StephenKingman's thread of HORROR!

[Jazminsdaddy]

If anyone is into extreme, but also well written, horror then I highly recommend Off Season by Jack Ketchum. Just a hellacious piece of work. Brutal and uncompromising but also with whip smart characterization.

[RuqeeD]

So I finally watched The Woman In Black. Since its been released for quite a while, the cinema theatre was pretty much empty (there were probably 20 people all together) which actually turned out to be great because I did let out a few audible gasps and (I think) a little scream

I thought it captured the essence of the book really well. The atmosphere build up, the gloomy residents of the little village, but perhaps best of all the overall effect of Eel Marsh House which was exactly how I would picture a derelict haunted house to be. Yes the movie was full of cliches, (the house was one big cliche in itself), black crows, creepy dolls, mist and fog, a cemetery in the back yard and the classic 'nursery room' in the big bad house. But they worked extremely well and added to the whole plot. The Woman herself was very scary and even though I knew what it was about having read the book, I still jumped, still silently told Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe) to stop being an idiot and get out instead of climbing the stairs to investigate mysterious thumping noises at the end of a dark corridor

The ending was pretty good but I preferred the ending in the book (I'm just morbid that way ) but it didn't detract from the movie.

I'd give it 5/5

[TimeKeeperApprentice]

I still jumped, still silently told Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe) to stop being an idiot and get out instead of climbing the stairs to investigate mysterious thumping noises at the end of a dark corridor.

xD

[StephenKingman]

So I finally watched The Woman In Black. Since its been released for quite a while, the cinema theatre was pretty much empty (there were probably 20 people all together) which actually turned out to be great because I did let out a few audible gasps and (I think) a little scream

I thought it captured the essence of the book really well. The atmosphere build up, the gloomy residents of the little village, but perhaps best of all the overall effect of Eel Marsh House which was exactly how I would picture a derelict haunted house to be. Yes the movie was full of cliches, (the house was one big cliche in itself), black crows, creepy dolls, mist and fog, a cemetery in the back yard and the classic 'nursery room' in the big bad house. But they worked extremely well and added to the whole plot. The Woman herself was very scary and even though I knew what it was about having read the book, I still jumped, still silently told Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe) to stop being an idiot and get out instead of climbing the stairs to investigate mysterious thumping noises at the end of a dark corridor

The ending was pretty good but I preferred the ending in the book (I'm just morbid that way ) but it didn't detract from the movie.

I'd give it 5/5

Great review, RuqueeD, and im glad you enjoyed it. I do agree 100% the movie is littered with cliches (you left out the long sinister journey to the house!) and the house is exactly what you would expect in a horror movie but it all somehow comes together and works to make the movie very atmospheric and tense. Fair dues to all the research that went into early 1900's furniture and wind-up models. I hadn't read the book when watching it so i had no idea what that constant noise was and was willing him in there to investigate

A tad silly that he just found the body of the kid directly under the marsh as easy as that but thats a minor flaw, its a great movie.

[shaphat]

Oh, the woman in black movie hasn't come out here, to the dismay of some of my friends (fans of Daniel). I already saw it though. I think that the movie captured really well the book's creepy atmosphere. Of course it had some add-ons I don't quite approve of but all in all a decent adaptation.

[RuqeeD]

Great review, RuqueeD, and im glad you enjoyed it. I do agree 100% the movie is littered with cliches (you left out the long sinister journey to the house!) and the house is exactly what you would expect in a horror movie but it all somehow comes together and works to make the movie very atmospheric and tense. Fair dues to all the research that went into early 1900's furniture and wind-up models. I hadn't read the book when watching it so i had no idea what that constant noise was and was willing him in there to investigate

A tad silly that he just found the body of the kid directly under the marsh as easy as that but thats a minor flaw, its a great movie.

I agree. But by that point I was such a bundle of nerves that I just wanted him to get in and get out! You can probably tell I've not developed the skin to calmly sit through a horror movie.

[StephenKingman]

^ Ha ha, I know what you mean. Im 30 years of age and I still say to myself at a particularly tense or quiet part of a horror movie when you just know a huge shock is about to fill the screen "Why oh why did i put myself in this situation of holding my breath and looking at the screen with one eye??", but I guess im just a glutton for punishment and this movie had tonnes of jumpy moments. It doesnt get any easier watching horror movies as you get older, but I still love them

[RobinCarvacci]

Are you familiar with Tom Piccirilli's books?

I may start writing again and am going to attempt more horror/related. Maybe a short story. I don't know. I'm inspired.

[Jacob]

The horror b-movie of 1958, Attack of the 50 foot woman is being remade yet again. It even says on the Wikidpedia pages and some horror forums I'm on. I loved the 1950s movie, so cheesy indeed. But to be honest, I wouldn't want to see a book for it.

[Bighuey]

The horror b-movie of 1958, Attack of the 50 foot woman is being remade yet again. It even says on the Wikidpedia pages and some horror forums I'm on. I loved the 1950s movie, so cheesy indeed. But to be honest, I wouldn't want to see a book for it.

Another remake? thats about the ninth one isnt it?

[Jacob]

The horror b-movie of 1958, Attack of the 50 foot woman is being remade yet again. It even says on the Wikidpedia pages and some horror forums I'm on. I loved the 1950s movie, so cheesy indeed. But to be honest, I wouldn't want to see a book for it.

Another remake? thats about the ninth one isnt it?

Haha, it's definitely adding to the amount of remakes. They're so badly made it makes B-Movies look like Stephen King, Clive Barker, Koontz, Romero, Tom Savini all made a horror movie to the best of their abilities.

[Bighuey]

Thats like the Friday the 13th movies, the first one was pretty good but the next batch were crappy imitations of the first one.

[Jacob]

Thats like the Friday the 13th movies, the first one was pretty good but the next batch were crappy imitations of the first one.

I agree.
1 - Brilliant, 10/10
2 - Awesome, 9/10
3 - ..., 4/10
4 - Pretty Darn Cool 8/10
5 - Nice Ending Twist 6/10
6 - Ugh. 3/10
7 - Same as above but worse. 2/10
8 - The best out of all the bad ones, but not good. 4/10
9 - This isn't even worth rating.
10 - AWESOME, BEST ONE. 0/1000000

Just thought I'd have a review on them.

[Tralala]

Thats like the Friday the 13th movies, the first one was pretty good but the next batch were crappy imitations of the first one.

I agree.
1 - Brilliant, 10/10
2 - Awesome, 9/10
3 - ..., 4/10
4 - Pretty Darn Cool 8/10
5 - Nice Ending Twist 6/10
6 - Ugh. 3/10
7 - Same as above but worse. 2/10
8 - The best out of all the bad ones, but not good. 4/10
9 - This isn't even worth rating.
10 - AWESOME, BEST ONE. 0/1000000

Just thought I'd have a review on them.

Ugh, Jason X, wasn't that the one where he was frozen and thawed out in the future? Where everyone had apparently been lobotomized...

[StephenKingman]

^ This reminds me of Halloween, another franchise that had a glut of sequels, here is my take and rating:

Halloween 1 10 out of 10
Halloween 2 7 out of 10
Halloween 3 6 out of 10
Halloween 4 and 5 - 4 out of 10 (dire and boring)
Halloween 6- 6 out of 10
Halloween H20- 8 out of 10 (quite a decent movie for a sequel)
Halloween 8- 3 out of 10 (reality tv meets horror )
Halloween 1 remake- 5 out of 10 (too much style no substance)
Halloween 2 remake- 2 out of 10 (one of the worst films ever made)

I havent seen many of the Friday the 13th movies, bar the first two, I may check some more out.