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Favorite horror movie? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 month ago by friek to c/[email protected]

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It's horror movie season in the US and my favorite type is zombies. I also love campy B movies. Watching Dead Snow 2 right now and I think it ranks up there with Shawn of the Dead and Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness.

What is your top pick for whatever genre?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Alien is my favorite horror movie by far. I really dig Hellraiser too. I watched Pontypool recently and was surprised how good it was. And The Shining is fab.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

*Doug Bradley Hellraiser movies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I've watched Alien as much as any movie excepting Aliens, so I kinda lost appreciation. My wife had never seen it so we watched and I payed close attention for the first time in years. Absolute master class in the genre.

[–] BrundleFly2077 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pontypool Changes Everything by Tony Burgess was also a NUTS book. Definitely check it out. The scope is much wider than the flick and as a result it’s a lot more uneven. I still really dig it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried really hard to do this book but it beat me. It's a dnf on my list this year. The radio play is pretty good too.

[–] BrundleFly2077 2 points 1 month ago

Did not know there was a radio play. Ta!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pontypool pairs well with 30 days of night (and Tusk pairs well with The Substance).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

We watched Pontypool when we read Snow Crash. There's a scene where Snow Crash is placed really obviously if your looking fot it and the themes mesh really nicely.

[–] friek 2 points 1 month ago

Forgot about hellraiser! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The sound design for Pontypool is particularly excellent