The Horror Thread - Part 7

[StarLord]

It's only a dinner jacket, which is fitting to the scene really.

I also prefer his final ''Pretty Woman'' mask to the first ''Killer'' mask. Never been a fan of the ears sticking out on that one.

 

[Mani-Man]

Yeah i get it, but i still dont like it in terms of visuals...i just like the "butcher" look way more.
The "pretty woman" mask is neat, could have been a bit more gruesome looking, but i prefer it to the first one too.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie

While it has its moments, I'm still not a huge fan of this flick,

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)

 

[Mani-Man]

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

23. Nosferatu (1922)

Sometimes i go way back to see where it all started, which movies shaped the Genre...and what better way to do that then going back almost 100 years.
Still to this day, Max Schrecks performance as Nosferatu is working to me.
When his shadow comes on, when he stands in the door, the way he stares at the screen and moves...what is it with those early Vampire movies and the way the actors hypnotize you pretty much.
Schreck, Lugosi...those two can keep you so focused on their eyes that you forget almost everything around them.
Imagine how this movie must have looked to people in 1922...i love the history of horror movies.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story

First time watches for both. The first one had some amazing character designs with Big Ben (need to draw him) and number 2 was just fun.

Almost back on track. I can do this!

 

[Mani-Man]

19. House II: The Second Story

Oh my god, that gave the hardest Flashback ever in my life.
I very vaguely remembered having watched this movie as a kid.
And i mean very vague...i remembered two undead cowboys.
This gave the biggest reach deep into my childhood ever.
Never in my life i thought about this movie, until i just googled it and saw pictures.
Now i need to see that movie as fast as possible to see if i remember other stuff from this.

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2

 

[Mani-Man]

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
23. Nosferatu (1922)

24. Dead Silence

Underrated movie that i really really like.
The reveal and ending is a bit too wonky, but overall i really like the movie.
The idea has tons of potential, its sad that they couldnt build up on that.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story
20. Maniac '80

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2
24. Alien

 

[DarkKnight88]

Watched The Faculty. I kind of liked the Scream take on The Invasion of the Body Snatchers idea. Also distrusting your authority figures as a teen and feeling that alienation. It started off pretty fun, and each character was distinct.

Then it just fell completely off the rails once the main group figured out what was what. I saw the Weinstein name as producers and then knew that they must of cut the hell out of the film.

They build up “the faculty” quite well, then mostly just drop them. They introduce the idea that people will turn back to normal once the “queen” is killed yet they end up actually killing some people without a second thought, and it never gets brought up at the end these deaths. The wrap up at the end did not work at all and was too easy. That said, I did like who was revealed to be “the queen” and her motivation.

 

[chamber-music]

Usher and John Stewart in the same movie

 

[DarkKnight88]

Usher and John Stewart in the same movie

Lol true. I knew I was in the late 90s when I also spotted Ain’t It Cool News Harry Knowles as a staff member. Yikes!

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I've always enjoyed The Faculty. It's probably one of Robert Rodríguezes' most underrated films and I even think the Scream influence works better for it than something like H20 which tried way to hard to be Scream IMO and I never liked that approach for it even if it was popular at the time.

I really like the cast as well and the finale is pretty fun with some awesome practical creature effects, although the CGI doesn't hold up the best but that's to be expected from a film that came out over 20 years ago.

 

[Asr]

1. Pyscho Goreman [2020] 8/10
2. Alone [2020] 9/10
3. The Cleansing Hour [2020] 7/10
4. Fried Barry [2020] 4/10
5. Unearth [2020] 8/10
6. Aenigma [1987] 6/10
7. Brahms: The Boy II 7/10
8. Child's Play [2019] 5/10

My expectations were pretty low for this movie and it pretty much didn't even meet those. What was admittedly actually kind of a cool idea on paper and could've had potential (Chucky being an AI instead of an evil spirit, and connected to the cloud) got botched in execution. There were a lot of missed opportunities that the filmmakers could've taken to elevate the quality of the movie, but just didn't. Also some serious plot holes and unconvincing story beats. Like when Chucky first started "malfunctioning" and basically being creepy, Andy just put up with it instead of telling his mom. I think most kids in a situation like that would be inclined to tell a parent right away. Also the casting for this movie was just weird. The kid who played Andy looked too old to want or play with a doll, and Aubrey Plaza playing any kind of mom just seemed inconsistent with her natural vibe. Kinda felt like both her and the kid who played her son were both secondary casting choices, if even that. Overall this movie kinda came across as a pretty lazy effort.

9. Winchester [2018] 7/10

I gotta say after seeing this that Jason Clarke's pick of movies in recent years has been kinda odd and makes me wonder what he's been trying to go for. He's a reliably solid actor and usually gives a fine performance, but Terminator Genisys, this movie, and Pet Sematary? Although between the three movies, Winchester is definitely the best movie of those three at least. The best things about the movie were easily these: (1) the set production on the house was amazingly well-done, (2) the movie had overall good production values, (3) the plot was unique and interesting, and not super formulaic for the genre, and (4) solid acting performances all-around. Decently entertaining and well-made movie overall.

 

[Mani-Man]

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
23. Nosferatu (1922)
24. Dead Silence

25. Black Christmas

Havent seen the newer one, but the original is fine.
It never clicked with me, but its neat enough for a short while.

 

[Kane52630]

31 Day Horror Marathon 2020
Day 1 | Host (3.5/5)
Day 2 | Amulet (3/5)
Day 3 | Sputnik (3.5/5)
Day 4 | Vampires vs. the Bronx (3.5/5)
Day 5 | The Other Lamb (4/5)
Day 6 | Black Box (3/5)
Day 7 | 1BR (4/5)
Day 8 | The Stuff (4/5)
Day 9 | The Invisible Man (1933) (5/5) (REWATCH)
Day 10 | The Invisible Man Returns (4/5)
Day 11 | The Invisible Woman (3/5)
Day 12 | The Invisible Agent (3/5)
Day 13 | The Invisible Man's Revenge (2.5/5)
Day 14 | Nocturne (3.5/5)
Day 15 | Martin (3.5/5)
Day 16 | Alien (5/5) (REWATCH)
Day 17 | Aliens (5/5) (REWATCH)
Day 18 | Alien 3 (4.5/5)
Day 19 | Alien Resurrection (2/5)
Day 20 | The Slumber Party Massacre (3/5)
Day 21 | Basket Case (4/5)
Day 22 | Jacob's Ladder (5/5)
Day 23 | The Silence of the Lambs (5/5)
Day 24 | Bad Hair (3.5/5)
Day 25 | Night of the Living Dead (5/5) (REWATCH)
​

 

[CaptainWagner]

31 Day of Halloween

1. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 4.5 / 5
2. As Above, So Below (2014) 2.5 / 5
3. The Evil Dead (1981) 3 / 5
4. The Limehouse Gollum (2016) 3 / 5
5. Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020) 3 / 5
6. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 3.5 / 5
7. Hubie Halloween (2020) .5 / 5
8. Ghost Stories (2017) 3 / 5
9. 1BR (2019) 4 / 5
10-13. The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) 5 / 5
14. Poltergeist (1982) 4 / 5
15. Silent Hill (2006) 2 / 5
16. Sweetheart (2019) 4 / 5

17. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

Christmas + Halloween = The combo of my two favorite seasons almost certain to draw me in. This is one of the best examples I've seen. The portrayal of a culture like these Scandanavian reindeer herders that is pretty much unknown to the outside world was fascinating enough, but their take on the old Santa myths made it even more fascinating. Beautifully shot, expertly designed, with easily likable actors, I'm SO glad I finally watched this. I just wish it was scarier. This definitely skews more Christmas than Halloween. 4.5 / 5

18. Black Box (2020)

I went into the Prime/Blumhouse collaberation hoping to reap at the very least some cheap thrills out of it. Neither this nor The Lie were very scary, though, but Black Box is by far the better film. It's a fascinating, if not wholly original concept, effectively creepy at the right moments and well-acted by a cast of new-comers. The director and lead actors have bright futures ahead of them, hopefully. All in all, a quality flick, but not very Halloween-y. 4 / 5

19. The Lie (2020)

There are a lot of movies with weak endings. I've run into a lot of them this year. But rarer are the examples of endings so spectacularly bad that they completely ruin what was previously a good, potentially great movie. The Lie has that type of ending. You have great performances all around, a thrilling premise, solid build-up and ratcheting horror and then it all comes crashing down in one final scene that makes no sense on its own and retroactively makes the entire movie completely ridiculous. I'd rank it even lower, but the performances are at least worth 2 / 5

20. The Houses October Built (2014)

Like The Lie (and so many others I've seen this October), Houses is brought down by its ending. Unlike The Lie, the ending isn't bad, just... disappointing. It leaves the rest of the movie intact, and the rest of the movie is freaking great. Hands down one of the best examples of Found Footage/Documentary horror out there. The characters look, act and speak naturally, it's easy to buy that they're just normal people filming themselves on a spooky holiday odyssey. And the commentary on humanity's relationship with fear and the nature of haunted houses is intriguing. The build-up of tension and fear is perfect... and then it all comes to pretty much nothing, neither very scary nor very profound. But the ride is still worth it, despite the lackluster destination. 4 / 5

21. Ghostbusters (1984)

What can I say? It's the Ghostbusters. A perfect classic to return to year after year. It's certainly not perfect, yet at the same time I can't really complain about anything. The iffy CGI isn't a problem because it isn't meant to be scary, it fits the overall tone. I caught it at the Drive-In, which was the perfect setting. My friend commented on possessed-Dana getting to be sexy while possessed-Louis runs around like he's constipated. We decided that Rick Moranis was told to act "super sexy" and this is the best he could come up with. 5 / 5

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2
24. Alien
25. Gerald's Game

 

[Mani-Man]

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
23. Nosferatu (1922)
24. Dead Silence
25. Black Christmas

26. Scream 3

Even a "bad" scream is still a good movie.
The meta aspect doesnt really click to me and many of the characters are just really bland.
After 2 movies, the formula can become a bit stale when the rest cant mask that.
But it still runs on a higher level than many slashers at the time.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story
20. Maniac '80
21. All Cheerleaders Die

I dunno what I expected watching this but I don't know if it was this flick. Still not a waste of a dollar.

 

[Captain Tired]

 

[Kane52630]

20. The Houses October Built (2014)

Like The Lie (and so many others I've seen this October), Houses is brought down by its ending. Unlike The Lie, the ending isn't bad, just... disappointing. It leaves the rest of the movie intact, and the rest of the movie is freaking great. Hands down one of the best examples of Found Footage/Documentary horror out there. The characters look, act and speak naturally, it's easy to buy that they're just normal people filming themselves on a spooky holiday odyssey. And the commentary on humanity's relationship with fear and the nature of haunted houses is intriguing. The build-up of tension and fear is perfect... and then it all comes to pretty much nothing, neither very scary nor very profound. But the ride is still worth it, despite the lackluster destination. 4 / 5

I've been putting it off for years until a few days ago... and although I didn't select it for my marathon, I loved it as well.

I really do miss that era of found footage.

 

[Kane52630]

Oh and I absolutely despised The Lie. It's by far one of the worst movies of the year.