From the Editor's Desk: Prom Night ... and Other Fun, Horrific Events
Filed under: Horror, Fandom, From the Editor's Desk
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Looking over this week's new releases, I couldn't help but feel bad for the prom. Ever noticed how something horrible always happens at the prom when it's featured in a movie? Either someone gets killed, someone gets humiliated, someone gets way too drunk -- where's the film about a bunch of kids who simply had a swell time at their prom? My prom never ended in disaster ... and yet we love to imagine a world where only the worst thing imaginable takes place at prom. Poor kids. (The latest prom-related horror flick, Prom Night, hits theaters this Friday.)
This got me thinking: What other fun real-life events are there to turn into horrific tragedies? Perhaps some studio will take a chance on ... Fourth Grade Play! Oh yes, it was supposed to be a simple performance of Romeo & Juliet until Shakes showed up with his deadly spear. Then there's ... Ira's Bar Mitzvah! Go ahead Ira -- spin the dreidel ... of fear! Or how about Sweet Sixteen! If you thought Amanda turned into a monster when things didn't go her way ... you have no idea what happens when the DJ forgets to play The Electric Slide!
Okay, here's your chance aspiring screenwriters: Who's got a fantastic horror script called My Bloody Baptism that they're just dying to get out there? What other so-called "special childhood events" should Hollywood tackle (in a horrific way, of course) on the big screen?
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4-08-2008 @ 5:33PM
Maria Stahl said...
Well, obviously, a script about the Bloody Bris would practically write itself.
(And I can think of one Prom Night scenario that was happy - Veronica Mars'.)
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4-08-2008 @ 7:41PM
Gabe said...
Actually, there was a SWEET SIXTEEN movie already. Code Red is releasing the DVD later this year.
I'm still waiting for a feature length THANKSGIVING from Eli Roth!
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4-08-2008 @ 8:04PM
Travis Tidmore said...
I just want to know where's the love for Homecoming, how come nothing bad ever happens at homecoming unless it's on Buffy?
But personally I want to see Driver's Ed! Who's that in the back seat? The Driver's Instructor!!!!!
But if he's in the backseat "Who is Driving?" "Oh My God Bear is Driving!" "How Can That Be?"
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