Over the last week, the temperature in my part of Illinois has dropped from 90° to 60°... basically, Illinois warp sped from summer to fall, seemingly overnight. Every year, as the weather starts to get chilly, I get a hankerin' for some good ol' fashioned horror movies. I began the cinematic descent into blood, demonic possessions, deep psychoses, and deranged villains last night, by re-watching The Shining for the umpteenth time. I'm not a big Kubrick fan, but I adore The Shining. I saw it for the first time when I was 13 or 14, and at 28, it still manages to give me the chills.
Here's the beautiful and terrifying original trailer:
And, just for fun, a romantic-comedy re-cut someone did with scenes from The Shining. Hilarious!
The next movies I plan on re-watching are Rosemary's Baby and The Omen, two more of my favorite horror classics. Did you know that The Omen includes one of Hollywood's first, and, arguably, BEST, decapitation scenes? I have long been toying with the idea of making a VHS "Decap Comp" of all my favorite movie decapitation scenes, and this one from the original Omen would definitely open up the tape:
I have a list of some of my other favorites, and if there are any that you'd recommend, please leave them in a comment below. I'd also like to know what your favorite horror movies are, so I can add some more must-sees to my watch list. Some of mine, in addition to the few already mentioned, include: Dead Snow, Cabin Fever, 28 Days Later (I love you, Danny Boyle!), House of 1000 Corpses, The Good Son, Jaws, The Exorcist, Carrie, and Teeth (don't trust the shitty trailer - trust me). And the next horror release I'm really looking forward to is Hobo with a Shotgun (see the teaser trailer at the bottom of this entry). I found the link to this through a blog I just discovered this morning - Greatest Movie Deaths of All Time. Total Google score!
Happy horror-ing, guys and gals. I finally have a working internet connection again so I should be blogging more frequently. Subscribe. Stay in touch.
I loved 'The Shining' as a kid - and I love re-watching it even now as an adult!
ReplyDeleteThe Omen is so freaky I'm getting scared just thinking about it...I need to rewatch and see if it is all I remember it to be! I love Evil Dead... funny and scary.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, am I the only one who can't say the word "horror" properly? I feel like I'm slurring the word "whore" every time. Just me? Good to know.
ReplyDeleteYour blog description is intriguing... I'm off to look at more.
I'm not much of a horror fan, but I looove recut trailers. "10 Things I Hate About Commandments" and "Must Love Jaws" are my special favorites.
ReplyDeleteI like Evil Dead, too. You should check out Dead Snow. It has a similar funny/gory feel to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, all! I can't wait to check out those trailer recuts.
Hello! Stopping by from the Hump Day Blog Hop. I too love horror films..now I've never seen The Shining..I know crazy right?? My favorite horror movies are ones that are based on true stories...just something about these that I love! :-)
ReplyDeleteCarrie A Groff
Living a Healthy Beach Life
We love schlocky old monster movies: The Thing, The Fly, stuff like that. Everything that Vincent Price ever made. :-) Not properly "horror", probably, but they're faves around here.
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