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Stabitha posted:Here's the opening titles for Coven if anyone wants to see it before the show airs. It's beautifully creepy. I should not have watched that late at night when the entire house is asleep 
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This video somehow led me to some amazing early Bryan Cranston work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRZydV8VCL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXC_7EWN_go Now I want Cranston on American Horror Story: Mars. chesh posted:Who is doing that amazing cover of House of the Rising Sun? Lauren O'Connell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_NEFpri0g BreakAtmo fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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Stabitha posted:Here's the opening titles for Coven if anyone wants to see it before the show airs. It's beautifully creepy. They've done it again. Certainly intimidating with the hooded figures. It'll be interesting to see if the imagery that appears along with their names ends up being a hint toward their characters' roles in the series. The thing that really stood out to me though was that skeletal CGI figure that appears right before Evan Peters' name. Like a demon or a gargoyle skeleton. Wonder if that will be an actual creature that appears (and I kind of hope it isn't, at least not in that form considering their ability to make things like the Raspers and the aliens look good without the use of computers.)
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OmegaBR posted:They've done it again. Certainly intimidating with the hooded figures. It'll be interesting to see if the imagery that appears along with their names ends up being a hint toward their characters' roles in the series. That skeleton dude you were talking about caught my attention, too. It made a pretty neat "whoa" moment when I was watching that video. I'm sure it'll stay cool and mysterious so long as they stick with the flashing lights and jump cuts when they show it (please don't do that). To be fair though, the most you saw of the aliens was them sticking fingers up people's butts.
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Drifter posted:That skeleton dude you were talking about caught my attention, too. It made a pretty neat "whoa" moment when I was watching that video. I'm sure it'll stay cool and mysterious so long as they stick with the flashing lights and jump cuts when they show it (please don't do that). Yeah but the puppet they used, as goofy as it probably would have looked had we seen it for more than a moment, just looked better than a noticeable CG figure. And something like that, which is basically a skeleton, could easily be replicated in a puppet form. Guess it depends on if and how it would be used. Anyway, went through the intro again and picked out what gets shown with each name: Sarah Paulson - the virgin Mary, though with a skull face Taissa Farmiga - three sets of feet (possibly those of hanged persons,) and the words "Spiritu Dominado" Frances Conroy - a goat with large horns Evan Peters - several mythological goblin/demon like figures Lily Rabe - what appears to be a man in overalls, holding a washtub bass, that starts to burn away with her name Emma Roberts - a typical mythological demon with wings and a goat head Dennis o'Hare - three colonial women (presumably accused of witchcraft,) in nooses that drop suddenly Kathy Bates - black cat with eyes that go white Jessica Lange - a colonial man and woman kissing
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BreakAtmo posted:Now I want Cranston on American Horror Story: Mars. OH my god, if they did a space/alien horror story like Event Horizon or The Thing that would be amazing.
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haveblue posted:OH my god, if they did a space/alien horror story like Event Horizon or The Thing that would be amazing. Well, I figured full sci-fi horror would be a good place to go. Yes, Asylum had the aliens, but they amounted to relatively little, and sci-fi horror wouldn't necessarily require aliens.
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Now I'm wondering how to make a horror story American if it doesn't even take place on Earth. Study Hall. Call me unobservant, but this isn't very scary, beyond it being kinda weird for them to all sit like that. Did I miss a subtle detail somewhere? Hair Don't. This, however, is proper freaky. (Also, I added the full cover link to the OP, thanks for that.) haveblue fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Sep 27, 2013 |
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Sep 26, 2013 18:55
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BreakAtmo posted:Lauren O'Connell. She is quite adorable.
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Holy poo poo, that's the creepiest intro I have ever seen. Something about the tall hat witch figures in the woods. Also, god drat that girl has a fantastic voice. Deakul fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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This thread convinced me to watch this. For some reason I always thought it was a normal, network show with some episodic horror of the week poo poo thrown into a family drama with wacky neighbors. Instead, it's a batshit crazy FX show that manages to use cliches in a way that makes them feel fresh. Jessica Lange's characters were both fantastic and James Cromwell loving owned his role. Hell, most of the actors would be worth listing here (Quinto in Asylum, goddamn). Looking forward to coven.
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haveblue posted:Study Hall. Did I miss a subtle detail somewhere? Well, seeing them sitting like that scares the hell out of my knees. So there's that. Also, it kind of reminds me of all the hanged feet imagery we've been getting, but I could be imposing that on it. haveblue posted:Bite-sized teasers Voodoo: Heh, dem needles is crazy. Well done. Laveau: 
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haveblue posted:Now I'm wondering how to make a horror story American if it doesn't even take place on Earth. I dunno about the "taking place on Earth" part, but now I want to see an AHS season that explores the darker/scarier side of the Space Race in the 1950s and 1960s, mixed with a present-day "Thing"-esque "something came back with us from the moon" alien invasion-type story. Basically just taking the outer space monster movies from the 50s and 60s and putting them through the Ryan Murphy "extra crazy poo poo" blender. I'd watch it for sure.  Also I am super-hyped for "Coven". Looks like it is going to be yet another AHS home run thus far. 
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Deakul posted:Holy poo poo, that's the creepiest intro I have ever seen. Yeah, I thanked her on Twitter for making the first teaser creepy as gently caress, and she thanked me.  Bone-chilling vocals.haveblue posted:Now I'm wondering how to make a horror story American if it doesn't even take place on Earth. Sydney Bottocks posted:I dunno about the "taking place on Earth" part, but now I want to see an AHS season that explores the darker/scarier side of the Space Race in the 1950s and 1960s, mixed with a present-day "Thing"-esque "something came back with us from the moon" alien invasion-type story. Basically just taking the outer space monster movies from the 50s and 60s and putting them through the Ryan Murphy "extra crazy poo poo" blender. I'd watch it for sure. Yeah, I was thinking about what the 'American' in the series title truly means. Does it have to be set there? Does it have to be 'about' America? Does it just have to draw on 'US-made' horror? The idea of making a season revolving around the Space Race would be great. Or set it during a future space race, with humans expanding outwards, bringing America to the stars? Has Ryan Muphy commented on what ways a season needs to be 'American'?
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Sydney Bottocks posted:I dunno about the "taking place on Earth" part, but now I want to see an AHS season that explores the darker/scarier side of the Space Race in the 1950s and 1960s, mixed with a present-day "Thing"-esque "something came back with us from the moon" alien invasion-type story. Basically just taking the outer space monster movies from the 50s and 60s and putting them through the Ryan Murphy "extra crazy poo poo" blender. I'd watch it for sure. So, a Species that isn't terrible? 
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BreakAtmo posted:Has Ryan Muphy commented on what ways a season needs to be 'American'? I don't think he has, really. He generally seems to take "universal" themes that can be found most anywhere (haunted houses, serial killers, aliens/UFOs, demonic possession, fugitive Nazis, and now witches/witchcraft) and mix them with references to events that occurred/originated in the U.S. (the Black Dahlia murder, the Richard Speck murders, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder, Columbine, the Lovings, Betty and Barney Hill, Ed Gein...the list goes on). But I don't think he's ever ruled out a setting or timeline as being inherently "not American" or anything like that. Even if he set a series in London during the time of Jack the Ripper, I'm sure Murphy would find a way to put a distinctly "American" spin on it. haveblue posted:So, a Species that isn't terrible? I would definitely be down with an AHS spin on that movie. Doubly so if it also had Marg Helgenberger in it. 
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I was watching a lovely pseudo documentary on H2 that alleged Jack the Ripper and HH Holmes (America's first confirmed serial killer) were the same person.
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jscolon2.0 posted:I was watching a lovely pseudo documentary on H2 that alleged Jack the Ripper and HH Holmes (America's first confirmed serial killer) were the same person. From what I know of both, that doesn't seem likely
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Sydney Bottocks posted:I dunno about the "taking place on Earth" part, but now I want to see an AHS season that explores the darker/scarier side of the Space Race in the 1950s and 1960s, mixed with a present-day "Thing"-esque "something came back with us from the moon" alien invasion-type story. Basically just taking the outer space monster movies from the 50s and 60s and putting them through the Ryan Murphy "extra crazy poo poo" blender. I'd watch it for sure. How about a secret military base located in the wilderness of Northern Alaska. The season plot could mix big gov horror like: Roswell, mind control, Big Brother, the Cold War, Aliens, mad science, crazy weapons with wilderness horror like sasquatch, the Jersey Devil, survialism, militias, backwoods cults, frozen wastes.
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Simstim posted:How about a secret military base located in the wilderness of Northern Alaska. The season plot could mix big gov horror like: Roswell, mind control, Big Brother, the Cold War, Aliens, mad science, crazy weapons with wilderness horror like sasquatch, the Jersey Devil, survialism, militias, backwoods cults, frozen wastes. I'd be down for that too! It's a testament to how entertainingly chaotic AHS has been over the last two series that I have no doubt Ryan Murphy could mix all the above together in a deliriously watchable fashion.
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Simstim posted:How about a secret military base located in the wilderness of Northern Alaska. The season plot could mix big gov horror like: Roswell, mind control, Big Brother, the Cold War, Aliens, mad science, crazy weapons with wilderness horror like sasquatch, the Jersey Devil, survialism, militias, backwoods cults, frozen wastes. This but with the story inspired by 50 Foot Ants Ghost Story megathread posts
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hangedman1984 posted:From what I know of both, that doesn't seem likely Ancient Aliens and their ilk have become an unfortunate guilty pleasure right now. Come back soon, American Horror Story.
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Does anyone still happen to have the version of Dominique that was used in season two? I needs me a new ringtone.
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BreakAtmo posted:Lauren O'Connell. I... I think I am in love. jscolon2.0 posted:I was watching a lovely pseudo documentary on H2 that alleged Jack the Ripper and HH Holmes (America's first confirmed serial killer) were the same person. I have seen that, and it was not good, though the premise that the Ripper left London and that's why the killing stopped is just as valid as any other premise. But, I'm quoting this because I was just thinking how Holmes would be a great AHS - go right back to the beginning.
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BreakAtmo posted:Lauren O'Connell. She's a brilliant choice, what with her hooked witch nose and lovely voice.
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hangedman1984 posted:From what I know of both, that doesn't seem likely Yeah, while we don't know anything about Jack the Ripper we know enough about HH Holmes to know that he definitely didn't just run off the England for a couple of months (which in the late 1800s wasn't something you could just do anyway.)
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muscles like this? posted:Yeah, while we don't know anything about Jack the Ripper we know enough about HH Holmes to know that he definitely didn't just run off the England for a couple of months (which in the late 1800s wasn't something you could just do anyway.) As well as the nature of the murders being fairly different, different enough that the idea of them being performed by the same killer seems a bit far-fetched.
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The Stand Black Hat Also, just like with last season, the name of the show in the listings has been changed, so double-check your season passes before something terrible happens. haveblue fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Sep 30, 2013 |
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hangedman1984 posted:As well as the nature of the murders being fairly different, different enough that the idea of them being performed by the same killer seems a bit far-fetched. Well, that and the fact that Holmes mostly killed for personal gain. Unlike most serial killers it was never a sex or power thing for him. Holmes was a scam artist whose favorite way of ending cleanly for himself was to just eliminate the person he was scamming.
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I love it that we have barely any actual footage. No need to spoil anything.
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Well then, I'm not sure how happy this will make either of you, because while it does contain a lot of footage it's not clear how much of it is actually from the show, and there are people talking about voodoo over it. I do like that we're finally seeing something about the opposing faction, everything else has been about the Salem witches.
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Here we go- this is a proper preview. Mythology
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Rewatching season 1 in preparation and holy poo poo, I forgot how great it gets.
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I've watched both Season 1 and 2 in its entirety, and didn't find them scary (likely because I have been too desensitized by all the horror movies) but very entertaining because of how all the dramas escalate to ridiculous heights. I have a couple of friends I want to introduce it to, but they don't enjoy being scared. Would any of you see the shows as frightening at all?
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I don't usually like watching 'scary' things by myself but season 1 wasn't bad in that sense. Season 2, what I've watched so far (I just started today and am two episodes in) feels a lot more likely to be 'too scary' for someone who doesn't like such things.
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I've watched both Season 1 and 2 in its entirety, and didn't find them scary (likely because I have been too desensitized by all the horror movies) but very entertaining because of how all the dramas escalate to ridiculous heights. I have a couple of friends I want to introduce it to, but they don't enjoy being scared. Would any of you see the shows as frightening at all? AHS doesn't scare me, part of what I really love about it is how genre savy the writers are of horror. But what really drives a good TV show is excellent characterization, no matter how crazy it gets. Characters, and talented actors to play them, is what drives an entertaining story. And AHS has had two good years of great characters.
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I don't think the seasons were scary at all, but there were some instances that they became disturbing. No jump scares besides a rare appearance of the Gimp (and that loving "I am a Piggy" shower scene. I'd say season 2 when the serial killer had started keeping the other person in the killer's basement was pretty seriously messed up. But yeah, I think the drama between the really well done characters and settings/situations really sets this show above most others. Some people may get scared, but the kind of scared you feel when you're expecting to be scared later. Otherwise it's just a very well done, disturbing show. Season Two had more instances of scare potential than season One. Have them watch Season One and you can tell them there aren't very many super crazy jump scares. They'll love it and be drawn to the second season. God, it is such a good show, I really wasn't expecting it to be.
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