Roach

22 year old synth hitter for Murder on the Airwaves. Into Green Day, cats and spooky (amongst other things).

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[fulifuli]

Pumpkin for Drawlloween day 10. 

[horrorfixxx]

Fright Night (1985)

October 3, 2016 Movie of the Week

Tom Holland’s Fright Night is my favorite vampire movie. After all, what’s not to love about a film that’s equal parts gothic horror and ‘80s teen comedy? Holland’s tale of a young horror fan who suspects his new neighbor is a creature of the night appeals to two of my favorite subgenres, making for a unique cinematic hodgepodge of quotable characters, gruesome special effects, epic synth-based music, and (of course) more vampire tropes than you can shake a meticulously sharpened wooden stake at. It’s brilliant.

The thing that really makes Fright Night work is the way it shifts so effortlessly from funny to scary and back. But thankfully - and this is where so many horror comedies fall flat - the humor never overpowers the horror. The heroes of Fright Night are in real jeopardy and that fact is never cast aside for the sake of an easy joke. The vampire Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon) seems witty and sophisticated on the surface, sure, but that’s a ruse; the beast beneath the human facade is ancient and powerful, always one step ahead of our hero Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale), his sweetheart Amy (Amanda Bearse), their weird ass friend Evil Ed (Stephen Geoffreys), and washed up horror actor Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), who they’re all foolishly counting on to slay the fiend in question. The jokes are great but the movie truly excels because it works on both levels. Dandrige is capable of, well… just about anything you’ve ever seen in a vampire movie, which plays into Fright Night’s wonderfully meta sense of humor perfectly but also puts its characters in grave danger. And Sarandon plays the part so well! Jerry Dandrige has an eerie, wizened presence and confidence to him that screams VAMPIRE from the moment one first lays eyes on him. There’s just some… intangible thing, maybe something in the eyes… that makes him appear otherwordly even when he’s in human form. It’s a magnificent performance that I don’t think gets enough credit.

Honestly, there’s a lot about Fright Night that doesn’t get enough credit. The characters are all so lovable and iconic and Tom Holland’s script and direction just nail it on every possible level. It’s funny, it’s frightening, and it’s an absolute treat to watch that holds up to this day. I would go so far as to say it’s Holland’s best movie - an impressive claim considering this man brought us Child’s Play and the criminally underappreciated Psycho II. If you’ve never seen it, this Halloween season is the perfect time to welcome yourself… to Fright Night!

[adorabillie]

time for an updated selfie!

[adorabillie]

It’s been SO long, but I’m finally back (probably)

After two years I decided this wasn’t such a bad website after all so I’ve come back. Although I’ll probably spend the next two hours on it and then end up leaving for another two years lmao

[zgmfd]

White Zombie (1932)

[ballato]

Reach out and touch F A I T H

[nokiabae]

it’s been 4 months and I can’t stop thinking about this tweet

[cossackia]

The Timeless Trilogy

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im happy they worked it out

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        wasteawaythesedays’ band challenge :: part 002

Part :: 002 “First Song You Heard”

Yes, the first song I heard by MSI was “Never Wanted to Dance.” That was probably really predictable, I know. And this is super late.

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[ballato]

Kitty on Kerrang! Tour 2009.

[alonefamily]

when you’re mad as hell and no one is taking you seriously

[mybunnny-blog]

[bewbin]

So i was on my brothers computer and found this

at first i thought it was porn

then i dug deeper

at this point im scared to go any further

i wonder whats inside

[bewbin]

IT WAS THIS FUCKING GIF

[queensaige]

OH YES IT’S BACK

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