Gleiberman's response does not explain much. I mean when I read:

I tried to assemble this list so that horror meant more than mere sensation — so that it also meant things that could give your heart and your brain the shivers.

I do not go, "Ah, that explains picking Darkman and Shaun of the Dead."

I'm not even getting into bewildering switches in tone.

...No, wait; I am. Because there's

I knew that just by being honest [...] I would inevitably inspire catcalls of outrage, righteous denunciations, and cries for my critical head.

and

Apart from comedy, nothing in movies is quite as subjective as what scares — or bores — us to death.

And a few paragraphs later there's

now we get to the good stuff — the movies you thought should have been on there. In almost every case, my honest response comes down to one word: Really?

and

for the debate about the relative quality of these two movies to have inspired this much hate...well, sorry, folks, but that’s a little scary.

So he knew it would outrage people, but he's surprised that he outraged people. And it's all extremely subjective, but other people's opinions are ridiculous. Dude, pick a point of view and stick with it.

Right now I'm watching We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen and it's pretty awesome.

!!! (because no like button here)

In the world of synchronicity, I've been listening to fIREHOSE all afternoon. Mike Watt = shortlist for World's Most Awesome Human Being.

Audition is the Japanese one about the TV exec wanting to remarry? If so, I thought it was maybe more horrifying for men. I was unable to relate to the victims.

But I am like that about the Stupid Factor in horror movies. Blair Witch was just annoying because I could see cars going by in the background.

The TV exec was no hero. It was a weird film that took a left turn somewhere in the middle, but the beginning half was pretty...well, you're right, I didn't relate to the protagonist at all--I thought he was pretty horrible too, but that added rather than subtracted for me.

Has anyone heard anything about this?

I hope it works this time! A friend sent me this link.

I think it played at the film festival here last fall. I heard good things.

I haven't seen Audition though. While I may be pretty hardcore about scary movies, I know my limits and something tells me a movie that freaked Rob Zombie out is going to be beyond them.

Yeah, I haven't seen it. I've seen clips, but not the entire movie.

Blair Witch terrified me. There were parts of that movie that come straight out of a recurring nightmare I have had for decades. I have never watched it again, and I don't feel the need to.

I haven't seen The Ring/Ringu. Enough people I know who have seen it have assured me that I should never, ever watch it, because it would freak me out too much, and that I wouldn't sleep for a very long time. When friends tell me that, I listen to them.

Mike Watt = shortlist for World's Most Awesome Human Being.

Really? He's on a mailing list I'm on. I mean, I know who he is, but I'm more of a Grant in Husker Du guy.

The Ring

For the most part it was just creepy, but the bits at the end made me jump ten feet out of my seat.

I looks like fun. Jack White makes everything subversive!

I got interrupted in the middle of writing this post. It's about It Might Get Loud.