Feast Your Eyes....

I'm resurrecting a former blog post from my old Prairie Fire Girl blog that lists all of my favorite scary movies. I'll be adding some to the list, though, as I've recently discovered French and Italian horror cinema...and let's not forget the gorefest that is Korean cinema...ewww.

I am a true horror movie fan, which means I watch them year round. I love to see them in the theater - in fact, I rarely miss seeing a new release that meets my criteria. So when Halloween rolls around, I'm ready for some new scare-fodder.

Here are my lists:

Favorite horror movies
1. Halloween (original 1978 version)
2. The Exorcist
3. The Shining
4. Friday the 13th (original)
5. Carrie
6. Inside (French realistic)
7. House of 1,000 Corpses
8. Devil's Rejects
9. Halloween (Rob Zombie remake)
10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 version)

Honorable Mentions
-The Ring (American) or Ringu (Asian)
-The Orphanage (Italian)
-The Others
-Blair Witch Project (uniqueness)
-Paranormal Activity 1 (uniqueness and on the cheap)
-Insidious
-Sinister (Ethan Hawke, good plot, hilarious deputy)
-A Tale of Two Sisters (Korean)
-I Saw The Devil (Korean)

Favorite Cheesy Horror Movies
1. Motel Hell
2. I Spit On Your Grave
3. Don't Look In The Basement
4. Young Frankenstein
5. The Last House On The Left
6. Killer Clowns from Outer Space

Television
1. American Horror Story - Season 1 (jury is still out on Season 2)
2. Walking Dead
3. Munsters
4. Adamms Family
5. Lost (it was kind of a nightmare....right?)
6. Dead Like Me
7. Six Feat Under
8. Pushing Up Daisies
9. Days of our Lives (exorcisms, witches, devils...all wrapped up in a daytime soap. Genius!)

Why I Love Fall - Redux

10. Baseball - I am a new fan to this very complex sport, and now that we're in the running for the Series, well, I'm hooked.

9. Cooler weather - I am at my best during this time of year. The smell of wet leaves, the chill in the air, damp mornings and evenings on the back porch. I dig it. I really do.

8. Football - specifically, college. Go Bison, go Tigers, go Jayhawks. Nuff said.

7. Oktoberfest - I love a month that is dedicated to celebrating beer. My favorite at the moment would be Lips Of Faith Fleur by New Belgium from Ft. Collins.

6. Halloween - everything about this holiday makes me smile. The candy. The costumes. The decorations. My family has a long-standing tradition (this marks our 20th anniversary) where we get together, deep fry everything (fries, shrimp, etc.), hand out candy, watch scary movies and play cards. It's a blast, and I look forward to it every year.

5. Wineries - I love me a little long-stemmed culture on a hillside with my homeys.

4. Foliage - Missouri has phenomenal changing of the leaves. The colors are unlike anything I've ever seen. I guess growing up in North Dakota, where there are 4 trees and you have maybe 21 minutes between summer and winter will do that to a girl.

3. NBA - I think basketball players are incredible athletes. Constant movement, multitasking, speedplay. Astounding.

2. Bad horror movies - I recently reviewed the Human Centipede. I would consider this to be a bad horror movie. Bad in a good way. Others would include Motel Hell, I Spit On Your Grave, Basket Case and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre II. Actual bad horror movies would be Albino Farm, Alligator X, and any of the Saw movies.

1. Good horror movies - nothing beats a good horror movie this time of year. My favorites include Halloween, Devil's Rejects, The Shining, Grindhouse, The Exorcist, Inside, 30 Days of Night, Let The Right One In.