tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post8092037715779997325..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: Scary Movies, Thai Ghosts, and Your FavoritesDavid Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-22351281020304333962008-11-05T01:49:00.000-08:002008-11-05T01:49:00.000-08:00Oops. It's a name, apparently. Thanks, Google. The...Oops. It's a name, apparently. Thanks, Google. The more you know...Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-82541033906284539762008-11-05T01:40:00.000-08:002008-11-05T01:40:00.000-08:00I'd never seen a zombie movie before watching Shau...I'd never seen a zombie movie before watching Shaun of the Dead. I don't think that choice was a mistake. (Though I did see the actual original Dawn of the Dead later on. Surreal, but not too scary.)<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen "Weeks", but that name reminds me of the band "Imogen Heap". Does "Imogen" mean something I'm not aware of?Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-73368443757902043742008-11-04T05:33:00.000-08:002008-11-04T05:33:00.000-08:00Hey, Jake--I have hard time taking zombie/rabid pe...Hey, Jake--<BR/><BR/>I have hard time taking zombie/rabid people flicks as seriously as I should ever since "Shaun of the Dead" (which I loved). But the two "28s" were both pretty effective.<BR/><BR/>The one problem I have with the sequel ("28 Weeks Later") is the fact that the actress who plays Tammy is named Imogen Poots.<BR/><BR/>Imogen Poots. (She does?) Yikes. Now THAT'S scary.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-57895426573215414242008-11-04T05:22:00.001-08:002008-11-04T05:22:00.001-08:00Hi, Jen--I lived for a while in the southern Alask...Hi, Jen--<BR/><BR/>I lived for a while in the southern Alaskan islands. In one of the towns, they have a big totem pole from the 1860s: Frog, Beaver, Eagle, Abraham Lincoln...<BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln? It's amazing how fast religions can incorporate new things in the absence of central authority.<BR/><BR/>I sorta like tarantulas; had a couple as kid. But guys who die from too many beers and hot wings--now that's a scary bunch of ghosts!<BR/><BR/>Probably not very fast ghosts, though.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-39265632992562314002008-11-04T05:22:00.000-08:002008-11-04T05:22:00.000-08:00Hi, Jen--I lived for a while in the southern Alask...Hi, Jen--<BR/><BR/>I lived for a while in the southern Alaskan islands. In one of the towns, they have a big totem pole from the 1860s: Frog, Beaver, Eagle, Abraham Lincoln...<BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln? It's amazing how fast religions can incorporate new things in the absence of central authority.<BR/><BR/>I sorta like tarantulas; had a couple as kid. But guys who die from too many beers and hot wings--now that's a scary bunch of ghosts!<BR/><BR/>Probably not very fast ghosts, though.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-39881966815058082742008-11-03T20:32:00.000-08:002008-11-03T20:32:00.000-08:00Hi David! Your observation on Buddhism getting mi...Hi David! <BR/><BR/>Your observation on Buddhism getting mixed with animism and local legend is right on; Tibetan Buddhism is not Thai Buddhism is not Chinese Buddhism. But then, Irish Catholics are not Roman Catholics are not Brazilian Catholics, either. Mel Ash once postulated that the Twelve Steps (of AA and other similar As) were the American Buddhist contribution to the pantheon, but I'd wager a Texas American Buddhist is a bit different than a San Francisco American Buddhist even if we both sing the four Brahma Vijaras. Religions may not catch on so much as they go native. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the same is also true with scary things. If Japanese ghosts were to make their way to, say, North Texas, I'm not sure they'd know what to do with themselves. I mean, people have heart attacks in front of TVs around here, but that's usually after too many years of beer and hot wings. People tape up their windows with red tape every so often, but that's usually because some idiot was doing 50 down the gravel road in his pickup truck and they're too cheap to call the glass guy to come fix the darn things. And it's hard to imagine the ghost of a murdered woman stalking you through the negatives of your photos; put-near everbody round here has one of them newfangled cell phone camera thingies. <BR/><BR/>My sister was here this weekend and I have no intention of haunting her if I should meet with a horrible accident after one of those bonding experiences you go through with a group of friends and then swear never to tell anyone about. For one thing, my brother-in-law just bought himself a pet tarantula. Even ghosts of sisters are afraid of something.Jen Sterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961079238063675246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-18418694147169576502008-11-03T19:48:00.000-08:002008-11-03T19:48:00.000-08:0028 Days Later. The Ring scared me the first time a...28 Days Later. The Ring scared me the first time around, but not on subsequent viewings. And also, I'm easy...<BR/><BR/>Happy Halloween, David! (Several days later.)Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-81009475092067881922008-11-02T12:52:00.000-08:002008-11-02T12:52:00.000-08:00Hi, Tim, Hi, Aliya--She seems to have somehow beco...Hi, Tim, Hi, Aliya--<BR/><BR/>She seems to have somehow become lost in the shuffle. When you aks people about 20th Century writers, people seem to forget DDM unless you mention her--but then they respond with enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>The same was true for Patricia Highsmith for a time, but she seems to be having a renaissance.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-77566526871962906582008-11-02T07:39:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:39:00.000-08:00I love Du Maurier. Just wanted to say that.I love Du Maurier. Just wanted to say that.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-91123250398157056892008-11-01T06:11:00.000-07:002008-11-01T06:11:00.000-07:00Good point on Du Maurier, David. One of the reall...Good point on Du Maurier, David. One of the really great things about her is that she's equally adept at novels and shorts - an unusual accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>A very wide range and a very dark imagination...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-66188084307102063852008-10-31T18:01:00.000-07:002008-10-31T18:01:00.000-07:00Hi, Matt--Yeah, The Omen definitely has some momen...Hi, Matt--<BR/><BR/>Yeah, The Omen definitely has some moments.<BR/><BR/>Ain't seen Jeepers Creepers, though...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-67176921351556401642008-10-31T07:28:00.000-07:002008-10-31T07:28:00.000-07:00Hi, DavidGlad to see I'm not the only one talking ...Hi, David<BR/><BR/>Glad to see I'm not the only one talking horror today. I'd say <EM>The Omen</EM> still gives me the heebie-jeebies. It's the music that does it. And that whole photography-thing. <BR/><BR/>Modern horror doesn't scare me much, though there was a moment in <EM>Jeepers Creepers</EM> which was quite unnerving (the Sistine Chapel of the Dead) and <EM>28 Weeks Later</EM> had its moments.mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.com