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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 1, 2019 23:32:48 GMT -8
TFTC with both the episodes and comics had their share of much darker fare. Many of the crime-oriented stories (which were taken from Shock SuspenStories) especially tended to be quite grim in nature and tone.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 2, 2019 0:13:33 GMT -8
TFTC with both the episodes and comics had their share of much darker fare. Many of the crime-oriented stories (which were taken from Shock SuspenStories) especially tended to be quite grim in nature and tone. Exactly. I've read some of those stories online and I felt a sense of dread and seriousness from them. I think the TFTC episodes like Threes A Crowd, Easel Kill You, and The Bribe are these types of serious EC stories. And I think that Nocturnal Animals is no different. It's a psychological thriller and drama. I think the aforementioned episodes fit within the same category. What do you think? |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 2, 2019 11:19:00 GMT -8
I definitely agree. I recall in the From Comic Books To Television documentary they even mentioned that such stories were often more shocking than the usual Horror fare since they were more realistic and tended to deal with realistic and serious subjects.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 2, 2019 11:48:37 GMT -8
I definitely agree. I recall in the From Comic Books To Television documentary they even mentioned that such stories were often more shocking than the usual Horror fare since they were more realistic and tended to deal with realistic and serious subjects. Absolutely. They even kind of went into a little more detail with that in the documentary. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 2, 2019 16:09:12 GMT -8
I remember. Thing that's both sad and scary is how relevant and topic many of the issues tackled in those old comics still are today, which goes to show how reality is always so much scarier than fiction.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 2, 2019 19:30:35 GMT -8
I remember. Thing that's both sad and scary is how relevant and topic many of the issues tackled in those old comics still are today, which goes to show how reality is always so much scarier than fiction. Absolutely. A lot of horrifying and tragic things continue to happen nowadays and it makes these decades old stories ever more relevant. Reality is DEFINITELY much scarier than fiction. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 2, 2019 20:05:55 GMT -8
It makes the terrible backlash the EC comics got back in the day all the more ridiculous with the real-life horrors at the time that are sadly still ongoing.
It reminds me again of Tales From The Hood. It tackles so many tough and scary real-life issues that are so much more frightening than the fictional Horrors.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 5, 2019 22:47:52 GMT -8
It makes the terrible backlash the EC comics got back in the day all the more ridiculous with the real-life horrors at the time that are sadly still ongoing. It reminds me again of Tales From The Hood. It tackles so many tough and scary real-life issues that are so much more frightening than the fictional Horrors. EXACTLY! In the 50s, they used comics as a scapegoat to the real reasons as to why there were juvenile delinquents and that's due to the way those children were raised in their homes. SMH. And Tales From The Hood is still a powerful film because a lot of the topics they covered in the film are still relevant to this day. Things like racism, gang violence, and child abuse are still serious issues. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 6, 2019 15:26:06 GMT -8
Blaming the comics for juvenile deliquency is still ridiculous all this time later. I always got a kick out of the disclaimer during the end credits of Creepshow 2 that poked fun at that.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 6, 2019 23:18:24 GMT -8
Blaming the comics for juvenile delinquency is still ridiculous all this time later. I always got a kick out of the disclaimer during the end credits of Creepshow 2 that poked fun at that. It's worse than ridiculous. It's irresponsible on these people's part. They didn't want to take responsibility for their own actions and bad decisions in the way they raised their children which caused their children to become wayward. |
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 7, 2019 0:25:21 GMT -8
I found yet another film that may be a great fit for TFTC. And yes, it's one of the more obscure films. The film is called Dead Heat. I found out about this film through the YouTube channel, GoodBadFlicks, and the analysis of the film is very interesting and pretty cool. It's about a pair of cops who stop a bunch of bank robbers who turned out to be zombies and from there, they get swept up in a sinister and bizarre plot involving bringing back people from the dead for whatever reason. It stars Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo.
Now, we know that Treat Williams had already starred in a TFTC episode. But this film of his almost makes it seems like another TFTC episode he's starred in, only it's extended. What do y'all think?
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 7, 2019 11:09:26 GMT -8
I've been meaning to check out Dead Heat since hearing about it. It definitely has a very EC/TFTC-esque premise.
It also has some other TFTC actors in it looking over the cast, including Robert Picardo and the late, great Dick Miller.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 9, 2019 2:10:54 GMT -8
I've been meaning to check out Dead Heat since hearing about it. It definitely has a very EC/TFTC-esque premise. It also has some other TFTC actors in it looking over the cast, including Robert Picardo and the late, great Dick Miller. Totally. I guess we both have to check it out. From what I've seen and heard from GoodBadFlicks, it sounds like a pretty interesting and fun film. Plus, it also has some of the comedy that's in some TFTC episodes.
Wow. I forgot that those actors were in the film as well. Awesome!
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jun 9, 2019 10:49:20 GMT -8
Watching Tobe Hooper's remake of Invaders From Mars the other day, it's very EC-like with the use of bright colors and the overall premise, and the surprisingly dark ending is something right out of the comics, too. I bet Hooper was probably a fan of the EC Horror comics as a kid and probably heavily influenced by them, as were so many other filmmakers of his generation.
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Post by gljbradley on Jun 13, 2019 6:03:51 GMT -8
Watching Tobe Hooper's remake of Invaders From Mars the other day, it's very EC-like with the use of bright colors and the overall premise, and the surprisingly dark ending is something right out of the comics, too. I bet Hooper was probably a fan of the EC Horror comics as a kid and probably heavily influenced by them, as were so many other filmmakers of his generation. Wow. |
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