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Elaine's avatar

My favorite classic scary movie is The House on Haunted Hill (1959) with Vincent Price. The closing lines, "The ghosts are restless...they're coming for me now.........and then.....they'll come for you", always gave me goosebumps. A movie that I had a hard time watching and subsequently sleeping afterwards -The Haunting (1963). Modern versions of both of these are quite chilling.

Yes. I've had experiences. I'll tell you about them sometime over a glass of wine.

Clowns can be creepy. I'm not afraid of them. Pennywise is a different matter.

Thanks for the spectacular seasonal essay!

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Ashleigh Ellsworth-Keller's avatar

Yes! We did try to watch the modern version of the Vincent Price movie, and I didn't like it because a) it was too scary and b) some of the "modern" scary techniques feel gimmicky (even though they work!). The classics are the best!

I would love to hear your experiences over a glass of wine! Perhaps another Halloween we can visit.

Agreed, Pennywise is allowed to be the only creepy clown. He's earned it!

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