Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
I have a bit of a complicated relationship with Halloween when it comes to movies. I’m not big on “scary” movies, where things are designed to jump out and get the audience to scream. However I do love suspenseful movies that create a sense of dread that hangs with you for days afterwards. I love the films of Hitchcock, the classic monster movies of the 30s, and other films that set out to create more of an atmosphere than to get simple scares. I’m also a fan of “spooky” settings and the macabre in film, but I don’t watch movies to be spooked. Slasher movies have no interest to me, I don’t want to see creepy children climbing out of TV sets, and the trick of loud bangs and things jumping out is just annoying to me.
However, there are exceptions. Continue reading