Comments on: Horror Roundtable Week Ninety http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/ Better Living Through Terror Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: The Retropolitan http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84400 The Retropolitan Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:09:09 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84400 I missed the deadline, but I was gonna back up someone else's choice: Evil Ed. There's just something special about the character, and Geoffreys acted the hell outta that role. He's simultaneously creepy AND funny AND sympathetic no matter what he's saying. As much as I love Fright Night Part 2, I wish he'd have come back for it. I missed the deadline, but I was gonna back up someone else’s choice: Evil Ed. There’s just something special about the character, and Geoffreys acted the hell outta that role. He’s simultaneously creepy AND funny AND sympathetic no matter what he’s saying. As much as I love Fright Night Part 2, I wish he’d have come back for it.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84408 Kimberly Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:37:43 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84408 I missed the deadline too, but I had planned on saying the infamous "Morpho" from many of Jess Franco's films. Everytime some version of Morpho shows up in a Franco film, the character (usually a hunchbacked lab assistant similar to Fritz in the Frankenstein) puts a big grin on my face. I missed the deadline too, but I had planned on saying the infamous “Morpho” from many of Jess Franco’s films. Everytime some version of Morpho shows up in a Franco film, the character (usually a hunchbacked lab assistant similar to Fritz in the Frankenstein) puts a big grin on my face.

]]> By: Sam J. Miller http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84424 Sam J. Miller Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:50:34 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84424 well, Marion Crane's boyfriend Sam in Psycho is a big favorite. Besides the fact that he's hot as hell, and has the same first name as me, I love the way Hitchcock plays with our expectations that the handsome suave manly hero will solve the mystery and save the day (is it just me, or does he have Cary Grant's haircut?). He's ultimately pretty powerless, serving only to wrestle the knife out of Mama Bates' hand at the end. well, Marion Crane’s boyfriend Sam in Psycho is a big favorite. Besides the fact that he’s hot as hell, and has the same first name as me, I love the way Hitchcock plays with our expectations that the handsome suave manly hero will solve the mystery and save the day (is it just me, or does he have Cary Grant’s haircut?). He’s ultimately pretty powerless, serving only to wrestle the knife out of Mama Bates’ hand at the end.

]]> By: ARBOGAST http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84440 ARBOGAST Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:00:13 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84440 I loved the Marvel Comics' Blade, too... I wish some 70s film had attempted to make that character flesh with all the great black character actors available at the time. It annoyed me no end when the makers of the first BLADE movie had to talk smack about the original character because he was "so obviously" written by a white guy... like Wesley Snipes is some font of black pride. That's jive, I tells ya... JIVE! I loved the Marvel Comics’ Blade, too… I wish some 70s film had attempted to make that character flesh with all the great black character actors available at the time. It annoyed me no end when the makers of the first BLADE movie had to talk smack about the original character because he was “so obviously” written by a white guy… like Wesley Snipes is some font of black pride. That’s jive, I tells ya… JIVE!

]]> By: Final GIrl http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84609 Final GIrl Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:06:14 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84609 Put me in the "missed the deadline" column. I've always had a soft spot for Annie (Nancy Loomis) in Halloween. Her sass mouth really makes me laugh. Same goes for Theo (Claire Bloom) in The Haunting- she's one of my favorite characters, supporting or otherwise. Margot Kidder as the drunken Barb in Black Christmas... How about Bub from Day of the Dead? Put me in the “missed the deadline” column.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Annie (Nancy Loomis) in Halloween. Her sass mouth really makes me laugh.

Same goes for Theo (Claire Bloom) in The Haunting- she’s one of my favorite characters, supporting or otherwise.

Margot Kidder as the drunken Barb in Black Christmas…

How about Bub from Day of the Dead?

]]> By: ARBOGAST http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84622 ARBOGAST Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:39:44 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84622 <i>I’ve always had a soft spot for Annie (Nancy Loomis) in Halloween.</i> I like Annie, too, but I can't describe the feeling I have for her as soft. Oh No He <i>Didn't!</i> I’ve always had a soft spot for Annie (Nancy Loomis) in Halloween.

I like Annie, too, but I can’t describe the feeling I have for her as soft.

Oh No He Didn’t!

]]> By: Ivan http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84623 Ivan Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:12:07 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84623 Dr. Karl Vigon of Attack of the Crab Monsters, but only after he's been eaten and absorbed by the crabs and he's taunting the remaining humans with variations of “You can run, but you can’t hide!” Hudson in Aliens (perfect tension relief in an otherwise relentless movie.) Lewis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) in Angel Heart, especially the scene in the New Orleans church: I just think it's fantastic that Satan is admonishing Mickey Rourke to be respectful in a church! And I love De Niro’s line, “I have a…speaking engagement…in Baton Rouge.” So sinister. The "rifle zombie" in Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Quint (if you're willing to include Jaws on a list of horror movies, and I am.) Dwight Frye’s Renfield Dr. Pretorius from The Bride of Frankenstein. He’s what being a mad scientist is all about! Mordecai the dwarf in High Plains Drifter. (Sure, HPD is a western—about a ghost that kills!) Marvel’s 1970s horror comics? Oh baby: Morbius the Living Vampire, Dracula, and then the “I >heart Dr. Karl Vigon of Attack of the Crab Monsters, but only after he’s been eaten and absorbed by the crabs and he’s taunting the remaining humans with variations of “You can run, but you can’t hide!”
Hudson in Aliens (perfect tension relief in an otherwise relentless movie.)
Lewis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) in Angel Heart, especially the scene in the New Orleans church: I just think it’s fantastic that Satan is admonishing Mickey Rourke to be respectful in a church! And I love De Niro’s line, “I have a…speaking engagement…in Baton Rouge.” So sinister.
The “rifle zombie” in Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.
Quint (if you’re willing to include Jaws on a list of horror movies, and I am.)
Dwight Frye’s Renfield
Dr. Pretorius from The Bride of Frankenstein. He’s what being a mad scientist is all about!
Mordecai the dwarf in High Plains Drifter. (Sure, HPD is a western—about a ghost that kills!)

Marvel’s 1970s horror comics? Oh baby: Morbius the Living Vampire, Dracula, and then the “I >heart

]]> By: Final Girl http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84642 Final Girl Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:43:22 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84642 "I like Annie, too, but I can’t describe the feeling I have for her as soft." Wait, I don't get it. Omigawd...yes I do. EWW! “I like Annie, too, but I can’t describe the feeling I have for her as soft.”

Wait, I don’t get it.

Omigawd…yes I do.

EWW!

]]> By: lancifer http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84861 lancifer Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-84861 I really love the character of Alice in the CAT PEOPLE films. I love her in the original CAT PEOPLE, it's sequel CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE and the 1982 remake as portrayed by ANNETTE O'TOOL. She has to put up with a lot of shit from the more exotic Irena yet she always stands by her Oliver and keeps a level head even while being attacked by a leopard in a pool. I think the case can be made that in all three films she is a very progressive female character in horror. I really love the character of Alice in the CAT PEOPLE films. I love her in the original CAT PEOPLE, it’s sequel CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE and the 1982 remake as portrayed by ANNETTE O’TOOL. She has to put up with a lot of shit from the more exotic Irena yet she always stands by her Oliver and keeps a level head even while being attacked by a leopard in a pool. I think the case can be made that in all three films she is a very progressive female character in horror.

]]> By: a_freq http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-150201 a_freq Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:52:29 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/14/horror-roundtable-week-ninety/#comment-150201 How about Jason from Friday the 13th. Not sure if 'he' qualifies as a supporting character or not, certainly not in the traditional sense. But in terms of the role he plays in the story, and the motivation he supplies for the antagonist I have to say he is my personal favorite. How about Jason from Friday the 13th. Not sure if ‘he’ qualifies as a supporting character or not, certainly not in the traditional sense. But in terms of the role he plays in the story, and the motivation he supplies for the antagonist I have to say he is my personal favorite.

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