Infinite Space- Infinite Terror

Torture, gore and death are the three elements that are required in order to produce a high-quality bloodcurdling scary movie. My whole life I have enjoyed watching horror movies, although I will admit that I am terrified of zombies!!!! My name is Jackie and I am a student at the University of St. Francis. In my blogs I will give my opinion as well as little known facts on various scary movies, both new and old.

Although this movie is more science fiction, I can honestly say that I truly enjoyed watching it. The movie I am referring to would be none other than "Event Horizon" (1997), directed by Paul Anderson. The focus of this movie has to do with the infinite vastness of space and what could go wrong when mankind decides to tamper with what they do not yet understand.

It is the year 2047 and a signal had been received from the starship Event Horizon. The eerie thing is that the ship disappeared without a trace seven years earlier beyond Neptune, making it the worst space disaster on record. The rescue ship Lewis and Clark is dispatched to investigate and bring back any survivors. The ship's crew is commanded by Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne). Also upon the ship is the designer of the Event Horizon, Dr. William Weir (Sam Neill).

When the crew reaches their destination, they are informed that the ship was created to test a secret, experimental gravity drive. The drive creates an artificial black hole which when traveled through can significantly reduce journey time. When the original crew was set to try and use it to travel to Proxima Centauri, something went wrong.....very wrong. The last transmission they sent out is replayed to the crew. One crew member, D.J. (Jason Isaacs), identifies one message being spoken in Latin that said "save me".

Attempts are made to locate any survivors using sensor reading, but they are inconclusive and the crew has no choice but to board the ship and search for people room by room and deck by deck. The Medical Tech Peters (Kathleen Quinlan) discovers a frozen human corpse floating on the bridge with both eyes gouged out. Engineer Justin (Jack Noseworthy) enters the ship's core and has an experience that forces Rescue Tech Cooper(Richard T. Jones) to save him, although in the end Justin is left in a catatonic state. As all this is going on, the core emits a large shock wave that is so strong it damages the Lewis and Clark. They are all forced upon the Event Horizon, which only has 20 hours of oxygen.

Soon after boarding the ship, the crew begins to experience hallucinations of their own personal fears and regrets. Their fears are only worsened when a video log is recovered to show horrible sights, including one of the original captain, as well as his intended message, being"save yourself from Hell". It is discovered that the ship's drive opened a gateway to an unknown universe and dimension.

One by one the ship tries to kill all the crew, with the help of it's creator Dr. Weir. He himself goes mad, gouging out his own eyes. The ship not only traveled to Hell, but also seemed to be alive. A battle to live begins, and in the end only three make it out alive: Cooper, Justin and Lt. Starck (Joely Richardson).

Honestly I really got into this movie not only because it is good, but for some reason it seems to scare my mother so bad that she refuses to watch it! I loved how the director put in gore and death scenes without making them look trashy. The space idea is one that can be kind of old, but if you have a good enough twist on it, true fans will enjoy it.

"For God's Sake, Get Out!"

Torture, gore and death are the three elements that are required in order to produce a hgh-quality bloodcurdling scary movie. My whole life I have enjoyed watching horror movies, although I will admit that I am terrified of zombies!!!! My name is Jackie and I am a student at the University of St. Francis. In my blogs I will give my opinion as well as little kown facts on various scary movies, both new and old.

Scary movies are good for entertainment, but it is more intriguing when it is based on a true story. The greatest example would be none other than Stuart Rosenberg's "The Amityville Horror" (1979). The one element this movie has that makes it appealing is that fact that the evil is just a presence and has no real face or body, but has great power.


It all begins when a family relocates to the quiet town of Amityville, Long Island. The family consists of Gerorge (James Brolin) and Kathy (Margot Kidder) Lutz as well as Kathy's children Amy (Natasha Ryan) and Matthew (Meeno Peluce). The house is beautiful and everything they ever wanted; only problem was the house had a very bloody dark past. One year earlier a deranged father, that looked somewhat similar to George, killed his wife, four kids and then himself.

While in the house the family experiences strange voices, swarms of insects, doors opening and closing as well as various other supernatural experiences. One example would bethe horrible illness the house afflicted upon Father Frank Delaney (Rod Steiger) when he came in an attempt to bless the house.

Also going on was Amy finding in imaginary friend named Jody. As time passed, she seemed to become obsessed with her new friend, or it could also be said that her new friends influence was great. One night when Kathy entered her daughter's room she was told she had scared Joy out of the window. When she peered out, she caught a glimpse of a pair of glowing red eyes.

George's character was greatly inflfuenced by the houses power, changing his caracter and attitude. He became bitter and vengeful, experienceing nightmares about axe murdering Amy and Kathy, hateful thoughts and an illness that sharpened his bitterness as well as beginning his abusive language. His behavior got so bad that he actuallyhit his wife, causing a bloody nose.

The climax of the movie comes when the house begins to bleed and ooze black slime from the toliets. This couls have been due to the fact that the house is said to be built over a gateway to Hell. The family finally smartens up and leaves the house for good, barely escaping with their lives.

I really do believe that the less a movie shows the better. In this case the fact that the one definite creature was not shown makes you reallybelieve that the house was the cause of all this, rather than an actual person.

The 'man with the ax' concept is very reminiscent of actor Jack Nicholson's character Jack Torrance in "The Shining". Both characters act as crazed faced men determined to kill their family due to supernatual influences.

I do enjoy the movie, although it was way before my time. That just proves that it can be appreciated by other generations.