bowling68
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the forum. It truly is a great site full of interesting shit and interesting people.
It is no secret amongst the regulars that I have struggled here somewhat due to my own failings and issues, and have pissed off more than a few people. But I'd be long gone as a result if this site were not worth the effort. There is nowhere else that can compare.
I too have always been fascinated with true crime - which is what drew me here in the first place. I particularly find both serial killers and evil women fascinating for some reason. Have had interesting discussions about the possible reasons for that on psychology forums, lol. My mum too has very similar interests also as it happens - she is never satisfied with any book or film unless there are a few murders and bodies involved. So maybe it runs in families, lol. Yet she is a sweet nearly 70 year old lady who would never hurt anyone.
I get the 80s horror thing too. I was a young man into horror films at the time. I always thought the special effects in American Werewolf in London were awesome in their day, when computer graphics had not yet been that well developed. And the scene in any film that scared the shit out of me the most was the one at the end of Carrie, where her friend is planting flowers on the site of her home with all this gentle music, when suddenly the music changed as this hand reached out of the ground and grabbed her and she woke up screaming. It was because I never expected that that it freaked me out so much.
When it comes to horror authors, have you ever tried the British author James Herbert? Some of his earlier books in particular were very good.
Thanks for the tip Hagar, I will definitely check out James Herbert. Thought Carrie was a great film (wasn't there a remake of that a few years back?). Sorry you're are still traumatized by the experience Buffettgirl.