My Top 5 Favorite Horror Moments

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

“Melissa, why are you such a weird person?” you may find yourself asking. Well other than wonky genetics, the answer is that I spent entirely too much time as a child watching strange movies and television shows. Many of these quality films were hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. I love that she is coming back and will be hosting 26 horror films on a new series called, “Elvira’s Movie Macabre” which will debut on September 25. In celebration, here is a short list of some of my favorite horror movie moments.

Godzilla Will Mess You Up

Don't mess with Godzilla.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures released an image showing Godzilla’s new look at Comic-Con in San Diego. The film is slated to be released tentatively sometime (perhaps, who knows, maybe) in 2012. Not much more info is known other than that. I like this new look for Godzilla. He looks more like himself and more menacing than the trash unleashed upon Matthew Broderick in 1998. I like to forget that movie ever existed. You should too.

Twilight: Why do I have to see this crap?

Top Five Reasons Why I Don’t Want to See Any Twilight Movie.

• 1. The Writing: I’m not sure if you’re aware of it, but the Twilight books feature really, very, extremely bad writing. Some examples:
  

  “He lay perfectly still in the grass, his shirt open over his sculpted, incandescent chest, his scintillating arms bare.”