NEW FOR HALLOWEEN - 2018

[marsattacks666]

I truly believe Monsterville could have truly been something great had it not been for the TC fiasco.  I'd wager it was intended to be the "theme" for Target stores last Halloween, but -- after the flop -- they scrapped it.  They canceled the line all together, apparently, last December.   

Honestly. Most people could give a crap about Universal Monsters. It's the hardcore/diehard fans who love Uni-Monsters.

Last year, I asked a sales clerk when Target's Hallowe'en will be displayed, almost every day.
I am sure they thought I was crazy. Finally!
There it was, Universal Monsters. I was ecstatic
to see something that I never thought would ever be in any department store. Especially in Target stores.

But, alas. The Uni-Monsters masks and costumes just collected dust. With the exception of a few decorations. I do recall a child asking his parents
who are those monster costumes.....and the reply was: I don't know.

[Monsters For Sale]

Honestly. Most people could give a crap about Universal Monsters. ...
... I do recall a child asking his parents who are those monster costumes.....and the reply was: I don't know. 

There are a lot of die-hard monster collector fans who are physically unable to sit through a silent movie.

For today's kids, black-and-white movies with over-wrought acting from stage trained performers are an equivalent.   

Someday, 2D movies may seem quaint to audiences.

[Mike Scott]

There are a lot of die-hard monster collector fans who are physically unable to sit through a silent movie.

Really? Classic monster fans, or Jason, Freddy fans?

[Monsters For Sale]

Really? Classic monster fans, or Jason, Freddy fans?

Really.  There are lots of Classic Monster fans who hate silent movies.

I will turn 72 in October.  I had a B&W TV 'til I was 10.  Most of my favorite movies were filmed in B&W.

I have friends my age who refuse to watch anything that is not in color today.

[Mike Scott]

There are lots of Classic Monster fans who hate silent movies.

No Phantom? No Chaney? No Nosferatu, Caligari, or Metropolis? No Hitchcock's The Lodger? What kind of classic monster movie fan is that?

[Anton Phibes]

Really.  There are lots of Classic Monster fans who hate silent movies.

While I don't necessarily hate silent films, I do find them a tad tedious. But not Chaney's Phantom or Nosferatu. The others....they can be rough at times.

[Monsters For Sale]

No Phantom? No Chaney? No Nosferatu, Caligari, or Metropolis? No Hitchcock's The Lodger? What kind of classic monster movie fan is that?

Not you.

There are people out there who are not you - and don't think like you.  (You know, the ones who think you are weird.)

[horrorhunter]

No Phantom? No Chaney? No Nosferatu, Caligari, or Metropolis? No Hitchcock's The Lodger? What kind of classic monster movie fan is that?

Yeah, I'm with you, Mike. There are lots of silent classics that are cornerstones of Horror and SF, and while there might be a few fans of classic talkie monster flicks who don't like the silents I'll bet the vast majority of those fans hold the silent films that laid the foundation of the genre in high regard. MFS must know a few unusual "classic monster fans".

[Mord]

I have to agree. I've been to many horror cons, where hot 20 something year old girls are flashing Nosferatu, Cesare, Phantom,  etc. tattoos. Im sure that not all of them have seen the films, but they know the historical importance of the images. Some (I talked to), were fans of the films. Others had seen them in magazines or horror docs, and wanted them on the arms, back, breasts, etc.

[Mike Scott]

There are people out there who are not you - and don't think like you.

Oh yeah, like that's a real thing! Pull the other one!

[Monsters For Sale]

Oh yeah, like that's a real thing! Pull the other one!

You have TWO?!?!

[the_last_gunslinger]

Really? Classic monster fans, or Jason, Freddy fans?

Really.

I happen to be one of them. I despise, DESPISE silent movies. I first saw the Cabinet of Dr Caligari in a 2007 film class I had in college and I could barely stay awake. I remember in my write up after the showing saying something to the effect that I was grateful for the experience (it was my first silent film) and I appreciate its cultural significance, but I can't say I "enjoyed it."

[BRICK]

I realize that silent films can be an acquired taste. Many of the silent "horror" movies are just melodramas with some macabre elements. The "classic" horror film that most of us love really didn't start until the 1930's. However, I do like silent films; if you can view them for what they are: an evolutionary step in the genre, some of them can be quite fascinating.

[Mike Scott]

You have TWO?!?!

Yes, I have two legs. And you're the wrong sex to pull anything else.

[marsattacks666]

Yes, I have two legs. And you're the wrong sex to pull anything else.

yikes