Haunted Houses and Movies and Stuff

[kybearfuzz]

It was a pretty busy weekend, but it was a great time.

• Friday night, mickeymac and I grabbed dinner followed by a visit to the USS Nightmare, a haunted riverboat on the Ohio River. He told me that he usually doesn't get to do these things because his partner isn't much for scary stuff. So I took the lead through the boat, he was right behind me, followed by a trio of girls we didn't know. I loved the layout and the shocks. It was really fun. The best part was watching mickeymac scream and jump throughout the ship. Afterward, we decided to go see "Annabelle," which he hadn't had a chance to watch. Again, more jumps -- so much fun.
  
  
• Saturday was the usual working out and lunch, followed by some shopping for my Halloween costume which is nearly done. That evening, the Cincinnati MovieBears met for a showing of Dracula Untold. It's an interesting twist of the history of Dracula prior to the events of the book by Bram Stoker. It's not overly accurate historically, but twisting Dracula into an anti-hero of sorts was pretty cool. And Luke Evans, the Welsh actor who plays the title role, is pretty damn hot. And he wasn't the only one. The movie also stars English actors Ferdinand Kingsley and Dominic Coopers, both very woofy! So the eye candy alone was good. The guys seemed to enjoy it.
  
  
• Sunday involved my working on the costume. That was pretty much a huge chunk of the day. I spent most of last night catching up on "American Horror Story: Freak Show" and "The Walking Dead"... OMG, that was good entertainment.
  
  
• I took today off because I have quite a bit of unburned vacation time.
  
  
• Tomorrow, I scheduled an impromptu Cincinnati MovieBears event to go see "Pride" at the local arthouse theater. It's drawing a decent crowd, so it should be fun.

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I've only been able to find one theatre showing "Pride" and it's not very convenient. Still, I may try to make it once I finish most of my move.

You may have addressed this before, but why do you think you enjoy horror flicks so much? It also seems like you like seeing other people get scared?:)

Can't wait to see the completed Halloween costume!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I keep hoping that "Pride" will find itself into wider release thanks to word of mouth, but I know its gay themes might make that difficult. Still, I can hope.

As for horror flicks, I have always loved the thrill of being scared in a safe way. It's the same reason I love roller coasters, haunted houses, etc. And when someone gets scared during these things, I just assume they're feeling the same feelings I do.

The only real negative is that I have gotten so used to scary movies that I often can predict the scare before it happens. There is an art to it and several devices and shots that film makers use and overuse. When I recognize such a device, I usually know what is coming and brace myself. So when a scary movie scares me, that is some good stuff!!

And I'll try to post a pic of the costume later this week.

[prisonbitch.livejournal.com]

" I often can predict the scare before it happens"

But that can be fun too, especially when it's a misdirection, which is rare these days: building up the tension, the swelling of the music, then Bam! something innocent happens, like a cat jumps out.

Pride was getting really good reviews in the UK last month.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

The USS Nightmare sounds fun.

A friend and I went to Madame Tussaud's, I think it was, some years ago. As we were walking through the Chamber of Horrors an actor jumped out at me and I yelled in surprise. My told me he couldn't believe I had yelled "Fuck off!" at the actor - I had no idea I had!

[sunbeam-bears.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you know I grew up in Salem MA, which now at this time of year is hellish to travel through.
Our horror at home movies, we just got copies of House Of Dark Shadows, and Night Of Dark Shadows. Both have the same cast as the TV soap opera that was a huge hit when I was a kid. The first movie follows the same story told in the TV version, and the second one was a one off story, but with characters not in the first one, but also from the TV show. Both movies are not well done.

[barak.livejournal.com]

What are you doing with your day off?

Speaking of, that reminds me... are you still running? You don't talk very much about it anymore.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I worked out and did some odds and ends.

And I am still running, but I'm struggling to get back to where I was over a year ago. My distance is the same, but my time is sucking.

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

Your friend Mickeymac reminds me of my parents. Because my Mom's nickname was "Micky" and my Dad's nickname was "Mac."

That's all I got. lol.