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Hello everyone!

 

I have a knack for horror, especially creepypastas. You've probably heard of Slenderman, Jeff the killer and many more.

For the last 2 years I'd been writing a book of original creepypastas, and recently I published it on Amazon.

If you like horror too and desire a different, darker kind of horror instead of banal ghosts/demons/monsters stories, this is the book for you!

Dreams of a Mentally Ill

I wish you all a pleasant reading!

RandomMetalFan

 

 

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I can't say that I'm big on horror books ... but I luv me a good horror movie! There are even some "collector" tendencies. Both the classics and newer, "postmodern" stuff ... where you can't really tell if what's going on is "for real" or something that's only happening in the mind of the lead character(s). Such as for instance Haute Tension (High Tension, or some times also called Switchblade Romance) and Martyrs. 

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I have never seen 'High Tension', I must look it up. 'Martyrs' left an impression. I have been watching a few of M.R.James televised stories again recently including 'Whistle and I'll come to you' also 'View from a Hill'. Takes a lot to beat these old stories psychologically speaking. I really enjoy the Scandinavian movies also the crime dramas and authors, though not specifically 'horror' I suppose still worth mentioning here, also Hammer Horror and Argento. We have a horror movie thread as I fear I am repeating myself here.

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I love horror. I also love true crime, shock videos, urban legends and the like.

Some YouTube Channels I can recommend are
Horror Stories - It's talking about real-life events, some of which leaving people permanently scarred and also missing people who have never been found.

Count Dankula - "Absolute Mad Lads"-Series is talking about crazy people, sometimes funny, sometimes, dangerous, sometimes just weird in the brain, entertaining, can recommend.

This channel archived all the Columbine discussions by TCC. Really interesting topic, I love it.

Oh, and by the way, anyone knows some background information about the now almost 27 year old video "mortuary of the dead"? It's such a mysterious video and not knowing too much about it is really hitting me hard. I wanna know who these people were and what they do now, but I am pretty sure I won't ever know.

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If it's horror or horror related i'll (basically) watch it. I've been a huge horror nerd ever since i was like 7 years old. I remember watching stuff like "Dawn of the Dead" and "Phantasm" with my older brother on his super 8 projector back in the day. Ever since then i'm hooked and i've been watching everything from early 20's German expressionist movies like "Das Kabinett Des Doktor Caligari" to European horror movies and numerous 80's slasher movies. 

Unlike most people i'm still stuck in the age of phsyical media. I still buy super 8, 16mm, VHS, blu ray's and 4K discs on a regular basis. The counter should be somewhere around 2500 movies at the moment. I just recently converted my basement into a man cave so i can fit all my movies and movie related stuff in one place.

Don't ask me to name my favorite movie or genre cause there is so much stuff i love. Although i do have serious weak spot for the early Universal Horror movies (Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy, etc), Hammer horror films and European horror cinema in general (Spanish and Italian movies mainly). If i had to choose an all time favorite it would probably be the Blind Dead movies by Amando De Ossorio or Fulci's Hell trilogy (City of the Living Dead, House by the Cemetery and The Beyond).

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3 hours ago, Benjaminc81 said:

If it's horror or horror related i'll (basically) watch it. I've been a huge horror nerd ever since i was like 7 years old. I remember watching stuff like "Dawn of the Dead" and "Phantasm" with my older brother on his super 8 projector back in the day. Ever since then i'm hooked and i've been watching everything from early 20's German expressionist movies like "Das Kabinett Des Doktor Caligari" to European horror movies and numerous 80's slasher movies. 

Unlike most people i'm still stuck in the age of phsyical media. I still buy super 8, 16mm, VHS, blu ray's and 4K discs on a regular basis. The counter should be somewhere around 2500 movies at the moment. I just recently converted my basement into a man cave so i can fit all my movies and movie related stuff in one place.

Don't ask me to name my favorite movie or genre cause there is so much stuff i love. Although i do have serious weak spot for the early Universal Horror movies (Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy, etc), Hammer horror films and European horror cinema in general (Spanish and Italian movies mainly). If i had to choose an all time favorite it would probably be the Blind Dead movies by Amando De Ossorio or Fulci's Hell trilogy (City of the Living Dead, House by the Cemetery and The Beyond).

So cool ! I dig a lot of that stuff too, I also have a thing for VHS and music cassettes :) The other night I was watching 'A Blade in the Dark ' haven't watched it for a while,  I love the weird atmosphere on those movies. Have you seen the 'Suspiria' remake? I kinda wish they would leave some movies alone. The original is fantastic. 

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I just recently went 4K and i must say it really blew me away, even though i didn't expected a big improvement over blu ray. But even older stuff like "Alien" or "Suspiria" look significantly better now. So i guess i'll be upgrading a lot of titles once again (some for the third or fourth time). 

But there is no denying that the older formats like VHS and cassettes have a big nostalgic factor for me personally. For example i prefer watching "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Night of the Living Dead" on VHS simply cause those movies benefit of that gritty lo-fi look which give them that grindhouse feeling.

"A Blade in the Dark"is pretty underrated IMO, certainly one of Lamberto Bava's better movies and one of the last worthwhile giallo's. Love that creepy piano soundtrack the guy is working on in the movie. Most of these Italian horror movies have a pretty unique atmosphere, probably the reason why i enjoy them so much. They feel so different compared to most American horror movies of that time. The soundtracks, the cinematography and plot lines are just so outrageous and wild when compared to most American counter parts.

 I did see the "Suspiria" remake recently and to be honest i didn't hate it as much as i thought i would. There were one or two cool scenes (the ballet body twisting) and Dakota Johnson was a pretty good Susie. I also liked how they didn't try to emulate the look of the original since that would have been impossible anyway. But the plot felt somewhat convoluted with the whole political angle and the ending left me somewhat confused. Overall it wasn't too bad, but i'll always prefer the original for it's colorful look and fairytale-like story.

Like most remakes it left me wondering if a remake was really necessary when the original is almost perfect. Most of these remakes stick either too close to the original and don't do anything innovative or they stray too far away from the original and end up feeling like something totally different. It's the whole "you'll be damned if you do, you'll be damned if you don't" thing.

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46 minutes ago, Balor said:

Which others look good?  I am pretty out of the loop with most movies.

Saint Maud looks interesting, the same studio that did The Witch (2015), I really liked that film, have you seen it? I will have to see the new Halloween of course, also one called The Lodge. I'll check out some more and no doubt add to this.

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No way? One of the classic horrors. I remember watching it at a friend’s place one night when I was young. That first scene as the two guys came out of the pub (The Slaughtered Lamb??)..... love it.

 

 

Yeh The Slaughtered Lamb ! Great scene with legends Brian Glover and Rik Mayall .

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16 hours ago, Natassja said:

Saint Maud looks interesting, the same studio that did The Witch (2015), I really liked that film, have you seen it? I will have to see the new Halloween of course, also one called The Lodge. I'll check out some more and no doubt add to this.

I have not seen The Witch, but have wanted to watch it,  The atmosphere looks really interesting.

I saw something about the new Halloween yesterday, actually.  I have been wanting to watch some more slasher movies lately, so I will have to make a point of seeing this one.  The first Halloween sequel (I think that is the one) will always have a special place in my heart - some parts were really funny,

I have not heard about the others two, though, so I will have to look up the trailers later.

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6 minutes ago, Balor said:

I have not seen The Witch, but have wanted to watch it,  The atmosphere looks really interesting.

I saw something about the new Halloween yesterday, actually.  I have been wanting to watch some more slasher movies lately, so I will have to make a point of seeing this one.  The first Halloween sequel (I think that is the one) will always have a special place in my heart - some parts were really funny,

I have not heard about the others two, though, so I will have to look up the trailers later.

Halloween Kills is the sequel to Halloween 2018, which was written as a sequel from the very first Halloween in '78!  Halloween Ends is coming in 2021. The Witch is very good, worth your time watching. 

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