Here at Cutis Anserina Halloween is a special time of year. In celebration we will be hearing from multiple Horror Authors with their thoughts on this most magical of Holidays.
Stay Scared,
M.R.
Rick R. Reed's Five
Favorite Halloween Films
1 Carnival of Souls
This low-budget 1960s classic is one of my all-time
favorites. Regardless of its minuscule budget, it delivers real terror and
dread. The black and white cinematography and psychological overtones remain
with viewers until long, long after the final frame.
2 The Haunting (the
original, 1963 Robert Wise production)
The wonderful thing about The Haunting is that it's
so unsettling, yet all the scariness stems from subtle, unseen horror. There
are no shrieking violins, no gore, no monsters, yet the film is nightmarish and
real.
3 The Exorcist
I know it's in-your-face and over-the-top, but I can watch
this film again and again. See the director's cut which has a scene in it where
Linda Blair comes down the steps, twisted into some obscene shape, like a
spider. The subliminal moments, too, are truly terrifying.
4 Halloween
The granddaddy of all slasher flicks. I remember seeing this
in the movie theater when it first came out and it scared the hell out of me;
I'd never seen anything like it at the time. I was looking over my shoulder all
the way home.
5 The Strangers
This Liv Tyler vehicle about a couple being stalked and
terrorized in their vacation home is nightmare-inducing. The titular strangers
are masked sadists, intent on scaring, and eventually killing, the couple. And
the scariest thing of all? We never know why.
Rick R. Reed
The
R is for Romance
Rick R. Reed is all about
exploring the romantic entanglements of gay men in contemporary, realistic
settings. While his stories often contain elements of suspense, mystery and the
paranormal, his focus ultimately returns to the power of love. He is the author
of dozens of published novels, novellas, and short stories. He is a two-time
EPIC eBook Award winner (for Orientation and The Blue Moon Cafe). Lambda Literary Review has called him,
"a writer that doesn't disappoint." Rick lives in Seattle with his
partner and a very spoiled Boston terrier. He is forever "at work on
another novel."
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