The Syndicate

Ahhh, you are making me feel like such a n00b. I haven't seen any of the movies you list (but I know lots more music than you!)

I don't know, I am just fascinated by the angel/demon mythology in Christianity. Religious horror is my favorite because you're dealing with the very essence of evil itself, not just some guy with a knife. I really wish they would make a movie about the War in Heaven. We have the technology now to make it look awesome.

I love that you mention obscure movies like Darkness Falls on that blog. You need to add genre tags to your posts so I can just click "horror" and see all your horror movie reviews.

I forgot to mention another favorite of mine, Fallen, in which Denzel Washington goes up against the demon Azazel with a little help from John Goodman.

Mongoose wrote:Ooooh what kind of horror films are you onto lately? Did you see Insidious? Did I already ask you that? I really super duper liked it although I realize it's quite polarizing. A Tale of Two Sisters is ridonk creepy. I like the cinema verite subgenre, but it's very very hit or miss. I think [REC] is the best one (not counting older ones like Blair Witch) and I think the first Paranormal Activity is pretty scary. Not cinema verite/found footage, but the first Saw was great. I saw that in the theatre and remember thinking I was so smart for figuring everything out, and then the guy on the floor MOVED and I was OMGWTFBBQBYOB wow.

I liked but didn't love Sinister. One of my favorites is Aja's The Others. I don't know if I've ever told you this anecdote, but when I was at UF, I was in seeing The Others in the theatre. At a pivotal scene (the wardrobe), a frat bro runs out the emergency exit. It was very scary so hardly anyone laughed.

I find movies that play upon lack of light very scary because I am very slightly afraid of the dark. Darkness could have been so much better. Evil Dead 1+2 scared me when I was little. Why does anyone ever read things in Latin?

One of my pieces sent to Vompers for Nervous Horse was on the New Rules of Horror, so I hope you will all enjoy it.

I haven't seen any of the newer ones you mention, but the Others was really good. I tend to like psychological thriller variety horror, but I am also drawn to anything involving the Devil. The Oman is one of my all time favs. I watched the Exorcist when I was a teenager and thought it was totally boring and overrated, but I saw it again recently and loved it.

I have kind of been going through all the ones that are on Netflix instant play, since that is the only access to movies I really have these days. This resulted in my watching all four Scream movies, which was fun. Then I saw The Good Son with Elijah Wood and Macauley Culkin and really liked that. Most recently I saw The LIttle Girl Who Lives Down The Lane with a very young Jodie Foster. Not strictly horror, but it scared me. Recommendations are always welcome.

I get what you are saying about darkness. I have extremely terrible night vision, so I basically turn blind in the dark, even when everyone around me can see. I hate going to haunted houses because they always involve me bumping into things. It tends to be more frustrating than scary though.

I never saw Saw because I tend to dislike gorefest horror in favor of more subtle psychological stuff. Blair Witch was absolutely terrifying when it first came out, but I feel like now that the gimmick has been done I wouldn't really enjoy it again.

Linki: Haven't seen the Japanese version but the American Ring is really scary. Plus I love Naomi Watts, so that makes it fun to watch.

Oh, I also like minimalist architecture. I have a book on it.

1. Do you have any phobias?
I really don't. I have a hatred of scorpions, but I think it's pretty rational. I mean, just look at them.

2. Are you right or left handed? Today is Lefty Appreciation Day!
Right handed. Left handed people are evil, which is why "sinister" means left in Latin.

3. Have you ever been to a drive-in? If so, what did you see?
I have been to many drive ins with my family when I was a kid. They were quite common in California. I have no memory of specific films I saw there, though.

4. What's your favorite genre of film?
I am on a horror kick lately, but I think I agree with you. Classic noir or gangster films are hard to beat.

5. What's your favorite style of architecture?
Gothic I guess? I don't know much about architecture, but I like spires and buttresses and pointy arches.

6. Favorite salad dressing?
Caesar. It has anchovies.

7. What do like to order at a Mexican restaurant?
I am also an enchilada person. Preferably I can get a combination with beef, chicken and cheese.

Mongoose wrote:
thellama73 wrote:Got my new passport today! Now I am ready to go to Finland and visit Vomps and sit on his chair.

Ooooh! Where are you actually going?

If you go to Finland, I want to know if Vompers' real chair matches the artist's depiction.

Sadly, I'm not going anywhere, but I want to have a current passport in case I need to flee the country in a hurry, because, as we have discussed, I think my life is a film noir.

Actually, I may be going to Canada in November for a libertarian conference (expenses paid!) but that is less exciting than the film noir explanation.

Got my new passport today! Now I am ready to go to Finland and visit Vomps and sit on his chair.

Mongoose wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
Vompatti wrote:Oh . . . well, I don't wear a cloak. That's a good start, right?
I have an amazing cloak that it is currently too hot to wear
I seriously doubt you look like Pyramid Head in your cloak. Where does one procure a cloak these days?

So glad you asked!

One of my very favorite online haberdasheries: http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/gentlemans.php

Vompatti wrote:Oh . . . well, I don't wear a cloak. That's a good start, right?

I have an amazing cloak that it is currently too hot to wear

Mongoose wrote: What is:

* Your Favorite Color?
Red.
* Your Favorite Animal?
The Fox. I bet you were expecting a llama, weren't you?
* Your Favorite Food?
That monstrosity of unhealthiness, the Monte Cristo Sandwich, all but extinct in our modern nutrition-centric world.
* Your Opinion on Pizza?
Awesome, but especially with anchovies, which are objectively the best topping.
* Your Favorite Book?
Anything by Victor Hugo. If I had to pick one, probably the Hunchback of Notre Dame, but they are all amazing.

Mongoose wrote:
thellama73 wrote:The Washington Monument has been in renovations since the earthquake and you can't really get near it, so that sucks. The Jefferson Memorial is very well done. It's right on the river and surrounded by cherry trees, so it is very pretty.
Is the vandalism all washed away from Lincoln?

I don't visit that one.

The Washington Monument has been in renovations since the earthquake and you can't really get near it, so that sucks. The Jefferson Memorial is very well done. It's right on the river and surrounded by cherry trees, so it is very pretty.

That is crazy weird. I wonder if he was intentionally trying to ditch his daughter, knowing that you would then have to care for her as your own (that's a law in Florida, right?"

Last night, I got a call from a friend to go look at monuments. We saw the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial, and then my friend decides he wants to go to Arlington Cemetery on foot. So we walk into Virginia (possibly the first time I have crossed a state line on foot, although I'm not sure.) This involved walking on a narrow path alongside a busy highway with no lights for a really long time. Eventually, the path disappeared and the only way to proceed was to cross the highway (which had no crosswalk or lights or anything.) So we sprint across in the dark and hope we don't get hit and eventually make it. It was a somewhat harrowing experience, and we took the metro back.

On the National Mall they were having Screen on the Green and I kind of wish I had stayed to watch the movie. They were playing awesome music before hand including Hurricane by Bob Dylan and In A Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly (the full 17 minute version.)

I know! I'll start reading it now! It beats the work I am supposed to be doing.

This thread is awesome, but most people don't have nearly as many strange things happen to them in the course of the day as Mongoose does.

I love that Vomps listens to Merzbow. I thought I was the only one!

I also like black coffee, and lots of it.

I ran into some Mormons the other day when I was on the way to the park to practice juggling and they gave me a free book of Mormon! I plan on reading it, but haven't yet. I think they were surprised when I told them I had read the entire Bible from cover to cover. I bet they rarely see that.

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