I’ve wanted to be a music journalist since I was fourteen or so, and traveling with a rock band would be the best! That leaves only one choice for day five.
Almost Famous (2000)
How about this: the number is the title!
300 (2006)
I love this movie. It’s one of the few action films I own and watch repeatedly.
I presume they mean “A Film That Has More Than Five Words in the Title.” So…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Well, I go by my middle name, so that’s gonna be a movie that starts with “M.”
Marauders (2016), starring Bruce Willis, Adrian Grenier, Christopher Meloni, Dave Bautista, Johnathon Schaech, and Lydia Hull
I posted about my crush on Adrian Grenier and a friend of mine asked if I’d seen this movie. I told him no and he said I should watch it. He was right. Adrian aside, this is a really good movie. I think it’s still on Netflix.
There are a couple of movies swirling around in that distant part of my brain that remembers the childhood years. Lol. I want to say The Little Mermaid is the first one I clearly remember, as it was my favorite when I was a kid. However, I’m pretty sure The Secret World of Og (1983) came first – and I can recall it vividly.
Anyone else remember this?
I am about to embark on a 30 day challenge. Actually, I’m doing one each month from December to March. I figure this is a good way to ensure I have something to post every day even when I’m struggling for inspiration. The four I found are:
Feel free to do these along with me, either on your own blog or in my comments! I would enjoy the company 🙂
Seeing as music is my main focus here, I’m going to start with the 30 Day Song Challenge. Tomorrow will be day one, so get ready!
I’m going to start this list with a shout-out to Smile. My friend and I went to see it last Tuesday, and I’ll admit my hopes weren’t very high. Hollywood hasn’t been giving us top-tier horror films lately. However, I really enjoyed Smile. There were a few too many attempts at jump scares – only one of which actually got us – but other than that, it was a solid plot that didn’t get too hokey. I would certainly recommend watching it, at least. Not that I’m promising it will be your new fave! Just…try it.
Split (2016)
One of my favorite movies ever, Split toes the line for me. I’m not sure I’d necessarily call it horror. Kevin is a sympathetic character, which makes it difficult to classify him as evil.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
American Psycho (2000)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Midsommar (2019)
Cam (2018)
The Invitation (2015)
The Forest (2016)
This post was originally published in October 2019.
It’s October, which means spooky season, my favorite time of the year! I would have done a lot of horror/Halloween-themed posts if everything hadn’t been so hectic. But alas, that’s life.
With that being said, there are still seven days left until the month’s end, so I have time to get some of my Spooktober ideas uploaded.
My first special post for October is a Top Five list featuring music videos based on horror movies! Over the years, several artists have paid homage to their favorite scary film. The trend is most prevalent in the rock and metal genres, which is appropriate, don’t you think?
And here we go! (These are in no particular order.)
1. “The Kill” – Thirty Seconds to Mars // Based on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
2. “Beim Ersten Mal Tut’s Immer Weh” – Oomph! // Based on the psychological thriller Hard Candy, directed by David Slade and starring Ellen Page
3. “Engel” – Rammstein // Based on the snake dance scene in From Dusk Till Dawn
4. “Living Dead Girl” – Rob Zombie // Based on the 1920 silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with a nod to White Zombie as well
5. “Hell in the Hallways” – Ice Nine Kills // Based on the film adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie
Scream (1996)
Halloween II (1981)
Urban Legend
Cry_Wolf
Trick ‘r Treat
Halloween (1978)
The Final Girls
Terrifier
House of 1000 Corpses
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Behind slasher flicks like Scream, the found footage subgenre of horror is probably my favorite. Despite its weak start – I was not a fan of The Blair Witch Project, which was the first of these films I remember gaining any traction – this genre has grown into something really fun. So, here are a few found footage movies I would definitely recommend watching.
The Houses October Built (2014)
The Houses October Built 2 (2017)
Hell House LLC (2015)
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018)
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
I don’t normally enjoy possession movies, but The Taking of Deborah Logan is legitimately scary.
Unfriended (2014)
Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
This is the one of the few sequels I liked more than the first.
Death of a Vlogger (2019)
The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan (2018)
The Den (2013)
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
I have hated every Paranormal Activity movie – until this one. I was hesitant to watch it, but my BFF and her husband wanted to when I visited last Halloween. And I really enjoyed it.
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