Funny Halloween films

Posted in Horror Movies on December 19th, 2011
Beetle Juice

The Halloween night of October 31st is becoming more entertaining than scarring in these modern times. Many people, mainly mostly youngsters, used to be frightened as the Halloween Night approached, and the celebration has been captured in many Halloween movies. Halloween movies have always been very spooky and frightening; however, many of the newer movies focus on a lighter, less frightening theme. Many Halloween movies are now very entertaining and hilarious, and many others blend a mixture of hilarious fun with some spice of spooky plots. We will discuss some funny Halloween films you and your family will find very interesting and entertaining on your Halloween night in the house: Beetle juice This film is played out by Michael Keaton and he both frightens and makes you laugh out at the same time. He acts very naughty at the home of the O’Hara family and playfully spoils things around the home. The movie gets spooky sometimes, but overall it is very entertaining and interesting. Zombieland This is a movie that …

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The Top Non-Scary Halloween Films for Children

Posted in Halloween Characters, Horror Movies on August 1st, 2011
Beetlejuice movie

Halloween is a time for frightening scenes and costumes, scary stories, and, of course, scary films. Scary films are a fixture of this time of year and there are many horror films that have become classics over the years. These include films such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. However, while these films are great for those adults and older teens who want to be scared out of their wits, they are not appropriate for younger children. Instead, kids need Halloween films that are not so scary and fortunately there are plenty of those. For the pre-teens and teens there are some films that are ideal for Halloween. Tim Burton is the genius behind a number of these. There is his famous 1980s film Beetlejuice, which is one of his best films. Beetlejuice is the creepy dead guy who has to be stopped before he gets let out of the world of the dead. Another of Tim Burton’s wonderful films is the Nightmare Before Christmas, which, …

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Looking Beyond the Legend of Dracula

Posted in Halloween Characters, Horror Movies on July 22nd, 2011
Vlad Dracula

Dracula. That name instils fear in all of us, but to know that this character, this frightening creature of the night, is actually based in part on a real person who was incredibly cruel may be even more frightening. First, let’s take a look at vampires. It is true that our modern day concept of the vampire is based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Stoker created for us a creature that we associate with the well-dressed and powerful man who is also a creature of death. However, vampires themselves were featured in stories for centuries before Dracula was created and Transylvania is often associated with them. Some believe that Transylvania is located on one of the strongest magnetic fields, which may lend its power to vampires, and crossroads are said to be associated with the vampire, but what about Dracula himself? Where did he come from? It appears that Dracula is a combination of the Southern Slavic folklore that gave rise to the legends of vampires and Vlad Dracula, otherwise known …

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Favourite Characters from Halloween and Horror Movies

Posted in Horror Movies on June 10th, 2011
Mike Myers

Horror is one genre of movies that has had a religious and devoted following for the past three decades. One of the reasons for this following is the fact that there are so many memorable characters that have come from those movies. These characters were created and brought to life in order to strike fear into the hearts of not only the people in the movie, but in the hearts of those who watch the movies on the big screen. Gore, guts, and suspense – these slasher movies have it all thanks to the characters that make these movie tick. Horror was around long before movies and many of the horror characters from the old stories were brought to life on the big screen. Memorable characters such as the Wolf-man and Frankenstein graced the silver screen and frightened us all. Probably the most famous of these older, more traditional characters was Dracula. Count Dracula was brought into the limelight and made famous by Bram Stoker and has gone on to …

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