General Horror Films & TV Discussion Thread

[Fall of Epic]

The best thing about the Lighthouse is the cinematography tbh. Beautiful film. That closing shot, damn.

 

[Super Leather]

I also watched City of the Living Dead (or Gates of Hell, if you prefer) for the first time in at least ten years; it was much better than I remember it being. Loved the atmosphere of constant dread going on, but gotta admit that the scene where Daniela Doria pukes her guts out legit gave me the dry heaves. I actually had no idea that this was part of a trilogy including The Beyond and House by the Cemetery until very recently, so I'm going to revisit those two next week.

Forgot to ask if I somehow missed a scene of Gratuitous Eye Trauma that is usually Lucio Fulci's signature thing, at least in his horror movies. I don't recall seeing one in City of the Living Dead, but would happily stand corrected.

 

[Brocklock]

Wow! I liked Nicolas Cage's performance again and now I'm not sure what to think about all of that. Not even mad that he went full Cage because it lent itself well to his character. Damn good movie and probably one of the more faithful Lovecraft adaptations out there while also giving the story a necessary update to make sense today. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but casting Elliot Knight as the narrator Ward Phillips is a nice slap in the face to the dead racist Howard Phillips Lovecraft who probably would have balked at his inclusion. I laughed at the irony; it should not be overlooked or forgotten that Lovecraft took his racism a step further by finding ways to include it in his writing.

The Color Out Of Space is even better on rewatches. I think it's even better than Mandy and I kind of love it. It's in the pantheon of my favorite Cage performances, but I think Tommy Chong and Joely Richardson did pretty good work as well. I found the entire family unit pretty likable and interesting which is what made the second half of the movie hit pretty hard. One of my favorite soundtracks in a while too and it perfectly complimented all the trippy images and atmosphere while mixing some peaceful soundscapes with genuinely unnerving ones.

 

[RedJed]

Alone: No this is not a follow-up review of a film I already briefly reviewed in this thread earlier. This is the second film called Alone to be released theatrically during covid, and this one had more of a straight horror vibe, whereas the other great Alone film was more of a psychological thriller/chase effect to it. The main take is the effectiveness of a narrative showcasing isolation during a pandemic under the guise of a zombie outbreak. Main character is essentially stuck in his apartment as the world around him deteriorates due to the outbreak, but starts reaching out to the outside world here and there to intense fallout effects from that. Really well written film, and the third act had Donald Sutherland show up in an interesting role. I'd say check this out if you get a chance. The ending is abrupt as fuck, but the rest of it was a fun ride. Not as good as the other Alone film, but I'd say it's still worth a look.

The Empty Man: I guess some major studio had to drop some sort of horror here, and 20th Century Fox did it here. Was this one of those films that has been on the shelf forever and just finally got dumped ala New Mutants? It sure felt like it as this was a piece of shit to say the least. WAY WAY WAY too long! Clocked in at almost 2 and a half hours, I just didnt get it. Why wasn't this cut? It felt like the biggest chore of the year to sit through this disconnected borefest that has tones of Bye Bye Man (not a good film to reference) and even Slender Man, as well as other folklore tales. To say this didn't flow well would be putting it mildly though. Felt like it was an empty experience for sure.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

The Bye Bye Man has a good opening scene and that's it. It literally falls apart right after l.

 

[Super Leather]

Here is my complete watchlist for the past month. I've seen most of these movies before, but tend to watch them around this time of year anyway.

01. Frankenstein (1931)
02. Summer of '84
03. Bride of Frankenstein
04. The Evil Dead (1982)

05. The Wolf Man (1941)
06. The Mummy (1932)
07. Creature from the Black Lagoon
08. Rosemary's Baby
09. WNUF Halloween Special
10. Suspiria (1977)
11. Evil Dead II

12. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
13. Mandy
14. Catcalls
15. Night of the Demons
16. Trick 'r Treat
17. Son of Frankenstein
18. Suspiria (2018)
19. Rear Window
20. The Gorgon (1964)
21. Strait-Jacket
22. Doctor Sleep
23. Session 9
24. Young Frankenstein
25. Army of Darkness
26. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
27. Tenebrae

28. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
29. Beetlejuice
30. Deep Red
31. Color Out of Space
32. Motel Hell
33. City of the Living Dead
34. The Mummy (1959)
35. The Lighthouse (2019)
36. The Fog (1980)
37. Evil Dead (2013)
38. Psycho (1960)
39. Blood & Black Lace

40. Zombie
41. Horror of Dracula
42. The Curse of Frankenstein
43. The Beyond
44. Phantasm
45. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
46. The Witch
47. Halloween (1978)
48. Halloween (2018)
49. Dracula (1931)
50. Ash vs. Evil Dead

51. Day of the Dead

 

[Gary]

My 31 Days of Horror Went Like this

1.) Bram Stoker's Dracula
2.) The Video Dead
3.) Cruel Jaws (a hilarious and unbelievably incompetent "Jaws" ripoff)
4.) Zombie 5: Killing Birds
5.) Hatchet For the Honeymoon
6.) Wolfen
7.) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
8.) Psycho
9.) Doom Asylum
10.) Tourist Trap
11.) Night School
12.) I Drink Your Blood
13.) The Witchfinder General
14.) Rawhead Rex
15.) Let's Scare Jessica to Death
16.) The Flesh and the Fiends
17.) Jason Goes to Hell
18.) Inferno
19.) Curse of the Undead
20.) Dracula, Prince of Darkness
21.) Count Yorga, Vampire
22.) City of the Living Dead
23.) The Dorm that Dripped Blood
24.) Dracula (Bela Lugosi one)
25.) Demonoid
26.) Night of the Howling Beast (aka "The Werewolf and the Yeti)
27.) The Grave Robbers (really fun late 80s Slasher from Mexico with a killer that looks like a "Blind Dead" zombie on steroids)
28.) Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
29.) The Mummy (1932)
30.) The Mummy (1959)
31.) Two Evil Eyes
32.) The Addams Family (it sorta counts)
33.) You're Next
34.) The Black Cat (insanely dumb and fun late 80s Italian horror from Luigi Cozzi)
35.) Cabin Fever
36.) The Masque of the Red Death

So, not as many this year. Here's what I meant to watch but never found the time for

-The Serpent and the Rainbow
-The Vampire Lovers
-Fascination (it's a Jean Rollin movie)
-Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
-The Return of Count Yorga

 

[SFH]

@Gary I was able to hit 36 movies also.

#1: "Poltergeist (1982)
#2: "April Fool's Day" (1986).
#3 "Final Exam" (1981).
#4: “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988).
#5: "The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
#6: "The House at the End of the Street" (2012).
#7: "ThanksKilling" (2008).
#8: "Pumpkinhead" (1988).
#9 "The Tell-Tale Heart" (2016).
#10: "He Knows You're Alone" (1980).
#11: "The Monkey's Paw" (2013)
#12: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974).
#13: "Hush" (2016)
#14: "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966).
#15: "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" (1976).
#16: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (1986).
#17: "Friday the 13th" (1980, uncut)
#18: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
#19: Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)
#20: "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" (1984)
#21: "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning" (1985).
#22: "Alone in the Dark" (1982).
#23: "Oculus" (2013).
#24: "The Conjuring" (2013).
#25: "Don't Breathe" (2016).
#26: "10 Cloverfield Lane" (2016)
#27: "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" (1986).
#28: "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988).
#29: "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhatten (1989)".
#30: "Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday" Unrated Edition (1993)
#31: "Jason X" (2001).
#32: "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003).
#33: "Friday the 13th" (2009).
#34: "Poltergeist II: The Other Side." (1986).
#35: "Halloween." (1978)
#36: "Psycho." (1960)

 

[HarleyQuinn]

I didn't watch a ton but here's my October Watch-a-Thon. I ended up watching some TV Shows instead of 'Movies' so that kind of skewed things. Was getting back into Fringe and watched Amazon's Truth Seekers. Not necessarily in order.

1: Neverknock
2: Pumpkinhead
3: Hubie Halloween
4: Halloween (1978)
5: The Conjuring
6: Insidious: The Last Key
7: It Follows
8: Hocus Pocus
9: Urban Legend (1999)
10: Final Destination
11: Final Destination 2
12: Goosebumps 2
13: In the Tall Grass
14: Twice Told Tales
15: Friday the 13th (1980)
16: Cat People (1942)
17: 30 Days of Night
18: Fear dot Com
19: Tales From the Hood 3

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I didn't really watch anything, gearing up for the move and all. I did manage to watch The Beyond again and, oh man, do I love that theme song.

 

[RedJed]

I ended up going to as many movies in the theaters as possible this month since there was alot of indy horror and throwbacks in the Twin Cities and even here at the local three theaters here in Mankato. Surprisingly got to alot in person versus watching at home. Covered alot of ground here! I decided I'm going to try another marathon of horror through November, trying to get in one each night. Most These are necessarily in the order I saw these, by the way. I think I had the most fun with the Phantasm Boxset which I got late last year, came with a sphere prop and lots of great extras (docs for each film, etc). I binged through all of those on Halloween day/night. I also really enjoyed rewatching the Malevolence trilogy, hadnt seen the third one, and really didn't know they had a third one out, so that was a treat. Bought all of those Malevolence movie on the cheap during the season.

1. Nightmare on Elm Street (original, in theater)
2. Elm Street 3 (theater)
3. Elm Street 4 (theater)
4. Halloween (original, in theater)
5. Halloween (2018, in theater)
6. Halloween 2 (boxset)
7. Halloween 3 (boxset)
8. Halloween 4 (boxset)
9. Halloween 5 (boxset)
10. Halloween 6 Producers Cut (boxset)
11. Halloween 6 Theatrical Cut (boxset)
12. Phantasm (boxset)
13. Phantasm 2 (boxset)
14. Phantasm 3 (boxset)
15. Phantasm 4 (boxset)
16. Phantasm 5 (boxset)
17. Malevolence (home)
18. Malevolence 2: Bereavement (home)
19. Malevolence 3: Killer (home)
20. You Should Have Left (VOD)
21. Alone (theater)
22. Alone (second 2020 film of the same name, theater)
23. Shortcut (theater)
24. The Call (theater)
25. No Escape (theater)
26. Death of Me (theater)
27. TAR (theater)
28. Possessor Uncut (theater)
29. Wolf of Snow Hollow (theater)
30. The Empty Man (theater)
31. Come Play (theater)

 

[RedJed]

Spell: This was an odd Paramount release in that it was a very unorthodox outside the box kind of horror that was out of the mainstream. I enjoyed it for the most part although it felt a bit scattered in the narrative and maybe a bit less fulfilling third act than the whole film itself, but still not a bad film and it had serious tones of the old film Misery like crazy, kind of a similar structure in a way. Lots of black magic concepts in this all-black film. Worth a look if you are looking to turn your brain off. Gore factor was surprisingly high here too.

Freaky: Much better than I thought the trailers suggested. The writing in this was great, superb balance of comedy and horror just right. No surprise this was done by the same folks who did Happy Death Day (which I want a part three of). Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton did a fantastic job in the reverse roles and quite frankly this might have been Blumhouses best of the year, but Invisible Man is right up there too. Well worth a looksee.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Freaky: Much better than I thought the trailers suggested. The writing in this was great, superb balance of comedy and horror just right. No surprise this was done by the same folks who did Happy Death Day (which I want a part three of). Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton did a fantastic job in the reverse roles and quite frankly this might have been Blumhouses best of the year, but Invisible Man is right up there too. Well worth a looksee.

I'm really, really looking forward to seeing this one if/when it hits On Demand or becomes free. Love HDD and HDD2U and the premise/acting sounded like it'd be a great romp too.

 

[AA484]

Even though I'm late to the party, I'll post my October/Halloween watches:

1. Psycho
2. The Thing
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. Paranormal Activity
5. Candyman
6. Interview with the Vampire
7. Gremlins
8. They Live
9. Videodrome
10. Return of the Living Dead
11. Re-Animator
12. Hellraiser
13. Fright Night
14. Dressed to Kill
15. The 'Burbs
16. Near Dark
17. Creepshow
18. The Fog
19. Scanners
20. Christine
21. NOES: Dream Warriors
22. Pet Sematary
23. 1931 Dracula
24. 1931 Frankenstein
25. Bride of Frankenstein
26. Son of Frankenstein
27. 1932 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
28. 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
29. Old Dark House
30. Mummy
31. Mummy's Hand
32. 1933 King Kong
33. Invisible Man
34. Invisible Man Returns
35. The Raven
36. Wolf Man
37. It Follows
38. Monster Squad
39. Treehouse of Horror I-IX

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Just watched, on Netflix, Ghosts of War (2020) starring Brenton Thwaites, Alan Ritchson, Kyle Gallner, Theo Rossi, and Skylar Astin as a group of World War II Allies who find themselves holding a French Chateau only to realize weird supernatural occurrences are going on there. It's a decent ghost horror flick until the end, which kind of undercuts the entire movie plot. 5.5/10

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Seems like a sillier version of Outpost (2011).

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Seems like a sillier version of Outpost (2011).

Poster doesn't remotely reflect it but there's no comedy at all in the movie.

 

[Brocklock]

Fuck the Snyder cut, I can actually get behind this

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/25...ng-about-restoring-his-complete-event-horizon

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

...that I'd be interested in. I watched the extended version with the longer gore scenes from the first crew and a few other additional moments and enjoyed the hell out of it. His best movie, which isn't saying much, but also his only legitimately good movie.

 

[Gary]

Did you know they are rebooting "Wrong Turn"? Now you know! Also, outside of this there are somehow six "Wrong Turn" movies. Did you know the last one largely felt like incest themed soft porn? Now you know!

 

[Brocklock]

The only one of the series I remember liking was the second one with Henry Rollins. Even that has a lot of 2000's edgelord extreme stuff and isn't that good. I remember trying to watch the first one and falling asleep.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

The first one had Emmanuelle Chriqui at her peak. That is my addition to that line of conversation.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Why Final Destination Is Missing A Vital Scene on Streaming Services

Netflix and HBO Max versions of Final Destination are missing a major scene.

screenrant.com

OK @Baby Shoes , after reading this, I AM angry!!!

 

[Fall of Epic]

I actually did a rewatch of the FD series a year or so ago. The first one is fine for what it is and even the second one has some cool kills but then it falls off the rails. I actually saw the 3rd one on a first date FWIW.

 

[Fall of Epic]

RE: the article: this is why physical media will never truly go away entirely. Streaming services are going to have power on what they want to show in their library and that's going to drive people away before long. This combined with the recent edits Netflix made to the Back to the Future films and Disney+ editing mermaid BUTT in Splash is only the beginning.

 

[Baby Shoes]

This is that weird line with censorship and evolving “correctness” over times. If someone is going to be triggered by someone mimicing a hanging, they probably aren’t the right audience to watch a movie based around death and killing. Not trying to be unsympathetic to people with traumatic history but Horror is probably my least watched genre solely on my lack of desire to see disturbing imagery and things that horror movies are designed for.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

RE: the article: this is why physical media will never true go away entirely. Streaming services are going to have power on what they want to show in their library and that's going to drive people away before long. This combined with the recent edits Netflix made to the Back to the Future films and Disney+ editing mermaid BUTT in Splash is only the beginning.

Wait, what did they do to BTTF?

 

[Fall of Epic]

Looks Like Netflix Edited Back To The Future’s Adult Content

They've done this before.

www.cinemablend.com

They cut some of the adult gags.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

RE: the article: this is why physical media will never true go away entirely. Streaming services are going to have power on what they want to show in their library and that's going to drive people away before long. This combined with the recent edits Netflix made to the Back to the Future films and Disney+ editing mermaid BUTT in Splash is only the beginning.

THIS. You never heard about HBO or Showtime editing movies, so fuck Netflix hard for doing it.

 

[RedJed]

Psycho Goreman: This came out over the weekend on VOD/Theatrical dual release and goddamn! Check this mofo out if you looking for some legit laughs in a campy, gorey, wonky, and wacky clusterfuck of a film (and I mean that positively). I guarantee this will become some sort of cult favorite as time goes on, and would not be shocked to see this overachieve to lead to a franchise from this. There was soooo much parody/homage stuff going on here I lost count of examples, but generally its a take on 80s/90s sci-fi, maybe even a nod to live action kids TV stuff like the Power Rangers, and then you have a strong level of riffy humor all over the place, tones of Troma all over the place, and alot of fucked up characters. Loved this one.