#DORK 74: Best Horror Franchise

#DORK 73: Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen Part 2

The Conjuring 2 Trailer

Best Horror Movie By Decade

Best Horror Film by Decade 60s - Psycho 70s - Halloween 80s - The Shining 90s - Scream 00s - The Devil's Rejects 10s - Cabin in the Woods

— #DORK (@DORKpodcast) October 30, 2015

#DORK 21: Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen

Keefe & Davey discuss some of the great lesser known horror films like Session 9 and Let The Right One In. So if you're looking for something other than Halloween, The Shining, or The Exorcist this holiday season, Keefe & Davey have you covered.

#DORK 19: Horror Movie Remakes

#DORK 18: 31 Nights of Horror!

October is here, and Keefe gives you a movie (or movies) to watch each and every night of the month. Also included is some live commentary from some of the classic horror films like The Shining, The Exorcist, Halloween, and more.

Hotel Horror

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Episodes on Game of Thrones and Batman: Arkham Knight coming this week...

Top 10 Scariest Movie Characters

HONORABLE MENTION:

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm St.)
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Mrs. (Pamela) Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Pinhead (Hellraiser)
Damian (The Omen)
Regan (The Exorcist)
Jaws (Jaws)
Alien (Alien)
Raptors (Jurassic Park)


10. Jigsaw (Saw)

9. Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men)

8. John Doe (Se7en)

7. Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)

6. Candyman (Candyman)

5. Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs)

4. Samara (The Ring)

3. Michael Myers (Halloween)

2. Twins (The Shining)

1. Pennywise (It)

Halloween Party Playlist

Movie Theme Songs:
Halloween (1978)

Exorcist (1973)

Ghostbusters (1984)

From My Collection:

Boogie Woogie Wu – Insane Clown Posse
Long Hard Road Out of Hell - Marilyn Manson
Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie

Classic Gems:

People Are Strange – (The Doors) cover by Echo and the Bunnymen

Season of the Witch – Donovan

I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Absolute Must-Haves:

Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon

Don’t Fear The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult

Thriller – Michael Jackson

Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Picket and the Crypt-Kickers 

Horror Movie of the Night: Sinister (2012)

"A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s."

Sinister (2012) is a creepy, turn-the-lights-on kind of movie.  Could be one you have not seen, add it to the list this month.  I won't give anything away but you'll be sucked right in from the start and it has an absolute bananas ending.  

Recommended!

Annabelle Trailer

If you saw The Conjuring you remember this horrifying doll. She's getting her own movie, I'm scared.

Here is the premise according to Wikipedia...
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now...Annabelle

Is Jigsaw The Most Recent Horror Villain Icon?

You got the Big 3 of Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees. They've all been around for decades. Nearly 30 years for Freddy, longer for the other two.  

If you want to throw out Norman Bates, Hannibal Lector, Leatherface, the Candyman and even little Chucky I'd be all for it. These are legendary horror movie villains.  

Ghostface from Scream?  The symbol is sure, but it's always someone different.  

Not gonna give you the Leprechaun. Nope.   I could be talked into Pinhead. But still that is less than 10 and they have all been around for awhile.  

Speaking of awhile let's put Dracula and Frankenstein (or the Monster) in their own classic category.  

Who is the newest legend?  I don't think it's close. Jigsaw.  The Saw movies were real good, especially the early ones.  And Jigsaw belongs in this group.  Hall of Famer. 

Hope everyone had a great Halloween.  I'll chill out on the horror movie talk now.  

Horror Franchises

If you have to rank all of the horror movie franchises what would your Top 10 look like?  You have to consider all of the films in the series, including the remakes and reimaginings (I think that's what they call it).  So even if a movie like Halloween (1978) is the best how much does that Busta Rhymes one or the Rob Zombie sequel hurt it?  

Basically all horrors movies are part of franchises so it's all good.  I've been watching a bunch of horror movies this month so I wanted to throw out there the best series.  Did I already do this?  Probably. But here are the best franchises in order. 

1. Halloween

2. Scream

3. Saw

4. Evil Dead

5. Romero's Living Dead

6. A Nightmare on Elm St. 

7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

8. Silence of the Lambs

9. Friday the 13th

10. Final Destination

Horror Movie of the Night: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

You want to take a shower after watching this one. Ahead of it's time, Texas Chainsaw Massacre has inspired bascially every horror flick that involves a weird family, a crazy killer, slashers, out in the middle of no where, we're lost, and in-breeding. There has also been sequels and remakes (the sequels are awful (Renee Zellweger and Matthew McCounaughey are actually in one), while the remakes are worth a watch. Creepy meter is off the charts in this original though. Leatherface is gross. His family is gross. But the movie is terrific.

Horror Movie of the Night: Wrong Turn (2003)

Your horror movie of the night is the sneaky good Wrong Turn. This flick was released 10 years ago and has spawned a bunch of sequels. A basic enough plot, 6 people lost in the woods of West Virginia, and yes those people from Deliverance are real, perhaps even worse in this rendition.  I remember watching this in the theater and thought it was solid then and have seen it a few times since and it's still good. 

Some classic horror movie stuff in it but it's never boring with a satisfying ending.  Plus these two are in it...

Rich Reviews: The Conjuring

The Conjuring combines a good ghost story, an exorcism movie, with a dash of "based on a true story," and the result is a damn good horror flick.  In fact, it's one of the best scary movies of the last decade.  It's not corny, (like so many in the genre), it doesn't rely on "pop-out" scares (although there are some).  It has a solid, intriguing story (based on true events?) and the acting is tops.

Vera Farminga (Running Scared, The Departed, Bates Motel) and Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Insidious, Little Children) are paranormal investigators who go around helping out people who might have ghosts, demons, or what not bugging them.

They play Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are real people, and actually investigated the "Amittyville Horror" case.  Small world, right?

But in this film, the Warrens are sought out to help the Perron family.  The Perrons are a big family.  Father, played by Ron Livingston (Office Space, Swingers), mother played by Lili Taylor (The Haunting, Ransom) and their 5 daughters.  The Perrons move into a big old house, and let's face it, they are not alone.

I'd say the movie starts out a little slow, although most suspenseful ones do.  It picks up with some real scares and even a couple "chills" moments.

I recommend seeing this one in the theaters.  I'll go 8/10.

The bigger question is, where does it rank amongst horror movies in the past 5-10 years?

Off the top of my head the only ones better since 2003 are...

The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Saw II (2005)
Planet Terror (2007) (If this even counts as horror.)

That might be it.  Others in the conversation include:

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Scream 4 (2011)
Feast (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Let Me In (2010)
The Strangers (2008)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Why Am I Going To See This?

So my wife wants to see this on Saturday night. I love horror movies, but these ghost ones freak me the hell out. Should help my night terrors...

They Were In That?: Horror Edition

A lot of big time actors appeared in Horror Movies earlier in their careers.  Some, I'd say, would have to be more proud of their work than others.  I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but these are pretty good.

Jennifer Aniston - Leprechaun (1993)

Kevin Bacon - Friday the 13th (1980)

Ben Affleck - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Paul Rudd - Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Johnny Depp - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Renee Zellweger - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Matthew McConaughey - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Patricia Arquette - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Jack Black - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Dana Carvey - Halloween II (1981)

Josh Hartnett - Halloween: H20 (1998)

Eva Mendes - Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)

Ving Rhames - The People Under The Stairs (1991)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Troll (1986)

Brook Shields - Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

Rainn Wilson - House of 1,000 Corpses (2003)

Michelle Williams - Species (1995)

Naomi Watts - Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)


Lots of great work right there.  I actually like a bunch of those movies, probably more than the actor/actress in it.

Happy Halloween

-Keefe

A Krispy Kreme Halloween

One of the best rappers in the game, Krispy Kreme (even if he may be playing a character), has released his latest video: Halloween.  Haven't had a chance to post much recently, for solid horror movie stuff just search for it through the archives.  There are plenty of gems.  But for now, enjoy Krispy Kreme's Halloween.




-Keefe