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Life vs. Horror Films ððŧð
Life vs. Horror Films ððŧð Norman Bates, Leatherface and Freddy Krueger may be the stuff of nightmaresâbut they were all real. Although I not a fan of the horror genre, I thought in keeping with the season, you may be interested in the 'story behind the movie'. Jaws (1975) Peter Benchley, who wrote the 1974 novel Jaws, got the idea for a killer shark story after chartering boat rides with a fisherman named Frank âMonster Manâ Mundus (who claimed he was the inspiration for the gruff character Captain Quint). The bookâs plot was inspired in part by the summer of 1916 when a rogue great white shark lurking in the waters off the Jersey shore killed five unlucky swimmers. Every time you hear the unmistakable, da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum you are reminded of this movie. Note: Go see Sharkwater or Sharkwater Extinction and you will feel differently about sharks! Psycho (1960) When a sheriff visited Ed Geinâs Wisconsin farm in 1957, he was expecting to find a robbery suspect. Instead, he stumbled upon a true house of horrors: there was a bowl made from a human skullâand a chair, lampshade, and a suit made out of skin. After Gein was arrested, investigators discovered the remains of 10 women at his farm. He was committed to a mental institution for the rest of his life. In 1959, author Robert Bloch used Gein as the model for Norman Bates in his novel Psycho (including Geinâs unhealthy fascination with his domineering mother), and then Alfred Hitchcock turned it into a movie. Bonus: Gein also inspired Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs, and Bloody Face from the TV show American Horror Story. Note: Took me a long time to not be scared when using a shower curtain! A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Writer-director Wes Craven was creeped out by a story in the L.A. Times about three immigrants who died in their sleep. In one case, the manâs family begged him to go to sleep, but he insisted that his nightmares were different from anything heâd ever experienced and was terrified heâd die if he went to sleep. When he finally did fall asleepâĶhe died. Craven also said that villain Freddy Krueger was based on a real-life creep: âThe hat was the kind worn by men when I was a , and there was one particular man who scared me. He was a drunk that came down the sidewalk and woke me up when I was sleeping. I went to the window to lookâĶHe looked right into my eyes. I went back and hid for what I thought was hours. I finally crept back to the window, and he was still there! Then he started walking almost half-backwards so that he could keep looking at me.â Note: I have never seen this one The Girl Next Door (2007) This movie tells the story of two teenage girls who were orphaned by their parentsâ death. They go to live with their aunt, and she holds them captive, beats them, and tortures them ultimately leading to their death. This is based off of the real life story of Sylvia Likens. Her parents left her with a family friend while they travelled for work. Similar to the<b> events </font></b>in the movie, the family friend terrorized Sylvia and eventually killed her. Note: never heard of this film The Amityville Horror Films (1979 -2015), The Conjuring Films (2013-16) and Annabelle (2014) In 1952, Ed Warren, a self-described âdemonologist,â and his wife Lorraine, a âtrance medium,â founded the New England Society for Psychic Research. Twenty later, the Warrens investigated the Lutz family home on Long Island, New York, where six murders had occurred. That case inspired The Amityville Horror franchise. The Warrensâ investigation of similar ghostly<b> events </font></b>involving the Perron family home in 1971 became The Conjuring. And the movie Annabelle came from a âhaunted dollâ case that the Warrens investigated in 1970. Note: Haven't seen any of these films So....are you a fan of horror movies? Any that you love or that scare the daylights out of you? |
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As I mention at the beginning of the post, I am not a horror movie fan but know many are.
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the classic horror films are the best. today's horror films are weak
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Hard to believe the Halloween series is still going strong. I saw the preview for the new one while waiting for the feature. Hard to believe itâs been 40 years! Enjoy your scary marathon!
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the classic horror films are the best. today's horror films are weak What do you consider a âclassicâ ?
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Those are some definitely classics there, I have never liked scary movies. But I have to say I did like the Amittyville Horror Movies they had as they were quite intriguing..I hope you have wonderful day hun..
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I like a good "horror" movie. Just most of the ones now days aren't really that scary. I did like the original Halloween, Friday the 13th, Psycho, and Amityville Horror. " I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx
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I'm not much of a horror film buff. I have seem "Jaws" & "The Psycho" not the other ones. I enjoyed the two that I saw. Please feel free to read my blog at Losnewf Thoughts
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I'm not a fan of the blood and guts type of films. I am a fan for Hitchcock because the majority of the scare is implied. He IS the master no one has even come close. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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10/30/2018 3:16 pm |
Todays so called Horror Film are just gorey messes and some thing jumping out on the screen and hollering Boo. No time will any one match Sir Alfred Hitchcock. You may want to try some of the books by Lincoln and Child "Still Life With Crows will be a good start if you like scary books
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I wouldn't say I am a "fan" of horror films, not having seen a lot of them, including a few you have mentioned. I do remember my brother-in-law and I going to see "The Omen", though, because neither of our spouses could handle a move of that type. I do think my life-long phobia about birds (I don't like to have them around me) came from seeing Alfred Hitchock's "The Birds", at a movie theatre when I was a teenager, and I vividly recall my girlfriend and I almost running all the way home to my house after. What on Earth were my parents doing, letting me go see that movie? As for the original Psycho (with Anthony Hopkins), I also remember having my teenage kids watch it, when it came on TV. Their Dad and I said it was "a classic and everyone should see it", but they were almost bored out of their skulls, because the story moved so slowly, compared to what they were accustomed to. I don't think I have watched one, since then, and that was probably in the early 90's. I read enough murder mysteries that I don't need to see gore on the screen. I am good enough at imagining it myself. without any help. Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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Great list... Psycho, Jaws deffinitely. The ones that creeped me out would also have included : The Shining, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1972), The Thing (1982) I'm surely missing a few.. But yeah... Scary classics! Boo... ððĻðŧððĩ ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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10/30/2018 4:32 pm |
I used to wade out in the Gulf until I was neck deep as a child, but after seeing Jaws I haven't been more than knee deep and I'm ok with that!
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Jaws isn't a film about a shark, its a film morality tale.
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Those are some definitely classics there, I have never liked scary movies. But I have to say I did like the Amittyville Horror Movies they had as they were quite intriguing..I hope you have wonderful day hun.. Thanks for dropping by. Happy Halloween!
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I like a good "horror" movie. Just most of the ones now days aren't really that scary. I did like the original Halloween, Friday the 13th, Psycho, and Amityville Horror.
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I'm not much of a horror film buff. I have seem "Jaws" & "The Psycho" not the other ones. I enjoyed the two that I saw. What kind of movies do you prefer?
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I'm not a fan of the blood and guts type of films. I am a fan for Hitchcock because the majority of the scare is implied. He IS the master no one has even come close.
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Yes I feel the same way. I slept with the lights on for quite awhile after seeing 'Silence of the Lambs'
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Todays so called Horror Film are just gorey messes and some thing jumping out on the screen and hollering Boo. No time will any one match Sir Alfred Hitchcock. You may want to try some of the books by Lincoln and Child "Still Life With Crows will be a good start if you like scary books It's funny, I can read horror stories (although really not a fan) and they don't bother me much. Guess the difference is my imagination can control the amount of horror visualized. Happy Halloween.
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Yes I can identify with that! What kind of movies do you like?
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I wouldn't say I am a "fan" of horror films, not having seen a lot of them, including a few you have mentioned. I do remember my brother-in-law and I going to see "The Omen", though, because neither of our spouses could handle a move of that type. I do think my life-long phobia about birds (I don't like to have them around me) came from seeing Alfred Hitchock's "The Birds", at a movie theatre when I was a teenager, and I vividly recall my girlfriend and I almost running all the way home to my house after. What on Earth were my parents doing, letting me go see that movie? As for the original Psycho (with Anthony Hopkins), I also remember having my teenage kids watch it, when it came on TV. Their Dad and I said it was "a classic and everyone should see it", but they were almost bored out of their skulls, because the story moved so slowly, compared to what they were accustomed to. I don't think I have watched one, since then, and that was probably in the early 90's. I read enough murder mysteries that I don't need to see gore on the screen. I am good enough at imagining it myself. without any help. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Great list... Psycho, Jaws deffinitely. The ones that creeped me out would also have included : The Shining, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1972), The Thing (1982) I'm surely missing a few.. But yeah... Scary classics! Boo... ððĻðŧððĩ Happy Halloween!
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I used to wade out in the Gulf until I was neck deep as a child, but after seeing Jaws I haven't been more than knee deep and I'm ok with that! If you want to get a much different perspective about sharks, check out Sharkwater or Sharkwater Extinction, by Rob Stewart who was a Canadian photographer, filmmaker and conservationist.
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Jaws isn't a film about a shark, its a film morality tale.
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Yep - I am with you on that! Being on here can be pretty scary at times.
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