Halloween is upon us, and who better to talk to about the best horror films of all time than Mark Tatulli of “Lio” fame, and John Sanford, Dreamworks Animator and artist/writer of “Chippy and Loopus!” What are our personal top 5’s? What movie ranked number one on two of our three lists, and number 2 on the other list? What do we think of films like “Blair Witch” and “Paranormal Activity?” Find out all, in this creepy episode of Tall Tale Radio! Third Episode this week! I must be inSAAAANNNNE! (Back to normal next week, I assure you!)
Send me your comments and your own personal list, either here in the comments section, or at talltaleradio@gmail.com!
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I love the opening.
Lots of good picks all around. “Jaws” is one of my all time favorite movies out of any list. If I had to pick a movie(s) that scared the daylights out of me when I was little, I would say it’s anything with “killer spiders taking over the world.
One of the movies I’ve found that was really creepy in recent years (and actually made me jump when I first saw it) was “Signs”. The pacing and tension build very nicely throughout the film.
One thing I want to say about “Paranormal Activity”… Personally, I wouldn’t believe all of the hype. I will grant that there are a couple moments in the movie that make you go “What the (blank)?!” But overall, I didn’t ever feel invested in the characters enough to really care what happens to them (especially the boyfriend,) and I didn’t think the ending was enough of a payoff, if at all. Which may just be inherit to the “found footage” movies. Perhaps there isn’t a way to give them good endings. “Cloverfield”, and “Blair Witch” I think, both suffer from the same problem. They have this great concept but once they get to the end, they don’t know what to do with it.
Lastly, the original “Halloween”: Just the opening with the slowly transforming pumpkin is terrifying in and of itself!
Great Show Tom. As I listened I thought of some movies that got to me as a kid that I thought I’d share:
- Something Wicked This Way Comes: Even today, when I see a lightening rod, I think of that movie.
- Amityville Horror – When the mother goes over to close the window and sees the eyes in the darkness… Ieeee
- Children of the Corn – The line “Malichi, He wants you too Malichi”. haunts me to this day.
Now I’m officially prepared for Halloween.
Thanks again for the great shows!