Rant # 271Christine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-45217609692203741832012-03-31T15:18:47.290-04:002012-03-31T15:18:47.290-04:00Jeremy: It's hard to be too hopeful about upco...Jeremy: It's hard to be too hopeful about upcoming releases when we're continually disappointed. Everyone seems hopeful for Cabin in the Woods, whereas I kind of think it looks ridiculous. Guess we'll see. <br /><br />James: I've not seen The Stone Tape, though I've heard nothing but good about it. I'm going to have to find this treasure online somewhere...<br />And I think you said it best when you said you wished for sleepless nights or something that makes you forget to turn the light off. I've come to the conclusion that it is ghost stories I enjoy the most and am the most affected by. And they are so far and few between. <br />I do hope that changes. Maybe the new The Woman in Black will start a trend. We can only hope.<br /><br />Anon: Well, I'd never be able to stop watching Argento, but that is the joy of the FF button on the remote. I can skip right over those horrific parts...Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-34717352480900963942012-03-31T12:17:55.512-04:002012-03-31T12:17:55.512-04:00Totally agree about the killing cats thing...jesus...Totally agree about the killing cats thing...jesus that drives me crazy! One of the reasons I stopped watching Argento movies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-48900761804563895692012-03-28T14:38:53.201-04:002012-03-28T14:38:53.201-04:00I love it when you rant, Christine. The passion fl...I love it when you rant, Christine. The passion flowing through this post makes for damn fine readin'! I pretty much agree with all of what you've said here. I try to keep an open mind with remakes and sequels and the likes, but what I long for is a fresh approach to horror; something that will give me sleepless nights or help me 'forget' to turn the light off. Stuff like Session 9, The Woman in Black, Whistle and I'll Come to You. Stuff that lingers under your skin and ignites when you shut your eyes. <br />I watched The Stone Tape over the weekend - and even though it was rather dated, cheap and made for TV - it possessed the ability to utterly unnerve me. Okay, I might have watched it in a big house in the middle of nowhere, but I still find myself thinking about it (and celebrating its effectiveness). The concepts and ideas coursing through that are distinctly lacking in much of today’s horror. <br />I reckon it'll be interesting to see how future generations will look back at our era of cinema (much like we do with the Eighties and the copious slashers it produced). Hopefully it'll be the Session 9's and House of the Devil's that will be remembered, and not the Piranha 3DDs...James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-5654910815375980092012-03-28T06:52:00.518-04:002012-03-28T06:52:00.518-04:00Rant is accepted and agreed... where are the origi...Rant is accepted and agreed... where are the original ideas... so Alice in Wonderland by Burton was successful so why not make movies using all the fables. This year two snow white movies, come on. I am looking forward to Dark Shadows, I am crossing my fingers...<br /><br />As for horror films, nothing is that appealing to me at least what I have seen.<br /><br />Jeremy [Retro-Zombie]Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.com