Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Theme Song of the Week: Freddy's Nightmares (1988 - 1990)
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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Hello John,
ReplyDeleteEver since I stumbled upon your “horror films of the 1980's” a few years ago I have highly enjoyed your writing (particularly the “films of john carpenter” book). I believe it was ebert who said you read a critic not to blindly follow, but to read his/her opinions and enjoy them on their own merit, and what it says about their mind, not merely the film itself.
In that same regard I would like to note my jovial disagreement with your lowly assessment of Halloween III: Season of the witch. I think it's a fun, humorous film, and should be enjoyed on those points.
I delve far deeper into via a post on my tumblr, and humbly offer you a link, that you may get some amusement out of it, or have some interesting food for thought.
http://tinyurl.com/7ocdkvh
Again, I hope you derive some pleasure out of it, and I would love to hear your opinion on it. In all cases, I look forward to getting my hands on your “horror film of the 90's” book and further writings from you. Thanks for being an engaging writer.
Sincerely,
Rhade-Zapan
PS: You don't have to publish this comment, it was meant really for you alone, although I admit delight if you did draw attention to the page and other people got a different view of that much maligned film.