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Lifecoach5000 lemmy.world Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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I’m on a quest this month lol

PS - The Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile are not allowed! 😂

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Vanth reddthat.com Vanth@reddthat.com
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I'm more in it for the Mike Flanagan of it all, but the brand new Carrie TV show adaptation that came out this month is good so far. I have two episodes to go.

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Z745812939054 lemmy.zip Z745812939054@lemmy.zip
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og pet sematary from the 80s was stupid good fun

i already played with mommy, now i want to play with youuuuuuu

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reddig33 lemmy.world reddig33@lemmy.world
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The original 1970s Carrie adaptation with Sissy Spacek. Captures an era perfectly, and all the female leading actresses are so good.

The 1970s mini series of Salems Lot. Great cast. Super creepy thanks to Tobe Hooper’s direction.

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Zahille7 lemmy.world Zahille7@lemmy.world
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The Mist (2007)

I never read the story it's based on, but holy shit I love that movie. It has such a great mix of monster movie vibes, and the bleak-as-fuck ending honestly really sends it home.

ETA: there's apparently a black and white version that I've never seen but really want to.

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Lifecoach5000 lemmy.world Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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The Mist (2007) I never read the story it's based on, but holy shit I love that movie. It has such a great mix of monster movie vibes, and the bleak-as-fuck ending honestly really sends it home. ETA: there's apparently a black and white version that I've never seen but really want to.

Oof yeah this is such a good one. I gotta rewatch for sure.

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Lifecoach5000 lemmy.world Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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I'm more in it for the Mike Flanagan of it all, but the brand new Carrie TV show adaptation that came out this month is good so far. I have two episodes to go.

Interesting! Haven’t heard about this but I’m gonna have to put it on my radar.

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Lifecoach5000 lemmy.world Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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The original 1970s Carrie adaptation with Sissy Spacek. Captures an era perfectly, and all the female leading actresses are so good. The 1970s mini series of Salems Lot. Great cast. Super creepy thanks to Tobe Hooper’s direction.

Ohhh I actually haven’t seen Salem’s Lot! I’ll have to add that to my list. I also thought it was just a flick - didn’t realize there was a series.

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agentTeiko piefed.social agentTeiko@piefed.social
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The Stand miniseries 1994 and dreamcatcher 2003 they are not the best but they are my favorites

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imeansurewhynot sh.itjust.works imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
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Seconding Carrie and The Mist, I also like Rose Red and Langoliers.

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  • Life of Chuck
  • IT, with tim curry, but the first of the new ones was also good
  • Misery

and if you enjoy cheesy action flicks: running man, with arnold Schwarzenegger :D

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The Mist (2007) I never read the story it's based on, but holy shit I love that movie. It has such a great mix of monster movie vibes, and the bleak-as-fuck ending honestly really sends it home. ETA: there's apparently a black and white version that I've never seen but really want to.

King has said he liked the film’s ending better than his own

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nosuchanon lemmy.world nosuchanon@lemmy.world
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Christine was awesome.

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hydrashok sh.itjust.works hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
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M-O-O-N, that spells The Stand (1994). Such a great miniseries.

Misery, Stand By Me, The Running Man (1987), and The Dead Zone for movies and 11/22/63 and Under The Dome for TV shows.

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roofuskit lemmy.world roofuskit@lemmy.world
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The Langoliers of course... Don't judge me.

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mcforest feddit.org mcforest@feddit.org
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Has no one mentioned The Shining yet? I know that Stephen King dislikes the film and probably everyone has seen it already. But I have to mention it because it is still one of my favorite horror films of all time. Bonus points for the 4K Bluray because it looks absolutely amazing.

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Life of chuck

Dr. Sleep

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amgine lemmy.world amgine@lemmy.world
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The Langoliers of course... Don't judge me.

It was so bad it was good

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
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King has said he liked the film’s ending better than his own

The film had an ending so that checks out!

(Both endings are good for different reasons)

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BlueOysterCultist lemmy.zip BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip
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Life of chuck Dr. Sleep

I’m surprised how good Dr Sleep was

I felt they did a fantastic job with the cast/characters without significantly editing the story

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notacat sh.itjust.works notacat@sh.itjust.works
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I need to dig out my Nightmares & Dreamscapes dvds. I think I liked those. Same with Storm of the Century.

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
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og pet sematary from the 80s was stupid good fun i already played with mommy, now i want to play with youuuuuuu

Plus you got The Ramones on the soundtrack

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
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Has no one mentioned The Shining yet? I know that Stephen King dislikes the film and probably everyone has seen it already. But I have to mention it because it is still one of my favorite horror films of all time. Bonus points for the 4K Bluray because it looks absolutely amazing.

The bathtub scene still gives me the creeps and when they called back to it in Dr Sleep it scared the shit out of me

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HeartyOfGlass piefed.social HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
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"The Dead Zone" was way better than I thought it'd be. Worth a watch!

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The Mist (2007) I never read the story it's based on, but holy shit I love that movie. It has such a great mix of monster movie vibes, and the bleak-as-fuck ending honestly really sends it home. ETA: there's apparently a black and white version that I've never seen but really want to.

I love that movie very much too.

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LilB0kChoy reddthat.com LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com
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If it’s gonna be Stephen King then it’s gotta be by Frank Darabont, imho.

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Sʏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ lemmy.dbzer0.com Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The Shining ofc. Yes, it's not super faithful to the source material, and King notoriously hated it, but it is such an all-time classic!

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