hor·ror
an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting
I have been obsessed with horror since I can remember. "Are You Afraid of the Dark" was my favorite show when I was still in diapers and the first book series I ever read was "Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark." It's hard to pinpoint how or when I started loving every aspect of this genre but I do remember the day that I realized Horror Movies were my one true passion that nothing could beat.
On October 25, 1978, fifteen years before I was born, the movie that changed my entire life was released. To many horror junkies, like myself, that date marks one of the most influential days in our lives. Halloween by John Carpenter is one of the most well known, if not the best known movie in the entire horror genre. From the iconic, painted white Captain Kirk mask to the eerie, spine tingling score, it's a movie that never fails to scare whether it is your first time or 500th time watching it. My mom forbid me to see that movie, so of course the first chance I got when I was nine years old, I watched it.
On October 25, 1978, fifteen years before I was born, the movie that changed my entire life was released. To many horror junkies, like myself, that date marks one of the most influential days in our lives. Halloween by John Carpenter is one of the most well known, if not the best known movie in the entire horror genre. From the iconic, painted white Captain Kirk mask to the eerie, spine tingling score, it's a movie that never fails to scare whether it is your first time or 500th time watching it. My mom forbid me to see that movie, so of course the first chance I got when I was nine years old, I watched it.
91 minutes after seeing Michael Myers wreak havoc on Haddonfield for the first time, I was petrified. I was horrified. I was hooked. From then on my love for horror movies has consumed a huge chunk of my life.\
As soon as the movie starts, you are greeted with the melodic, yet horrifying, original score and you are watching Judith Myers through the eyes of an unknown person. A few moments later you are walking up the stairs, and then a blur. Judith falls to the floor and you walk outside as your parents pull up. They rip off you mask and ask "Michael?" and then you see six year old Michael Myers, holding a knife, with a lost, emotionless face. The face of evil.
As the movie progresses you meet good girl Laurie, and her two best friends. The loveable slut, Linda, and the sarcastic, angsty, Annie. There is stalking, screaming, violence, death, and genuine terror. Watching it at nine years old and even now at twenty, it feels like a roller coaster. A rush of adrenaline whenever someone is left alone, or the shape of Michael watching Laurie from across the street. Knowing that even though you are in no real danger, he is always around, lurking, waiting, watching.
The feeling of fear is really just a very intense form of excitement, which is why people love to be scared. Whenever you hear of a new horror movie being released, what is your first thought? Probably something along the lines of "Oh, I'm so excited to see that!" and then when you're sitting in the theater waiting for it to start or getting it at Redbox the anticipation and your excitement rises. For me, I wonder "how much will this scare me?" I just love to be scared. I love to feel like at any moment, I can look up and see a hooded figure standing in my hallway. It's the adrenaline and the rush that nothing else can give to me. Horror is my love, my passion, pretty much my life. And I can not wait to share it with you.
What was it about Halloween?
I think the first thing that turned me on about Halloween was the fact that I wasn't supposed to be watching it. I already had a sense of fear that my mom would come downstairs or my dad would flick on the light and they would see that I was watching the one movie that I wasn't allowed to see. Before Halloween, I had seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Friday the 13th, so I didn't understand what was so bad about this one specific movie.As soon as the movie starts, you are greeted with the melodic, yet horrifying, original score and you are watching Judith Myers through the eyes of an unknown person. A few moments later you are walking up the stairs, and then a blur. Judith falls to the floor and you walk outside as your parents pull up. They rip off you mask and ask "Michael?" and then you see six year old Michael Myers, holding a knife, with a lost, emotionless face. The face of evil.
As the movie progresses you meet good girl Laurie, and her two best friends. The loveable slut, Linda, and the sarcastic, angsty, Annie. There is stalking, screaming, violence, death, and genuine terror. Watching it at nine years old and even now at twenty, it feels like a roller coaster. A rush of adrenaline whenever someone is left alone, or the shape of Michael watching Laurie from across the street. Knowing that even though you are in no real danger, he is always around, lurking, waiting, watching.
The feeling of fear is really just a very intense form of excitement, which is why people love to be scared. Whenever you hear of a new horror movie being released, what is your first thought? Probably something along the lines of "Oh, I'm so excited to see that!" and then when you're sitting in the theater waiting for it to start or getting it at Redbox the anticipation and your excitement rises. For me, I wonder "how much will this scare me?" I just love to be scared. I love to feel like at any moment, I can look up and see a hooded figure standing in my hallway. It's the adrenaline and the rush that nothing else can give to me. Horror is my love, my passion, pretty much my life. And I can not wait to share it with you.
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