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your doors locked and the sharp
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as, “terrifically entertaining” and
“over the top,’ this New Zealand
film by Peter Jackson might be
one of the goriest movies ever
made—and one of the funniest.
Killer zombies terrorize a small
town,
two
zombies
have sex
and a
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a park.
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his might be one of the few
movie sequels that is better than
the original. Another mixture of
gore and humour, the film
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What to watch on Hallowe'en night

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Campbell’s performance in Evil
Dead 2. In this movie he reprises
his role as Ash, and takes on
demons of the army of darkness,
but in medieval times. At one
point he sweeps the princess into
his arms and utters the infamous
phrase, “Give me some sugar

baby.”

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A movie that could be described
as the ultimate modern B-Horror
movie and a real treat for true
horror fans. This is a satire of
‘SOs movies in which alien creepy-
crawlies take over a small town.
Hilarious
and
violent
like all
good
horror
movies,
the most
well-
known
line from
this one
is, “Girls, I have good news and
bad news. The good news is your
dates are here. The bad news is

they're dead.”

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The Haunting

This is not really a B-Horror
movie, but it's so scary that it’s
perfect for Halloween viewing.
Based on the Shirley Jackson
novel, The Haunting of Hill House,
the story is about four people
who inhabit a haunted house to
study it. The film has excellent
cinematography, atmosphere and
mood. But be warned—don't
watch it alone!

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These two crazy films tell the
story of a bunch of kids
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states of America in a van, and of
their encounter with a family of
cannibals. Part 2 continues the

saga of cannibal ‘Leatherface’ and

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his psycho relatives. The first of
the two movies, based on a true
incident, is a little low budget, but
the second is more humorous—
though still disturbing.

If none of these movies pique
your interest there are always the
classic stand-bys of the genre.

 
  

The knife-tipped fingers of
Freddy Krueger are a legendary
trademark of these Wes Craven-
directed movies, and Freddy is a
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The first movie of the series,
which
introduced us
to Jason’s bad
attitude and his
hockey mask,
was probably
the best, but all
the movies are
almost classics of the slasher
genre. Watch one or all of them,
but not for the dialogue.

Halloween
When else would you watch this

film? Michael Myers terrorizes
fun-loving teenagers who still
haven't learned not to walk into
darkened rooms when blood is
seeping out from under the door.

 

This black and white George
Romero classic—the
quintessential zombie movie—is

included in our list because it is
the foundation on which modern
horror is built. The original low-
budget film still acts as the
standard against which modern
horror films are judged.

Romero’s zombies were the
first movie zombies to be depict-
ed as something more than mind-
less slaves for human masters.

They rise to feed on the living,

  

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serving nothing but the instinct
that drives them and their insa-
tiable appetites for human flesh.
The story line involves a space
probe exploding on its return
from exploring the planet Venus,
dead bodies rising from their
graves in search of sustenance,
and the seven strangers who are
on the zombies’ menu. The
humans, who are trapped in an
isolated farmhouse, struggle wit

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the
horror
that
awaits
them
outside
and the
tension
that is
engulfing them inside.

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sider to be more entertaining than
the original—and it’s in colour.
But you gotta love originals!

Dawn of the Dead

The second film in Romero’s
Night of the Living Dead trilogy is a
long film detailing the escape of a
small group of people from
zombie-infested New York City.
They make it to a ‘safe’ haven in a
typical out-of-town shopping
mall (a telling comment on
modern society) where the
zombies duke it out with SWAT
team members. Excessive gore and
non-stop action help to make this
movie a horror masterpiece.

There are plenty of other good
horror movies out there, and
many well-made mysteries, but for
traditional Halloween trick-or-
treating, go for the modern B-
Horror genre and you won't be

disappointed.

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The Other Press

October 28 1998 Page 3