Childhood shadows, most of which are related to "ghosts"!
Whether it is the "Ghost Story" magazine, which costs 2.5 yuan, or the supernatural story column on the "Story Club".
Every time, we were scared to get out of bed in the middle of the night, but we obviously wanted to see it because we were scared and wanted to stop watching.
However, have you ever thought that "horror movies" will become a good memory for many adults?
According to a survey, many American adults talk about happy childhood memories, and they actually watch horror movies with their families.
Especially in the 1980s, Hollywood gave birth to a number of classic horror film series, all of which were on the list.
"Ghost Street", "Fly Man", "Ghost Play man", "Ghost Baby Returns"........
But one of them is a horror masterpiece, which reappeared after 20 years.
The American version of "Liaozhai", from childhood shadows to adult dramas, this horror film sensationalized the whole of Hollywood:
"Ghost Show Season 1" 丨creepshow
38 years ago, three masters of horror joined forces.
"Father of Zombies" George A. Romero, "Horror Master" Steven King, famous horror special effects makeup artist Tom Savigny.
They're going to make a horror movie that can scare bear kids.
So the three of them showed their magic, and the horror comic book movie "Creepshow" composed of 6 ghost stories was born.
Take a look at the synopsis of this horror film:
The whole film is divided into six stories, there are horror things, haunted houses, murderous heads, etc., set of horrors, package you are addicted.
As a result, after the release of the film, the box office and word of mouth were both harvested.
Even today, the alternative style of "Ghost Show" is unique in the horror world.
It begins with a ghost appearing as the host, describing the whole story.
Then through the manga, slowly bring into the real scene.
A few old guys use this way to help the audience find the feeling of reading comic books in their childhood.
At the same time, it is also a tribute to the horror science fiction comic "ec comic" of the 50s.
The most successful part of "Ghost Show" is that it has created many unforgettable classic scenes.
There is a scene in the film where the crew bought more than 20,000 cockroaches in order to create a real horror atmosphere.
Looking at the densely packed cockroaches that crowd the entire laboratory, you can't help but get goosebumps.
But in hindsight, I had to marvel, and it was really eye-opening in terms of visual effects.
Although the new version of "Ghost Show" has been changed to a series, it is still original.
Same opening, same ghost host.
Two stories per episode, removing the beginning and end, each story is exactly 20 minutes long.
The first short story, Gray Matter, is based on a short story by Stephen King.
The protagonist of the story came to my surprise.
This is not the "Chainsaw Killer" John Kramer in the Chainsaw Horror series.
The next second, the camera turns again, and a familiar figure appears again- The fried chicken uncle of "Breaking Bad".
The story takes place in the middle of the night, when an unprecedented hurricane sweeps across the town.
In the grocery store, the sheriff and his old friend talked about the recent bizarre events.
First, cats and dogs were lost, and in less than a week, people disappeared one after another, but the reason could not be found.
At this time, a boy in a yellow raincoat walked into the store and wanted to buy a few bottles of beer.
It turned out that the boy's name was Timmy, and he was a regular customer in the shop.
After the death of his mother, his father suddenly changed his temperament and became an alcoholic all day, and he had become famous in the town.
But the strange thing is that after Timmy bought the wine, she refused to go home, saying that she was very scared.
Realizing that something was wrong, the sheriff and Uncle Fried Chicken prepared to go to Timmy to find out.
So from here, the plot begins a two-line narrative.
One is through the boy's dictation that time has happened in the past.
The other was on the sheriff's side, and danger was approaching them.
Since his wife's death, Timmy's dad has locked himself up in the house and made alcohol a necessity.
Over time, the body went haywire, and the blood that came out of it had a little green, similar to mold.
As the camera is focused on the beer can that falls to the ground, it is found that it is not wine, but a viscous liquid.
Later, Timmy realized that her father didn't look like a normal person.
Afraid of light and cold, the face began to grow mold spots.
On the other side, the sheriff and Uncle Fried Chicken arrive at Timmy's house and find the bodies of missing cats, dogs, and people.
At this time, through Timmy's dictation again, it turned out that after the father's body had mutated, his appetite was getting bigger and bigger, and in addition to drinking, only living creatures could satisfy him.
In the end, the people of the town, without exception, all became the monster's plate.
Compared with the first story, the second story, "The Haunted House of the Head", is more interesting and creative.
The protagonist is not a person, but a doll.
The little girl, Evie, has a dollhouse in which the "Smith" family lives: a family of three, and a puppy.
One day when she came home from school, Evie found that there was an extra "ghost head" in the house.
The parents who were lying on the bed sat up for some reason;
The little boy playing the guitar, but shrinking in the corner of the room;
The puppy barked at the ghost head and seemed alert.
And every once in a while, the position of the dolls in the house changes, as if they are haunted.
So to help the family, Evie bought dolls from outside the police and priest.
Unexpectedly, the next day, the two "people" were all killed.
An enraged Evie takes the ghost head out of the dollhouse and finds it bigger than before.
Does it mean that the fate of Evie's family will be the same as that of the dollhouse?
The plot develops here and suddenly comes to an abrupt end.
At the story level, the story of each episode is generally passable.
After all, with the renewal of horror films, there are very few pictures that can really scare us.
From a production perspective, "Ghost Show" is definitely suitable for all ages.
Both terrifying and funny, childhood shadows are not suitable for children, and this horror drama can be broadcast without deletion.
And each episode of the new version of "Ghost Show" has a special meaning and an allusion to reality.
The first episode of "Gray Matter" depicts a scene of the end of the world, and the alcoholic father becomes a monster, which is undoubtedly a warning to human pollution of the environment and will eventually be purged by nature;
In the second episode of "Fingers", the socially abandoned otaku relies on alien friends to take revenge on those who bully him, which is undoubtedly calling for people to have more love for marginalized people;
In the third episode, "The Man in the Box", several social youth frantically demand a box similar to "Aladdin's Lamp", but the desire can never be satisfied, which eventually leads to them killing each other.
It seems that "ghosts are putting on a show", but in fact, people's hearts are doing evil.
In the play, the reason why each ghost is so unscrupulous is because it exploits human weaknesses.
Finally, from the perspective of a ghost, the "Seven Deadly Sins" of human nature is carefully counted.
Although it was a fictional story, in retrospect, it was desperate....