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RandySF

(59,279 posts) Sun Sep 22, 2019, 11:51 PM Sep 2019

Watching John Carpenter's 'The Fog' (1980) and it's freaking me out.

There's something about low-budget, practical effects horror movies that scare me more than today's higher budget films.

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Watching John Carpenter's 'The Fog' (1980) and it's freaking me out. (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2019 OP

Horror...true horror...is about what you CAN'T see more than what you can... Moostache Sep 2019 #1

and most of them are just way to bloody now days..... a kennedy Sep 2019 #9

Spoiler Alert Midnight Writer Sep 2019 #2

Great movie if you like horror. grumpyduck Sep 2019 #3

That's a good one. dchill Sep 2019 #4

Agreed! DemKittyNC Sep 2019 #5

The first 'Paranormal Activity' made good use of light and shadow, RandySF Sep 2019 #6

Now I want to go watch it again. NBachers Sep 2019 #7

Thats why 1963s MFM008 Sep 2019 #8

John Carpenter for the win! Niagara Sep 2019 #10

I think older horror movies are much better. Sophia_Of_PlanetX Sep 2019 #11

Moostache

(9,897 posts)

1. Horror...true horror...is about what you CAN'T see more than what you can...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 11:52 PM

Sep 2019

Modern films are shock videos or jump-scare fests...can't beat good suspense or true horror, ever!

a kennedy

(29,711 posts)

9. and most of them are just way to bloody now days.....

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 08:54 AM

Sep 2019

Midnight Writer

(21,806 posts)

2. Spoiler Alert

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 12:15 AM

Sep 2019

Pirate Ghosts!

I love John Carpenter films.

grumpyduck

(6,267 posts)

3. Great movie if you like horror.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 12:38 AM

Sep 2019

Good characters, good storyline, good visuals, believable situations, relatable problems ( the DJ's kid stuck in the house), a bit of humor. Loved it.

dchill

(38,547 posts)

4. That's a good one.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 12:39 AM

Sep 2019

DemKittyNC

(743 posts)

5. Agreed!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 01:31 AM

Sep 2019

Horror films of today are for the most part just lame jump scares that you can see coming a mile away and way to much CGI even in scenes that do not need it at all. It makes everything look so fake. I miss the ingenuity and innovation of creating the special effects of older Horror / Sci-Fi movies that is sorely missing in films today.