Okay, it has been a while, the holiday season approaches. I think it is safe to say that anyone that knows me will tell you that I am a fan of movies. So for the next three months I will suggest movies that go along with the current holiday season. Of course the first on is Halloween, I have never been a big fan of gory movies so there may be some movies that are not on the list. Movies that turn the stomach are not my bag, there will be no references to stuff like Hostel or any of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes. It seems like these "new" horror films only want you to vomit in your mouth, so this may not be your list.





These are in no particular order but if you like feeling on edge in the month of October I think you will enjoy these:





The first three Hannibal Lecture movies The Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal. Watch them in that order, yes Silence of the Lambs started it all but it is hard to beat them in order, they were done well, Hannibal being the worst of the three, Jodie Foster did not like the book, that is why she was not in the last.

Keeping with the serial killer theme, Seven, I have not talked to anyone that predicted how that one ended. Notice how they never identify what city it took place in and the credits roll backwards.

For the dark comic fans I suggest Underworld and Hellboy, great action and as far as Underworld, Kate Beckensail in a skin tight leather suit, enough said.





Bram Stokers Dracula, awesome and spooky. I know Kneau Reeves, but you get past him pretty fast, Gary Oldman steals the show.





Here is a sleeper, Exorcist 3. George C Scott is reason enough to watch this, but the nurse walking through the empty halls because she hears a noise, well you will jump. And the old woman crawling across the ceiling like a spider, damn.





Interview with a Vampire, great vampire tale.





Here's an oldie, John Carpenter's The Thing, remember this movie was very early 80's. Awesome special effects and a great story, dog lovers may not like this one, Wilford Brimley is not selling diabetes products either. Or oatmeal for that matter.





I will recommend the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I write this only because the movie theater in Kinston showed this one night in high school and I was the only guy out of all my sister's hot female friends. The girls were spooked and I was like John Wayne to this bunch so I was protecting them. During the chase scene an employee of the theater ran down the aisle with an actual chainsaw, I screamed like a girl and stepped on all of their feet as I scrambled to the wall. No chance of getting laid that night.





Okay, I guess these are in order, the original Halloween 1 & 2, watch these on the same night. This series started it all, these movies would have been 10 minutes long a piece if Micheal Myers would just have ran instead of walking, but this is why they are so good.





So turn the lights off and enjoy.