VID: The Song is Over (Horror movies)

[jetpack_monkey]

Vid Title: The Song is Over
Length: 6:15
Song: The Who - The Song is Over
Source: Horror movies (all of them)
Warnings: Blood, gore, some potentially triggery stuff for sexualized violence.

Summary: A remembrance of things that go bump in the night.

Password: unheimlich

Download: 68MB MP4 file (right/ctrl-click, "Save link as...")

Notes: Yes, I posted this last week, but now I wanted to make a proper vid post. This vid marks the end of the thirteen year run of Classic-Horror.com, the site that I ran since I was 16 years. As such, it is occasionally mournful and occasionally celebratory. It is, of all my vids, the most reflective of me. It combines clips from over 200 different horror movies, some popular, some incredibly obscure (and all of which have been reviewed on Classic-Horror.com).

It's been three years in the making, so there are a lot of people to thank for their help and notes and encouragement -- folks like midnightfae, echan, bradcpu, lizbetann, and diannelamerc. I'm sure I'm forgetting somebody.

Is it kind of a hodgepodge? Yes. I have a much better vid about horror and its history in me and I may make that someday. But this is the vid it needed to be for the time I made it. I hope you enjoy it.

Comments

[paxpinnae]

This was wonderful. I kept recognizing bits and squealing in delight - seeing Luna from "Mark of the Vampire" made me lose my shit so thoroughly that I scared my cat. The timing was impeccable, and whether you meant it to be funny or not, I found Vincent Price's five billion appearances hilarious. The ending shot from Dr. Caligari was just the icing on the cake (or the blood on the knife, as it were). Thank you for reminding me of so many movies that have made me happy over the years.

[leanwellback]

Ahhh, this is wonderful, I love it! So many great films and your love for the genre is just so clear throughout, it's so awesome to see. And excellent song choice, too! Lovely homage to the site.

[jetpack_monkey]

Haha, I didn't even realize how much Vincent was in that vid. I'm a big fan of the Corman Poe cycle, so that probably accounts for a lot of it. Even made a vid about those movies a couple years ago.

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you! It was a crazy amount of clipping (and thankfully, I did most of it years ago).

to the free

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

I had no idea that a horror vid could be so uplifting and inspiring. It's such a strange and beautiful gem. The way you pulled out intersections and diversion across so many source is deft and an original breath of fresh air for me. Thanks for making me figuratively shit my pants at 3:25.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Aw, that was fantastic!! (I've been kinda sporadic about LJ lately, so I missed your earlier post.) I'm curious about how many movies do you think you used? Everytime I recognized one I'd seen, my brain went "yay!" Also, I 2nd kiki_miserychic's comment that you made horror uplifting & inspiring. :D

And congratulations on 13 years! That is truly amazing. You should be very proud of that accomplishment.

Re: to the free

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Thanks for making me figuratively shit my pants at 3:25.

Ditto!

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Roughly 220 movies, I want to say, ranging from 1910 to 2009. So just shy of 100 years worth of stuff.

I'm glad you liked it!

Re: to the free

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That vid is kind of what my brain looked like for thirteen years. Probably still does, but with more Doctor Who and fewer slasher movies.

Also, I am very pleased to hear about the figurative defecation! I did build that moment to be a little shocktastic, so I am glad it worked.

[fan-eunice.livejournal.com]

Phooey, I can't get YouTube to load at the moment but I'll try again later.

[decadentdream.livejournal.com]

Bravo! Gigantic effort - I can see why it took 3 years to craft that masterpiece! My little horror heart was squeeing with glee.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I have a download version exporting right now and I'll upload it to my server when I get home.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you liked it! Horror is totally awesome!

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

http://monkeyswithjetpacks.com/song-is-over-dl.mov -- Right/ctrl-click and "Save link as" or what have you.

It's about 75MB. Sorry about that.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Can I just say that your reaction to this vid at Vividcon just melted my heart? I love you lots.