My Region 1 Non-horror DVDs

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Although I posted this a couple of days ago on my Facebook page, not everyone who reads my blog uses Facebook, and I don't want to waste the picture. Don't worry, I'm not going to go through all the titles from arche to telos as I did with my Region 1 horror DVDs.

Yeah, I know that I suck at photographing shelves full of DVDs (my camera distorts the angles of the shelves for some reason which I can't work out), but I've seen worse on Blogger. Just to make it easier to read the spines, I've also uploaded a much larger sideways view which you can see by clicking on the picture.

These aren't all my DVDs, of course, but just the Region 1 non-horror ones from my cat room. My cats do, in fact, own the entire house rather than only one room so don't go thinking that I lock them in with my cast-off DVDs or anything. Sometimes we hang out in front of the 48 inch widescreen TV in this room and watch movies together. At least we used to before Suzi started surreptitiously peeing on the futon.

Some people like these little insights into my life, and who am I to blame them? I'm awesome in every way, and I have great taste when it comes to films. As you can see from the picture, I'm not always so precise with alphabetical arrangements, especially as the top two shelves here have their own nebulous order, but I did try to tidy the bottom two a year ago. There's no reasoning behind it other than laziness.

The second shelf down is also my "movies in the process of being watched" shelf and a dumping ground for some which I'm getting rid of. Thus, there are also a few horror DVDs here which I've already reviewed. This shelf is simply at a convenient height when I'm on a marathon or sorting.

If you see any obvious movies missing, the bottom shelf of this 5 shelf bookcase (which isn't shown) used to contain my Case Logic folders full of thousands more. I moved them to a closet because Willow likes to hide on the bottom shelf when there's a storm or it's too hot.

I also have a tiny collection of VHS tapes. Add these to my various downloads, screeners, Region 2 DVD collection, and the streaming services on my Roku box, and you'll realise that I have just about every movie ever made available to me in one form or another. I'm glad that I'm not into collecting cartoons, comedies or boxsets of every TV series though. Well, not yet anyway.

The majority of these DVDs came from FYE when I had more money to waste than I do now, but several were from my pawn shop and yard sale adventures. Either way, I've still spent a small fortune on them. Five years on, they're now practically worthless. Physical media is dying out so I won't ever buy Blu-rays.

Let me know what you think in the comments section below, and also tell me about what you collect. What's the most expensive DVD that you've ever bought? And which DVD do you most regret buying?

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 13

The Fifth Shelf - part D

Well, this is it. The final part of the last shelf full of my Region 1 horror DVDs has come. Are you sad about it? I know I'm not. It's not the last time that I'll be posting parts of my collection anyway, but I will never, ever, EVER, go through them all like this again.

Since I've already made posts about all of my Mill Creek Entertainment packs over the last two years (I have them all, just so you know), it's fortunate that I only have two of them on this shelf and I don't think I ever reviewed the second one.

As you can see from the picture on the right, between them I have two old Brentwood (BCI) "4 Movies" packs from FYE which I don't think that I've written anything about either. All the EastWestDVD double-features at the end, I covered last year in my "I bought that for a dollar" bargain DVDs series but I'll still say something about them again because I can.

Okay, time to finally get this monkey off my back as I go through to the end of the shelf.

Chilling 20 Movie Pack
I've already got a post about this so I'll just repeat that if you only buy one Mill Creek Entertainment horror multi-pack in your life, this should be the one you get. Nearly all the Public Domain greats are here including "Dementia 13", "The House on Haunted Hill", "The Last Man on Earth", "The Little Shop of Horrors", "Maniac", "Moon of the Wolf", "Night of the Living Dead", "Snowbeast" and "The Terror". If only it had "Carnival of Souls", "Nosferatu" and "City of the Dead", you wouldn't need to buy any more. You can download those or watch them on YouTube for free anyway. I'm a big supporter of Mill Creek Entertainment's products so I recommend that you treat yourself to at least a 50 pack sometime as well. Wal-mart and Target always have good deals on them.

Ghost Stories
"Dominique Is Dead", "Death at Love House", "The Invisible Ghost", and "Carnival of Souls". Basically, another four VHS transfers of Public Domain movies. The weakest link is "The Invisible Ghost" although even that has a better than usual performance by Bela Lugosi.

Horror Rises from the Grave
"Horror Rises from the Tomb", "Zombie Flesh Eaters", "Zombie Hell House", and "Night of the Ghoul". Quite a mixture of quality here with the standouts being "The House by the Cemetery" (aka "Zombie Hell House") in widescreen and "The Ghoul" (aka "Night of the Ghoul") for everyone who loves British horror. If you've never seen "The Ghoul", the recent remake of "The Wolfman" borrowed heavily from it. The weakest link is Paul Naschy's "Horror Rises from the Tomb" but it's still entertaining.

12 Movies - Gorehouse Greats Collection
"Blood Mania", "Blood of Dracula's Castle", "Brain Twisters", "The Devil's Hand", "The Madmen of Mandoras", "Nightmare in Wax", "Prime Evil", "Satan's Slave", "Stanley", "Terrified", "Terror", and "Trip with the Teacher". Only $5 from Wal-mart and worth every penny since I still haven't watched all these movies. Standouts are "Trip with the Teacher" which is a lot like "The Last House on the Left", and "Satan's Slave" for all those people who think that "House of the Devil" was so original. Depending on what you are in the mood for, there aren't really any weak links apart from the quality of the transfers.

Double-feature - Moon of the Wolf / Snowbeast
Very much a staple of the Public Domain DVD distributors. If you collect PD discs, you'll have these two films a dozen times. At least these are in colour. All my EastWest DVDs came from a dollar supermarket which no longer exists but you'll find them in most dollar stores.

Double-feature - The Ghost / Nightmare Castle
A couple of Italian Barbara Steele movies. Not bad either.

Double-feature - Picture Mommy Dead / Murder Mansion
These are thrillers not horrors although they are dated enough to be awful to watch.

Double-feature - Vault of Horror / Frightmare
One good one and one which makes you wonder what the Hell you are watching. I won't say which is which, you can decide that for yourself.

Double-feature - Invisible Ghost / White Zombie
An obligatory Bela Lugosi double bill which I don't particularly care for.

Penny Dreadful
Not the Rachel Miner one from the "After Dark Horrorfest" but the far superior short starring Emily Vaughan. I bought my copy through eBay from the director, Bryan Norton, who signed it before sending it to me. I don't know for sure, but I expect he's still selling them.

Horror Express
This is the Digiview version which I found in Dollar Tree. I have a slightly better version in one of my Mill Creek packs.

That's it. That's really it! Such an anticlimax, but at least I'm free to watch some more horror films and do some real reviews again now.



I'm going to take a break now since I'm expecting another day with a temperature of 95 degrees and tomorrow is a big shopping day (I mean "holiday") which I intend to make the most of.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 12

The Fifth Shelf - part C

Of course, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment aren't the only company to be distributing horror multi-packs. At the present time, the other big players are Lionsgate, Universal, and, of course, Mill Creek Entertainment.

During my regular visits to Wal-mart, Target and Kmart (which I tend to hit one after another), I've encountered quite a few multi-packs, multi-features, or whatever you want to call them. Some have been better than others and quite a few haven't interested me at all.

If you surf YouTube in search of horror DVD collectors, you will see some people with so many DVDs that you'll be almost drooling at their apparent wealth. If you look closer at the movie titles, however, you will see that most of these people have no discernment and 90% of their collections are made up of total rubbish which you probably haven't even heard of. The only reason their collections are so big is because they've bought every movie individually no matter what it was.

As you know by now, I'm a bit different to those guys. I prefer good horror movies not the trashy ones, and, through my abstinence, I've been able to get some fantastic bargains as the trend towards horror multi-packs has taken off.

In this post, I will quickly go through some of the better movie packs from the bigger names.

Lionsgate 4-Film Pack 1
"Drive Thru", "Creep", "Boy Eats Girl", and "Tamara". This was one of the first Lionsgate "4-Film" packs other than some conflated "After Dark Horrorfest" multi-features. It was also exclusive to Wal-mart as far as I know and easily found in their $5 bargain bin. As with all these sets, they weren't silly enough to give away a premium title or an above average movie but this selection really isn't too bad at all. "Drive Thru" is the weakest link but you don't have to watch it. The production values are pretty decent throughout these movies so you definitely won't feel cheated should you ever buy this yourself.

Lionsgate 4-Film Pack 2
"Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings", "Leprechaun", "Wishmaster", and "Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies". I sold my double-feature of "Wishmaster" and "Wishmaster 2" the day after I found this in Wal-mart's $5 bin. The weak link here is "Pumpkinhead II" but you know that they weren't going to put a premium title on here even if they owned the rights to it. Lionsgate also have a four pack of "Leprechaun" movies for $5 which I know a lot of you own. I didn't buy it because I only like the first one and that was in this pack anyway.

Haunting - As Seen on the Discovery Channel
"A Haunting in Georgia" and "A Haunting in Connecticut". This is by Echo Bridge and was out of order on my bottom shelf but I'll say something about it anyway. Both these TV movies are way better than "A Haunting in Connecticut" which I rented and hated. I seriously got creeped out by the original Discovery Channel version and highly recommend this DVD. As ever, there is another Echo Bridge Triple-Pack available with "Haunting of Winchester House" in it as well for the same $5 price. I didn't think it was a very good movie so I don't feel that I lost out by not having it.

Universal - 4 Cult Horror Movies
"The Funhouse", "Phantasm II", "The Serpent and the Rainbow", and "Sssssss". Seriously, Universal, what's the deal here with "Phantasm II" and not "Phantasm"? This is one of the weirder collections with even less of a linking theme than Lionsgate could come up with. All of these are pretty good movies for $5 though and, again, seem to be exclusive to Wal-mart's bargain bin or online purchases. "Sssssss" is known as "Sssnake" in the UK.

Universal - 4 Horror Movies
"Slither", "Altered", "Cry-Wolf", and "The Return". I was very pleased to get this pack especially as I sold my copies of "Cry-Wolf" (nothing to do with werewolves, by the way) and "The Return" at a yard sale. I still have "Slither" double-dipped but never had "Altered" so it saves a bit of space. There isn't really much of a linking theme with any of these movies either except for being in the same genre and even that is debatable.

Universal - 4 Dark Comedies
"Serial Mom", "Nurse Betty", "Very Bad Things", and "Your Friends & Neighbours". As far as movies go, this is pure gold but I only wanted it for the first movie and the third. Fangoria did an article about "Serial Mom" so it counts as horror, albeit a horror-comedy, and "Very Bad Things" is definitely the darkest of dark humour. For $5, I'm even tempted to give "Nurse Betty" a try.

After Dark Horrorfest III
"Autopsy", "The Broken", "Slaughter", "The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations", "Perkin's 14", "Dying Breed", "From Within", and "Voices". Back to Lionsgate again with this $5 pack, this really is the way that all the "After Dark Horrorfest" movies should have been released. There are two other conflated packs of the worst of the first two horrorfests which I admit that I was tempted by. I still haven't watched all these movies yet, I think I have three and a half to go, but they are very below average and instantly forgettable.

Just by browsing the DVD shelves in your local Wal-mart, Target or Kmart, you will see dozens more of these multi-feature packs. If you are new to collecting, these really are a very good place to start.

Only Echo Bridge are a bit of a fly in the ointment by releasing the same movies across many different packs with only one or two changes, but every company has been guilty of the same sneakiness even Warner Brothers with their "4 Film Favorites" packs.

A couple of years ago, the end-caps in Wal-mart were full of some of the strangest combinations of horror movies with other movies which I have ever seen. I didn't buy them and forget who put them out, but I'd bet money on it being MGM or 20th Century Fox in a desperate attempt to claw back some money and test the market for potential blu-ray triple-features which are, indeed, starting to appear now.

Whether a movie is on blu-ray or a standard DVD, if it's a crappy movie, it will still be a crappy movie no matter what format it's on. My advice, for what it's worth, is to be very careful with the multi-packs and try not to end up with too many copies of "Gothika" and "Dreamcatcher", okay?

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 11

The Fifth Shelf - part B

If you've been reading my previous posts, I'm sure there are some of you who are thinking, "Hey, you don't have [insert name of horror movie here]. Why is that, bro?" or, even, "Hahaha, you think you are some kind of horror movie expert or something, but you don't even have a copy of [insert name of really crappy or obscure horror movie here]. You suck."

As for the latter, you haven't seen inside my Region 2 Case Logic folders or even my screener folders yet (nor will you because none of us have lives long enough for that series of blog posts to happen).

The simpler answer to the former, however, is that I've been buying a lot of multi-packs (is "multipacks" without a hyphen a word? My spell checker doesn't think so).

To cut a long story short, if I can get at least four movies for the price of one, the single DVD purchase isn't going to happen.

Owing to the number of titles on these packs, I have divided up the second half of the bottom shelf into another three parts. This post will be about my Echo Bridge Home Entertainment horror multi-packs, all of which came from my local pawn shop.

From left to right, not that it matters because the spines are fairly similar, here we go again.

4 Films - Vampire Collector's Set
"Shadow Zone: The Undead Express", "Vampire Wars: The Battle for the Universe", "Nadja" and "The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire". This really sucks (no pun intended) as in "this is the worst collection of vampire movies I have ever seen". This was the first of these packs which I ever bought and I diligently watched every movie.

4 Films - Horror Collector's Pack
"Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep", "Howling IV: The Original Nightmare", "Night Shadow", and "Raging Sharks". I have, unfortunately, watched all these movies too now. It's not the worst of these packs but nothing here would rate more than a 3 out of 10.

4 Films - Horror Collector's Pack 2
"Hindsight", "Night of the Living Dead", "Razor Eaters", and "Cruel World". Is it just me or has nobody on the planet even heard of any of these movies apart from "Night of the Living Dead"? I haven't watched this DVD yet but I can almost taste how awful it will be.

4 Films - Horror Collector's Pack 3
"Live Animals", "Roman", "Wages of Sin", and "Skeleton Man". Nope, I haven't watched any of these yet either. I've heard of "Roman" before but that's it.

4 Films - Horror Collector's Pack 4
"Bloody Mary", "Mortuary", "Memory", and "Salvage". Things improved with this pack since I've heard of Tobe Hooper's "Mortuary" before (in a bad way) and I know that "Salvage" was filmed on the old set of "Brookside" (if I'm thinking of the right film). Have I watched them yet? Nope.

The Midnight Horror Collection - Bloody Slashers
"Hoboken Hollow", "Secrets of the Clown", "Room 33", and "Curtains". I've watched two of these so far, "Hoboken Hollow" (which I've reviewed on here) and "Curtains". Maybe I'll finish this DVD one day but I don't hold out much hope for the quality of the other two films.

The Midnight Horror Collection - Road Trip to Hell
"The Craving", "Sheltered", "Hell's Highway", and "Feeding Grounds". I've watched the first two and they weren't totally awful so this pack still holds the most promise for me.

The Midnight Horror Collection - Blood Predators
"The Vampire Conspiracy", "Fist of the Vampire", "Curse of the Wolf", and "Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned". I've watched part of the last movie from this set just to see Zoe Hunter get nude. It wasn't a pleasant movie and I now have a feeling that the others will all be handycam crap as well.

8 Movies - Midnight Horror
"Night of the Living Dead", "Windcroft", "Interview with a Serial Killer", "Dark Woods", "Keepsake", "My Sweet Killer", "Final Remains", and "Colour from the Dark". I haven't even opened this yet because I've only just got it. Obviously, I've already seen "Night of the Living Dead" but that is all.

8 Movie Pack - The Midnight Horror Collection
"The Legend of Sorrow Creek", "Prom Night", "Below", "I Am Omega", "Evil Bong", "Meridian", "Demonic Toys", and "Decadent Evil". So far, I've already seen "Prom Night", "Below", "Meridian" (known as "Phantoms" in the UK), and part of "Demonic Toys". "Below" and "Meridian" were good.

The trouble with these Echo Bridge packs, although not so much now that they are distributing Miramax's back catalogue, is that you often get one average film and a load of below average crap just to fill up the set.

They also swap titles from one volume to another so randomly that, if you were to buy every Echo Bridge collection, you would probably end up with 6 copies of "Night of the Living Dead" (and God knows how many copies of everything else) just to get one extra movie.

I have only collected the packs which gave me the least amount of repetition so I don't have them all. If Echo Bridge were to create some real "volumes" with no repeated titles, I think most people would be a lot happier and would buy them all for completeness. I know I would.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 10

The Fifth Shelf - part A

I've reached the bottom shelf! It was also the most awkward to photograph so I apologise again for the wonky picture which follows. The titles are legible but the angle left a lot to be desired. You can click it for an enlargement and to laugh at my lack of photography skills.

Time to go through them then. From left to right, or from top to bottom as you read the list, here are the final "normal" horror DVDs in my Region 1 collection.

Tremors - Attack Pack
Okay, I fibbed a bit. This is, of course, a multi-pack and not a single DVD. I got it from FYE in a clearance sale so I have no idea if this is out of print now or if they just had too many. Either way, only the first "Tremors" film is any good and the other three sequels are SyFy channel quality dreck. If I had my "drothers" as they say round here, I'd be just as happy with the single DVD of "Tremors" even though it wouldn't save me any space.

Triangle is in my R1 folder.

Trick or Treat
If I ever find this in a multi-pack, I'll be selling it or giving it away. I saw it in the late '80s and it seemed okay, but I hate "rock and roll" or "heavy metal" music and I can't stand the sight of Ozzy Osbourne or Gene Simmons after being subjected to their reality TV shows. I think this DVD came from Big Lots or it may have just appeared one day to torment me.

Tales of Terror / Twice Told Tales
Another double-feature which is only half out of alphabetical order due to the second title. Big Lots had most of the MGM "Midnite Movies" collection. Apparently, they are worth a fortune on VHS now but not so much on DVD. I can imagine that someone out there has all of them and I expect they'd all look really good together on a shelf even if their contents leave a lot to be desired. These two movies are the Vincent Price ones, of course, since they are the only ones I like from this series.

Twilight
I LOVE TWILGHT! Yes, I'm "Team Bella" all the way and I don't care who knows it. Seriously, "Twilight" is as much a part of the horror genre as "Dark Shadows" or crappy handycam zombie movies. None of them are scary but they all contain monstrous characters who you really wouldn't want to encounter in real life. I bought the first three Twilight Saga movies for $2 each from a pawn shop so I win anyway.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
I will admit that this one is pretty bad and is the weakest in the series but Bella looks great in it so I win again.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Finally, some action! Werewolves and vampires fighting each other, some sinister stuff happening as a subplot, and Bella is still gorgeous. Triple win! I've seen the first part of "Breaking Dawn" now too (I couldn't wait any longer) so I'll be reviewing that soon. It was awesome!

Ultraviolet
It's by the director of "Equilibrium" and it stars Milla Jovovich. You would think it couldn't fail, right? Unfortunately, it's a horrible movie other than how it looks. "Daybreakers" did this kind of story much better.

Underworld
And the crappiness continues with "Underworld" or, as I refer to them, "those crappy Kate Beckinsale movies which are all in blue and black". I got this and the sequel from the pawn shop for $2 each so I'm prepared to try and enjoy them one day when I've lost some more brain cells. I've seen the other two movies as well and really hated the prequel with Rhona Mitra in it so I won't be buying them unless I get the same deal.

Underworld: Evolution
I have no words for this except, "Gah!"

The Uninvited
I honestly like this better than "A Tale of Two Sisters". I couldn't follow the original Korean movie at all and it was way too long. This was $5 of my store credit spent wisely. I love the look of the film and all the actresses are hot in it. That's okay too because the two younger ones are a lot older than the characters they are playing.

Urban Legend
I saw it for $3 in Big Lots and thought, "Why not?" It's okay, the sequels both suck so I didn't ever buy them, and, well, it marked the end of the "trendy teen horror" phase of the '90s pretty well. As you know, I don't have "Scream" or "I Know What You Did Last Summer" except on VHS because I refuse to waste any more of my money on that crap.

Vacancy
Kate Beckinsale again. It's the only reason I have this. I think I got it used from FYE but I can't remember. I'll grudgingly say that it was better than average.

Vacancy 2: The First Cut
From the pawn shop because I was curious. You all know what curiosity did to the cat, don't you? This was a horrible prequel which I thought that I'd reviewed recently. If I haven't then look forward to when I do tear it apart.

Vampires
Also known as "John Carpenter's Vampires" as if having his name on any movie will sell it to you. James Woods is great in this and Sheryl Lee provides the much needed eyecandy. From the pawn shop again because it was there.

Village of the Damned & Children of the Damned
If only Big Lots had "Cat People & Curse of the Cat People" then I'd have the full set of these double-features. I've seen these films so many times on the Turner movie channels that I still haven't even taken the shrink-wrap off this.

White Noise
I watched it and can't remember it. That's a great recommendation for a horror movie right there. It was from Big Lots along with its superior sequel.

White Noise 2: The Light
A pretty decent Nathan Fillion vehicle which does all the things that the first movie didn't including having some scares and characters that you can care about.

The Wicker Man is in my R2 folder.

Wind Chill
I watched this on the plane when I came to America. I don't know where I bought it but I haven't opened this one either. It was a very good film apart from the ending.

When a Stranger Calls
I've seen all three (almost four) versions of this story, "When a Stranger Calls", "When a Stranger Calls Back" and "When a Killer Calls". Even though it's a PG-13, this is still the best out of all of them. Both the originals suffer from having a good first 20 minutes and nothing else while the version by The Asylum goes in a different direction apart from the title. The house is the real star in this though. As ever, it came from the pawn shop because I was too stupid to buy it from Big Lots for a dollar more.

Witchcraft 13
Seriously, this is the worst horror movie in my collection. I don't say this often but DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP! Everything about this "movie", from the manufacture of the DVD itself to the "acting" or "effects" (those words have to be in quotation marks for sarcasm), is terrible. This is my reminder to be even more careful about my pawn shop purchases in future.

The Wolf Man - The Legacy Collection
Guess what this contains? If you guessed other than Universal's "The Wolf Man", "Werewolf of London", "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and "She-Wolf of London" then go away quickly and recite the irritating poem from the 1941 classic until you can't stand it anymore. This was from FYE for $14.99 and it's the weakest of the main three "Legacy" packs in terms of extras.

The Wolfman
This has the unrated director's cut and the theatrical version which only makes sense to own because certain cuts in the theatrical version highlight some major continuity errors in the longer version and vice-versa. From my usual pawn shop for $2.50 otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with it.

The Woods
Lucky McKee's version of "Suspiria" and a much better movie than anything Dario Argento could make anyway. Agnes Bruckner stands out as does the updated musical version of "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore which is played in full over the end credits. Oh, Bruce Campbell is in it too. I got it from Big Lots for $3.

The Wraith used to be here but I sold it.

Wrong Turn
The only "Wrong Turn" movie worth having. All the sequels suck. From Wal-mart for $5 and with a crappy eco-case to add insult to injury. It has Faith from "Buffy" in it though.

There are no X, Y or Z's worth buying so, obviously, I don't have any. Off the top of my head, I can't even think of any horror titles beginning with those letters apart from "Xtro", "Young Frankenstein" or "Zombie Flesh Eaters" and one of those is really a comedy.

Woohoo! I'm done... sort of. This may be the end of the more obvious horror DVDs but now I can take a bit more time over the other double, triple, quadruple, octuple and even duodecuple features. You get the idea. Tomorrow's posts will be all about the multi-packs.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 9

The Fourth Shelf - part B

I'm starting to get a headache from sitting in front of my computer cataloguing these DVDs all day but I keep telling myself that it'll be worth it in the end. Once again, I have a picture which you can enlarge by clicking on it.

There's no good way to give this listing process any variety so I've stayed with the existing format.

Saw III
The movie which effectively ended the "Saw" franchise before the producers realised their mistake and dragged it on for another four films which nobody cared about. This and the following came from the same pawn shop which had 100s of copies of the "Saw" movies and not much else.

Saw IV
I barely made it through this film, hated the look of it, and just wanted it to be over.

Saw V
I didn't make it through this one at all. I got this from a different pawn shop for $2 and it wasn't worth even half of that. I decided to not buy any more "Saw" movies at this point. I've never seen "Saw VI" but I did watch "Saw VII" (or "Saw 3D"). I'm just glad the franchise is over now.

Seed of Chucky
Although I like "Bride of Chucky" more, I still only have it on VHS. I bought this from Big Lots because Jennifer Tilly looks great in it.

Shredder
Not in alphabetical order. I've been doing that a lot lately. This came from Big Lots when they had all those MGM titles. I thought it was suprisingly good, but I admit that I expected it to be the worst thing I'd ever seen when I first started watching it.

The Shining
If you don't know what this is about then give up horror now! I recently upgraded to this from my VHS copy which looks identical. I've also seen it in real plastic DVD cases rather than the crappy cardboard one. Kmart has this for only $2.99 so go there quickly and get one!

Shutter (remake)
What can I say? I like Joshua Jackson as an actor and I didn't even know that there was an original version of this movie until afterwards. It's actually a little bit scary in places. I'm sure I got this from the pawn shop when I was looking for something else so it turned out to be a bit of a bonus.

The Skeleton Key
This was from Big Lots a couple of years ago. I have various reasons for not entirely liking it but the end of "Alison's Birthday" (1981) is now my new one. I think I like Kate Hudson though.

Sleepwalkers
This movie has everything. Not only are there vampiric cat monsters, lots of domestic cats, cameos by various horror writers and directors, and, most of all, sexy Mädchen Amick being sexy without trying, but it's just a good throwback to the early '80s in terms of style as well. Well worth $3 of anyone's money from Big Lots especially if, like me, you only had a VHS copy before.

Slither
I've double-dipped this with a recent multi-pack so I'm not going to say much about it here. It came from Big Lots, I bought it because it got so heavily promoted by the horror nerds on message boards in the year before I moved to America, and it stars Nathan Fillion who was still cool at the time.

Species
I got the "Species" trilogy from Big Lots all in one go because, basically, I'd never seen them. This one was the best of a bad lot (no pun intended) and Natasha Henstridge was gorgeous as Sil.

Species II
The first sequel to "Species" was pretty crappy but what can you expect from sci-fi which pretends to be horror?

Species III
Sunny Mabrey takes over from Natasha Henstridge in this one and it's a slightly better film than the last one even though it went straight-to-video. There's a fourth one too but I lost all interest in this franchise when I heard that Ben Cross was in it.

Splice
Not a great film but I got it from the pawn shop a couple of months ago. I reviewed it when it first came out and wasn't impressed by its lack of originality. "Embryo" did this story so much better back in 1976.

Stir of Echoes is in my R1 folder.

The Strangers
Another cheapie from the pawn shop which I only bought so I could shout at the idiotic characters on my TV screen. It's a poor man's version of "Ils".

Sublime
I have the unrated version of this from Big Lots, of course, and it's pretty gory in places. I liked the twist which I didn't see coming at all although I'm sure other people did. For a straight-to-video release this was both very effective and tragic at the same time.

The Stuff
I used to think this was better than it actually was but I've only watched it once since I found it lurking in the pawn shop. Larry Cohen also directed the "It's Alive" trilogy (which all suck) but he's written the screenplays for a lot of much better films.

Tamara
Another recently double-dipped movie since it came out as part of a Lionsgate multi-pack too. This was marketed as a Canadian version of "Jennifer's Body" even though it was made four years before and isn't really the same thing at all. I got it from the pawn shop for $3.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake)
As you can see in the picture, I haven't even opened this. It was $3.99 from T.J. Maxx and has some weird collectible metal plate inside the pack which I don't understand the point of. I watched the movie on TV and enjoyed it as much as the original but I just haven't watched this particular DVD.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
I really enjoyed this gory prequel although I doubt that I'll ever watch it again. It has a scored-through UPC so I think I got it from Big Lots but it may have come from FYE.

They Wait
Canadians seem to copy everything, don't they, eh? In this case, they made their own Asian horror movie which is just as good as (if not better than) a real one. Jaime King is of course the big selling point and she's certainly very beautiful. I also bought "The Spirit" with her in it from the pawn shop at the same time as I got this, but the less said about that film the better.

The Thing
Even if you have a blu-ray player, this is still the best version to have if you want to see the special features as nature intended. Everything on this DVD was copied over from the laserdisc version (not that I've ever seen one). "The Thing" is one of my favourite horror films of all time so I was happy enough to pay full price for it from FYE.

Thir13en Ghosts
Hardly a great movie but the look of the ghosts was quite good and, if you are feeling a bit timid, it could probably put the willies up you if you aren't expecting it. I got it from Big Lots just because I was collecting all the Dark Castle movies at one point and they had them.

Turistas
The first of my Melissa George horror movies and a lot better than "Hostel" or any of its other clones. I got it from FYE by mistake in 2008 because I was actually looking for "The Last Resort" starring America Olivo which hadn't even been released at the time.

Torture Garden
I was so jealous of all the people that were getting this from Big Lots (when the branch nearest me didn't have it) until I walked into FYE and saw dozens of them in the bargain bin for only a dollar more. This is one of the better Amicus horror anthologies although only the last segment is really any good.

Trackman
I got this from the pawn shop along with the Lordi film because there was nothing else left. It's not a good film at all but there's one Russian actress in it who ticks all the right boxes for me looks-wise. I think her name is Svetlana Metkina, but it might be the other one, Yuliya Mikhailova. It doesn't really matter because I doubt that either of them will act in anything else that I will ever watch.

Not much further to go now. It's been an epic journey and I didn't even have to throw a ring into a volcano.

There's only half a shelf of regular DVDs left and then it's on to the multi-packs. Will I ever do more? We shall see.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 8

The Fourth Shelf - part A

I'm getting there! Only this shelf and one more, and then I can get back to writing about something more interesting.

I'm past caring about the pictures. This one will just have to do. You can click on it to see it bigger anyway.

From left to right, because going from right to left would make no sense to me at all, these are the horror DVDs on the first half of the fourth shelf.

The Orphanage
Ah, the movie which introduced me to the pleasure of watching Belén Rueda. I'm not overly keen on Spanish films but this has the same look and feel to it as "The Others" which was also by a Spanish director. It was only $5 from Wal-mart so it was quite a bargain. I don't like the eco-case that it came in or the ending of the movie but such is life.

The Others
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar (who also did "Open Your Eyes") and starring Nicole Kidman, "The Others" is possibly my favourite ghost story of the 21st century. This is the bigger boxed "Dimension Collector's Series" version with 2 discs and came from FYE's used section. I think it was only $5 as well.

One Missed Call (remake)
I don't know why this is out of alphabetical order. I was probably going to watch it and then put it back again in a rush. I still haven't finished it in spite of half a dozen tries so I'm getting my money's worth out of this pawn shop purchase.

Pathology
This came from a yard sale for $2. I never did finish watching it because it reminded me too much of the "Anatomy" movies and I got bored with it. One day, I'll give it another chance.

Patrick
My favourite Australian horror movie apart from "The Loved Ones". Of course, it tried to cash in on the success of "The Medusa Touch" from the same year, 1978, but it's a little bit different and has Susan Penhaligon as a sexy nurse in it. This was from the pawn shop but I think it started out as part of an Aussie Horror Collection box set from FYE. I'm sure the other three films from that set will turn up eventually.

The People Under The Stairs / Shocker
I've never seen "Shocker" but the first film of this double-feature is the only reason I bought it anyway. Originally sold by Wal-mart but from my local pawn shop for $2.50. These are both very '80s horror movies. Yes, I do say that as if it's a bad thing.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
I couldn't believe that I was lucky enough to find this at Big Lots for $3. It's not strictly a horror movie and is several classes above what I usually watch for entertainment. I don't know why this didn't get more promotion when it came out as it's a beautiful film.

Pet Sematary is missing!!! I don't know where it has gone.

Phantoms is in my R1 folder.

Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou
I think this is the best of the "Prom Night" series. I never liked the first "Prom Night" and I only have the third and fourth ones on VHS because they are pretty weak as well. I got this in Big Lots. I wonder what happened to Lisa Schrage? She was the only reason I wanted this, of course.

Prophecy - The Complete Collection
All five "Prophecy" or "God's Army" movies for $5 from Wal-mart's bargain bin! Even better than that, I got this from the pawn shop for $2.50! It's not so much of a bargain now that I've seen all these movies plus the six "Hellraiser" sequels in an "11 movie pack" for $7.50 at Kmart. Echo Bridge keep bringing these things out. I still want the "Dracula 2000" triple pack.

Psycho II
Basically, Meg Tilly is in it. I have "Psycho" and "Psycho IV" on VHS but might upgrade if the price is right. This and the second sequel came from the pawn shop but they were also on sale at Big Lots along with a triple pack with "Psycho IV" in it as well. I almost bought it but there are some movies I like to have separately. I have my reasons and most of those involve my loathing of flipper discs.

Psycho III
Anthony Perkins directed this but it's a horrible movie and not nearly as good as "Psycho II". I might sell this in a yard sale after I've swapped the case with one of my scruffier DVDs.

Pulse
This is the 1988 film with Roxanne Hart in it not that awful Japanese crap or the remakes about internet ghosts. I got this from Big Lots and was really pleased to get it too. It's a really underrated sci-fi/horror along the same lines as "Maximum Overdrive" but with electricity having a life of its own. Roxanne Hart is hot in it too (both literally and figuratively).

Pumpkinhead is in my R1 folder.

Q - The Winged Serpent is in my R1 folder.

Quarantine
It's almost identical to the Spanish version but without all that foreign language. The ending is a little bit more supernatural with "[Rec]" but it's a scene by scene remake. I just have it on the shelf to fill the "Q" spot. It came from the pawn shop anyway.

Re-animator
You may have expected "Rawhead Rex" to be here but I got greedy and sold it for a ridiculously high price. It's not as if I haven't got another copy in my R2 folder anyway. So, yes, my "R" section now starts with "Re-animator". This is the full version from Anchor Bay (although not the one from the pack which came with a syringe-shaped highlighter pen). I got it new from FYE but I don't remember how much I paid.

Resident Evil / Resident Evil Apocalypse
Sort of horror and sort of only purchased by me because I fancy Milla Jovovich. I'm not ashamed of it. Sometimes I buy films just based on the actress (actresses or actors) involved. I was really pleased to get this from the pawn shop because I'd been looking for this double-feature ever since I missed out on it at Sam's Club.

Resident Evil: Extinction
This is the best of the Resident Evil movies. Lots of action, zombies and some good characters. I actually bought this one first from the pawn shop only a couple of weeks after it was released.

Rest Stop: Dead Ahead
I have no excuse for keeping this turd in my collection except that I got it for $2 from a pawn shop which no longer exists. I actually bought the sequel from the same place first and then went back and got it.

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
I didn't realise that this was a sequel and only bought it because I was MySpace friends with Jaimie Alexander. She wasn't even in this film! If you don't know who she is, she was "Sif" in the "Thor" movie. You're still none the wiser, are you?

The Return of the Living Dead
I got this through a trade with someone who does a podcast. He wanted "Inside" pretty desperately (and I didn't want it at all) so we swapped. This edition has a "glow in the dark" cardboard slipcase. I like this movie a lot and it was the first zombie film I ever saw theatrically back in the '80s.

The Ring (remake)
Where did I get this? Oh yes, the pawn shop. It was still sealed so I grabbed it. I later discovered that it was the full screen version but I don't really care. I've already seen it at least five times and I'm still alive.

The Ring Two
This is the unrated edition. I don't know if I've seen that version or an R-rated version but it was still pretty weak. I just got it for completeness and I think it came from Big Lots.

Ringu
I still haven't watched this DVD because someone posted all the "Ring" movies on YouTube and I watched them there. It was $3 from Big Lots and it's a pretty good movie even though everyone knows the story now thanks to those "Scary Movie" idiots.

Rosemary's Baby used to be here but I sold it.

The Ruins
With hindsight, this was one of the better horror films from 2008 but I thought it was silly at the time and probably gave it a scathing (and very brief) review. I'll have to watch it again when I'm ill or something and see if it improves. This is yet another movie where I can't remember where I bought it from. It may have been $5 of my store credit when I did my big DVD exchange.

Salem's Lot is in my R1 folder.

Saw
My "S" section only starts with "Saw" because I bought "Salem's Lot" on one of my previous trips to the States, took it home to England, and then brought it back in a Case Logic folder without the cardboard case that it originally came in. I don't even want to talk about "Saw". I bought the first four "Saw" movies all in one go from a pawn shop a few miles away. They had put together packs of them at the time, so I ended up with a mixture of full screen and widescreen unrated versions for $10. "Saw" and "Saw IV" turned out to be full screen versions but I don't care since I'll never watch either of them again.

Saw II
Yeah, Shawnee Smith is pretty and this movie has all the good traps, but it's not something which I feel like rewatching ever. I just keep it to show my support for the "Saw" franchise or something. Actually, I do feel like watching it again right now which is odd.

I'll continue the shelf, starting with the rest of the Saw DVDs, later today. I'm quite pleased with myself now for getting this far and I can see finally see light at the end of the tunnel. The weather is even cooling down a bit now (at least at night).

Now I realise why people don't do things like this on blogs. It takes ages to list all these DVDs. It will be a very long time before I'm ever silly enough to go through my other five bookcases but I'll never need to since I only have action movies, thrillers and girlie dramas on those.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 7

The Third Shelf - part B

I'll be glad when this series of posts is over and I bet you will be too. As if it isn't bad enough trying to get the DVDs in focus, I then have to rotate the resulting picture, crop it, and hope that it doesn't come out too fuzzy. Once again, I failed at all of the above.

Without further ado, because the titles are hard to read, these are the DVDs on the shelf.

It
One of my early $5.99 purchases from FYE's used section and another which I used to have on VHS back in England. The first half of Stephen King's "It" with all the kids is a lot better than the second half, but the ending completely ruins it all.

It! / The Shuttered Room is in my R1 folder.

Jaws is in my R2 folder.

Jeepers Creepers
Another pawn shop find. I could have had the sequel as well but I didn't like it as much. I've seen both in a double-feature pack at Wal-mart so I might swap it over one day. The movie itself promised a lot more than it delivered.

Jennifer's Body will go here when I find a copy.

Joy Ride
Called "Road Kill" in the the UK, you've probably guessed that I bought this just for Leelee Sobieski. My Region 2 copy came from MVC (which no longer exists since it was owned by Woolworths) and I was talked into buying it by one of the kids who worked there. It's a really good film along the lines of "Duel" and "The Hitcher" but, ultimately, it's a bit far-fetched. This came from the pawn shop along with its sequel.

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
The straight-to-DVD sequel to "Joy Ride" came out nine years too late but made up for it with a couple of great looking actresses. This is another which is also now available in a double-feature pack from Wal-mart so I might upgrade (or downgrade as the case may be) to free up a space on the shelf.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space used to be here but I sold it.

King Kong
This is the super-duper, remastered, collector's edition of the classic 1933 monster movie. The only thing which would have made it even better other than the $3 price (which I paid for it from Big Lots) is if it had come with a free monkey. Absolutely the best giant ape film ever made.

Konga used to be here but I sold it.

Lady in White
I was really impressed by this at the time and couldn't believe my luck when I found it on DVD in FYE. I paid full price for it but it was worth it for one of my favourite ghostie films from the '80s.

Land of the Dead
The last George A. Romero zombie film which was worth watching. I got it from Big Lots for $3. It's flawed and the CGI blood looks bad in places but the story isn't too bad at all. I have a feeling that Romero was trying to be preachy about something in it but I don't notice stuff like that anyway.

Laid to Rest
It's out of alphabetical order because I just bought it from the pawn shop and I wasn't paying attention to where I put it on the shelf. I really like this, hated the sequel, and am a big admirer of Robert Hall's effects work. You know I only got this to ogle Bobbi Sue Luther, right?

The Last Exorcism
Still holding on to a high price at Wal-mart and FYE, I was lucky to get this ex-rental copy from the pawn shop for $2.50. For a mockumentary/faux found footage movie, it's really good. The ending seemed to be a little bit rushed but that's nearly always the way with these things. The characters were well played especially the preacher.

The Last House on the Left
The original, of course, and not the remake with the terminator robot guy from "The Sarah Connor Chronicles". I just bought it because it was cheap at the pawn shop and I wanted something to remember the late David Hess by after talking to him for ten minutes about "Manimal" on a podcast.

The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
It's more of a drama with a couple of horror elements than anything else but I had to have it for $3 from Big Lots after I heard a few people talking about it on yet another podcast which no longer exists. I'd never heard of it before so it was a nice surprise to see something which was new to me. It's out of alphabetical order because I suck at putting my DVDs away.

The Legacy will go here when I find a copy.

The Legend of Hell House
It's a kind of remake of "The Haunting" but with an exceptional performance by Roddy McDowell and a nudie bit with Gayle Hunnicut. This scared me as a child so I bought it used from FYE. I think it is part of a multi-pack in Wal-mart's bargain bin now too.

Let the Right One In will go here when I find a copy.

The Lost Boys
Hey, don't judge me, it was only $3. It's a crappy '80s movie which doesn't know whether to be a kid's film, a comedy or a horror, but it had bit of a cult following until the two sequels killed it retrospectively. I prefer "Near Dark" of course.

Lost Souls
I haven't watched it yet. I always get this movie confused with "Bless the Child" and "Stigmata" so I don't know if I have ever seen it or if it's just wishful thinking. I got it from the pawn shop and I'll get back to you about the contents sometime.

The Loved Ones will go here when I find a copy.

The Mad
Big Lots had several "3 for $3" packs at one point and this was the only movie out of all of them which I ended up keeping. Billy Zane was really good in it. It's yet another silly zombie movie but with decent production values for once.

Martyrs
I've got the unrated version inside the R-rated cardboard slipcase. These are the joys of pawn shop purchases. Somewhere, somebody has an R-rated version in an unrated case, but I don't expect they'll even notice the difference. This French horror movie is pretty messed up (in a good way) no matter which version you watch.

The Messengers
Ghosties and Kristen Stewart, what more do you need to know? I got this from Dollar General for $6 when I went out to get for my daily Monster energy drink. I think it was about three years ago but it might have been more recent than that.

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow used to be here but I sold it.

Midnight Offerings will go here when I find a copy.

Mirrors
It seemed like a good idea to buy this for $3 from the pawn shop. I don't hate it as much as some people seem to but the ending wasn't all that great.

The Mist
Apart from the CGI and the fact that the novella was much better than the movie, this grew on me enough to buy it from Family Dollar. They have some great films there from time to time even though they are a couple of dollars more than Big Lots would sell them for.

Monkey Shines will go here when I find a copy.

Mother of Tears
This is the only Dario Argento film which I can bear watching. I hate all his other stuff especially the ones which all the American fanboys rave about. None of his films are scary, all of them are horribly dated, and, if Fangoria had found something more interesting to write about, I don't think anyone would even have heard of Dario Argento on the other side of the pond. "Mother of Tears" has the only decent thing which Dario has produced and that's his daughter Asia. It also has even more hot girls, it's really gory, and it's not so weird that you can't follow it. Well worth $2.50 from the pawn shop.

Mum & Dad is in my R2 folder.

The Mummy
It's the Boris Karloff one. I bought this from FYE instead of "The Legacy Collection" because it came with a half price ticket to see "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" which I used. It also has a really nice box.

Mute Witness
I've always loved this horror/thriller not just because of Marina Zudina but also because it was actually filmed in Moscow just after Russia stopped being communists. I looks the part, has some nicely done moments of suspense, and, yes, it has Marina Zudina in it looking all cute and vulnerable.

Near Dark
This was my second copy of "Near Dark" after I had to take the first one back to FYE because it had the wrong second disc in it. The two discs inside are labelled "Near" and "Dark" but I had some weird promo thing instead of the "Dark" special features disc. It happens. It's no big deal. The new version of this DVD has coverart which looks like "Twilight" so I might get that too one day.

Needful Things
Big Lots provided me with this when they had that massive MGM overstock buyout. I just bought everything in sight since they were only $3. I really like Bonnie Bedelia in this but it's as predictable as every other Stephen King adaptation.

The New Daughter will go here when I find a copy.

A Nightmare on Elm Street
A good '80s horror apart from the stupid ending. Freddy is really nasty in this one and not the comedy parody which he became. Once again, this came from Big Lots along with the second sequel below.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
This is the only Freddy Krueger sequel which I really enjoyed. I keep seeing the NOES multi-packs, "4 Film Favorites", and other sequels around but I have no interest in them. I was never that ready for Freddy.

The Ninth Gate
At first I hated it but then I watched it one Sunday afternoon and really enjoyed it. It sounds odd but it made me feel homesick for Europe. I suppose this is a bit like an updated version of "Angel Heart" in a lot of ways, pretty slow, and creepy rather than scary. I have absolutely no idea where I bought it from but the security tape on the box suggests that it was from Big Lots.

The Omen Triple-Pack
Yes, it's "The Omen", "Damien: Omen II" and "Omen III: The Final Conflict" on three separate DVD discs and all in one box. There is a bigger pack with that awful remake (which I refer to as "The Uglies") and the TV movie "Omen IV" which didn't really work for me. I rate this trilogy quite highly (even the third one). This is real horror to me not all that handycam crap and stuff played for laughs. Serious, scary, supernatural horror is what I prefer over everything else. I got this from Sam's Club and I think it was just under $12.

Thus ends the second-half of the third shelf. I might even get this chore finished by the end of the week. Who knows?

Is anyone actually reading these posts? Really? You are? Are you enjoying them? Do you wish you could reach out and grab one of those DVDs and watch it right now?

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 6

The Third Shelf - part A

Oh my God, could anyone suck more at taking pictures of DVDs than me? Probably, but here's another half-shelf for you anyway. As ever, just click on it to see everything bigger and fuzzier.

Here we go again, from left to right. You know the routine by now.

The Haunting (remake)
This is the "Signature Selection" edition which fooled me for a second because I thought it was autographed by the director. I have got a few autographed DVDs which I'll come to eventually, but, obviously, this one from Big Lots $3 sale is not one of them. Yes, it has notoriously bad CGI, but it also has Owen Wilson being decapitated and lots of sexy Catherine Zeta Jones. I bought it for both of those reasons.

He Knows You're Alone used to be here but I sold it.

Hellraiser is in my R2 folder.

Hellraiser 2: Hellbound is in my R2 folder.

Hideaway
I have no idea where this came from. I assume that I got it in Big Lots but I've never watched it anyway. I saw it on TV a few years ago and always meant to revisit it. I know that Alicia Silverstone and Jeff Goldblum are in it and that it's based on a Dean R. Koontz novel. I also know that I enjoyed it.

High Tension
I double-dipped this from FYE as I also have the UK version labelled as "Switchblade Romance". I've even seen a version of this on DVD which looks like a bootleg with the original French title of "Haute Tension" slapped across its red cover. The ending sucks but this movie certainly surprised people at the time.

The Hills Have Eyes is in my R2 folder.

The Hills Have Eyes (remake)
This is the theatrical version because there really isn't enough difference between it and the so-called "unrated" version to justify buying it again. If you look up the comparisons, you'll see what I mean. This was new from FYE, but it wasn't full price. I don't like it as much as the original and I'm not completely sure if I like any of it at all.

The Hills Have Eyes 2
Fortunately, this isn't a remake but a similarly titled movie instead. The original "The Hills Have Eyes Part 2" (1985) sucked and blowed at the same time. I have no idea what the purpose of that awful film was either because I find it completely unwatchable. I actually enjoyed this version though. It's gory, unrated, and I got it cheap from the pawn shop.

The Hitcher
The 1988 original, of course, not the remake. I used to have this on VHS and the artwork on the cardboard cover is identical. When I was a student, I had the Italian poster "La Lunga Strada Della Paura" (the long road of fear), on my wall and the postcard version stuck on my front door. I used to think that I looked a bit like Rutger Hauer at the time, but I was deluding myself. My girlfriend back then said I looked more like Emilio Estevez. Anyway, this came from the pawn shop.

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting used to be here but I sold it.

The Host
The only DVD that I've ever paid full price for from FYE. Seriously. This was $26.99 and I had to order it through them because the only one they had in stock was the single disc edition for the same price. Even though it was completely different, it had the same feel to it as "Nightwatch" and "Daywatch". I know that may sound stupid since this is a Korean monster movie, but it makes sense to me. I love this film.

House of 1000 Corpses
I still haven't finished this so I have nothing much to say about it other than I bought it from the pawn shop for $2.50. I don't think it's a very good film but it was cheap.

House on Haunted Hill (remake)
Again, this isn't really a remake as just another film with the same title. Everything is a lot different to the Vincent Price classic. I really liked it though so I bought it and the sequel from Big Lots. Later on, Big Lots sold double-feature packs of them both plus another with the original and remake. I already have the original half a dozen times on Mill Creek packs.

Return to House on Haunted Hill
It turned out to be as not quite as good as the first one but the story interested me. There was a little bit of a twist to this and some good effects in places. I think it was a straight-to-DVD release and it showed.

The Howling
I only bought it because it was cheap. I can't stand Dee Wallace's voice and the story was stupid. I read the Gary Brandner novels when I was at school and they were a lot more erotic than any of the films. This, of course, came out at the same time as "An American Werewolf in London" which was far better.

Howling II
This was cheap from Big Lots too so I grabbed it. I saw it when it first came out and it was crap. I don't know why I expected it to be any different on DVD because, obviously, it wasn't. I can't believe that Christopher Lee was in this. Mind you, it's certainly not the worst thing he's ever been in.

Ils (aka Them) is in my R2 folder.

Isle of the Dead & Bedlam
A double-feature which I should probably move to the bottom shelf. I haven't watched either movie since they were on BBC2 in the early '80s so I'm just waiting for a rainy Saturday night when the mood is right to watch them again. It may never happen and I probably wasted my $3 in Big Lots on them.

I Walked with a Zombie & The Body Snatcher
Yes, I bought this at the same time as the double-feature above. I have actually watched these movies again last year. I liked "I Walked with a Zombie" more than "The Body Snatcher" but Karloff was really good in the latter.

In a Dark Place
It's another version of "The Innocents" and not a very good one either. I got it from the ex-rental section of Hollywood Video for $2.99 because it had Leelee Sobieski in it. I almost sold it at a yard sale last year but decided to keep it for the artwork.

In the Mouth of Madness
I have a slightly amusing story about this movie which leads in to why it took me so long to actually buy it on DVD. This was shown ad nauseum by both Channel Four and the ITV networks in Britain back in the day. I'm sure it was on each station 5 or 6 times a year and maybe even more than that. I even recorded it on VHS at one point rather than ever buy it but taped over it. Then, when I first came to America nearly 13 years ago, it was nearly Hallowe'en and guess what I saw when I switched on the hotel TV? Yes, that's right, "In the Mouth of Madness" was playing on something like AMC or TNT and repeated over and over again. Having not seen it for a while, I decided to get it from the pawn shop last year. I watched it just before Hallowe'en but couldn't be bothered to review it. Yes, it's a great film but I've seen it too many times.

Innocent Blood
John Landis' follow-up to "An American Werewolf in London" but this time about vampires. I bought this as an ex-rental VHS in England because it was one of the first tapes to be protected by Macrovision. Nobody could copy it and I know because I tried. The technology didn't even exist then for home pirates to break the encyption and it really annoyed me as an owner of a double VCR. Of course, I wouldn't dream of doing anything like that now. With the prices of DVDs being what they are nowadays, I have no need to pirate anything anyway. This was $3.99 from FYE nearly four years ago.

The Innocents will go here when I find a copy.

Inside
No, this isn't the French horror. I did have that one which I bought for $15.99 from FYE but, after watching it only once, I hated it so much that I swapped it with someone from a popular horror podcast at the time, for a brand new copy of "The Return of the Living Dead" (which I talk about more when I come to it later). This version of "Inside" is from 2006 and is a teenage version of "Misery" in a lot of ways. I really liked it but I'm slightly annoyed that it is now turning up on Echo Bridge multi-packs. I actually paid full price for this too from FYE before I realised that there were other places to buy DVDs in America.

Interview with the Vampire
When I was at University, everyone was reading Anne Rice. A year after leaving, this movie came out and there was all kinds of moaning about Tom Cruise not being right as Lestat. I'd just started as a video reviewer for a vampire magazine and I really enjoyed the film apart from not being able to understand half of what Brad Pitt was slurring with those fangs in. It's a story which actually improves the more times you watch it (and think about what motivates the characters) but it's still highly flawed. Kirsten Dunst is the best part. I'm tempted to say that I got this from Big Lots, but it could have been from from the pawn shop. It was originally from Big Lots thoughand has the scored through UPC.

The Invasion
From FYE's used section, I only bought this because of Nicole Kidman. She can do no wrong in anything as far as I'm concerned. I even liked her in "The Golden Compass". It's a remake of a remake (of a remake?) of course, but it isn't as bad as lot of people might have you believe.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (remake)
One of the earlier remakes which a lot of sci-fi/horror nerds rave about. I attempted to watch this again fairly recently and found it horribly dated. You already know that I can't bear to watch Brooke Adams in anything with all her "teeth and eyes acting", but, back when I was a child, I found a couple of the scenes scary in this. They don't work anymore and I spent most of the film trying to decide if I fancied Veronica Cartwright or not. I'm sure this came from Big Lots for $3.

The Invisible
I watched this on a movie channel but fell asleep before the end. As usual, I had to buy it as an ex-rental from Blockbuster not because I couldn't have just rented it from somewhere but because they were going out of business (and I liked the price). I can't remember a lot about it except that it was more of a supernatural mystery than a horror movie and actually made me feel quite emotional at the end. It's something which I will definitely watch again. I highly recommend this movie.

Invitation to Hell
Suffice it to say that I remembered this from the days of VHS as being a lot better than it actually was. My girlfriend of that time didn't get how much I enjoyed it either or my strange "man crush" on the late Robert Urich. I grew up watching everything he did from "Tabitha" (the sequel to "Bewitched") to "Vegas" and beyond. It's really sad that he's no longer with us. "Invitation to Hell" is still a neat story but it's very dated and by Wes Craven (so you know the score). I was a bit naive once upon a time and used to think that Wes Craven was a really good horror director. This was worth having for $5 of my DVD store credit but I really shouldn't keep it.

I'm half way through. I can hardly believe it! Of course, I'm only fooling myself because the bottom shelf will need to be split up into 6 sections and will take ages to go through. In reality, I'm only a quarter of the way through my Region 1 DVDs at this point and I still have another shelf and a half before I get to the worst part anyway.

I hope I'm not boring you too much with all this. Let me know if I am and I'll post something more interesting for you to read. I'm starting to wish that I'd done this as a YouTube video but I suppose I have to finish it now.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 5

The Second Shelf - part B

I know this is probably even more boring than watching one of those YouTube videos where people go through their entire DVD collections one DVD at a time but I'm too hot and bothered to do anything else right now.

It's about 90 degrees inside my house and even worse outside with all the humidity so you'll just have to bear with me. I'm sitting here, still dripping from the tenth shower I've had today, with three fans blowing on me, and it's not getting any better. I really hate Summer.

Anyway, because I've become absolutely useless with a camera, this is what I have on the second half of my second R1 horror DVD shelf.

Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection
Much better than the "Dracula" legacy collection, this pack contains "Frankenstein", "Bride of Frankenstein", "Son of Frankenstein", "Ghost of Frankenstein" and "House of Frankenstein", plus a load of special features, documentaries and all the trailers. I highly recommend this if you love Universal's monster movies. I got this used from FYE for $9.99 so it was a real bargain.

Friday the 13th
One of the few American slasher movies from the '80s which I can actually stand. I liked the kills even though they were all borrowed from a certain Italian movie, and the twist set this apart from others of the same kind. The stupid ending (similar to the one which ruined "A Nightmare on Elm Street") almost killed this film for me but I decided to have a copy in my collection anyway. This was from FYE.

Friday the 13th Part 2
I used to have all the "Friday the 13th" movies on VHS but I gave them away. I'm just not into them that much and only have this sequel because it has a cat in it. If I was to ever buy another it would only be the one with John D. LeMay (also from the similarly titled "Friday the 13th" TV series, of course). I also have "Jason X" without a case and "Freddy vs. Jason", but that's it.

The Frighteners
Because I have no sense of humour whatsover, I only see this as a horror movie rather than a comedy. The "funny" ghosts in this actually irritate me a bit (although not as much as Dee Wallace), but it's a nicely done film overall. I'm pretty sure that this was from Big Lots for $3.

Freddy vs. Jason
Another one which is out of alphabetical order and which I've just mentioned anyway. I'm not really into either of the big '80s horror icons but this one has Monica Keena in it and I like her a lot. This is the two disc special edition which I got from FYE but I have absolutely no idea what is on the second disc.

Fright Night
I only have this because of Roddy McDowell's presence in the movie. I don't really like it all that much as it's one of the sillier '80s vampire movies which a lot of people view through the rose-tinted spectacles of nostalgia rather than seeing it as the comedic ripoff of "Salem's Lot" which it actually is. I think this must have come from FYE's used section back in 2008 when I couldn't find anything else to watch.

The Fog
A very flawed John Carpenter movie which promised so much as a ghost story and then ruined it all by becoming a slasher. Adrienne Barbeau was really good as DJ Stevie Wayne. I've seen the remake and it was terrible so I decided to keep this. I'm sure that it originally came from one of Hollywood Video's "sellthru" stands for $4.99 or thereabouts.

Frontier(s)
Just something from the pawn shop when I needed to complete a "4 for $10" deal. It's a bit slow and a bit of a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ripoff. Even though it's one of the weakest efforts from the French new wave of horror, it's still better than "Inside" so I'm keeping it.

The Devil's Rejects
I only got this a few weeks ago from the pawn shop and it turned out to be the full screen 2-disc version. I've never seen the widescreen version anywhere though. I'll probably play it on my laptop sometime when I'm bored anyway. It's got Sheri Moon Zombie in it so that's reason enough to keep it. Yes, I know it's out of alphabetical order.

From Beyond is in my R1 folder.

Full Eclipse
I really liked the idea of this werewolf film and remembered it as having a very powerful start. Having rewatched it, it's sort of lame but Patsy Kensit was really hot back then. It was another Big Lots $3 purchase with one of those terrible cardboard cases which have no right to exist.

Funny Games
Still sealed, still unwatched. I saw this remake on cable and hated it almost as much as I hated the original. I actually bought this as a present for someone and they didn't want it either so I'm now stuck with it.

Ghost Story
I know that there's a certain more popular horror blogger who really hates this movie but I've always liked it and really can't see the flaws which he's picked out in it. The book was really popular when I was younger but I never read it. I prefer movies to books anyway so I was quite pleased to get this for $2 recently.

The Gift
I think this was supposed to be Sam Raimi's "almost" return to the horror genre. It's a good film with Keanu Reeves playing a bad guy exceptionally well. I don't think it's really horror but it was only $2.50 from the pawn shop and has paranormal elements to it.

Ginger Snaps
Simply the best Canadian horror movie ever made and one of the best werewolf movies to boot. The first sequel is okay but I don't own a copy of it and the second sequel sucks. I had to buy this from eBay because I couldn't find it here. I have no idea how much I paid for it but I think it was under $5 including shipping.

The Glass House
This is an outstandingly good thriller which I got from Big Lots for $3. I saw it when it first came out and always wanted a copy of it. Leelee Sobieski is really good in this and, of course, looks just like a young version of Helen Hunt who was also popular at the time. The sequel (or remake with all the names changed) from 2006 was awful so I sold it.

Glass House: The Good Mother used to be here but I sold it.

Good Neighbors
I really liked everything about this but it's only a borderline horror movie. Yes, it has a serial killer in it, murders and a lot of Canadian weirdness, but it's not scary. I just like it and it fits into my collection for feline reasons. This was a very recent pawn shop purchase.

The Grudge
This is the "Unrated Extended Director's Cut" but, since I've never seen any other version of this remake, I can't tell you how that is anything special. I prefer this remake to the original Japanese version which looked cheap to me. Also because I loved "Buffy", it almost goes without saying that I had to get this because of Sarah Michelle Gellar. Big Lots had about 100 copies of this when I got it and they still seem to carry this horror movie more than any other.

The Grudge 2
Another "Unrated Director's Cut" and, once again, from Big Lots. It's not quite as memorable as the first one but it's a lot better than the third. I really need to watch them all back to back again one day. I have a screener version of the third one which was given to me but I keep those things in a special folder.

Half Light will go here when I find a copy.

Halloween
This is the Anchor Bay restored version which I think is the most recent. I've got several other versions but this is the one I keep on display. I even have a R2 one which was free with a Sunday newspaper. This DVD came from my exchange deal and cost me $5 of my store credit.

Halloween II / Halloween III
A Wal-mart $5 bin double-feature which I got just for "Halloween III". Although I liked the first movie, the first sequel did nothing for me. I really liked that "Halloween III" went off in a completely different direction and I've always felt that it was a shame that "Halloween 4" returned the franchise to yet more of Michael "Boring" Myers stalking and slashing again.

Rob Zombie's Halloween is now a coaster.

Rob Zombie's Halloween II
I still haven't watched this. I've heard a lot of bad things about it so it may well end up as a coaster just like the remake. I got this from Wal-mart recently.

The Hand
Another from the "Twisted Terror Collection" as sold by Big Lots. This is a bit of psychological horror with a really nice performance by Michael Caine. I also bought "Eyes of a Stranger" from the same collection but I hated it and sold it.

Hannibal / Manhunter / The Silence of the Lambs
A horror movie, a "Miami Vice" wannabe, and an Oscar winning thriller all in one pack. I should really move this to the bottom of the shelves with all the other multi-packs but, if I ever get "Red Dragon", I want to keep the series together. This was purchased with $5 from my store credit after my DVD exchange.

Hannibal Rising
Hannibal Lecter becomes James Bond in this prequel to the other Hannibal films. I really liked it and liked it enough to buy it for $5.

Happy Birthday to Me
Purely bought because of nostalgia. I remember seeing the advert saying "John will never eat shish kebab again" in the newpapers at the time although I had no idea what those words meant or that this was a horror movie. I bought it from Wal-mart.

Hatchet
This was originally from Wal-mart but I got it from the pawn shop. It still has the Wal-mart stickers on the cardboard slipcase. Not the greatest horror film ever and I'm not sure that "Old School American Horror" is really supposed to be this crap. I only keep it because Mercedes McNab showed her boobies in it. I couldn't believe that Harmony from "Buffy" would do a thing like that but I'm glad she did.

The Haunting
Robert Wise's 1963 ghost story is still the the best of the subgenre. I've watched this movie dozens of times and never got bored with it. Some of the dialogue is a little bit dated now, as are the characters, but it's actually still scary even when you know what's coming up. I got this new from FYE but I can't remember how much it cost. I'd guess that it was $9.99 or thereabouts but it was well worth the money.

You'll be relieved to know that I have now reached the end of the second shelf. If you have any questions about how, why or where I get my DVDs, please leave them as a comment below. In fact, just leave a comment anyway even if it's only to show that you've seen this post and you're still alive.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 4

The Second Shelf - part A

I'm not getting any better at photography, obviously, but if you want to see the first half of this second DVD shelf bigger, click on the picture below.

Just as before, I'll go through them from left to right.

Dead Silence
I think this was from Big Lots $3 sale about 3 years ago although it could have been from FYE. I'd heard a lot of good things about this film but was put off buying it because of the huge marketing campaign which spammed MySpace back in the day. It's an okay film but I've only watched it twice since I bought it and I would probably rate it as slightly below average.

Deadly Friend
This one definitely came from Big Lots along with a couple of others from the same "Twisted Terror Collection" series. I remembered this as being a lot better than it actually was when I first watched it back in the '80s. I was almost embarrassed to watch it again since it wasn't so hot even if Kristy Swanson was.

The Dead Zone
I really liked this enough to buy it from the pawn shop because I missed out on it at Big Lots. It's not really horror, the book is actually better, but I did like Christopher Walken being cast against type in it. I'm still not a big fan of Brooke Adams in anything though.

Decoys
I'd never even heard of this before I bought it and its sequel from Big Lots at the height of their $3 DVD sales. It turned out to be pretty good for a humorous Canadian version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Hardly original but I enjoyed it for all the good looking girls in it.

Decoys: The Second Seduction
More of the same as the original film only slightly less so. Even more good looking Canadian actresses are this movie's selling point but I really only bought it for completeness.

Demon Knight
The weaker of the two "Tales from the Crypt" movies but with a nice performance by Billy Zane. I wish I'd bought the double-feature version with "Bordello of Blood" rather than buying them individually but it's too late now.

The Descent
I'll be honest here, I don't really like this film even with the original UK ending rather than the American ending. I didn't like any of the characters, hated the CHUDs, and, pretty much loathe the entire movie. I got it from the pawn shop really cheap though.

Deep Blue Sea
Another Big Lots purchase which I haven't even opened due to having this on VHS as well. I like the film but kept confusing it with "Deep Rising" (which I still need to buy on DVD but, again, already have on VHS).

The Devil's Rejects
I only got this a few weeks ago from the pawn shop and it turned out to be the full screen 2-disc version. I've never seen the widescreen version anywhere though. I'll probably play it on my laptop sometime when I'm bored anyway. It's got Sheri Moon Zombie in it so that's reason enough to keep it. Yes, I know it's out of alphabetical order.

The Devil's Advocate
I haven't opened this one either and it's been so long since I last saw it on TV that it's due to be watched soon. I seem to remember the girl in it being kinda hot but really freckly so it might be something that I'll get rid of.

The Devil's Curse
I haven't watched it yet but I'm looking forward to doing so.

Dog Soldiers is in my R2 folder.

Dracula - The Legacy Collection
Far too much stuff in this pack to go through here but it has all five of the Universal Dracula movies ("Dracula", the Spanish version of "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", "Son of Dracula", and "House of Dracula"). It also has several documentaries and some other junk which isn't so interesting. I got it for $14.99 from FYE and I think it's still the same price. I grew up watching these old movies on BBC2 late at night but none of them were scary even when I was a child.

4 Film Favorites - Draculas
In my opinion, this is the only Hammer collection worth buying especially since it was only $9.99. The pack contains bare bones editions of "Horror of Dracula", "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave", "Taste the Blood of Dracula" and "Dracula A.D. 1972" (plus its trailer). It's a pity that there isn't a Frankenstein or Karnstein/Vampires pack like this but the copyrights are all over the place in America so it's never likely to happen.

Dracula A.D. 1972
This is my favourite Hammer Dracula movie and the one I saw first as a child. I bought this separately thinking that there might be some extras on the DVD which weren't in the 4 pack but it turned out to be exactly the same Warner Brothers release.

Drag Me to Hell
This has the unrated director's cut and theatrical cut on the same DVD. I didn't like the movie when it first came out (especially with all the loud noises), but it has grown on me since. I got it for $5 after my big DVD exchange.

Duel
Steven Spielberg's best film, more of a thriller than a horror, but well worth the $3 I paid for it. I may move it somewhere else because it doesn't really belong on my horror shelves.

The Dunwich Horror used to be here but I sold it.

The Entity will go here when I find a copy.

Event Horizon
Paul W.D. Anderson's sci-fi version of "Hellraiser in Space" is a very underrated movie especially if you like Lovecraftian creepiness. I got it from the pawn shop after several weeks of indecision since I already had it on VHS.

The Evil Dead is in my R2 folder.

The Eye
The first Asian horror remake I ever bought although the DVD inside is a replacement to the original. The first one came from a yard sale and was badly scratched. I tried all the techniques on YouTube to get the scratches out and ended up making it worse. Eventually, I took it into a store that had a DVD resurfacing machine but bought a new copy from them because it was cheaper.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
I used to really hate this movie but, last year when I was really bored, I started watching it on TV and got hooked. I fell asleep before the end so I had to go out and buy it. Fortunately, my local pawn shop has about 50 copies of this DVD which all came from Big Lots originally. It's still a bit too talky for my taste but I have it now.

The Exorcist is in my R1 folder.

Exorcist II: The Heretic is in my R1 folder.

The Exorcist III
I have "The Exorcist", "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen", and "Exorcist II: The Heretic" in a Case Logic folder. I've still never made it through this film because it bores me to tears so I've left it on the shelf for that one day when I'm desperate enough to give it another try.

The Fall of the House of Usher
Big Lots again. They had a lot of these "Midnite Movies" at one point and I was almost silly enough to start collecting them. I also bought "The Dunwich Horror" and "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" but sold them at a yard sale because they were crap. I kept this one and another with Vincent Price in it because, well, I like Vincent Price.

Fallen
I also have this on a Denzel Washington "4 Film Favorites" pack so its days are numbered now especially as it's in a nasty cardboard DVD case. I really liked this film at the time but I've only watched it once since I bought it from Big Lots.

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
An awful mistake. I should never have bought this piece of crap and the mistake is compounded by it not even being the unrated version. I'll reuse the case for something better and use the DVD as a coaster or something. It's absolute rubbish of the highest order.

Final Destination
I thought this movie was great at the time so bought all three from FYE. Unfortunately, only the first two were worth having.

Final Destination 2
Not quite as good as the first one but I was entertained. I really only bought it for completeness though.

Final Destination 3
Completely useless movie which I'm again tempted to just reuse the case from. It has some kind of "create your own ending" feature which I've never actually tried out though. I really must do that before I throw it out.

Since it's cut off in the photograph, I'll start with Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection when I go through the second half of this shelf.

My Region 1 Horror DVDs - part 3

The First Shelf - part B

Yeah, this top shelf is definitely cursed. I thought that I had the second half photographed really nicely but I ended up with some blur again. I'll just have to do it when I have more time and it isn't 95 degrees outside.

Here are the worst offenders again. It looks like I'll never get a job as a cameraman in Hollywood at this rate. Mind you, I didn't ever want a job as a cameraman anyway.

Once again, I'll go through them from left to right.

Cabin Fever
I watched this when it first came out due to a recommendation from a former workmate. I liked some of it but it failed to satisfy me in a lot of other ways. I really didn't think that I'd ever buy a copy of it but it was $2 from the pawn shop recently so now I have it. I definitely need to watch it again sometime soon.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
I have the other two "Candyman" movies as well but without cases. As far as rewatchability goes, I prefer this one to the original. The less said about the third one, the better. This was another $3 bargain from Big Lots. I would have bought a new copy of "Candyman" from there too if it hadn't been $5. I have my spending limits as ridiculous as that may seem.

Candy Stripers
I got laughed at on a podcast for buying this but it isn't a bad film at all. It's sort of like "Decoys", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Faculty" but with Playboy playmates. I enjoyed it. There were a lot of Sony DVDs like this in Big Lots at one time and I bought them all. I only kept a couple of them though.

Carrie used to be here but I sold it.

Cat's Eye
This was from FYE's used section and I just had to get the one with the cardboard case. I didn't realise that I could have bought it in a multipack with a normal plastic DVD case so I will be upgrading this eventually.

Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
I'd always wanted this when I was in England but never saw it available either as a VHS or DVD. When it turned up in Big Lots, I grabbed it straight away. If you think I only bought it to ogle Caroline Munro, you'd be right.

The Cavern
Another Sony distribution and probably not to everyone's tastes. It's a bit like "The Descent" but I prefer this story (and backstory). Apparently, this won a couple of festival awards, and I recommend it too.

Cloverfield
This came from the same yard sale as "28 Weeks Later". It was another immaculate ex-rental and I got it for $1. The weird thing was that I bought it at the same time that "Cloverfield" was popular on message boards. I found lots in it to ridicule, but it's grown on me since.

The Changeling
Simply one of the best ghost stories ever made. This is the HBO Home Video release in the cardboard case which, yes, you know came from Big Lots for $3. I've never seen a different version available anywhere, but the artwork isn't all that inspiring to justify a plastic cased version anyway.

Children of the Corn II / Children of the Corn III
No, I haven't missed out on the original "Children of the Corn". I have a special Region 2 version which I'll do a post about another time. I believe that this was an Echo Bridge $2.99 double-feature from Kmart, but I got it cheaper than that from the pawn shop.

Cold Prey
I think I paid a reduced price for this from Wal-mart for some reason which I can't remember. Maybe it had just been placed in the bargain bin but I do know that I didn't pay the $13.99 which is still on its price sticker. It's a good Norwegian slasher but not that good. I rented the sequel but didn't buy it, and I still haven't seen the third one.

Constantine
I have to replace this DVD one day because it's all scratched up. I bought it from a second-hand bookshop for $2 because the case was immaculate. The owner tapes all the boxes closed so I couldn't believe it when I opened it up later to find it was covered in scratches. To be fair, it was the only one I've ever had from there which wasn't immaculate, but I'll never buy another DVD from that shop again.

Creepshow
I have the superior UK version of "Creepshow" but I bought this old version anyway just to put on my shelves. I'm sure that this is the widescreen version which most Americans have.

Creepshow 2 used to be here but I sold it.

The Craft
Although this DVD's days are numbered in my collection, I got it in my "exchange" deal and I've watched it a couple of times. It's a bit girlie and the more I look at Fairuza Balk, the uglier and pimplier she gets. She did a really good job in it though, and Neve Campbell looks a lot nicer with long hair.

The Crazies
Wal-mart's bargain bin strikes again! I didn't really like this film because the way the scenes were edited together was very bad in places. It's a lot better than the original though which I find too slow and unwatchable.

The Dark
Given the choice between this or "Half Light", I would rather have "Half Light" but every copy that I've found of it round here has been ex-rental with stickers on or other damage. I got this from Big Lots and enjoyed it, but it got silly at the end.

Dark Floors
My first "Ghost House" DVD which I got at the same time as "Trackman" from the swap shop. It was Norway's most expensive movie ever but it's still a bit average. If I ever wanted to watch a double-feature with "Silent Hill", this would be the second (and better) film.

The Dark Half
One of the Stephen King books which I never finished reading got turned into a movie. I'm not sure if this was a TV movie or a real movie because I watched it on Sky TV one night and have still never played this DVD. I think it came from Big Lots, but I may have got it from FYE who were selling it at the same price.

Dark Water
I had such a huge store credit from my 75 DVD exchange that I struggled to find anything to spend it on. This was one of the titles I just had because it was there. I still haven't made it all the way through this DVD in one sitting yet either.

Darkman
This was still shrink-wrapped in my local pawn shop so I had it. I've only played it to take some screencaps as I watched all three movies back to back on a movie channel one night. I do like this film a lot, but it's only borderline horror.

Darkness Falls
I really liked this at the time but the coverart leaves a lot to be desired. It says "Sci-fi Essentials" on it but this is a horror movie, isn't it? I have no idea about the history of this movie and now wonder if it was made for the Sci-fi Channel. I watched it in England on television and have, again, never played this DVD which I got from the pawn shop.

Daughters of Darkness will go here when I find a copy.

Dawn of the Dead (remake)
This was given to me because it's the full screen version. I have a special UK version of the original "Dawn of the Dead", but if I ever see the fabled old version/new version double-feature, I will upgrade this.

Daybreakers
Another from my "exchange" deal. I couldn't believe that they had this within days of the movie hitting Wal-mart. Somebody watched this and flipped it that fast so I grabbed it for $5.

Dead Calm
Yes, I only bought this to see Nicole Kidman's bottom. It's a good film though. Billy Zane was a little bit miscast (but decent) and the ending surprised me. I got this from Big Lots for $3 even though it was the flipper edition in a cardboard case.

Well, that's the top shelf done. I may write a movie review or two before I do the next shelf otherwise my blog is going to get even more boring than usual.