Movies: Happy Halloween Spooky Movie Lists

Since this year Halloween falls on a Friday, I think the holiday should extend to the entire weekend. So, since you'll have all that extra time to be spooked, I thought I would make a couple of lists for you to theme your scary movie festivals with.

Classics:
Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi
The Wolf Man (1941) starring Lon Chaney Jr.
Frankenstein (1931) starring Boris Karloff
The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff

Vampires:
Interview with a Vampire (1994) starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt
30 Days of Night (2007) starring Josh Hartnett
From Dusk Til Dawn (1996) starring George Clooney and Juliette Lewis
The Lost Boys (1987) starring Corey Haim and Feldman


Zombies:
28 Days Later (2002) starring Cillian Murphy
Resident Evil (2002) starring Milla Jovovich
Dawn of the Dead (2004) starring Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames
Night of the Living Dead (1990) starring no one of interest

Torture:
Saw (2004) starring Danny Glover
Hostel (2005) starring Jay Hernandez
Ôdishon aka "Audition" (1999) starring Japanese people
Turistas (2006) starring Josh Duhamel and Olivia Wilde

Car broke down is the worst place ever:
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) starring Karen Black and Sid Haig
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) or (2003) starring Jesica Biel
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) starring Vinessa Shaw (you know, the girl from Corky Romano)
Wrong Turn (2003) starring Eliza Dushku

Fun Stuff:
Club Dread (2004) starring Bill Paxton, Jordan Ladd, and Brittany Daniel
Shaun of the Dead (2004) starring Simon Pegg
Dead Alive or "Braindead" (1992) starring *cough*
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) starring Nathan Baesel and Robert Englund

These are some other random ones I thought of that are worth mentioning:
Pulse (2006)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Descent (2005)
Cloverfield (2008)
Planet Terror (2007)
Nightmare on Elm Street- and sequels (1984-1994)
Friday the 13th- and sequels (1981-2001)
The Thing (1982)
and finally,
The Masters of Horror TV series has put out it's share of crap but there are a few that are fantastic. The 2 that stick out in my mind:
Jenifer (2005) with Steven Weber
Pelts (2006) with a M. E. Atloaf. (yeah, Meat Loaf)

And that concludes this year's Halloween Movie recommendations. I purposely did not include movies I didn't see. I don't need anyone coming back to tell me that I ruined the Movie Fest by suggesting a movie that turned out to be complete rubbish. But, that means I may have missed some good ones too. Let me know if you have any old or new scary movies in your collections that I failed to mention.

Be safe.

Kids, don't forget to let your parents check you candy before you start eating it, and parents don't forget to check the candy.

Also check out the sexual predators in your area, Halloween is their Christmas, only the gifts are bringing themselves. http://www.familywatchdog.us/

That last thing was supposed to be a joke, but it ended up just sounding like good advice.

Happy Monster Day.

TV Show: Fringe

Fringe is one of the new shows on TV this season. I thought I would give a quick summary for people that might not have given it a chance.

First off, the series is a main storyline, but each episode has a self contained story as well. It's easily comparable with the X-files, as the subject matter is science fiction.

The title "Fringe" is actually the idea behind each story. Years ago, the government invested in research into "fringe sciences", meaning the abnormal and theoretically impossible, and that leads us to the present where the scientist is helping a special task force to solve unusual cases. It's very "Mad Science'y" but in a fun, "I wish this were possible" kind of way.

The cast is very good. Note: Joshua Jackson is in it, and does well. The rest of the cast is fine for there "token" parts in a series like this. The special effects are top notch, and believable, which really helps to emerge you into the story.

It hasn't won me over 100% yet. But, I have watched, and will continue watching just to see what "fringe" subject is tackled next. They are available to watch online from the link, so give it a try. Let me know what you think.

Sorry for the "quote heavy" post.... But hey look at me... posting... Neat!