Here is something to smile about: Eerie Books, Texas's only all horror book store, has put together their list of the top 50 horror trailers; an enjoyable trip down nightmare lane for fans, as well as a should-see movie list. Perhaps not so surprisingly, this top 50 list contains mostly older movie trailers...
"You’ll probably notice that most of the horror trailers listed are from movies that came out a long time ago. There’s a pretty simple reason for that; most newer horror movies, (and newer horror movie trailers) just aren’t very good."
While you are there, do not miss their 55 Dracula Movies You Should See Before You Die (or get staked). I am happy to note Eerie Books has linked No. 3, Dracula (1931), to ZC's review of Bela Lugosi's eternal count.
Eerie Books is located at 205 N. Ballard Street in Wylie, TX, and is open from 10am to 6pm, seven days a week. Their phone number is 972-442-9393. They also carry horror movies on DVD (both new and used) and other horror collectibles, like comic books, games, and artwork.
Hurray for Eerie Books for stocking a nice selection of horror material. I am a huge horror fan so this is exciting. Hard to imagine that Halloween is almost here again. Kudos on the blog post!
Posted by: Frankenstein Labs | August 24, 2009 at 09:09 PM
It really depends on who's watching. With my older sensibility, I love older fare when a younger person may find it too boring, slow, or irrelevant. Whereas, with most newer films, I find them lacklustre in repeating common tropes, commerciallizing endings for sequels, and frankly lame in their depiction of characters. But then there are standouts, which take new angles, both technically and storywise, to build on what's come before.
Posted by: ILozZoc | August 07, 2009 at 01:18 PM
I completely agree. Newer horror movies/trailers suck. The sad part is these people, who make them, have better equipment but I guess the lack the imagination.
Will newer horror movies ever win over older horror movies?
Posted by: A Nighmare On Elm Street | August 07, 2009 at 12:19 PM
'Shadow of the Vampire' was a seriously under rated film... Willem Dafoe was great in it, also the plus side was we didn't have to see his arse ;)
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Posted by: Ms Harker | May 02, 2009 at 06:12 AM