RSMurphy wrote:No, but I want to now after reading about it! I absolutely adore Lucky McKee. His films are so fucking weird, with strong and weird heroines, though I'm not sure if heroines is the right word to use. May is a favorite of mine, and his Masters of Horror entry Sick Girl is a hoot. Looks like he co-wrote The Woman with Jack Ketchum. Not sure if I should recommend The Girl Next Door which was a filmed version of his book of the same name. The film is pretty brutal and left me feeling horrible, which is pretty rare for my horror-film-watching experiences. I thought May was a bit daft and fully expected The Woman to be outright awful but was very surprised. It's the best American horror I've seen in a while. It is very De Palma in some ways but more modest and indie in its execution, with a little more er... heart.

Bill Swansea wrote:What are anyone's thoughts on Lovecraft's The Dreams in the Witch-House? I found it quite hard to stick with and pretty repetitive (sleep and weird dreams followed by waking up and feeling odd etc. repeated for ages) but the last twenty or so pages it really came together nicely. I know it's not highly regarded by Lovecraft followers but I didn't think anything about it was exceptionally bad. In fact overall it was probably better written and formed than The Statement of Randolph Carter which followed it in the collection I have.I like it a lot, but I'm not what you would call a hardcore-Lovecraft fan. What's worse is the Stuart Gordon-directed Masters of Horrors entry Dreams in the Witch House. Well, I don't know if it's worse, I just wasn't too thrilled with actually seeing the nightmares in vivid color, particularly the familiar rat/human hybrid. Looked cheesy. Love the story, though. Every time I am in a house with strange angels it freaks me out a bit.Bill Swansea wrote:M.R James' Casting the Runes is genius.Terrifying. Give me an excellent horror story over an excellent horror film any day.bogosaurus wrote:so has anyone seen Lucky McKee's The Woman yet... ? Felt pretty sick after it, but it's a pretty good film too. Kind of Hostel meets Juno but better than that sounds. The finale is a hoot.No, but I want to now after reading about it! I absolutely adore Lucky McKee. His films are so fucking weird, with strong and weird heroines, though I'm not sure if "heroines" is the right word to use. May is a favorite of mine, and his Masters of Horror entry Sick Girl is a hoot. Looks like he co-wrote The Woman with Jack Ketchum. Not sure if I should recommend The Girl Next Door which was a filmed version of his book of the same name. The film is pretty brutal and left me feeling horrible, which is pretty rare for my horror-film-watching experiences. Pain Teens wrote a song about the true-life events of The Girl Next Door called "The Basement."

bogusaurus wrote:I thought May was a bit daft...Really? I thought it starts-off a bit slow, and it's definitely playfully weird, but things turn super creepy and fucked once May begins to rebuild her new friend. And I really enjoyed the ending. Couldn't imagine a more perfect ending.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/28935Interesting Clive Barker tidbit.

Finally - the full true story of EERIE PUBLICATIONS...A must read.http://www.amazon.com/The-Weird-World-E ... 1932595872Great website w/ Dick Ayers art and Eerie Publications cover scans.http://www.empire-of-the-claw.com/Eerie ... demons.htm!

numberthirty wrote:http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/28935Interesting Clive Barker tidbit.I should reacquaint myself with Nightbreed as I recall not being particularly thrilled with it. Recently a friend hipped me to a series of short films on Youtube about a character named the Slender Man. He was apparently created by a user on the Something Awful forums for a photoshopped horror thread in which members tried to photoshop supernatural creatures, occurrences, etc., on proper supernatural/horror forums in order to fool rubes like myself. This particular creation took-off and inspired a whole myth and culture relating to the origins and m.o. of Slender Man: a faceless, slim man who wears a dark suit and is able to stretch his bodily proportions to inhuman lengths in order to ensnare his prey and take them to some undisclosed location for things best left unsaid. A couple of SA members created a found-footage type movie where a student filmmaker is shooting a project, but becomes unnerved from being stalked and eventually missing. It's a series of short films ranging in length from a few seconds to mere minutes. A few of them are genuinely creepy and it's a good way to kill some time, late at night, lights off.EDIT: if searching on youtube, look for numbered "Entries" from the user MarbleHornets.In regard to proper horror movies, check out Kill List. It's a smart, well-acted, and freaky mash-up of a couple of mercenaries on one last assignment. Totally weird mix-up of different genres that leaves you scratching your head and wanting to unsee what you just saw.Another good one is Absentia. Low-budget, but great plot about loss, family, and attempting to move-on. Really creepy, but could have definitely benefitted with a slightly bigger budget or a more creative way of working within its limitations. You always think to yourself that horror filmmakes often drop the ball by showing or giving away too much information, I think with this film it's just the opposite. Regardless, it's worth your time.

RSMurphy wrote:Recently a friend hipped me to a series of short films on Youtube about a character named the Slender Man. He was apparently created by a user on the Something Awful forums for a photoshopped horror thread in which members tried to photoshop supernatural creatures, occurrences, etc., on proper supernatural/horror forums in order to fool rubes like myself. This particular creation took-off and inspired a whole myth and culture relating to the origins and m.o. of Slender Man: a faceless, slim man who wears a dark suit and is able to stretch his bodily proportions to inhuman lengths in order to ensnare his prey and take them to some undisclosed location for things best left unsaid. A couple of SA members created a found-footage type movie where a student filmmaker is shooting a project, but becomes unnerved from being stalked and eventually missing. It's a series of short films ranging in length from a few seconds to mere minutes. A few of them are genuinely creepy and it's a good way to kill some time, late at night, lights off.I remember reading about Slender Man on some unexplained mysteries page or something or other and getting kinda freaked out about the idea, because it didn't really click how much of an obvious joke it is, I mean, it's as dumb as the moth-man right? People believed that. However, when it did click that it was some obviously made up internet meme, I kinda liked how funny and yet really quite creepy the thing looks. I think I like that sort of horror best. Something that's absolutely absurd yet creepy. It's why I like the previously mentioned Zelda game so much, why I like Lovecraft so much in 2012 and also why I like the lyrics to this...

Get ready to laugh.

Illinois peeps:Terror In The Aisles 11: They're showing an extended cut of the Clive Barker film Nightbreed. It looks like they added forty five minutes of run time. Hellraiser and Candyman fill out the triple bill.Friday, July 13th.http://www.portagetheater.org/Events/92/terror-in-the-aisles-11-triple-feature/

It works out that The Portage is just showing Nightbreed tonight(14th) at midnight. I'd double check it but, it's listed on Clive Barker's website.