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The Shining (1980)- Terrific film. Great performances from everyone in it (especially Shelley Duvall). The music is very memorable, the sets fit the tone of the film so well, it's incredibly intense and it's creepy as hell. The scene where Jack is about to kill Wendy on the stairs always makes me nervous and on edge. 9/10

Misery (1990)- I love this film. Its such a simple premise yet it's done so well! Kathy Bates is awesome as Annie and James Caan is great at portraying a scared victim. It's shocking, frightening and intense. 10/10

The Tommyknockers (1993)- This one suffers from being a TV movie anyway but to make things worse...its boring. There's too many characters and too many plots going on. It's a good premise , not done well.... 5/10

Carrie (1976)- I really enjoyed this one. Sissy Spacek is sympathetic AND scary as Carrie and everyone around is greatly portrayed as despicable. The music is fantastic and the way it's directed is both unique and memorable. Carrie could have included a bit more from the book but oh well. 8.5/10

Stand by me (1986)- I...LOVE...THIS...MOVIE...SO...MUCH. This is one of my favourite movies ever. Its sad and happy at the same time. I love the characters, the scenes and the setting. The humour works amazingly and the sad scenes work spectacularly. 10/10

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Watching the movie Christine for the second time, this question burned brighter in m mind:

Why do all the supporting characters in Christine totally buy that the car is demonic?

Pictured: A Car. NOT Pictured: ANY signs of demonic possession.

Honestly,it takes me out of the movie that Cunningham's best friend and girlfriend both believe that the car is evil and not that Arnie might just be letting a cool car go to his head and letting his more dickish behavior shine through. I mean, IT'S A CAR! How does any rational person think a car wants people dead!?

Cars don't kill people, tires do.

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by Slashery

Finally, after one month and two reviews of two classic horror film (or something) this week we tackle it. No more waiting. Sit and enjoy the greatest horror writer, the most prolific, author of big best-sellers and owner of an alarming proportion of shit/genius: Stephen King!

This week The Guru compares Stephen King's horrifying tale of a rabid St. Bernard with it's fantastic big screen adaptation. Which comes out on top? Stay tuned to find out!

In the world of film and literature, there is only one Stephen King.  Well, unless you count Richard Bachman.  Anyhow, with so many short stories, novellas and novels to his credit, Stephen has been responsible for a lot of films.  Oddly, he only ever Directed one...and was coked out of his mind while doing so (his words, mind you).  While many of the films are classics, a lot of them are weird for one reason or another.  Is it the source material?  Sometimes.  Is it the confusing, unrelated nature of a movie that makes good money just from the name?  Quite often, yes.  You will see movies about aliens who talk to special needs children, zombies that refuse to go away and the most infamous Stephen King film of all-time.  To find out what that is, read on...

12. Children of the Corn III- Urban Harvest: You're not set in Maine.  This third film in the multi-film series is notable for changing the locale.  How can you do Children of the Corn without the corn?  Well, they found a way.  Given how the other films are famous for featuring celebrities in early roles, this one is just kind of there apparently.

Greetings TGWTG Community!  

Tonight I take on my very first Stephen King adaptation, with a special vocal appearance from A Philosopher of Film & Nothingness fame.  

 Here kitty...kitty!

In his work, Stephen King is usually good at making nastiness into scariness. It works well in "The Shining" and "Misery", but not so much with "Sleepwalkers" which is just plain vicious, a bit cheap, and full of ridiculous gore. If this was written as a novel, Sleepwalkers might have worked. As a novelist, King is good at pacing, character development, and making a story frighteningly subjective. As a screenwriter however, he is reduced from a genius to a cheap Hollywood story teller. I'm not sure if it's his fault or the director, but usually his adaptations are stale, watered down versions of their novel incarnations (i.e. It).

 This film's acting, for a horror picture, is remarkably good. Brian Krause and Alice Krige give standout performances as the titular feline troublemakers who also share an incestous relationship, cult favorite Madchen Amick gives a wonderfully nuanced perfomance as Krause's unassuming love interest/victim. There are also cameos by many famous faces in horror world peppering the film including Joe Dante and Clive Barker. Even the supporting cast members seem to be having a good time, including Ron Perlman and Glenn Shadix in relatively small but amusing roles.

Today I examine fanfiction based on famous celebrities! There's no way this could possibly be awkward or stalkerish!

I talk about/review a variety of Stephen King books I have read.