“An extraordinary writer” John Carpenter
I try not to be negative about movies or TV shows as I know how practically impossible it is to get anything made. But if you want a show that doesn’t treat you like an enormous fuckwit there’s always all 30 episodes of the Chinese adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s The Three-Body Problem where the stars certainly don’t BLINK on and off.
Following Mike Mignola’s cue I added a bonus round of five extra Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without. Here they are:
Since making the list I have, of course, thought of another twenty movies I should really have added. Maybe I just need to revive my Letterboxd account.
And finally… 15 Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without #20
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So many great performances.
People are talking about BLADE RUNNER (1982) of course, but his part in BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) is one of the all-time greats. He also had a long and varied TV career before moving to the big screen and it’s always awesome when he pops up in a Starsky & Hutch or Rockford Files.
15 Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without #18
15 Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without #17
Jaime just pointed at my screen and said,
‘That’s the Monkey King!’
I guess we’re raising her okay.
15 Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without #16
As promised here are the movies that I threw up for the 15 Horror Movies I Can’t Live Without thing started by Ramsey Campbell and Mike Mignola:
01 REC (2007)
02 Re-Animator (1985)
03 Train to Busan (2016)
04 The Kill List (2011)
05 Salem’s Lot (1979)
06 Race with The Devil (1975)
07 Pulse (2001)
08 The Fog (1980)
09 A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
10 The Beast Must Die (1974)
11 The Wailing (2016)
12 Day of the Dead (1985)
13 The Relic (1997)
14 Dog Soldiers (2002)
15 The Thing (1982)
If you asked me to make the same list next week there’s every chance that I’d pick 15 different movies, but it’s not a bad selection. Over on Instagram it’s nice to find out I’ve already introduced a few of these great titles to people for the very first time.
Now I’ve got to revisit the temptation to watch ‘em all again…
And, following Mike Mignola’s lead, I’m gonna add a quick bonus round because 15 was never gonna be enough.
