Have You Had a Horror-ble Weekend? Or Had Enough?
October certainly brings spooks and scares to movie theaters nationwide. The month began with a bang, as Zombieland proved an unexpected hit, even as Paranormal Activity began making waves that are still cresting. The Stepfather was more a pallid thriller than any kind of horror flick. This weekend, Saw VI joined the fray at the hardcore edge of the horror spectrum, while Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant appealed to the softer, fantasy-loving set. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D also claimed a limited number of eyeballs, as did Lars von Trier's Antichrist, described as horror. The Final Destination, Halloween II, and Sorority Row are still hanging on in theaters.
Yesterday, Erik Davis asked which big horror release you're watching this weekend. (You still have time to vote in that poll.) But I'm wondering, with all the horror-related releases available to watch in theaters -- not to mention all the DVDs that have been pouring out this month, and the horror-themed programming awash on television -- has your Halloween-month viewing peaked already? Are you counting the days until the month is over?
I count myself as a horror buff, and read our great sister blog Horror Squad religiously (so to speak), but after a triple feature on Friday night that steadily diminished in quality (Paranormal Activity, The Final Destination, Halloween II), I wimped out on a potentially very good Asian horror double feature that the Asian Film Festival of Dallas presented locally: I fell asleep too early! But I'll probably catch up with one or two DVDs tonight.
What about you? If you're a horror fan, what are your personal picks from the month's viewing? If you're not into horror, what have you been watching lately?
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10-25-2009 @ 9:59PM
Tony le Stephanois said...
I've only seen Paranormal Activity and Zombieland in theaters...and both were excellent for obviously different reasons. On the homefront I've been doing a little October-style viewing and have been revisiting some old favorites and some new rentals: The Thing,The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, Fright Night, Trick 'r Treat, and Dead Snow off the top of my head.
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10-26-2009 @ 8:56AM
ML said...
It's hard for me to see horror movies in the theater because I don't have anyone to go with, so I've been watching DVDs: Trick'r Treat, Drag Me to Hell, [REC], The Good Son, etc.
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10-26-2009 @ 10:30AM
Ben said...
I saw Zombieland and Paranormal Activity in theaters and have been watching Trick R' Treat and Evil Dead on DVD and the Alien films as well as their crappy late night horror flicks, on AMC
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