#I always say paranormal activity is my fave horror movie

[puppys-teeth]

In The Tall Grass is really erotic movie if you’re fucked up in the head like me

[jdeanmorgan]

not an anon, but i have a question! i know how much you love films sonny, so if you could pick a movie that you would have to watch every year, what would it be? and is there a movie that you love from before you were born and/or before you knew about, where you'd like to experience its first premiere? and what is your ultimate recommendation for a horror movie fan?

ohhh this is such an interesting question!

It gets pretty long so I'll put it under a read more:

There are a few films that I already watch every year, and I will name a few of them in my next answer. But one big answer is: velvet goldmine. I watch it at least three times a year.

Most of my fave films are older, and my favorite film is from the year i was born (velvet goldmine). But one film I've always thought about and if I could go back in time, I would've loved to experience the premiere of rocky horror, I just think that would've been so amazing. But also but i'm a cheerleader or the lost boys. Those three are all good solid films that I would've loved to see at a premiere. (obviously velvet goldmine is high on that list as well)

hmm for horror fans... That's hard because I am a huge horror fan and yet i often draw blanks when it comes to actually recommending horror films, and it also depends on what kind of horror films people want to get recommended.

So I'll name a few of my faves (barring the most popular ones): bride of chucky (you don't have to have seen all chucky movies, but i just say this one cause it's a solid fun horror film AND it has jennifer tilly i mean come on), idle hands (also really funny), the cleasing hour (obviously I had to plug this one, i watch it all the time), sin city & sin city: a dame to kill for (the second one is a solid fave of mine, i saw it 3 times in the cinema), lights out, dead silence, the devil's advocate, 1408, orphan, green room, strangeland, twin peaks: fire walk with me, the butterfly effect, freaky (really funny slasher), fear street trilogy, insidious: the last key, tom at the farm, 10 cloverfield lane, the limehouse golem, the people under the stairs, mayhem.

the popular choices: conjuring franchise, scream franchise, chucky franchise, saw 1, final destination franchise, paranormal activity, etc.

There are most definitely more that I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think I just need to make a letterboxd list of all the horror movies I've liked.

[amazingmsme]

For the horror ask thing, 3 and 20!

3. you're planning a horror movie marathon with your friends - which movies are you picking? The original Halloween & Nightmare on Elm Street first of all, those are my top faves. Room 1408, A Quiet Place, The Amityville Horror but the one with Ryan Reynolds, Delirium, Silence of the Lambs, What Lies Beneath, Bad Times at the El Royale, Kiss the Girls & probably a lot more that I can’t think of right now, but horror is like my favorite genre of film & I tend to prefer paranormal & psychological stories as well as more realistic ones like people being kidnapped or escaping a killer. Midsommar & The House that Jack Built are also fantastic films but both get extremely fucked up & graphic so I’d have to check with whoever I’m watching with. The Conjuring movies are all great & id probably have a marathon just for them

20. do you have any personal scary stories? something that happened to you or somebody close to you? I have way too many, you’d think being the only people who ever lived in this house would mean no ghosts, but you’d be wrong. But I’ll give some highlights:

-1 time when I was trying to leave my room as a kid, some orange nail polish shot out directly in front of my face & hit the wall before sliding down to the floor. With how fast it was going it 100% should’ve broke but it kind of stayed there for a second before falling down

-my sister heard & felt someone whisper in her ear that was pressed against her pillow

-I saw a tall man in my closet watching me dance in my room, this was around the time I was in middle school. To this day I’m still paranoid that I’ll see him if I go dance in there

-one time as a kid it was freezing outside but I still wanted to go out & play. My grandma was watching me while my mom took my sister to the doctor & I was playing out of sight from any window. My old dog Gabby was super protective & barked at everything, & out of nowhere this young woman appears, I’d say mid to late teens. For reference I was wearing 2 pairs of pants, a long sleeve shirt, a puffy jacket & a hat & gloves. This girl was wearing short shorts, a spaghetti strap tank top & was barefoot with no visible signs that she was cold. I was just frozen staring at her & she looked at me. I think she might’ve said she liked my dog but I can’t really remember. I looked over at Gabby & back at her & she was gone

-a few years ago when I stepped out of the shower, 3 full fingers were pressed into the steam on the mirror, but what’s really odd is that there was no palm mark. Of course I took a picture

-we have a tiny porcelain doll that’s haunted & I’m positive that’s where the little girl came from. She’s chilled out over the years but it used to be every time you talked about it, something would happen about 30 minutes after. Like our drapes would fly open, the tv would turn on, we heard a ringing that wasn’t our doorbell, weird shit like that. The guys my mom used to baby sit were terrified of her

-when I was like 3 I was staring at the cabinet she’s kept in & my mom asked what I was doing. She said I had this strange determined & stern look on my face & said “she needs to be standing up.” I was never a stubborn kid but I was adamant about it. After that the activity lessened by a lot

-also regarding the doll, my sister took some pictures of her on the first step in our pool for her photography class but no matter what, the teacher couldn’t open the files for the doll pictures. She could get the other ones but her computer would act very weird when she tried to see those specific ones

-everyone in my family has seen the little girl & even 1 of my sister’s friends saw her go to my room. I think only my sister & I have seen the man tho & he usually appears as a dark shadow, tho when he was in my closet I could see more detail like clothes, but his facial features were in shadow

-the girl looks like your basic horror movie child ghost, like I’m not shitting you. She’s got long dark hair & wears a white dress & whenever I see her the dress is usually the first thing I notice

-2 years ago my sister & I were at our house while my parents when you a high school reunion. We were chilling out by the pool when the chair sitting next to me scooted away from the table. I saw it happen & it freaked me out & my sister heard it & we were both scared. Idk why but I always just assumed they’d never go outside & so shit like that

-random objects can go missing & then appear right before your eyes, but not before you turn the house upside down first. I think they enjoy seeing us frustrated & it ticks me off

-we will hear people talking sometimes but you can’t really make out what they’re saying. If it’s more than 1 voice then it’s always a guy & girl’s voices

-I get touched by them the most out of my family & I fucking hate it. Get your fake dead hands OFF my body I do not like you. I’ve been touched in my house & a few times when I was hospitalized, & once this year at a guest house on vacation. The weird thing about the times in the hospital were that they all happened on the left side of my body. Hands down the worst part of it is when I can feel the size of the hands so I know if it’s a child or adult. & for some reason, ghosts like to touch you 1 finger at a time, 0/10 would recommend

-in my dad’s old house he said he could feel someone sitting on his bed with him & could even see the indention. He said he thought it was his Papaw. But when we go there I almost always get an unsettling vibe

-I made sure to save the best for last! This is my worst/scariest experience & I really hope my cousin doesn’t see this because it happened when they were here. But the younger one was in my room already asleep so I was just chilling on my phone in the dark. My phone illuminated the room just enough so I could see a few feet around me & I saw the girl at the foot of my bed. She had on that stupid white dress & her dark hair hung over her shoulders & hid her face. Then she grabbed the footboard & acted like she was about to fucking crawl up so I noped the fuck out & turned off my phone & proceeded to hide under the covers. Then I just… went to sleep? I mean I’ve been used to that shit all my life but I have no idea how I slept after that. I knew that if I got my mom then it would wake up my cousin & she’d know that something weird was up so I just ignored it the best I could. But you bet your ass I told Mom the next day

Like I said, I have a lot of stories & there’s still more I could share, but most stuff is pretty insignificant & I forget what exactly happened, but stuff does happen. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of shadows & I really hope that there’s nothing in my new apartment. But yeah, sorry this got so long!

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #414

“mirror, mirror, tell me who you see  /  am i you or me?  /  i can never remember”

How many people have you kissed? Four. Ever kissed someone you weren’t dating at the time? No. Of the people you’ve kissed, how many do you regret kissing? Two. Ever been kissed by a legal adult when you were a minor (or vise-versa)? Yeah, with Jason, but it was only a two-year difference. Ever kissed someone on a dare/as part of a game? No. Where’s the most public place you’ve ever made out with someone? Nowhere public. I wouldn't do that. Can you snowboard? Never tried. Have you ever made a mixed cd for someone? No. Do you use recycle bins at your house? Yes. Do you own more than one bathing suit? No. Have you ever kissed someone who smokes weed? Jason did occasionally with his best friend, but he stopped for me. How are you right this second? I'm all right. Last night was pretty rough, so I'm just glad that's over. My body is just tired. Is there anything you disliked about your last birthday? Honestly, I barely remember what I did on my last birthday. I just remember it was fine. Oh wait, actually, on the way home from going out to eat, we had to call the cops while behind a car whose driver was obviously drunk or high OFF. HIS. ASS. He was swerving like crazy and almost hit SO many cars. I was having an absolute panic attack. I pray to God that guy was more than just found and fined. Do you keep a diary or journal (offline or online)? No, unless you count surveys, I guess. What were you like a year ago? I was the unhappily the same. Is someone on your mind right now? Fucking always. Having a warm dream about him last night didn't help. Who was the last person you sat next to? My mom. What do you currently hear right now? My screen is split so I can watch John Wolfe play some indie horror games. What’s something you need to go shopping for? I need to get new bras baaaadly because I'm tired of none fitting properly. What’s the last thing you ate? I had a donut 'cuz Mom stopped at Dunkin' for coffee. Do/did you do good in school? I did up to college. Then I just... sucked. Do you always get along with your siblings? I mean I don't see/talk to them every day or anything, not even very regularly even, but we generally get along fine now as adults. We disagree about shit for sure, but keep our mouths shut. Or probably talk to Mom about it while I'm not present. I don't even think they like me half of the time. Are you frustrated with anything? So much. Why did you fall for the last person romantically? There were/are a lot of factors. Just she as a person is phenomenal. What’s your younger sibling’s name? Nicole. Can you speak in a different language conversationally; if so, which language? A tiny bit of German. Do you ever fear of falling asleep? With my nightmares, I used to dread it. Now, thankfully, my APAP mask has prevented them from happening, mostly; I've only had two in the month that I've had it, and I ordinarily had them every single night. Do you have an idea of what kind of profession you’d like to have? I do, but I honestly doubt I'm going to succeed in even making it a part-time job by this damn point. Which beach would you say is your favorite? I don't have a favorite. I don't even like the beach very much. What kind of cookie is your favorite? Chocolate chip. Have you ever had a churro? Yes. Too crunchy and ridiculously sweet, not a fan. Truth be told, are you more into looks or personalities the most? A good personality beats good looks any day. How is/was your chemistry class in high school? I actually didn't take chemistry; my graduating year, physical science was offered as the alternative, which I took. How does alcohol affect you? I get hot, and my face flushes badly. It'll make me more talkative. Have you ever tried lemon brownies? No, and I don't want to. I don't like lemon-flavored stuff like that. What was the last type of meat you ate? Beef. Have you taken any medication today? I have prescriptions I take every day. Have you ever watched Parks and Recreation? I've seen some of it at Sara's house. What is your favourite kind of pasta? Just spaghetti with tomato sauce and meatballs, really. I've been on a major chicken pesto kick lately, though. Have you set an alarm today? No. Think of a random person, and give them a message here, no names: Literally just the chance to say "I'm sorry" would be fucking amazing. Just two fucking words. What if there were two of you? Would the world be in trouble? No. That'd be a waste of space, though. Not like I'm contributing much to society. Would you prefer an ice cream sundae or an ice cream cone? I dunno man, it depends on my mood and what I want in the moment. Do you watch movies with the subtitles on? No; I find it to be distracting. Is the last person you kissed yours? I hate this saying. She's her own person that belongs to nobody but herself. But to just go along with it and answer the question, no, we're not together. Do you think you will be married by the time you are 25? Welp, I'm halfway through 25, so. Do you have siblings over the age of 21? All of my siblings are. Do you have a hard time admitting you’re wrong? No. Especially as I've aged, I'd say I'm pretty quick to accept if I've fucked up. Who has the ability to hurt you the most emotionally? Jason will probably always have that power, even if he's not in my life. Would you ever be a stripper? God no, nobody wants to see that. What are your plans for tomorrow? Just get through the day, man. Do you owe anybody money? No. How would your parents describe you? Reserved, shy, a deep thinker, animal lover, uhhhh... What is the most you have ever weighed? Let's not. Would you ever work at McDonald's? No. I'm never working in food service. If you aren't already, would you go vegetarian or vegan? I want to be a vegetarian and being a vegan would be perfectly ideal for me, but I really don't think I can healthily accomplish either. I am FAR too picky to where I'd almost definitely become malnourished. To make it even worse I absolutely cannot "suck it up" if I don't like a food, so it's not like I could choke down stuff I don't like. Not to mention I'd be pretty sad without any yummy food to look forward to, aha. Coolest person you've ever met? Uhhhh I don't know. Do you wear boxers? No. Girls, how old were you when you first learned how to put in a tampon? I don't remember. Would you ever attend a gay pride parade or festival? I would absolutely love to. Did you see Paranormal Activity 2? I think I've seen all of the movies. I liked them, given paranormal horror films are probably my fave. What would you do if an old man grabbed your ass? Kick him in the fucking balls so goddamn fast and probably slap him across the face at the same time. Probably cry later from feeling violated and having my fear of men aggravated. Do you like moustaches? It depends on the person, but I'd say I generally prefer an attached beard and a mustache versus JUST a mustache. Could you hack into someone's computer if you tried hard enough? No. I have no idea how to do that. Have you ever smoked a cigar? No. Do you go out on Black Friday? Hell no. NOT worth fighting people for deals. Do you have curtains in your bedroom? No; I have those blinds that you can close upwards or downwards. Did you like the Spice Girls when you were little? Yeah, I did. Can you sing the entire Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song? I think I can. Do you get heartburn? I'm literally on an antacid prescription, or else I get insane heartburn every day. Are you scared of elevators? To a moderate degree, yes. I'm terrified of it getting stuck. Have you ever seen a dead body in person? Yes, at an open-casket wake. Have you ever seen The Goonies? I have. If you're white, do you ever wish you were black? Or vice versa? I'm fine being Caucasian, but ultimately don't care. Do you bake cookies all the time around Christmas? I don't bake. Do you like your hair pulled? Uhhh... I'm assuming you mean this in a suggestive context, in which case no. Never pull my hair, actually. What kind of jeans do you like? Ripped skinny jeans. What do you think is overrated? Who really cares. Let people enjoy what they enjoy. And what are your goals for the remainder of this year? Lose lots of weight, find a job, get back into old hobbies and develop new ones... Name a city that starts with A in your state/province etc. Asheboro. Name a landmark that starts with M in your state/province etc. I'm blanking right now. When was the last time you gave a horse a carrot? Been years. I think I've only done that once, and I can't even remember where it was. Have you ever had to shovel snow? No. How many seasons is your favorite TV show in so far? MM was just revived for its fifth season! :') Where would you most like to go in your state, etc. that you haven’t been? NC actually has this really old Wizard of Oz theme park! It's on the other end of the state, though, and NC is one wiiiiiide state. What was the last bird you saw? A robin, I think. What color was the last thing you drank? Green. Has a wild animal ever been loose in your house? Besides insects, no. Well wait, scratch that, once or twice we had a small mice problem when we lived in the woods. What’s the name of the bookstores in your city? The only one I know off the top of my head is Books-a-Million. Where do your parents live? I live with my mom, and Dad lives in the same city as us. Have you ever seen or touched an iceberg? No, but that would be cool. What colour are your father’s eyes? Brown. If your ex turned up on your doorstep now, with nowhere else to go, would you let him/her stay? Well one, this isn't my house, so I can't make that decision. My mom being who she is though, she'd let pretty much anyone stay the night. If it was Sara, Mom would let her stay as long as she needed. The last time you cried, was it connected with someone of the opposite sex? Ugh, yes. My PTSD was BAD last night. Delicious warm brownies or a giant cookie? I'll take the brownie. Have you visited a haunted building or area before? No, but damn I'd love to. Have you been to North Carolina? Ayyyyeeeee that's my home.

[label-mentally-deranged]

@iamnightbreed tagged me a few days ago to answer these questions, thank you! 

What’s your favorite musical? I don’t have one…? I don’t like musicals at all. How do you get to sleep? Well normally when I can’t sleep I listen to music, most of the time Candlemass, but if I still can’t sleep then I open my laptop and write something just to distract me. What happened at the last party you went to? I barely talked and felt a bit uncomfortable. I was ready to leave before the party started loool Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Nope What’s your hair like at this present moment? Long, tied and messy Are you more comfortable sitting or lying down? Definitely lying down What’s the worst film you’ve ever seen? Where the hell do I start… The Smurfs, Real Steel, Paranormal Activity, Bee Movie, Over the Edge… Man the list goes on and on but I can’t remember. I really hate movies most of the time. Are you an untidy person? Mmm kind of. I mean my mom always says that my room is always messy and shit but I don’t think that I am a messy person really? Or maybe I am and I can’t see it? dunno Have you ever been a fan of *NSYNC? I don’t even know what is that Do you watch a lot of television? Not really Do you think you’re fat sometimes? Yeah but it is because my butt and my thighs are big. Do you like to flex your muscles? Not really Do you think you’ll ever get plastic surgery? I don’t know. I mean my nose is big and the doctor once told me that there’s something wrong with it and I know that maybe someday I wouldn’t be able to breath normally anymore and then I will have to make me a surgery but until then I don’t think I need one. Maybe just to make it look better? Idk Have you ever completely misunderstood what somebody was saying? All the time lol I can’t remember nothing specifically       Favorite kind of cake: Chocolate Was it a boy or a girl to text you last? A boi Name something you are doing tomorrow? I’m thinking of eat chocolate idk why Do you sleep on your stomach? Sometimes Where are you going to be at 4 PM tomorrow? Feeding my dog Last time you saw fireworks, with whom & where? I don’t remember. I don’t like to watch fireworks. Actually, I despise it Are you missing someone? Not really Do you like horror or comedy? Well I actually hate comedy except for some movies and one show and my fave has always been horror. Good horror. Who did you last share a taxi with? Mom and bro Dogs or cats? DOGS What were you doing at 12 this afternoon? Watching AHS with my bro Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now? Don’t think so, really. I’m bad at relationships What’s your favorite season? Why? Winter because its cold and I can wear hoodies all day and drink hot chocolate and there are Christmas vacations and I can be in bed all day. It’s fucking precious When’s the last time you did something you knew was wrong? I have a bad memory, don’t remember Did you have any unread text messages this morning when you woke up? Nope Who was the last person you hugged? My dad Do you think you would be a good parent? Oh hell no. I hate children and I don’t have patience. Besides, being pregnant? H E L L N O. When was the last time you cried? Like 3 days ago, I was watching the making of Hardwired and you know, the feels. –Such a fangirl- Who was driving the last time you were in a car? My dad Does any part of your body hurt right now? Nope Do you like your bed? I love my bed Have you ever broken someone’s heart? I don’t think so When did you last talk to your brother or sister? 4 minutes ago Do you ever want to know who you are going to marry? Yeah, why not? How much cash do you have on you? 000000.00 Are you tanned? Nope Did you get any compliments today? No Have you ever gone to court? No Do you get jealous easily? Romantically, yes. Would you ever want to swim with the sharks? No What are you doing Saturday? Getting ready for Testament’s concert!!! What is in your back pocket? Nothing What were you doing at 3 AM this morning? I was looking at my phone wallpaper. -James- What do you usually do first in the morning? Go to the bathroom and have breakfast. Are you any good at math? nope Any plans for Friday night? Stay in my room, eat some cereal, watch Pewdiepie, write Do you have a little crush on someone? Lately I have a crush on D.D Verni How old is the last person you kissed? I’ve never kissed anyone Why did you kiss the person you last kissed? Read the above answer

[juniperhillpatient]

Can you suggest some good horror movies

Hey thanks for coming to me I’m flattered! It kinda depends on what subgenre of horror you’re into and if you’ve seen all the iconic ones. 

For a mixture of wit, gore, corniness, and mystery - iconic movies: I know what you did last summer, Scream, Dead Silence, Sixth Sense, Black Christmas, Halloween, It 

Lesser known gems: Sorority Row, Half Light, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Ginger Snaps, The Craft, The Uninvited - Sidebar: The Uninvited is just a really great movie and one of my all time favorites. The twist makes total sense when you get to it but you never see it coming. The acting and cinematography are great. It isn’t very gory or anything but it’s scary. 

For straight up gore - iconic movies: Saw, Hostel, The Human Centipede, Friday the Thirteenth, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House of 1000 Corpses and The Devils Rejects

Lesser known gems: Hatchet, The Burning, You’re Next, Stitches

Really scary suspenseful movies: The Exorcist, Sinister, The Strangers 

Scary Movies based on truth: An American Crime, Karla, The Exorcist, The Conjuring 

Iconic paranormal horror movies: Paranormal Activity (The first movie Only, and with the Original ending), The Blair Witch Project, Hellraiser, 

The paranormal horror that you may not have heard of: The Rite, House of the Devil - The House of the Devil is a personal favorite in terms of pure scariness. It is a lesser known gem I think but it is way scarier than many of the paranormal movies we never stop hearing about 

Iconic horror comedy: Scary Movies 1 and 2 (Only 1 and 2), Shawn of the Dead 

Horror comedy you may not have heard of but should definitely watch: Tucker and Dale versus Evil, All Cheerleaders Die 

Some token movies that deserve a spot but don’t fit into any specific category: Natural Born Killers, From Dusk Till Dawn, Halloween, The People Under the Stairs, 

I’ll go ahead and say that literally anything involving Quentin Tarantino, Wes Craven, Rob Zombie, or Stephen King is worth watching. I didn’t list a lot of movies from these icons because I just wanted to go ahead and say any of these names in a movie makes it automatic gold. I just listed my personal faves from them :) 

Hopefully, this list helps - I didn’t list nearly as many great movies as there are out there of course. 

Always feel free to come talk to me about horror movies and let me know if you watch any of the movies on the list, or also any horror movies not on here, or if you have any recommendations for ME I’m down too 

[longtimelie]

🥀😈📼

🥀: top five horror movie tropes?1) Spooky children’s songs or old fashioned songs. I know it sounds overdone but it always gets me2) The classic “move into new house, house is haunted”3) When things are slightly off or unsettling4) Haunted technology (blurry/morphed faces in the camera, things turning off and on by themselves)5) Things behind the main character that they don’t see but you do

📼: fave type of horror? (thrillers, creature features, etc.) I’m a big fan of thrillers and pretty much anything supernatural (whether it be demons or ghosts or whatever). I will say I enjoy the occasional caught on tape film (like paranormal activity….).

😈: top five horror films?1) The Shining (1980), which is probably my favorite movie of all time also tbh2) The Ring (I just love this movie so much. the second one was good too but rings (the third one) was… not great) 3) Storm of the Century (fantastic stephen king screenplay! it’s technically set up as a TV series but whatever I love it so much)4) The Omen 5) The Conjuring

Thank you Mags!!!!!

[nightglider124]

You seem into your movies, fellow couch potato. Please, favourite and film you hate most?

I flippin’ love films. Tis what made the choice so easy at school when I chose to study Film Studies. It was fab and literally it was a class where you watched part of a scene and discussed it so in depth, a little like literature but with films rather than books. God, I miss that class

Favourite: Eesh… This question is always difficult for me… I’ve always kinda said these two films that have just stuck with me in life called Jack & Sarah aaand My Girl. Like idk why, I really don’t, but those are the two I would probably call my favourites.

However, there are some films that I can watch over and over without getting bored of like Juno, Shaun of the Dead, The Breakfast Club, Frozen- Actually, basically any disney film… Erm… a couple more, I’m sure. But, my main kinda films that I love are coming of age, high school kinda movies but I think that’s due to the nostalgia I feel from them. I also love romance; like I don’t do the crying all that much at romances but I do enjoy them but obvs, fave genre is horror. Though, not many good horrors that recently… none that have genuinely scared the bejesus out of me and simultaneously had a gripping plot.

Most Hated: Sigh, I know I’ll probably piss off a lot of people here but it’s my question, it’s my opinion so hold ye tongues. The film I absolutely hate and despise and refuse to ever watch again is The Blair Witch Project (1999).

More under the cut bc I went full on response with this  one and I don’t wanna be an asshole and clog up your dashboard.

I just fucking hate it. Like, nothing about it grabs my attention in the slightest.

Now, I know it’s a rather popular horror choice and it’s got a serious cult following throughout the years and most recently got a remake and people usually claim it as their fave horror film which is fab. But, I can’t say the same.

Basically, the plot really isn’t interesting to me. Like, I think of it as 81 minutes of boring. I cannot get into it; it is so unappealing to me, I was genuinely like wtf when I finished watching it.

I find the plot seriously lacking and the little gestures in the movie to pursue the whole “urban legend” thing kinda pointless. I mean, the whole film is kinda just this group walking around a forest until oh no, night time… how original. Then it’s kinda on a run time of oh, this persons hurt, oh this persons dead. Ohh noo, there’s something unseen hunting us down, it must be this legend.

No. I’m not into it. You’re giving me nothing to hang onto here, really. Like, I really did watch it with an open mind and had heard nothing but good reviews and then when I watched it, I was let down, to say the least.

My biggest issue, as you can guess, is the plot. It feels directionless like the directors weren’t even certain about where they were going with it. I just kinda cringe watching it… it’s just a little messy and all over the place, in my opinion.

As well as the plot, the general running around a forest is literally the enitre movie until the end where you kinda watch like hm… right… okay then. I’m not gonna throw any actual spoilers in tho for anyone who does wanna check it out, ever.

However, I am not an uneducated fool who is too ignorant to acknowledge the good pieces of the film, no matter how much I hate it. Which, believe me, I do. Ask anyone who knows me. I complain about it still, without even intending to.

The film does have some good aspects. I feel the acting in it, was not bad. At all. Like, kudos to the actors bc I feel they worked with the film and tried to put themselves in the position of it being real and really tried to flesh it out and play their parts to the best of their ability.

One thing in particular that is very good and is noted countless times in reviews through the years is the style. This is 1999 and was one amongst the new-ish style of “found footage” which I can be persuaded into watching. The Blair Witch Project does this so well because the camera is constantly shaking back and forth and is never just stationary and unrealistic. It’s always at the angle of someone realistically holding it and recording everything, as you would if you were placed in this scenario so props for that. Whole-heartedly.

As stated, the style is fairly new back in 1999 I mean not completely but it isn’t like the ones you see today for example, Paranormal Activity, Rec, VHS, Quarantine, The Last Exorcism… yada yada yada. Like it’s a fairly common film technique used in horrors today. However, a number of those use jump scares even in like “found footage” so it kinda derails it from being a product of originality; which The Blair Witch Project has going for it.

I also feel the film has unfortunately, been kinda smeared due to the numerous spoofs that have used the iconic scene of one character. You most likely know it, if you’ve ever scene Scary Movie when her nose is running and she’s talking directly to the camera after being chased by the killer. That is a huge play on that scene from the original film which… kinda sucks because it takes away from the eerie ethos the film attempts to create, especially with that sequence in particular, because people who have seen the jokey pieces tend to think of it and won’t take the atmosphere seriously.

Anyway, I’ll wrap this up. But there, I do love me some films, I do.

This kinda shifted into a review rather than a reply… hey there’s an idea. I should just review films instead. XD

So, yeah, I can acknowledge the good points but… I still fucking hate the film because I don’t find it engaging. But hey, that’s just me.

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11 Facts about Mattex

What’s up? I was tagged by the wonderful @kramzo I’ve never done one of these before, but here we go :D

1. If it isn't obvious enough, I love sci-fi! I grew up on it, was raised in it, "I was born in it." Love me some Star wars AND star trek, but most notably, Mass Effect.

2. Judging by the first fact, I'm also a big movie guy! Sci-fi movies of course are my favorite, but any movie can be an enjoyable watch too. Some of my fave movies include Blade Runner, District 9, Scott Pilgrim, Alien, etc.

3. I'm a terrible gamer. I'm not that competitive of a person (ok, maybe internally, but never really actively). However! I love games! Mass Effect especially! So much so that when you look up Turians or Salarians on tumblr, my blog might appear in the suggestions area >>;. But I also really enjoy Overwatch, warframe, Halo, The Last Of Us, Undertale, etc.

4. I would love to be in an art field type career! Whether that's being a movie maker or drawing comics, alone or with a team, I want to live and breathe creativity.    

5. I'm pretty self conscious about my weight (I'm a dude). Always have been. I workout often and try my best to eat right. I've become a lot more accepting of my looks as I've grown up, but there's always that tiny part of me that wouldn't mind being a little more like "this" or "that."

6. I would love to be abducted by aliens. PROBE ME!

7. I'm not so squeamish in person. However internally, a lot of horror things, especially movies, freak me the f@#$ out! I can take sci-fi horror, or if it's physical and I can 'fight' it, (hesitantly) bring it on! But if it's paranormal or something I just can't fight, bye now *runs away.* Now if they're friendly monsters and ghosts, then hey, how's it going? *wink*

8. I live around the Seattle area. I've traveled to a few places in the States like LA Cali, Dallas TX, Phoenix AZ, Oklahoma OK, Atlanta Ga. I don't care too badly to travel, but seeing all of these different places does give you an interesting perspective on things. I plan to visit DC eventually, Vancourver, and Sweden.

9. I don't know if I'm a bisexual or pansexual....I'm typically attracted to I guess your standard males and females, however, tomboys and effeminate dudes are nice. And don't even get me started on aliens and robots! (I'm looking at you, Garrus!)

10. I wanna say General Grievous was my first fictional crush. That or Gali from bionicles.

11. I tend to be in a working 'mood' or phase. It's basically, if I start a project, I wanna finish it asap, so I'll spend all of my time working on that project, or it's all I'll ever think about. I want to try to find a way to balance that out soon.

Thanks Kramzo for the tagging owo The following tagged artists are friends and/or artists who I’ve looked up to in some way or form, godtiervelka, elite-terry, bioatomic, maunderfiend, tracyjb/lackadaisycats