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October #2! (Patreon)

Published:
2021-10-03 18:07:51
Imported:
2026-06

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I'm going to be watching Halloween (1978) and Halloween (2018) in prep for Halloween Kills (2021) in theaters! 

Let's vote on an alien movie?  Going to be a really busy October! 

Comments

Paul Cox

I love Close Encounters, but there's nothing remotely spooky about it. Meanwhile, Alien is sui generis among horror films!

Michael F.

I didn't realize they came out so close together. Alien was great. Close Encounters was also great, but in different ways. I like them both, but I'm voting for Close Encounters because I've seen Alien recently.

Michael Cockrum
>>69074963

As a grown man who loves scary movies, that scary movie scared the crap out of me until I finally watched it again in my 30's and...it's still kind of scary to me, lol!

PaulChristopher

Alien was scarier, but it wasn't a horror movie. Neither of these movies was really Halloween themed, so scary doesn't need to be a factor in the choice. So Close Encounters is better.

Paul Cox
>>69076388

I dunno, a group of people trapped in a tight space with a killer taking them out one by one (hope that's not a spoiler) is pretty much the basis of 90% of horror cinema, but the spin is what makes Alien unique.

Jimmie V

Neither is scary... I guess Alien?

RocktSurgeon
>>69076388

Yeah, Alien is absolutely in the "horror" category. I get not wanting to lump it in with so much bad film that is in the genre, it's just such a broad mess of a genre. Alien definitely uses 'body horror' heavily. It's really well made though, and focuses more on suspense and unknown.

RocktSurgeon

Alien is such a great example of holding back information and how the unknown/unseen can be scarier than anything they can actually show you, so I think it's a great fit. I wouldn't call it scary myself, but then I've seen it enough times over so long it's hard to be objective- it definitely can be 'scary'. It's almost got a bit of 'cosmic horror' fear of the unknown to it. You might consider 'Annihilation' if you haven't seen it. It's a... very weird movie... but beautiful, and very well made. It may be one of the most pure 'cosmic horror' movies made just focused on things not just being unknown but entirely unknowable. On the aliens theme, if you haven't seen Arrival you really should check it out. In no way a suspense/horror movie.. it's just a masterfully done movie with some incredible cinematography and a really cool concept. Not too many movies manage to make an academic linguist doing... linguist things... enthralling.

PaulChristopher
>>69076388

A group of people trapped in a tight space with a killer is also the the basis of an Agatha Christie novel, a Bob Hope comedy special called Joys, and just under a thousand murder mystery movies, A group of people trapped in a tight space with a killer is not intrinsically a horror movie plot. It is a very standard plot that can be in almost any genre. It was even in Tom Sawyer. And flip it around, Die Hard and movies like it make the killer the hero and the people getting stalked are terrorists. Alien puts that plot into a science fiction setting. But a common plotline used in every genre that exists does not make a horror movie.