Happy National Donut Day from the Davis Graveyard
Harold the Gravedigger squinted through the pre-dawn mist. A low, guttural groan echoed through the Davis Graveyard, sending a shiver down his spine. Not the usual mournful sighs of the restless dead, no. This was a sound more…sugary. More…sprinkled. Harold gripped his shovel tighter. The rumors had begun a week ago – whispers of a giant, sentient donut rolling through the cemetery at night, leaving a trail of sticky frosting and disembodied sprinkles in its wake. Tonight, he'd finally catch the culprit red-handed (or, should he say, red-glazed?). As the groan grew louder, a monstrous shape lumbered out of the fog. It was a donut, alright, but colossal. Its glazed surface shimmered under the moonlight, studded with malevolent chocolate chips and a single, menacing gumball eye. A chorus of disembodied moans rose from the disturbed graves as the donut flattened several headstones with an indifferent squish. Harold, adrenaline coursing through him, charged. "Hey, sprinkle-brained...
Remakes and re-imaging's used to bug me...a lot. But over time I realized as long as the first version I like is not burned or destroyed never to be seen again, I have a choice.
ReplyDeleteHeck, don't forget several beloved horror "classics" were remakes like The Thing.
So who knows? Fright Night could be a fun surprise, probably not, but maybe.
Hmmm... I think I'll stick with
ReplyDeleteDr. Who.
I really love the original Fright Night, and frankly, it just won't be the same with Roddy.
I like Dave Lowe's take on "having a choice". I wouldn't sit the through the original "The Thing" as a teen, but LOVED the one with sexy Mr. Pliskin and the exploding Shepard! Whatever it takes to keep perpetuating the genre.
New blood is always necessary.
Yeah, he's a cute guy.
ReplyDeletei think not... watch the trailer it's the whole movie done again... just modernized.... fail!
ReplyDeleteHe is everywhere here. Oh how I long for a week without David Tennant! There is just too much of him.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, that looks like a bad movie.
brace yourself...it will suck.
ReplyDeleteas bloggers of the horror community we should take it upon ourselves to write and film our own original horror movie. i bet it would kick ass! robert rodriguez did it...
The sound of the suckage may be great. Kind of like 1000 Dysons all hooked together and running at top speed...
ReplyDeleteHe looks so different with dark hair!
ReplyDeleteY'know, I'm not oppossed to the concept of remakes. They can (rarely) be good! The Thing and Cape Fear are both remakes that are, at the very least, as good as the originals. Unfortunately, THIS remake does not seem like it will be even remotely decent. I love the original, but I was willing to give the remake a chance. The trailers, so far, don't bode well. It seems more like a cheap knock-off, that is utterly missing all of the elements that made the original such a fun flick.
ReplyDeleteOn the plus side, this will probably get the studio to release the first film on Blu Ray as a way of making a quick buck. If I get the HD treatment of the classic film, I'll be happy.
but ... eyeliner!!
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