TTT - Father's Day Freebie!

This top 10 weekly meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and can be found HERE.  Each week they focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading. 

This week is a Father's Day freebie.  Now I can be a smart-alec and say that parents rarely show up in YA books, and often aren't needed in adult books, so that's why I'm not tackling my favorite books dads, etc.  I lost my Dad almost 4 years ago and he is where I got my love for all things horror.  So this week I'm sharing 5 of my dad's favorite movies and 5 movies or shows I've seen and said to myself "Dad would have loved this."

FAVORITES

The first time I saw this movie was a local drive-in with my mom and dad.  Dad loved it (so did i) but Mom hated it.  You will see a theme here.

I never actually watched this with my dad, but he always told me a funny story and I know how much he liked this one.  When Mom was pregnant with me, Dad took her to see "Rosemary's Baby."  She thought it was going to be a romantic movie and didn't forgive him for weeks.  Dad and I always joked that I started loving horror from the womb.

Dad loved all of the "Planet of the Apes" films, new and old.  I remember watching the originals with him and then the remake in 2001. 

Dad and I always loved this and it's probably one of the reasons I STILL love horror movies and books set in cold winter settings.

Dad and Mr. Barb actually went to the theater and saw this together.  I don't do snakes (especially on the big screen) and Mom wouldn't go to this anyway, so we saw something else.  I remember Dad joking that someone in the theater thought he and my husband were a couple and he was attempted to put his arm around him during the entire movie.  Plus,  it was the first real time he and Mr. Barb were ever together alone and he wanted to prank him.

DAD WOULD LOVE THESE!

Dad was pretty sick by the time "The Walking Dead" was released but I KNOW he would have loved this. In fact, at least once a season, Mr. Barb and I mention it.

Likewise, my father would have totally been swept up in this one as well.

This franchise is consistently one of the best out there in my opinion and I would love to be able to marathon them and share them with my Dad.

Although not a well-known horror film, this one sort of game me "The Thing" vibes so I know Dad would have loved this one as well.

Mr. Barb and I thought this one was awesome too and I'm sure Dad would agree.  Another chilly horror-fest!

I'm glad I was able to honor my father in some way on the blog.  As Father's Day approaches, know that you are always on our mind Daddy, on this day and every other (yep, I'm a daddy's girl!)