Contest #2: BAD DAD Blowout

rhett · 10-07-2009, 04:32 PM

Just in time for the remake, Shout! Factory is finally releasing the original THE STEPFATHER onto Region 1 DVD, and we've got five copies to give away as the second contest in our OCTOBER MADNESS. All you have to do is tell us what your favorite domestic horror film is, and why.

Just in time for the remake, Shout! Factory is finally releasing the original THE STEPFATHER onto Region 1 DVD, and we've got five copies to give away as the second contest in our OCTOBER MADNESS. All you have to do is tell us what is your favorite domestic horror film, and why.

What is domestic horror? It's that genre that thrived in the late eighties on the success of THE STEPFATHER, FATAL ATTRACTION, POISON IVY, BASIC INSTINCT, THE GOOD SON et al., and one that continues to thrive into the new decade with films like WHAT LIES BENEATH, CACHE, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE and DISTURBIA. It's a genre where families or individuals are tormented behind the normalcy of white picket fences and good old fashioned American values.

Tell us your favorite domestic horror film and win one of five DVDs of THE STEPFATHER. Contest ends on street date, Tuesday, October 13th. Winners will be randomly selected.

Please make a single post in this thread telling us what your favorite domestic horror film is and why. Good luck!

Mutilated Prey · 10-07-2009, 04:45 PM

Microwave Massacre - just kidding.

Amityville Horror for me - old school classic domestic disturbance right there, no? One of the creepier flicks out there ever.

Hellbilly · 10-07-2009, 04:47 PM

Inside for me.

HAEMORRHAGE · 10-07-2009, 05:29 PM

I'm going to go with Killing Spree. Yeah, it's cheesy and it's low budget but man is it fun. It takes place in the most stereotypical of suburbs and has all the characters a suburban home has: annoying neighbor, delivery man, electrician, TV repair guy, landscaper, and they all get killed. It's not a great movie but it is loads of fun.

hellraiser40 · 10-07-2009, 05:39 PM

i'm picking Cache

fattyjoe37 · 10-07-2009, 05:56 PM

The original Stepfather for me

10-07-2009, 06:00 PM

Very interesting questions.

Oddly enough, like the post right above me, I am choosing Michael Haneke's Cache (Hidden).

It's taunt, well made, and has one of the best endings of a genre film in the last ten years. It really is a shame Mr. Haneke has bored me ever since with the original Funny Games and it's pointless English language remake (from himself of all people).

And that final shot is AMAZING. Many don't realize, but you have to keep watching it, as it contains several clues as well as adding many answers, onto the final half of the film.

indiephantom · 10-07-2009, 06:05 PM

I would say The Dentist counts here. Corbin Bernsen played a deeply troubled dude who snaps because of his wife's infidelity. It's Brian Yuzna's funniest and smartest film. I'll give runne-up props to The Stepfather and Pacific Heights which I watched again recently and it's held up quite nicely.

addicted2dvd · 10-07-2009, 06:12 PM

Has to be The Amityville Horror for me as well. Just a great classic ghost story where one of the family members is effected by the entity. I thought it was well done... I even enjoyed the remake!

Body Boy · 10-07-2009, 06:19 PM

I am choosing The Entity today, because it is so creepy with its subtle (though at times agressive) poltergeist agenda. People looking in to the family think that it is just a regular family with a mother who is seeing/hearing things. All in her mind. But in actuality, something is there. Raping her. Hurting her family.

Ash28M · 10-07-2009, 06:32 PM

If Inside is counts as domestic then that's my pick. A visceral, relentless, gut wrenching film.

zompirejoe · 10-07-2009, 06:34 PM

For this genre I am going to have to pick The Stepfather. It's just a great suspenseful thriller, with some nice scenes of the ultra violence thrown in. You never know when this guy is going to go off, and when he does it is shocking. I love part 2 as well, but this one is still tops !

Kodiac Jack · 10-07-2009, 06:50 PM

Definitely The Stepfather. Terry O'Quinn is a freakig god in this role. It also helps to include Jill Schoelen because I have a massive crush on her. I like 2 and 3(call me crazy) but you can't match up to this classic FINALLY hitting DVD.

baggio · 10-07-2009, 07:01 PM

I will pick The Good Son.

I really enjoyed Macaulay Culkin's turn as a evil little kid from the lovable Home Alone series. Actually this was his last film worth watching. Meanwhile Elijah Wood career skyrocketed.

SpaceAce · 10-07-2009, 07:01 PM

Blackout.

An 80's movie I saw on VHS and cable. He wore that black leather mask and when they found it in the closet was just creepy. It might not hold up as well today but I have very fond memories of that movie.

10-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#1
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Contest #2: BAD DAD Blowout Just in time for the remake, Shout! Factory is finally releasing the original THE STEPFATHER onto Region 1 DVD, and we've got five copies to give away as the second contest in our OCTOBER MADNESS. All you have to do is tell us what your favorite domestic horror film is, and why. Just in time for the remake, Shout! Factory is finally releasing the original THE STEPFATHER onto Region 1 DVD, and we've got five copies to give away as the second contest in our OCTOBER MADNESS. All you have to do is tell us what is your favorite domestic horror film, and why. What is domestic horror? It's that genre that thrived in the late eighties on the success of THE STEPFATHER, FATAL ATTRACTION, POISON IVY, BASIC INSTINCT, THE GOOD SON et al., and one that continues to thrive into the new decade with films like WHAT LIES BENEATH, CACHE, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE and DISTURBIA. It's a genre where families or individuals are tormented behind the normalcy of white picket fences and good old fashioned American values. Tell us your favorite domestic horror film and win one of five DVDs of THE STEPFATHER. Contest ends on street date, Tuesday, October 13th. Winners will be randomly selected. Please make a single post in this thread telling us what your favorite domestic horror film is and why. Good luck! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

10-07-2009, 04:47 PM	#3
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,664	Inside for me. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

10-07-2009, 05:29 PM	#4
HAEMORRHAGE If he dies, he dies Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Westcoast Amityville AKA Vegas Posts: 1,591	I'm going to go with Killing Spree. Yeah, it's cheesy and it's low budget but man is it fun. It takes place in the most stereotypical of suburbs and has all the characters a suburban home has: annoying neighbor, delivery man, electrician, TV repair guy, landscaper, and they all get killed. It's not a great movie but it is loads of fun. __________________ Guttural Secrete / My DVD's

10-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#6
fattyjoe37 HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WA Posts: 1,503	The original Stepfather for me __________________ Sader Ridge: A Feature Length Horror Film A Visitor in the Night: A Short Horror Film My DVD Collection

10-07-2009, 06:05 PM	#8
indiephantom Horny Spirit Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghost World Posts: 3,880	I would say The Dentist counts here. Corbin Bernsen played a deeply troubled dude who snaps because of his wife's infidelity. It's Brian Yuzna's funniest and smartest film. I'll give runne-up props to The Stepfather and Pacific Heights which I watched again recently and it's held up quite nicely. __________________ My Collection 2011 2010 2009

10-07-2009, 04:45 PM	#2
Mutilated Prey Soul Stealer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texarkana Posts: 5,076	Microwave Massacre - just kidding. Amityville Horror for me - old school classic domestic disturbance right there, no? One of the creepier flicks out there ever. __________________

10-07-2009, 05:39 PM	#5
hellraiser40 Maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 704	i'm picking Cache

10-07-2009, 06:00 PM	#7
captain_brandon Guest Posts: n/a	Very interesting questions. Oddly enough, like the post right above me, I am choosing Michael Haneke's Cache (Hidden). It's taunt, well made, and has one of the best endings of a genre film in the last ten years. It really is a shame Mr. Haneke has bored me ever since with the original Funny Games and it's pointless English language remake (from himself of all people). And that final shot is AMAZING. Many don't realize, but you have to keep watching it, as it contains several clues as well as adding many answers, onto the final half of the film.

10-07-2009, 06:12 PM	#9
addicted2dvd Maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 537	Has to be The Amityville Horror for me as well. Just a great classic ghost story where one of the family members is effected by the entity. I thought it was well done... I even enjoyed the remake! __________________ See My DVD Collection Here

10-07-2009, 06:19 PM	#10
Body Boy HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Posts: 1,448	I am choosing The Entity today, because it is so creepy with its subtle (though at times agressive) poltergeist agenda. People looking in to the family think that it is just a regular family with a mother who is seeing/hearing things. All in her mind. But in actuality, something is there. Raping her. Hurting her family. __________________ www.oh-the-horror.com... ...DVD Collection (most of it)

10-07-2009, 06:32 PM	#11
Ash28M HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada Posts: 5,640	If Inside is counts as domestic then that's my pick. A visceral, relentless, gut wrenching film. __________________ My Updated DVD/Blu-Ray Collection My Horror/Movie Reference Books

10-07-2009, 06:34 PM	#12
zompirejoe Maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocean City, Maryland Posts: 815	For this genre I am going to have to pick The Stepfather. It's just a great suspenseful thriller, with some nice scenes of the ultra violence thrown in. You never know when this guy is going to go off, and when he does it is shocking. I love part 2 as well, but this one is still tops ! Last edited by zompirejoe; 10-13-2009 at 11:07 PM.

10-07-2009, 06:50 PM	#13
Kodiac Jack Screamy Bopper Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 22	Definitely The Stepfather. Terry O'Quinn is a freakig god in this role. It also helps to include Jill Schoelen because I have a massive crush on her. I like 2 and 3(call me crazy) but you can't match up to this classic FINALLY hitting DVD.

10-07-2009, 07:01 PM	#14
baggio HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,780	I will pick The Good Son. I really enjoyed Macaulay Culkin's turn as a evil little kid from the lovable Home Alone series. Actually this was his last film worth watching. Meanwhile Elijah Wood career skyrocketed.

10-07-2009, 07:01 PM	#15
SpaceAce Stalker Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 390	Blackout. An 80's movie I saw on VHS and cable. He wore that black leather mask and when they found it in the closet was just creepy. It might not hold up as well today but I have very fond memories of that movie.

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