tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4038887819781297501..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: It's the Great Pumpkin, Billie DouxBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83079268789443633782012-11-04T14:18:54.132-05:002012-11-04T14:18:54.132-05:00drnanamom,
yes ! yes ! yes ! The hand !!! First ...drnanamom, <br /><br />yes ! yes ! yes ! The hand !!! First time I saw this (on TV) I jumped !!celticmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018881585193380762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-75412242055106884442012-11-02T14:49:45.907-04:002012-11-02T14:49:45.907-04:00Sorry, forgot to mention.
For me, the scariest mov...Sorry, forgot to mention.<br />For me, the scariest movie that may include screams is Phantasm.<br />The special effects used in this film were advanced for that time.<br />And you'll get a good laugh on how some of the stunts/effects were done when you watch the special features in DVD.<br />Another favorite is The Legacy.<br />For me, this film is superb.<br />PlatinumRosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426871129709203669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83783167900738849372012-11-01T14:34:20.980-04:002012-11-01T14:34:20.980-04:00Wow, thank you all for the wonderful comments. Ha...Wow, thank you all for the wonderful comments. Halloween means a lot to me, and it's great to hear what it means to others.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61714536292322629822012-11-01T05:54:55.476-04:002012-11-01T05:54:55.476-04:00Nice compilation, J.D.
Just to share...
Last nigh...Nice compilation, J.D.<br /><br />Just to share...<br />Last night, Oct 31, my son participated in a fun run held at night called Outbreak Enchanted Kingdom.<br /><br />It was held in an amusement park and thousands of people joined the run where "zombies" are scatterred in some areas of the race path who are aiming to get a "strip of your 3 lives". It was fun and a lot of the race participants are also in costume. If you cross the finish line with at least 1 life left, they give you a medal and declare you a Survivor. The people enjoyed themselves not so much as to win the race but to be a part of what they call Survivors' Run. Btw, my son got a medal for keeping all his 3 lives. :)<br /><br />After the Halloween (Oct 31), the following day is spent visiting our departed loves in the cemetery or crypt offering candles, flowers and prayers; depending on the custom of the family. This is also the holiday when family reunions happen. (The live ones, that is. :) )<br /><br />The "horror story sharings" are done during the reunions but at times the stories are more for fun than really for its macabre theme.<br />PlatinumRosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426871129709203669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14299359827796218942012-11-01T05:26:52.503-04:002012-11-01T05:26:52.503-04:00CrazyCris - you are thinking of the Ralph Bakshi a...CrazyCris - you are thinking of the Ralph Bakshi animated version of Lord of the Rings (1978). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077869/ - only covers the first 2 books (very VERY squashed together). The animation is rather crude by todays standards, but it's an interesting curio. The voice of Frodo is Ian Holm, who many years later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's films!<br /><br />I am no longer allowed to go and see scary or even "thrilling" films at the cinema, due to the bruises I inflict on the arms of my companions whenever there is an unexpected moment. So I watch on dvd at home and hope the neighbors can withstand the screaming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12837922701158597412012-10-31T23:22:48.417-04:002012-10-31T23:22:48.417-04:00I didn't send a post for this because first, I...I didn't send a post for this because first, I don't scare easily and second I don't like horror that much (says the woman who reviews Walking Dead). I did realize while reading this that I do remember being scared out of my seat by the final scene of the original Carrie which I went to see with, of all people, my grandmother. Great post and fun comments. Thanks as always!drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44314115687597829482012-10-31T20:11:24.990-04:002012-10-31T20:11:24.990-04:00What a great post, J.D. Thanks for compiling it.
...What a great post, J.D. Thanks for compiling it.<br /><br />And, Jess, I agree with sunbunny. I want to see photos of those pumpkins! Mine were washed away this year...ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36221472942073737242012-10-31T19:52:30.807-04:002012-10-31T19:52:30.807-04:00Oh my.
E.T. didn't scare me. Loved the first ...Oh my.<br /><br />E.T. didn't scare me. Loved the first 10-15 minutes when we didn't see him. The atmosphere was so eerie. Then the magic was (kinda) gone after that. Alien is a classic. Still fascinated today with, yes, the kitchen scene...<br /><br />Things NOT to do to a kid, a personal anecdote. On my tenth birthday, I watched this with my siblings :<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068074/<br /><br />("the concrete captain")<br /><br />THEN ! after the airing they told me to go to bed. Big mistake : from that night on, for a few years, lights on in the closet and a blanket over my head. Yup, it scarred the *bleep* out of me. NEVER do that to a kid PLEASE.<br /><br />Last winter, I found the aforementioned episode on youtube. Not only has it had aged badly (hit the wife ??!! really ? you bastard), but it was so silly. NOT the same eyes when you're 10 or 48...<br /><br />On a VERY positive side now, I have 2 pics at the office : a polar bear with a pumpkin and a tiger also with a pumpkin. Awwww, my heart is melting.<br /><br />Billie, if you still like old movies, this one is not an horror story, but a beautiful story about Faust. It is French and it has excellent actors, one of my top 25 movies of all times :<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042235/<br /><br />Even France had her James Dean....celticmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018881585193380762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67278164188073661272012-10-31T19:01:44.226-04:002012-10-31T19:01:44.226-04:00Jess - I demand pictures of those pumpkins! I'...Jess - I demand pictures of those pumpkins! I'm such a blowful jack-o-lantern carver, I didn't even bother.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64068390987190375122012-10-31T18:01:50.288-04:002012-10-31T18:01:50.288-04:00I caught Yellow Submarine on TV when I was a kid o...I caught Yellow Submarine on TV when I was a kid once and have never been so scared! I was terrified of Watership Down too.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55270425516684770472012-10-31T14:59:19.403-04:002012-10-31T14:59:19.403-04:00I, too, am amused to learn that most of us that co...I, too, am amused to learn that most of us that contributed aren't horror fans. Too funny!<br /><br />It also entertains me that four of my jack-o-lanterns this year cover shows mentioned in this post. Granted two of them are from my own contribution (Pale Man and Frank --- I'm trying to exorcise my demons!), but we've got Jack Skellington and Scooby Doo pumpkins, too. Cool.<br /><br />So glad to know I'm not alone in my fear of E.T.! The Gentlemen from <i>Buffy</i> and <i>Watership Down</i> have also scared me in the past. (I'm now pondering a Gentleman jack-o-lantern for next year ...) That seemingly innocent bunny movie really freaked me out as a kid. Not so much that it led to fear in my every day life, but between the creepy animated opening, the deranged Colonel Kurtz hare, and the snare trap almost (?) killing one of the rabbits, I couldn't watch it without someone else in the room. Not one I plan to share with my own children! Maybe when they are teenagers. :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63669505423490427082012-10-31T14:34:40.052-04:002012-10-31T14:34:40.052-04:00Fabulous idea for a post, I love all you guys'...Fabulous idea for a post, I love all you guys' input! :o)<br /><br />Funny thing Jess, I can't sleep with an open closet door either! But it's not because of E.T., it's some other movie I can't remember. I have this vague image of something falling out of the closet and killing people. Late '80s. Anyone?<br /><br />The movies that scared me most as a kid were two animate films I saw at an older friend's house when I was 7 or 8. First one was Watership Down. To this day I have yet to read the book (although I'm told it's wonderful) because those evil warrior hares scared me to death!<br />The fear I did get over was of an animated version of... I'm not sure!!! I would have sworn the Lord of the Rings because I have this distinct visual memory of Gollum biting off a finger to get the Ring, but the only animated version I've tracked down out there only covers the first novel. Is there an animated version of the Hobbit? Gollum could have freaked me out there... Anyhow, I always thought the Hobbit (and by association Lord of the Rings) was a HORROR novel, NEVER to be read by me. Until my grandmother gave it to me for my 16th birthday and I finally read it (if it's a gift from Grandma it can't be bad, right?)... and the rest -as they say- is history! ;o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45284233101837426492012-10-31T13:00:53.970-04:002012-10-31T13:00:53.970-04:00I love how almost all of us hate horror movies.
J...I love how almost all of us hate horror movies.<br /><br />Jess - I thought I was the only one terrified by E.T.! I'm not sure I've ever seen the whole movie (If I have, I've blocked it out), but that thing used to scare the crap out of me when I was little. It was actually on TV the other day and I had to fight the impulse to run screaming from the room. Also, Donnie Darko is completely creepy. My best friend tricked me into watching it because he said it was about a bunny. Still haven't forgiven him.<br /><br />Billie - I know, isn't Arsenic and Old Lace hilarious? I have to watch it ever year. If I don't, it's not Halloween. And Billie, Don't taunt the fear demon. It's just tacky.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4892482254514750692012-10-31T11:49:17.985-04:002012-10-31T11:49:17.985-04:00Thanks so much for putting this together, J.D. Wh...Thanks so much for putting this together, J.D. What a great read. Loved all of it.<br /><br />Sunbunny, I also loved <i>Arsenic and Old Lace</i> when I was a teenager. I was into old movies, and it's really special.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com