I watched both Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein this month (I'll put up a collage of the posters for all horrors I've watched this month tomorrow) plus Dracula from the same year. It always amazes me how much more advanced Frankenstein is than Tod Browning's film, which looks stagey and stilted by comparison, whereas James Whale's masterpiece flows beautifully and has scenes which are much more affecting and scary.

I'm one of those who prefers the sequel, loving the subversive Dr Pretorius and his many vices, but the original film is a masterpiece of horror.

I plan to watch Halloween and The Exorcist.

Next viewing:

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I just watched the better of the 2 80's vampire flicks The Lost Boys which is definitely my last films of the Halloween season as I'm going out in an hour!

Putting The Lost Boys is like setting a time machine back to my early teens, it always reminds me of my friends at school and talking about it in the yard. We all loved it, we all quoted it at each other endlessly.

It still holds up, and it's put me in a great mood :D :broomstick:

"Death by stereo!"

I've just finished watching that!

Sacrilege! :grim:

Dracula down. I'll watch AVGN's Halloween episode and break for dinner.

Tonight's first viewing

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The Independent has published it's results of the British publics top scary horror films for Halloween, over 7,000 were questioned and... (not bad, better than expected really)


1. The Omen (1976)

2. The Exorcist (1973)

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

4. Paranormal activity (2007)

5. Poltergeist (1982)

6. The Ring (2002)

7. The Shining (1980)

8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

9. Halloween (1978)

10. Psycho (1960)

11. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

12. The Grudge (2004)

13. Alien (1979)

14. Friday 13th (1980)

15. Carrie (1976)

16. Hostel (2005)

17. Saw (2004)

18. The Birds (1963)

19. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

20. Jaws (1975)

21. Scream (1996)

22. The Fly (1986)

A damning indictment of the westernisation of mainstream British cinema and home cinema – there isn't a single one which isn't in the English language.