[TheBlueMarvel]

Faves: The Thing ("John Carpenter's"), Event Horizon, Alien (it's obvious that I like Sci-fi and Horror mixed together...two of my favorite things, like peanut butter and chocolate), Dog Soldiers, Hellraiser(s), The Shining, and The Exorcist(s) (and The Manitou, which I could never figure out if it was related to the series).

Movies I just think were cool and interesting, but didn't rise to the level of faves (good in their own ways): Cabin in the Woods (any nod to Lovecraft wins points with me), 30 Days of Night, Daybreakers, 28 Days Later, Shadow of a Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Creepshow(s), Tales from the Hood (BIG fan of Clarence Williams and that shit as a whole was just too funny to me), and Fallen.

Cult classics that were just too fun to overlook: The Beast Must Die, The Trilogy of Terror, Green Slime, The Blob (the original and '88 version), JD's Revenge (tied with Blacula and Sugar Hill on the Blaxsploitation-horror tip, but JD gets the slight edge), Salem's Lot, Altered States, The Fly ('86 Jeff Goldblum version), and of course...The Return of the Living Dead (so funny to me as kid).

Not much of the current crop of horror interests me. The PG-13 shoehorn effect seems to be stifling the genre. Krampus looks entertaining (despite it's rating) and I'm curious about Crimson Peak...I've been wanting Guillermo to do more horror; his 'vision' is as beautiful as it is unsettling...always bordering on 'high art'. Unfortunately, that's also my gripe with him. I feel like the awe-inspiring visual quality of what he does sometimes overpowers the creepy-factor of his work. I'd hate to tell any artist how to conduct their craft, but I'd be happy if he went with more 'terrifying' than 'breathtaking'.