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rogueslayer452) wrote2022-08-26 11:39 pm
rogueslayer452) wrote2022-08-26 11:39 pm
Horror, my beloved.
Day 10: Favorite horror movie
Now, this is incredibly difficult to answer because horror is one of my favorite genres, so asking me my favorite is near impossible because there's literally so many that I can think of. Also, it's quite vague too, because which subcategory are we talking here? Classic horror? Psychological thrillers? Gothic horror? Slashers and splatters? Foreign horror? Horror comedies? B-horrors? Horror franchises? You see the dilemma here, because I have favorites in basically all of these subcategories within the genre.
With that being said, I'm going to say The Cell (2000) dir. Tarsem Singh. Most will know the director from his other works, most notably the absolutely gorgeous film The Fall, but The Cell is mainly what I know his work for which is just as gorgeous in a grotesque way, similarly to that of Hannibal, especially stylistically and visually with the cinematography. I was obsessed with this movie when it came out, I saw it multiple times in the theaters, and while it probably wasn't a film I should have been watching at the age I was at the time, it really was quite formative for me and was also sort of an example of my increased interest with the twisted and macabre.
Now, this is incredibly difficult to answer because horror is one of my favorite genres, so asking me my favorite is near impossible because there's literally so many that I can think of. Also, it's quite vague too, because which subcategory are we talking here? Classic horror? Psychological thrillers? Gothic horror? Slashers and splatters? Foreign horror? Horror comedies? B-horrors? Horror franchises? You see the dilemma here, because I have favorites in basically all of these subcategories within the genre.
With that being said, I'm going to say The Cell (2000) dir. Tarsem Singh. Most will know the director from his other works, most notably the absolutely gorgeous film The Fall, but The Cell is mainly what I know his work for which is just as gorgeous in a grotesque way, similarly to that of Hannibal, especially stylistically and visually with the cinematography. I was obsessed with this movie when it came out, I saw it multiple times in the theaters, and while it probably wasn't a film I should have been watching at the age I was at the time, it really was quite formative for me and was also sort of an example of my increased interest with the twisted and macabre.
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Happy Death Day and Tragedy Girls are both fun horror comedies.
For some campy fun, Killer Klowns From Outer Space has become quite a classic. I first saw this as a kid, again not something I probably should have been watching but I caught it when it played on TV one time and because I was attracted to strange and bizarre things of course I watched it. It's very much of the 80s kind of campy horror, though if you're even mildly disturbed by clowns you might either have to steel yourself or avoid it because the clown designs may be slightly unnerving.
And again with campy, I would also suggest some of the A Nightmare On Elm Street sequels, because while the first will always remain the best and the most iconic, the franchise does go more into the campy side of things, and I say that affectionately. So outside of the first movie, I personally love Dream Warriors, The Dream Master, and The Dream Child, but then again I love all of the franchise so I'm a bit biased in that regard.
Something for Halloween, Trick R Treat is my all-time favorites because it is entirely focused on the holiday itself. It's an anthology that connects all the stories together, it has dark humor but it's quite fun and highly enjoyable, and it's very much a vibe especially if you love Halloween.
Bride of Chucky is fun and entertaining, and you really don't need to see the previous movies of the franchise in order to get this one. This was actually the first Chucky film I saw (and I'm quite pleasantly surprised how the franchise itself has been revived in recent years), and I really enjoyed it a whole lot.
These are just ones off the top of my head, and ones that I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm sure that I'm forgetting some but this is probably a good starting point.
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'The Cell' was so extremely odd and yes, gorgeous - really interesting!
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