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Post by spideyman on Oct 4, 2021 12:29:57 GMT
4--Venom (2019) --Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom -- leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.
5--Hocus Pocus--After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 4, 2021 20:51:59 GMT
4. Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
The Godfather II of horror films. One of the great sequels. 10/10 I totally agree, this is an immensely entertaining and effective film! |
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 4, 2021 20:52:22 GMT
3. The Endless (FTV)
Two brothers who fled from a UFO “death cult” at a young age return to the site as adults and find that the cult is not only still going strong, but they may actually have been right all along…or are they?
Released in 2017 to critical accolades but not much popular press attention, The Endless is smart, intriguing, at times unsettling, and a bit of a slow burn. It reveals its mysteries over time, so we’re put in the place of the two leads, one of who remembers his old cult days with nostalgia, the other with suspicion. The movie poses a question: do you choose to live in the place where you’re surrounded by people who love you, where special things happen and you feel good about yourself, even if there’s an undercurrent of secrecy and menace, or do you return to the “ordinary” world where you’ve been failing for the past 10 years?
And there’s definitely something strange going on in this place: a magician who’s not particularly good, except when he occasionally does the impossible, a weird game of one man tug-of-war where one end the rope ascends into the dark night sky, and people who seem to disappear and reappear at seemingly random locations. And not all the cult members are happy campers, or even there by their own will. By the time the brothers see what appears to be two moons in the sky, we wonder if it’s just a simple matter of them leaving any more, or if it’s even possible for them to return to the normal dull world the rest of us live in. If they don’t act soon, the choice may be beyond their control.
While this all sounds very heavy and intense, perhaps suggesting Midsommar/Wicker Man, it's very far from those two films. At its heart, The Endless is a buddy movie with a human and at times humorous touch. It’s a movie about finding ones place in the world, and the ties of having a brother. This keeps the more fantastical elements grounded in a reality that raise the stakes even more. We want these guys to make the right choices, and it keeps you in suspense right up to the end. This is cosmic, Lovecraftian horror with a much-needed human touch.
4 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless   :no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10600251/1520032540734_248602_cops_5.jpg)  
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Post by wireman on Oct 5, 2021 9:40:15 GMT
6. The Wolf Man (1941)
I’m working my way through my set of Universal horror flicks. Lon Chaney Jr. gives an outstanding sympathetic performance as the wolf man. The script has plenty of interesting werewolf folklore as well. 10/10
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Post by wireman on Oct 5, 2021 9:50:24 GMT
7. The Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)
My first dive this month into my Hammer collection. While traveling through Europe, a couple breaks down and gets stranded in a small village and are befriended by Count Ravan who turns out to be a vampire. Well made and ominous. 7/10
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Post by spideyman on Oct 5, 2021 13:00:48 GMT
6-- Land of the Dead--Horror-meister George A. Romero ("Night of the Living Dead") does it again with this jarring frightfest. It's about a race of highly evolved zombies laying siege to an apocalyptic stronghold.
7-- Lost Souls--Winona Ryder battles pure evil in this richly photographed supernatural chiller. A formerly possessed church worker (Ryder) discovers that Satan will soon inhabit the body of an atheist crime fighter.
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 5, 2021 18:46:22 GMT
5.) Secret Window (3,5/5)
A writer moves to his lakeside cabin to find solitude.
However, a psychotic stalker blames him for plagiarizing his work and refuses to leave him alone.
A clever meta-psychological thriller.
Johnny Depp delivers a convincing performance
and the story leads us further and further down the rabbit hole of psychological disorder.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 5, 2021 19:44:41 GMT
4. Dead & Buried (FTV)
A new cop in a small coastal town investigates the recent rash of tourist murders in this 1981 hidden gem penned in part by Dan O’Bannon (Alien) with special effects by Stan Winston.
I’ll try not to spoil much here because part of the fun is not knowing what’s going on for the first 30 minutes or so as the body count piles up. It unfolds like a classic 80’s slasher but without an obvious poster boogeyman like Leatherface or Jason, which is probably one of the reasons this movie struggled to find an audience despite being pretty darn good and at times over-the-top awesome. The effects by Stan Winston are strategically spaced throughout the movie to maximize shock value, and there’s an especially impressive scene in a morgue where a woman’s face is reconstructed in time-lapse layers. Also of note is an excellently dark-humored performance by Wonka’s Grampa Joe/Chico And The Man actor Jack Albertson in what would be his last movie role, as the town mortician who fancies himself an artist.
Sure, not every sequence worked, like the clueless family whose first instinct after getting into a one-car accident is to break into an obviously abandoned dark house to “look for ice” for their child’s head injury, with the wife sending the husband alone into the basement to “check if someone is replacing a blown fuse down there”. That’s one of those scenes in 80’s horror movies that make you shout at the screen. But that part aside, the movie was quite effective and entertaining, and had the feel of a lost rated R Twilight Zone episode you might find in the back of your old VHS rental store. If you liked classics like “The Fog” and “Phantasm”, with a dash of “1,000 Maniacs”, then you’ll be right at home here. Oh, and a pre-Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy actor Robert Englund plays one of the local yokels!
4 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless 4/5 (FTV)
4. Dead & Buried 4/5 (FTV)    
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Post by Dizzy on Oct 5, 2021 20:01:03 GMT
6-- Land of the Dead--Horror-meister George A. Romero ("Night of the Living Dead") does it again with this jarring frightfest. It's about a race of highly evolved zombies laying siege to an apocalyptic stronghold.
7-- Lost Souls--Winona Ryder battles pure evil in this richly photographed supernatural chiller. A formerly possessed church worker (Ryder) discovers that Satan will soon inhabit the body of an atheist crime fighter.
The Zombies Finally Attack That Tower an That Show That Quick Lil Part of The Zombie Ripping That Girl Belly Piercing Out Make My Tummy Hurt an i Cringe lol bc i Have My Belly Pierced too an that Would Suck to Have Happen...Well With Any Piercings too Really. Zombies are Really Scary Though imo I Glad They Dont Exist irl. I Would Not Make it in that World unless i was Protected. |
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Post by wireman on Oct 6, 2021 9:52:02 GMT
7. Dead And Buried (1981)
After reading fushingfeef's review a couple posts above this one, I found this one on Amazon Prime. I agree with everything fushingfeef says about it. It’s a good one. 7/10
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Post by spideyman on Oct 6, 2021 11:41:29 GMT
8--Thirteen Ghosts
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 6, 2021 15:08:58 GMT
6.) Lights Out (2/5)
Rebecca and her boyfriend try to investigate the connection between her mother
and her imaginary friend, Diana, after her stepfather is murdered by a supernatural entity.
It is one of those movies that focuses on a phobia.
I did not find this movie to be really gripping or scary like horror movies should be.
Lot of jump scares, only positive thing was the cast.
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 6, 2021 19:30:56 GMT
7.) The Pit and the Pendulum ( FTV 3/5)
When Francis's sister Elizabeth dies owing to mysterious circumstances,
he visits the castle of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina.
Nicholas and his sister, Catherine, offer a vague explanation.
Vincent Price was terrific, bringing such sympathy to this role.
Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit And The Pendulum, is actually quite short
and not much of it has been used here besides the eponymous torture device.
What it and the film do have in common is atmosphere.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 6, 2021 19:36:42 GMT
5. The Blob (1988) (FTV)
In this 80's remake of the 50's classic, a carnivorous blob from space runs amok on small town America, with only a rebellious teenager and cheerleader to save the day.
Arguably one of the best horror remakes, and unfairly a box office failure, I'm only getting around to seeing this one for the first time (I've been busy watching other movies)! This movie is just so fun and entertaining on every level that it's hard not to watch this without a big dopey smile on your face. The 100% practical special effects are nothing short of incredible, especially considering this film was released less than five years before CGI effects became the norm. And the high degree of shocking gore is breathtaking, these aren't just gimmicky creative kills that don't serve the plot. This is more along the lines of, dare I say, The Thing where there seem to be no limits: we're just being shown what this monster can do.
The casting is also a lot of fun, not just in the performances themselves, but in retrospect, knowing what these actors did later in their careers. You have Entourage's Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) in an epic mullet on a kick-a§§ motorcycle, a young Shawnee Smith (Saw franchise) as a heroic cheerleader, Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale from The Walking Dead), Donovan Leitch (son of "Mellow Yellow" Donovan), a young Erika Eleniak (girl who pops out of a cake in Under Seige), Jack Nance (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks), Paul McCrane (toxic waste melting man in Robocop), Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses), among other familiar faces.
Sure to please almost everyone, The Blob is 80's effects-driven horror done right.
4 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless 4/5 (FTV)
4. Dead & Buried 4/5 (FTV)
5. The Blob (1988) 4/5 (FTV)
   
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Post by diobolic on Oct 6, 2021 20:35:48 GMT
Got to remember tonight and search to see if 'House' and 'House II: The Second Story' will be playing anytime soon so I can record them. It's been years since I've seen the two movies. Oddball horror movies but makes you laugh. Norm's in the first movie and Cliff's in the second one. 
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Post by wireman on Oct 7, 2021 9:30:58 GMT
9. Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Meyers
This might be the worst of the franchise. The story is nuts and not interesting and the movie is poorly edited. It was hard to make it all the way through this one. 2/10
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 7, 2021 19:37:42 GMT
6. The New York Ripper (FTV)
Italian giallo director Lucio Fulci gives us this seedy slasher filmed in early 80’s NYC where an unseen killer torments his female victims with a Donald Duck-like quack while stabbing them. Seriously!
This movie was slapped with the X rating and if it was seen at all, it was in censored form. However, everything is in accounted for with this release; Blue Underground has done a remarkable restoration of a film that some would argue didn’t need restored. This movie understandably received a lot of negative press for its graphic violence, uninhibited nudity and simulated sex, and what some critics deemed a misogynistic tone. But aside from the shock factors, this is a relatively straightforward horror thriller done well. Despite the ugly subject matter and settings, it’s done in a much more stylish way than films like The Toolbox Murders and Maniac which cover similar territory. If you like the hellishly grimy NYC movies from this era, you won't be disappointed.
There isn’t much here in way of characters to root for, and the overall tone is sleazy and voyeuristic, but gorehounds should be delighted. The camera does not look away when bad things are happening, in fact that's when they go for the close-up. And the gimmick of having the killer use a Donald Duck voice, while odd, is somehow disturbing on another level. And it all somehow makes sense in the end.
Not for the squeamish, The New York Ripper still has the power to shock while providing a fairly compelling mystery.
3 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless 4/5 (FTV)
4. Dead & Buried 4/5 (FTV)
5. The Blob (1988) 4/5 (FTV)
6. The New York Ripper 3/5 (FTV)    
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Post by Dizzy on Oct 7, 2021 19:40:36 GMT
5. The Blob (1988) (FTV)
In this 80's remake of the 50's classic, a carnivorous blob from space runs amok on small town America, with only a rebellious teenager and cheerleader to save the day.
Arguably one of the best horror remakes, and unfairly a box office failure, I'm only getting around to seeing this one for the first time (I've been busy watching other movies)! This movie is just so fun and entertaining on every level that it's hard not to watch this without a big dopey smile on your face. The 100% practical special effects are nothing short of incredible, especially considering this film was released less than five years before CGI effects became the norm. And the high degree of shocking gore is breathtaking, these aren't just gimmicky creative kills that don't serve the plot. This is more along the lines of, dare I say, The Thing where there seem to be no limits: we're just being shown what this monster can do.
The casting is also a lot of fun, not just in the performances themselves, but in retrospect, knowing what these actors did later in their careers. You have Entourage's Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) in an epic mullet on a kick-a§§ motorcycle, a young Shawnee Smith (Saw franchise) as a heroic cheerleader, Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale from The Walking Dead), Donovan Leitch (son of "Mellow Yellow" Donovan), a young Erika Eleniak (girl who pops out of a cake in Under Seige), Jack Nance (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks), Paul McCrane (toxic waste melting man in Robocop), Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses), among other familiar faces.
Sure to please almost everyone, The Blob is 80's effects-driven horror done right.
4 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless 4/5 (FTV)
4. Dead & Buried 4/5 (FTV)
5. The Blob (1988) 4/5 (FTV)
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Post by spideyman on Oct 8, 2021 13:59:44 GMT
9--The Last House on the Left (2009 film)--The film follows the parents (Goldwyn and Potter) of Mari Collingwood (Paxton), who attempt to get revenge on a group of strangers, led by a man named Krug (Dillahunt), that have taken shelter at their home during a thunderstorm.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 8, 2021 15:30:13 GMT
7. The Day of the Beast (FTV)
In Spanish with subtitles. This black comedy horror features a priest who has decoded the Bible trying to summon the Devil so he can stop the birth of the Antichrist in 1990’s Madrid, with the assistance of a death metal record store clerk and a talk-show psychic/exorcist.
If the premise sounds bonkers but compelling, that’s because it is. “Bonkers but compelling” pretty much describes the whole movie. The fun starts when the priest believes he can gain the trust of Satan by sinning at every opportunity he gets, so it’s shockingly funny to see the priest running amok for the first half of the movie, like when he steals the wallet of a car accident victim and leans in and whispers “May your soul rot in hell.” The special effects are pretty good when they are up close and bloody, but some of the wider shots on top of buildings are pretty bad blue screen—seems like a weird place to skimp on the budget.
The movie has some questionable logic, even within its own crazy confines, so I wasn’t always sure the motivations and subsequent actions made any sense. It does rely on a fair number of convenient coincidences to move the plot along, but at least it was entertaining. This one has “cult film” written all over it, it’s easy to see why Guillermo del Toro said he was a big fan.
3 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2021 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It 3/5 (FTV)
2. Possession (1981) 4/5 (FTV)
3. The Endless 4/5 (FTV)
4. Dead & Buried 4/5 (FTV)
5. The Blob (1988) 4/5 (FTV)
6. The New York Ripper 3/5 (FTV)
7. The Day of the Beast 3/5 (FTV)   
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