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cornerofmadnessThe Gallipolis library is having a Bodies exhibit but instead of humans (which they did several years ago) this "Animals: inside out" I went and they did a fantastic job. They allowed photos (I'll share some but not today. I'm unwell at the moment).
They had a shocking amount of them including a giraffe (HOW they got that inside I'll never know other than it was in 4 pieces) and they had the heart too with an explanation of how odd their blood pressure is. Like other exhibits they had the full nervous system teased out, multiple blood vessel (plastinated) of multiple animals, lots on how ruminate stomachs worked, a camel in sagital slices that are nightmarish in that it was shown in three positions as if it had three heads. It was nearly empty when I was there but I purposely chose a work day afternoon but I hope that it is filled with the curious on the weekend.
And for fannish 50 how about random things I'm a fan of and how about you guys?
I'm a taphophile, a lover of graveyards. To that end I went to Mound Hill cemetery in Gallipolis. I've only gone once before. It is not an impressive one in terms of graveyard art. However it has a beautiful view of the river. Now 150 years down the road, this hard to get to land (back in the 1800s that is) was deemed no good for business or farming but man people would love to live there for those views.
Remember me talking about the Halloween baking challenge last week and my worry about the fix being in Aaron didn't win nor did his display deserve to, it was neat but it was very brown... the home baker won and that was cool
But what I'm curious about what is YOUR favorite horror movies. Found an airing of one of my favorite 90s era ghost stories, the Haunting. Yes it is flawed (deeply if I'm honest) and it's a terrible adaptation but I think if we forget about the adaptation part, it's a decent movie and man they went hard on those sets. And then Edward Scissorhands is on now and I have such conflicted feelings about it but they got me thinking, what are my favorites by year.
1930s - Dracula, straight up
1940s - The Wolfman and The Uninvited
1950s - (I love schlocky 50s horror) House of Wax and The Mummy are right up there
1960s - Psycho and are Kaijus horror? How about Mothra?
1970s = The Exorcist, Alien, Trilogy of Terror
1980s - The Changeling, Aliens, The Shining (speaking of bad adaptations) Poltergeist, American Werewolf in London (oh there are just SO MANY), Nightmare on Elm street
1990s - The Haunting, Flatliners, Bram Stoker's Dracula (okay Keanu) , Tremors (a lot of 90s horror seemed to be horror comedies...) Hellraiser II
2000s - (not many here) Coraline and Slither
2010s - Get Out, Annabelle
2020s - The black Phone (i.e. the only one I've seen in the last four years...yikes)
They had a shocking amount of them including a giraffe (HOW they got that inside I'll never know other than it was in 4 pieces) and they had the heart too with an explanation of how odd their blood pressure is. Like other exhibits they had the full nervous system teased out, multiple blood vessel (plastinated) of multiple animals, lots on how ruminate stomachs worked, a camel in sagital slices that are nightmarish in that it was shown in three positions as if it had three heads. It was nearly empty when I was there but I purposely chose a work day afternoon but I hope that it is filled with the curious on the weekend.
And for fannish 50 how about random things I'm a fan of and how about you guys?
I'm a taphophile, a lover of graveyards. To that end I went to Mound Hill cemetery in Gallipolis. I've only gone once before. It is not an impressive one in terms of graveyard art. However it has a beautiful view of the river. Now 150 years down the road, this hard to get to land (back in the 1800s that is) was deemed no good for business or farming but man people would love to live there for those views.
Remember me talking about the Halloween baking challenge last week and my worry about the fix being in Aaron didn't win nor did his display deserve to, it was neat but it was very brown... the home baker won and that was cool
But what I'm curious about what is YOUR favorite horror movies. Found an airing of one of my favorite 90s era ghost stories, the Haunting. Yes it is flawed (deeply if I'm honest) and it's a terrible adaptation but I think if we forget about the adaptation part, it's a decent movie and man they went hard on those sets. And then Edward Scissorhands is on now and I have such conflicted feelings about it but they got me thinking, what are my favorites by year.
1930s - Dracula, straight up
1940s - The Wolfman and The Uninvited
1950s - (I love schlocky 50s horror) House of Wax and The Mummy are right up there
1960s - Psycho and are Kaijus horror? How about Mothra?
1970s = The Exorcist, Alien, Trilogy of Terror
1980s - The Changeling, Aliens, The Shining (speaking of bad adaptations) Poltergeist, American Werewolf in London (oh there are just SO MANY), Nightmare on Elm street
1990s - The Haunting, Flatliners, Bram Stoker's Dracula (okay Keanu) , Tremors (a lot of 90s horror seemed to be horror comedies...) Hellraiser II
2000s - (not many here) Coraline and Slither
2010s - Get Out, Annabelle
2020s - The black Phone (i.e. the only one I've seen in the last four years...yikes)
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Date: 2024-10-31 01:18 am (UTC)1920s - The Phantom of the Opera (starring the wonderful Lon Chaney~)
1950s - Night of the Hunter (this was one of the scariest movies I think I've ever seen...), The Fly, House on Haunted Hill
1960s - Carnival of Souls (a little bit laughable), The Birds
1970s - Jaws??, Alien
1980s - Poltergeist
1990s - The Silence of the Lambs, The Sixth Sense
2010s - Get Out, A Quiet Place
2020s - Nope
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Date: 2024-10-31 02:23 am (UTC)Hey if Wiki says kaijus count...oddly I count them more than I would Silence of the Lambs which is one of my favorite movies but it's more police procedural than horror to me (which is why I didn't include it) I still need to see Nope
I'm not sure I've seen Night of the Hunter either
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Date: 2024-10-31 09:04 pm (UTC)Oh, I really enjoyed Nope. If you liked Get Out, you'll probably like Nope.
Yeah, I don't think of it (Silence of the Lambs) as much of a horror movie, but I figured since it was on the list...
Yeah, I would definitely recommend Night of the Hunter. Robert Mitchum is super creepy.
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Date: 2024-11-01 02:56 am (UTC)Yeah that is a weird inclusion on a horror list (I guess serial killing cannibals are horrific) I'd include it too
I'll keep that in mind
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Date: 2024-11-01 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
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