"The Changeling" was my first horror film. I was a little young for it, and it (unsurprisingly) haunted me. The horrific accident at the beginning, the bouncing ball, the banging pipes, the rock (I think?) that gets thrown at him FROM THE CLOSED-UP, INACCESSIBLE AND UNINHABITED ATTIC WINDOW. I watched it again about 15 years ago...I wonder what I would make of it now.
*Horrid* has made its way to my list, and I will save it for October!
Oh, I *love* this! What an amazing first horror film—and I'm so glad to hear that it worked for a younger audience. If you end up revisiting it, let me know—given the themes, it seems like one that would resonate more and more as we age, but we're all different, so keep me posted!
Some folks bounce out of horror that's more atmospheric and character driven—versus more running around and hiding and jump scares, I mean—but I love it so, so much. If you've got recs, I'm all ears.
Ooh, love those quotes from Horrid, especially the last one. Good, clean anger in a novel where things appear to need its clarity to move. And HOW COOL is it that Mainely Murders is a.) actually a bookstore, because that name is adorable, and b.) IS IN A BOOK YOU'RE READING. Your life is deliciously meta.
I have sweater vest envy AND want to go to the library with George C. Scott now. We would research the HELL out of something.
I was so focused on the microfilm reader that I didn't even notice the sweater vest, it rules!! Also it's in the mid-60s and raining at the moment and I'm REALLY feeling the horror movie thing, I can't believe it's already almost fall again?
"The Changeling" was my first horror film. I was a little young for it, and it (unsurprisingly) haunted me. The horrific accident at the beginning, the bouncing ball, the banging pipes, the rock (I think?) that gets thrown at him FROM THE CLOSED-UP, INACCESSIBLE AND UNINHABITED ATTIC WINDOW. I watched it again about 15 years ago...I wonder what I would make of it now.
*Horrid* has made its way to my list, and I will save it for October!
Oh, I *love* this! What an amazing first horror film—and I'm so glad to hear that it worked for a younger audience. If you end up revisiting it, let me know—given the themes, it seems like one that would resonate more and more as we age, but we're all different, so keep me posted!
Some folks bounce out of horror that's more atmospheric and character driven—versus more running around and hiding and jump scares, I mean—but I love it so, so much. If you've got recs, I'm all ears.
Ooh, love those quotes from Horrid, especially the last one. Good, clean anger in a novel where things appear to need its clarity to move. And HOW COOL is it that Mainely Murders is a.) actually a bookstore, because that name is adorable, and b.) IS IN A BOOK YOU'RE READING. Your life is deliciously meta.
I have sweater vest envy AND want to go to the library with George C. Scott now. We would research the HELL out of something.
I was so focused on the microfilm reader that I didn't even notice the sweater vest, it rules!! Also it's in the mid-60s and raining at the moment and I'm REALLY feeling the horror movie thing, I can't believe it's already almost fall again?