Name Your Top 5 Horror Movie Influences...
08-18-2010, 08:13 PM
Damn Fang, I was happy that I helped you with the Neon Maniacs title before, but considering it's one of your old favorites I'm really, really glad I could help you find out what it was!
As for me, it's a toughie, but these are some definite turning points for me being a horror fan;
Predator - The first big "franchise" I guess I was into. I watched the movies whenever they came on TV and collected the comics, though past Predator 1 & 2 it's really pretty much action-scifi. With the latter point in mind, I guess this spot is shared with the Puppet Master series
Child's Play - This one scared the piss out of me for such a long time I'm embarrassed to say it. Once I faced my fears and got around to watching the first the whole way through, I realized in full force that being scared was fun! I promptly did my best to watch the others in the series as soon as possible.
Fright Night - This is actually probably the movie that got me interested in film in general. For a long-ass time I wanted to make comic books. That dream faded into low-hopes, overwhelming lack of experience and lack of interest, and then I began watching movies on sci-fi. The 80s/early 90s horror comedies especially caught my eye, and Fright Night, to me, was the quintessential example. I don't re-watch films over and over for the most part; Fright Night with it's great pacing, makeup, characters and sets (all terrific assets for films) is the exception to me.
Phantasm - What sets this series apart is how it caught my interest above other things. Saw the films as a little kid first and loved them. Some time later I rediscovered the series, it got me hooked again, and it became the anchor that truly made me enthused about the horror community
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - "The perfect horror movie" as I think of it as today. When I saw this I knew that I wasn't just a fan; these movies were the genre that really clicked with me, that I should eventually make, and in the mean time what I should focus my efforts on watching.
As for me, it's a toughie, but these are some definite turning points for me being a horror fan;
Predator - The first big "franchise" I guess I was into. I watched the movies whenever they came on TV and collected the comics, though past Predator 1 & 2 it's really pretty much action-scifi. With the latter point in mind, I guess this spot is shared with the Puppet Master series
Child's Play - This one scared the piss out of me for such a long time I'm embarrassed to say it. Once I faced my fears and got around to watching the first the whole way through, I realized in full force that being scared was fun! I promptly did my best to watch the others in the series as soon as possible.
Fright Night - This is actually probably the movie that got me interested in film in general. For a long-ass time I wanted to make comic books. That dream faded into low-hopes, overwhelming lack of experience and lack of interest, and then I began watching movies on sci-fi. The 80s/early 90s horror comedies especially caught my eye, and Fright Night, to me, was the quintessential example. I don't re-watch films over and over for the most part; Fright Night with it's great pacing, makeup, characters and sets (all terrific assets for films) is the exception to me.
Phantasm - What sets this series apart is how it caught my interest above other things. Saw the films as a little kid first and loved them. Some time later I rediscovered the series, it got me hooked again, and it became the anchor that truly made me enthused about the horror community
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - "The perfect horror movie" as I think of it as today. When I saw this I knew that I wasn't just a fan; these movies were the genre that really clicked with me, that I should eventually make, and in the mean time what I should focus my efforts on watching.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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