HORROR Movies, Books, Stories, Poems, Like/Dislike the mystery elements Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hi!  

One of my co-workers just saw yet another remake of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre) at the movies last weekend.

I don't know about you, but I find the most scary movies/books/poems/stories that I take a liking to are the ones where the 'mystery' is left to your own imagination.

Instead of seeing the blood and gore, I'd rather 'imagine it' for myself.

How about you?

~Cleo  

[Guest_Jox_*]

Cleo,

Interesting...

Star Trek - Khan - I actually think that is both sci-fi and horror. That menace of Khan and his pet nasty which is introduces are most horrific. (Excellent film - agreed).

Bond - "Never Say Never" is not actually one of the official Bond films. It was not made by the Broccolis nor the usual team. Seeing that you and I seem to be opposites in taste it's not surprising that I think it is one of the worst Bond films - but not the worst (one of Dalton's is very violent). Never Say Never generated a big court case and the producers were banned from using the 007 logo, music or intro graphics. It was a spoiler film against Live and Let Die. Connery was ok but the production seemed "ordinary" - not Bond and the music was missing, those intro titles which are so important and I could not stand Atkinson's character

There have been twenty official Bond films (007) starting with Dr No and going through (so far) to Die Another Day. The other Bond film (Casino Royale starring David Niven as Bond) was made before or about the same time as the official series got underway.

Sir Sean Connary finished with one film (can't remember which). Then they made On Her Majesty's Secret Service with the Australian model, George Lazenby. It was an excellent film in many ways but the actor only lasted the one film. Sir Sean came back for "Diamonds Are Forever", centred around Las Vegas. Then he left and Sir Roger Moore came in. Moore did the most films (7) unless one adds "Never Say Never" to Sir Sean's - in which case he made seven, too.

After Sir Roger we had Timothy Dalton. A very good actor but unsuited for Bond. I shall also blame the producers for making the films too violent at that time. (I have extra liking for Dalton because he and I are from the same county - but he's never invited me for tea).

Brosnan has revived the series brilliantly and makes an excellent Bond. My fav? Sir Roger or Brosnan. But Sir Sean is excellent, too.

I know almost all film lovers love Hitchcock. But I'm no film lover and the only film of his which I do like is "The 39 Steps" - (espionage again).

Bram Stoker - yes interesting man. The book is excellent and so are many films (bust mostly for fun). The only film which captures anything of the Book is FF Copolla's.

Stoker also wrote the Lair of the White Worm - excellent camp horror film; have not read the book yet.

Stoker, an Irishman, did work in the theatre and wished to be as successful as the people he worked for. Translyvania is part of Roumania (or do you mean you have Hungarian blood). Blood! That word! If you are Hungarian then a glass of Bull's Blood for you!

Lord of the Rings - just too mythy for me; too fantasy genre. Excellent acting; great New Zealand scenery but I just wished all the characters would die. No sympathy for any of them I'm afraid. We stuck it to the end and it was pretty, well acted but it just seemed pointless. I didn't even know what they were calling the sequel - though, with the enormous box office hit they had with the first one, I knew they would do another.

TTFN, J.