I was talking about Lake Mungo with a friend of mine on Facebook, and she mentioned how sad that movie is. Like, soul-crushingly sad. We’re basically watching a documentary about a close-knit family who tragically lost a family member, and we see them deal with the loss in their own way. It’s a heartbreaking character […]
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I saw this movie for the first time last night. My experience with the Afterdark Horrorfest series (AKA 8 Films to Die For) has been a mixed one. I’ve only seen a handful of them, but most of them could simply be described as mediocre. Some were slightly better or slightly worse, but they all […]
Description from Netflix: While cataloging old footage, a film archivist finds a reel showing his family’s home – once the scene of some gory slayings. As he digs into the details of the killings, his wife is murdered, making him suspect an evil force inhabits his house. My thoughts: I was lucky enough to get […]
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31 Days of Horror Day 9: Psycho
You know what’s scarier than monsters? The murderer next door. With Psycho‘s arrival in 1960 (Night of the Living Dead‘s in 1968), it was clear that the threats weren’t all coming from overseas: they were in our backyard all along. Sure, the stranger from Transylvania seemed menacing, but the nervous, down-on-his luck momma’s boy behind […]
Yesterday got a little dark, didn’t it? With me all talking about the stresses of work and the hacking of limbs and whatnot? Apologies. Apologies all around. To counter the darkness of yesterday, today we’re watching the 80s classic The Monster Squad. I still run into people in my everyday life who have never seen […]
Listen guys. It has been a rough couple of weeks at work. Things are changing around, and it’s just been really stressful. I’m sure it’ll clear up at some point, but who knows when. Some days all I can think of is this quote from Groundhog Day: “It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, […]
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31 Days of Horror Day 6: May
Yesterday’s pick was Pieces. Today we’ll roll with May: a movie that borrows a bit from Pieces. Pieces is about a man who hates women but loves puzzles (maybe?). May is about an outsider who wants to find someone like her. Or, at the very least, she wants a place to belong. Guys […]
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31 Days of Horror Day 5: Pieces
You guys love Pieces? If you don’t, I’m not sure if we can be friends anymore. It’s a nasty, brutal little movie with terrible acting and dialogue, and one of the worst tennis pros you could ever see. But its terribleness works in its favor. It’s stupid enough to make me laugh on a consistent […]
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31 Days of Horror Day 4: Horns
Short synopsis: Ig’s girlfriend Merrin is found murdered in the woods, and Ig is the prime suspect. He awakens one morning to find that he has sprouted horns, which give him some highly persuasive powers. He uses these powers to find out who killed Merrin. Notable actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham, David Morse, […]
It has been grey and dreary all day today. Enough of this comedy. Let’s get to the spooky stuff. This isn’t an out-and-out scary movie, but it has such an amazing atmosphere to it. There’s an overwhelming feeling of dread throughout the entire film, and there are some really creepy moments. On a day like […]