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  • HardyGirl
    Mego Museum's Poster Girl
    • Apr 3, 2007
    • 13933

    Which type of classic horror flick do you prefer?

    A) Some weird creature or monster who terrifies everyone
    B) Mad scientist who wants to make mutants or capture humans for experiments
    C) Your standard fare of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Mummy, etc.
    D) The psychological thriller that scares the mind
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  • kryptosmaster
    Removed.
    • Jun 14, 2008
    • 0

    #2
    I guess that depends on your definition of classic and horror.
    Personally I don't care for the ones I like to refer to as "could possibly happen" horror movies, like Exorcist, Omen, Amityville Horror, etc. (when a satanistic element is the main theme)
    One of my favorite movies is Horror of Dracula.
    Some others that I like are Dawn of the Dead (original), Alien, Jaws, Silver Bullet, Universal Monsters, etc.
    but I also like B-movies like The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Blob, Tarantula, etc.
    Rich

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    • Hector
      el Hombre de Acero
      • May 19, 2003
      • 31852

      #3
      Werewolves are my favorite monsters...my least favorites...vampires.

      I hate vampires...that's why I loved Abbot and Costello Meets Frankenstein...you get to see the Wolf-Man catch that little punk Dracula in bat form...lol.

      The reason I loved Van Helsing is because I get to see Van Helsing in werewolf form destroy Dracula...I loved it, lol.

      Underworld is another good one...especially on that train cart scene where the werewolves massacre those elite pretentious vampires, lol.
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      • thunderbolt
        Hi Ernie!!!
        • Feb 15, 2004
        • 34211

        #4
        I lean towards b&w oldies. Monsters, spooky stuff or crazed animals, I just prefer the oldies.
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        • Type3Toys
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          • Jan 18, 2005
          • 619

          #5
          Originally posted by thunderbolt
          I lean towards b&w oldies. Monsters, spooky stuff or crazed animals, I just prefer the oldies.
          I am with you all the way! Give me a monster and a crazed mob any day!
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          • Goblin19
            Talkative Member
            • May 2, 2002
            • 6108

            #6
            I don't have a preference. Any good one will do.

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            • toys2cool
              Ultimate Mego Warrior
              • Nov 27, 2006
              • 28605

              #7
              anything with Zombies still scares the crap out of me
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              • MIB41
                Eloquent Member
                • Sep 25, 2005
                • 15631

                #8
                Horror movies have been a stale commodity for a while now, which probably explains why the "classics" have seen their sales rise over the past few years. I myself love the Universal monster films because I enjoy the pathos that most of those creatures possess. Most horror films today are just about shock value (trash language, brutality, and graphic violence) and how much syrup and food coloring you can splash against the camera lens (which requires very little skill). I'm encouraged to see an actual remake of the Wolfman coming to the big screen in February 2009. It's certainly a sign that the horror industry is ready to start looking back and re-evaluate their craft.

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                • vulcan2074
                  Live Long and Prosper
                  • Mar 23, 2008
                  • 7811

                  #9
                  I'm going with

                  A) Some weird creature or monster who terrifies everyone


                  Sammy

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                  • Meule
                    Verbose Member
                    • Nov 14, 2004
                    • 28720

                    #10
                    Originally posted by thunderbolt
                    I lean towards b&w oldies. Monsters, spooky stuff or crazed animals, I just prefer the oldies.
                    Amen to that. And while technically not a monster I include zombies in that list as well
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                    • thunderbolt
                      Hi Ernie!!!
                      • Feb 15, 2004
                      • 34211

                      #11
                      ^^^ Undead reanimated guy is a monster, just ask Franky or Drac.
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                      • palitoy
                        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                        • Jun 16, 2001
                        • 59203

                        #12
                        I love the Universal era monsters, Hammer Horror, Post Atomic Craziness, what may have you. Much of my leaning is 30's to the early 70's.

                        I'm just not a fan of "Slasher Flicks", no Jason, Freddy, Michael Myers, Jigsaw for me thanks. It's probably why I stopped going to Horror cons, it's getting less about the classics.
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                        • ramsey37
                          • Jun 18, 2001
                          • 0

                          #13
                          Originally posted by palitoy
                          I love the Universal era monsters, Hammer Horror, Post Atomic Craziness, what may have you. Much of my leaning is 30's to the early 70's.
                          Throw a healthy dose of kaiju films into that mix and you'd have my preferences as well. I started out with Ultra Man and moved on to a life-long love of Godzilla. I was probably a teen before I really began watching the Universal Monsters in earnest.
                          George

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                          • palitoy
                            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                            • Jun 16, 2001
                            • 59203

                            #14
                            Oh i totally meant Kaiju by "Post Atomic Craziness", I got my love for Universal when I was 10 or 11 but Godzilla? I don't remember not loving him.
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                            • HardyGirl
                              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
                              • Apr 3, 2007
                              • 13933

                              #15
                              Well, I love creature flicks myself, like Tarantula, Them!, The Monolith Monsters, The Giant Claw, The Collosus of NY, The Giant Gila Monster, Willard, Ben, etc. I guess in second place would come William Castle films.
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                              'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
                              Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
                              If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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