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But really, I'd rather face off against a zombie than an incorporeal rage bomb, so poltergeists get the nod. #horror
10/27/09
There's only one midget psychic lady. #horror
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There's only one midget psychic lady. #horror
10/27/09
That's like scaring a crackhead off of crack.
So hats off to the poltergeist....
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And before anyone else says it, that's a good thing. #horror
10/27/09
Then I read your question: "which one would be more annoying, terrifying or outright deadly to your average horror movie victim?" Well, I have to give the zombies the nod, since you can just leave the haunted house, but zombies will follow your ass to eternity. #horror
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10/27/09
Damnit, trying this again: This guy is the scariest thing I've ever seen. period. #horror
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Any entity that can animate a tree and make it eat you, or turn a tequila worm into a mind-controlling device is pretty hard-core.
It could even lead a buttload of zombies into a buliding or structure, and then implode that structure into Netherworld. #horror
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Technically, this is a poltergeist movie (it's often called a zombie movie, but really, where are the fricking zombies? Deadites don't count) #horror
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In a one v one, Poltergeists win eventually: both are mindless, undisciplined rage machines, but inevitably the Polt is gonna throw something that will carve a hole through the zombie's head. What can the zombie do? Bit the air?
In a comparison of their potential for devastation: Polts can sometimes specifically direct their anger at humans, they can be vindictive, and they can manipulate people if they're sophisticated enough. Zombies have no potential for any of this. They thrive only in very large numbers...but think about it - imagine that same amount of Poltergeists coming at you. When just one is capable of creating a deadly whirlwind of kitchen tools. Yeah. Exactly. #horror