tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4640554938208938426..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Shock horrorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52863205270305879402016-01-25T03:44:21.620-08:002016-01-25T03:44:21.620-08:00We agree on the Archers, but I'll have to part...We agree on the Archers, but I'll have to part company with you on horror films. I can't stand them. As a kid I skipped those Saturday afternoon movies and never gave them another chance. I'm sure they've gotten better in cinematic terms, but I don't like being scared in that way. Thrillers, yes. Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56835260999985337682016-01-25T01:45:07.982-08:002016-01-25T01:45:07.982-08:00Pacific Heights with Michael Keaton.Can't say ...Pacific Heights with Michael Keaton.Can't say more as it was too frighteningly real.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4381287621315443122016-01-25T01:07:04.466-08:002016-01-25T01:07:04.466-08:00I haven't seen that one, but I always found Mi...I haven't seen that one, but I always found Mia Farrow a harrowing experience on her own.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32611278539715117932016-01-25T01:06:10.658-08:002016-01-25T01:06:10.658-08:00I laugh inwardly at Hammer Horror films.I laugh inwardly at Hammer Horror films.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44445568217288311202016-01-25T01:05:26.062-08:002016-01-25T01:05:26.062-08:00Agreed.Agreed.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13285079145471795492016-01-25T00:40:04.574-08:002016-01-25T00:40:04.574-08:00It was called "Blind Terror" Greetings M...It was called "Blind Terror" Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56150088576050657042016-01-24T21:02:26.334-08:002016-01-24T21:02:26.334-08:00One of the most horrific films I've seen was w...One of the most horrific films I've seen was with Mia Farrow playing a blind girl in an old house with a murderer on the prowl (inside). I have no idea what the film was, but I haven't seen another like it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86929994014504532282016-01-24T18:08:15.646-08:002016-01-24T18:08:15.646-08:00The hands through the wall! The hands through the wall! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74605049963507339072016-01-24T13:41:29.940-08:002016-01-24T13:41:29.940-08:00Amityville really freaked me out. Still expect to...Amityville really freaked me out. Still expect to see a dolly with glowing eyes sitting in a darkened window.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44276954584142308772016-01-24T12:43:11.689-08:002016-01-24T12:43:11.689-08:00As a teenager I watched horror movies. I remember ...As a teenager I watched horror movies. I remember The Shining, it was a creepy movie. Nowadays I just like to have a laugh when I watch movies, so comedies tend to be my favourites.Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85709193334216256912016-01-24T11:42:36.909-08:002016-01-24T11:42:36.909-08:00That reminds me of something my grandma used to sa...That reminds me of something my grandma used to say if the topic of ghosts and haunting came up: "Don't worry about dead people. It's those live ones you've got to watch out for."Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37482642832412044812016-01-24T10:33:48.545-08:002016-01-24T10:33:48.545-08:00Yes, the wall of blood coming from that room was a...Yes, the wall of blood coming from that room was a bit on the humorous side. Must have been fun to film though - one take only.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15943775173122630782016-01-24T10:32:01.375-08:002016-01-24T10:32:01.375-08:00I'm not really scared of the dark unless I thi...I'm not really scared of the dark unless I think that real humans may be hiding in it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48414111156094751602016-01-24T10:31:11.073-08:002016-01-24T10:31:11.073-08:00Oh, I have never heard of that one. That maybe a g...Oh, I have never heard of that one. That maybe a good sign.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31207862618537455062016-01-24T10:30:28.312-08:002016-01-24T10:30:28.312-08:00I cannot believe that the Daniel Radcliffe charact...I cannot believe that the Daniel Radcliffe character would go upstairs in the horrid house to investigate strange noises, armed with a candle. Nah. I wouldn't do that, not even with a hatchet. Wait for them to come to you is my policy.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8669663511113573792016-01-24T10:28:57.322-08:002016-01-24T10:28:57.322-08:00Did they? A true psychological thriller then.Did they? A true psychological thriller then.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35958426428356617742016-01-24T10:28:18.400-08:002016-01-24T10:28:18.400-08:00I haven't seen that on either. I like my Horro...I haven't seen that on either. I like my Horror English if possible, either that or set in very remote and bleak areas, like The Shining or The Thing.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49804812238496681402016-01-24T10:26:52.321-08:002016-01-24T10:26:52.321-08:00No, I'm with Weave here, I'd be watching f...No, I'm with Weave here, I'd be watching from behind the sofa ! I couldn't go to the cinema and watch a horror film on the big screen !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57231131527246649152016-01-24T09:06:41.840-08:002016-01-24T09:06:41.840-08:00A scary movie that I recommend is The Others with ...A scary movie that I recommend is The Others with Nicole Kidman. There's no blood involved, it's very "quiet", and it truly sent shivers down my spine.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20529765317481215302016-01-24T09:03:54.516-08:002016-01-24T09:03:54.516-08:00I was just going to mention The Shining, and I see...I was just going to mention The Shining, and I see you've beaten me to it. The little dead twin girls were the scariest part of that movie, to me. Stephen King has given the world some truly scary stories!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91313776116049404002016-01-24T07:11:39.920-08:002016-01-24T07:11:39.920-08:00Like the Exorcist. Carrie is much better than the...Like the Exorcist. Carrie is much better than the Exorcist though. You should see it in the original 1976 version.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46744571835019947032016-01-24T06:59:47.882-08:002016-01-24T06:59:47.882-08:00Tom - I hate to admit it but I am scared in the da...Tom - I hate to admit it but I am scared in the dark - always have been. So any horror film is definitly not on my list of 'must sees'.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2172660433895568872016-01-24T06:39:12.594-08:002016-01-24T06:39:12.594-08:00When i did my psychiatric nurse training in the 19...When i did my psychiatric nurse training in the 1980s we students were shown Repulsion in class.....so good it was an account of the hallucinations and delsuions of a severe psychotic episodeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3121378405220222362016-01-24T06:25:24.641-08:002016-01-24T06:25:24.641-08:00I'm not easily frightened but remember finding...I'm not easily frightened but remember finding Amityville Horror really creepy. I think it was based on fact?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48677618722392320292016-01-24T06:25:03.140-08:002016-01-24T06:25:03.140-08:00I've never seen Carrie, and I see that they ha...I've never seen Carrie, and I see that they have just re-made it. I like The Shining, I've just remembered. A good Horror usually involves children, doesn't it?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com