A Horror Films' summary

I love horror movies. Why? I do not know. Probably because of the testosterone rush I get. But I like the scary ones, the genuinely scary ghost movies. I am not a fan of cutting, slashing, gory ones. They just make me sick in the stomach. I prefer the thrillers with mystery in them. If I look back, I think I have always liked ghost stories and horror movies. As a kid, the stories I loved hearing  the most were stories involving ghosts, witches and demons. Once I caught on the habit of reading, I read as many ghost stories as I could lay my hands on. 


The horror movie addiction started in Kalimpong. During my stay at Tapoban, Miss Bose had just got hold of a VCR. The only 2 types of movies we watched were movies of Dev Anand and horror movies. I was in class 6 then. I watched Evil Dead and couldn't sleep for 2 nights. Scared the shit out of me. Unfortunately, living in a creepy place like Kalimpong doesn't help. And after watching such movies, when you need to leave your room in the cold and navigate to the toilet in the night (which was not attached to our Boy's Room), valor was the last thing on my mind. The easiest and the most logical was step out of the room, stand in the balcony, close your eyes (apparently ghosts don't bother you if you keep your eyes shut) and pee out :D So that's what I did after a horror movie session.


I watched "Friday the 13th", "Evil Dead", "Nightmare on Elm Street", "Child's Play" and numerous other movies during my stay there. Its been years since I have seen a horror movie that has really scared me. :( Pathetic! It was so much easier getting scared as a kid. I tried watching those gory movies viz, "Hostel", "Saw", etc. Only made me sick in the stomach. Didn't really scare me. Then tried the serial killer ones, "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Urban Legend", etc. BULLSHIT!!! Absolutely bullshit! "The Final Destination" series though was a little interesting.


From the classics, "Omen" never scared me :( "Exorcist" did! :D I also really liked "Exorcism of Emily Rose". If you have seen the hindi horror movie "1920". It had the scare-factor in it. Well shot movie, had a good story to it. "Sixth Sense" didn't work for me though loved "The Others". I think everyone should see it. Had an awesome story and the last part was so bloody shocking! 


Japanese guys are crazy about horror movies and some of the best ones are Japanese. Liked "The Ring" and "The Grudge". Preferred the original Japanese over the English versions. Also tried the psycho-thriller-horror types. Don't know what the fuss was about "Psycho". My dad still thinks that's one of the best horror films. "The Shining" was interesting. I liked "1408" too. And then I tried all the handycam horror movies. "Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity". The handycam did give a real feel to it, though the lack of a story really made it a little drab for me. I won't say I didn't like them. I would rather say they were different. :P

I really crave for a good horror film. I wish they would make one.