Halloweenie
October 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
I like Halloween. I really do. I may not spend lots of time, thought or money choosing a costume, and my lawn contains only four pumpkins (no blow-up pumpkins, no ghosts, no skeletons rising from my lawn/cemetery), but I do enjoy Halloween.
I love seeing others’ decorations, handing out candy and gorging on leftover candy. Not that I’ll care about the candy this year, since I purposefully picked up some Starbursts and Skittles so that I wouldn’t overindulge and help build the ultimate vagina-busting baby boy of 2008.
The one thing I really don’t care for at Halloween is the scary movies. These nightmare-makers light up the movie marquees, their commercials haunt my innocent tv viewing and just hearing about them sends shivers down my spine. So then I look behind me to make sure I’m not being creeped up upon by a psycho. I’m a big ol’ wuss. HUGE wuss. Scaredy cat wuss.
I’m one of those people that, if for some STUPID reason, I decide to see a scary movie, I watch most of it from behind my hands. I sink lower and lower into my chair and hold onto the person next to me. I sweat. I squeal. I’m a total freakazoid. Afterwards, I’ll have nightmares. It will take me several heart-pounding hours before I can safely go to bed. For most of my life, I could not sleep on my back or have my neck uncovered in bed for fear of having a screwdriver jammed up through the mattress into my neck (Friday the 13th) or having my blood sucked by Dracula, respectively.
Remember that book meme I pawned off a couple of weeks ago? Well, I decided to take a look at a somewhat legitimate list of the 20 scariest movies.
I’m trying to follow the same rules as the book meme, although I’m tossing in some commentary, too:
Bold those you’ve seen.
Italicize movies you have started but couldn’t finish.
Add an asterisk* to those you have watched more than once.
Underline those on your To Watch list.
- THE SHINING*
- THE EXORCIST
- THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
- THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
- JAWS
- HALLOWEEN
- PSYCHO
- SEVEN
- ROSEMARY’S BABY
- POLTERGEIST*
- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
- THE THING
- THE EVIL DEAD
- CARRIE
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
- THE OMEN
- AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
- HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
- THE HITCHER
- LOST HIGHWAY
Um, yeah. This movie STILL creeps me out. To this day, I fear walking alone in old hotels or passing by Room 212. Unfortunately, I’ve seen the movie on more than one stressful occasion, but to this day, I still don’t know what the woman in the bathtub nor those freaky twins look like. I know better. But still. I saw that nice older black man get axed, that’s why all throughout high school, it took me several anxious minutes for me to make it down our hallway for breakfast in the morning. Seriously. Issues.
Not surprisingly, I didn’t last this movie. That voice still creeps me out. Which voice? Yeah. Too many to count. I called it a day and hid under my comforter. You’ll see this theme develop…
What better movie for a family to choose for their daughter’s 5th grade Halloween slumber party than this? Right? I mean, what could possibly go wrong with this choice? I don’t think I slept that night. I’m sooo glad I at least wasn’t in Texas at the time. But then telling us to run around in the woods afterwards? No trauma there.
This movie proved way creepy, but the worst part for me was when the killer tricked the woman into helping him lift the couch or whatever into his van, then he clubbed her & well, you can figure out the rest. Or you probably saw it. Practice random acts of kindness, my ass, is all I’m saying.
This is the reason I do not swim in the ocean, for the most part. Mr. Squirrel convinced me to swim with him here on our honeymoon, and that 2 hours concludes my swims in our oceans.
I may have just peed myself. Don’t make me talk about this.
Haven’t seen it! I think the whole black & white thing makes me (still) think I could handle it, but I probably can’t. It could be one that I end up seeing eventually…stupidly.
I knew I shouldn’t see this movie when it first came out. One of my close friends agreed and called me after viewing it to tell me to definitely NOT see this movie. Thank you for thinking of me.
Hmmm…haven’t seen this one. Have I finally learned to steer clear? Let’s hope. I do not plan on seeing this. EVER. And good day.
sweet baby j. Don’t ever see this. As you can see, I’ve seen it several times, owing to my brother’s love of horror movies & us being left alone and what was I to do? I owe my fear of clowns, leaning over the bed to look under it (NEVER do this. EVER. If you need to look under your bed, get on the floor and look from there. Trust me.), and inground pools to this movie.
In 1984, the commercial for this movie aired way too frequently. In 1984, I had a tv in my bedroom. I think we know where this goes. I saw a good 17 minutes of this film before fleeing to my room to hide under my comforter until my sweaty, shaking body succumbed to sleep.
Haven’t really heard all that much about this movie, but I think I’ll make it a point to bar it from future NetFlix lists.
I don’t think I’d do well with “evil” dead, when simply dead dead skivs me out. I’ll pass.
Sigh. I knew better.
Haven’t seen it, and after this review, “the Blair Witch Project of its day,” I definitely will not rent it.
Yup, saw this one, too. I remember seeing this at a friend’s house. I didn’t see much of the movie, mind you, because of the whole anxiety attack. Needless to say, Damien will not be the name of Cletus McFetus; although, someone in our mom’s group named their son that. I haven’t examined his scalp, but he seems like a sweet kid.
If I hadn’t read this list, I’d have assumed something campy & silly! Isn’t this the one with Michael J. Fox? No?
I know I saw part of this movie in college. Who’s idea was it to rent this one? I think I know, but I don’t want to point fingers. Anyway, we didn’t make it very far into the film, probably because my crying and rocking distracted my friends. Seriously. Don’t see it.
oh negatory. Hell no. And no.
Title sounds harmless, but I’ve now read the synopsis. I won’t be viewing this anytime soon. Just the description terrifies me.
Other moments of sheer stupidity include the movie theatre viewings of the following movies:
- The Blair Witch Project
- Pet Semetary
- Scream
I totally fell onto the bad, scary bandwagon on this film. Me and every other person in my neighborhood, as we crowded the small, independent movie theatre…
I have some residual fears involving having my achilles heel slashed by a psycho under my bed from this movie. Thanks!
Looked so campy & fun. What could possibly go wrong? Famous last words.
So tell me, how do YOU deal with horror flicks?
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October 29th, 2007 at 4:21 pm, My Buddy Mimi Says:
I’m with you–I see no entertaintment value in being frightened. I have seen three of these movies (The Shining, Silence of the Lambs, and Seven). I also realize that this makes me one of the few people on the planet that has never seen Jaws.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:25 pm, Janssen Says:
I avoid scary movies at all costs. And I’m WAY too easily frightened. My husband was out of town this weekend and I couldn’t do anything that might potientally make it impossible to sleep.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:25 pm, smitty Says:
One word…. “HEATHERRRRRR….. ”
Who else out there was duped by the “Blair Witch Project?” I still think that’s the scarriest one on my list to this day. I guess you had to see it the first day it was in the theater, huh? Seriously…
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pm, Audrey Says:
I used to LOVE horror flicks. Lately, though, I don’t handle them as well. I think it’s something about “growing up” and “losing that invincibility complex.” Now whenever I watch horror movies I put myself in the shoes of the dying people and get freaked the f**k out.
re: Pet Semetary. I watched this movie having no idea what it was really about. I expected it to be about, well, pets. When I saw what it was REALLY about? I was so not okay with it. I can’t remember any movie upsetting me more than that one. Since then, I haven’t been able to sit through any possessed-child movies without pulling a blanket over my eyes.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:54 pm, barnmouse Says:
I wish I had some words of wisdom for you, but I have a pretty high tolerance for scary movies. I’ve seen nearly all on the “top 20″ list you posted and my synopsis of most of them would be “Meh”. However! Pet Cemetery! Where the old man gets his heel sliced into with the scalpel? Oh Hell no! For some reason I just can’t stomach that part. Or anything involving eyes. Blech!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:06 pm, Rachel Says:
I love scary movies! My husband, however, does not. Bah!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:57 pm, Erin Says:
I love Halloween (especially since it’s my birthday!), but I am a total wuss about scary movies. The things is…I love watching them, but I just can’t let it go after the movie is over. I had to do a running jump into my bed after Pet Cemetery…that ankle thing was too much for me! And Poltergeist…it should just be outlawed!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:05 pm, Liz Says:
The Mistah and I actually planned our wedding during Blair Witch Project. In fact, I believe I told him that if he made me go see that movie he’d have to buy me a diamond ring (and he did!). I didn’t get the whole deal with BWP…and then we watched it again one night under the influence and that final shot in the basement? Ooooh. Heeebiejeebies, to the maxi pad.
I avoid scary movies at all costs. I am a weak soul.
And don’t think you’re getting out of that book meme!
Happy Halloween to the Squirrel Family. What’s Jojo going to be? Will you go trick or treating?
October 29th, 2007 at 8:42 pm, jill Says:
Stephen King’s IT still gives me friggin nightmares if I think about it. and i HATE clowns. son of a BLEEP they are scary. BAD BAD BAD IDEA! Don’t watch it. seriously.
I dont watch scary movies for that EXACT REASON the farkin nightmares are so realistic. I still have brief moments where i have to go, no there’s no blood in the sink, that was in a movie, etc. bastards. how friggin awful is that. anyway, will stop talking about it now before i get scared!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:43 pm, Sallyacious Says:
I only see horror films that couldn’t actually happen. So slasher flicks are right out. But the Alien movies? American Werewolf in London? Loove them. Because even while I’m squeezing the circulation out of the hand of the person next to me, a teeny part of my brain knows it can’t really happen. But no to movies featuring psychopaths. Just a bit too possible for my comfort.
American Werewolf, by the way, is a tremendously campy flick. It’s also got soem great special effects. And you pity the werewolf. At least, I did.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:24 pm, no name today Says:
Thank you! I am so glad to realize that I am not the only 30-ish person who can’t always handle scary movies. Some of them are ok and I can watch, but when I am by myself I avoid them like the plague! I have 4 older siblings who would scare the $&&*%&^$ outta me after any scary movie when I was younger. But I was old enough to know better when Arachnophobia came out (seious bug-phobia) and I watched it anyway. Why do we do this to ourselves?
The fact that I am an adult now who still gets geeked out even *knowing* that it isn’t real is a deep secret - until now!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:35 pm, Marilyn Says:
I’m pretty much a horror movie wuss too. I’m totally going to be doing this meme, either later on tonight after DWTS is over (live blogging, woo!) or tomorrow morning.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:51 am, alyndabear Says:
I put my fingers in my ears (because the noises are ALWAYS the scariest) and then I slouch in my seat and half-cover my eyes.
Total wimp, right here.
October 30th, 2007 at 6:48 am, Erika Says:
Just reading this list has given me a stomachache. I have seen blessedly few of these. But I do know that in Psycho (haven’t seen it), the blood is chocolate syrup. Does that make it better?
I just realized reading about your 4 pumpkins that we don’t have one AT ALL. We are awful parents.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:37 am, Frema Says:
Oh my God, I saw Pet Sematary when I was ten and became totally obsessed with it. You know those TV Guide channels that rotate snippets of movies? Well, when I knew the movie would be on that day, I’d turn on that channel just to watch the thirty-second preview of that movie. Yes, I was a freak.
But I love scary movies. I really do. Even if I have to make Luke walk with me to the bathroom after I watch them. (That’s probably why we don’t watch them very much.)
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October 30th, 2007 at 11:23 am, Isabel Says:
I hate Halloween.
For someone who says they hate scary movies, you’ve sure seen a lot of them.
I don’t hate scary movies, but I don’t like them either. I’ll watch them when forced. But yeah, they freak my shiz out. The King loves them. Except for The Blob. For some reason he is still afraid of that movie.
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