Your favorite TV Horror Movie(s) ?

TV movies nowadays rightly get a bad rap with poor writing, low production values, and intrusive commercial breaks.. However, back in the 1970s, made-for-TV horror movies were a genre unto themselves. Many of those TV movies are still highly watchable, memorable, and have even enjoyed big budget remakes. I seen a lot of good TV horror movies over the past couple of years so here is what I really liked:

Don't Go to Sleep 1982
The Demon Murder Case 1983
The Haunted 1991
The Woman in Black 1989
Salem's Lot 1979
Count Dracula 1977
House Of Lost Souls 1989
No Place to Hide 1981
Desire: The Vampire 1982
When Michael Calls 1972
Scream, Pretty Peggy 1973
A Taste of Evil 1971
The Sight 2000
The Norliss Tapes 1973
I Can Make You Love Me 1993
The Night Stalker 1972
Grave Halloween 2013
13 Gantry Row 1998
Possessed 2000
The Lottery 1996
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981
Vampire 1979
Bay Coven 1987
Sudden Fury 1993
The Covenant 1985
Reflections of Murder 1974
Threads 1984
Black Noon 1971
The Dead Don't Die 1975
Spare Parts 1979
Dead of Night 1977
Satans Triangle 1975
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1974
Blackout 1985
The Night Strangler 1973
Ants 1977
Crowhaven Farm 1970
Satan's School For Girls 1973
Killdozer 1974
Gargoyles 1972
Sometimes They Come Back 1991
Desperation 2006
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive 1992
Nightmare on the 13th Floor 1990
A Warning to the Curious 1972
Dream House 1998
Trilogy of Terror 1975
Body Bags 1993
Deep Evil 2004
House of Clocks 1989
House Of Witchcraft 1989
Mania 1986
She Waits 1972
The World Beyond 1978
Night Cries 1978
The Darker Side of Terror 1979
Daughter of the Mind 1969
Sticenik 1973
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy 1989
The Stone Tape 1972
The House That Would Not Die 1970
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 1998
Trilogy of Terror II 1996
The Spell 1977
The Night Nurse 1978
The She-Butterfly 1973
Bad Ronald 1974
The Devil's Daughter 1973
The Screaming Woman 1972
How Awful About Allan 1970
A Cold Night's Death 1973
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence 1974
The Intruder Within 1981
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 1973
Cruise Into Terror 1978
Crawlspace 1972

So what are some of your favorite TV Horror movie(s) ?

Horror Hosts

I'm not terribly familiar with a lot of them, because I rarely catch anything I watch on a program that would be hosted by horror-themed character, but you gotta love the effort.


Elvira was popular enough to spawn a charming b-movie about her inhereting a haunted house. She's still going, but I've heard on and off again things about her retiring. I guess she can't get enough of it.

I don't know anything about Vampira, whom Elvira was based on, besides what I've seen in the movie "Ed Wood".

Svengoolie is based in Chicago, which is close to where I grew up, but surprisingly, I've never seen much of him.

I think a favorite of many people is Joe Bob Briggs from Monster-Vision. Again, I've never seen that show, but I know Joe Bob from a few dvd commentaries, and for his scene in 'Casino'. I also gotta love the man for liking Texas Chainsaw 4. There is talk of bringing this show back.

Who else is there...

John Kassir played the Crypt-Keeper for many years, and that show was great. They're still trying to bring that one back, but without a crypt-keeper?

Of course, Freddy Krueger also hosted a decent anthology series, too. Maybe by these standards, you can also count Alfred Hitchcock as a host, if he "presents" so many stories.


Thoughts on horror hosts? Who's your favorite? Who am I missing?

OT: Surgery

I had surgery today on my poor, dicky wicky. Dont worry, I'm OK (in the head, not so much). Taking a nap with that sweet, sweet anaesthesia is fucking glorious. Wish i could suck that shit down every night to go to bed.

What surgeries have you had in your past? Does surgery make you nervous? I suppose for something serious, surely it would. I had surgery roughly 13 years ago to fix a deviated septum and the nausea and vomiting afterwards was pure hell. Thankfully none of that today.

The Extremes of Horror...

I just added a few "Faces of Death" titles to the db, because I know they've got a reputation. Still, after all these years of being a horror fan, I haven't seen any of them. There are a few horror films I haven't been especially anxious to visit, because some of them cross a line. With horror fans, it's hard to find out exactly where that line is, because horror is all about testing your boundaries and getting out of your comfort zone.

So what are your limits? Are there movies you wont see? Snuff, or psuedo-snuff? Perhaps it's all fake, otherwise it would be criminal evidence. Personally, I'm not too keen on real-life violence. If I see enough blood, I'll probably hurl. I've gotten to the point where I can eat while watching certain gore scenes and not think anything of it. But if it was real gore, it becomes quite different. So here' s a sub-topic. Snuff Films: Are any of them real?

I sure fucking hope not, but these days, you can never tell. Usually, you can tell if something is fake because they'll cut to a different angle. Continuous takes might convince me, but again, I'm hoping not to be convinced.


"Torture Porn" movies like saw are grouped in with the extremes a lot, even though they're theatrical releases. While movies like "Saw" and "Hostel" are gross enough, does their mainstream appeal dig into their extreme credibility any?



Of course, there are movies that aren't very graphic, that still can get under your skin. "Megan is Missing" was a recent one for me. There are only brief glimpses into the real horror, but that movie haunted me for weeks.


There has been talk of an extreme challenge. That would be a time to test your intestinal fortitude. What do you consider extreme? I Spit on Your Grave? The French wave of extreme horror? Cannibal Holocaust? A Serbian Film? (and for the ones I haven't seen) Faces of Death? Guinea Pig? August Underground? Men Behind the Sun?

When does it become too far? What are your thoughts, and what makes a horror movie "extreme"? We've come a long way from the video-nasty days, when that stuff was considered intense. Now, it's on youtube, and considered rather tame. 😐


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What's the most you've ever paid for a single movie?

A few years ago I spent $100 on Last House on Dead End Street (1977). Big regrets on that purchase, I thought the movie sucked.

What DVDs/Blu-rays did everyone get for Christmas?

I got:

DVDs

Ghosthouse (1988)
Dark Skies (2013)
The Daisy Chain (2008)
Dead Mary (Video 2007)
H6: Diary of a Serial Killer (2005)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Panic Room (2002)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Out of Sight (1998)
Inside Man (2006)

Blu-rays:

I actually never owned a Blu-ray before, but I got a nice Blu-ray player this Christmas along with:

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
47 Ronin (2013)
Oblivion (2013)
Battleship (2012)
Immortals (2011)
Gladiator (2000)


I also received 101 MOVIES TO WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE by Ricardo Cavolo - which is a beautiful graphic novel book of movies. I also got a $30 vouncer for my local DVD/Blu-ray shop.

What did everyone else get for Christmas?

Punch Drunk Pauls & other Anderstories

tis the week of love, apparently, and what better way to welcome the spirit of romance than an Adam Sandler movie. well, many, admittedly, but wait, whatever you think of the self repeating manchild of movies there's no denying Happy Gilmore is a feel good fambly classic. and to a (much) lesser extent he repeats the role effectively enough in Waterboy, Billy Mads & Big Daddy.

Anyway, besides the point, i'm not here to defend Sandler or to highlight his best performance (Punch Drunk Love of coure, a man so full of rage but without the usual comedic outlet, suffocating in his own desire to be undertood by someone, anyone... well maybe not Phil Seymour Hoffman....) but to fuck around with some directors i like who happen to have similar names, but varied canons. So without further ado, or much, let's Freddy Adoo it

Paul Thomas Anderson vs Paul WS Anderson vs Thomas Anders Jensen

...was alright, but throw in a coupla !! for dramatic effect and we away. ok...

PTA is a seriws director, real hollywood movies and everything, he Boogie with Marky Mark and fight with his buddy Adam, all this before there was Blood and fame. Cults, Vice and odd Danny Dress you follows with a nice nod to Fiona Apple along the way. She's awesome. Paul Thomas, regardless of what you make of his direction style, does get the most out of his actors, and usually results in a compelling film whatever the content.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e8gfGhVL3qs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEWCKgBEF5IWvKriqkDCQgBFQAAiEIYAQ==&rs=AOn4CLBLBUaFzHosXpMNKuZEbGvz8rA3zw PaWSAh, as nobody calls him, is a more b movie expoiltatscifiyiy type director. Like Rob he married his Sheri and made about 8 movies with her in it. fine. He also made that really gloomy lit Predator movie set in an Alien pyramid or something. and some Death Races, good on ya, no harm in action schlock.

Anders Thomas Jensen is a Danish writer director i love, and prob subconsciously the real reason for this nonsense name post. It may be unfair to compare with Coens, McDonaghs or even Anderson(the Wes not Paul, Was (not Was)), but this guy has knack for finding the bleakest blackest comedy in the most severe or testing of circumstances. Often surreal, violent, offensive, charming and just plain ridiculous ATJ's films are...well, worth investigating. I would highly rec Adams Apples 2005 & The Green Butchers 2003

Tony ain't the Pitts: a crime month double rec

Tony Pitts is a captivating screen presence, his large physical frame and thick Sheffield accent make him a memorable performer and he happens to be in two fantastic British crime thrillers. So a flimsy excuse to promote an actor i like with a tenous link to this months challenge.

Hyena (2014)

Director Gerad Johnson's follow up to his 2009 low budget serial killer flick Tony follows a corrupt London detective Michael (great performance by Peter Ferdinando) as he tries to control the balance of power between rivals gangs and the law. Reminiscent of Bad Lieutenant in that we are with a man disintergrating into self destruction every step of the way, Hyena is a brutally violent, uncomprimising look into the London crime underground.

Where's Tony?

Mr Pitts plays one of Michael's police crew, a violent intimidating brute who will do anything to look after number one. He also sports some awesome tatoos.



The Red Riding Trilogy (2009)

Three made for TV movies in three seperate years (1974, 1980 & 1984) set against the backdrop of various murders including The Yorkshire Ripper, we follow an ensemble cast of characters through a bleak and violent world of multi-layered police corruption and organised crime. It's pretty grim, but compelling viewing.


Where's Tony?

TP plays John Nolan in the latter two installments, and once again he's a ruthless corrupt bobby, this time with the scary power and influence of a Detective Chief Superintendent. Ooof, don't cross him...

(I don't know how to make thread appear in multiple movies here, so i put this under Hyena, but Red Ridingis just as good, maybe better.)

British Horror babes of the 70s

How would you rank them?

Linda Hayden
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Susan George

Jenny Agutter

Hilary Heath
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Lynne Frederick

Jill Haworth

How comprehensive is the movie database?

When we first started Trash Epics, I was pretty hung-up on b-movies, Troma, slashers, etc. I added a bunch of those to the movie database, then we brought in a few other users to add their titles, and now we have a few thousand titles on here. This is more than I've seen, but it isn't about me, which is why I've been adding those titles I don't particularly like, but some of you might. It's all about getting that contrasting perspective to know how shitty real shit is, and where other people's tastes lie.

With that said, I think it's great that we've got sort of a council of movie-goers here who rate as many titles as they know, and to those of you reading who don't vote on things... Why not?

I've watched a lot of movies in my life. I like movies, a bit more than the average man, if I do say so myself. That's why I can say I've seen over a thousand movies, and the quest always continues. We're always trying to find more movies to fill the void, and inspire us with concepts we've never seen before. I think there are still a plethora of b-movies, exploitaiton films, horrors, and ocassional normal-people movies out that have yet to be touched upon. It's all about discussing stuff, and getting those recommendations.

Are there titles we don't have listed that you think should be here? Perhaps an unsung classic that we've all miraculously overlooked? I only adds 'em as I sees 'em. Does this database mean anything to you? I think IMDb had weighted ratings that tend to make them rather useless. You know, all those people rating only 1s and 10s? Then there's those film snobs with their heads so far up their asses, they only like arthouse movies? Bias hits hard on IMDb, and I trust the voices of my peers over here when it comes to entertainment.