[vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1460669691556{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]What is Halloween for, if not stuffing your face with sweets and planting yourself in front of a film so scary you’ll be afraid to sleep for weeks. Some of our fave bands recommend some of their fave horror flicks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1460669663324{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_single_image img_size=”full” lightbox=”true” image=”33737″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477908340154{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“Scream. I was fascinated with it when I was 12. It has equal amounts of shocks and jumps as it does self aware black humour. It rejuvenated the slasher genre, and it still holds up well and is borrowed from today.” – Rob Lynch (pictured above)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907375659{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“Scream. It was one of the first horror flicks that creeped me out yet made me want to see more!” – Ant, Black Foxxes[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907728086{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The Babadook – Luke and I watched this movie on an overnight drive to Adelaide which is creepy enough.” – Inigo, With Confidence[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907368243{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“I’m actually a bit of a wimp when it comes to horror films, so please don’t judge me. I know there’s better horror films out there. It would probably have to be some old classic that doesn’t majorly freak me out, like the Shining or like Jaws used to be classed as slightly horror so I’ll go with that. But recently I really enjoyed The Babadook and also Goodnight Mommy. Both really creepy films that are fresh in my mind because I watched them fairly recently. But I’d say are definitely worth a watch.” – Matt, ROAM[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image img_size=”full” lightbox=”true” image=”33738″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477908358543{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“I’m going to say Gremlins because people say it’s a horror/comedy and it’s one of my favourite movies of all time.” – Steph, Greywind (pictured above)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907454958{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“Probably Insidious, the first one. Idk there was just something about that red demon that made my hair stand up and feel scared even at the age I am now, haha.” – Shayley, Dayshell[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image img_size=”full” lightbox=”true” image=”33745″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477908365932{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“A Nightmare On Elm Street. When I was around 11 I entered a video store sweepstakes for ANOES4 and ended up winning the grand prize which was a trip to Hollywood to be in the film as an extra, and a huge prize bag. Because I was so young, my mother wouldn’t let me go but since that I have been totally obsessed with the film franchise and have been a serious collector to this day.” – Garett, The Color Morale (pictured above)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907664001{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The Fly. It’s also just one of my favourite movies of all time. I remember watching it with my mom when i was very little. But I have watched it many times since. I dunno if its “horror” exactly. It’s like weird si-fi horror or something? But its so amazing! Even as Jeff Goldblum is morphing into a horrible monster, he’s still so charming. He calls himself “brundlefly” its just so cute! But the story is so tragic and heartbreaking. It’s really a love story. A horrible fucked up love story. But then again, aren’t they all?” – Lelah, Tacocat[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907696749{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The original and the remakes of The Evil Dead are probably my favourites. There’s also a great remake TV series called Ash Vs. The Evil Dead which is really funny and super violent.” – Alex, Columbus[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1460669674900{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907543341{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“There’s quite a few, but the one that’s creeped me out the most in the past few years is Insidious. I’m a lot more freaked out by my own imagination when it comes to horror films, the Paranormal Activity/ Unseen forces sort of vibe where you never actually see what’s trying to eat you it was get me… Insidious played on that for a lot of the film, but when they actually personify that devilish character towards the end it gives me the willies just as much. It’s quite rare for a hour film to pull that off and have the same effect.” – Griffin, SHVPES[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907586411{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“It might be a cop out, but Shaun of the Dead is the best. Comedy is the most important cultural invention of all time and everything is improved by it. 28 Days Later is bae af but throw a couple of goddamn zingers in there!” – Andrew, Field Mouse[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907598247{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“Probably Carrie. It’s perfect.” – Rachel, Field Mouse[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907657096{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The Woman In Black because Daniel Radcliffe is in it and it reminds me of Harry Potter… I love Harry P.” – Dean, Muncie Girls[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image img_size=”full” lightbox=”true” image=”33739″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477908348530{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The first Saw blew my head off! Bear in mind I was like 14 and at the time for me it had it all: Twists, gore and lots of intense atmospheric moments. Probably a pretty lame one but don’t judge.” – Sammy, WSTR (pictured above)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907614921{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“My favourite horror film is absolutely the original Halloween. Michael Myers was always the thrasher that scared the fuck out of me the most, and even still to this day I get the creeps watching any of those films. I watched the documentary on how it was made and I loved the DIY work ethic that John Carpenter had. He made a legendary film, score and character pretty much out of nothing. That’s amazing to me.” – Motionless In White[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907686784{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“I Saw The Devil. I would be hard-pressed to call it a true horror film, because it doesn’t aim for real scares. But it’s film that I found truly frightening and shocking upon first watch, and continues to unnerve and disturb me on the many many repeated watches that I’ve given it. It’s the story of a police officer seeking revenge against a serial killer. Choi Min-Sik’s depiction of the killer and his complete lack of morality, is profoundly disturbing. And it also features some pretty graphic violence. No jump scares involved here, but it will certainly leave you shaken upon completion. Highly recommended.” – Dave, The Dirty Nil[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907709874{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“I absolutely adore horror films and I have so many faves that it’s difficult to whittle it down to just one. When pushed, I keep going back to The Orphanage. I love anything that Guillermo Del Torro’s involved in. This film is spooky and heartbreaking in equal measure. Outstanding filmmaking. Aside from that, I worship most Rob Zombie films” – Mo, Lonely the Brave[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477907722013{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre parts 1 & 2. Those have been my favourite films since I was a kid and still are to this day. It was scary, but also funny to me, and that’s kind of how I explain my music to people, it’s scary and fun.” – Wednesday 13[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image img_size=”full” lightbox=”true” image=”33733″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477908373654{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]“Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. I haven’t seen it since I was kid but just remember it totally freaking me out – the fact that the actors were playing themselves and acknowledging the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise but that Freddy Krueger could break through to the real world and hunt down the filmmakers and actors. It was the first time I’d experienced that blend of fiction and reality (apart from maybe in Arnie’s Last Action Hero) and in that horror movie context found it totally mental.” – Rob, Don Broco (pictured above)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Scary Movie: Bands recommend their favourite Halloween films
