The Horror Thread - Part 7

[Mani-Man]

Thanks to HBO Max, I'm watching through the Leprechaun series, which I haven't seen before.

I'd like to know how this franchise made it to 8 movies. I mean, the first movie was passable entertainment, but it's all been going downhill from there. How and why did they keep making these? Was there actually a fanbase for these movies in the 90s?

Also there's like no continuity between the movies. The titular leprechaun got properly killed at the end of both 2 and 3, yet he's brought back at the beginning of the next movie with no explanation of how he survived.

Btw Leprechaun 4 is such a shameful rip-off of Aliens.

It were the 90s and slasher movies where pretty popular...especially when they did silly stuff.
But yeah, that this got so many is beyond my understanding.
I could understand 3 maybe 4...but 8? Jesus.

I mean the idea of it is not the worst, but the execution most of the time was more trashy than anything else.
Maybe thats the fun in it, being a over the top trashy slasher...a bit like sharknado or so.

 

[Broseph44]

The later Leprechaun films are not supposed to really be taken seriously. Seems fairly obvious to me anyway. They’re just over the top. So bad that they’re good kinda thing. Super dumb fun you can laugh at and enjoy. I’m in it for the creative kills and Warwick’s performance

 

[Hobgoblin]

I think that in the 90s horror was seen as corny and too 80s. It wasn’t “respected” like it was in the 00s. Leprechaun reflects that mindset.

 

[Motown Marvel]

I'm not often swayed by modern horror films, but some I pleasantly enjoyed recently include Anything For Jackson (on Shudder) and Possessor, directed by Cronenberg's son.

 

[Venom75]

So,I'm sure I'm biased,but the 80's is probably tied with the 1930's as the most influential decade of horror.

 

[Heretic]

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[Heretic]

I saw the movie The Stylist, which is coming out in March.

It's about a lonely, socially anxious hairdresser who...when she gets a one off client...will drug and scalp them in order to wear their hair and "become" them briefly in an attempt to escape her own mind. When a regular customer actually reaches out to involve her in her life etc...things get real obsessive.

I REALLY enjoyed this.I'm a big fan of the star, Najarra Townsend. The movie is an extension of a short from the same writer/director and star that came out a few years ago...so check that out if you haven't.

 

[Heretic]

If anyone is nearby...come say hi!
4/30-5/2 Metrotham Con - Chattanooga, TN (with special guest Tamara Glynn)
7/23-7/24 Fearfest WV - Pipestem, WV (with special guest Tamara Glynn)
8/27-8/28 Sci-fi Horror Con - Vernon, NY (special guest TBA)
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10/8-10/10 Monsterama - Alpharetta, GA (with cast and crew of Along Came The Devil 1 and 2)
10/15-10/17 Dead Convention - Fort Wayne, IN (special guest TBA)

 

[NDX]

Vernon is a little too upstate for me, sadly.

 

[Asr]

Anyone seen or heard of this movie?

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I actually have Hulu so going to try and catch it soon.

 

[Broseph44]

Anyone seen or heard of this movie?

You need to watch the best sci-fi thriller of 2019 for free online ASAP

I actually have Hulu so going to try and catch it soon.

Never heard of it but watched the trailer and now I wanna check it out.

 

[Mani-Man]

So anything good in terms of Horror so far this year?
Since the Pandemic i have lost track of a ton of stuff and when its supposed to be released etc.

 

[DyeLorean]

So anything good in terms of Horror so far this year?
Since the Pandemic i have lost track of a ton of stuff and when its supposed to be released etc.

I just saw the new Wrong Turn and I liked it quite a bit. Almost nothing to do with the original Wrong Turn though. They could've easily called it something else. But as far as 'horror in the woods' go, it was actually good.

 

[Heretic]

I dont think I posted about this when I watched it...but Psycho Gorman is a lot of fun. It's kind of like if Power Rangers was done by Gwar or Troma. It did start to drag for me near the end...I was ready for it to end before the final fight even started...but I'd recomend watching it. It's kind of a riot.

 

[tzarinna]

I hope this works. Webinar I attended last week that had some pretty cool stuff. It Came from the Archives! Unearthed treasures from the George A. Romero Archival Collection

 

[Asr]

This seems cool based on the review: Review: 'The Vigil' Combines Demon Horror, Psychological Thriller, And Jewish Tradition To Fantastic Effect

 

[Broseph44]

New arrival to the collection from Scream Factory came today. Here’s the sleeve art and the reverse covert art inside.

 

[Captain Tired]

That movie went from kinda underrated to so overrated.

 

[chamber-music]

You can count the number of good space horror films not called Alien on one hand so I get the love for Event Horizon.

Anyone seen Russian body horror film Superdeep?

A small research team went down below the surface to find out what secret the world's deepest borehole was hiding. What they have found turned out to be the greatest threat in history. And the future of humanity is in their hands.

The film is like a combination of John Carpenter's The Thing, nineties comic book movie Virus, Resident Evil and Annihilation.

 

[Pennywise]

‘Night of the Animated Dead’ Voice Cast Set for George A. Romero Movie – The Hollywood Reporter

George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead has resonated in pop culture for more than 50 years. Now, the 1968 feature that birthed the zombie movie genre is getting the animated treatment with Night of the Animated Dead.

The animated adaptation voice stars Josh Duhamel as Harry Cooper, Dulé Hill as Ben, Katharine Isabelle as Barbara, James Roday Rodriguez as Tom, Katee Sackhoff as Judy, Will Sasso as Sheriff McClelland, Jimmi Simpson as Johnny and Nancy Travis as Helen Cooper.

The animated adaptation is directed by Jason Axinn, who helmed the 2019 animated horror feature To Your Last Death. It is produced by Michael J Luisi, Ralph E. Portillo, Robert Feldman and Kevin Kasha. Executive producers are Richard Potter, Thomas DeFeo and Jamie Elliott.

 

[CaptainWagner]

‘Night of the Animated Dead’ Voice Cast Set for George A. Romero Movie – The Hollywood Reporter



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Gus, Shawn AND Mary together for this?

 

[Pennywise]

This is the second Ted Bundy film we’re getting this year! When will it stop?

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Yowza]

This 2020 movie released on Shutter with a Tomato rating over 90% looks like a return to form horror wise reminiscent of Night of the Living Dead or Pet Cemetary:



Edit: It's a re-make of this Asian film I beleive:

 

[Yowza]

Another recent film I found while browsing online that seems like a fantasy that may or may not be good I'm going to rent:


2 of 2

The nightmarish tale of two siblings cruelly separated as kids. The youngest, Elena, is confined to the world of darkness, where she leads a miserable life. While the eldest, Facundo, remains in paradise, where he lives a peaceful life as a doctor with his wife and two daughters. 25 years later, the two are reunited to face the family tragedy that separated them.