My real journey into the horror/sci-fi genre started when I was young. The very first scary movie I ever watched was Child's Play when I was two or three. Although my fascination started with evil driven dummies from Goosebumps, it soon veered toward psychological thrillers and horrors where the bad guy is just a regular man. Movies that could actually take place in real life. The Scream trilogy(the fourth one doesn't count) for example; My mom and I were a little obsessed with those movies, and we'd laugh and mock the dumb blonde running up the stairs when she should have been running out the front door.
But that phase not so much ended as more as expanded into all kinds of horrors. More specifically, vampires. Oh, vampires. Something about eternal life and damnation and lurking around in the shadows of the night that I find unequivocally sexy. What started this fang-driven craze was an old, scary soap opera from the late 60's. Dark Shadows(no, not the cheesy, Johnny Depp version)
My dad and I finished nine seasons and never completed the series together but watching that show opened my perspective from Disney fairy-tales to this whole other underworld.
Then, as my home life faltered and my social life was non-existent; I picked up a few different books one Summer that changed my life.
Seance- Joan Lowery Nixon
And if you're into murder mystery, fantasy novels, with a little bit of romance and a lot of NC17 you have to check out the series below,
Anita Blake series- Laurell K. Hamilton
Thanks,
(you can call me,) Niki
What a great intro and you're customizations are deliciously creepy!
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ReplyDeleteI am not sure if this is where I have to repond to you at but here goes nothing, to start off niki, your chose of vocabulary is great, I must take some lessons from you:) , me on the other hand am not a big fan of horror, by you telling me your first movie was child play it freaked me out becasue till this day that doll haunts me, I will deff watch anita , do you know if it is on netflix or can I get it somewhere else? get back to me :)
ReplyDeleteThank you(: And yea, I think this is where you're supposed to leave comments. Unfortunately Laurell K. Hamilton never wanted to turn any of her books into films so the closest thing you'll find is a graphic novel of the first two books, I believe. But it's a book series, and if you want lessons in grammar and vocab that's how I learned everything I do is just by reading books. Plus I've been writing and using the trial&error method. When I read a book I like to pick out the words I can't define and look them up so I can expand my own vocabulary, too. So that's a big help(: But if you ever do need help with anything don't be afraid to ask. Ii'm pretty shy but I don't bite(:
DeleteMy first horror film was child's play too! I see what you mean when you say then you were intrigued by psychological thrillers, as if these things could happen in real life. Those are always interesting movies to watch because of the suspense and how they leave you on the edge of your seat. I also think it's really cool that you watched the show with your dad, seems like a nice way to bond and spend time together. I might even look into those novels you recommended because I need new stuff to read.
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for new material to read there's tons in that series. I'd definitely make sure you read them in order or it'll be really confusing, but there's like 20+ books in that series so you'll never get bored. (:
DeleteHey Niki, can I say I love Vampires too! when it comes to supernatural they are on the top of my list and i love the horror genre as well which is great I can always get some kind of that hidden glimpse of it in your writing from our creative writing class last semester which is great.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm excited to be in another class similar to our creative writing one with you again.
DeleteHi Nikki, I am a fan of horror as well, but nothing beats Nosferatu (1922), though the graphics are not like they are today, you have to imagine the scare factor that people seen back then. I think its a wonderful movie and well done for its time.
ReplyDeleteI love older horror films. Some people think they're cheesy but I love seeing where modern horror movies get all their ideas and seeing where horror originated.
DeleteI never saw the original child's play but I did see the third one. I liked the whole kids at a military school fight to the death with real bullets thing going on. Anyway if you like vampires you should read the novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. It's the book the movie is based off of except the book is about vamps and not zombies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. I'm always looking for new books to read.
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