The Horror Thread - Part 6

[NDX]

Anyone participating in the 13 Days of Creepmas in December?

 

[Octoberist]

JJ Abrams restoring the classic horror flick 'Phantasm' to glorious 4K!

Abrams and his team at Bad Robot have been secretly restoring Don Coscarelli's cult classic PHANTASM. You may have heard that The Force Awakens baddie Captain Phasma was named after this film, no doubt inspired by the iconic chrome sphere, but Abrams wasn't content just giving that film a nod. No sir. He put his money where his mouth was and has meticulously spearheaded a complete 4k restoration from the original camera negative, which is incredible since we've never had a flat out beautiful release (high def or otherwise) of the film.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/73978

 

[4thWallBreaker]

I wanna see Krampus. Same guy who made Trick 'R Treat. I want that in my frontal lobe now!

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

Krampus wasn't as good as trick 'r treat imo but definitely worth a watch and still plenty of fun

 

[Thundarr]

I haven't seen Trick r Treat yet, but I saw Krampus last Tuesday. It was a lot of fun and definitely worth seeing.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

My only gripe with it is that I wanted to see more mayhem. It's a bit of a slow burn

 

[Thundarr]

My only gripe with it is that I wanted to see more mayhem. It's a bit of a slow burn

That's what I liked about it. Much like Gremlins, or the more serious Black Christmas, it takes a little while to get going. But once it does? Hold onto your hats!

Too many movies these days, especially horror movies, rush right into the mayhem and the blood and violence without bothering with any character development or establishing much of a story. It's gotten so that young people have begun to think that's how movies are SUPPOSED to be made. Here's a message to all of those aspiring young film makers out there who might also think that way: NO IT'S NOT! Take your time to establish your characters. Let your audience get to know them, to identify with them, to like them. Then when the s**t hits the fan, it'll actually have an impact on your audience when bad stuff happens to the protagonists.

It worked in Psycho. It worked in Black Christmas (1974). It worked in Halloween (1978). It worked in Friday The 13th (1980). It worked in The Sixth Sense (2000). And there are probably plenty of other movies I haven't listed yet that also prove my point. So take your time. It works.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

And I get that (and appreciate that, Halloween is my favorite horror flick, the gift was one of my favorite movies this year, etc.) but there's few characters to really give a **** about, and the actual mayhem didn't pay off as well as I'd hoped. They really hyped up Krampus and the pay-off wasn't as satisfying to me. I was left wanting to see more than what we got. That said I still loved the aesthetic and Dougherty's direction. Everything was creepy as hell but still light-hearted. I actually thought this one was an R before going in, but that wasn't a problem.

 

[redhawk23]

WETA put out a making of vid for Krampus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tmVF4xvWg&feature=youtu.be

 

[Kane52630]

Awesome.

 

[Vartha]

What the heck! USA Today has an article on the Stars that passed that won't be replaced and Christopher Lee isn't in the article

 

[Resistance61513]

I recently got done watching "The Hallow" by Corin Hardy. Honestly, it actually exceeded my expectations. While they weren't very high to begin with, I enjoyed the film up until the last twenty or so minutes. Kind of a bummer. The story was kind of cool and different. While I can relate it to other mediums, it still had some cool moments/surprises. I also enjoy when directors/writers use tropes and then turn them on their head. It's a nice touch.

I'm really excited for the recently announced "The Strangers 2". While the storyline doesn't seem like it will be as solid as the first, it might be a pleasant surprise as well.

 

[:eek:]

12 Original Horror Movies You Must See in 2016

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/08/12-original-horror-movies-you-must-see-in-2016?utm_source=IGN%20hub%20page&utm_medium=Movies&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=Blogroll&abthid=568fc768756630a237000006

 

[redhawk23]

Angus Scrimm, famous for playing The Tall Man in the Phantasm films has passed on at the age of 89.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3376169/r-i-p-angus-scrimm-the-tall-man-dies-at-89/

 

[chamber-music]

Olivia Cooke is becoming something of a modern day scream queen.

 

[Mogwai]

http://www.cleveland.com/hillcrest/index.ssf/2015/12/horror_movie_the_bye_bye_man_w.html

This filmed in my neighborhood.

Horror movie 'The Bye Bye Man' wraps filming at Richmond Heights' Greenwood Farm

Greenwood Farm.jpeg
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Greenwood Farm, the 98-year-old farmhouse owned by the city of Richmond Heights, will make its Hollywood debut next year in horror movie "The Bye Bye Man."

The Intrepid Pictures film, directed by Stacy Title ("The Last Supper") and starring Doug Jones, Douglas Smith and Cressida Bonas, wrapped about six weeks of shooting at the farm this month.

The film will be distributed worldwide next year and is budgeted at about $6 million, Deadline reports.

STX Says Hello To Horror Flick 'The Bye Bye Man'

Set in the 1990s, the movie is an adaptation of the short story "The Bridge to Body Island" by Robert Damon Schneck, which chronicles three Wisconsin students' scary experiences with The Bye Bye Man, who invades the mind of one student's brother.

Richmond Heights' Greenwood Farm is a rickety old farmhouse set on 17 acres along Euclid Creek. It's used for ghost hunts and Boy Scout projects, history lessons and community events.

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission, which works to attract films here, helped bring "The Bye Bye Man" to Richmond Heights. The crew made some minor improvements, like painting and cleanup, to the property, and paid the city at least $35,000 to use the farm.

Councilman Jeremy Kumin, who visited the set and has a relative on the crew, said the property had the aesthetic and logistical appeal for the movie.

"The property afforded them the ability to have their equipment right there," Kumin said. "We had all the acreage for all of their trailers and cranes and booms they used."

Ohio's movie tax break and Cleveland's diverse scenery — from beaches and suburbs to cityscape and shopping centers — have helped bring 60 movies here in the past six years, according to Greater Cleveland Film Commission President and CEO Ivan Schwarz. The films have generated $400 million for the economy and created 1,700 full-time jobs.

Schwarz said Clevelanders' enthusiasm for movies helps, too, while bigger cities are sometimes jaded by productions.

"I know Richmond Heights has been very eager to have a film out there," Schwarz said. "It really resonates with film-makers, the eagerness to have them, opposed to in L.A. when nobody wants them."

 

[BH/HHH]

Angus Scrimm, famous for playing The Tall Man in the Phantasm films has passed on at the age of 89.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3376169/r-i-p-angus-scrimm-the-tall-man-dies-at-89/

Sad news R.I.P

 

[redhawk23]

Finally got around to checking out the original Wicker Man. Turns out its weirdly conservative. Like pretty much to Kirk Cameron levels. Much of it plays as anti- Scottish blood libel. Really baffling.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Watched 'It Follows' last night, very impressive.

 

[Rocketman]

Crazy news! Looks like I'm directing a horror movie from a script I wrote a couple years ago. A production company in L.A. is on board and we're looking to get a $50,000 budget! Details soon.

 

[Alien Anal]

Crazy news! Looks like I'm directing a horror movie from a script I wrote a couple years ago. A production company in L.A. is on board and we're looking to get a $50,000 budget! Details soon.

Amazing! Welll done and congrats! I hope it all goes well. Look forward to hearing more about it.

 

[Broseph44]

Some official news on Jeepers Creepers 3

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3379356/jeepers-creepers-3-sales-art-berlin-efm/

Official poster/sales art.

 

[Kane52630]

You guys should check out The Witch...or else Black Philip will find yo ass.

 

[StarLord]

Fans of The Omen should check out the Damien TV show that's staring on A&E, March 7th.

Looks real good. Can't wait!

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[Daywalker89]

You guys should check out The Witch...or else Black Philip will find yo ass.

I see this movie is causing some rifts amongst the viewers positive and negative. Is the slow burning experience abit like " It Follows "