Episode 127: The Three Doors of Death (How to Surprise Horror Fans Who've Seen It All)
Happy Halloween!
Hellbent for Horror returns from the dead (and grateful to be here) to start more conversations. I’ve missed you all!
The best-kept secret of long-term horror fans may be that we don’t necessarily watch merely to be scared. What captivates us is the element of surprise.
If you can't scare us, surprise us.
How do you surprise horror fans who have seen it all?
Join me as I give my opinion on how filmmakers and studios can meet horror fans’ expectations and make movies they will love!
Enter the” three doors of death” if you dare!
I hope you enjoy the show!
Movies and stories covered:
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Talk To Me (2022)
The Séance- Short story by Ronal Kayser (1936)
I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
28 Days Later (2002)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Near Dark (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
And Then There Were None-novel by Agatha Christie (1939)
Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)
Black Sunday (1960)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Halloween (1978)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall of The Slasher Film (2006)
Graduation Day (1981)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Scream (1995)
The Last Broadcast (1998)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
David Holzman’s Diary (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Skinamarink (2022)
The Yellow Wallpaper short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)