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more about #darkcity more comments → vulcanized: There was a line in Criminal Minds (shut up, I know) about how scary it is to be afraid of your own mind. It is so true. Anybody who has struggled w... more » Vulcan Has No Moon: Some of our collective horror of Alzheimer's also comes from the fact that Alzheimer's hit the national radar at the same time in the 80's AIDS hit th... more » rotwang: My mother died two years ago this Christmas, aged 85, after a long battle against vascular dementia. Over a number of years, she gradually turned from... more » Elizabeth Weinbloom: Flowers for Algernon. TERRIFYING and genre-defining. #horror more » Darklighter: Invincible Iron Man, anyone? #horror more » TheSuit: The number of Alzheimer's patients doubling in the next twenty years isn't as scary as one might think. Something that is also happening in the next 2... more » BEERxTaco: How could you not mention Memento? #horror more » ExtensionOfBob: I really hope you're trying to remember Neverending Story: II. I'm pretty sure the antagonist never says those exact words...but Sebastian does lose h... more » gd01skorpius: What about when Dave Bowman was shutting down HAL? That wasn't really horror, but it was very Alzheimers-like. #horror more » lyra31: Okay, I could be wrong because it's been years since I've seen it, but reading the words "I just took your memories of your mother" immediately made T... more » jamesryan: I'm surprised the obvious post-memory loss film, A WIND NAMED AMNESIA, wasn't mentioned. [Insert crass joke about forgetting here...] [en.wikipedia.... more » DrMathochist: I hope not. More than anything else, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia simply freak my shit out. I couldn't make it through five minutes of th... more » Davio: Fantastic article. My grandmother has dementia, and I cant think of a worse way to go than Alzheimers. Just horrible. #horror more » Jojitsu: I think a huge story missing here on the topic of Alzheimer's horror is "The End of the Whole Mess." It's a short story by Stephen King that is extrem... more » Greg On: @Charlie: I'm certain that scene was in a movie. The only one I can think of offhand is Push, but that doesn't seem quite right for some reason. #ho... more » -
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Are We Seeing The Rise Of Alzheimer's Horror?
It's the ultimate terror: The number of people with Alzheimer's and other age-related dementia will double in the next 20 years. And we're starting to see more horrific tales about forgetting, or people losing their personalities. Welcome to Alzheimer's horror. More » -
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Proyas: "Knowing Is The Polar Opposite Of National Treasure"
Nicolas Cage's apocalyptic movie Knowing brings a lot of surprises, says director Alex Proyas. He explained to us how he crafted a widescreen action-adventure, with a spooky family drama at its core. Spoilers below... More » -
