I think Stuart Gordon started out in theater, which is where he met his wife.

I’m pretty sure I remember that he directed a play by Mamet at some point but I can’t remember when in his career that was.

I don’t know if anyone else got a chance to see a performance of Nevermore but as cool as it was most of the coolness came from Jeffrey Combs amazing performance (it was a one man play). The direction was solid but very…[Read more]

Nevermore is going to play in Austin, Texas’s Fantastic Fest in September.

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Ok sorry, I found the 400 page-long black metal thread

BEMEHOTH!

Not sure if I can pinpoint one episode but I remember being really into the episodes that got Meg into the series.

Roadkill. It oozes atmosphere, and has a wonderful twist. Among its several great horror moments are the (funny) scene with the desiccated, hanging corpse and the scene wherein the woman is yanked through the window.

I agree the Groundhog’s Day was probably my favourite, looking forward to season 5!!!

Oh and any episode with Ruby, in any host body, they all fit!!!!!

Off the top of my head, Wishful Thinking (if only for the suicidal teddy bear).

I loved Wishful Thinking too. I also liked the Lucky Rabbit’s Foot episode.

Yeah, “Bad Day At Black Rock” was pretty good too.

Probably have to say my fav episode is ‘Hell House’ it’s funny because they play those tricks on eachother but it’s a cool episode as a whole.

Hell House is also great.

In My Time of Dyeing
Everybody loves A Clown
Season 4 episode 1 (where he rises from hell)

Wow so many great ones from which to choose.
Off the top of my head, Groundhog Day, Bad Day at Black Rock and Ghostfacers.

No Rest for the Wicked. I don’t know why, I just love it. Especially when Bobby says, “You’re almost Hell’s bitch. So, you can see Hell’s other bitches.”

Up until now I woulda had to choose between a few episodes…but Right now (and this could change next week) I gotta say my favorite was the season closer we all just went through. I’ve never been so shocked by a tv show in my life.

It’s a tie between On the Head of a Pin and Hammer of the Gods. They’re both awesome.

Nice.

I am a big fan of Ils, Martyrs,Inside, and haute Tension..

That being said..anyone becoming a big fan of the new wave of norwegian horror thats been coming lately?

What are some good Norwegian films?

I liked Dod Sno, Fritt Vilt both parts but the second was best, and Manhunt, I also hear vilmark is really good,

Thanks acp I will check them out.

how do they compare to the French stuff in terms of gore and general brutality?

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How does Norwegian compare to French. Well the French is more brutal I find but the Norwegian films have a certain feel about them. Dod Sno(Dead Snow) comes across very bloody and frantic. Its definitely the type of film a fan of Evil Dead would watch. Fritt Vilt brought about a new slasher and by the second film you had a brutal unstoppable slasher star.

MARTYRS, Inside, Haute Tension are the most eye popping films I have ever seen when it comes to Scares, Blood, Gore and ULTRA Violence, look no further then those three. Yes, I’m Starting to become a fan also of some of the Norwegian films as well.

Martyrs is superb, stays with you like Inside did (although not quite as disturbing). Haute Tension has gotta be up there with the favourites, the bedroom throat-slash was very realistic. Check out Frontiers, a great French horror with a hint of Hostel. Would be very interested in checking out some Norwegian horror…Definatley on my ‘to-do’…[Read more]

CALVAIRE!

Check out Vinyan!!! This is a fantastic movie that is being neglected. It’s a fantastic “slide down the rabbit hole” relationship study. Du Welz kicks serious ass.

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Vinyan I agree is also a very good film.

Ahh, wee wee the French! My favourite French film of all is Eyes Without A Face AKA Les Yeux Sans Visage.. fantastic film from the 60′s. Then I also really like: Baby Blood, Irreversible, Baise-Moi and not really horror but really cool Delicatessen.

Martyrs was pretty solid. Inside still gets top honors though i think

I’ve only seen 2 french films so far, which are Inside and Martyrs and thought they were fantastic! And found them very disturbing! LOVE ‘EM!
I hope to watch High Tension and Them some time

Going back to the Norwegian horror for a second…I watched Dod Sno/Dead Snow this weekend. Freaking loved it! It is Evil Dead/AoD in Europe. I was very impressed. Now, I’m trying to find a good subtitle file for Fritt Vilt. I’m good on the sequel, but I’m having trouble tracking the subs down for the first.

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Where is the love for In My Skin(psychological body mod) or Grapes of Death(zombies, Jean Rollin)? Las Yeux Sin Visage is a given. I believe that is Skitliv as KingovHell who mentioned it. Ha – called you out.

So far Martyrs is my favorite amongst all these new French go-for-the-throat movies. It just slightly edges out Irreversable and High Tension.

Anyone know the people behind the effects of Inside? They need to do more movies.

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Inside, Martyrs, Frontiers, Switchblade Romance, Them….All superb, but I would have to put Inside first as it shocked the socks off me (and still does). Not many films can break all boundries like that and still be creepy.
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INSIDE is by far my favorite when it comes to the french, but out of Frontieres, Martyrs, and High Tension i cannot decide which one i like more. i guess i have a three way tie for second, and that is fine with me because they are all great films to begin with. INSIDE is my number one because there are no restrictions on what can or cannot be…[Read more]

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what do you mean its not horror? what about these movies is not horrifying to you?

Grudge, I agree. As a human being, INSIDE is terrifying. (Spoiler Alert.) I can’t imagine being the woman in that position. Being a single man makes it initially hard enough to understand the terror running though the main character.

thank you…and this is the point i try to get through to people…put yourself in that postion (role play if you have to) and get into the characters head. once you do this you can watch a movie like “irreversible” and be horrified like you should…this is why they are called “horror films” and not scary movies…they are not all meant to scare…[Read more]

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well, personally i barely consider “irriversible” a horror film, but this is a big problem with a lot of horror film fans now a days…all they want is gore and good deaths, but not a good story…and once they get what they want those people outside of horror film fans dont like the movie because there is no story and just death….personally, i…[Read more]

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ok then cheese man……can you give me, in your honest opinion, the American horror film and the French horror film that best put those two elements together in the same movie?

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i would have to agree with you on “High Tension”, but why not the 2003 remake of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”? i have never heard of “Alice Sweet Alice” before though…i think you are correct with the fact that the big name movies that come out in America have a lot of somewhat descent story, but not any good gore…whereas in France the popular…[Read more]

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i bet they are going to start remaking these french horror films into thier PG-13 bullcrap!

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well come on now, you know us Americans. if you have something we want we will stop at nothing to have it…this especially applies to horror films…

i think there is only one remake that an American direct can pull of though. that would have to be “Let the Right One In”… because its more of a drama in the first place and here in America we…[Read more]

french horror all the way when i watch the new Jason movie it was so water down just can’t count on the good ole us of a to produce anything good right now. so sad to bad

so by watered down u mean gore wise right? do u want every movie to be as gory as “inside”? because that wouldnt make anything better Mr. Tormented……look, what the french do best is gore and stretching what little limits they have on horror films……there are two movies inparticular that show this. “inside” and “martyrs”……because…[Read more]

I have seen most of the French horror that you guys mention but Calvaire and High Tension are my top picks.

geeze, french brutality does not stop. i recently watched Manhunt/Rovdyr and, wow. Villmark is next on my list, what did you guys think of either of these?

i havent seen “Villmark”, but by now we all should expect a thrill ride of brutal terror from the French……its just a given!!!

too true. but honestly, i prefer a movie like Manhunt or Inside or High Tension to Martyrs. dont get me wrong, i did enjoy Martyrs, just not as much as I have other french flicks.

are you kidding me? i would prefer “Inside” to any other French horror film any day of the week….

what surprises me about these is that they are so good, i dont mind doing subtitles (i hate audio dubbing–ever since godzilla, i have hated it)

even though i dont recognize the language and have to read a movies plot out……i would rather hear the original actresses voice and emotion coming out because they hired her for some reason didnt they? like Cecile de Franc in “High Tension”

ya, thats what im saying. i prefer to hear the authentic voices and have the lips sync with the audio. if i dont understand, thats what the subs are for.

im fine with reading a novel…..but only throughout the movie of said novel………there is nothing wrong with subtitles in a movie…..it gives you a better understanding of the words being used, like a deeper meaning per say

they right what is close enough to being said…..all that matters from the subtitles is that you understand the storyline and development really……

i agree with about that too…..no one ever likes a dubbed over movie, but for some reason people keep doing it again and again……

that is soooo not true……ok you got me. how did you know???? how lazy can you be though???? you miss out on all that emotion in the actor/actresses voice…….it just doesnt make sense to me……

sometimes those noises are not wanted to be heared by the audience!!!!! i know that during “Martyrs” i cringed a bit and huddled in the featle (is that spelled right?) position for a good the rest of the movie……

Yeah personally, I like watching french horror films with subtitles. I know some french so that’s pretty helpful. Then again, I’m not exactly fluent in the language. Hearing the actor’s emotion in the film is always best in my IMO.

watching that very last scene where she is holding the dead baby makes me terrified everytime i see it…..that whole last scene is a piece of art though…..top five movie all the way!!!

Most of the French horror I’ve seen tends to do that. They seem to like to make the viewer think about the movie not for hours but for days. They really stay with you.

ever since i saw “Martyrs” for the first time that movie has stuck with me!!!!! i still look at that movie cover and get chills from it……that movie is screwed the hell up!!!!

it really does put “Hostel” in its place with the whole torture with a meaning thing…….i cannot say enough good things about “Martyrs”….the only thing that bugs me is that there are some people who actually hate this movie!!!

i have a friend who hates it because he says “how could someone make a movie that is so offensive to women?” but he doesnt believe me that i know plenty of women who loved “Martys” and on top of that “Irreversible” and “Inside”……they probably dont like the beating of women or the straight up violence that occured during the whole movie!!! he…[Read more]

thats the problem….he loves “Hostel”, but when women are offended its a whole other story…..once again he laughed during “Storm Warning” when the guy got his nuts eaten by the dog!!! he blames it on chivalry, but doesnt even know what chivalry means….

dont worry we call him a dumbass every day of his life….i guess it isnt an offensive term for him anymore, but more like a pet name we have for him…..

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martyrs a great thought provoking film,so fresh of ideas makes hostel look very average

just finishedviewing my first french horror film (Frontiers) and i have to say it was a pretty good movie cant wait to see more french horror films , I think Martyrs will be my next unless anyone has any suggestions on something else i should see first