From Dennis Cozzallo’s blog, Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule. He posted this on 10/19 so we’re slightly late to the party but in time for the big night.
1) Favorite Vincent Price/American International Pictures release.
Masque of the Red Death
2) What horror classic (or non-classic) that has not yet been remade would you like to see upgraded for modern audiences?
I’m not a big fan of horror remakes, probably The Incredible Shrinking Man or The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
3) Jonathan Frid or Thayer David?
Jonathan Frid
4) Name the one horror movie you need to see that has so far eluded you.
Everyone says it’s really good; 30 Days of Night.
5) Favorite film director most closely associated with the horror genre.
George A. Romero
6) Ingrid Pitt or Barbara Steele?
Barbara Steele
7) Favorite 50’s sci-fi/horror creature.
The Thing from Another World. Then Godzilla a close second.
Favorite/best sequel to an established horror classic.
The Bride of Frankenstein.
9) Name a sequel in a horror series which clearly signaled that the once-vital franchise had run out of gas.
House of Frankenstein.
10) John Carradine or Lon Chaney Jr.?
John Carradine
11) What was the last horror movie you saw in a theater? On DVD or Blu-ray?
Planet Terror in a movie theater. The last DVD would be The Thing from Another World. I keep coming back.
12) Best foreign-language fiend/monster.
Eli from Let the Right One In.
13) Favorite Mario Bava movie.
Baron Blood. I saw that one as a teenager and I remember being freaked out.
14) Favorite horror actor and actress.
Vincent Price and Faith Domergue
15) Name a great horror director’s least effective movie.
Jack Arnold’s Monster on the Campus. It’s better than the title, but not much.
16) Grayson Hall or Joan Bennett?
Joan Bennett.
17) When did you realize that you were a fan of the horror genre? And if you’re not, when did you realize you weren’t?
When I was about 10 years old. My dad introduced me early (this informs my answer to question 18) but I started reading Famous Monsters of Filmland seriously around then.
18) Favorite Bert I. Gordon (B.I.G.) movie.
No contest; War of the Colossal Beast. It’s the first sci-fi/horror movie I remember seeing. Around age five. My dad just turned on the TV while I was in the room, and I was hooked.
19) Name an obscure horror favorite that you wish more people knew about.
Let the Right One In.
20) The Human Centipede– yes or no?
I haven’t seen it, but judging from the description on IMDB… no.
21) And while we’re in the neighborhood, is there a horror film you can think of that you felt “went too far”?
Return of the Living Dead III. I like zombie movies and feel I can take anything. I was repulsed.
22) Name a film that is technically outside the horror genre that you might still feel comfortable describing as a horror film.
Jaws. At least the first half. Then it turns into one of the greatest outdoor adventure/buddy pictures ever made.
23) Lara Parker or Kathryn Leigh Scott?
Kathryn Leigh Scott
24) If you’re a horror fan, at some point in your past your dad, grandmother, teacher or some other disgusted figure of authority probably wagged her/his finger at you and said, “Why do you insist on reading/watching all this morbid monster/horror junk?” How did you reply? And if that reply fell short somehow, how would you have liked to have replied?
I am fortunate enough to say that that never happened to me. My mom didn’t like me watching horror movies when I was really young, but she let my dad let me watch anyway.
25) Name the critic or Web site you most enjoy reading on the subject of the horror genre.
1000 MISSPENT HOURS AND COUNTING with El Santo. Just reviews, the site is spartan, El Santo is opinionated (in a good way; I don’t always agree with him but I respect his opinionations) and there are no reader comments. What’s most interesting about his reviews? If he makes reference to a movie in a review, he only links back to one of his reviews, if there is one. Therefore, discovery is limited, but the site is great.
26) Most frightening image you’ve ever taken away from a horror movie.
The chest burster scene from Alien.
27) Your favorite memory associated with watching a horror movie.
Watching one of the original Universal Frankenstein movies (I can’t remember which one) with my dad late at night in bed with him. Had to have been around six.
28) What would you say is the most important/significant horror movie of the past 20 years (1992-2012)? Why?
Let the Right One In. That film is all about the implications of the characters actions, which most modern horror films seem to gloss over like cheap furniture polish. Eli, the vampire in the piece, has essentially roped in young men with self esteem problems to be her daytime helpers for hundreds of years. There is a very fine line being walked in this movie quite adeptly. Does Eli love her helpers or is she using them? It’s also well made and runs at its own pace, the end is satisfying, but still leaves that lingering question up in the air.
29) Favorite Dr. Phibes curse (from either film).
From the first film. 7 – Beasts.
30) You are programming an all-night Halloween horror-thon for your favorite old movie palace. What five movies make up your schedule?
- The Masque of the Red Death
- The Bride of Frankenstein
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again
- Dawn of the Dead (original).
- The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, but Your Teeth Are In My Neck
Those are my answers and I’m sticking to them. You can copy and answer the questions yourself here in a comment or go to Dennis’ blog at the link at the top. Happy Halloween.
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