61 Nights of Halloween (2025 Edition)

[Snow Queen]

Best of the week:

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Bring Her Back (2025) dir. Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou

The Devil's Backbone (2001) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Frankenstein (2025) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Ghostwatch (1992) dir. Lesley Manning

The Guest (2014) dir. Adam Wingard

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Love and Monsters (2020) dir. Michael Matthews

Nightmare Alley (2021) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) dir. Wes Craven

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) dir. Chuck Russell

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) dir. Wes Craven

Pacific Rim (2013) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Pinocchio (2022) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) dir. André Øvredal

The Shape of Water (2018) dir. Guillermo Del Toro

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) dir. Victor Erice

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 49

127. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) dir. Wes Craven

Bite-Sized Review: The virgin Johnny Depp vs. the Chad Freddy Kreuger.

****

128. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) dir. Chuck Russell

Bite-Sized Review: My personal favorite of the Freddy flicks. A unique premise that at the same time feels like the most natural sequel to the first film. It has stakes, something missing from most of these flicks. Add the creative and fun kills, and you have yourself a very good time.

***3/4

129. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) dir. Wes Craven

Bite-Sized Review: The Nancy trilogy is a top 5 horror trilogy.

***3/4

 

[Snow Queen]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The music selections in Midnight Mass slaps so hard:

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Every time I just see @Ninjablade :

 

[Ninjablade]

Every time I just see @Ninjablade :

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Don't act surprised. You agreed last year.

Post in thread '61 Nights of Halloween (2024 Edition)'

Oct 22, 2024

@Ninjablade at the club:

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[Primal Slayer]

I got the Nightmare on Elm Street remake out of the way first because I had to end the day with Friday the 13th (2009). This one isn't all that good but I'd actually consider it to be one of the better slasher remakes, if only because it does its own thing and doesn't try to go beat for beat copying any particular storyline. It's kind of a mashup of the early films in the series with an oversexed Michael Bay coat of paint. I especially liked that Jason had the burlap sack on his head for a bit before donning the iconic hockey mask.

Now I can really say I'm done with the Jason and Freddy movies, but I'm still curious to check out the comprehensive documentaries on both series.

Kris shouldve been the hero in Nightmare remake. They made her better than Nancy

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Kris shouldve been the hero in Nightmare remake. They made her better than Nancy

Between Rooney Mara and Katie Cassidy, I'm taking the multi-time Oscar nom.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Tonight...

Evil dies.

 

[Snow Queen]

One of my favourite performances every year.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

One of my favourite performances every year.

A show that on it's surface feels like it holds contempt for religion, but it's more about how people use it. To cope, to justify, to control.

 

[Sithborg]

29. The Prophecy (1995)

Casey Jones vs Max Schreck? Sign me up. Christopher Walken gives an amazing performance, as expected. Really hits some things I love. Biblical mythology is my jam. Bonus Aragorn debut in a scene chewing performance as Satan.

30. The Prophecy II (1998)

Angels meets the Terminator, sure, why not. Besides, more Walken as Gabriel is never a bad thing. Plus, he plays off Brittany Murphy amazingly well.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Freaks (1932) dir. Tod Browning

A really good movie, but I can't help but wonder what Browning's original 90-minute cut was like... And I also just realized Angeleno is the Master of Master Blaster from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome!

 

[DarthSkywalker]

29. The Prophecy (1995)

Casey Jones vs Max Schreck? Sign me up. Christopher Walken gives an amazing performance, as expected. Really hits some things I love. Biblical mythology is my jam. Bonus Aragorn debut in a scene chewing performance as Satan.

30. The Prophecy II (1998)

Angels meets the Terminator, sure, why not. Besides, more Walken as Gabriel is never a bad thing. Plus, he plays off Brittany Murphy amazingly well.

The Prophecy scared the hell out of me as a kid. What Sunday school will do to ya.

 

[Snow Queen]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Kane52630]

[Paddington gets on the boat while killing Don in the process, thus saving hundreds of lives]

Me:

 

[Link]

I'm amidst another messed-up double feature. We just watched Hellraiser: Revelations, and I'm speechless. The way this franchise fell off a cliff immediately after going to space (in the fourth installment out of eleven!) needs to be studied. Just one more to go (we started with the reboot, Lily! ), and I'm done with this wretched franchise.

 

[Man in the Suit]

I'm amidst another messed-up double feature. We just watched Hellraiser: Revelations, and I'm speechless. The way this franchise fell off a cliff immediately after going to space (in the fourth installment out of eleven!) needs to be studied. Just one more to go (we started with the reboot, Lily! ), and I'm done with this wretched franchise.

What if I said Hellraiser: Inferno is Scott Derrickson's best movie?

 

[Link]

What if I said Hellraiser: Inferno is Scott Derrickson's best movie?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

What if I said Hellraiser: Inferno is Scott Derrickson's best movie?

 

[Kane52630]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I did not know this was happening!