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My name is Tommy. I'm a 21-year-old college student from the primitive wilds of Kentucky who really likes horror films. Like, a lot. This blog is my tribute to them. It features creepy pictures, gifs, reviews, ramblings and fiction.
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30 Day Horror Challenge  - Day 06 Doesn’t seem to scare other people as much as it scares you. I had a tough time with this prompt, but I’m going with 1963’s The Haunting. The Haunting embodies the “less is more” philosophy more than any other film I’ve seen. When it was re-released in 1972, it was Rated-G. The film creates fear with its excellent script, direction, cinematography, and performances; you never see so much as a drop of blood. The story follows a group of individuals—carefully selected, due to their histories with paranormal activity—who are investigating a purportedly haunted house in New England. They are led, of course, by an eccentric scientist. What ensues is the tale of a group of people, battling their own insecurities. Our protagonist, Eleanor (Julie Harris), dealt with an unexplained haunting as a child, and is riddled with guilt over the death of her mother. Watching her slowly succumb to the house’s charms is far more unnerving than seeing someone get carved up by a man in a hockey mask. Not that I don’t love seeing people get carved up by men in hockey masks. I do! A lot of people don’t think The Haunting holds up. It’s “boring”. It is, indeed, a slow-burning, mentally-stimulating tale that’s largely void of “boo!” scares. But I have a shorter attention span than most, and at 16, I literally couldn’t sleep after watching it—The Haunting really gave me the creeps! Nearly four years and countless watches later, it still does. Go watch it, if you haven’t. It’s a smart flick. Avoid the remake, though! =P

30 Day Horror Challenge  - Day 06

Doesn’t seem to scare other people as much as it scares you.

I had a tough time with this prompt, but I’m going with 1963’s The Haunting.

The Haunting embodies the “less is more” philosophy more than any other film I’ve seen. When it was re-released in 1972, it was Rated-G. The film creates fear with its excellent script, direction, cinematography, and performances; you never see so much as a drop of blood.

The story follows a group of individuals—carefully selected, due to their histories with paranormal activity—who are investigating a purportedly haunted house in New England. They are led, of course, by an eccentric scientist.

What ensues is the tale of a group of people, battling their own insecurities. Our protagonist, Eleanor (Julie Harris), dealt with an unexplained haunting as a child, and is riddled with guilt over the death of her mother. Watching her slowly succumb to the house’s charms is far more unnerving than seeing someone get carved up by a man in a hockey mask.

Not that I don’t love seeing people get carved up by men in hockey masks. I do!

A lot of people don’t think The Haunting holds up. It’s “boring”. It is, indeed, a slow-burning, mentally-stimulating tale that’s largely void of “boo!” scares. But I have a shorter attention span than most, and at 16, I literally couldn’t sleep after watching it—The Haunting really gave me the creeps! Nearly four years and countless watches later, it still does.

Go watch it, if you haven’t. It’s a smart flick. Avoid the remake, though! =P

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