31 Days of Halloween Movies (2015) - Horror Fans Unite!!!!!!

[AKORIS]

[QUOTE=Monterey Jack;11396656]* First-time viewing

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10/15/15:

-The People Under The Stairs * (1991):



By the admittedly atrocious standards of every new-to-me Wes Craven movie I've watched this month, this comes across as a rousing success. That's not to mean it's especially good, merely competent, and at least it attempts some deeper socio-political subtext than you'd expect from such a grisly genre exercise. A bizarre mixture of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Home Alone, this is a film very dated to the era in which it was released, where the tribulations of African-Americans of limited means was used as grist for a spree of inner-city crime dramas and schlocky horror films. This one lacks the elegance and dread of something truly ambitious like Candyman, or the crackling, cat & mouse suspense of something like Trespass, but -- some awkward shifts in tone aside -- it is at least well-crafted, and has some memorably eccentric touches.

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and yet you give it 4 skulls?

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

and yet you give it 4 skulls?

Whoops, thanks for catching that...amended back to three skulls

[AKORIS]

no matter how many viewings... I'll never understand why people think this is a good film. James Brolin is terrible in the role, Rod Steiger is even worse with a horrendously overdone hammy performance. Helen Shaver tried to compete with these 2 titans of tripe screaming and overacting as well in an abysmal scene towards the end...

on top of that, nothing much happens in this flick. Aside from a creepy dream sequence and a disturbing opening... this is a pretty uneventful horror flick..

[hagios]

[Show spoiler]*First Time Viewing

9/16/15 - *Only Lovers Left Alive
9/18 - *From Hell
9/20 - *Mirrors
9/20 - *The Last House on the Left
9/22 - Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
9/22 - Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
9/22 - Fright Night
9/23 - *Twice-told Tales
9/25 - *The Witches
9/27 - The Bride
9/28 - *Ghostly Grins - King of the Zombies
9/29 - *Spooks Run Wild
9/29 - *Topper Returns
9/30 - *Frankenstein: The Complete Miniseries
9/30 - *The House of Seven Corpses
9/30 - *Fright Night 2: New Blood
10/1 - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
10/1 - An American Werewolf in London
10/2 - Dracula (1979)
10/2 - Christine
10/3 - The Devil's Advocate
10/3 - The Omen (1976)
10/4 - Pet Sematary
10/4 - The Amityville Horror
10/5 - *Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
10/5 - Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
10/6 - The Mummy (1959)
10/6 - *Taste the Blood of Dracula
10/7 - Count Dracula (BBC Mini-Series -1977)
10/7 - The Brides Of Dracula
10/8 - *Sleepy Hollow
10/9 - The Wolfman (2010)
10/9 - The Wolfman (1941)
10/10 - Halloween
10/10 - Child's Play
10/11 - Son of Frankenstein
10/11 - Ghost of Frankenstein
10/12 - House of Frankenstein
10/12 - House of Dracula
10/13 - Dracula's Daughter
10/13 - Son of Dracula
10/14 - *The Stalls of Barchester
10/14 - *A Warning to the Curious

10/15 - The Picture of Dorian Gray



Outstanding film that reveals the horrific effects of debauchery and evil.. This is the best adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, mind you it is one of those stylish, atmospherric, classy supernatural tales without the gore.
I sent my Soul through the Invisible, Some letter of that After-life to spell: And by and by my Soul return'd to me, And answer'd: "I Myself am Heaven and Hell."

10/15 - ANGEL On My Shoulder



Great cast with Paul Muni as Eddie Kagle a gangster who bases his life on what Omar Khayyam once said: "Live fully while you may and reckon not the cost.", Claude Rains is diabolical and Anne Baxter is the beautiful judge's fiance.

[Captain Flint]

Day 15:


The Devil's Rejects

1/2


31 Days of Horror:

[Show spoiler]10/1 - C.H.U.D.
10/2 - The Thing (1982)
10/3 - Jeepers Creepers
10/4 - Jeepers Creepers 2
10/5 - It Follows (first time viewing) 1/2
10/6 - Dark Was the Night (first time viewing)
10/7 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
10/8 - 30 Days of Night
10/9 - Dawn of the Dead (2004)
10/10 - 28 Days Later (first time viewing) 1/2
10/11 - The Blair Witch Project
10/12 - Planet Terror 1/2
10/13 - Death Proof
10/14 - House of 1000 Corpses 1/2

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

on top of that, nothing much happens in this flick. Aside from a creepy dream sequence and a disturbing opening... this is a pretty uneventful horror flick..

Even two skulls is generous for The Amityville Horror...I saw it for the first time when the remake was released a decade ago, and thought it sucked like an Electolux. Good Lalo Schifrin score and little else.

[nashcameronn]

2013 list

[Show spoiler]1.) 9/24/13 - Halloween (1978)
2.) 9/25/13 - Halloween II (1981)
3.) 9/27/13 - Halloween H20
4.) 9/28/13 - House of 1000 Corpses
5.) 9/29/13 - The Devil's Rejects
6.) 9/30/13 - Jeepers Creepers
7.) 10/1/13 - The Thing (1982)
8.) 10/2/13 - Joy Ride
9.) 10/8/13 - American Psycho
10.) 10/12/13 - From Dusk Till Dawn
11.) 10/16/13 - The Fog (1980)
12.) 10/21/13 - The Burning
13.) 10/22/13 - Curse of Chucky
14.) 10/23/13 - Halloween 4
15.) 10/23/13 - Halloween 5
16.) 10/25/13 - Halloween (2007)
17.) 10/26/13 - 1408
18.) 10/27/13 - Day of the Dead (1985)
19.) 10/28/13 - High Tension
20.) 10/29/13 - Manhunter
21.) 10/30/13 - Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers

2014 list

[Show spoiler]1.) 10/1 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
2.) 10/2 - Motel Hell
3.) 10/3 - Pumpkinhead
4.) 10/3 - The People Under the Stairs
5.) 10/4 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
6.) 10/4 - From Beyond
7.) 10/5 - Toy Story of Terror
8.) 10/5 - Videodrome
9.) 10/6 - The Orphanage
10.) 10/6 - The Funhouse
11.) 10/8 - American Horror Story: Freakshow ep. 1
12.) 10/8 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)
13.) 10/11 - Casper
14.) 10/11 - Dead Snow
15.) 10/12 - Cronos
16.) 10/14 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
17.) 10/15 - The Vanishing (1993)
18.) 10/15 - American Horror Story: Freakshow ep.2
19.) 10/17 - The Blob (1988)
20.) 10/19 - Wrong Turn
21.) 10/19 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch
22.) 10/20 - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
23.) 10/20 - Feast
24.) 10/21 - 28 Days Later
25.) 10/21 - Dawn of the Dead (2004)
26.) 10/22 - American Horror Story: Freakshow ep. 3
27.) 10/24 - Scream
28.) 10/25 - Scream 2
29.) 10/25 - Scream 3
30.) 10/26 - Scream 4
31.) 10/27 - Annabelle
32.) 10/27 - The Serpent and the Rainbow
33.) 10/28 - Alien
34.) 10/29 - Army of Darkness
35.) 10/29 - American Horror Story: Freakshow
36.) 10/31 - The Shining

Definitely not a horror movie, but oh well, I'll still add it to the list. Kinda wish we got to see more of the traps but maybe it's a good thing we didn't or else it would have felt more like a Saw movie. Also slightly reminded me of The Maze Runner. Both about groups of people stuck in dangerous places with no idea how they got there or who put them there. All in all, solid flick.

1.) 10/1 - Dressed to Kill
2.) 10/2 - Stir of Echoes
3.) 10/3 - The Hitcher (1986)
4.) 10/3 - The Hitcher (2007)
5.) 10/4 - When a Stranger Calls (1979)
6.) 10/7 - Candyman
7.) 10/8 - Christine
8.) 10/10 - What We Do in the Shadows
9.) 10/12 - The Omen (1976)
10.) 10/12 - Damien: Omen II
11.) 10/13 - Omen III: The Final Conflict
12.) 10/13 - The Omen (2006)
13.) 10/14 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
14.) 10/15 - Cube

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

* = first viewing

Theme for 1st - 6th: Intro to October (Anything)

October 1st:
*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) =

[Show spoiler]
Defiantly see why it's consider a masterpiece of horror, the violence is minimal and yet made me wince just because of how it's presented. You feel the same emotions that Sally feels because her actress really gives it her all with her fear, her desire to live, it's amazing. The family is probably the best hillbilly villains in horror cinema. If you haven't seen this classic yet, like I before, do yourself a favor and see it, it's fantastic.

October 2nd:
Tusk =

[Show spoiler]
Kevin Smith's second horror film (I'll be doing the first soon), and...(sigh) I'm really sad to give this just a 3, The acting is fantastic (besides one, I'll get to that in a little bit), the writing is amazing, there are some amazing monologues in this film that are truly enthralling and I love (or love to hate) most of the characters (there's that one I flat out don't like that I'll mention soon), it was also kind of brilliant, a parody of films like The Human Centipede, but done in such a tongue-in-cheek way that's still very creepy and disturbing, with the genius technique of implied violence (most of the surgery isn't shown), but it's also funny. Plus it has an ending the wouldn't be too out of place in something like Tales from the Crypt, although it's bit more dramatic then Crypt, which I liked, and it's with another great monologue from a surprise performance from Genesis Rodriguez. So, what brought this down to a 3...the second half. So there's a "surprise" cameo during around the end of act 2, and it's Johnny Depp (it's not really a surprise if you're familiar with Depp) and to put it simply of how out of place this character is, well, it's like putting 20 minutes of The Pink Panther into The Human Centipede, he is that out of place, and there's another thing that makes this character hard to sit through, this is a BAD Depp performance, hands down. Of course that's not the only problem with this second half, when Depp comes in, the whole movie goes way too over the top at that point and it pisses me off because there is an amazing Horror-Comedy-Drama in all these rough points. But because of those rough points I can only give it a 3, but I find myself still liking it because of how much good it has. I recommend a rental for the curious and a buy for the brave. I think Smith has shown to be a good horror director, he just needs to tighten his scripts a bit better for his future horror films. Sorry for this long review, but I needed to really get my thoughts on this film out.

October 3rd:
Daybreakers = 1/2

[Show spoiler]
Some really nasty gore, really interesting universe, smart satire, great acting, gorgeous cinematography, and some clever dark humor; but I feel that it's too short, but that's probably my love of this world talking. This isn't the best vampire movie out there but it's still one of the most creatively original vamp films in the genre.

October 4th:
*The Crazies (2010) =

[Show spoiler]
Haven't seen the original, so I can't compare. However, this film is intense (any scene involving military puts me on the edge of my seat), creepy, greatly acted, beautifully filmed, and brilliantly satirical. Even if you're not a zombie fan, it changes up the formula enough to be refreshing, I highly recommend it.

October 5th:
Orphan =

[Show spoiler]
Great surprise twist, fantastic acting with Isabelle Fuhrman being the obvious show stealer as Esther (adorable in one instance, flat out terrifying in the next, she's great), great cinematography, enough intensity to put you on the edge of your seat, some pretty brutal kills, and some very good psychological intrigue. However there are some problems, unnecessary jump scares (though very few), the evil child story obviously nothing new, and the son is an annoying little s#!t (almost as bad as the bully girl). However, with that said, this is still a very good movie. I hope the director stops with the Liam Neeson action films (Run All Night, Non-Stop) and goes back to horror because this was very well made.

October 6th:
Jacob's Ladder =

[Show spoiler]
Amazing psychological horror, intriguing themes about government conspiracies, PTSD, afterlife, grief and more. Some great disturbing imagery (the hospital scene is stuff of legend), the acting is amazing, and the fact that this was one of the inspirations for the Silent Hill series and has been referenced in many other horror products is a testament to it's staying power, it's defiantly one of my favorites.

Theme for 7th - 18th: Family Appropriate Horror (To celebrate the release of Goosebumps)

October 7th:
The Addams Family (1991) =

[Show spoiler]
Great and creative production values, perfectly cast (though Llyod is a bit too over the top and that's saying something), and fantastic dark humor makes this film a good time for children and adults.

October 8th:
Dark Shadows (2012) = 1/2

[Show spoiler]
This is probably the most harsh of family horror (in terms of content), quite a few deaths, there's a surprising amount of blood shed (at least for a 2012 PG-13), and it has quite a bit of sexual content, but the humor makes the violence not as harsh and the fact the blood looks cartoonish helps too. However, the film is pretty funny, there are some creepy bits (Barnabas's attack on the construction workers), you can't deny that Burton's production values are fantastic, and the cast is having the time of their lives with this film (especially the lovely Eva Green as the villain). But the stuff with a werewolf is dropped on us with little explanation, the drama isn't played too well, and the homages to other films of this nature, like Beetlejuice, Casper, etc., first feel like cool homages, until they keep happening so much that you can tell that Burton is trying too hard to be like those films. Still this is a fun film, I would recommend parents be cautious of this one though, while this would be something I could handle when I was 4, other kids may not be ready for this until they're much older.

October 9th:
Casper (1991):

If you have a young one who is feeling brave, but you want to start them soft with spooky movies, this is a fantastic place to start. There are some very light frights, great production design, pretty funny comedy, surprisingly well done character development, and it gets generally touching. Sure, it's not nightmare inducing, but it's a great family film for adults and kids, provide some foul language won't upset you. I will say one thing though, the lip movements on the ghosts, besides Casper, is pretty bad.

[lilboyblu]

#15
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)*
This is a little different than what I had expected. I definitely prefer

[Show spoiler]the awkward "mute" monster of the original versus the "talking" monster

in this one. I also thought the bride

[Show spoiler]would get a little more screen time.

Good film on its own, but the original Frankenstein wins hands down in my book.

#14_The Monster Squad (1987)*
#13_Slaughter High (1986)*
#12_The Changeling (1980)*
#11_The Burning (1981)*
#10_The Hills Have Eyes (1977)*
#9__Mother's Day (1980)*
#8__Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)*
#7__Dead Heat (1988)*
#6__Freddy vs. Jason (2003)*
#5__Children of the Damned (1964)*
#4__Cat People (1942)
#3__Scream 2 (1997)
#2__Firestarter (1984)*
#1__Chopping Mall (1986)*

* - First Time Viewing
Complete 2014 List
Complete 2013 List
Complete 2012 List
Complete 2011 List

[SororityRow]

October 13th 2015 - No One Lives

An entertaining movie which reminded me of You're Next . -

October 14th 2015 - Case 39

A ridiculous movie with a strong cast, a love for knocking jump-scares and an idiotic ending. -

October 15th 2015 - Carrie (2013 remake)

I've yet to see the original, but I found this entertaining. Chloe Mortez and Juliana Moore are cracking talents. The ending was shitty compared to the original. -

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

October 15th, 2015

My Bloody Valentine (1981) (Re-Watch)

[Astro Zombie]

[Show spoiler]9/8 - Area 51 (Oren Peli, 2015)* ½
9/14 - Zombeavers (Jordan Rubin, 2015) ½
9/22 - Dark Summer (Paul Solet, 2015)* ½
9/27 - The Green Inferno (Eli Roth, 2015)* ½
10/1 - Slither (James Gunn, 2006) ½
10/2 - Hatchet (Adam Green, 2007)
10/3 - The Hills Have Eyes (Alexandre Aja, 2006) ½
10/4 - The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick / Eduardo Sánchez, 1999)
10/4 - The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2006)
10/5 - The Devil's Rejects (Rob Zombie, 2005)
10/6 - High Tension (Alexandre Aja, 2003)
10/7 - The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001)
10/8 - The Woman in Black (James Watkins, 2012)* ½
10/8 - The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (Tom Harper, 2015)* ½
10/9 - Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder, 2004)
10/9 - Piranha (Alexandre Aja, 2010)
10/10 - Freddy vs. Jason (Ronny Yu, 2003) ½
10/11 - The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006) ½
10/11 - The House of the Devil (Ti West, 2009) ½
10/12 - Horns (Alexandre Aja, 2014)*
10/13 - The Strangers (Bryan Bertino, 2008)
10/14 - Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)*

10/15 - It's Alive (Larry Cohen, 1974)* ½



* - First time viewing

[4EverJohnnyBoy]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by 4EverJohnnyBoy

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Watching Now

10/15 -

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

* = first viewing

Theme for 1st - 6th: Intro to October (Anything)

October 1st:
*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) =

[Show spoiler]
Defiantly see why it's consider a masterpiece of horror, the violence is minimal and yet made me wince just because of how it's presented. You feel the same emotions that Sally feels because her actress really gives it her all with her fear, her desire to live, it's amazing. The family is probably the best hillbilly villains in horror cinema. If you haven't seen this classic yet, like I before, do yourself a favor and see it, it's fantastic.

October 2nd:
Tusk =

[Show spoiler]
Kevin Smith's second horror film (I'll be doing the first soon), and...(sigh) I'm really sad to give this just a 3, The acting is fantastic (besides one, I'll get to that in a little bit), the writing is amazing, there are some amazing monologues in this film that are truly enthralling and I love (or love to hate) most of the characters (there's that one I flat out don't like that I'll mention soon), it was also kind of brilliant, a parody of films like The Human Centipede, but done in such a tongue-in-cheek way that's still very creepy and disturbing, with the genius technique of implied violence (most of the surgery isn't shown), but it's also funny. Plus it has an ending the wouldn't be too out of place in something like Tales from the Crypt, although it's bit more dramatic then Crypt, which I liked, and it's with another great monologue from a surprise performance from Genesis Rodriguez. So, what brought this down to a 3...the second half. So there's a "surprise" cameo during around the end of act 2, and it's Johnny Depp (it's not really a surprise if you're familiar with Depp) and to put it simply of how out of place this character is, well, it's like putting 20 minutes of The Pink Panther into The Human Centipede, he is that out of place, and there's another thing that makes this character hard to sit through, this is a BAD Depp performance, hands down. Of course that's not the only problem with this second half, when Depp comes in, the whole movie goes way too over the top at that point and it pisses me off because there is an amazing Horror-Comedy-Drama in all these rough points. But because of those rough points I can only give it a 3, but I find myself still liking it because of how much good it has. I recommend a rental for the curious and a buy for the brave. I think Smith has shown to be a good horror director, he just needs to tighten his scripts a bit better for his future horror films. Sorry for this long review, but I needed to really get my thoughts on this film out.

October 3rd:
Daybreakers = 1/2

[Show spoiler]
Some really nasty gore, really interesting universe, smart satire, great acting, gorgeous cinematography, and some clever dark humor; but I feel that it's too short, but that's probably my love of this world talking. This isn't the best vampire movie out there but it's still one of the most creatively original vamp films in the genre.

October 4th:
*The Crazies (2010) =

[Show spoiler]
Haven't seen the original, so I can't compare. However, this film is intense (any scene involving military puts me on the edge of my seat), creepy, greatly acted, beautifully filmed, and brilliantly satirical. Even if you're not a zombie fan, it changes up the formula enough to be refreshing, I highly recommend it.

October 5th:
Orphan =

[Show spoiler]
Great surprise twist, fantastic acting with Isabelle Fuhrman being the obvious show stealer as Esther (adorable in one instance, flat out terrifying in the next, she's great), great cinematography, enough intensity to put you on the edge of your seat, some pretty brutal kills, and some very good psychological intrigue. However there are some problems, unnecessary jump scares (though very few), the evil child story obviously nothing new, and the son is an annoying little s#!t (almost as bad as the bully girl). However, with that said, this is still a very good movie. I hope the director stops with the Liam Neeson action films (Run All Night, Non-Stop) and goes back to horror because this was very well made.

October 6th:
Jacob's Ladder =

[Show spoiler]
Amazing psychological horror, intriguing themes about government conspiracies, PTSD, afterlife, grief and more. Some great disturbing imagery (the hospital scene is stuff of legend), the acting is amazing, and the fact that this was one of the inspirations for the Silent Hill series and has been referenced in many other horror products is a testament to it's staying power, it's defiantly one of my favorites.

Theme for 7th - 18th: Family Appropriate Horror (To celebrate the release of Goosebumps)

October 7th:
The Addams Family (1991) =

[Show spoiler]
Great and creative production values, perfectly cast (though Llyod is a bit too over the top and that's saying something), and fantastic dark humor makes this film a good time for children and adults.

October 8th:
Dark Shadows (2012) = 1/2

[Show spoiler]
This is probably the most harsh of family horror (in terms of content), quite a few deaths, there's a surprising amount of blood shed (at least for a 2012 PG-13), and it has quite a bit of sexual content, but the humor makes the violence not as harsh and the fact the blood looks cartoonish helps too. However, the film is pretty funny, there are some creepy bits (Barnabas's attack on the construction workers), you can't deny that Burton's production values are fantastic, and the cast is having the time of their lives with this film (especially the lovely Eva Green as the villain). But the stuff with a werewolf is dropped on us with little explanation, the drama isn't played too well, and the homages to other films of this nature, like Beetlejuice, Casper, etc., first feel like cool homages, until they keep happening so much that you can tell that Burton is trying too hard to be like those films. Still this is a fun film, I would recommend parents be cautious of this one though, while this would be something I could handle when I was 4, other kids may not be ready for this until they're much older.

October 9th:
Casper (1991):

[Show spoiler]
If you have a young one who is feeling brave, but you want to start them soft with spooky movies, this is a fantastic place to start. There are some very light frights, great production design, pretty funny comedy, surprisingly well done character development, and it gets generally touching. Sure, it's not nightmare inducing, but it's a great family film for adults and kids, provide some foul language won't upset you. I will say one thing though, the lip movements on the ghosts, besides Casper, is pretty bad.

October 10th:
Paranorman: 1/2

Laika is proving to be a force in animation, even Boxtrolls, though not as good as Coraline or this, was good. And let me just say this right now, this is a new family classic, the writing is mature, but understandable for kids, it's scary, but there's enough jokes to keep it from being to intense, most of the characters are well written and developed, the animation is breathtaking, the loving homages to horror are great, and it has a great message that even some adults need to be taught. What keeps this from being a 5 star film is Alvin, he wasn't really funny, he didn't really help in the plot, and he was just f%#king annoying, I love Christopher Mintz-Plasse, but not in this. With that said, everything else in the film I love, and if you haven't seen it yet, go see it now, it's fantastic. I love Coraline, but it was this film that made me excited for any future projects from Laika.

[VictoryAtNight]

April Fool's Day [1986] encore On-Demand: "The ending tricked me big time. If this movie was actually scary, I'd have given it a better rating."
Rating: 1/2

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

October 16th, 2016

Sorority Row (Re-Watch)

I don't care what anyone says. I thought this was a very fun Slasher whodunit type movie in the vein a lot of those teen slashers from the mid to late 90's and early 00's.

[drb124]

10/15



*First Time Watch

1/2

[Show spoiler]-Great atmosphere and mood. Almost too short though. I wanted to keep watching.

[Show spoiler]-This one really got a short shrift in it's truncated theatrical form. The extended cut is much much better, with Del Toro doing some great work.

[Show spoiler]9/24 - Strip Nude for Your Killer -

[Show spoiler]-Good Atmosphere, keeps the tension up for about 45 mins, then starts to drag a bit. A LOT of random nudity. Overall, I liked it, about middle of the road giallo. stars Edwige Fenech, so that makes if alright in my book.

9/22 - Night of the Creeps -

[Show spoiler]Love this one. Not really scary, but campy and funny. Plus Tom Atkins in one of my favorite roles.

9/25 - Lost After Dark (3 1/2) - first time viewing.

[Show spoiler]Pretty good "period" slasher. Set in the 80's. Pretty good character development before the slashing starts. Lots of moody shots of the old house. Enjoyable example of a well done slasher.

9/26 - Hardware - First time watching.

[Show spoiler]Loved the music. Like Dylan McDermott and the dystopian setting adds to the atmosphere.

9/26 - The Battery - First time watching.

[Show spoiler]Very very good. A zombie film without that many zombie, but more of 2 man road trip movie meets a zombie movie. Unique and compelling.

9/27 - Eaten Alive (2 1/2) - First time watching.

[Show spoiler]Very very odd film. The whole thing is sort of a sleazy slice of life. I can say I have never seen anything really like it. There is very little lead up, and almost no explanation of why the killer is killing. And if you want to understand anything that the killer says, turn on the subtitles. Hooper fans should check it out. Oh, I almost forgot, I think this is Robert Englund's feature film debut. Anyone that has seen that Kill Bill movies will see the homage to this film by Tarantino.

9/28

Maniac (remake) -

[Show spoiler]- Really liked this one. Shot almost totally in 1st person POV. Gory, with very psychologically stunted main character. Elijah Wood does a great job.

Night of the Scarecrow (1995) -

[Show spoiler]- Not bad at all. Good slasher flick with an early appearance by John Hawkes. The lead actress in this is good, not sure why she didn't do more.

9/29 - Hatchet -

[Show spoiler]-had seen it before, but it has been a while. I really enjoyed it, maybe more than my rating suggests. As serious horror film, I stand by my 3 of 5, but for my enjoyment of it as almost a parody of 80's horror with a few good scares and just as many laughs, I give it 4 of 5.
It also features "Freddy" from Mad Man as a sleazy adult film "producer."

9/30 - Hatchet II / Hatchet III - / 1/2

[Show spoiler]I liked both of these to conclude the trilogy although the ending of III was bt of a letdown. Caroline Williams of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II plays a supporting role, so it was good to see her back. The Second installment was definitely stronger.

While I like Danielle Harris, I much much preferred the original actress that was in the first film, Tamara Feldman. She is much taller and more physical which is necessary since she is being chased by a killer. Also being from the south, most accents attempted on film almost without fail are either not accurate or fall into the Kevin Spacey from a Time to Kill old delta accent that just doesn't exist anymore in anyone under 70 years old. I say that to say that I thought Tamara Feldman did a very good accent. All in all, I thought she fit the part better.

Though, once you accept the actress change, everyone does a good job, especially Tony Todd.

10/1-

[Show spoiler] - Very good early 80's slasher with a dark sense of humor. Though the Canadian accents do get to be a bit much.

10/2

[Show spoiler]- 1st time watching. I enjoyed it enough, but I was expecting more. Not very scary. I still have a hard time understanding why Craig Scheffer never made it bigger. He is a good enough actor, and there he had some good roles. Back on topic, I am glad to finally see this and that I was not one of the fans waiting for this for 20+ years.

- 1st time watching.

[Show spoiler]I really liked this one. Funny and macabre. Gore generally doesn't bother me, but the scene with the soup at the first of the movie was gross.

10/3



1/2

[Show spoiler]- I have seen this before, but it was only bits and pieces.
I am still working my way through the Price-Corman-Poe films. I have both of the Price sets from Shout plus some of the Arrow standalone releases. Pretty much if Price is in it, I will watch it, and The Masque of the Red Death has been one of my favorite Poe stories. Very good for this sort of film.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]Loved this one. Price was perfect, and a wax museum with its lifelike figures is creepy to begin with. The atmosphere and mood were great.

I just tried to start House of 1000 Corpses/Devil's Reject's double feature, but my Lionsgate House of 1000 Corpses disc has gone bad. I had checked it a few months ago to be sure, along with most of the other older LG titles. It worked then, but it does not now. It will try to load the menu, but will freeze and I even had half of the screen go purple with digital pixilation. Oh well, I just picked up the 88 Films release of Castle Freak, so I think I will watch that instead.

10/3 (cont.)



*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]
-A great atmosphere of the Italian castle with a secret, plus Jefferey Combs and Barbara Crampton. Nothing not to like here. I may rate it higher on a second viewing.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]-The theme or score really made the movie for me. While the actual zombies looked a bit fake, some of the gore was still very visceral. I liked it a lot. It just takes a little while to get where it is going.

10/4

Creep (2015)

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]Wow. This one was very good. I did not know what to expect with Mark Duplass in the role of the "Creep," but he was quite unsettling.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]-This was more of a mystery than an out and out horror movie. But I always like Albert Finney.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]- I will have to rewatch. There is just too much to pick up on during one viewing

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10/5



1/2

[Show spoiler]
*First Time Viewing

I really wish the dub was better. Some of it is really awful. Also, there is not reason for the guy's face to be deformed, nor is any reason given that I recall.. Just because. I was prepared to give it a lower rating until the "twist" even though I predicted it. Some good kills even though some of it looks very fake. Not bad, but not my favorite Franco either.

10/5



1/2

[Show spoiler]I don't think I have seen this one since I was 15 or so after it came out. Gotta love some throwback 90's horror. I guess part of the Scream horror comedy phase. Not scary, but some good effects and actually pretty funny. Plus a cameo from Fred Willard. I think I picked this up during the Image BOGO maybe back in February, and would have definitely taken longer to watch it. But this thread is a good motivator.

10/6



*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]- I saw a poster above watched this, so I thought I would check it out as well. I really enjoyed this one. I've always liked Treat Williams, and Piscopo was pretty funny as well. The twist on the zombie premise was interesting. A great cameo by

[Show spoiler]Vincent Price

. For a Horror Comedy, this really was funny.

10/7


-On Netflix
*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]
Good Creature feature. I just finished up the Strain so more Kevin Durand is appreciated. Maybe he can start getting some lead work. Also glad to see Bianca Kajlich and Nick Damici getting more roles as well.

10/8



*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]This was great. I don't want to give anything away, but this is a very unique movie, though it bears some similarity to Curtis Harrington's Night Tide. Hopefully a breakout for both of the lead actors. They both do great work here.

10/9



*First Time Viewing (Netflix)

1/2

[Show spoiler]
- This was an odd one. It is like the Phantom of the Paradise meets Wet Hot American Summer without as much comedy. Almost like a straight comedy about a theater camp with a slasher element thrown in. Has a short appearance by Minnie Driver and a co-starring role for Meat Loaf Aday. I enoyed it, but much more a musical than a horror film. But oddly very realistic gore when called for.

aka Turistas

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]- Pretty much Hostel in Brazil with less humor. I like the leads in this one some of whom of gone on the bigger careers, and the effects are pretty good, but there is just not a lot to this one. An okay time killer.

*First TIme Viewing

[Show spoiler]- This one surprised me in how much I liked it. Lance Henriksen can make any movie at least palatable. And this one had a southern gothic type of atmosphere complete with steam rolling through the swamps. Couple that with a tale of revenge, and you have a pretty good movie.

10/10



1/2

[Show spoiler]
-Everyone has pretty much seen this one, though up until now, this was the only one of the Friday the 13th's I had seen except the remake. An early appearance by Kevin Bacon, some good kills.

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]- Good Continuation to the Series.

[Show spoiler]We have Jason as the killer for the first time.

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]- I liked that there was a little more character development in this one though the kills are the essential part of the series. I enjoyed the grocery store owner in the first part of the movie as some random comic relief as well.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]- Another good entry in the series. You have Crispin Glover in a particulary Glovereqsue performance (read: weird), and you have the lead from The Last American Virgin as well. I always thought Corey Feldman was a good child actor that was not nearly as good once he became a teenager and I guess became more self aware. Regardless, I could have done without all of the awkwardness with Crispin Glover trying to get girls to dance, etc, but once the killing started, it was good.

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]
-Odd as a Friday the 13th film due to many many things not making sense with respect to the previous films. But as entertainment, I thought it worked well, though I thought the ending was stupid.

10/11



*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]-I really liked this one. Thank goodness they ignored the ending to New Beginning and made, my favorite installment so far.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]
-Too much Carrie-lite, to little Jason. Though the end showdown was cool.

*First Time Viewing

[Show spoiler]- With a different title, this could have been better, but from what I read budget constraints kept this from being the all out assault on Manhattan that it could have been. An okay effort.

*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]- The only good things about this is the bounty hunter, and the actor that played the Don King like promoter in Rocky 5. And I supposed the Jason explosion at the beginning. Other than that, it was bad. No Jason, and all of this new stuff about Jason passing from body to body, etc. If this is what we have to endure to get Freddy vs Jason, then so be it. I do love that movie.

10/12



*First Time Viewing

1/2

[Show spoiler]
-I know it is a dumb plot to put Jason in space, and the set looks like a SyFy movie of the week, but I couldn't help but enjoy it. lots of good kills.

[Show spoiler]
-I love this movie. An early appearance by Jason Ritter, lots of wry humor, and an awesome fight at the end. What's not to like?

10/13



1/2

[Show spoiler]As a generic horror movie, it may rank higher, but as a Friday the 13th movie, it is not great. It had been a while since I had seen it, but now everything with Jason's lair and much of the movie feels just like The Texas Chainsaw remake (the Jessica Biel one). That makes sense because it is the same director. Not to say the movie is not polished, but it lacks much of the fun of other entries. On a side note, I don't think I can watch The Last Ship now and take the character of the actor in this movie seriously anymore. Since the movie is not that great, I recommend the Killer Cut for more of Julianna Guill's extracurriculars.

10/14

[Show spoiler]-I had forgotten about this one. I usually don't buy dvd's unless I can get them for super cheap and they are not on blu-ray, but I picked this one up used for about $2.75. Well worrh the investment. Very Funny. May be Broken Lizard's best work. Bill Paxton really could have gotten a Golden Globe Nom for his work in this anyway. He is hilarious.

[evilive]

*Denotes first time viewings

10/15


*The Amazing Transparent Man(1960) This low budget flick features an ex-US army major using an escaped convict to steal materials for his invisibility machine.

*The Neanderthal Man(1953) Yeah this bad, really bad. A scientist uses a formula that can regress living object to their primitive ancestors. He ends up using it on one his experimental cats which turns into a saber-tooth cat that apparently looks like an ordinary.... tiger. He later uses it on himself and wreaks terror.

*Reptilicus(1963) Danish miners uncover a frozen piece of a giant reptile's tail which somehow regenerates into a full grown beast once thawed out. Some of the special effects were pretty crappy.


Cat People(1943) Finally got to my Val Lewton dvds! A woman believes that an ancient Siberian curse will turn her into a feline in the grip of passion. Its excellently directed and is largely responsible for the "jump scares" that are practically a staple of horror movies today. And then of course Simone Simon is simply stunning.


The 7th Victim(1943) Out of all the Val Lewton films, this one's my favorite, hence my avatar. Its a half noir, half horror that's about the older sister of a woman who goes missing and she goes on the search for her. Unfortunately she was part of a Satan worshiping cult, who condemn anyone to death if they reveal anything about their cult, thus making her the 7th victim.

[Rich65]

Two of my favorite vampire movies.

[dannycj]

10/1 - Evil Dead (2013) 💀💀💀💀
10/2- The Dead Zone 💀💀💀
10/3 - Christine 💀💀💀
10/4 - Hidden 💀💀
10/5 - Friday the 13th Part4 💀💀💀
10/6 - Halloween II 💀💀💀
10/7 - The Conjuring 💀💀💀💀
10/8 - Unfriended 💀💀
10/9 - Tremors 5 💀💀
10/10 - The Final Girl 💀💀💀💀
10/11 - Last Days on Mars 💀💀💀
10/12 - Knock Knock 💀💀
10/13 - Exorcist III 💀💀💀1/2
10/14 - Phantoms 💀💀
10/15 - The Fog (1980) 💀💀💀💀💀
10/16 - Goodnight mommy 💀💀💀
10/17 - Tremors 3 💀💀
10/18 - Halloween 3 💀💀💀