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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, June 20, 2016 - 12:38 pm 
For sure. A good ghost story is the best.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, June 20, 2016 - 9:28 pm
Scout, did you ever see this ghost story?
"What Lies Beneath (2000)"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161081/reference
This is one my all time fav ghost stories. It stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. Be sure to watch this one home alone at night 
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Cablejockey
Member
12-26-2001
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 5:35 am
I liked What Lies Beneath too! I love stories like that!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 5:58 am
That was a good one.
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 7:34 am
I agree - that is a good one.
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 7:36 am
One of my old favorites of the ghost story variety is "the Others" with Nicole Kidman.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 9:06 pm
I loved "The Others". That is one twist that blew my mind!
eta: I think the twist in that movie should go down as one of the top 5 movie twists of all time.
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 2:13 pm
Naja - Have you ever seen The Orphanage?
I just recently saw it. I was trying to find lists of ghost stories hoping there was a good one I had missed. I think at the time I thought I had already seen this movie, but was probably thinking of The Orphan.
Anyway, this movie was excellent. I would highly recommend it if you haven't seen it. It's subtitled, but that doesn't take anything awayfrom the film
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10:23 am
I actually download The Orphanage some time back, but never got around to watching it. I'll try to watch it this weekend.
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Friday, June 24, 2016 - 12:57 pm
Finally got to see The Boy. Was definitely not as good as I had hoped.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, July 01, 2016 - 10:36 pm
Scout, I just finished watching The Orphanage and it was so good!
There's only one tiny complaint, but I will put it in spoiler tags.
Spoiler
Click below to view spoiler | | Over all those months that their son was missing, no one bothered looking in the basement? haha |
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Scout
Member
01-19-2005
| Saturday, July 02, 2016 - 4:54 am
Naja - so glad you liked it, too!
Spoiler
Click below to view spoiler | I don't think the new owners knew there was a basement - the only door seemed to be the one hidden behind the wallpaper. The story was heartbreaking when you find that yes, the house did have ghosts, but what they had been hearing all that time had been their son pounding on the walls and then finally the crash where he broke through the railing and fell to his death. It did have a few unexplained questions - like how the lady was able to poison the children, hide them or whatever. At first, I thought the staff probably thought they were just sick, but since she came back to move the bodies out of that shed - I'm not sure if she had them hidden in some secret room. They never really explained that.
But at least it had less flaws than The Boy - lol |
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, July 02, 2016 - 11:26 pm
I'm downloading a couple movies that I was too little to see when they came out, but that I have heard people talk about all my life.
Willard (1971)
and
Ben (1972)
Does anybody know if these were made for TV movies or movies that were actually in theatres?
What prompted me to download them was watching the Michael Jackson doc that was on showtime last night and it showed him singing the "Ben" song.
(I did see the Willard remake in 2003, but I thought it was horrible)
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Rupertbear2
Member
07-15-2015
| Saturday, July 02, 2016 - 11:53 pm
I know for sure Willard was in the theatres in 1971, as I remember seeing it there, Naja. Not sure about Ben. I don't think the reviews were as good for it, as the first movie but I could be wrong.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 03, 2016 - 7:27 am
Thanks, Rupertbear. Wiki says Ben is the sequel to Willard, so maybe that means they were both in theatres.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, July 06, 2016 - 10:31 pm
Here's a new one that is in theatres July 22. It looks pretty scary.
Trailer for "Lights Out"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_pKs4t3b8
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, July 07, 2016 - 5:14 pm
Now this is interesting. After you watch the trailer for "Lights Out" in post above, then watch this horror movie short.
The full length movie "Lights Out" is based on this horror short. It's less than 3 minutes long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adap4rzlM2I
The same guy created both. The movie and the short.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 8:44 am
I managed to watch two real stinkers this weekend.
"Restoration (2016)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4517738/reference
"The Invitation (2015)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2400463/reference
I can't stress this enough.... don't bother.
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Rupertbear2
Member
07-15-2015
| Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 10:35 am
Hi Naja...just popped in to say I never, ever, ever, never watch scary movies...too stressful for me!
No wonder you have trouble sleeping...(teasing ya!) lol 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 10, 2016 - 10:45 am
LOL
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 10:03 am
I had been aware of this movie for quite a few years but never got around to watching. It's supposed to be a classic.
"Carnival of Souls (1962)"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/reference
Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man (Herk Harvey). As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.
I downloaded it and I hope to get to it within a couple days.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, July 22, 2016 - 10:41 am
After watching Carnival of souls, I don't really think of it as a horror movie, but I could see how it was considered one in 1962. It reminded me of a David Lynch type movie, like Mulholland Dr.
It was really odd and slow at some parts, but I enjoyed it.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, July 22, 2016 - 11:50 am
I should have said in my post above that it is creepy and mysterious. Not so much scary.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 12:58 pm
I caught another stinker this week.
"Come Out and Play (2012)"
A couple take a vacation to a remote island - their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present - an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish reality.
I would say it's somewhat like Children of the Corn, but instead takes place on a remote island off Central America.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2341664/reference
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 24, 2016 - 9:12 pm
Ok, I watched a new one that I really enjoyed, but I think it may be a scary movie that only actual horror fans will like.
It's an anthology of different stories revolving around different holidays. Except it's not the fun side of the holidays, it's a twisted take on them.
"Holidays (2016)"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4419364/reference
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