Friday the 13th Special-the history and 13 movies

LEGEND HAS IT: If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year. The Turks so disliked the number 13 that it was practically expunged from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck (Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names). There are 13 witches in a coven..... (from "Friday the 13th" by David Emery)

Funny that my building does not have 13th Fl either. Why we consider the number to be so unlucky to suck our every fortunes? Read the article by David Emery, About.com. Interesting, quarky historical sum of the widespread superstition in American.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th.htm

**13 horror movies I recommend

1. Omen (1976)

-the classic one is definitely better.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2750873881/

2. Rosemary's baby (1968, Roman Polanski)

-One of my absolute favorite..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPyEsObI1M

3. Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)

-Ultimate horror classic, time to re-watch and never get tired of it.

4. Young frankenstein (1974)

-doesn't mean that you will have to watch only the serious horror movies, How about some 'comic' classic horror?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPTriLG5cU

5. Ringu (aka, ring, 1998, pls see the original Japanese

e version which is the best out of all remakes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Z-MOqAvtY

6. Hypnosis (aka, the hypnotist, 1999, Japanese)

-Trust me, this movie seems slow and abstract at the beginning, but it will get you some point. worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-vot_tqCH4

7. Audition (1999, Japanese)

Creepy! (when the girl makes the sound 'kiri, kiri, kiri.....')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhsrsWcEspc&feature=fvw

8. Thirst (2009, Korean by Park, Chan Wook, the one who directed old boy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODoagpV68gA&feature=related

9. Slither (2006)

Comic sense meets horror. Hilariously entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-y6B7UpQM

10. Shaun of the Dead (2004, British)

Another humor Horror. I love the British actor, Simon Pegg!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k

11. What lies beneath (2000)

I just love this movie and Michelle Pfeiffer makes it the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4Fw2QElA4

12. The others (2001)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu494-Dr5po

13. Friday the 13th (1980)

How can I miss this classic 'Friday the 13th' must?

Time to re-watch!