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open70s or 80s Horror Movie Film
I only remember one scene but I've been trying to find this movie for ages. The Scene is: a young couple check into a hotel, the manager is creepy, they find a hidden slide in their room and their door starts opening on its own, so they go down the slide. There's a split in the slide so the woman ends up outside the hotel screaming for her husband, and the guy lands in this big pile of bones, sees a hole in the wall, and watches the manager remove parts of his face starting with his nose. I saw it when I was little but it stuck with me and I'm pretty sure it was 70s or 80s horror. Anyone know it? Thanks.
openObscure Seinen? Anime
Had a dream where there was a massive crossover fic I allegedly wrote at 14 but it included stuff like Mass Effect...however, this was among the works featured so here's what I can remember about it:
Had to be when I was 12-14 (so 2007 earlier), royal intrigue/political drama with a dash of historical fantasy, followed the prince of the kingdom as he's used as a pawn by everyone around him. Evil tyrannical king with guards to match. Everyone had long black hair. It also had a sort of classic elaborate seinen style from around the late 90s/early 2000s with shoujo influences. Help?
edit: before I see it suggested, it's NOT parasyte, a lot of people I P Med have been saying such. idk why. it has zero to do with the description I gave.
Edited by valbinoooopenNo Title Live Action TV
I cant remember the name or when it's from but the show is American(I think). Its about a group of poeple who go around with fake identity and get people to fall in love with them then steal all over there money and belongings than move on to the next target. In ep1 of senson1 a man(possible called mark) comes home to fine his "wife" missing along with all valuables and then finds a video explaining what she did and he vows to hunt her down.
openSong at the end of Us Music
What's the song that's playing in the very final scene in Us?
Edited by MichaelKatsuroopenzombie comedy movie? Film
A zombie movie that I feel like was also a comedy. It had a decipherable plot that revolved around an infected city being cordoned off. It was interspersed with humourous news report sketch moments which discussed the progression of the disease. I think it is on Netflix (at least, in the UK).
openMonster disguised as human
I think it was about 6 to 10 years ago when I watched part of a film or series on TV. It was live action.
A group of people goes into a building. One of the people is wearing a hat and coat so you can't really see him. This guy then slowly walks into another direction than the rest of the group. Someone notices him and says something along the lines of: "Excuse me, mister, you're not allowed to go there." The guy then turns around and is revealed to not be human. His arm is or becomes some swordlike weapon.
Does anyone know where this is from?
Edited by I_love_dragonsresolved movie or live-action show
An Indian(?) family is preparing for their daughter's wedding, an older female relative gifts her with a dress, and the daughter thanks her, but the relative asks her what's wrong. The daughter says nothing's wrong, but the relative says she doesn't seem to really be into it. The daughter admits that she's never really been one for dresses. So then the relative gets her a suit. The daughter is brought to tears, and the relative goes, "Now there's the reaction I was looking for."
openA whole series Print Comic
There was this DC series from the 80s where each issue featured the origin of a different hero. The last issue had a cover where all the heroes were seen taking words down off the page, like they were shutting down the comic themselves.
openold we tv show
It was an old reality tv show kinda similar to sex in the city but with african american woman one was a model she got diagnosed with cancer on the show one was a professional blogger who was i believe planning her wedding i forgot what the other ladies did i also believe it was based in newyork.
openShort story about a poltergeist trapped in a PC. Literature
I remember reading a short story in highschool where a ghost someone trapped himself inside a computer game some kids were making.
The game was about flying into a black hole. The ghost mainly liked to Troll people prior to being stuck in the game.
openTv show about goblins
Im looking for the name of a tv show about some goblins living under the ground and sometimes late in the night they sneak into people houses and do any kind of mischiefs.. and as far i as i remember they looked like Shrek a little bit.. they also left dirty footstpes behind them. I know my description is not really good but i hope someone will get it :D Thanks!
openThat animated series Western Animation
I remember watching a show set in the beach with animal lifesavers. I think the main character( a guy ) was red or something and very cocky. It aired in Europe.
openB&W comic in a Martial Arts magazine Print Comic
So this is going way back to very late 80's early 90's. There was a black & white comic serial wedged into some Martial Arts magazine. The story had a bit of "The Crow" vibe to it. Protagonist's girlfriend is murdered and he gets the electric chair after killing the gang that killed her. He is brought back to life to work for some organization or something and is given a black sword or weapon that can transform into armor or something like that. Along the way he finds a sentient horse named Galahad (I think). The banter between the horse and hero was pretty funny. Any ideas?
openHorror anime, guy unknowingly eats brains Anime
So, I've seen this anime over 15 years ago, and it is still in my mind. I don't remember much, so I don't want to get my hopes up. I think it was series of horror animes / cartoons. I don't remember any details, set or setting, I remember a part- a guy was really hungry, decided to brake into a shop (?) of some kind. It was really dark, he couldn't really see what he was doing, but he found a fridge (?) and started eating. Next think you know, it's light now and guy realises he's eating brains or other humanly parts, not sure. I don't know if it was a series, or just part of animated movie, I just have that one scene in my mind. Any help to rediscover that piece would be really appreciated.
openStrange Live Action TV
I'm sure this is an 80s (90s) TV program for kids. A young boy lives in a village where there are strange things going on in the neighborhood. from memory, he has a cupboard that he keeps an item from the episode. so some glasses, a shoe, eyeballs etc...
The idea of the program as I remember was (this is made up from my head!) he would have a werewolf in the school and there would be some special whistle to trap or banish it.
I think the intro was him on a bike riding down the road past US gardens where all the fronts are the same (gardens) all the dads of the street are cutting the grass at the same time in the same way.
It was like goosebumps and round the twist.
openWebsite analyzing X-Files fanon? Web Original
It was this website that I thought was called Infrequently Asked Questions but I've googled that name heaps of times and not found anything relevant. It was taking a bunch of things that come up in Fan Works related to The X-Files and seeing if they gelled with Canon. Examples of text:
Q: Mulder home-nurses Scully when she's unwell?': A: Unlikely. Scully usually nurses herself unless it's serious enough to warrant a hospital visit.'' Q: Mulder phones Scully in the middle of the night? A: This is not likely to be a regular occurrence. When Muldre phoned Scully at nighttime in one episode, she seemed surprised that he was calling. Q: Mulder is a terrible shot?: ''A: Actually, Mulder is a great shot. He sleeps with his gun under his pillow, but then again, he wouldn't be Muldre if he didn't do that.\
openOld Cartoon Special about Cats Teaching kids Lessons Western Animation
Okay, so when I was a kid there was this VHS my grandma always rented me from the local library. It was this animated feature, not a TV show but like, a movie. Basically there was this kid and his younger sister, getting bullied by some stereotypical bully guy. Then there was this talking cat character who challenged them to collect these ten records, and gave the main kid's sister a bag to put them in, and she was just supposed to hold onto them instead of trying to get them.
From then on out the kids basically went through these different places learning lessons about friendship from different cat characters, I think they had number themes? In the end the main kid and the bully both found five records each, and they ended up being friends. I remember there was a swan boat at one point?
I used to watch this movie all the time as a kid but I can't for the life of me remember the name of it. From what I remember, the animation looked like it came out of the 80s or 90s. I know I definitely watched it for the first time around 2004.
openGiant magic supermarket thing where they have to obtain a certain item Western Animation
this has been driving me insane and I just cannot figure it out at all, I need help finding this:
So I don't remember any pinpoint specific details of this cartoon I cannot find; but here's what I do remember • One episode of a larger series • Set in a large, almost endless, magic supermarket with odd, zany goods • characters need to obtain a very rare item for a specific purpose • some how it ends up the characters are set with a bunch of trials • the characters must progress through a series of supermarket themed riddles/monsters to achieve their goal that's all I remember please for the love of god help
The main character had brown hair. He liked to read comics and went to a Christian school. The nuns didn't like kids reading comics.