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  1. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    As an aside, I began watching The Mortuary Collection with Clancy Brown on AMC+ last night. It's an anthology. So far, I'm really enjoying it. Clancy is as always fantastic. I'll write up a review whenever I get a chance to finish it. But man it's nice and atmospheric, and it has other good...
  2. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    My wife and I finally finished TWD. We both loved it. I enjoyed the story, of course, but like Lost, I enjoyed the characters equally to the story. While there may have been a bit of meandering periodically, I felt the narrative moved forward, and it didn't feel like there was much repetition...
  3. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    No joke. I wrote my dissertation on psychopathy. It's always been my passion, the dark side of humanity. Probably why I love horror movies/TV so much.
  4. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I think I should clarify about the above statement. Yes I'm a slightly redeemed asshole. But as of yet, I have not killed a whole heck of a lot good folks. As a forensic psychologist, I work with serial killers. But I'm not one of them. As Homer said to Bart - "Yet." ;)
  5. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I think it's because I'm such an asshole and have somehow redeemed myself that I just connected with the fella.
  6. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I love Daryl (my favorite character) and Neegan (my second favorite character), so those series were a lock for me. I really like Morgan and from what I understand he's a big part of Fear. I'm likely to watch all of the 3 of those series.
  7. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I hadn't thought of that. Glad you mentioned it. That makes so much sense. I hadn't read the comic before, so I don't know the changes. Now I'm curious. I'll have to read the comics when we're done with the series. I'm sure it'll be like reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter and then watching first...
  8. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    My wife and I finished season 10 The Walking Dead yesterday and it went out with a whimper. The final 3 episodes, while good (especially the season finale about Neegan's history), did nothing to move the story forward. We were both very surprised and disappointed at the conclusion of the season...
  9. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Sounds like it would be a Groucho Marx or Woody Allen quote.
  10. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    That's interesting. My wife and I both love many of the characters and loved the character development. Heck, we even cried a few times over the course of the series. I want to be like Daryl when I grow up. :)
  11. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I haven't seen it (Leprechaun Returns), but it seems to me they were going the route of Halloween and just ignoring all the sequels in favor of continuing the original. I've never seen any of the series, and it seems like many people didn't like much of what the sequels had to offer, so I guess...
  12. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    My wife and I are now 3 episodes away from finishing season 10 and entering the final season of The Walking Dead. We continue to be impressed with how the show manages to feel fresh after so many seasons. We've counted 3 episodes that we felt were subpar. And even those were entertaining. How...
  13. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I haven't had a lot of free time this past week, however, when my wife returned from her trip, we got back to watching The Walking Dead. We are now halfway through season 10 and still absolutely enamored with the series. Everyone I've spoken to seems to have stopped watching TWD at some point of...
  14. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I think you and I hail from the same sarcophagus. I started last night with Halloween (2018). I'm about to start Halloween Kills extended cut and likely double feature it with Halloween Ends. I haven't seen the extended cut of Kills yet so I'm really excited to screen it given how much I loved...
  15. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I didn't even realize another Evil Dead movie was being made. That's fantastic. Hopefully we'll get it in time for Halloween this year.
  16. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I thought Candyman (2021) was excellent. Expands on the mythology of the original, adds poignant social commentary. It was a real treat that I will revisit in the future. I'm now revisiting Ash vs. The Evil Dead. I absolutely love this show. Incredible energy throughout the series run, great...
  17. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Spirit of Halloween visited today on opening day? Check! First Halloween candy of the season? Check! Decorate the Halloween Tree? Check! About to watch the first horror movie of my unofficial start to the Halloween Season? Check! Watching Candyman (2021). Haven't seen it yet. Happy Halloween...
  18. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    My wife is enamored with Discovery. I saw the first episode, enjoyed it, then somehow never got back to it. She just binged the new season. Hopefully I'll give myself the time to screen it someday. I just have SO dang much in the queue. I know we all feel that way, yeah? I will never be able to...
  19. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I second the recommendation. My wife, who does not like horror films, thought the movie was fantastic. I agree. I was SO impressed. Great story, tense action, heart. Just so well done.
  20. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Well, it's been a crazy few days in the world of forensic psychology over here, so my brain is fried. Consequently, I'm drawing a blank on serial killer movie characters that are realistic. One thing though - many people wrongfully assume all serial killers are psychopaths, when in fact - nope...
  21. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Sure. I'm a forensic psychologist and my patients are all felons - pretty much every crime you can think of, however, the majority are murderers and serial killers. I wrote my dissertation on psychopathy. So that's my world entirely. I was even fortunate enough to have one of the most notorious...
  22. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Fortunately I did not have many patients today, so I was able to watch a movie at work. Shhh. Don't tell anyone. Though I'm pretty sure I can call watching horror movies research given my field, yeah? White Zombie (1932) In which we watch a close up of Bela's eyes and/or hands for...
  23. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    A great movie is never too long. A bad movie is never too short.
  24. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Night of the living Dead is going be my first film for this year's challenge. I am SO excited to see it on the new screen. My previous screen is a 100" pull down due to having to make the home theater squeeze into the guest bedroom. Now in the permanent home theater (at least in this house)...
  25. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Dawn of the Dead (the real one) OK. So here's some blasphemy for you: I like Night of the Living Dead WAY more than the sequel. There you have it. Like with The Thing, I LOVE The Thing From Another World way more than Carpenter's remake. I guess I'm just an oddball. My wife would agree with...
  26. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Halloween 5 Uncle Mikey comes to town for some more devastation, this time to kill his niece, Jaime. As we all know, this is one of the lesser of the Halloween sequels. Despite this - it's still a Halloween flick and it's my favorite of the big horror franchises. In this one, the kill sequences...
  27. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Let us not get carried away, good sir.
  28. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Channel Zero season 4: Dream Door My least favorite of the seasons and yet it's still fantastic. I really enjoyed this anthology show. It appears that this was the final season, sadly. Perhaps someone will pick it up again someday. Season 4 finds married couple Jillian and Tom moving into Tom's...
  29. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    I must have seen the regular version because I didn't see any graphic sex scenes, just a hint of nudity. There was graphic violence on par with his father's work though. Yes, our puritanical society seems to have an issue with people loving each other and no problem whatsoever with people...
  30. JasonRoer

    The Horror Movie Appreciation Thread

    Here are 2 of the 4 reviews I have to write up. I'll try to get the other 2 written later today. Possessor (2020) Cronenberg. Brandon Cronenberg. Yes, the offspring of the amazing David Cronenberg has proven he too can conjure images of intense body horror. The film is more scifi/psychological...
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