“By the late 1990s and early aughts, horror movies still had an aura of schlock about them — a cash-grab cynicism, an obsession with exploitative tropes and cheap thrills. But they were mainstream schlock, with no connection whatsoever to the adult industry.”— Mark Hay, melmagazine.com
“The best way for me to see if a date passes muster is to watch a fucked up horror film that I really enjoy with them. I currently have been doing this with a friend but these movies could easily translate to date mode.”— Dani Janae, autostraddle.com
“A classic slasher movie about a man who succumbs to a haunted hotel’s proclivity to send guests on murderous rampages.”— Alison Hinman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Knowing what’s going to happen can be very scary. It‘s not about whether or not there’s going to be a ghost in the bathroom mirror when the dad stops rubbing his eyes and looks up. It’s that this terrible thing is going to happen no matter what you do.”— Tom Philip, gq.com
“I don’t like watching horror movies. I scare easy and feel anxious enough in my daily life that the idea of feeling anxious during recreational activities does not appeal. That said, I do like to read (or be told) plot summaries of horror movies so I can just know what happened and move on with my l…”— Katie McDonough, themuse.jezebel.com
“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.”— Anthony Hopkins, amazon.com
“You start to play it and it’s like somebody’s nightmare. And then this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you… through the screen. Then when it’s over, your phone rings, someone knows you watched the tape… and what they say is, ‘You will die in seven days.”— Rachael Bella, amazon.com
“I visited your home this morning after you’d left. I tried to play husband. I tried to taste the life of a simple man. It didn’t work out, so I took a souvenir… her pretty head.”— Kevin Spacey, amazon.com
“I want you to make a choice. There’s a slow-acting poison coursing through your system, which only I have the antidote for. Will you murder a mother and her child to save yourself? Listen carefully, if you will. There are rules. Let the game begin.”— Tobin Bell, amazon.com
“I met this 6-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and simply…evil.”— Donald Pleasance, amazon.com
“You still don’t understand what you’re dealing with, do you? A perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility… I can’t lie to you about your chances, but…you have my sympathies”— Ian Holm, amazon.com
“No, you haven’t been having any progress, and you’re not in control. It is in control, and if you think you’re in control, then you’re being an idiot! Not a single thing you’ve done has helped, and I’m sorry, I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but the camera hasn’t helped and the stupid footprints h…”— Katie Featherston, amazon.com
“Getting older is pretty much just paying bills and finally understanding why killers in horror flicks target teenagers.”— Kendra Alve, twitter.com