Good Horror Films.

[quintessentone]

Can't say I remember exactly how they were portrayed on Star Trek - except they had/have no morals.

DS9 added humor to their character.

And DS9 showed they not only loved their mother but she was a ball buster even nude. That was horror to many Ferengi men.

[Roma]

I'm not a horror movie fan, but I can tolerate a good Dracula movie, but the costume/make up of this Dracula reminds me of a really pissed off Ferengi from Star Trek. When I started dating my partner we only went to see horror films and I got to the point of desensitization where I would critique the costume/make up/acting. So except for that, it's a suspenseful movie that kept my interest.

You said it, and now I can't unsee it!  

On a side note, why are the gothic horror films of the 1930's and 40's still the best versions?  In almost a century we've had incredible advances in cinematography, special effects, CGI and technology yet we can't seem to outdo the originals.  For example...

Bela Lugosi's Dracula set the standard although honorable mention goes to Gary Oldman's version. 

If I were to say "picture Frankenstein's monster" you immediately see Boris Karloff.  The most recent remake was very good, but still doesn't unseat the original. 

And then there is Lon Chaney, who portrayed both the original Wolfman and Mummy.  The Benicio Del Toro version of Wolfman had a shot, but went full-on Hollywood garbage at the end and ruined it.  Nothing to date has come close to the original Mummy films.

Was it the grainy black & white that adds a layer of mystique?  Or is it that people feel the need to have a more complex character that they can connect with, therefore being less monster and more human?  I think a big part of it is that each director tries to put his/her own stamp on the character, driving it farther away from the source material and/or original version.  

Thoughts?

Fun fact, one of the first parts of the book Dracula there is a scene that has never been filmed.  It lets the audience know right away that he's more a force of evil than anything else.

[quintessentone]

You said it, and now I can't unsee it!  

On a side note, why are the gothic horror films of the 1930's and 40's still the best versions?  In almost a century we've had incredible advances in cinematography, special effects, CGI and technology yet we can't seem to outdo the originals.  For example...

Bela Lugosi's Dracula set the standard although honorable mention goes to Gary Oldman's version. 

If I were to say "picture Frankenstein's monster" you immediately see Boris Karloff.  The most recent remake was very good, but still doesn't unseat the original. 

And then there is Lon Chaney, who portrayed both the original Wolfman and Mummy.  The Benicio Del Toro version of Wolfman had a shot, but went full-on Hollywood garbage at the end and ruined it.  Nothing to date has come close to the original Mummy films.

Was it the grainy black & white that adds a layer of mystique?  Or is it that people feel the need to have a more complex character that they can connect with, therefore being less monster and more human?  I think a big part of it is that each director tries to put his/her own stamp on the character, driving it farther away from the source material and/or original version.  

Thoughts?

Fun fact, one of the first parts of the book Dracula there is a scene that has never been filmed.  It lets the audience know right away that he's more a force of evil than anything else.

I was a child watching those old monster movies, then Abbott and Costello got into the act with monsters, then I wasn't so drawn in any more or rather I was less frightened. But then I didn't read the book Frankenstein and if I really think deeply about what the doctor actually did/accomplished, there is where the horror and awe lie for me.

Then, as stated previously, I got horror movie overload then desensitized. All I can say is the only movie that had me scared was Amityville Horror, not even the Omen scared me but they aren't they really the same plot lines - in that, demonic? But with Amityville, it really wasn't clear if it was demonic or a family member was insane and murderous.

As for Dracula, you are right, the evil was never really in the forefront, I never saw the real evil there, it was almost as if he had no choice in his predicament and had to do what he had to do to remain immortal and/or to have others like him by his side.

[Knows]

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

The Last Man on Earth (Italian: L'ultimo uomo della Terra) is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Sidney Salkow and Ubaldo Ragona, and stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia. The screenplay was written in part by Matheson, but he was dissatisfied with the result and chose to be credited under the alias "Logan Swanson". William Leicester, Furio M. Monetti, and Ubaldo Ragona finished the script. The film was a co-production between the United States and Italy, and was filmed on location in Rome. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures. In the 1980s, the film entered the public domain.[1][2] The Last Man on Earth is the first of three adaptations of Matheson's novel, followed by The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007).

https://www.bitchute.com/video/dhIKpkqnj765

[Toad of Toad Hall]

“Plague of Zombies” from UK’s Hammer Horror (shot back to-back with “the Reptile” another corker) is great. Typically slow-burn, building character and setting with tension rather than shocks (although the dream sequence you don’t know is a dream sequence is a belter, lays a lot of seeds for later zombie horror tropes). 
it’s your typical “clever older man, pretty niece/daughter, macho man” triumvirate for team good guys (with some actually helpful coppers thrown in for good measure) and slimy minor aristocrat for the villain.

[Knows]

“Plague of Zombies” from UK’s Hammer Horror (shot back to-back with “the Reptile” another corker) is great. Typically slow-burn, building character and setting with tension rather than shocks (although the dream sequence you don’t know is a dream sequence is a belter, lays a lot of seeds for later zombie horror tropes). 
it’s your typical “clever older man, pretty niece/daughter, macho man” triumvirate for team good guys (with some actually helpful coppers thrown in for good measure) and slimy minor aristocrat for the villain.

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

[Creaky]

if it hasn’t been posted yet, ok kinda

[quintessentone]

I watched 'Don't Look Now' again with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie and it did not disappoint a second time.

It's not so much what one would categorize as a horror film, but it sure ticks all the suspense and scary boxes when it comes to ESP, seeing into the future about an upcoming murder, and death and the afterlife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Look_Now

I believe it is for rent on Prime Video and Appletv streaming apps for a few bucks.

[Oldcarpy2]

I watched 'Don't Look Now' again with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie and it did not disappoint a second time.

It's not so much what one would categorize as a horror film, but it sure ticks all the suspense and scary boxes when it comes to ESP, seeing into the future about an upcoming murder, and death and the afterlife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Look_Now

I believe it is for rent on Prime Video and Appletv streaming apps for a few bucks.

It is a classic!

[Karl12]

'The Substance'

Absolutely diabolical lol.

One of the best horror films in the last twenty years.