Summer Horror Chiller Watch List

Like some kids get a summer reading list, I am going to assign all of my horror blog readers who trust my judgement in horror and thriller movie tastes to watch these classic and contemporary horror films if you haven't seen them, because they are mandatory, well at least in my book they are!

This is like when your high school teacher made you read Catcher in the Rye or The Badge of Red Courage and you did it, because you had a book report on it. I am doing this for your own good, not because I will be testing and grading you on it, weirdos. These will enrich your nightmares.

1. Re-animator (1985) - Based on H. P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator and directed by Stuart Gordon, this is the first installment in the Re-Animator series. This masterpiece is gory, terrifying, and most of all, pretty funny.

2. Rosemary's Baby (1968) - Mainly a psychological horror film, this film was written and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel, Rosemary's Baby. The film's star-studded cast includes Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, and Ruth Gordon.

Mia Farrow plays a pregnant mother who has a sneaking suspicion that her husband has made an agreement with a creepy and eccentric elderly neighbor couple that their child can be used as a sacrifice to Satan in exchange for his success as an actor.

(ROSEMARY'S BABY) (1968) trailer by myfilm-gr

Zoe Saldana Says NBC 'Rosemary's Baby' Is Not A Remake by thesevensees

You can watch Rosemary's baby for free by clicking here. 

3. The Sentinel (1977) - Starring Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, Ava Gardner, Burgess Meredith, Sylvia Miles, and Eli Wallach and featuring Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, John Carradine, Jerry Orbach, Tom Berenger, and Beverly D'Angelo, this classic chiller focuses on a model who moves into a Brooklyn brownstone apartment complex steeped in history, only to find that its proprietors are excommunicated Catholic priests, and the building is a gateway to hell.

You can watch The Sentinel free here.

The Sentinel by Céline Roulier


4. Hannibal Rising -  Based on a novel written by Thomas Harris, published in 2006, this horror thriller is a prequel to his three previous books featuring the serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, who consumes his victims. It is Harris' fifth and, as of 2014, most recent novel. The novel was adapted by Harris himself into a film in 2007.

In the film, Hannibal is an 8 year-old boy, who resides at Lecter Castle in Lithuania, when Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, turns the Baltic region into a part of the bloodiest front line of World War II. Lecter, his little sister Mischa, and his parents escape to the family's vacation house in the countryside to avoid German troops.  Hannibal's whole world continues to come crashing down as he loses his family and becomes an orphan.  These are the origins of the boy, who became a monster.

You can watch Hannibal Rising free here.

HANNIBAL RISING - OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER 2007 - by AllStars101

 
5. Dead Alive (Braindead) - This 1992 New Zealand zombie horror comedy gore film was a commercial failure at the time of its release, but subsequently scored a cult fan following after its director, Peter Jackson, directed the notable Lord of the Rings trilogy.  The film is widely considered to be one of the goriest films ever made and is enormously entertaining on every level.

I am just giving you five so its not that hard and you can watch them free online (I have provided links or embedded players, mo fos!). Therefore, you have no excuse, guys and dolls!

10 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time!

You all know of my fascination and love of serial killer flicks. I don't know that I actually love serial killers, because they are not very nice, well, except for Jeffy, you know, Jeffy Dahmer, he seemed like a stand up guy when you disregard all the dead lovers' parts hanging out in his house and that he sometimes feasted on them and if you leave out Mr. Gacy's rapey ways, he was probably ok, too, but yeah, love, a strong word, anyway, on to my top 10 list of the most killer serial movies of all time!

1. Silence of the Lambs - For obvious reasons and for Dr. Hannibal Lecter's charming and mischievous ways, I give this 1991 "killer" serial killer flick, number one. Also, I will say that Buffalo Bill, played by Ted Levine is near and dear to my heart and the hearts of many, Preciousssssssss!!!!! Say, are you  about a size 14?

 

2. American Psycho - Christian Bale does a hack up, I mean bang up job of playing the world's most original serial killer, well, for a movie anyway, in American Psycho, where he plays yuppy serial Killer, Patrick Bateman, who exfoliates before he goes to work and if handy with an axe, what a guy!

3. Natural Born Killers - Mickey and Mallory Knox hold a place in my heart no other serial killing murderer couple can fill, not even that of greaser slash literal 50's, leather jacket white tee shirt clad Charlie Starkweather and his little kitten, Caril Fugate. Mickey and Mallory are two star-crossed lovers with a murderous streak in them, cross country, might I add. I also am impressed with the sick characters in this flick played by Robert Downy Jr., whom I adore as well as Detective Scagnetti, played by none other than Mr. Tom Sizemore. Don't forget the first and only serial killer flick in which Rodney Dangerfield was featured as "dad". He didn't last long, though, but he did a cut up job!

4. Hannibal - I can't put Hannibal in slot number two, because there are flicks that definitely win over this flick, but the Ray Liotta scene in which he depicts do*cheb*g, Paul Krendler having his brains eaten out and sautes while its still attached, well mostly, to his head, I can't leave that out of the list. I also have to give props to my favorite actor, of course, who also appears next on the list, Gary Oldman, who portrays the faceless kid f'er, Mason Verger. I love that Verger has a b*tch. Yeah, I'm referring to poor Dr. Cordell, who just gets referred to as Cordell and follows the orders of a faceless invalid all day long!

5. Bram Stoker's Dracula - Most would not consider Dracula to be a serial killer, but eff if I don't call a man who's hundreds or even thousands of years old, who lives in a cold stone castle and feasts off the living a serial killer. To call him a cannibal might be going too far, but hey, he's rich, romantic, and charming, and so what if he drains the blood of the living for sustenance, he's a catch in my book!

6. Seven - I want to make out with Kevin Spacey in Seven. He is such a sick f**k of a serial killer in this movie! The fact that he packages up Gwenyth's head, who plays Brad Pitt's wife in the 90's flick's wife, gives some thumbs of mine up, precisely two of them, that's all I got!

7. From Hell - Jack the Ripper was a twisted mo fo in his day. Johnny Depp plays one hell of a junkie cop, who's hobbies include chasing the dragon, trying to win the heart of a hooker with a heart of gold, the portrayed by Heather Graham, Mary, and also trying to catch Jack the Ripper. He also enjoys Opium, did I mention that? I have to say that Sir Ian Holm, aka the guy with the black eyes, Sir William Gill, scares the crap out of me! I also have a large crush on a ginger, the coach driver, Netley, portrayed by Jason Flemyng. I want to stick my tongue between the gaps in his black teeth.

 

8. Hannibal Rising - How much do you want to have intercourse with young Hannibal, even if you are a straight man. He's noble, he's romantic, and so what if he kills all of his adversaries. They were rude to his aunt slash girlfriend and they ate his little sister, a-holes! Hannibal is just doing what any good brother slash nephew slash boyfriend would do for his sister and aunt. How dare you be a meat cutter who comments on what way Hannibal's aunt slash girlfriend's vee jay faces!

9. The Devil's rejects - I think they might be inbred and their father is a clown. Their mother is an ex-prostitute, and they live in a creepy shack in the woods. All I have to say is Chinese, Japanese, look at these!!! Oh Baby, you are my hero! Although, I think Mother Firefly might be my hero. The first mother firefly was portrayed by Karen Black in House of 1,000 Corpses, this was my only disappointment, where this dark flick is concerned, who kinda looks like Stiffler's mother with that blonde wig on.

10. Psycho - Anthony Hopkins portrays the best serial killer ever, because we are not sure if Norman Bates actually knows what he is doing when he kills those little slags who don't meet up with mommy's expectations. What can I say, a boy's best friend is his mother! This flick was even good enough to be followed up with a sequel and a TV series, which I faithfully watch, more than 30 years later!

Ted Levine Hopes Richard Ramirez is in Hell!!!

Wow, the New York Post posted a quote, one of the last quotes from the last and final phone interview with Richard Ramirez, who recently died.  Richard loves Buffalo Bill just as much as I do.  Me and Richard have a few things in common, I guess.  I'm not dead, though.  I'm also not married to someone who is not in jail.  I have dated a few guys who lived in jail, though, far too many.

Richard said, “That guy on the show ‘Monk,’ I really liked him in ‘Silence of the Lambs.".  “That scene where he says, ‘It rubs the lotion on its skin,’ I really like.’’.

Ted Levine told The Post, “F--k him. I hope he’s in hell. That’s all I have to say about Richard Ramirez.”

Wow, he scares the crap outta me.  He has black eyes and his soul does not shine through them, because I think someone ate it.

Alright, so this guy got married years ago, what is my major malfunction.  Maybe I'm not screwed up enough.  I guess being a serial killer, you get a few points for being interesting, hummm????