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Post by ck100 on Jun 11, 2018 17:59:09 GMT -8
What do you think of the choices from this video?
#10 - Four-Sided Triangle #09 - The Sacrifice #08 - Three's a Crowd #07 - Easel Kill Ya #06 - Forever Ambergris #05 - The Kidnapper #04 - Abra Cadaver #03 - Yellow #02 - Split Second #01 - The Bribe
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 12, 2018 13:28:46 GMT -8
Those are good choices for sure, can't say I disagree. I feel Three's a Crowd and Easel Kill Ya are the darkest with both their dark tones and somber endings.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 12, 2018 9:06:14 GMT -8
Those are good choices for sure, can't say I disagree. I feel Three's a Crowd and Easel Kill Ya are the darkest with both their dark tones and somber endings. I agree. Those two particular episodes probably should've been at the top of the list. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 12, 2018 15:10:43 GMT -8
Beauty Rest I think deserves a mention as well. Even with the lead character being as unlikeable as she is, the ending is still very gruesome and disturbing, and the episode sort of leaves you feeling uncomfortable after you've watched it.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 16, 2018 14:14:33 GMT -8
Beauty Rest I think deserves a mention as well. Even with the lead character being as unlikeable as she is, the ending is still very gruesome and disturbing, and the episode sort of leaves you feeling uncomfortable after you've watched it. This is rather a double-edged sword for me. On one hand, Helen deserved her comeuppance. She has the nerve to look down upon and insult women who may or may not have slept their way to the top. But, she's willing to kill her way to the top. And she's so cold and calculating about it. She had it coming and this was perfect. Yet, at the same time, the notion of the whole beauty pageant and autopsy situation is beyond disturbing. As you said one time, it makes you wonder if there are similar situations out there that actually happen anywhere in the world.  |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 16, 2018 14:44:45 GMT -8
I bet you any money there really is something like an autopsy pageant somewhere in the world, especially on the likes of the dark web.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 20, 2018 17:01:27 GMT -8
I bet you any money there really is something like an autopsy pageant somewhere in the world, especially on the likes of the dark web. Totally!!!! |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 20, 2018 18:59:51 GMT -8
That's one reason Beauty Rest has always struck me as one of the more genuinely unnerving and disturbing episodes. Because the concept of an autopsy pageant doesn't seem so far-fetched from being something that could actually exist.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 23, 2018 19:09:03 GMT -8
That's one reason Beauty Rest has always struck me as one of the more genuinely unnerving and disturbing episodes. Because the concept of an autopsy pageant doesn't seem so far-fetched from being something that could actually exist. Absolutely! It's extremely frightening to think that the concept of an autopsy pageant or any event similar can actually happen. I mean, these kinds of disturbing things seemingly doesn't seem so far-fetched in real life. I mean, there are extremely sick people out there in the world with a lot of money and way too much time on their hands to probably conceive something like this. Especially if there are secret elite societies that have done diabolical things, that may be similar to something like the autopsy pageant, over the centuries. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 24, 2018 15:00:14 GMT -8
There's the saying that fiction always has a basis in reality, and I wouldn't be shocked if there really was something like an autopsy pageant or something similar to it in real-life. Whereas a lot of TFTC's Horror fare was typical Horror fare such as zombies, vampires, werewolves, etc. stuff like Beauty Rest is much more realistic and thus much more disturbing.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 28, 2018 21:11:59 GMT -8
There's the saying that fiction always has a basis in reality, and I wouldn't be shocked if there really was something like an autopsy pageant or something similar to it in real life. Whereas a lot of TFTC's Horror fare was typical Horror fare such as zombies, vampires, werewolves, etc. stuff like Beauty Rest is much more realistic and thus much more disturbing. Absolutely! Thinking about it, things like zombies, vampires, and werewolves are not as scary and disturbing as autopsy pageants or any sick and twisted events that are similar. I'd rather be terrorized by a zombie, vampire, or werewolf than get tricked into entering a pageant where they'll kill me, slice me open, and present me as a life-sized doll corpse. Yeesh! |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 29, 2018 13:43:40 GMT -8
It was even mentioned on the TFTC: From Comic Books To Television documentary that the crime and suspense comics EC tended to be more disturbing than the Horror titles since they dealt with much more realistic issues, and that's something that comes across in the more realistic TFTC episodes like Beauty Rest and Three's a Crowd. I still got to wonder where the EC writers got the idea for an autopsy pageant and if it was something that occured as far back as the 1950s. Stomach-churning to think such a disgusting event perhaps has been going on for decades.
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Post by gljbradley on Jul 31, 2018 20:37:15 GMT -8
It was even mentioned on the TFTC: From Comic Books To Television documentary that the crime and suspense comics EC tended to be more disturbing than the Horror titles since they dealt with much more realistic issues, and that's something that comes across in the more realistic TFTC episodes like Beauty Rest and Three's a Crowd. I still got to wonder where the EC writers got the idea for an autopsy pageant and if it was something that occurred as far back as the 1950s. Stomach-churning to think such a disgusting event perhaps has been going on for decades. Yes! I remember that documentary and I do remember them indicating that the crime and suspense comics were more disturbing than the horror comics for some reason. And I agree. I wonder where did the writers get the idea of an autopsy pageant all the way in the 1950s. As you said, it makes you wonder that if these types of events do occur in real life, has it been going on for a very, very long time judging by the story being written decades ago? I actually read the comic book story of Beauty Rest online and the subtlety of it makes it very disturbing. Yet at the same time, like it was shown in the show, Helen had it coming. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Aug 1, 2018 16:33:33 GMT -8
The crime-oriented comics tended to cover much more realistic, serious issues which is why they tended to be far more disturbing. Sad thing is the issues they covered are still topical today, which goes to show the more things change with the time the more they ultimately just stay the same.
The concept of an autopsy pageant doesn't seem far-fetched at all with the sick people who are out there and it seems even more likely to happen these days with the likes of the dark web. Even if Helen was a horrible person who arguably had it coming it doesn't make what happened to her any less sickening.
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Post by gljbradley on Aug 6, 2018 21:15:53 GMT -8
The crime-oriented comics tended to cover much more realistic, serious issues which is why they tended to be far more disturbing. Sad thing is the issues they covered are still topical today, which goes to show the more things change with the time the more they ultimately just stay the same. The concept of an autopsy pageant doesn't seem far-fetched at all with the sick people who are out there and it seems even more likely to happen these days with the likes of the dark web. Even if Helen was a horrible person who arguably had it coming it doesn't make what happened to her any less sickening. Absolutely. And that's one of the main reasons why the just about all of the EC Comics of the 50s and the TFTC show itself still holds up. Yeah, you're right about that. That's why I called this situation a double-edged sword for me because, on one hand, Helen was such an evil, murderous bitch who deserved her awful fate. But on the other hand, what had ultimately happened to her was truly sickening and disturbing. |
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