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Many Happy Returns: Our Final Post Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2012-06-15 01:15 As announced back in March, today will be the last day that Classic-Horror.com updates. After today, the site will remain online as an archive. It is also the site's thirteenth birthday. Classic horror has been part of me longer than that, though -- far, far longer.There's a young boy in Iowa in 1991 whose parents just bought him The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu for Christmas, because that's all he really wanted. His mother had introduced him to horror films earlier that year and now the boy is obsessed with all things monstrous. He has a plethora of Universal classics on tape because his best friend's dad (who has cable) taped AMC's Monsterfest for him. He writes a fan letter to Vincent Price and hopes to meet him someday. (read more...) 22 commentsRead more The Terrorphile: The Song is Over (Farewell/Horror Tribute fanvid) Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2012-06-15 01:14 As the site draws to a close, I thought I would try to put into video form some kind of final farewell. I've worked on this on and off for the last three years (starting in 2009 when I thought I might shut down the site then). The video is kind of hodge-podge of clips from over 200 horror sources, set to The Who's The Song is Over. I think the song reflects some of my feelings about the site and the horror genre in general. No notes this time. I think I've said everything I need to say in my farewell post. 4 comments Genre is cumulative. Successful elements of one film are picked up,refined, and tweaked by the next. Sometimes the result is animprovement or even an advancement, other times it is imitation orhomage. In many cases, a film will combine the perceived successes ofits predecessors, synthesizing them into something familiar but new.These are the places where genre evolves. Take the case of TheVampire Bat, which borrows two of the stars of Doctor X and Mysteryof the Wax Museum, but more importantly, it carries forward some ofthe themes and genre trappings of Universal's 1931 horror hits,Dracula and Frankenstein. In doing so, the film shows some innovationof its own, resulting in an entertaining, if occasionally slipshodfilm.(read more...) Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) Submitted by Matt Majeski on Thu, 2012-06-07 13:41 The world truly has lost one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Ray Bradbury, well known science fiction author among thousands of fans, died on June 5th, 2012 after a lengthy illness.Bradbury is most well known for sci-fi novels like Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. He was also known for dipping his toes in the fantasy and horror genre, with such novels like Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote several upon several short stories, 27 of them being adapted for EC Comics.(read more...) Audition is a devious film, thekind that draws you in with well-developed characters and apatiently-paced plot but that eventually begins hitting youunapologetically with scenes of horror before finally bludgeoning youat its climax. Made by Takashi Miike, a master of inserting obscenelevels of violence into well-measured stories, this is a film thatbuilds up to an explosive finale that is virtually impossible to beperfectly unspoiled (assuming the viewer looks at the DVD packagingor poster art before watching the film) but nevertheless hits withsuch unexpected force that it can leave you sick. Aside from simplysetting you up for a punch in the gut, however, Audition alsoquietly illustrates the extent of our acceptance of male dominance insociety.(read more...) Twitchy Thumbs: Silent Hill (1999) Submitted by Padraig Cotter on Fri, 2012-05-25 14:38 The following is what would have been the first entry in an ongoing column about video games. However, since the site will no longer be updating after June 15th, only one entry was produced. We hope you enjoy! released for the Playstation, videogaming was in the middle of amassive image shift. With the arrival and success of the Playstationin 1996 gaming was becoming mainstream and cool. It was no longerconsidered the past time of pasty kids with no friends or thehopelessly nerdy. Advances in technology enabled developers to add acinematic sheen to their games for the first time and titles likeTurismo,ResidentEvil andMetal GearSolid wereleading the pack in this new cinematic approach. Even Hollywood wasgetting in on this blossoming medium, with the likes of Bruce Willislending his likeness and voice to generic shoot em up Apocalypse.And in the midst of all this came SilentHill.Initially seen as a rival to flagship horror franchise ResidentEvil, itwent on to become a big success in its own right and the years sincehave seen numerous sequels, spin-offs, merchandising, films and evena remake. The series even has its own iconic bogeyman in the hulkingshape of Pyramid Head. But it all started with the first game, arelentless, nerve shredding nightmare.(read more...) 3 commentsRead moreare if you've heard of They Live, it is for one of two reasons.One, you've heard the line that launched a million t-shirts: "Ihave come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out ofbubblegum." Or two: You've seen the prolonged alleyway fightscene between Roddy Piper and Keith David on YouTube (or thefantastic South Park parody of it). But if you've never seen thefilm itself those two things might give you the impression that it'sjust another cheesy action flick from the eighties, but in keepingwith the theme of the film, appearances can be deceiving. Lyingunderneath the surface of this sci-fi/action flick is a film howlingin fury against mindless greed and corruption.(read more...) The Descent could be seen as atextbook guide to instilling horror in viewers. However, to viewthis film in such a way would be to consider it a mere genre exercisewhen instead it is a jarring metaphor for the pain of exploring ourdarkest thoughts. The horror here, which is accomplished asperfectly as it likely could have been, does not exist solely tofrighten but to evoke the terror of such a journey into thesubconscious. Specifically, the film follows one character'sdescent into an unexplored cave system, which almost inherentlybecomes a metaphorical descent into the unexplored recesses of herown mind. The Descent is merciless, but more importantly, itnever falters from its attempt to tell the story of a character'sconfrontation of the hidden aspects of her psychology. (read more...) Carnivals filled with clowns and cotton candy, merry go rounds andbarkers, game booths and freakish sideshow oddities. What is theirappeal? Why are we so afraid of these malevolent and dark settings,but are so attracted to them at the same time? What is it about theircolorful and bright atmospheres that make them so inviting andenjoyable, but yet so bizarre and arcane? This is part of whycarnivals make the perfect setting for any great horror movie,because they capture exactly just what we love about them: beingfrightened and having fun at the same time. Director Tobe Hooper, whoshocked us all with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, understoodthis well, and utilizes this place of charm and fear to hisadvantage, creating a creepy and menacing cinematic experience thatis The Funhouse.(read more...) Jonathan Frid (1924 - 2012) Submitted by Matt Majeski on Thu, 2012-04-19 21:19 I will always remember April 14th, 2012 as probably the saddest day for any horror fan. It makes me so depressed to report on not only two deaths that happened in the same week, but on the same day too, and of very talented actors at that. The great Jonathan Frid, who was immortalized on television as Barnabas Collins in the daytime gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, died last Saturday at age 87 of natural causes.(read more...) Donations Accepted Support Classic-Horror.com and keep it ad-free by making a small donation via PayPal.

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