Fright Night
Published: 10/24/2006 5:27 PM
Last Modified: 10/24/2006 5:27 PM
Q: So what's the scariest movie you can remember?
A: One of the scariest for me was "Blair Witch Project." That came out and I was somewhat younger, and I remember seeing it in a theater by myself. We were all under 17, and I was the only one that was able to get an R-rated movie pass. When the movie came out, the rumor was that it was a real video, and that the tape was found somewhere in the woods, so that when you're watching the movie, you really think it's real. So that's what made it scary for me, because you had the idea it was a real event.
Q: Did you ever see "The Exorcist"?
A: Yeah, I saw that. It's pretty spooky, especially because exorcisms really do exist and people really do 'em. The idea of things being real always adds more of a thrill and a chill to the movies.
Q: What about teen slasher movies?
A: You mean like "Scream" and those kinds of movies? Those are scary because the bad guy kind of pops out of nowhere. Like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was pretty scary. It was based on true events, too. I don't know how true it is, but that's pretty scary. We saw the prequel and the sequel as a team. That was pretty good. We didn't get to see the end, though. So I don't know if I'll go back. I think I found out what happened.
-- John E. Hoover
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