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bump in the night
bump in the night a single woman leaves a diner. she walks slowly along tree lined streets to a small bridge that spans a river below. as she begins to cross, the sound of her shoes makes a hollow sound as it echoes off the water below. the night is dark without any moon and the breeze only slight. she turns her head. is that another footstep behind her? she sees nothing and keeps walking. but the idea is there now, implanted in her brain and her pace quickens slightly. the breeze picks the scarf from her neck and she stops....yes, footsteps, she's sure of it. she hastens forward, the scarf forgotten. there have been two killings in the town in the last month. but didn't the police have someone in custody? she's sure she heard that. didn't she hear that? her foot steps sound so loud now and the echo is making her flinch. her hand are clenched around her pocketbook and her shoulders bent forward. she moves without grace and with one intent...home. as she hastens forward she can hear the steps behind her quicken as well. a voice calls out but she doesn't stop, doesn't hear words, only the sound of her heart as it thumps loudly in her chest. her feet hit the pavement and she turns slightly and sees a man behind her. he motions to her and she begins to run, her breath catching in sobs. she can see her house ahead. he's running now too. her steps are clumsy and forced and as she hits the steps to her porch she stumbles and crawls up them like a crab, pushing at her door which swings open and she falls inside, sobbing. locking it with trembling hands, kneeling before it, she leans her forehead on the wood and tries to quiet herself. the man outside, lays her scarf on the steps, shrugs and walks away. from behind her comes the sound of someone clearing his throat. that is a brief and not too good synopsis of one of my favorite hitchcock presents stories. hitchcock is the BEST. i adore horror. i loathe slice and dice, vampires and zombies. could be i'm an adrenaline junkie. or maybe just a fruit loop. but i've loved being scared all my life. when i was reading IT i had to sleep with the lights on. loved IT. but now, i can't find any good horror movies. really. since hannibal left the scene, i haven't been scared or even surprised. i had high hopes for the paranormal stuff, but seriously? i will still watch old twilight zones....dated they may be, but the premises are good. why do we have to cut people into chunks to make something scary? that doesn't scare me at all, athough it does make me a little nauseous. anyway...if you know of a good horror movie or a serial killer writer......let moi know. i'm needing a good scare. You cannot conceive the many without the one. |
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Hitchcock is the best! I've really enjoyed reading the The Girl Who..trilogy. I saw the movie Saturday night. Rooney Mara was fabulous in it. Never ignore those who care for you you will have lost diamonds while you were collecting stones
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Scary, you want scary? How about having a President named Mitt or Newt. Now that's scary. LOL
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Remember that show "Night Shadows" or was it "Night Gallery"? I just remember it had me shaking in my bed...But I watched it every chance I got.
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The only movie I can remember truly being scared by was "The Tingler". Of course, I was a lot younger when it came out in '59. A little background: Dr. Warren Chapin is a pathologist who regularly conducts autopsies on executed prisoners at the State prison. He has a theory that fear is the result of a creature that inhabits all of us. His theory is that the creature is suppressed by our ability to scream when fear strikes us. He gets a chance to test his theories when he meets Ollie and Martha Higgins, who own and operate a second-run movie theater. Martha is deaf and mute and if she is unable to scream, extreme fear should make the creature, which Chapin has called the Tingler, come to life and grow. Using LSD to induce nightmares, he begins his experiment. From the director: "I am William Castle, the director of the motion picture you are about to see. I feel obligated to warn you that some of the sensations—some of the physical reactions which the actors on the screen will feel—will also be experienced, for the first time in motion picture history, by certain members of this audience. I say 'certain members' because some people are more sensitive to these mysterious electronic impulses than others. These unfortunate, sensitive people will at times feel a strange, tingling sensation; other people will feel it less strongly. But don't be alarmed—you can protect yourself. At any time you are conscious of a tingling sensation, you may obtain immediate relief by screaming. Don't be embarrassed about opening your mouth and letting rip with all you've got, because the person in the seat right next to you will probably be screaming too. And remember—a scream at the right time may save your life." I can testify to that fact. I was there. Solar...
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Just in case you're interested, oui... I checked U Toob and they have it in 9 parts. Cut and paste the following bold code into the U Toob search-bar... Solar...
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I loved horror too, as a kid. I can remember watching "Night of the Living Dead" as a 12 year-old, frozen to my chair in an empty house, too scared to get up or turn away or turn it off. I also liked "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "The Blob," and "The Birds." I haven't seen a horror movie in years now; like you, I'm interested in being in suspense, not blood and guts.
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2/7/2012 6:23 am |
There is that new series, American Horror Story. It is scary for me. I like Alfred Hitchcock too.
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The Vanishing - the original, not the Hollywood remake. dark dark dark
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any of the Saw movies. love alfie...i used to subscribe to his periodical, a monthly collection of short stories by different authors, alfie style.
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The Vanishing - the original, not the Hollywood remake. dark dark dark The Dutch original is one of the best horror movies ever--very creepy. I have it on DVD. Most horror movies bore me. John Lee Hooker Recommended: [blog lucyjane78]
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I liked classic horror like "The Fog". The "Saw" series was definitely gross with the graphics and things, but it had the same sort of effect. Happy Valentines Day!
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i like a good thriller...the kind that makes me jump....i would think it is like most things a dying art...
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